Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/716 of 6 May 2022 on the approval of a Smart Diesel Fuel Heater for use in conventional combustion engine and certain hybrid electric passenger cars and light commercial vehicles as an innovative technology pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)

The Smart Diesel Fuel Heater is approved as an innovative technology within the meaning of Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2019/631, provided that it conforms to the following: (a) it is fitted in M1 or N1 internal combustion engine vehicles running on diesel or in not-off-vehicle charging hybrid electric vehicles of category M1 or N1 running on diesel and for which uncorrected measured fuel consumption and CO2 emission values may be used in accordance with paragraph 1.1.4 of Appendix 2, Sub-annex 8 to Annex XXI to Regulation (EU) 2017/1151; (b) it activates itself at the earliest at the fuel specific cloud point temperature, when required to prevent clogging of filtration elements within the fuel system, by taking into account both a temperature threshold and the paraffin load of the filter cartridge.

1 A manufacturer may apply to a type-approval authority for certification of the CO2 savings from the use of the innovative technology referred to in Article 1 by reference to this Decision.

2 The manufacturer shall ensure that the application for the certification is accompanied by a verification report from an independent and certified body confirming that the technology conforms to points (a) and (b) of Article 1.

3 Where CO2 savings have been certified in accordance with Article 3, the manufacturer shall ensure that the certified CO2 savings and the eco-innovation code referred to in Article 4 are recorded in the certificate of conformity of the vehicles concerned.

1 The type-approval authority shall ensure that CO2 savings achieved from the use of the innovative technology have been determined using the methodology set out in the Annex.

2 The type approval authority shall record the certified CO2 savings calculated in accordance with point 7 of the Annex, and the eco-innovation code referred to in Article 4 in the relevant type-approval documentation.

3 The type-approval authority shall record all the elements considered for the certification in a test report and keep that together with the verification report referred to in Article 2(2), and shall make that information available to the Commission on request.

4 The type-approval authority shall only certify CO2 savings from the use of the innovative technology if it finds that the technology conforms with points (a) and (b) of Article 1, and if the CO2 savings determined in accordance with point 7 of the Annex are 0,5 g CO2/km or higher, as specified in Article 9(1)(b) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 725/2011 in the case of M1 vehicles, or in Article 9(1)(b) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 427/2014 in the case of N1 vehicles.

The innovative technology approved by this Decision is attributed with the eco-innovation code 37.

This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.