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Made | 4th August 2006 | ||
Laid before Parliament | 9th August 2006 | ||
Coming into force | |||
regulations 1, 2, 7, 9 and 10 and Part 1 of Schedule 2 | 7th September 2006 | ||
remaining regulations | 30th October 2006 |
1. | Citation and commencement |
2. | Interpretation |
3. | Application |
4. | Requirements for placing on the market and putting into use |
5. | Compliance with the essential requirements |
6. | Conformity assessment procedures |
7. | Designation of United Kingdom notified bodies |
8. | Function of notified bodies |
9. | Provisions supplemental to regulation 7 |
10. | Variation and termination of designations |
11. | Fees |
12. | Marking and identification requirements |
13. | Conformity with other directives |
14. | Enforcement authority |
15. | Compliance notice procedure |
16. | Immediate enforcement action |
17. | Review by the Secretary of State |
18. | Unauthorised application of authorised marks |
19. | Powers of entry and inspection |
20. | Obstruction of enforcement officer |
21. | Penalties |
22. | Defence of due diligence |
23. | Liability of persons other than the principal offender |
24. | Service of documents |
25. | Savings for certain privileges |
26. | Adaptation for Northern Ireland |
SCHEDULE 1— | ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS |
SCHEDULE 2— | NOTIFIED BODIES |
PART 1— | NOTIFIED BODY CRITERIA |
PART 2— | FUNCTIONS |
SCHEDULE 3— | TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION |
SCHEDULE 4— | MARKING AND INSCRIPTIONS |
SCHEDULE 5— | ADAPTATIONS FOR NORTHERN IRELAND |
who has been notified to the Commission and the other member States pursuant to Article 11.1;
(2) In these Regulations, a reference to a member State includes Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein[8].
(3) References in these Regulations to an Article, Annex or a part of an Annex are references to an Article of, or an Annex or a part of an Annex to, the Directive.
Application
3.
—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), these Regulations apply to an exhaust gas analyser which is—
(2) These Regulations do not apply to an exhaust gas analyser—
(3) These Regulations do not apply to an exhaust gas analyser which is not compliant with the essential requirements and which is displayed or presented at a trade fair, exhibition or demonstration, if a sign displayed visibly on or near the instrument clearly indicates that the instrument—
(2) A person who fails to comply with the requirements of paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and any exhaust gas analyser to which the offence relates shall be liable to be forfeited.
Compliance with the essential requirements
5.
—(1) A manufacturer may demonstrate that an exhaust gas analyser is compliant with the essential requirements by—
Conformity assessment procedures
6.
—(1) The conformity assessment procedures are the procedures as follows—
Designation of United Kingdom notified bodies
7.
—(1) The Secretary of State may, on the application of a person, designate that person to be a United Kingdom notified body.
(2) The Secretary of State shall not make a designation under paragraph (1) unless he is satisfied that the person meets the notified body criteria.
(3) A person who meets the criteria laid down in a national standard shall be presumed to meet that part of the notified body criteria which corresponds to the criteria in the national standard.
(4) A designation under paragraph (1)—
(c) subject to regulation 10, may last for such period as may be specified in the designation;
(d) shall specify the conformity assessment procedures and specific tasks (which may be framed by reference to any circumstances) which the person has been designated to carry out; and
(e) may include a requirement to publish from time to time the scale of fees which the person charges pursuant to regulation 11 or such information about the basis of calculation of such fees as may be specified.
Functions of notified bodies
8.
A notified body shall carry out the functions set out in Part 2 of Schedule 2.
Provisions supplemental to regulation 7
9.
—(1) The Secretary of State shall, from time to time, publish a list of notified bodies indicating, in the case of each United Kingdom notified body, the description of any exhaust gas analyser in respect of which that notified body is designated; and such a list may include information concerning any condition to which the designation of any United Kingdom notified body is subject.
(2) The Secretary of State shall, from time to time, carry out an inspection of each United Kingdom notified body with a view to verifying that it—
but, unless it appears to him that there are circumstances which make it necessary or expedient to do so, he shall not carry out an inspection within two years from the date of designation under regulation 7 or of any later inspection under this paragraph.
Variation and termination of designations
10.
—(1) The Secretary of State may vary a designation made under regulation 7 if—
(2) The Secretary of State may terminate the designation made under regulation 7—
(3) Where the Secretary of State is minded to—
(4) If a designation is terminated under paragraph (2), the Secretary of State may—
Fees
11.
—(1) A United Kingdom notified body may charge such fees in connection with, or incidental to, the carrying out of conformity assessment procedures or specific tasks as it may determine.
(2) The fees referred to in paragraph (1) shall not exceed the following—
(3) The power in paragraph (1) includes the power to require the payment of fees or a reasonable estimate of such fees in advance of carrying out the work requested by the applicant.
(4) Where any fees payable to a United Kingdom notified body pursuant to this regulation remain unpaid 28 days after either the work has been completed or payment of the fees has been requested in writing, whichever is the later, that notified body may by 14 days' notice in writing provide that, unless the fees are paid before the expiry of the notice, the certificate or notification appropriate to the relevant conformity assessment procedure may be suspended until payment of the fees has been received.
Marking and identification requirements
12.
—(1) Where an exhaust gas analyser is compliant with the essential requirements—
Conformity with other directives
13.
—(1) Where an exhaust gas analyser falls within the scope of other directives which provide for the affixing of the CE marking, the affixing of the CE marking under these Regulations shall indicate that the instrument is also presumed to be compliant with the requirements of those other directives.
(2) Where paragraph (1) applies, the publication reference of such other directives in the Official Journal of the European Union must be given in the documents, notices or instructions required to accompany the exhaust gas analyser.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1)—
(4) Where a compliance notice is served by an enforcement authority other than the Secretary of State, it shall, at the same time as it serves that notice, send a copy to the Secretary of State.
Immediate enforcement action
16.
—(1) Where an enforcement authority has reasonable grounds for considering that—
(3) A notice under paragraph (2) may—
any certificate or notification, issued by a notified body in accordance with the relevant conformity assessment procedure applicable to the exhaust gas analyser that the instrument satisfies the essential requirements, may be withdrawn by that notified body.
Review by the Secretary of State
17.
—(1) Where a person is aggrieved by a compliance notice or an enforcement notice served by an enforcement authority other than the Secretary of State, that person may apply to the Secretary of State to review such notice.
(2) An application under paragraph (1) shall—
(3) The Secretary of State may—
(4) The Secretary of State shall, within a reasonable time, inform the aggrieved person and the enforcement authority referred to in paragraph (1) in writing of his decision whether to uphold the notice served by that authority, together with reasons for his decision.
(5) Where the Secretary of State does not uphold any notice referred to in paragraph (1), he shall give instructions for the withdrawal of that notice.
Unauthorised application of authorised marks
18.
—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a person shall be guilty of an offence if, in the case of an exhaust gas analyser, he—
(2) Where the alteration or defacement of an authorised mark is occasioned solely—
(b) from which, to his knowledge, an authorised mark has been removed.
(4) An exhaust gas analyser in respect of which an offence under this regulation has been committed and any implement used in the commissioning of the offence shall be liable to be forfeited.
(5) A reference in this regulation to other provisions of these Regulations includes a reference to corresponding provisions under the laws of other member States.
(6) In this regulation, "authorised mark" means the CE marking, the M marking or the identification number of the notified body which carried out the conformity assessment procedure in respect of the exhaust gas analyser.
Powers of entry and inspection
19.
—(1) Subject to the production if so requested of his credentials, an enforcement officer may for the purposes of these Regulations, at all reasonable times—
(3) If a justice of the peace, on written information on oath—
(8) Nothing in this regulation shall authorise any person to stop any vehicle on a highway.
(9) In this regulation, "credentials" means evidence of appointment or designation as an enforcement officer.
Obstruction of enforcement officer
20.
—(1) A person shall be guilty of an offence if he—
(2) A person shall be guilty of an offence if, in giving an enforcement officer such information as is mentioned in paragraph (1)(b), that person gives any information which he knows to be false.
Penalties for offences
21.
A person guilty of an offence under Part 2 or Part 3 shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
Defence of due diligence
22.
—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this regulation, in proceedings against a person for an offence under these Regulations, it shall be a defence for that person to show that he took all reasonable steps and exercised all due diligence to avoid committing the offence.
(2) Where, in proceedings against a person for such an offence, the defence provided by paragraph (1) involves an allegation that the commission of the offence was due to—
Liability of persons other than the principal offender
23.
—(1) Where the commission by a person of an offence under these Regulations is due to the act or default of another person in the course of any business of his, that other person shall be guilty of the offence and may be proceeded against and punished, whether or not proceedings are taken against the first person.
(2) Where a body corporate commits an offence and it is proved that the offence was committed—
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), and for the purposes of section 7 of the Interpretation Act 1978[10] (which relates to the service of documents by post) in its application to that paragraph, the proper address of any person on whom a document is to be served in accordance with these Regulations shall be his last known address except that—
and for the purposes of this paragraph the principal office of a company registered outside the United Kingdom or of a partnership carrying on business outside the United Kingdom is its principal office within the United Kingdom.
Savings for certain privileges
25.
—(1) Nothing in these Regulations shall be taken as requiring a person to produce any documents or records if he would be entitled to refuse to produce those documents or records in any proceedings in any court on the grounds that they are the subject of legal professional privilege or, in Scotland, that they contain a confidential communication made by or to an advocate or solicitor in that capacity, or as authorising a person to take possession of any documents or records which are in the possession of a person who would be so entitled.
(2) Nothing in these Regulations shall be construed as requiring a person to answer any question or give any information if to do so would incriminate that person or that person's spouse or civil partner.
(3) Section 14(1) of the Civil Evidence Act 1968[11] (which relates to the privilege against self-incrimination) shall apply to the right conferred by paragraph (2) as it applies to the right described in sub-section (1) of that section; but this paragraph does not extend to Scotland.
Adaptation for Northern Ireland
26.
In their application to Northern Ireland, these Regulations shall have effect subject to Schedule 5.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
S. J. Ladyman
Minister of State Department for Transport
4th August 2006
the volume fractions of the gas components are expressed as a percentage (% vol) for CO, CO2 and O2 and in parts per million (ppm vol);
Allowable Errors
3.
—(1) Under rated operating conditions and in the absence of a disturbance, the error of measurement shall not exceed the maximum permissible error (MPE) value as set out in paragraph 17.
(2) Unless stated otherwise, MPE is expressed as a bilateral value of the deviation from the true measurement value.
(3) Under rated operating conditions and in the presence of a disturbance, the performance requirement shall be as set out in paragraph 18(2).
(4) Where the exhaust gas analyser is intended to be used in a specified permanent continuous electromagnetic field the permitted performance during the radiated electromagnetic field-amplitude modulated test shall be within MPE.
(5) The manufacturer shall specify the climatic, mechanical and electromagnetic environments in which the exhaust gas analyser is intended to be used, power supply and other influence quantities likely to affect its accuracy, taking account of the requirements in this Schedule.
(b) Mechanical environments—
(c) Electromagnetic environments—
(6) Other influence quantities to be considered, where appropriate, are—
(7) When carrying out the tests as envisaged in these Regulations, the following paragraphs apply—
(b) In relation to ambient humidity—
Reproducibility
4.
The application of the same measurand in a different location or by a different user, all other conditions being the same, shall result in the close agreement of successive measurements. The difference between the measurement results shall be small when compared with the MPE.
Repeatability
5.
The application of the same measurand under the same conditions of measurement shall result in the close agreement of successive measurements. The difference between the measurement results shall be small when compared with the MPE.
Discrimination and Sensitivity
6.
An exhaust gas analyser shall be sufficiently sensitive and the discrimination threshold shall be sufficiently low for the intended measurement task.
Durability
7.
An exhaust gas analyser shall be designed to maintain an adequate stability of its metrological characteristics over a period of time estimated by the manufacturer, provided that it is properly installed, maintained and used according to the manufacturer's instruction when in the environmental conditions for which it is intended.
Reliability
8.
An exhaust gas analyser shall be designed to reduce as far as possible the effect of a defect that would lead to an inaccurate measurement result, unless the presence of such a defect is obvious.
Suitability
9.
—(1) An exhaust gas analyser shall have no feature likely to facilitate fraudulent use, whereas possibilities for unintentional misuse shall be minimal.
(2) An exhaust gas analyser shall be suitable for its intended use taking account of the practical working conditions and shall not require unreasonable demands of the user in order to obtain a correct measurement result.
(3) Where an exhaust gas analyser is designed for the measurement of values of the measurand that are constant over time, the instrument shall be insensitive to small fluctuations of the value of the measurand, or shall take appropriate action.
(4) An exhaust gas analyser shall be robust and its materials of construction shall be suitable for the conditions in which it is intended to be used.
(5) An exhaust gas analyser shall be designed so as to allow the control of the measuring tasks after the instrument has been placed on the market and put into use. If necessary, special equipment or software for this control shall be part of the instrument. The test procedure shall be described in the operation manual.
(6) When an exhaust gas analyser has associated software which provides other functions besides the measuring function, the software that is critical for the metrological characteristics shall be identifiable and shall not be inadmissibly influenced by the associated software.
Protection against corruption
10.
—(1) The metrological characteristics of an exhaust gas analyser shall not be influenced in any inadmissible way by the connection to it of another device, by any feature of the connected device itself or by any remote device that communicates with the instrument.
(2) A hardware component that is critical for metrological characteristics shall be designed so that it can be secured. Security measures foreseen shall provide for evidence of an intervention.
(3) Software that is critical for metrological characteristics shall be identified as such and shall be secured.
(4) Software identification shall be easily provided by the exhaust gas analyser.
(5) Evidence of a software intervention shall be available for a reasonable period of time.
(6) Measurement data, software that is critical for measurement characteristics and metrologically important parameters stored or transmitted shall be adequately protected against accidental or intentional corruption.
Information to be borne by and to accompany the exhaust gas analyser
11.
—(1) An exhaust gas analyser shall bear the following inscriptions—
plus, when applicable:
(2) The exhaust gas analyser shall be accompanied by information on its operation, unless the simplicity of the instrument makes this unnecessary. Information shall be easily understandable and shall include where relevant—
(3) Groups of identical exhaust gas analysers used in the same location do not necessarily require individual instruction manuals.
(4) The scale interval for a measured value shall be in the form 1 x 10n, 2 x 10nor 5 x 10n, where n is any integer or zero. The unit of measurement or its symbol shall be shown close to the numerical value.
(5) The units of measurement used and their symbols shall be in accordance with the provisions of Community legislation on units of measurement and their symbols.
(6) All marks and inscriptions required under any requirement shall be clear, non-erasable, unambiguous and non-transferable.
Indication of result
12.
—(1) Indication of the result shall be by means of a display or hard copy.
(2) The indication of any result shall be clear and unambiguous and accompanied by such marks and inscriptions necessary to inform the user of the significance of the result. Easy reading of the presented result shall be permitted under normal conditions of use. Additional indications may be shown provided they cannot be confused with the metrologically controlled indications.
(3) In the case of hard copy the print or record shall also be easily legible and non-erasable.
Further processing of data to conclude the trading transaction
13.
—(1) An exhaust gas analyser shall record by a durable means the measurement result accompanied by information to identify the particular transaction, when—
(2) Additionally, a durable proof of the measurement result and the information to identify the transaction shall be available on request at the time the measurement is concluded.
Conformity evaluation
14.
An exhaust gas analyser shall be designed so as to allow ready evaluation of its conformity with the appropriate requirements of these Regulations.
Instrument Classes
15.
There are two classes (0 and 1) being defined for exhaust gas analysers and the relevant minimum measuring ranges for these classes are shown in Table 1.
Table 1
Classes and measuring ranges
Parameter | Classes 0 and 1 |
CO fraction | from 0 to 5 % vol |
CO2 fraction | from 0 to 16 % vol |
HC fraction | from 0 to 2 000 ppm vol |
O2 fraction | from 0 to 21 % vol |
λ | From 0.8 to 1.2 |
Parameter | Class 0 | Class 1 |
CO fraction | ±0.03 % vol | ±0.06 % vol |
± 5 % | ± 5 % | |
CO2 fraction | ±0.05 % vol | ± 0.5 % vol |
± 5 % | ± 5 % | |
HC fraction | ± 10 ppm vol | ± 12 ppm vol |
± 5 % | ± 5 % | |
O2 fraction | ± 0.1 % vol | ± 0.1 % vol |
± 5 % | ± 5 % |
Permissible effect of disturbance
18.
—(1) For each of the volume fractions measured by the instrument, the critical change value is equal to the MPE for the parameter concerned.
(2) The effect of an electromagnetic disturbance shall be such that either—
Other requirements
19.
—(1) The resolution shall be equal to or of one order of magnitude higher than the values shown in Table 3.
Table 3
Resolution
CO | CO2 | O2 | HC | |
Class 0 and class 1 | 0.01 % vol | 0.1 % vol | (¹) | 1 ppm vol |
(5) An exhaust gas analyser shall have an adjustment facility that provides operations for zero-setting, gas calibration and internal adjustment. The adjustment facility for zero-setting and internal adjustment shall be automatic.
(6) For automatic or semi-automatic adjustment facilities, the instrument shall be unable to make a measurement as long as the adjustments have not been made.
(7) An exhaust gas analyser shall detect hydrocarbon residues in the gas handling system. It shall not be possible to carry out a measurement if the hydrocarbon residues, present before any measurement, exceeds 20 ppm vol.
(8) An exhaust gas analyser shall have a device for automatically recognising any malfunctioning of the sensor of the oxygen channel due to wear or a break in the connecting line.
(9) If the exhaust gas analyser is capable of operating with different fuels (such as petrol or liquefied gas), it shall be possible to select the suitable coefficients for the lambda calculation without ambiguity concerning the appropriate formula.
6.
The impartiality of the body, its director and staff shall be guaranteed. The remuneration of the body shall not depend on the results of the tasks it carries out. The remuneration of the body's director and staff shall not depend on the number of tasks carried out or on the results of such tasks.
7.
The body shall satisfy the Secretary of State that it has adequate civil liability insurance.
8.
The body's director and staff shall be bound to observe professional secrecy with regard to all information obtained in the performance of their duties pursuant to these Regulations, except vis-à-vis the Secretary of State.
in accordance with the Annex applicable to the relevant conformity assessment procedure in respect of an exhaust gas analyser.
(2) In determining such an application, the notified body—
(3) Where, in the opinion of the notified body, the exhaust gas analyser to which an application relates is compliant with the essential requirements, it shall issue a certificate or notification in accordance with paragraph 12.
(4) Where, in the opinion of the notified body, the exhaust gas analyser to which an application relates is not compliant with the essential requirements, it shall issue a notice to the applicant in accordance with paragraph 15.
(5) Where a certificate or notification under sub-paragraph (3) is issued by a United Kingdom notified body, it shall send a copy to the Secretary of State.
Limitations on duties to exercise functions
10.
—(1) A notified body shall not accept an application for a certificate or notification in respect of an exhaust gas analyser unless the application—
(2) A notified body shall not be required to determine an application for a certificate or notification where the manufacturer has not—
(3) A notified body shall not be required to carry out the functions referred to in regulation 7(4)(d) if—
Contractors
11.
—(1) A notified body may, in exercising its functions—
(2) But nothing in sub-paragraph (1) authorises a notified body to rely on the opinion of another person with regard to whether an exhaust gas analyser is compliant with any of the essential requirements.
(3) Nothing in these Regulations shall preclude a person referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (1)(b) from charging any fee in respect of any work undertaken by him in pursuance of those sub-paragraphs.
Form of certificates and notifications
12.
A certificate or notification issued by a notified body shall be in writing and, in addition to the requirements provided for in the relevant conformity assessment procedure, shall—
(c) be signed by or on behalf of the notified body and give the identification number of the notified body;
(d) bear—
(e) give particulars of the relevant exhaust gas analyser (where applicable, in relation to each variant) to which it relates sufficient to identify it, and shall state whether the instrument to which it relates is a single item or a representative, or if it covers a number of variants of that instrument; and
(f) certify that the exhaust gas analyser to which it relates is compliant with the essential requirements.
Conditions in certificates or notifications
13.
—(1) A certificate or notification may be unconditional or may be subject to such conditions as the notified body considers appropriate.
(2) Such conditions may include—
(3) The conditions imposed pursuant to sub-paragraph (1) may be varied in accordance with paragraph 15 by the notified body which issued the certificate or notification and such variation may include the imposition of new conditions or the removal of conditions.
Withdrawal of certificates or notifications
14.
The notified body which issued the certificate or notification shall withdraw that certificate or notification in accordance with paragraph 15, if it appears that the exhaust gas analyser to which it relates is not compliant with the essential requirements.
Procedure where a notified body is minded to refuse to give, or to vary or withdraw a certificate or notification
15.
—(1) Where a notified body is minded to—
it shall give to the applicant, or the person to whom the certificate or notification was given, a notice in writing—
(2) Where a notified body, having considered representations made to it under sub-paragraph (1), remains of the opinion that—
it shall inform the applicant, or the person to whom the certificate or notification was given, of that decision in writing and give that applicant or person information about the judicial remedies available to him.
(3) Where a notice is given under sub-paragraph (1) by a United Kingdom notified body, it shall send a copy to the Secretary of State.
3.
The technical documentation shall include insofar as relevant for assessment and identification of the type and/or exhaust gas analyser—
4.
The manufacturer shall specify where seals and markings have been applied.
5.
The manufacturer shall indicate the conditions for compatibility with interfaces and sub-assemblies, where relevant.
2.
In regulation 14—
3.
In regulation 19—
4.
In regulation 25(3), the reference to section 14(1) of the Civil Evidence Act 1968 shall be construed as a reference to section 10(1) of the Civil Evidence Act (Northern Ireland) 1971[15].
[3] OJ No. L135, 30.4.2004, p.1.back
[5] 1995 c.25. S.I. 2002/1808, S.I. 2003/300 (W.42), and S.S.I. 2003/212 were made under the Environment Act 1995, section 87(1)(c), (2) and (5) and Schedule 11, paragraph 5.back
[6] OJ No. L204, 21.7.1998, p.37.back
[7] OJ No. L217, 5.8.1998, p.18.back
[8] The application of Directive 2004/22/EC (OJ No. L135, 30.4.2004, p.1) was extended in 2005 to the European Economic Area by Decision No. 31/205 (OJ No. L198, 28.7.2005, p.20).back
[9] OIML, the Organisation Internationale de Métrologie Légale, is an intergovernmental body dedicated to the harmonisation of the national metrology regulations of its members. The OIML R99 standard, edition 2000E, was developed by the OIML subcommittee TC16/SC 1, Air pollution. It was approved for final publication by OIML in 1997 and was submitted at the international conference in 2000. The OIML R99 standard is the same as ISO standard 3930. The Commission has identified and published this OIML standard pursuant to Article 16.back
[12] OJ No. L350, 28.12.1998, p.17.back
[13] OJ No. L220, 30.8.1998, p.23.back
[14] S.I. 1995/2994 (N.I.18).back
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