Review of the Non-Road Mobile Machinery Directive

Directive 97/68/EC on Non-Road Mobile Machinery (the NRMM Directive) establishes exhaust emission limits as well as the approval procedure for placing engines on the market.  The Commission intends to propose an amendment to the NRMM Directive in a few months, with specific reference to emissions of carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbons (HC), oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and particulate matter (PM).

In view of the upcoming revision of the NRMM Directive, Risk & Policy Analysts (RPA) and ARCADIS Belgium NV have been asked by the European Commission (DG Enterprise & Industry) to collect more information to undertake a two-fold study.  (If you would like to confirm our credentials please contact the Commission's Project Manager: Jean-Jacques.Woeldgen at ec.europa.eu).

The first study, Module 1, involves an evaluation of the current contribution of the NRMM sector to GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions and the provision of key milestones towards a future EU strategy for lower GHG emissions and fuel efficiency in the (global) NRMM sector.

Read/download the Module 1 Questionnaire for Member States

Read/download the Module 1 Questionnaire for End Users

Read/download the Module 1 Questionnaire for Industry Federations

The second study, Module 2, is intended to evaluate the feasibility and associated socio-economic impacts of extending the emission limits for variable speed engines/machinery to include constant speed engines and to consider the option of aligning exhaust emission limit values with US values.

For this study, the term constant speed has been defined as follows:

Constant-speed engine means an engine for which type approval is limited to constant speed operation. An engine in which the constant-speed governor function has been removed or disabled is no longer classified as a constant-speed engine,

Constant-speed operation means engine operation with a governor that automatically controls the operator demand to maintain engine speed, even under changing load. Governors do not always maintain an exactly constant speed. Typically, speed can decrease 0.1% to 10% below the speed at zero load, such that the minimum speed occurs near the engine's point of maximum power.

Read/download the Options being assessed for Module 2

 

Read/download the Module 2 Questionnaire for Companies

Read/download the Module 2 Questionnaire for Member States

Please download and circulate the questionnaires to those who have an interest in these sectors.  All data collected will be kept strictly confidential.  

Please note that this consultation closes on the 3rd September 2010

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