Proposal by the European Commission to align the provisions of UN Regulation No. 96 with the 8-mode cycle of European Directive 2010/26/EU and the 2012 amendment of European Directive 97/68/EC.

GRPE-adopted proposal based on a submission from the European Commission and Italy to add transitional provisions in Regulation No. 96 to take into consideration the technical impossibility to install engines compliant with Stages IIIB and IV into some category T vehicles.

Brief presentation on enhancements to the European Union non-road mobile machinery emissions regulation and a proposal to upgrade UN Regulation No. 96 accordingly.

Proposal to align UN R96 with European Directive 97/68/EC as amended in 2012 and to align table of 8 mode cycle with 2010/26/EU.

Submission from the European Commission and Italy to add transitional provisions in Regulation No. 96 to take into consideration the technical impossibility to install engines compliant with Stages IIIB and IV into some category T vehicles.

This proposal seeks to align UN R96 with EU Directive 2011/87/EU, delaying by three years the introduction of Stage IIIB and IV engines for certain Category T farm tractors. These tractors are specialised machines intended to operate in vineyards and orchards in southern Europe.