Translation of "translation of relatif à la propulsion " (French → English) :

(21) For engines adapted for marine use as propulsion engines, where the source engine is already type-approved in accordance with Directive 97/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1997 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from internal combustion engines to be installed in non-road mobile machinery , or Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 of ...[+++] the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 on type-approval of motor vehicles and engines with respect to emissions from heavy duty vehicles (Euro VI) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information , persons adapting engines should be able to rely on the proof of conformity issued by the original engine manufacturer where those adaptations have not altered the exhaust emission characteristics.

If we want environmental protection to be writ large – and indeed environmental arguments are being advanced for these gigantic HGVs – intensified efforts are needed to forge ahead with environment-friendly propulsion systems. The European Parliament could set a good example in this respect with its own pool of chauffeur-driven vehicles.

Whereas in the light of technical progress it is appropriate to introduce into Directive 70/220/EEC new technical requirements for the EC type-approval of vehicles which can be fuelled with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) or natural gas (NG); whereas the use of LPG and NG for the propulsion of vehicles permit to achieve very low levels of noxious emissions and should then benefit by the EC type-approval system; whereas these technical requirements are in accordance with the technical requirements adopted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe in its Regulation No 83 rel ...[+++]ating to the approval of vehicles with regard to their emission of pollutants (6);