Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/1216 of 9 June 2026 amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards setting out durability multipliers for gaseous pollutants of heavy-duty vehicles of categories M3, N2 and N3

Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2026/1216 13.8.2026 COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION(EU) 2026/1216 of 9 June 2026 amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards setting out durability multipliers for gaseous pollutants of heavy-duty vehicles of categories M , N and N 3 2 3 (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 April 2024 on type- approval of motor vehicles and engines and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7), amending Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Regulation (EU) No 582/2011, Commission Regulation

(EU) 2017/1151, Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2400 and Commission Implementing Regulation

(EU) 2022/1362(1), and in particular Article 15(1), point (f), thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 requires vehicles to respect the emission limits set out therein not only during the main lifetime, but also during the additional lifetime period that extends 25 % beyond the vehicle’s main lifetime. For that additional lifetime, durability multipliers are set out in Table 2 of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 to account for the deterioration of emission reduction systems beyond the main lifetime period. In order to ensure legal clarity for vehicle manufacturers before the date of application of Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 as regards heavy-duty vehicles of categories M , N and N , it is necessary to set out durability multipliers for gaseous pollutants of heavy- 3 2 3 duty vehicles of categories M , N and N in Table 2 of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2024/1257.

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(2) In accordance with Article 18(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1257, the Commission has prepared and submitted to the European Parliament and Council a report assessing the durability performance of heavy-duty vehicles with regard to emissions(2).

(3) Both for (i) vehicles of categories N and N up to a maximum mass of 16 t and M up to a maximum mass of 7,5 t;

2 3 3 and (ii) vehicles of category N with a maximum mass higher than 16 t and category M with a maximum mass 3 3 higher than 7,5 t, that assessment has shown a typical durability multiplier value of 1,2 for diesel engines with emission standard Euro VI steps D and E. Based on that technical assessment and considering that these engines are, from a technological standpoint, the most comparable to Euro 7 engines, it is appropriate to set out durability multipliers of 1,2 for gaseous pollutants for Euro 7 heavy-duty vehicles of categories M , N and N , aligning those 3 2 3 values with the requirements for vehicles of categories M , N and M .

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(4) Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 should therefore be amended accordingly in Table 2 of Annex IV,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

(1) OJ L, 2024/1257, 8.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1257/oj.

(2) European Commission: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, Plakolmer, B., Hausberger, S. and Weller, K., Durability of Euro 7 heavy-duty vehicle emissions – Technical report – LOT2, Publications Office of the European Union, 2025, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2873/7305552.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2026/1216/oj 1/3EN OJ L, 13.8.2026 Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 9 June 2026.

For the Commission The President Ursula VON DER LEYEN 2/3 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2026/1216/ojEN OJ L, 13.8.2026 ANNEX Table 2 of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 is replaced by the following:

‘Table 2: Applicable durability multipliers for adjusting exhaust emission limits under Annex 1 when testing vehicles, engines and replacement pollution control devices during additional lifetime N, N ≤ 16 t(*1), Durability multipliers M , N and M 2 3 N > 16 t(*1), M > 7,5 t(*1) 1 1 2 M ≤ 7,5 t(*1) 3 3 3 Durability multiplier for 1,2 for gaseous pollutants 1,2 for gaseous 1,2 for gaseous pollutants additional lifetime pollutants (*1)Maximum mass.’.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2026/1216/oj 3/3