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Year of matriculation

Category

EEC/EC Directive

Before 1993, uncatalysed

EURO 0

-

01/01/1993 - 31/12/1995

EURO 1

91/441 EEC, 91/542 CEE point 6.2.1.A, 93/59 EEC

01/01/1996 - 31/12/2000

EURO 2

91/542 EEC point 6.2.1.B, 94/12 EEC, 96/1 EEC, 96/44 EEC, 96/69 EC, 98/77 EC

01/01/2001 - 31/12/2005

EURO 3

98/69 EC, 98/77 EC ref. 98/69 EC, 1999/96 EC, 1999/102 EC ref. 98/69 EC, 2001/1 EC ref. 98/69 EC, 2001/27 EC, 2001/100 EC A, 2002/80 EC A, 2003/76 EC A

From 01/01/2006

EURO 4

98/69 EC B, 98/77 EC B ref. 98/69 EC B, 1999/96 EC B, 1999/102 EC B ref. 98/69 EC B, 2001/1 EC B ref. 98/69 EC B, 2001/27 EC B, 2001/100 EC B, 2002/80 EC B, 2003/76 EC B (Euro 4 only Directives with letter B)

From 01/09/2009

EURO 5

1999/96 EC line B2
2001/27 EC ref. 1999/96 EC line B2
2005/78 EC ref. 2005/55 EC line B2
2006/51 EC ref. 2005/55 EC line B2
2006/81 EC ref. 2005/55 EC line B2
1999/96 EC line C (ecol. migliorato)
2001/27 EC ref. 1999/96 EC line C (improved ecol.)
2005/78 EC ref. 2005/55 EC line C (improved ecol.)
2006/51 EC ref. 2005/55 EC line C (improved ecol.)
2006/81 EC ref. 2005/55 CE riga C (improved ecol.)
715/2007*692/2008a

From 01/09/2014

EURO 6

Directives and applications to be specified