GSO ECE R 168:2025

ECE R 168:2024
Gulf Standard   Current Edition · Approved on 14 October 2025

Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of light duty passenger and commercial vehicles with regards to real driving emissions (RDE)

GSO ECE R 168:2025 Files

GSO ECE R 168:2025 Scope

This Regulation aims at providing a worldwide harmonized method to determine the levels of Real Driving Emissions (RDE) of gaseous compounds and particles from light-duty vehicles. This Regulation applies to the type approval of vehicles of categories M1 with a reference mass not exceeding 2,610 kg and vehicles of categories M2 and N1 with a reference mass not exceeding 2,610 kg and a technical permissible maximum laden mass not exceeding 3,500 kg with regard to their Real Driving Emissions. At the manufacturer's request, type approval granted under this Regulation may be extended from vehicles mentioned above to vehicles of categories M1 with a reference mass not exceeding 2,840 kg and vehicles of categories M2 and N1 with a reference mass not exceeding 2,840 kg and a technical permissible maximum laden mass not exceeding 3,500 kg and which meet the conditions laid down in this Regulation. Pure Electric Vehicles and Fuel Cell Vehicles are out of the scope of this Regulation.

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