At the request of the technical service, a specimen of the exhaust system and an engine of at least the same cylinder capacity and rated maximum power as that fitted to the vehicle in respect of which type-approval is sought must also be submitted.

For vehicles fitted with an automatic gear box having more than four forward gears and equipped with an engine developing a maximum power greater than 140 kW (UNECE) and having a maximum-power/maximum-mass ratio greater than 75 kW/t, Lref shall be less than or equal to 78 dB(A).

For vehicles fitted with a manual gear box having more than four forward gears and equipped with an engine developing a maximum power greater than 140 kW (UNECE) and having a maximum-power/maximum-mass ratio greater than 75 kW/t, Lref shall be less than or equal to 79 dB(A).

23. Stresses that the overall coordination of EU foreign policy towards the BRICS and other emerging powers should be ensured by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the Commission in accordance with Articles 18(4) and 21(3) TEU; believes that the EU should strive to achieve, under the coordination of the High Representative, a better linking of foreign and security policy with EU sectoral policies, such as development, energy security, trade, access to raw materials and rare earths, climate change and migration, with a view to exploiting synergies and ensuring a coherent and sys ...[+++]temic foreign policy approach aiming at universal respect for the rule of law, human rights and democratic governance; considers that the concept of EU ‘strategic partners’ should be further upgraded and better equipped to reflect such fundamental objectives; points to the conclusions of the COP 17 to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and stresses the continued need for a coherent and coordinated effort with the BRICS to reach a progressive agreement;

23. Stresses that the overall coordination of EU foreign policy towards the BRICS and other emerging powers should be ensured by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the Commission in accordance with Articles 18(4) and 21(3) TEU; believes that the EU should strive to achieve, under the coordination of the High Representative, a better linking of foreign and security policy with EU sectoral policies, such as development, energy security, trade, access to raw materials and rare earths, climate change and migration, with a view to exploiting synergies and ensuring a coherent and sys ...[+++]temic foreign policy approach aiming at universal respect for the rule of law, human rights and democratic governance; considers that the concept of EU ‘strategic partners’ should be further upgraded and better equipped to reflect such fundamental objectives; points to the conclusions of the COP 17 to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and stresses the continued need for a coherent and coordinated effort with the BRICS to reach a progressive agreement;

The power factor for equipment with switching power supplies is always less that 1.0, so true power is always less than apparent power.