The General Office of the Ministry of Environmental Protection ("MEP") has recently issued the Limits of Noise Emitted by Accelerating Motor Vehicles and Methods to Measure the Noise (China III, IV) (Draft for Comment) (the "Draft for Comment") to seek comments from the entities concerned by November 24, 2017.
The Draft for Comment applies to vehicles of Category M and Category N, including traditional energy vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, new energy vehicles and electric vehicles, as specified in the Classification of Power-driven Vehicles and Trailers (GB/T 15089), and comprises requirements on pollution control, technical requirements and tests, changes of vehicle models, extended type inspection, production conformity, and implementation of standards, etc. For technical requirements and tests, among other things, the Draft for Comment contains requirements regarding the limits of noise and methods adopted to measure the noise, to be specific, including requirements on measuring apparatus, measuring sites, climatic conditions, vehicle preparation, measuring procedures, processing of measurement results, and measurement records.