SIST EN 16942:2016+A1:2021

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 16942:2016+A1:2021
01-maj-2021
Goriva - Identifikacija združljivosti z vozili - Grafični prikaz informacij za potrošnika
Fuels - Identification of vehicle compatibility - Graphical expression for consumer
information
Kraftstoffe - Identifizierung der Fahrzeug-Kompatibilität - Graphische Darstellung zur
Verbraucherinformation
Carburants - Identification de la compatibilité des véhicules - Expression graphique pour
l'information des consommateurs
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 16942:2016+A1:2021
ICS:
75.160.20 Tekoča goriva Liquid fuels
SIST EN 16942:2016+A1:2021 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EN 16942:2016+A1
EUROPEAN STANDARD

NORME EUROPÉENNE

March 2021
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 75.160.20 Supersedes EN 16942:2016
English Version

Fuels - Identification of vehicle compatibility - Graphical
expression for consumer information
Carburants - Identification de la compatibilité des Kraftstoffe - Identifizierung der Fahrzeug-
véhicules - Expression graphique pour l'information Kompatibilität - Graphische Darstellung zur
des consommateurs Verbraucherinformation
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 26 August 2016 and includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 13 December
2020.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
United Kingdom.





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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 !Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Principle . 6
5 General identifier requirements . 6
5.1 Colour scheme . 6
5.2 Discrimination of fuel types . 6
5.3 Size . 7
5.4 Compatibility categorization . 7
6 Placement of the identifier . 7
6.1 General . 7
6.2 Refuelling points . 7
6.3 Vehicles . 7
6.4 Vehicle manuals and dealerships . 8
7 Identifier for petrol-type fuels . 8
7.1 Shape and sizes . 8
7.2 Symbols . 8
8 Identifier for diesel-type fuels . 8
8.1 Shape and sizes . 8
8.2 Symbols . 9
9 Identifier for gaseous type fuels . 9
9.1 Shape and sizes . 9
9.2 Symbols . 9
10 Outline of optional consumer information at national level . 9
Annex A (informative) Examples of labels . 12
A.1 General . 12
A.2 Identifier examples for petrol-type fuels . 12
A.3 Identifier examples for diesel-type fuels . 13
A.3.1 Examples for FAME containing diesel-type fuels . 13
A.3.2 Example for paraffinic diesel fuel . 14
A.4 Identifier examples for gaseous fuels . 14
Annex B (informative) List of actual fuels and their specifications . 16
Annex C (informative) Examples of labelling . 17
C.1 Unleaded petrol-type fuels . 17
Bibliography . 19

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European foreword
This document (EN 16942:2016+A1:2021) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 441
“Fuel labelling”, the secretariat of which is held by NEN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by September 2021, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by September 2021.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 13 December 2020.
This document supersedes !EN 16942:2016".
The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags !".
This document supports the implementation of European Directive 2014/94/EU [1]. This document has
been developed on the basis of instructions of the European Commission via letters to CEN and
CENELEC.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
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Introduction
In accordance with Article 7, of the Directive 2014/94/EU [1] the EU Member States have to bring into
force by 18 November 2016 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary in order to
ensure that user information on the compatibility of their vehicles with the fuels or electricity
recharging points is provided in motor vehicle manuals, at refuelling and recharging points, as well as
on motor vehicles and in motor vehicle dealerships in their territory.
1)
As specified in the Article, this information has to be based on labelling provisions of ESO standards
setting technical specifications of fuels. However, none of the labelling provisions of the existing
European Standards for fuel quality !(such as EN 228 [2] for unleaded petrol-type fuels" and
EN 590 [3] for diesel fuel) includes a graphical expression that meets the requirements of the Directive.
In a letter to CEN of 26 August 2015, the European Commission requested the work of CEN/TC 441 to
aim at development and adoption of appropriate European Standard(-s) setting harmonized
compatibility labelling specifications for individual fuels placed on the market. These provisions should
include a graphical expression, including a colour coding scheme. The graphical expression should also
be in line with the following requirements of Article 7 of Directive 2014/94/EU:
a) to provide relevant, consistent and clear information as regards to those motor vehicles which can
be regularly fuelled with compatible fuels placed on the market,
b) to be simple and easy to understand;
c) to be able to be placed in a clearly visible manner:
1) on corresponding fuel pumps and their nozzles at refuelling points,
2) on or in the immediate proximity of fuel tanks’ filler caps for vehicles, recommended and
compatible with that fuel and in motor vehicle manuals.
CEN decided that it would develop a single standard laying down the systematics of the graphical
expression for the identification of fuel-vehicle compatibility that would cover a multitude of (existing
and future) market fuels. This would allow industry and governments to use this document as basis for
implementation of Directive 2014/94/EU. Also existing and future European Standards that need to set
requirements regarding labelling can refer to this Standard.
The development of this standard focused on vehicles placed on the market for the first time, which
does not preclude the application of this standard also to vehicles already in circulation.
This document is not intended to replace any existing quality, safety or performance recommendations,
marketing or branding communication currently featured in similar locations at re-fuelling points,
vehicle fuel caps or vehicle manuals.
!Additional requirements for labelling of refuelling points in Europe can be found in the specific
standards concerning these fuels. For instance, for hydrogen, see EN 17127 [22]."

1) European Standardization Organization.
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1 Scope
This European Standard lays down harmonized identifiers for marketed liquid and gaseous fuels. The
requirements in this standard are to complement the informational needs of users regarding the
compatibility between the fuels and the vehicles that are placed on the market. The identifier is
intended to be visualized at dispensers and refuelling points, on vehicles, in motor vehicle dealerships
and in consumer manuals as described in this document.
Marketed fuels include for example petroleum-derived fuels, synthetic fuels, biofuels, natural gas,
!LPG", hydrogen and biogas and blends of the aforementioned delivered to mobile applications.
!NOTE For the purposes of this document, the terms “% (m/m)” and “% (V/V)” are used to represent
respectively the mass fraction, µ, and the volume fraction, φ."
2 !Normative references
There are no normative references in this document. "
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
compatibility
fuel/vehicle compatibility
possibility of the fuel to be regularly used in a vehicle without adverse effects on the performance
characteristics of the vehicle as declared by the vehicle manufacturer
Note 1 to entry: Usually, it is the components of the vehicle that are exposed to the fuel or the exhaust gases that
may show compatibility issues.
3.2
nozzle
mechanical system, fitted to the hose of the dispensing system, consisting of a filling nozzle body
Note 1 to entry: This definition is derived from EN 14678-3:2013, 3.8 [4].
3.3
filler cap
sealing mechanism of the fuel filling point on a vehicle
3.4
filler flap
area of vehicle bodywork that covers a filler cap and opens to provide access to the filler cap or provide
a fuel sealing mechanism for cap-less systems
3.5
identifier
graphical expression of compatibility consisting of shape and symbol
3.6
symbol
expression by a combination of letters, numbers or pictorials
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3.7
vehicle
motor vehicle
transport modality that can be fuelled with a marketed fuel at a refuelling point
Note 1 to entry: Vessels are included herein, in line with [1].
3.8
dispenser
fuel pump
equipment through which a fuel is supplied to a transport modality
3.9
refuelling point
facility for the provision of any fuel through one or more dispensers
Note 1 to entry: In practice, terms like service station or filling station are also used.
4 Principle
The identifier laid down in this European Standard consists of a simple shape and symbol that is used to
assist consumers in identifying the compatibility of the fuel supplied at a refuelling point. It
complements European Standards for setting technical specifications of fuels and also for installation
and commissioning of refuelling points.
This European Standard defines for each harmonized labelling identifier the size, shape, colour and
other information of relevance for compatibility recognition, as well as the location of placement on the
refuelling points and near the vehicle fuel tank.
The labelling provisions, including those on the graphical expression are designed in such a way that
they can be adapted to fuels offered on the market for which currently no European Standard for setting
technical specifications of fuels exists.
This European Standard provides harmonized compatibility labelling across Europe and thus effectively
support the implementation of Article 7 of Directive 2014/94/EU [1] by the EU Member States. The
European Standard complements the informational needs of a vehicle user arriving at a refuelling point
as regards to the compatibility between a fuel and motor vehicle engine so that consumer can easily
distinguish amongst fuel types and grades !(e.g. unleaded petrol", diesel, LPG, natural gas, etc.) and
the compatibility of those fuels with their vehicle's engine.
Annex A provides examples of each of the identifiers defined in this European Standard.
5 General identifier requirements
5.1 Colour scheme
The identifier shall be executed in black with a white or silver internal background.
NOTE Silver labels or plates are common identification spots, for instance in cars and on motor cycles.
5.2 Discrimination of fuel types
In the identifier a shape is used to discriminate three different base fuel types:
a) !unleaded petrol-type fuels,"
b) diesel-type fuels, and
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c) gaseous type fuels.
5.3 Size
The minimum size of the identifier is defined for a potential need of more than one identifier to be put
on a vehicle which can regularly use more than one fuel type offered on the market, in combination with
the available space on the filler flap and on the dispenser.
In order for the consumer to recognize the fuel when approaching the dispenser, a larger minimum size
is set for the fuel pump.
It is recommended to scale the size upward for the benefit of recognition of the consumer.
5.4 Compatibility categorization
The fuel/vehicle compatibility is categorized by a symbol.
The symbol consists of combination of letters and numbers in normal, Latin script. The symbol shall be
based on a Arial Bold font. The symbol shall be placed in the middle of the shape.
NOTE 1 The symbol is based on an industry-wide accepted fuel designation, such as described in Annex B. The
symbol does not imply to give any further technical information or certify for any product quality.
!NOTE 2 The symbol is not meant to indicate the actual content of biofuel (or the absence thereof)."
6 Placement of the identifier
6.1 General
The use of the identifier is intended to meet the informational needs of a vehicle user arriving at a
refuelling point regarding the fuel/vehicle compatibility so that a consumer can easily identify the fuel
that their vehicle can use.
The presentation of the identifier shall be clearly vi
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