Regulation (EU) 2021/1068 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 as regards its transitional provisions for certain machinery fitted with engines in the power ranges greater than or equal to 56 kW and less than 130 kW, and greater than or equal to 300 kW, in order to address the impact of the COVID-19 crisisText with EEA relevance.

Article 58 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 is amended as follows:

(1) in paragraph 5, the following subparagraph is added:

For engines of all sub-categories for which the date set out in Annex III for the placing on the market of Stage V engines is 1 January 2020, except for the engines referred to in the second and third subparagraphs, the transition period shall be extended by nine months and the 18-month period referred to in the first subparagraph shall be extended by six months.;

(2) in paragraph 7, the following point is added:

(e) 33 months from the applicable date for the placing on the market of engines set out in Annex III, in the case set out in the sixth subparagraph of paragraph 5..

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 24 June 2021.

For the European Parliament

The President

D. M. Sassoli

For the Council

The President

A. P. Zacarias