EN 16942:2024

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-2024
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 16942:2016+A1:2021
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 16942:2024
ICS:
01.080.10 Simboli za javno obveščanje. Public information symbols.
Znaki. Table. Označbe Signs. Plates. Labels
75.160.20 Tekoča goriva Liquid fuels
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 16942
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
August 2024
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 75.160.20 Supersedes EN 16942:2016+A1:2021
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 June 2024.

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.

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Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and
United Kingdom.
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© 2024 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 16942:2024 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

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 . 7
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 . 8
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 . 9
8.1 Shape and sizes . 9
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 . 10
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
C.2 Diesel-type fuels . 17
Bibliography . 19

European foreword
This document (EN 16942:2024) 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 February 2025, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by February 2025.
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 supersedes EN 16942:2016+A1:2021.
Further significant technical changes between this document and the previous edition are:
— Inclusion of a label for petrol fuels for small two-stroke internal combustion engines compliant to
EN 17867 [23] or equivalent national legislation.
— Inclusion of a label for petrol fuels for small four-stroke internal combustion engines compliant to
EN 17867 [23] or equivalent national legislation.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
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, Türkiye and the United
Kingdom.
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. Furthermore, 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 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.
1 Scope
This document lays down harmonized identifiers for marketed liquid and gaseous fuels. The
requirements in this document 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, th
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