L 24212 Official Journal of the European Union 11.9.2013 DECISIONS COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 10 September 2013 on the approval of the Daimler engine compartment encapsulation system as an innovative technology for reducing CO, emissions from new passenger cars pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) (2013/451[EV) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 setting emission performance standards for new passenger cars as part of the Community’s integrated approach to reduce CO, emissions from light-duty vehicles ('), and in particular Article 12(4) thereof, Whereas: (1) The manufacturer Daimler AG (the ‘Applicant’) submitted an application for the approval of an engine compartment encapsulation system as an innovative technology on 15 February 2013. The completeness of the application was assessed in accordance with Article 4 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 725/2011 (). The Commission identified certain relevant information as missing in the original appli- cation and requested the Applicant to complete it. The Applicant provided the necessary information on 17 April 2013. The application was found to be complete and the period granted to the Commission for its assessment started on the day following the date of official receipt, i.c. 18 April 2013. (2)  The application has been assessed in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 443/2009, Imple- menting Regulation (EU) No 725/2011 and the Technical Guidelines for the preparation of applications for the approval of innovative technologies pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 (the Technical Guide- lines) (?). (3)  The application refers to an engine compartment encap- sulation system which permits the reduction of heat loss after the vehicle is turned off by sealing the engine compartment and by the closing of grille openings by () OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 1. (?) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 725/2011 of 25 July 2011 establishing a procedure for the approval and certification of innovative technologies for reducing CO, emissions from passenger cars (O] L 194, 26.7.2011, p. 19). () http://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/transport/vehicles/cars/docs| guidelines_en.pdf a radiator shutter. The stored heat yields a delayed cool- down of the powertrain. The fuel consumption and CO, emissions of the vehicle after restarting is decreased due to lower friction caused by the higher powertrain temperature. The Commission finds that the information provided in the application demonstrates that the conditions and criteria referred to in Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 and in Articles 2 and 4 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 725/2011 have been met. The Applicant has demonstrated that the market penetration in 2009 of engine compartment encapsu- lation systems of the kind described in the application did not exceed the threshold specified in Article 2(2)(a) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 725/2011. This claim is also supported by the accompanying verification report. On that basis, the Commission finds that the engine compartment encapsulation provided by the Applicant should be considered as meeting the eligibility criterion set out in Article 2(2)(a) of Implementing Regu- lation (EU) No 725/2011. In order to determine the CO, savings that the inno- vative technology will deliver when fitted to a vehicle, it is necessary to define the baseline vehicle against which the efficiency of the vehicle equipped with the innovative technology should be compared, as provided for in Articles 5 and 8 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 725/2011. The Commission finds that it is appropriate to consider the eco-innovation vehicle without an engine compartment encapsulation as an appropriate baseline technology. The Applicant has provided a comprehensive methodology for testing the CO, reductions. That methodology consists of roller bench tests to determine the Hot Start Benefit (HSB). That benefit occurs when the engine compartment encapsulation is implemented. It includes formulae that are consistent with the formulae described in the Technical Guidelines for the simplified approach with regard to engine compartment encapsu- lation. The Commission considers that the testing methodology will provide testing results that are verifiable, repeatable and comparable and that it is