25.2.2015 Official Journal of the European Union L 53/11 DECISIONS COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2015/295 of 24 February 2015 on the approval of the MELCO GXi efficient alternator as an innovative technology for reducing CO, emissions from passenger cars pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) 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 supplier Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO), represented in the Union by Mitsubishi Electric Automotive Europe BV, (the ‘Applicant’) submitted an application for the approval of the MELCO GXi efficient alternator as an innovative technology on 24 June 2014. The completeness of the application was assessed in accordance with Article 4 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 725/2011 (3). The Commission identified certain relevant information as missing in the original application and requested the Applicant to complete it. The Commission received the complete information on 10 July 2014 and started assessing the application on the day following that date. (2)  The application, which has been assessed in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 443/2009, Implementing 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 Guidelines’) (%), has been found to be complete. (3)  The application refers to the MELCO GXi efficient alternator, for the output classes of from 130 A up to 250 A. The alternator has high efficiency as determined in accordance with the VDA approach described in point 5.1.2 of Annex I to the Technical Guidelines. That approach makes reference to the testing methodology specified in the International standard ISO 8854:2012 (*). The Applicant’s alternator has an increased efficiency compared to the baseline alternator by reducing the following three losses: rectification loss by new low-energy loss diode; stator iron loss by the use of thin and high-grade electromagnetic steel stator core, and stator copper loss by the use of ultra-high fill-factor stator and applied axial cooling structure. (4)  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. (5)  The Applicant has demonstrated that a high efficiency alternator of the kind described in that application did not exceed 3 % of the new passenger cars registered in the reference year 2009. (6)  In order to determine the CO, savings that the innovative 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 () OJL140,5.6.2009,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 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 194, 26.7.2011, p. 19). ¢) http://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/transport/vehicles/iars/docs/guidelinesien.pdf (*) ISO 8854. Road vehicles — Alternators with regulators — Test methods and general requirements. Reference number 1SO 8854:2012(E).