17.7.2014 Official Journal of the European Union L 210/17 DECISIONS COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 16 July 2014 on the approval of the DENSO 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 and amending Commission Implementing Decision 2013/341/EU (Text with EEA relevance) (2014/465[EU) 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 emissions 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 DENSO Corporation (the ‘Applicant) submitted an application for the approval of the DENSO effi- cient alternator as an innovative technology on 31 October 2013. 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 Appli- cant to complete it. The Applicant provided the information on 30 January 2014. The application was found to be complete and the period for the Commission’s assessment of the application started on the day following the date of official receipt, i.e. 31 January 2014. (2)  The application 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) (). (3) The application refers to the DENSO efficient alternator, for the output classes of 150A, 180A, and 210A. The alternator has an efficiency of at least 77 per cent as determined in accordance with the VDA approach described in point 5.1.2 in 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 losses by optimising the rectification by the use of a ‘MOSFET module, i.e. by a use of metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor; stator iron losses by the use of thin laminated core made by magnetic steel, and stator copper losses by the use of a ‘segment conductor’, which has higher space factor and shorter coil end. This technology is therefore different from the Valeo Efficient Generation Alternator approved as an eco-innovation by Commission Imple- menting Decision 2013/341/EU (). () 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 (O L 194, 26.7.2011, p. 19). () http:/|ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/transport/vehicles/cars/docs/guidelines_en.pdf (*) ISO 8854. Road vehicles — Alternators with regulators — Test methods and general requirements. Reference number 1SO 8854:2012(E). () Commission Implementing Decision 2013/341/EU of 27 June 2013 on the approval of the Valeo Efficient Generation Alternator as an innovative technology for reducing CO, emissions from passenger cars pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 of the European Parlia- ment and of the Council (OJ L 179, 29.6.2013, p. 98).