Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on June 23, 1988.
As of Thursday, December 26th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Models
NOT LEGAL FOR SALE OR INSTALLATION AFTER 12/31/08

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-181
  • Executive Order 181 / D181
  • ARB # D-181
  • Executive Order No: D-181
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-181
  • Resolution D-181
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Download: Executive Order D-181 PDF

D-181 Document:

CARB_D-181

(Page 1 of 2) State of Californla AIR RESOURCES BOARD EXECUTIVE ORDER D—181 Relating to Exemptions Under Section 27156 of the Vehicie Code MIDAS INTERNAT IONAL CORPORATION "NEW AFTERMARKET THREE—WAY AND THREE—WAY PLUS CATALYTIC CONVERTERS® WHEREAS, Vehicle Code Section 27156 and Title 13 California Code of Regulations (hereafter "CCR") Section 2222(h), authorize the California Air Resources Board (ARB) and its Executive Officer to exempt noew aftermarket catalytlie converters from the prohibltions of Vehicle Code Section 27156. WHEREAS, Midas international Corporation has applied to the ARB for exemption from the prohibitions of Vehicle Code Section 27156 for the: three—way and three—way plus catalytic converters series 35000: WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority vested in the Executive Offilcer by Health and Safety Code Section 39515 and in the Chief, Moblile Source Division by Health and Safety Code Section 39516 and Executlive Order G—45—5, the Air Resources Board finds that the above aftermarket catailytic converters comply with the California Vehicle Code Section 27156 and Title 13, California Code of Regulations, Section 2222(h). ym UT ;S HEREBY RESOLVED that the above catalytic converters are exempt from the prohibitions of Vehicle Code Section 27156 for installation on the approved application vehicles subject to the foliowing conditions: 1. This exemption shall not apply to any catalytic converters advertised, offered for sale or sold with, or installed on, a motor vehicle prior to or concurrent with transfer to an ultimate purchaser . 2. No changes are permitted to the converters as described in the application for exemption. Any changes to the converters, applicable mode! year, or other factors addressed. in this order must be evailuated and approved by the Air Resources Board prior to marketing in Cal ifornia. ' 3. Marketing of the converters using identification other than those shown in the exemption application or marketing of the converters for an application other than those l|isted in the application catalog shall be prohibited unless prior approval is obtained from the Air Resources Board. Exemption of these products shall not be construed as an exemption to selil, offer for sale, or advertise any component of the products as an individual device.

MIDAS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION ‘ EXECUTIVE ORDER D—181 "NEW AFTERMARKET THREE—WAY AND THREE—WAY PLUS (Page 2 of 2) CATALYTIC CONVERTERS® 4. Any oral or written references to this Executlve Order or its content by Midas International Corporatlon, its principais, agents, employses, distributors, dealers, or other representatives must Include the disclaimer that the Executive Order or the exemption it provldes Is not an endorsement or approval of any emissions reduction claims for the cataiytlc converters and is onliy a finding that the converters are exempt from the prohibltions of Vehicle Code Section 27156 . Vicoiation of any of the above conditions shall be grounds for revocation of this order. The order may be revoked only after ten day written notlce of intention to revoke it, during which perlod the holder of the order may request in writing a hearing to contest the proposed revocation. i|f a hearing is requested, it shall be held within ten days of receipt of the request, and the order may not be revoked untlil| a determination is made, after the hearing, that grounds for revocation exist. Executed at El Monte, California, this :ZggiZday of June, 1988. Ceean. K. D. Drachand, Chief Mobile Source Division


Document Created: 2005-09-01 12:41:48
Document Modified: 2005-09-01 12:41:48

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