16 Amendments of Mireille D'ORNANO related to 2018/0148(COD)
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Union is committed to buildinghas declared its intention to establish an Energy Union with a forward looking climate policy. Fuel efficiency is a crucial element of the Union’s 2030 Climate and Energy Policy Framework and is key to moderating energy demand.
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) It is appropriate to replace Regulation (EC) No 1222/2009 by a new Regulation which incorporates amendments made in 2011 and modifies and enhances some of its provisions to clarify and update their content, including by taking into account the technological progress for tyres over recent years.
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The transport sector accounts for a third of Union energy consumption. Road transport was responsible for about 22 % of the Union’s total greenhouse gas emissions in 2015. Tyres, mainly because of their rolling resistance, despite technological advances, still account for 5% to 10 % of vehicles’ fuel consumption. A reduction of the rolling resistance of tyres would therefore contribute significantly to the fuel efficiency of road transport and thus to the reduction of emissions.
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Tyres are characterised by a number of interrelated parameters that are interrelated. Improving one parameter such as rolling resistance may have an adverse impact on others such as wet grip, while improving wet grip may have an adverse impact on external rolling noise. Tyre manufacturers should be encouraged to optimise all parameters beyond the standards already achieved and to make decisions that take into account both reduced rolling resistance and other criteria.
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Fuel-efficient tyres can be cost- effective since fuel savings can more than compensate for the increased purchase price of the tyres resulting from their higher production costs.
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council13 lays down minimum requirements for the rolling resistance of tyres. Technological developments make it possible to decrease energy losses due to tyre rolling resistance significantly beyond those minimum requirements. To reduce the environmental impact of road transport, it is therefore appropriate increase transparency on tyre fuel efficiency, and to update the provisions for tyre labelling to encourage end-users to purchase more fuel-efficient tyres by providing updated harmonised information on that parameter. __________________ 13 Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning type-approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor (OJ L 200, 31.7.2009, p. 1).
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Traffic noise is a significant nuisance and has a harmful effect on health. Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 lays down minimum requirements for the external rolling noise of tyres. Technological developments make it possible to reduce external rolling noise significantly beyond those minimum requirements. To reduce traffic noise, it is therefore appropriate to increase transparency on the effectiveness of tyres in terms of external rolling noise, and to update the provisions for tyre labelling to encourage end-users to purchase tyres with lower external rolling noise by providing harmonised information on that parameter.
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 lays down minimum requirements for the wet grip performance of tyres. Technological developments make it possible to improve wet grip significantly beyond those requirements, and thus to reduce wet braking distances. To improve road safety, it is therefore appropriate to increase transparency on tyre grip, and to update the provisions for tyre labelling to encourage end-users to purchase tyres with high wet grip performance by providing harmonised information on that parameter.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The abrasion of tyres during use is a significant source of microplastics, which are harmful to the environment, and t and now represent a major concern, as ocean pollution by microplastics is a major threat to biodiversity. The Commission’s Communication “A European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy”16 therefore mentions the need to address unintentional release of microplastics from tyres, inter alia through information measures such as labelling and minimum requirements for tyres. However, a suitable testing method to measure tyre abrasion is not currently available. Therefore, the Commission should mandate the development of such a method, taking into full consideration all state-of-the-art internationally developed or proposed standards or regulations, with a view to establishing a suitable testing method as soon as possible. __________________ 16 COM(2018) 28 final.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Re-treaded tyres are a substantial part of the market for heavy-duty vehicle tyres. Re-treading tyres extends their life and contributes to circular economy objectives such as waste reduction. Applying labelling and transparency requirements to such tyres would bring substantial energy savings. However, as suitable testing method to measure the performance of re- treaded tyres is not currently available, this Regulation should provide for their future inclusion.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The energy label pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council17, which ranks the energy consumption of products on a scale from ‘A’ to ‘G’, is recognised by over 85 % of Union consumers and has proven to be effective in promoting more efficient products. TIt appears logical for the tyre label shouldto continue to use the same design to the extent possible, while recognising the specificities of the tyre parameters. __________________ 17 Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2017 setting a framework for energy labelling and repealing Directive 2010/30/EU (OJ L 198, 28.7.2017, p. 1).
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The provision of comparable information on tyre parameters in the form of a standard label is likely to influence purchasing decisions by end-users in favour of safer, quieter and more fuel- efficient tyres. This, in turn, is likely to encourage tyre manufacturers to optimise those parameters, which wcould pave the way for more sustainable consumption and production.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Many end-users make tyre purchasing decisions without seeing the actual tyre and therefore do not see the label affixed to it. In all such situations, the end-user should be shown the label before finalising the purchasing decision and must be able to benefit from explanations that make it possible to understand the information contained on this label. The display of a label on tyres at the point of sale, as well as in technical promotional material, should ensure that distributors as well as potential end-users receive harmonised information on the relevant tyre parameters at the time and place of the purchasing decision.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Some end-users choose tyres before arriving at the point of sale, or purchase them by mail order or on the internet. To ensure that those end-users can also make an informed choice on the basis of harmonised information on tyre fuel efficiency, wet grip performance, external rolling noise and other parameters, labels should be displayed in all technical promotional material, including where such material is made available on the internet, and provide all the information necessary for the proper understanding of these parameters.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Fuel efficiency, wet grip, external noise and other parameters concerning tyres should be measured according to reliable, accurate and reproducible methods that take into account the generally recognised state-of-the-art measurements and calculation methods. As far as possible, such methods should reflect average consumer behaviour and be robust in order to deter intentional and unintentional circumvention. Tyre labels should, where possible, reflect the comparative performance of tyres in actual use, within the constraints due to the need of reliable, accurate and reproducible laboratory testing, to enable end-users to compare different tyres and so as to limit testing costs for manufacturers.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) In order to promote energy efficiency, climate change mitigation and environmental protection, Member States should be able to create incentives for the use of energy efficient products. Member States are free to decide on the nature of such incentives. Such incentives should comply with Union State aid rules and should not constitute unjustifiable market barriers. This Regulation does not prejudice the outcome of any future state aid procedure that may be undertaken in accordance with Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) in respect of such incentives.