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67 Amendments of Simona BONAFÈ related to 2016/0014(COD)

Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
(8a) 'defeat device' means any element of design which senses temperature, vehicle speed, engine speed (RPM), transmission gear, manifold vacuum or any other parameter for the purpose of activating, modulating, delaying or deactivating the operation of any part of the emission control system, that reduces the effectiveness of the emission control system under all ambient or engine operating conditions regularly pertaining in the territory of the Union and encountered either during normal vehicle operation or outside the type-approval test procedures;
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8 b (new)
(8b) 'Base Emission Strategy' (hereinafter 'BES') means an emission strategy that is active throughout the speed and load operating range of the engine unless an AES is activated;
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8 c (new)
(8c) 'Auxiliary Emission Strategy' (hereinafter 'AES') means an emission strategy that becomes active and replaces or modifies a base emission strategy for a specific purpose and in response to a specific set of ambient and/or operating conditions and only remains operational as long as those conditions exist;
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6
6. The Member States shall periodically review and assess the functioning of their type-approval activities and the quality of the type-approvals issued. Such reviews and assessments shall be carried out at least every fourtwo years and the results thereof shall be communicated to the other Member States and, the Commission and third parties upon request. The Member State concerned shall make a summaryfull report of the results accessible to the general public, in particular the number of type-approval granted and rejected and the identity of the corresponding manufacturers and vehicle types.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7
7. The Member States shall periodically review and assess the functioning of their surveillance activities. Such reviews and assessments shall be carried out at least every fourtwo years and the results thereof shall be communicated to the other Member States and, the Commission and third parties upon request. The Member State concerned shall make a summaryfull report of the results accessible to the publicgeneral public free of charge, in particular the number of those vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units that are not in compliance with this Regulation together with the identity of the corresponding manufacturers.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Approval authorities shall ensure that the vehicle provided by the manufacturer for the purpose of type-approval testing is fully representative of the vehicle to be produced and placed on the market and which testing does not lead to test results that are systematically divergent from the performance of those vehicles operated under conditions that may reasonably be expected to be encountered in normal operation and use.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Approval authorities shall interpret and enforce the requirements of this Regulation in a uniform and consistent manner to avoid divergent standards being applied across the Union. They shall cooperate with the Commission and the Forum in its monitoring and oversight activities as regards the application of this Regulation and provide all the necessary information upon request.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Approval authorities shall carry out their duties independently and impartially. They shall observe confidentiality where necessary in order to protect commercial secrets, unless it is in the public interest, subject to the obligation of information laid down in Article 9(3) in order to protect the interests of users in the Union.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission mayshall adopt implementing acts to lay down the common criteria to appoint, review and assess the approval authorities at national level. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 87(2).
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
When technical services are designated for the purposes of fulfilling the requirements of this Article, market surveillance authorities shall ensure that a different technical service is used from the one performing tests for the purpose of the original type-approval.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Market surveillance authorities shall require economic operators to make the documentation and information available as they consider necessary for the purpose of carrying out their activities. This shall include access to software, algorithms, engine control units and any other technical specifications necessary.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. For verifying emissions of vehicles, market surveillance authorities may make use of remote sensing technology to help identify highly polluting vehicle models for further investigation. In doing so, the authorities shall cooperate and coordinate their activities with authorities responsible for periodic technical inspections pursuant to Directive 2014/45/EU on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The cost of the market surveillance activities pursuant to this article shall be borne by the manufacturers of the vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units concerned.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. Market surveillance authorities shall carry out their duties independently and impartially. They shall observe confidentiality where necessary in order to protect commercial secrets, unless it is in the public interest, subject to the obligation of information laid down in Article 9(3) to the fullest extent necessary in order to protect the interests of users in the European Union.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 7
7. The Member States shall periodically review and assess the functioning of their surveillance activities. Such reviews and assessments shall be carried out at least every fourtwo years and the results thereof shall be communicated to the other Member States and, the Commission, the Forum and third parties upon request. The Member State concerned shall make a summary of the results accessible to the publicgeneral public in particular the number of those vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units that are not in conformity with this regulation together with the identity of the corresponding manufacturers.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The market surveillance authorities shall make publicly available, at least every two years, a summary report of the scope, scale and results of their market surveillance activities.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 10
10. The Commission mayshall adopt implementdelegated acts ing actscordance with Article 88, to lay down the criteria for setting out the scale, scope and frequency with which the compliance verification checks of samples taken referred to in paragraph 1 have to be performed. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 87(2) and criteria for the selection of the vehicles for testing.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Those tests and inspections may take placeshall be carried out on - new vehicles supplied by manufacturers or the economic operator as provided in paragraph 2 below. and - registered vehicles in agreement with the vehicle registration holder.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Manufacturers holding type- approvals or the economic operators shall, upon request, supply to the Commission a statistically relevant number of production vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units selected by the Commission that are fully representative for the vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units available for placing on the market under that type- approval and be as close as possible to the vehicle used in real world conditions. Those vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units shall be supplied for testing at the time and place and for the period the Commission may require.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Any remedy action taken by the Commission pursuant to its verification testing shall apply Union-wide and shall be implemented by the national authorities in a harmonised and consistent manner. Such Union corrective action may include uniform compensation to consumers if the original vehicles' performance was altered following the remedy action taken as well as financial compensation for any external negative impacts (air quality, public health, etc.).
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – title
Forum foron Enforcement and Exchange of Information on Enforcement
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall establish and chair a Forum foron Enforcement and Exchange of Information on Enforcement (‘the Forum’).
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
This Forum shall be composed of members appointed by the Member States, representatives of the Commission and the European Parliament. As observers, it shall include representatives of technical services, third-party testing organisations, safety and environment NGOs and consumer groups.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The Forum shall carry out joint audits of the national type-approval authorities every 3 years to verify they comply with the requirements of this Regulation and carry out their duties in an independent and rigorous manner. The audits shall include a verification of the national type approval procedures put in place, a random sample check of the type approvals issued and an on-site visit to a technical service under the responsibility of the reviewed authority. The Commission may participate in the audit and decide on its participation on the basis of a risk assessment analysis. If the audit demonstrates that the authority concerned has breached any of the requirements of this Regulation, it shall immediately take all steps necessary to bring its procedures back in compliance in line with the recommendations issued by the audit. The Forum shall have powers to levy sanctions on the authority concerned. Other Member States shall not recognise the type approvals issued to vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units by the authority concerned on their territory until full compliance with the requirements of this Regulation and the audit recommendations is put in place. The Forum shall coordinate market surveillance activities in line with Article 8 to avoid duplication and ensure cost- effectiveness. It shall in particular advise on the samples to be checked according to the principles of risk assessment and ensure the required number of vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units is surveyed by the market surveillance authorities annually across the Union.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 88 to lay down the composition, appointment process, detailed tasks, audit procedures, including sanctions, referred to in paragraph 2, working methods and rules of procedure of the Forum.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) following a reasoned request from an approval authority, provide that authority with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of production of a vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit, this shall include any technical specifications at type approval and access to software and algorithms as requested;
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) detailed technical descriptions and calibration specifications for all emission- related components (Base Emission Strategy)
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) a list of all defeat devices or any Auxiliary Emission Strategy, including a description of the parameters that are modified by any AES and the boundary conditions under which the AES operate, and indication of which AES and BES are likely to be active under all range of ambient conditions, detailed technical descriptions and calibration specifications, as well as a detailed justification of each defeat device that results in a reduction in effectiveness of the emission control system, and rationale for why it is not a defeat device prohibited under Article 5(2) of Regulation 715/2007,
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The approval authority and technical services shall have access to the software and algorithms of the vehicleafety and emissions-related software and hardware and to algorithms of the vehicle as well as an appropriate insight into the system development process of software and hardware, while taking into account their respective duties.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The manufacturer shall communicate to the approval authority and the technical service - in a standardised form - the version of the safety and emissions-related software at the time of the application for type-approval. In order to detect subsequent unlawful changes to the software, the technical service shall be entitled to mark the software by setting corresponding parameters.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The approval authority and the responsible technical service may, by reasoned request, also require the manufacturer to supply any additional information neededwhich is necessary to take a decision on which tests are required, or to facilitate the execution of those tests.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) the validity of the justification given for the installation of a defeat device in accordance with Art 5(2) of Regulation 715/2007
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The approval authority may refuse to approve a vehicle emissions control defeat device on the basis of the information included in the information folder by consideration of currently best available technology. The approval authority shall refuse to grant EU type-approval where it finds that a defeat devices has been unlawfully incorporated.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 88 to set out criteria according to which an application for one of the exceptions to the prohibition of vehicle emissions control defeat devices in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 is evaluated and conditions under which it may be approved or rejected.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. The manufacturer shall provide the approval authoritytechnical service with the vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units that are required under the relevant acts listed in Annex IV for the performance of the required tests.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
In the case of whole vehicle type- approval, the authorities shall ensure that the vehicles selected for testing will not lead to the results that are systematically divergent from the performance when those vehicles are operated under conditions that may reasonably be expected to be encountered in normal operation and use.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. An approval authority that has granted a whole-vehicle type-approval shall verify a statistically relevant number of samples of vehicles and certificates of conformity on their compliance with Articles 34 and 35 and shall verify that the data in the certificates of conformity are correct. An approval authority shall inspect every year at least 20% of all new car models which have been type- approved and produced.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4
4. In order to verify that a vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit conforms to the approved type, the approval authority that has granted the EU type-approval shall carry out checks or tests required for EU type-approval, applying best available testing technology, on samples taken at random at the premises of the manufacturer, including production facilities or dealership. These tests shall be carried out by a different technical service than the one that performed the original testing for the purpose of type-approval.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Member States shall ensure that there is no conflict of interest or commercial relationship between national authorities responsible for type approval and market surveillance activities, technical services and manufacturers as regards funding for the testing activities concerned.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall establish a national fee structure to cover the costs for their type-approvals and market surveillance activities as well as for activities, the type- approval testing and conformity of production testing and inspections carried out by the technical services they have designated.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 a (new)
Article 30 a Funding of market surveillance activities 1. Member States shall impose an administrative charge on manufacturers to cover the costs of national surveillance activities required by this Regulation. This charge shall be proportionate to the services required from national type approval and surveillance authorities and testing services to perform their tasks and duties in line with the provisions of this Regulation. For the purposes of the above paragraph, Member States shall levy manufacturers a charge of EUR 10 per each vehicle sold on their territory in a given year. The charge shall be collected at national level and used to cover the costs, in the following year, of market surveillance activities required pursuant to the provisions of this Regulation. 2. Member States shall notify annually the details of the fees collected and the annual total cost of surveillance testing performed as a result to the other Member States and the Commission via the Forum established in article 10. The first notification shall be effected on 1 January 2019 [date of entry into force of this Regulation + 1 year]. 3. The Commission may adopt implementing acts in order to update the annual amount referred to in paragraph 1. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 87(2).
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The amendment shall be designated a ‘revision’ where the approval authority finds that despite the change in the particulars recorded in the information package the concerned type of vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit continues to comply with the applicable requirements for this type and that, therefore, no inspections or tests need to be repeated. When evaluating such revisions, the approval authority shall take into account the results of relevant market surveillance activities pursuant to Article 8 of this Regulation.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the results of verification testing by either the Commission or the market surveillance authorities show non- conformity with any of the Union safety or environmental legislation;
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Where, in the course of that evaluation, the approval authority that granted the approval finds that the vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit does not comply with the requirements laid down in this Regulation, it shall require without delay the relevant economic operator to take all appropriate corrective measures to bring the vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit into compliance with those requirements, or take restrictive measures, either to immediately withdraw the vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit from the market, or to recall it within a reasonable period6 months, depending on the nature of the risk.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Member State mayshall refuse to register such vehicles until the economic operator has taken all appropriate corrective measures.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1
1. Where vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units accompanied by a certificate of conformity or bearing an approval mark do not conform to the approved type, or are not in conformity with this regulation or were approved on the basis of incorrect data, the approval authorities, market surveillance authorities or the Commission mayshall take the necessary restrictive measures in accordance with Article 21 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008, to prohibit or restrict the making available on the market, registration or entry into service on the market of non-compliant vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units, or to withdraw them from that market or to recall them, including the withdrawal of the type-approval by the approval authority that granted the EU type-approval, until the relevant economic operator has taken all appropriate corrective measures to ensure that vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units are brought into conformity.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 286 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 1
1. Where an approval authority or market surveillance authority finds that vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units are not in conformity with this Regulation or that the type-approval has been granted on the basis of incorrect data or that vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units accompanied by a certificate of conformity or bearing an approval mark do not conform to the approved type, it mayshall take all appropriate restrictive measures in accordance with Article 53(1).
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 299 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
The type-approval authority shall be peer- reviewed by two type-approval authorities of other Member States every two yearsaudited by the Forum every two years in accordance with provisions of Article 10.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
The Member StatesForum shall draw up the annual plan for the peer-reviewaudit, ensuring an appropriate rotation in respect of reviewing and reviewed type-approval authorities, and submit it to the Commission.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3
The peer-review shall includeaudit shall include a verification of the type approval procedures and correct implementation of the requirements of this Regulation, a random sample check of the type approvals issued and an on-site visit to a technical service under the responsibility of the reviewed authority. The Commission may participate in the review and decide on its participation on the basis of a risk assessment analysis.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 307 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
If the audit demonstrates that the authority has breached any requirements of this Regulation or the vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units are not in conformity with the type approvals it issued, the authority shall immediately take all steps necessary to bring its procedures in compliance. The Member States may decide not to recognise the type approvals issued to vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units by the authority concerned on their territory until full compliance with the requirements of this Regulation is achieved.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 2
2. A Member State may designate an approval authority as a technical service for one or more of the categories of activities referred to in paragraph 1. Where an approval authority is designated as a technical service and is financed by a Member State, or is subject to managerial and financial control by that Member State, Articles 72 to 85 and Appendices 1 and 2 to Annex V shall apply.deleted
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 3
3. A technical service shall be established under the national law of a Member State and have legal personality, except for an accredited in-house technical service of a manufacturer, as referred to in Article 76.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
A technical service shall be an independent third-party organiszation or body that is notthat has no legal ties to any manufacturer or parts supplier, nor has itself any involvedment in the process of design, manufacturing, supply or maintenance of the vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit it assesses, tests or inspects.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 322 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
An organisation or body belonging to a business association or professional federation representing undertakings that are involved in the design, manufacturing, supply or maintenance of the vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units that it assesses, tests or inspects, may be considered as fulfilling the requirements of the first subparagraph, provided that its independence and the absence of any conflict of interest are demonstrated to the designating approval authority of the relevant Member State.deleted
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) the in-house technical service shall be audited according to the provisions of Article 77;
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 332 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 3
3. An in-house technical service does not need toshall be notified to the Commission for the purposes of Article 78, but information concerning its accreditation shall be given by the manufacturer of which it forms part or by the national accreditation body to the type-approval authority at the request of that authorityas set out in Article 78.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 12
12. The approval authority that intends to be designated as a technical service in accordance with Article 72(2) shall document compliance with the requirements of this Regulation through an assessment conducted by independent auditors. Those auditors shall not belong to the same approval authority and shall comply with the requirements laid down in Appendix 2 of Annex V.deleted
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties for infringement by economic operators and technical services of their obligations laid down in the Articles of this Regulation, in particular Articles 11 to 19 and 72 to 76, 84 and 85 and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. In particular the penalties shall be proportionate to the number of non-compliant vehicles registered in the concerned Member State market, or the number of non-compliant systems, components or separate technical unit made available on the concerned Member State market.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 339 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) falsifying test results for type- approval; or surveillance testing
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) use of illegal defeat devices
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 343 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 90 a (new)
Article 90 a Online Portal 1. The Commission shall establish an online portal for exchange of information on EU type-approvals between type- approval authorities, market surveillance authorities, Commission and third parties. 2. Commission, via the Forum referred to in Article 9, shall oversee the portal, in particular the maintenance of the type-approvals database, including regular updates, coordination of input information with relevant authorities and data security and confidentiality. 3. In the case of type-approvals, the database shall include the information required in Annexes I and III of this Regulation. Third parties shall have unlimited access to at least information contained in Certificates of conformity in line with Annex IX of this Regulation, as well as all at least the following information for independent third-party testing: (a) Test vehicle mass/weight (b) Test vehicle rolling resistance (c) Test temperature (d) Aerodynamic drags (e) Road load coefficients (f) CO2 emissions in gCO2/km at type approval (g) Auxiliary equipment used during testing (air conditioning, audio & media, other accessories) (h) Tyre details (model, manufacture, size & pressure) (i) Vehicle specific gear shift points (j) Driver mode in which the vehicle was 4. National authorities responsible for type-approval and market surveillance shall without delay update the database every time a new type-approval is issued or withdrawn, and every time non- conformity with this Regulation is found or any remedy action taken. 5. National authorities and Commission shall draw on existing portals, such as the EU Rapid Warning System (RAPEX) and the Information and Communication System on Market Surveillance (ICSMS) to ensure coordination, consistency and accuracy of the information provided to consumers and third parties. 6. The portal shall include a tool for consumers and other third parties to report independent third-party test results, faulty reports and any complaints about the performance of vehicles, systems, components, and separate technical units, including safety, environmental and fuel consumption performance. This tool shall be taken into account when choosing vehicles to be tested for the purposes of Article 8. 7. The portal shall be operational no later than 31 December 2019.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 346 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EC) 715/2007
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraphs 1a and 1db(new)
(3a) in Article 5, the following subparagraphs are added to paragraph 2: 'Manufacturers seeking EU type-approval for a vehicle using a BES, AES or defeat device, as defined in this Regulation or Regulation 2016/646/EU, shall provide the type-approval authority with all information, including technical justification, that may be reasonably required by the type-approval authority to determine whether the BES or AES is a defeat device and whether a derogation to the prohibition on the use of defeat devices under Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) 715/2007 is applicable. The approval authority shall not grant EU type-approval until it has completed its assessment and has determined that the type of vehicle is not equipped with a prohibited defeat device in accordance with this Article and Regulation (EC) No 692/2008.'.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation shall not invalidate any whole-vehicle type-approval or EU type-approval granted to vehicles or to systems, components or separate technical units before [PO: please insert the date of application as mentioned in Article 98]1 January 2018.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 3
3. The validity of whole-vehicle type- approvals referred to in paragraph 1 shall terminate at the latest on [PO: please insert the date, which should be the date of application as mentioned in Article 98 + 5 years]1 January 2023 and approval authorities may only renew those whole-vehicle type-approvals in accordance with the provisions of Article 33 of this Regulation.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 354 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 1
1. By 31 December 20xx [PO: please insert the year, which should be the year of application as mentioned in Article 98 + 5 years]23, Member States shall inform the Commission of the application of the type- approval and market surveillance procedures laid down in this Regulation.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 355 #
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI