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33 Amendments of Nicola DANTI related to 2016/0014(COD)

Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) This Regulation lays down the substantive technical and administrative type-approval requirements for motor vehicles of categories M and N and their trailers (category O), and for the systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles with a view to ensuring an adequate high level of safety and environmental performance. These categories cover motor vehicles for the carriage of passengers, motor vehicles for the carriage of goods, and their trailers, respectively.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) This Regulation should establish an independent motor vehicle type- approval and market surveillance agency with Union-wide responsibility for all matters relating to the type approval of motor vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units and with specific authority to designate and approve, on a case-by-case basis and at the request of manufacturers, the Member State type- approval authorities and technical services that are to carry out the necessary type-approval procedures in accordance with this Regulation. That agency should make sure that the conformity of production requirements applied by motor vehicle manufacturers are met in full and should carry out transparent and effective surveillance of the market.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) The rules on Union market surveillance and control of products entering the Union market provided for in Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 apply to motor vehicles and their trailers, and to systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles without preventing Member States from choosing the competent authorities to carry out those tasks. Market surveillance may be a competence shared between different national authorities to take account of the national market surveillance systems in the Member States established under Regulation (EC) No 765/2008. Effective coordination and monitoring at Union and national levels should guarantee that approval and market surveillance authorities enforce the new type-approval and market surveillance framework.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 294 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) In order to ensure and continually improve a high level of vehicle functional safety, the protection of vehicle's occupants and other road users, and environmental protection, the introduction of new technologies based on technical and scientific progress should be facilitated by limiting the required test and documentation for granting EU type approval of such technologies.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 321 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
(40) Member States should lay down rules on penalties for the infringements of this Regulation and ensure that those rules are implemented. Those penalties should be effective, proportionate and, dissuasive and guarantee that the consumer receives a fair compensation. Member States shall report the imposed penalties to the Commission annually, to monitor the coherence of the implementation of these provisions.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. For the following vehicles and machinery, the manufacturer may apply for type-approval or individual vehicle approval under this Regulation, provided that those vehicles fulfil the substantivall the requirements of this Regulation:
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 338 #
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 parameters 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 encountered either during normal vehicle operation or outside the type-approval test procedures;
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
(11a) 'the European Agency for type approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles' means the central European independent authority, with the responsibility of all aspects of the type- approval process of a vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit and for carrying out the market surveillance in the European Union;
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 343 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12
(12) 'approval authority' means the authority or authorities of a Member State, notified to the Commission by that Member State,designated by the European Agency for type approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and mandated, on a case- by-case basis, by the European Agency with the competences for all aspects of the type- approval of a vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit, or of the individual vehicle approval, for the authorisation process for parts and equipment, for issuing and, if appropriate, withdrawing or refusing approval certificates, for acting as the contact point for the approval authorities of the other Member States, for designating the technical services, and for ensuring that the obligations regarding the conformity of production of the manufacturer are met;
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 350 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 36
(36) ‘technical service’ means an organisation or body designated by the approval authorityEuropean Agency for type approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles as a testing laboratory to carry out tests, or as a conformity assessment body to carry out the initial assessment and other tests or inspections;
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 361 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a Establishing an European Agency for type approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles The Commission shall establish an European independent agency for type approval and market surveillance, which will have the responsibility for: (1) all aspects of the type-approval process of a vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit, or of the individual vehicle approval and for the authorisation process for parts and equipment; (2) designating the approval authorities of the Member States and the authorized technical services and mandate them, on a case-by-case basis, with the competences for the type- approval and authorisation processes; (3) ensuring that the obligations regarding the conformity of production of the manufacturer are met; (4) carrying out the market surveillance of motor vehicles in the European Union. The Commission shall establish the Agency no later than 18 months after this legislation enter into force.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 544 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Each year representatives of the Forum shall present to the European Parliament a general report on the Forum's activities. The European Parliament or the Council may also ask at any time for a hearing of representatives of the Forum on any subject related to the Forum's activities.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 550 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Its advisory tasks shall comprise inter alia the promotion of good practices, the exchange of information on enforcement problems, cooperation, development of working methods and tools, development of an electronic information exchange procedure, evaluation of harmonised enforcement projects, penalties and joint inspections.:
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 551 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a (new)
(a) the promotion of good practices, the exchange of information on enforcement, evaluation of harmonised enforcement projects.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 552 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b (new)
(b) the development of a portal for civil society and consumer organisations to report their concerns and complaints about motor vehicle performance characteristic. Such information should also be used by the agency for assessing which vehicles should undergo conformity and verification checks.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 553 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point c (new)
(c) the exchange of information and advice with regard to state-of-the art technologies for the purpose of ensuring that Member States, type approval authorities and technical services are fully up to date on new technology available on the market.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 554 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point d (new)
(d) informing Member States of the conformity and verification checks undertaken by the agency as described in Article 5b.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 555 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point e (new)
(e) All recommendations agreed upon by the Forum shall be made public. They shall be agreed on by a simple majority.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 559 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
In order to carry out the activities referred to in Article 10 paragraph 2, subparagraph 2, the Forum shall at least twice per year invite representatives of technical services, third-party testing organisations, safety and environment NGOs, consumer groups, research groups and industry, for the purpose of their participation in the Forum's work under this Regulation Representatives invited to meetings of the Forum shall include a broad, representative and balanced range of Union and national bodies representing relevant stakeholders. The meetings referred to in paragraph 1 may be complemented by additional joint working groups within the Forum made up of representatives from Member States and representatives from the private sector and civil society. Members or other representatives of the European Parliament shall be invited to any of the meetings covered by this Article, either as participants or observers, as appropriate. The names of the representatives attending, the agenda and the minutes of the meetings referred to in this Article shall be published on the Commission' website, until the Agency is established.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 583 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. When applying for an EU type approval, the manufacturers shall demonstrate that the design of vehicles, systems components and separate technical units does not incorporate strategies that unnecessarily reduce the performance exhibited during relevant test procedure when the vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units are operated under conditions that may reasonably be expected to be encountered in normal operation and use.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 627 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Where a vehicle, system, component, separate technical unit, part or equipment presents a seriousny kind of risk, the importer shall immediately provide detailed information on the seriousany kind of risk to the manufacturer and, the approval and market surveillance authorities of the Member States in which the vehicle, system, component, separate technical unit, part or equipment has been placed on the market and the Agency.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 660 #
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);
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 661 #
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;
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 667 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The approval authority and technical services shall have access to the software, 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.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 675 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The approval authority may, by reasonedand the responsible technical service may, by request, also require the manufacturer to supply any additional information needed, to take a decision on which tests are required, or to facilitate the execution of those tests. Any future software or calibration update, which has an effect on the approved features of the vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit within the scope of this Regulation, shall be reported to the approval authority on a regular basis. The approval authority shall decide on a case- by-case basis if such a software or calibration change requires additional scientific evidence and proof of conformity from the manufacturer. The approval authority and the responsible technical service 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 5b(4) in order to protect the interests of users in the Union. 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.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 681 #
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;
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 704 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. 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.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 839 #
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.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 974 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 3
3. A technical service shall be established on the territory of the type- approval authority 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. A technical service contracted to type approval may not be an internal technical service of a manufacturer.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 978 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
A technical service shall be an independent third-party organisation or body that is nothas 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.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 1094 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) falsifying test results for type- approval or market surveillance;
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 1095 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) where it is established, by means of tests or inspections for compliance purposes, or alternative means, that vehicles, components, systems or separate technical units do not comply with the type-approval requirements laid down in this Regulation or any of the regulatory acts listed in Annex IV or that the type approval has been granted on the basis of incorrect data.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 1103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Where it is established that vehicles, components, systems or separate technical units do not comply with the type-approval requirements laid down in this Regulation or any of the regulatory acts listed in Annex IV, economic operators should be liable for any damage caused to owners of affected vehicles as a result of non-compliance.
2016/10/18
Committee: IMCO