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58 Amendments of Seb DANCE 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 106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that market surveillance authorities may, where they consider it necessary and justified, be entitled to enter the premises of economic operators without prior notice and seize the necessary samples of vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units for the purposes of compliance testing.
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 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 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 141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. Where the market surveillance authorities of one Member State decide to withdraw a vehicle, system, component and separate technical unit from the market in accordance with Article 49(5), they shall inform the economic operator concerned and where applicable the relevant approval authority.
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 162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Those tests and inspections may also take place on registered vehicles in agreement with the vehicle registration holder.deleted
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 172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. Vehicle manufacturers shall make public data which are needed for the purpose of compliance verification testing by third parties, including 'road load test data'. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts in order to define the data to be made public and the conditions for such publication, subject to the protection of commercial secrets and the preservation of personal data pursuant to Union and national legislation. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 87(2).
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 195 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
All decisions taken and recommendations agreed upon by the Forum shall be made public including on recalls.
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 202 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. When applying for 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 procedures 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.
2016/09/15
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 220 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4
4. The EU type-approval for the final stage of completion shall be granted only after the approval authority has verified that the type of vehicle approved at the final stage meets at the time of the approval all applicable technical requirements. Verification shall include a documentary check of all requirements covered by an EU type-approval for an incomplete type of vehicle granted in the course of a multi-stage procedure, even where granted for a different category of vehicle. It shall also include verification that performance of the systems that were granted type approval separately is still in conformity with those type approvals when incorporated into a whole vehicle.
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 243 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. The required tests shall be performed on those vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units that are strictly representative of the type to be approved.
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 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 251 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 5
5. An approval authority that has granted an EU type-approval and establishes that the manufacturer no longer produces the vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units in conformity with the approved type, or establishes that the certificates of conformity no longer comply with Articles 34 and 35, even though production is continued, shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the procedure for conformity of production is followed correctly and immediately brought back into compliance or withdraw the 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 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 289 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The approval authority shall carry out an evaluation to verify whether the proposed remedies are sufficient and timely enough, and it shall communicate the remedies that it has approved to the approval authorities of the other Member States and to the Commission without delay and make publically available a full report of the evaluation findings and proposed remedies.
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 310 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 9
9. The outcome of the peer-reviewaudit shall be communicated to all Member States and, to the Commission and third parties upon request, a summary report of the outcome shall be made publicly available. ItThe Forum shall be discussed by the Forum established in Article 10 and evaluate the results onf the basis of an assessment of this outcome carried out by the Commissaudits and shall ensure that the recommendations and issue recommendationsre implemented.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 10
10. The Member States shall provide information to the Commission and the other Member States on how it has addressed the recommendations in the peer-reviewaudit report.
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 335 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Representatives of the type-approval authorities of at least two other Member States shall, in coordination with the type- approval authority of the Member State in which the applicant technical service is established, and together with a representative of the Commission, form a joint assessment team and participate in the assessment of the applicant technical service, including the on-site assessment and witnessing the actual type-approval tests. The designating type-approval authority of the Member State where the applicant technical service is established shall give those representatives timely access to the documents necessary to assess the applicant technical service.
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