Activities of Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS related to 2017/0291(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2009/33/EU on the promotion of clean and energy-efficient road transport vehicles
Amendments (22)
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Union is committed to a sustainable, competitive, secure and decarbonised energy system19 . The Energy Union and the Energy and Climate Policy Framework for 2020 to 203020 establish ambitious commitments for the Union to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40 % by 2030 as compared with 1990, to increase the proportion of renewable energy consumed by at least 2735 %, to make energy savings of at least 2735 %, and to improve the Union’s energy security, competitiveness and sustainability. _________________ 19 European Council Conclusions of 24 October 2014. 20 Commission Communication on a policy framework for climate and energy from 2020 to 2030 (COM(2014)0013) amended by the European Parliament in its First Reading of 17 January 2018.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In its European Strategy for Low- Emission Mobility21 the Commission announced that in order to meet the Union's commitments at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) held in Paris in 2015, the decarbonisation of the transport sector must be accelerated and that therefore greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutant emissions from transport should be firmly on the path towards zero-emissionnet zero by mid- century at the latest. Moreover, emissions of air pollutants from transport that are harmful to health need to be significantly reduced without delay. This can be achieved by an array of policy initiatives, including the use of public procurement of clean vehicles. _________________ 21 COM( 2016) 501 final.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) As was announced in the Commission's Communication “Europe on the Move: an agenda for a socially fair transition towards clean, competitive and connected mobility for all"23 this proposal forms part of a second package of proposals, which will contribute to the Union's drive towards low-emission mobility. This package, which is presented in the Commission's Communication "Delivering on low-emission mobility - A European Union that protects the planet, empowers its consumers, and defends its industry and workers" includes a combination of supply- and demand- oriented measures to put the EU on a path towards low-emission mobility and at the same time strengthen the competitiveness of the EU's mobility eco-system. _________________ 23The promotion of sustainable vehicles should be done in parallel with the further development of public transport, as the fastest and most cost-efficient way to reduce the number of vehicles on the road and consequently to improve air quality and reduce emissions. _________________ 23 COM (2017) 283 final. COM (2017) 283 final.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) In order to be consistent with the objectives of sustainability, batteries should be produced with the minimum environmental impacts inside and outside the Union, especially regarding the process of extraction of material used for the building of the batteries. The greenhouse gas emissions during all the production process should be taken into account. The Commission should come forward, in line with the revision of Directive 2006/66/EC, with ambitious objectives of recyclability of batteries.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Public authorities, through their procurement policy for new vehicles and for the retrofitting of existing ones, can establish and support markets for innovative goods and services. Directives 2014/24/EU24 and 2014/25/EU25 set out minimum harmonised public procurement rules harmonising the way public authorities and certain public utility operators purchase goods, works and services. In particular, they set overall thresholds for the volume of contracts to be subject to Union legislation, which also apply to the Clean Vehicles Directive. _________________ 24 OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 65 - 242. 25 OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 243 – 374.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) While acknowledging the fact that there is a definite need to increase ultra- low emission vehicle uptake, in order to achieve a wide and sustainable effect and to reduce overall transport emissions all along the vehicle life-cycle, it is clear that the emission threshold approach (combined CO2and air pollutant tailpipe emissions) should be enhanced with the so-called "well-to-wheel" and “life-cycle” schemes in order to assess the environmental performance of vehicles in a more realistic way. Therefore, the Commission should take the necessary steps to develop and use that methodology in its future proposals, which could provide a more accurate and technology- neutral approach, further contributing to the uptake of sustainable vehicles while facilitating the achievement of the targets by Member States.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Extending the scope of the Directive by including practices such as lease, rental and, hire-purchase and retrofitting of vehicles, as well as contracts for public road transport services, special purpose road transport passenger services, non- scheduled passenger transport and hire of buses and coaches with drivers as well as specific postal and courier services and, waste refusal services and construction and excavation machinery ensures that all relevant procurement practices are covered.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Light-duty and heavy-duty vehicles are used for different purposes and have different levels of market maturity, and it would be beneficial that public procurement provisions acknowledge these differences. The Impact Assessment illustrated the added value of adopting an approach based on alternative fuels until technology-neutral requirements for CO2 emissions from heavy-duty vehicles have been set at Union level, which the Commission intends to propose in the future, and taking into account that not all alternative fuels represent a sustainable solution in a medium and long term perspective. Therefore, the focus should be on electric vehicles supplied by 100% renewable energy. The Impact Assessment further recognised that markets for low- and zero- emission urban buses are characterised by increased market maturity, whereas markets for low- and zero- emission trucks are at an earlier stage of market development and, consequently, in the latter case greater efforts need to be made.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Setting minimum targets for clean vehicle procurement by 2025 and by 2030 at Member State level should contribute tois key for ensuring policy certainty for markets where investments in low- and zero-emission mobility are warranted. The minimum targets support market creation throughout the Union. They provide time for the adjustment of public procurement processes and give a clear market signal. The Impact Assessment notes that Member States increasingly set targets, depending on their economic capacity and how serious the problem is. Different targets should be set for different Member States in accordance with their economic capacity (Gross Domestic Product per capita) and exposure to pollution (urban population density). Minimum procurement targets should be complemented by the obligation of the contracting authorities, entities and operators to consider relevant energy and environmental aspects in all their procurement procedures. The Territorial Impact Assessment of this amended Directive illustrated that the impact will be evenly distributed among regions in the Union. Member States are, however, encouraged to apply more ambitious targets at local, regional and national level.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Life-cycle costing is an important tool for contracting authorities and entities to cover energy and environmental costs during the life-cycle of a vehicle, including the cost of greenhouse gas emission and other pollutant emissions on the basis of a relevant methodology to determine their monetary value. Given the scarce use of the methodology for the calculation of operational lifetime costs under Directive 2009/33/EU and the information provided by contracting authorities and entities on the use of own methodologies tailored to their specific circumstances and needs, there should be no methodology mandatory to use, but contracting authorities, contracting entities or operators should be able to choose any life-costing methodology in order to support their procurement processes. The Commission will deliver a comprehensive assessment of the state of art of existing methodologies in the EU by 2020.
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) In order to maximise the impact of investments, mobility and urban planning need to be better coordinated through tools such as the sustainable urban mobility plans (SUMPs). SUMPs are plans that are developed across individual policy areas and in cooperation with different levels of governance combining different transport modes, road safety, freight delivery, mobility management and intelligent transport systems. The application of SUMPs should be an important element to be considered when financing EU projects in the area of urban transport, including in the implementation of this amended Directive. In this context, the Commission should provide the competent authorities with the necessary advisory and technical support in the development of SUMPs, taking full account of the principle of subsidiarity.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2009/33/EC
Title
Title
Directive 2009/33/EU on the promotion of clealow-emission road transport vehicles in support of low-emission mobilitymobility in sustainable public procurement
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
(1a) In Article 2, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: Member States may exempt from the requirements laid down in this Directive contracts for the purchase of vehicles referred to in Article 2(3) of Directive 2007/46/EC only, which are not subject to type approval or individual approval on their territory. (AM to the original text of the Directive. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32009 L0033&from=EN)
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 3
Article 3
This Directive shall apply to contracts for the purchase, lease, rent or, hire-purchase or retrofitting of road transport vehicles by:
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 4 – point 4 – point a
Article 4 – point 4 – point a
(a) a vehicle of category L, M1 or M2 with a maximum tail-pipe emission expressed in CO2g/km and real driving pollutant emissions below a percentage of the applicable emission limits as referred to in Table 2 in the Annex , or;
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) a vehicle of category M3, N2 or N3 with a maximum tail-pipe emission expressed inCO2 g/km as defined in Table 3 in the Annex .
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
(5a) The following Article 5a is inserted: "Article 5a Hardware retrofitting 1. Where the objectives for ambient air quality laid down in Directive 2008/50/EC are not met, Member States shall establish a multi-level retrofitting platform gathering local authorities, business community and any other relevant stakeholders to discuss and implement at the latest by 31 December 2020 hardware retrofitting action plans for M3, N2, and N3 vehicles in order to comply with the limit values and critical levels and attain the target values and long-term objectives as laid down in Directive 2008/50/EC. 2. The Commission shall support the Member States, local authorities and concerned operators by providing guidance on the use of different funds for hardware retrofitting under the current and future Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), such as the European Structural and Investment Funds or the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). 3. Hardware retrofitting for vehicles of category M3, N2, N3 shall be eligible to contribute to the targets set out in Table 5 until 31 December 2021."
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a directive
ANNEX 1
ANNEX 1
Directive 2009/33/EC
Annex – Table 1
Annex – Table 1
Table 1: Common Procurement Vocabulary codes referred to in Article 3 CPV Code Description 60112000-6 Public road transport services 60130000-8 Special-purpose road passenger-transport services 60140000-1 Non-scheduled passenger transport 60172000-3 Hire of buses and coaches with driver 90511000-2 Refuse collection services 60160000-7 Mail transport by road 601601000-74 Mail transport by road 60161000-4 Parcel transport services Parcel transport services 64121100-1 Mail delivery services 64121200-2 Parcel delivery services 60120000-5 Taxi services 60170000-0 Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver 60171000-7 Hire of passenger cars with driver 60181000-0 Hire of trucks with driver 60180000-3 Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver 90511100-3 Urban solid-refuse collection services 90511200-4 Household-refuse collection services 90511300-5 Litter collection services 90511400-6 Paper collecting services 43211000-5 Bulldozers 43260000-3 Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders, and mining machinery 43262000-7 Excavating machinery 43300000-6 Construction machinery and equipment
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a directive
ANNEX 1
ANNEX 1
Directive 2009/33/EC
Annex – Table 2
Annex – Table 2
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a directive
ANNEX 1
ANNEX 1
Directive 2009/33/EC
Annex – Table 3
Annex – Table 3
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a directive
ANNEX 1
ANNEX 1
Directive 2009/33/EC
Annex – Table 4
Annex – Table 4
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a directive
ANNEX 1
ANNEX 1
Directive 2009/33/EC
Annex – Table 5
Annex – Table 5