Activities of Francisco GUERREIRO related to 2022/0365(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval of motor vehicles and engines and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7) and repealing Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009
Amendments (19)
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Furthermore, the current emission limits were adopted in 2007 for light-duty vehicles and for heavy-duty vehicles in 2009. Both emission limits were adopted on the basis of the then available technology. Since then, technology has advanced and the level of emissions achieved with a combination of current technologies is much lower than that achieved more than 15 years ago. That technological progress should be reflected in emission limits based on state-of-the-art existing technology and knowledge of pollution controls and for all relevant pollutants. Emission limits laid down in this Regulation should align with the pollution standards laid down in [COM/2022/542] final recast proposal requirements of the Revision of the Ambient Air Quality Directive and the air quality objectives of the Zero Pollution Action Plan.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Non-exhaust emissions consist of particles including, but not limited to, airborne particles emitted by tyres and brakes of vehicles. Emissions from tyres is estimated to be the largest source of microplastics to the environment. As shown in the Impact Assessment, it is expected that by 2050, non-exhaust emissions will constitute up to 90% of all particles emitted by road transport, because exhaust particles will diminish due to vehicle electrification. Those non-exhaust emissions should therefore be measured and limited. The Commission should prepare a reporBy the end of 2024, the Commission should adopt a method for the measurement onf tyre abrasion by the end of 2024 to review the measurement methods and state-of- the-art in order to propose tyrelimits, based on the UN measurement method, if available and where appropriate, or based on other existing state-of-the-art methods, should the UN method not be available. By the same date, the Commission should also adopt tyre abrasion limits compatible with the Union’s objective to reduce microplastics released into the environment by 30% by 2030 and based on state-of-the-art abrasion limitrates.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Vehicles with traction batteries, including plugin hybrids and battery electric vehicles, contribute to the decarbonisation of the road transport sector. In order to gain and increase consumer trust in such vehicles, they should be performant and durable. It is therefore important to require that traction batteries retain a good part of their initial capacity after many years of use. That is of particular importance to buyers of second hand electric vehicles to ensure that the vehicle will continue to perform as expected. Monitors of the battery state-of- health should therefore be required for all vehicles that use traction batteries. In addition minimum performance requirements for battery durability of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles should be introduced, taking into account the UN Global Technical Regulation 2247 . __________________ 47 United Nations Global Technical Regulation on In-vehicle Battery Durability for Electrified Vehicles, UN GTR 22
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Tampering of vehicles to remove or deactivate parts of the pollution control systems is a well-known problem. Such practice leads to uncontrolled emissions and should be prevented. Tampering of the odometer, leads to false mileage and hampers the proper in-service control of a vehicle. It is therefore of the utmost importance to guarantee the highest possible security protection of those systems, complete with security certificates and appropriate anti-tampering protection to ensure that neither pollution control systems nor the vehicle odometer can be tampered with. Moreover, national authorities should sanction operators of tampered vehicles by levying administrative fines of €30,000 per vehicle.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In case the Commission makes a proposal for registering after 2035 new light-duty vehicles running exclusively on CO2 neutral fuels outside theVehicles running exclusively on CO2 neutral fuels are not included within the scope of this Regulation. Such vehicles do not exist commercially today and the production of the fuels are at a premature phase of their development in terms of usage in road transport. Further research is required in order to firstly understand whether such vehicles can be produced and exclusively used in a viable, measurable and enforceable manner and secope of the CO2 fleet standards, and in conformity with Union law and the Union’s climate neutrality objective, this Regulation will need to be amended to include the possibility to type approve such vehicles. ndly in order to understand the wider economic, social and environmental impacts of such vehicles and the fuels. In addition, existing exploratory research indicates the cost of production of such vehicles and fuels would mean extremely high costs being put on manufacturers and consumers alike, both in the present day and in the future, which in turn demands an impact assessment of their likely commercial uptake as part of this holistic assessment.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) It is important to grant Member States, national type-approval authorities and economic operators enough time to prepare for the application of the new rules introduced by this Regulation. The date of application should therefore be deferred. While for light duty vehicles the date of application should be as soon as technically possible, for heavy duty vehicles and trailers the date of application may be further delayed by two years, since the transition to zero- emission vehicles will be longer for heavy duty vehicle but should be as soon as technically possible to bring about the greatest environmental benefits.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 29
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 29
(29) ‘tyre abrasion’ means the mass of tyre material lostseparated from the tyre due to the abrasion process and emitted to the environment in the form of microplastics, including, but not limited to, airborne particles;
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8
Article 4 – paragraph 8
8. The manufacturer shall prevent the possibility of exploiting vulnerabilities referred to in paragraph 7. When such a vulnerability is found, the manufacturer shall immediately remove the vulnerability, by software update, hardware update, or any other appropriate means. The manufacturer shall not pass the costs of the vulnerability removal onto the consumers and shall provide adequate compensation to them. This shall not prevent consumers to rely on remedies as set under applicable Union or national law.
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8
Article 6 – paragraph 8
8. For vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units presenting a serious risk or non-compliance with the requirements laid down in this regulation, manufacturers shall immediately take the necessary corrective measures, including repairs or modifications of those vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units as appropriate, to ensure compliance with this regulation. Manufacturers or any other economic operator shall immediately withdraw it from the market or recall it, as appropriate. The manufacturer shall immediately inform the type approval authority that granted the type-approval of the non-conformity with appropriate details.
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Manufacturers shall issue the environmental vehicle passport (EVP) for each vehicle andwhich shall be available to consumers at the point of sale, as well as deliver that passport to the purchaser of the vehicle together with the vehicle, extracting the relevant data from sources such as the certificate of conformity and the type-approval documentation. The manufacturer shall ensure that EVP data are available for display in the vehicle electronic systems and can be transmitted from on- to off- board.
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. When performing tests, checks and inspections, national authorities and testing centres shall update the environmental vehicle passport (EVP) with up-to-date values with regard to the information mentioned in Article 3(71) of this Regulation.
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. National authorities shall, during in-service conformity or market surveillance checks, verify whether manufacturers of vehicles have correctly installed excess emissions driver warning systems, low-reagent driver warning systems and whether vehicles can be tampered. Tampering which results in non-conformity of vehicles with the emission limits set out in Annex I of this Regulation shall lead to the adoption of appropriate corrective measures, including recalls, to bring to an end non- compliance. In addition to the corrective measures, national authorities shall be able to impose administrative fines of 30 000 euros per vehicles to the economic operator.
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission or third parties, in accordance with Article 9 and 13(10) of Regulation (EU) 2018/858, mayshall perform in-service conformity and market surveillance checks set out in Tables 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 of Annex V, to verify compliance of vehicles, components and separate technical units with this Regulation.
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. When performing the checks, the Commission or third parties shall update the environmental vehicle passport (EVP) with up-to-date values with regard to the information mentioned in Article 3 (71) of this Regulation.
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. Tests to prove compliance with the requirements of Article 4 shall be applied by manufacturers and national authorities as specified in Annex V. Tests to prove compliance with the requirements of Article 4 mayshall be applied by the Commission and third parties also as specified in Annex V. Where necessary, Commission and third parties may undertake additional testings that are not specified in the Annex V to verify and ensure compliance with the requirements of this Regulation.
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 54 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Regulation (EC) 595/2009 is repealed with effect from 1 July 20275.
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from 1 July 2025 for M1, N1 vehicles and components and separate technical units for those vehicles and from 1 July 2027, for M2, M3, N2, N3 vehicles and components and separate technical units for those vehicles and O3, O4 trailers.
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3