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REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 96/53/EC laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic
Amendments (53)
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) By streamlining and clarifying the rules on weights and dimensions of road transport heavy-duty vehicles, it is necessary to address the energy and operational inefficiencies of cross-border transport operations, provide strong incentives to operators for the uptake of zero-emission technologies while facilitating the use of the existing energy- saving solutions, and further support intermodal freight transport operations. To minimise administrative burdens, prevent distortion of competition and, reduce risks to road safety and the damage of road infrastructure, and avoid reverse modal shift, certain requirements as to the use of heavier and longer vehicles should be harmonised and enforcement of the rules in force should be strengthened.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The provisions of Directive 96/53/EU complement Council Directive 92/106/EEC41 as regards promoting and supporting the growth of intermodal transport. The definition of intermodal transport operation should therefore be aligned with the terminology applied in Directive 92/106/EEC, in order to allow lorries, trailers and semi-trailers used in intermodal operations to benefit from the same extra weight allowances as in cases of road vehicles carrying containers or swap bodies and used in containerised intermodal transport. Such weight incentive should encourage road transport operators to engage also in non- containerised intermodal transport. combined transport operations. __________________ 41 Council Directive 92/106/EEC of 7 December 1992 on the establishment of common rules for certain types of combined transport of goods between Member States (OJ L 368, 17.12.1992, p. 38).
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) European Modular Systems (EMS) have been used and trialled at, commonly referred to as 'gigaliners' or 'monster trucks', are trucks usually significantly leongther and heave proven to be an intier than othere sting solution to improve the economic and energy efficiency of transport operations, while ensuring road safety and protection of infrastructure, thanks to their confinement to adequate parts of the road networks. Given national speciandard heavy duty vehicles. Research shows there are safety risks associated with longer and heavier trucks, particularly in collisions where the likelihood of death or serious injury is much higher compared to shorter and lighter trucks, while there are also difficiulties, differen when it economic interests, transportation needs and diverse transport infrastructure capacities in Member States, they are best placed to assess and authorise the circulation of EMS on their territories. At the same time, to enlarge the positive socio-economic and environmental impacts of the use of EMS, it is crucial to remove unnecessary barriers to their use in cross-border operations betwemes to visibility, parking and overtaking. There may also be under-explored negative behavioural effects of a shift to longer and heavier trucks because the heightened real and perceived risk discourages vulnerable road users such as cyclists from using infrastructure where such vehicles are present. Due to EMS often nbeighbouring Member States that allow such vehicle combinations on their territories, without limitation in the number of borders crossed as long as they comply with the maximum authorised weights and dimensions for EMS established by Member States within ng much heavier and longer than standard trucks the impact assessment also identifies substantial costs linked to having to adapt and maintain roads, bridges, tunnels, parking and other associated maintenance costs. EMS also pose a threat to otheir respective territories. This is to ensure that EMS used in cross-border operations comply with the common lowest weight and dimension limit for EMS applicable in those Member Statesmore sustainable non-road forms of freight transportation such as rail and waterborne modes due to the greater payload potential and this in turn risks reverse modal shift. In the interests of safety of operations, transparency and legal clarity, common conditions should therefore be established for the circulation of EMS in national and international traffic, includingtraffic. These should include provisions to avoid competition with other more sustainable modes of transport including rail and waterborne transport; safety measures such as improved driver training and alerts for dangerous weather conditions; cost coverage for road infrastructure; providing clear information on the weights and dimensions limits for EMS and on the parts of the road network compatible with the specifications of such vehicles,; and monitoring the impacts of the use of EMS on road safety, on the road infrastructure, on modal cooperation, as well asnd on the environmental impacts of European Modular Systems on the transport system, including the impacts on modal share. Additionally, requirements to limit their use to certain roads and to intermodal operations and, as of a certain date, that such vehicles be zero-emission, should also be imposed. Given the aforementioned risks associated with permitting heavier and longer vehicles, Member States should be required to submit a reasoned request to the Commission before authorising the circulation of such vehicles, and the Commission should evaluate whether the conditions have been met before granting authorisation for the circulation of EMS.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Member States should continue to be allowed to run trials on a temporary basis. Indeed, new technologies allowing for in-motion charging, such as solar panels, pantographs and electric roads, or the progressive introduction of EMS in Member States, may require exceeding the maximum weights and dimensions in a testing environment, including in cross- border sections of the road network. Therefore, Member States should continue to be allowed to conduct such trials and be able to test the compatibility of new technologies and concepts across borders. The temporary and innovative nature of trials needs to be clarified by setting up a maximum period of time to conduct them. At the same time, the number of trials of new technologies and innovative schemes should not be restricted to avoid hampering innovation. Member States should regularly monitor and assess the performance and impacts of testing the new technologies and new concepts on road safety, on the road infrastructure, on modal cooperation, as well as the environmental impacts on the transport system, such as impacts on the modal share.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The artificial barriers to the cross- border transport of heavier lorries primarily used in long distance transport (such as vehicle combinations with 5 and 6 axles), should be removed in a harmonised way to take advantage in the short term of the operational, energy and environmental efficiency linked to the greater loading capacity granted by the Member States, including for intermodal transport. To effectively drive the transition towards zero-emission mobility and promote combined transport operations, it is necessary to phase out the use of such heavier lorries running on fossil fuels, as of 2035, when the market penetration of zero-emission HDVs is projected to increase significantly up to around 50% of new HDV registrations. After the phasing out, heavier lorries should continue to be allowed in national traffic while, in international traffic, they should comply with the maximum authorised weights set up in Annex I to Directive 96/53/EC, which limits the extra weight allowance to zero-emission vehicles and to vehicles involved in an intermodal transport operation. For this reason, in cross border traffic, zero emission vehicles should be better incentivised over the use of vehicles running on fossil fuels in the coming years.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) New passenger vehicles are becoming ever-wider, spurred on by rising sales of larger Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs). EU law currently applies a single legal limit (255 cm) to govern the width of all types of new vehicles. This one-size- fits-all approach followed to date is enabling the average width of cars and pick-up trucks to rapidly increase towards the 255 cm width limit, with a number of large SUVs and pick-up truck models already measuring 200-215 cm in width. The larger size of vehicles poses particular problems from a road safety, environmental and road infrastructure perspective, because vulnerable road users are put at a greater safety risk, more materials are required for vehicle construction, tail pipe emissions and energy consumption increase and greater weight puts more stress on road infrastructure. The legal limit in width of vehicle categories M1 and N1 should therefore be lowered through an amendment to Regulation 2019/2144, while also providing sufficient lead-in time for manufacturers, particularly those of zero emission vehicles.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) In order to ensure that the capacity of intermodal transport to cooperate and compete with road transport is not hindered by a lack of compatibility between road transport and rail and inland waterways, the Commission should ensure that new vehicles and new vehicle combinations are technically and operationally compatible with the requirements of combined transport operations. To this end, the Commission should amend type approval legislation and address, among other things, the weight, shape, size, craneability, resistance to railway air forces, and retractability and foldability of protruding devices when it comes to new trailers.
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Effective, efficient, and consistent enforcement of the rules is of utmost importance to ensure undistorted competition between operators and eliminate risks to road safety and to road infrastructure posed by vehicles unlawfully exceeding the applicable weights or dimensions. To better target roadside controls at overloaded vehicles, and if they choose to use automatic systems on the road infrastructure, Member States should ensure as a minimum the deployment of such systems in the trans-European road transport network. Moreover, for reliability and consistency of the enforcement across the Union, the mandatory minimum level of controls to be performed by Member States should be established in proportion to the level of traffic on their territories by the vehicles within scope of this Directive, including an appropriate number of controls during night hours. Furthermore, a requirement should be placed on vehicles and vehicle combinations to carry onboard weighing equipment that is connected to tachographs onboard, in order to aid enforcement.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Directive, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission to establish a common standard application form and harmonise the rules and procedures for the issuing of national permits or similar arrangements for vehicles or vehicle combinations which exceed the maximum weights and/or dimensions and are intended to carry indivisible loads, and to establish a standard reporting format for Member States to comply with their reporting obligations, and to establish temporary exceptions from the application of the weights and dimensions limits used in international traffic between Member States affected by a crisis. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council45 . __________________ 45 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 2 – fifth indent
Article 2 – fifth indent
— ‘European Modular System’ shall mean a motor vehicle or vehicle combination coupled to one or more trailers or semitrailers where the total combination exceeds the maximum authorised length and may exceed the maximum authorised weights laid down in Annex I and where the individual motor vehicle, trailer(s) and semitrailer(s) do not exceed the weights or dimensions laid down in Annex I, and are technically and operationally compatible with intermodal operations and transshipments techniques;
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d a (new)
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 2 – thirteenth indent
Article 2 – thirteenth indent
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 2 – fifteenth indent
Article 2 – fifteenth indent
'intermodal transport operation' shall mean: (a) the combined transport operations defined in Article 1 of Council Directive 92/106/EEC (b) transport operations engaged in the transport of one or more containers or swap bodies, up to a total maximum length of 45 feet, using waterborne transport, provided that the length of the initial or the final road leg does not exceed 150 km in the territory of the Union. The distance of 150 km referred to above may be exceeded in order to reach the nearest suitable transport terminal for the envisaged service in the case of: (i) vehicles complying with point 2.2.2(a) or (b) of Annex I; or (ii) vehicles complying with point 2.2.2(c) or (d) of Annex I, in cases where such distances are permitted in the relevant Member State. For intermodal transport operations, the nearest suitable transport terminal providing a service may be located in a Member State other than the Member State in which the shipment was loaded or unloaded,1b __________________ 1b Council Directive 92/106/EEC of 7 December 1992 on the establishment of common rules for certain types of combined transport of goods between Member States
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point ga (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point ga (new)
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 2 – new indent
Article 2 – new indent
(ga) the following definition is inserted after the definition of ‘eFTI Platform’: 'external costs' shall mean the costs as defined in Council Directive 92/106/EEC.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 4a – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 4a – introductory part
Member States may only allow the circulation in their territories in national and international traffic of European Modular Systems, or trials pursuant to paragraph 5, subject to all of the following conditions:
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 4a – point ba (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4a – point ba (new)
(ba) the Member States shall conduct an analysis of the investment that may be required to adapt the infrastructure to allow for the safe circulation of EMS, and make this analysis public;
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 4a – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 4a – point c
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 4a – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 4a – point d
(d) the Member States shall set aup a continuous monitoring system andthat shall assess the impact of European Modular Systems on road safety, on the road infrastructure, on modal cooperation, on traffic volumes, as well as the environmental impacts of European Modular Systems on the transport system, including the impacts on modal split.; this monitoring shall also take into consideration the impact of the aforementioned aspects on neighbouring Member States; the assessments shall be regular and publicly available;
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 4a – point da (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4a – point da (new)
(da) the Member States shall ensure that the use of European Modular Systems is strictly limited to: roads with separate carriageways for the two directions of traffic, separated from each other by a dividing strip not intended for traffic or, exceptionally, separated by other means; roads outside residential areas; roads outside urban areas; and roads outside rural conurbations;
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 4a – point db (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4a – point db (new)
(db) the Member States shall ensure that any decision regarding the roads that European Modular Systems may circulate on is subject to, and informed by, a public consultation;
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 4a – point dc (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4a – point dc (new)
(dc) the Member States shall ensure that the use of European Modular Systems will not lead to an increase in road transport’s share of the modal split within those Member States, have a detrimental impact on rail freight or waterborne transport, or lead to a notable increase in the external costs generated by road transport;
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 4a – point dd (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4a – point dd (new)
(dd) the Member State shall ensure there is no competition with rail freight or waterborne freight for routes used by European Modular Systems and shall demonstrate that the introduction of European Modular Systems is required because of an absence of non-road transport alternatives that generate comparatively less external costs;
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 4a – point de (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4a – point de (new)
(de) the Member States shall ensure that measures are taken to avoid negative impacts on road safety brought about as a result of the circulation of European Modular Systems;
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 4a – point df (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4a – point df (new)
(df) the Member States shall ensure that European Modular Systems may circulate only when part of an intermodal transport operation;
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 4a – point dg (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4a – point dg (new)
(dg) the Member States shall ensure that where road infrastructure requires maintenance, expansion, alteration or any other redesign to allow for the circulation of European Modular Systems, that the costs involved are covered partially or entirely by the operators of the European Modular Systems benefiting from such works.
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 4a – point dh (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4a – point dh (new)
(dh) the Member States shall ensure that by 1 January 2030 all European Modular Systems shall be operated by zero-emission vehicles;
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 4a – point di (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4a – point di (new)
(di) the Member States shall ensure that, when their national meteorological institutes or other relevant bodies issue a dangerous traffic weather warning, European Modular Systems are automatically informed of such announcements and their use on roads is halted, where necessary, until such time as the warning has been withdrawn;
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – Paragraph 4a – point dj (new)
Article 4 – Paragraph 4a – point dj (new)
(dj) the Member States shall ensure that drivers of European Modular Systems have a minimum age of 24, possess a minimum of 5 years' experience operating vehicles of Category C and CE, maintain a clean driving record without suspensions for the past 3 years, and hold a specific certificate for operating EMS.
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 4a – sixth subparagraph
Article 4 – paragraph 4a – sixth subparagraph
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 4a (new) – seventh subparagraph
Article 4 – paragraph 4a (new) – seventh subparagraph
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 5– first subparagraph
Article 4 – paragraph 5– first subparagraph
Member States may allow for a limited period of time trials of vehicles or vehicle combinations incorporating new technologies or new concepts which cannot comply with requirements of this Directive. Such vehicles or vehicle combinations shall be allowed to carry out certain national or international transport operations for the trial period only after ensuring the conditions as laid down in paragraph 4a to this Article have been met. In particular, trials with European Modular Systems shall be allowed for a maximum of fivthree years. The number of trials shall not be limited. Member States shall inform the Commission thereofMember States shall request authorisation from the Commission pursuant to paragraph 4a.
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point e
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 5a
Article 4 – paragraph 5a
5a. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 10h to supplement this Directive by determining the minimum sets of data and the performance indicators, linked to the points (a) to (dj) of this Article, to be provided by the monitoring systems set up by the Member States as referred to in paragraphs 4a, point (d), and 5 of this Article.;
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point ee (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point ee (new)
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 5b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 5b (new)
The following paragraph 5b is inserted: By 30 June 2025, the Commission shall ensure that all requirements and technologies for heavy duty vehicles under Regulation (EU) 2019/21441a are made applicable to, and, where necessary, altered for, European Modular Systems, in order to take account of the potential increased road safety risk posed by such vehicles; __________________ 1a Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on type-approval requirements for motor vehicles and their trailers, and systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, as regards their general safety and the protection of vehicle occupants and vulnerable road users, amending Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulations (EC) No 78/2009, (EC) No 79/2009 and (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 631/2009, (EU) No 406/2010, (EU) No 672/2010, (EU) No 1003/2010, (EU) No 1005/2010, (EU) No 1008/2010, (EU) No 1009/2010, (EU) No 19/2011, (EU) No 109/2011, (EU) No 458/2011, (EU) No 65/2012, (EU) No 130/2012, (EU) No 347/2012, (EU) No 351/2012, (EU) No 1230/2012 and (EU) 2015/166 (Text with EEA relevance)
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4b – paragraph 1
Article 4b – paragraph 1
1. Whenever a Member State, pursuant to Article 4(2), point (a), allows the circulation within its territory of vehicle combinations with a maximum weight exceeding the limits set out in points 2.2.1 or 2.2.2 of Annex I, it may not reject or prohibdecide to permit the use in its territory in international traffic of those vehicle combinations complying with the weight values set for the national transport of goods, provided that such vehicle combinations do not have a maximum authorised weight exceeding 44 tonnes, that routes used by such vehicles do not compete with rail or waterborne transport modes, and provided at least one of the following conditions is met: (a) the vehicle combination is zero emission; (b) the vehicle combination is used for intermodal transport operations; Point (b) of this paragraph shall apply until 31 December 2030.
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4b – paragraph 2
Article 4b – paragraph 2
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4b – paragraph 3
Article 4b – paragraph 3
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point aa (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point aa (new)
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 8c
Article 8c
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 9b (new)
Article 9b (new)
(8a) the following Article 9b is inserted: Within one year of the entry into force of this Directive, the European Commission shall amend relevant type approval legislation including Regulation (EU) 2018/8586a to ensure that new vehicles or vehicle combinations are technically and operationally compatible with intermodal transshipment requirements, including but not limited to requirements of weight, shape, size, craneability, resistance to railway air forces, and the retractability and foldability of protruding devices. __________________ 6a Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009 and repealing Directive 2007/46/EC
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 10b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 10h to supplement this Directive by updating the list of alternative fuels referred to in Article 2 that require additional weight, provided such additions are for a vehicle to comply with point 11 of Article 3 in Regulation (EU) 2019/12421a. It is of particular importance that the Commission follow its usual practice and carry out consultations with experts, including Member States’ experts, before adopting those delegated acts.’. __________________ 1a Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new heavy- duty vehicles and amending Regulations (EC) No 595/2009 and (EU) 2018/956 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 96/53/EC
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 2a (new)
Article 10b – paragraph 2a (new)
2 a. The Commission shall revise EU type approval legislation in order to take account of the requirements set out in points 3.4.2, 3.4.3 and 3.4.4 of Annex I.
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 1 – third subparagraph
Article 10d – paragraph 1 – third subparagraph
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 2
Article 10d – paragraph 2
Each Member State shall carry out each calendar year at least six20 checks per one million vehicle-kilometres travelled by vehicles or vehicle combinations used for the transport of goods and falling within the scope of this Directive in its territory on the weights of those vehicles or vehicle combinations, irrespective of the country of registration of such vehicles or of the country where such vehicles were put into circulation. The compliance checks shall include an appropriate number of checks performt least 5 checks per one million vehicle-kilometres travelled at night time.’;
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 a (new)
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 10e – paragraph 1a (new)
Article 10e – paragraph 1a (new)
(14a) In Article 10e, the following new paragraph is added: Member States shall ensure that revenues generated from these penalties are used to develop and support intermodal transport operations, reduce the external costs generated by road transport operations and improve cross-border transport operations for rail and waterborne transport modes.
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 10g – paragraph 2
Article 10g – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall analyse the information received pursuant to paragraph 1, and on the basis of the information received, present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of this Directive, no later than 132 months after receiving the information from all Member States. Such report shall include information on relevant developments in the fields in question.
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 96/53/CE
Article 10j
Article 10j
(19) Article 10j is deleted;replaced by the following: By [4 years after the date of entry into force], and every 4 years thereafter, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and to the Council, on the application of this Directive. The report shall contain a detailed assessment of the effects of this Directive on road safety, road infrastructure, the competitiveness of the sector, connectivity, and modal shift. The report should specifically assess the effects of European Modular Systems used in national transport to better understand the consequences of allowing their operation. As part of this report, the Commission shall also assess the extent to which the implementation of this Directive has met its objectives and its interaction with other relevant Union legal acts. On the basis of that report, the Commission shall, if appropriate, make a legislative proposal to amend this Directive.
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2a (new)
Article 2a (new)
Article 2a Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 In Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2144, the following paragraph 4a is inserted: 4a. The vehicles of categories M1 and N1 shall have the following maximum authorised width: 1. M1: 1,921 m save for M1 vehicles with at least 10 cubic metres of internal space, for which the width limit shall be 2,07 m 2. N1: 1,921m save for N1 vehicles with at least 7 cubic metres of internal space, for which the width limit shall be 2,07m 3. N1: 2,60m for vehicles fitted with a bodywork with insulated walls of at least 45mm thick, having bodywork code 04 or 05, as referred to in Appendix 2 to Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2018/858 The requirements mentioned in points 1 and 2 of the first subparagraph shall be applicable from 1 January 2028 for the vehicles that emit tailpipe emissions, and from 1 January 2032 for zero-emission vehicles.
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – table – point 2.2
Annex I – table – point 2.2
2.2 Vehicle combinations 2.2.1 Road trains with five or six axles (a) two-axle motor vehicle with three-axle trailer 40 tonnes (b) three-axle motor vehicle with two or three-axle trailer 40 tonnes 2.2.2 Articulated vehicles with five or six axles (a) two-axle motor vehicle with three-axle semi-trailer 40 tonnes (b) three-axle motor vehicle with two or three-axle semi- 40 tonnes trailer trailer (c) two-axle motor vehicle with three-axle semi-trailer 4244 tonnes involved in intermodal transport operations (d) three-axle motor vehicle with two- or three-axle 44 tonnes semi-trailer involved in intermodal transport operations 2.2.3 Road trains with four axles consisting of a two-axle motor 36 tonnes vehicle and a two-axle trailer 2.2.4 Articulated vehicles with four axles consisting of a two-axle motor vehicle and a two-axle two-axle semi-trailer, if the distance between the axles of the semi-trailer: 2.2.4.1 is 1,3 m or greater but not more than 1,8 m 36 tonnes 2.2.4.2 is greater than 1,8 m 36 tonnes In case the maximum authorised weight (MAW) of the motor vehicle (18 tonnes) (18 tonnes) and the MAW of the tandem axle of the semi-trailer (20 tonnes) are respected (20 tonnes) are respected and the driving axle is fitted with twin tyres and air suspension or suspension recognised as being equivalent within and air suspension or suspension recognised as being equivalent within the Union as defined in Annex II the maximum authorised weight maximum authorised weight provided for in point 2.2.4.2 shall be increased by 2 tonnes. tonnes. In the case of vehicle combinations including alternatively fuelled vehicles other than zero- emission vehicles, the maximum authorised weights provided for in Sub-section 2.2 shall be increased by the additional weight of the alternative fuel technology with a maximum of 1 tonne. In the case of vehicle combinations including zero-emission motor vehicles the maximum authorised weights provided for in Sub-section 2.2.1 and 2.2.2 shall be increased by 4 tonnes. 4 tonnes. This weight allowance for zero-emission vehicle combinations shall be applicable for both national and international traffic. In the case of vehicle combinations including zero-emission motor vehicles the maximum authorised weights provided for in in Sub-section 2.2.3 and 2.2.4 shall be increased by 2 tonnes2 tonnes. This weight allowance for zero-emission vehicle combinations shall be applicable for both national and international traffic.
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – table – point 2.3.
Annex I – table – point 2.3.
2.3 Motor vehicles 2.3.1 Two-axle motor vehicles other than buses: 18 tonnes 2.3.2 two-axle buses: 19,5 tonnes 2.3.3 Three-axle motor vehicles: 25 tonnes 2.3.4 Three-axle motor vehicles where the driving axle is fitted with 26 tonnes twin tyres and air suspension or suspension recognised as being equivalent within the Union as defined in Annex II, or where each driving axle is fitted with twin tyres and the maximum weight of each axle does not exceed 9,5 tonnes. 2.3.5 Four-axle motor vehicles with two steering axles where the 32 tonnes driving axle is fitted with twin tyres and air suspension or suspension recognized as being equivalent within the Union as defined in Annex II, or where each driving axle is fitted with twin tyres and the maximum weight of each axle does not exceed 9,5 tonnes 2.3.6 Five-axle motor vehicles with two steering axles where the 4032 tonnes driving axle is fitted with twin tyres and air suspension or suspension recognized as being equivalent within the Union as defined in Annex II, or where each driving axle is fitted with twin tyres and the maximum weight of each axle does not exceed 9,5 tonnes. In the case of alternatively fuelled vehicles other than zero-emission vehicles, the maximum authorised weights provided for in points 2.3.1, 2.3.3 and 2.3.4 of Sub-section 2.3 shall be increased by the additional weight of the alternative fuel technology with a maximum of 1 tonne. In the case of zero-emission motor vehicles, the maximum authorised weights provided for in Sub- section 2.3 shall be increased by 2 tonnes. This weight allowance for zero-emission vehicle combinations shall be applicable for both national and international traffic.
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – table – point 3.4
Annex I – table – point 3.4
3.4 Driving axle 3.4.1 3.4.1 Driving axle of the vehicles referred to in points 2.2, 2.3 and 11,5 tonnes 2.4 other than zero-emission vehicles 3.4.2 Driving axle of zero-emission vehicles referred to in points 12.5 tonnes 11,5 tonnes points 2.2.1 and 2.2.2, except those vehicles described below. Driving axle of zero-emission vehicles newly-registered 12 tonnes between the entry into force of this Directive and 1 January 2029, provided the conditions in point 3.4.4 are met. From 1 January 2029, the conditions laid down in point 3.4.4 shall apply to all newly-registered vehicles referred to in points 2.2.1 and 2.2.2 , irrespective of their powertrain 3.4.3 Zero-emission two-axle buses 12.5 tonnes11.5 tonnes Driving axle of zero-emission two-axle buses newly- 12 tonnes registered between the entry into force of this Directive and 1 January 2035, provided the conditions in point 3.4.4 are met From 1 January 2029, the conditions laid down in point 3.4.4 shall apply to all newly-registered two-axle buses, irrespective of their powertrain. 3.4.4 Zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles which are newly-registered between entry into force and 1 January 2029, and which have a 12 tonne driving axle, shall: 1. Deploy wide-base high-efficiency single tyres on the steering axle with an EU tyre rating minima of A for rollingresistance and B for wet grip; 2. Deploy a dual tyre configuration on the driving axle using tyres with an EU tyre rating minima of A for rolling resistance and B for wet grip; 3. Set the alert level of the Tyre Pressure Monitoring System to inform the driver of a loss of pressure at 0.6 Bar; 4. Deploy an acceleration limiter that ensures acceleration from rest does not exceed 1.2m/s². From 1 January 2029 all new heavy-duty vehicles registered shall deploy the technologies described in points 1 to 4 of this sub-section.