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Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)

(1a) Of the roughly 500 million EU citizens, some 300 million have a driving licence. The European Union accounts for 22 % of all vehicle registrations and 25 % of vehicle production worldwide. Every year, the European automobile industry manufactures up to 17 million new vehicles, and that figure is currently on the increase.

2012/05/24
Committee: IMCO

Kerstin WESTPHAL, Anja WEISGERBER

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)

(8a) Technical measures to reduce the sound level of motor vehicles have to meet a set of competing requirements, such as those of reducing noise and pollutant emissions and improving safety whilst keeping the vehicle in question as cheap and effective as possible. In attempting to meet all these requirements equally and strike a balance between them, the automobile industry all too often runs up against the limits of what is currently physically feasible. Automobile designers have repeatedly managed to push those limits back by using new, innovative materials and methods. Legislation must set a clear framework for innovation in a realistic time frame. This Regulation establishes just such a framework and thus provides an immediate incentive for innovation in keeping with the needs of society, whilst in no way restricting the economic freedom so vital to the industry.

2012/05/24
Committee: IMCO

Kerstin WESTPHAL, Anja WEISGERBER

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 b (new)

(8b) Noise pollution is primarily a local problem, but one which calls for a Union- wide solution. After all, the first step in any sustainable noise emissions policy must be to devise measures to reduce sound levels at source. The noise source motor vehicle, which is the target of this Regulation, is by definition a mobile one, so that purely national measures would not be sufficient.

2012/05/24
Committee: IMCO

Kerstin WESTPHAL, Anja WEISGERBER

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)

(9a) When cars are driven at average speeds below 45 km/h the loudest noises are those generated by the engine and exhaust, and when they are driven at higher speeds tyre and wind noise are the loudest. These noises are generated regardless of engine type and power. Developments in vehicle design since the 1970s have made engines much quieter, but on average more powerful and heavier. Heavier engines and more elaborate safety features have served to increase the overall weight of vehicles, creating a need to increase the area of tyre which comes into contact with the road surface, in order to improve vehicle stability. Every increase in the width of that contact area leads to an increase in tyre noise.

2012/05/24
Committee: IMCO

Kerstin WESTPHAL, Anja WEISGERBER

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)

(12a) Addressing the problem of noise at source, the aim of this Regulation, offers less potential for noise reduction than measures to change the composition of road surfaces, which is what vehicle tyres come into contact with. The latter form of noise reduction would be technically much more straightforward. Existing types of asphalt, such as whisper asphalt, asphalts with noise-reducing properties or noise-optimised asphalt, employed as part of a holistic approach combining a series of simple construction measures, can already be used to reduce noise levels by 10db on a local basis. The Regulation does not employ this effective approach to the problem of local sources of noise, since it would impose a severe burden on public budgets, in particular those of local authorities. This would be difficult to justify at a time of fiscal crisis and would also encroach on regional and structural policy.

2012/05/24
Committee: IMCO

Anja WEISGERBER, Kerstin WESTPHAL, Malcolm HARBOUR

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III

Annex III Limit values The sound level measured in accordance with the provisions of Annex II shall not exceed the following limits: Limit values Vehicle Description of expressed in dB(A) category vehicle category [decibels(A)] Limit values for Limit values for Limit values for Type-approval Type-approval registration, sale of new vehicle of new vehicle and entry into types types service of new vehicles Phase 1 valid Phase 2 valid Phase 3 valid from from from [2 years after [5 years after [7 years after publication] publication] publication] Off- Off- Off- General road General road General road * * * Vehicles used for the M carriage of passengers M1 no of seats < 9 70 71** 68 69** 68 69** no of seats < 9; M1 power to mass ratio > 71 71 69 69 69 69 150 kW/ton no of seats > 9; mass M2 72 72 70 70 70 70 < 2 tons no of seats > 9; 2 tons M2 73 74 71 72 71 72 < mass < 3.5 tons no of seats > 9; 3.5 tons < mass < 5 tons; M2 74 75 72 73 72 73 rated engine power < 150 kW no of seats > 9; 3.5 tons < mass < 5 tons; M2 76 78 74 76 74 76 rated engine power > 150 kW no of seats > 9; mass > 5 tons; M3 75 76 73 74 73 74 rated engine power < 150 kW no of seats > 9; mass > 5 tons; M3 77 79 75 77 75 77 rated engine power > 150 kW Vehicles used for the N carriage of goods N1 mass < 2 tons 71 71 69 69 69 69 2 tons < mass < 3.5 N1 72 73 70 71 70 71 tons 3.5 tons < mass < 12 tons; N2 74 75 72 73 72 73 rated engine power < 75 kW N2 3.5 tons < mass < 12 75 76 73 74 73 74 tons; 75 < rated engine power < 150 kW 3.5 tons < mass < 12 tons; N2 77 79 75 77 75 77 rated engine power > 150 kW mass > 12 tons; N3 75 < rated engine 77 78 75 76 75 76 power < 150 kW mass > 12 tons; N3 rated engine power > 80 82 78 80 78 80 150 kW * Increased limit values shall only be valid if the vehicle complies with the relevant definition for off-road vehicles set out in point 4 of Section A of Annex II to EU Directive 2007/46/EC. ** For M1 vehicles the increased limit values for off-road vehicles are only valid if the maximum authorised mass > 2 tonnes. Annex III Limit values The sound level measured in accordance with the provisions of Annex II shall not exceed the following limits: Vehic Description of Limit values le vehicle expressed in dB(A) categ category [decibels(A)] ory Limit values for Type- Limit values for Limit values for Limit values for approv Type-approval of Type-approval of Type-approval al of new vehicle new vehicle of new vehicle new types**** types**** types**** vehicl e types* **** Phase 1 valid Phase 2 valid Phase 3 valid Phase from from from 4 valid [2 years after [6 years after [10 years after from publication] publication] publication] [14 ******** ******** years after public ation] ***** * Off- Off- Genera Off- Gener General General road * road * l road * al *** Vehicles used for the carriage of passengers and goods ******* no of seats < 9; power to mass M1 72 73 ** 71 72** 71 72** 67 ratio < 120 kW/ton no of seats < 9; 120 kW/ton < M1 power to mass 73 74 72 73 71 72 68 ratio < 160 kW/ton no of seats < 9; power to mass M1 75 76 74 75 73 74 70 ratio > 160 kW/ton no of seats > 9; mass < 2.5 M2 tons; rated 71 72 69 70 69 70 68 engine power < 75kW no of seats > 9; mass < 2.5 M2 tons; rated 72 73 70 71 70 71 69 engine power > 75 kW no of seats > 9; M2 2.5 tons < mass 74 75 72 73 71 72 70 < 3.5 tons no of seats > 9; M2 76 77 73 74 72 73 71 mass > 3.5 tons N1 mass < 2.5 tons 72 73 71 72 71 72 69 2.5 tons < mass N1 73 74 73 74 72 73 69 < 3.5 tons Limit values for Limit values for Limit values for Limit Type-approval of Type-approval of Type-approval of values new vehicle types new vehicle types new vehicle for types**** Type- approv al of new vehicl e types* **** Phase 4 valid from Phase 3 valid [16 Phase 1 valid from Phase 2 valid from from years [3 years after [8 years after [12 years after after publication] publication] publication] public ation] ***** * Off- Off- Genera Off- Gener General General road * road * l road * al *** no of seats > 9; mass > 5 tons; M3 rated engine 74 75 73 74 72 73 71 power < 100 kW no of seats > 9; mass > 5 tons; M3 100 kW < rated 76 77 74 75 73 74 72 engine power < 180 kW no of seats > 9; mass > 5 tons; M3 180 < rated 78 79 78 79 76 77 75 engine power < 250 kW No of seats > 9; mass > 5 tons; M3 rated engine 80 81 79 80 78 79 77 power > 250 kW 3.5 tons < mass < 12 tons; N2 76 77 75 76 74 75 71 rated engine power < 75 kW 3.5 tons < mass N2 76 77 76 77 73 74 72 < 12 tons; 75 < rated engine power < 150 kW 3.5 tons < mass < 12 tons; N2 78 79 77 78 77 78 74 150 kW < rated engine power mass > 12 tons; rated engine N3 76 77 75 76 75 76 72 power < 100 kW mass > 12 tons; 100 < rated N3 79 80 78 79 77 78 75 engine power < 150 kW mass > 12 tons; 150 < rated N3 81 82 80 81 79 80 77 engine power < 250 kW mass > 12 tons; rated engine N3 82 83 81 82 80 81 79 power > 250 kW * Increased limit values shall only be valid if the vehicle complies with the relevant definition for off-road vehicles set out in point 4 of Section A of Annex II to EU Directive 2007/46/EC. ** For M1 vehicles the increased limit values for off-road vehicles are only valid if the maximum authorised mass > 2 tonnes. *** For off-road vehicles the general limit values are increased by + 1 dB(A) **** Transitional period for first registration of new vehicles: 2 years after entry into force, except for vehicles of M1/N1 ≤ 50kW/t and M2 ≤ 75kW, for which the transitional period applies first from phase 2 onwards. ***** Transitional period for first registration of new vehicles: 3 years after entry into force. ****** The Commission shall carry out a detailed study to validate Phase 4 with respect to the technical feasibility of the noise limits proposed, once Phase 3 is introduced. In the event of a positive evaluation, Phase 4 shall be applied four years after publication of the Commission study. ******* M1 Special purpose vehicles: Wheelchair accessible vehicles (as defined in Paragraph 5.5 of Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC) and armoured vehicles (as defined in Part A 5.2 Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC), modification in the exhaust system pipe work is permitted without any further test provided all the original emission control devices including particulate filters (if any) are retained. If a new test is required, an extra 2dB(A) above the applicable limit shall be allowed. ******** For vehicles produced in small series according to section 1 of Part A of Annex XII to Directive 2007/46/EC the applicable date for phase 1 and phase 2 are delayed by two years.

2012/05/24
Committee: IMCO

Activities of Kerstin WESTPHAL related to 2011/0409(COD)

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Amendments (6)

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