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Activities of Julie GIRLING related to 2016/0014(COD)

Plenary speeches (1)

Approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0014(COD)

Amendments (21)

Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. For the following vehicles and machinery, the manufacturer may apply for type-approval or individual vehicle approval under this Regulation, provided that those vehicles fulfil the substantive requirements of this Regulation:
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6
6. The Member States shall periodically review and assess the functioning of their type-approval activities. Such reviews and assessments shall be carried out at least every fourthree years and the results thereof shall be communicated to the other Member States and the Commission, the Commission, the Forum established in Article 10, and, in accordance with Article 12 of Directive (EU) 2016/XXX on the reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants and amending Directive 2003/35/EC, the European Clean Air Forum. The Member State concerned shall make a summary of the results accessible to the public, which shall include in particular the number of type- approvals granted or rejected, the subject of the type-approval certificate, and the identity of the corresponding manufacturers.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7
7. The Member States shall periodically review and assess the functioning of their surveillance activities. Such reviews and assessments shall be carried out at least every fourthree years and the results thereof shall be communicated to the other Member States and the Commission. The Member State concerned shall make a summary of the results accessible to the public. The summary shall include a list of those vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units that are found not to be in compliance with the requirements of this Regulation, if any, the identity of the corresponding manufacturers, and a short description of the nature of the non- compliance.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Market surveillance authorities shall perform regular checks to verify compliance of vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units with the requirements set out in this Regulation as well as with the correctness of the type approvals. Those checks shall be performed on an adequate scale, by means of documentary checks and real- drive and laboratory tests on the basis of statistically relevant samples. When doing so, market surveillance authorities shall take account of established principles of risk assessment, complaints and other information, including such information as may be supplied by recognised third- party testers.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 7
7. The Member States shall periodically review and assess the functioning of their surveillance activities. Such reviews and assessments shall be carried out at least every fourthree years and the results thereof shall be communicated to the other Member States and the Commission. The Member State concerned shall make a summary of the results accessible to the public.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – title
Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall establish and chair a Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement (‘the Forum’).
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 187 #
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 193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Its advisory tasks shall comprise inter alia: (a) to contribute to the promotion of good practices, the exchange of information on enforcement problems, cooperation, development of working methods and tools, development of an ele aimed at ensuring effective and harmonised implementation of this Regulation, in particular regarding the assessment, designation and monitoring of designated bodies and the general application of the requirements laid down in this Regulation, and including consideration of evidence or other information requested from relevant third parties; (b) to assist the competent authorities of the Member States in market surveillance activities, including coordination, where appropriate and requested by Member States, of national market surveillance activities, either on a regional or pan-European basis; (c) to assess the results of reviews, both under Article 6(6) and following a peer-review under Article 71(8), of the functioning of type approval authorities and to make general recommendations arising from one or more such reviews; (d) to assess the results of reviews of the functrionic information exchange procedure, evaluang of market surveillance activities and to make general recommendations arising from one or more such reviews; (e) to assess the results of assessments, both under Article 80(3a) and following a joint assessment under Article 80(4), of the functioning of harmonised enforcement projects, penalties and joint inspections. technical services and to make general recommendations arising from one or more such reviews (f) to assess the effectiveness of enforcement activities, including, where relevant, the consistency and effectiveness of any repair, recall or penalty applied by Member States where the non-compliance affected vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units placed on the market in more than one Member State, and, where requested, to make general recommendations arising from such an assessment. This assessment shall be undertaken at least every two years.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The importer shall immediately inform the manufacturer about complaints and reports relating to risks, suspected incidents, non-compliance issues with imported vehicles, systems, components, separate technical units, parts or equipment.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The manufacturer shall make available to the approval authority as many vehicles, components or separate technical units as are required under the relevant separate directives or regulations for the performance of the required tests.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Vehicle manufacturers shall make public data which are needed for the purpose of compliance verification testing by third parties. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 87(2), 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.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that there is no conflict of interest or overlap of functions between national type- approval or market surveillance authorities, technical services and manufacturers. For this purpose they shall put in place independent and transparent funding provisions to ensure there is no commercial link between testing bodies used for type approval and the manufacturers concerned. Member States may establish a national fee structure to cover the costs for their type-approvals and market surveillance activities as well as for the type-approval testing and conformity of production testing and inspections carried out by the technical services they have designated.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Fees collected shall be explicitly used for the purposes of type-approval testing and market surveillance activities.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 3
3. The national fee structure shall also cover the costs for the compliance verification inspections and tests carried out by the Commission in accordance with Article 9. These contributions shall constitute external assigned revenues for the general budget of the European Union, according to Art. 21(4) of the Financial Regulation26 . __________________ 26 Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2015 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1– 96).deleted
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission may adopt implementing acts in order to define the top-up referred to in paragraph 3 to be applied to the national fees referred to in paragraph 1. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 87(2).deleted
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. Type-approvals for vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units shall be issued for a limited period of 54 years without the possibility of prolongation. The expiry date shall be indicated in the type-approval certificate. After the expiry of the type-approval certificate, it may be renewed upon application by the manufacturer and only where the approval authority has verified that the type of vehicle, system, component and separate technical unit complies with all the requirements of the relevant regulatory acts for new vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units of that type.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall prioritise and expedite type-approvals for new and innovative technologies which produce significantly lower environmental impacts.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 271 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 3
3. The granting of EU type-approvals exempting new technologies or new concepts shall be subject to authorisation by the Commission. That ae Commission shall prioritise and expedite EU type- approvals for new and innovative technologies which produce significantly lower environmental impacts. Authorisation shall be given by means of an implementing act. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 87(2).
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may decide to exempt a particular vehicle, whether unique or not, from compliance with one or more of the provisions of this Regulation or with the substantive requirements laid down in the regulatory acts listed in Annex IV, provided that those Member States impose relevant alternative requirements.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 90 a (new)
Article 90 a Online portal for the exchange of information on EU type-approvals The Commission shall establish an online portal for exchanging information on EU type-approvals between type-approval authorities, market surveillance authorities, the Commission and recognised third-party testers. The 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. 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 the test results, key input parameters (testing specifications) and details of technical services used at all stages of type approval. This data shall be available free of charge, be in a digital format and include at least the following: - Test vehicle mass/weight - Test vehicle rolling resistance - Test temperature - Aerodynamic drags - Road load coefficients - CO2 emissions in gCO2/km at type approval - auxiliary equipment used during the test (air conditioning, audio & media, other accessories) - Tyre details (model, manufacture, size & pressure) - Vehicle specific gear shift points - Driver mode in which the vehicle was tested 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. 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. The portal shall include a tool for consumers and other third parties to report recognised 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. The portal shall be operational no later than 31 December 2019.
2016/09/15
Committee: ENVI