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Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)

(13a) In recognition of the fact that biofuels can offer significant CO2 reductions on a well-to-wheels basis, and that manufacturers may offer vehicles with the capability to run on both conventional and alternative fuels to enable the transition to these lower CO2 fuels, this Regulation incorporates specific provisions aimed at promoting further deployment of alternative fuel vehicles in the European Market.

2008/06/18
Committee: ENVI

Karl-Heinz FLORENZ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)

(13a) In recognition of the fact that biofuels can bring about a significant reduction in CO2 emissions on a well-to- wheels basis and that automobile manufacturers may be able to cope with the transition to these lower-CO2 fuels by offering vehicles which can run on both conventional and alternative fuels, this Regulation incorporates provisions to support sales of flex-fuel vehicles on the European market.

2008/06/18
Committee: ENVI

Gunnar HÖKMARK, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13a (new)

(13a) In recognition of the fact that biofuels can offer significant CO2 reductions on a well-to-wheels basis, and that car manufacturers may offer vehicles with the capability to run on both conventional and alternative fuels to enable the transition to these lower CO2 fuels, this Regulation incorporates specific provisions aimed at promoting further deployment of alternative fuel vehicles on the European Market.

2008/06/17
Committee: ITRE

Anja WEISGERBER, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Thomas ULMER, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Renate SOMMER, Karsten Friedrich HOPPENSTEDT, Christa KLASS, Richard SEEBER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)

(fa) ‘eco-innovation’ means any technological innovation which, regardless of driver behaviour, delivers a proven, quantifiable contribution to reducing CO2 emissions and which is not included or insufficiently taken into account in the new European testing cycle (Regulation (EC) No 715/2007) and is not covered by the additional measures referred to in Article 1.

2008/06/18
Committee: ENVI

Gunnar HÖKMARK, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)

(ga) 'alternative fuel vehicle' means a vehicle as defined in Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and its implementing measures.

2008/06/18
Committee: ENVI

Karl-Heinz FLORENZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)

(fa) ‘alternative-fuel vehicles’ means vehicles as defined in Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and its implementing measures.

2008/06/18
Committee: ENVI

Karl-Heinz FLORENZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)

(ea) Undertakings shall not be described as connected if the Commission decides, in response to an application, that the undertaking which meets the conditions laid down in points (a) to (e) does not in fact control the other undertaking.

2008/06/18
Committee: ENVI

Gunnar HÖKMARK, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point fa (new)

(fa) 'Alternative fuel vehicle' means a vehicle as defined in Regulation 715/2007 and its implementing measures.

2008/06/17
Committee: ITRE

Anja WEISGERBER, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Thomas ULMER, Renate SOMMER, Karsten Friedrich HOPPENSTEDT, Horst SCHNELLHARDT, Holger KRAHMER, Christa KLASS, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4

For the calendar year commencing 1 January 2012 and each subsequent calendar year, each manufacturer of passenger cars shall ensure that itn 2012 25%, in 2013 50%, in 2014 75% and in 2015 and each subsequent calendar year 100% of the fleet’s average specific emissions of CO2 do not exceed ~~its~~the specific emissions target for a manufacturer's fleet determined in accordance with Annex I or, where a manufacturer is granted a derogation under Article 9, in accordance with that derogation.

2008/06/18
Committee: ENVI

Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Holger KRAHMER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

For manufacturers which produce cars with specific CO2 emissions which are 50% below the target set pursuant to this Regulation in Annex I, when average specific CO2 emissions are calculated every new vehicle of this type registered over the period to 2015 inclusive shall be counted as five, in keeping with the percentage by which emissions fall below the set target.

2008/06/18
Committee: ENVI

Gunnar HÖKMARK, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)

Article 4a Specific emission target for 'alternative fuel vehicles' For the purposes of determining compliance by individual manufacturers of passenger cars with the specific emissions target referred to in Article 4, the CO2 emissions as stated in the certificate of conformity for each "alternative fuel vehicle", as defined in Regulation (EC) No 715/2007, registered in the European Union shall be reduced by a factor of 5 % in recognition of the greater technological and emissions reduction capacity to run on two different fuels. This factor will be increased to 20% if at least 10% of the filling stations in the Member State where the vehicle is registered provide biofuels that meet the EU sustainability criteria.

2008/06/18
Committee: ENVI

Gunnar HÖKMARK, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4a (new)

Article 4a For the purposes of determining compliance by individual manufacturers of passenger cars with the specific emissions target referred to in Article 4, the CO2 emissions as stated in the certificate of conformity for each "alternative fuel vehicle", as defined in Regulation (EC) No 715/2007, registered in the European Union shall be reduced by a factor of 5 % in recognition of the greater technological and emissions reduction capacity to run on two different fuels. This factor will be increased to 20% if at least 10% of the filling stations in the Member State where the vehicle is registered provide biofuels that meets the EU sustainability criteria.

2008/06/17
Committee: ITRE

Karl-Heinz FLORENZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)

Article 4a Specific emission target for alternative fuel vehicles When compliance with the specific emissions targets set for each individual automobile manufacturer pursuant to Article 4 is being determined, the CO2 emissions level of an EU-registered alternative-fuel vehicle, as defined in Regulation (EC) No 715/2007, as indicated in the certificate of conformity (CoC) shall be reduced by 5% in recognition of the greater technological potential and the greater potential for emissions reductions offered by the two- fuel operating system. This reduction shall be increased to 20% if at least 10% of all petrol stations in the EU Member State in which the vehicle is registered offer biofuels which meet the EU's sustainability criteria.

2008/06/18
Committee: ENVI

Karl-Heinz FLORENZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3

3. The excess emissions premium pursuant to Article 1 shall be: (a) in relation to excess emissions in the calendar year 2012, ~~20 euros~~EUR 10; (b) in relation to excess emissions in the calendar year 2013, ~~35 euros;~~ EUR 20; (c) in relation to excess emissions in the calendar year 2014, ~~60 euros; and~~EUR 30; (d) in relation to excess emissions in the calendar year 2015 and subsequent calendar years, ~~95 euros~~EUR 40.

2008/06/18
Committee: ENVI

Karl-Heinz FLORENZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) is responsible for less than ~~10,000~~0.1% of new passenger cars registered in the Community per calendar year; and

2008/06/18
Committee: ENVI

Karl-Heinz FLORENZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. A manufacturer may apply to the Commission for an alternative target of a 25% reduction in its average specific emissions by comparison with 2006, in place of the target calculated pursuant to Annex I, provided that (a) if it has no connected undertaking, its annual new car registrations in the European Union fall between the figure laid down in paragraph 1 and 1.5% of the total European market, or (b) if it has connected undertakings, its annual new car registrations in the European Union, taken together with the connected undertakings, fall between the figure laid down in paragraph 1 and 1.5% of the total European market. Connected undertakings may apply to the Commission for an alternative target of a 25% reduction in their average specific emissions by comparison with 2006, in place of the target calculated pursuant to Annex I, if their annual new car registrations in the European Union, taken together with every other connected undertaking, fall between the figure laid down in paragraph 1 and 1.5% of the total European market.

2008/06/18
Committee: ENVI

Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Thomas ULMER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 a (new)

Article 9a 1. The committee to be set up pursuant to Article 12 of this Regulation shall take decisions on applications for the recognition of eco-innovations, including the CO2 reduction resulting from the use of a technology. 2. Manufacturers within the meaning of Article 3 or component suppliers which manufacture a technology may submit applications for recognition of eco- innovations. Such applications must contain data on the CO2 reduction achieved through the use of the technology which are certified by an independent body. The technical agencies referred to in Article 41 of Directive 2007/46/EC may act as certifying independent bodies. 3. In connection with the monitoring of this Regulation, eco-innovations shall receive CO2 bonuses on the basis of their inclusion as standard components in vehicle types or versions of vehicle types. In that connection, bonuses for eco- innovations shall be limited to 50% of the CO2 reduction determined pursuant to paragraph 1. The committee set up pursuant Article 12 may impose a time- limit on the validity of bonuses for individual technologies and award them degressively over a set period. In that connection, the committee shall take account of the stage reached in the development of the technologies and of the automobile industry's specific product cycles. 4. Independently of this procedure, the work on revising the test cycle, parallel to the offsetting of eco-innovations, shall continue so as to ensure that their CO2 reduction potential is reflected in the test cycle in the long term. 5. When it carries out the revision of the directive pursuant to Article 1, the Commission, as part of the impact assessment, shall submit a comprehensive assessment of the reductions in CO2 emissions achieved by means of eco- innovations in order to ensure that in subsequent years due account is taken of all CO2 reduction measures when assessing whether manufacturers have achieved their targets. 6. The committee set up pursuant to Article 12 of this Regulation shall check that the application for recognition of an eco-innovation is complete and, within three months following submission of the application documents, take a decision on offsetting in respect of the eco-innovation. In that connection, the Commission shall submit a proposal to the committee. The applicant may lodge an appeal with the Commission against the committee's decision within one month following notification of that decision. The Commission shall submit that appeal to the committee, which shall consider it within three months and take a decision. All decisions on the offsetting of eco- innovations shall be published by the Commission in the Official Journal of the European Union.

2008/06/18
Committee: ENVI

Anja WEISGERBER, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Thomas ULMER

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II a (new)

ANNEX IIa Procedure for offsetting the emission reduction potentials of eco-innovations 1. The Commission shall appoint an expert committee ('the eco-innovation assessment committee'), composed of representatives of the relevant Commission departments, which shall take decisions on applications from manufacturers to offset emission reduction potentials against specific CO2 emissions. The committee may co-opt external experts and shall report quarterly to the committee appointed pursuant to Article 12. 2. Where necessary, the committee shall hold quarterly hearings to approve the specific emission reduction potentials of technical measures and take decisions on the applications concerned. Appeals against the committee’s decisions shall be admissible. 3. To be considered for offsetting against a manufacturer’s specific emission targets, measures (a) must make a measurable contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, (b) must be clearly assignable to the CO2 emissions of a specific vehicle type or to a defined number of vehicles of that type, (c) must not be essential for type-approval under Directive 2007/46/EC or other EU legal requirements, (d) and must bring about reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that are not reflected in the results of the test procedure. 4. When applying for offsetting in respect of eco-innovations, vehicle manufacturers must furnish reliable data on the following points: (a) the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions attributable to the measure (expressed in CO2-equivalent); (b) documentary proof that the measure is not essential for type-approval; (c) documentary proof that the effects of the measure are not or not sufficiently reflected in the consumption and emissions figures established at type- approval; (d) a statement as to whether and to what extent the effects of the measure correlate with the vehicle’s weight or whether the effects are the same for all vehicles regardless of weight. 5. When applying for a correction of its specific emissions target for a particular year, the manufacturer must submit, in addition to details of a measure’s recognised greenhouse gas reductions, a proposal as to how these reductions can be assigned to particular models or to the whole of the manufacturer’s model range. 6. The stated CO2- or greenhouse gas- reduction potential must be confirmed by an independent body. This body must (a) be a reliable and approved testing institution; (b) offer guarantees of neutrality and automobile technology expertise in connection with the assessment of greenhouse gas reduction measures. All institutions which are notified under Article 41 of Directive 2007/46/EC shall be regarded as approved to carry out these tasks. 7. On the basis of a measure’s specific CO2 or greenhouse gas reductions, the confirmation by the independent body must include documentary proof that the following points have been checked: (a) the technical effects of the measure on greenhouse gas emissions (expressed in CO2-equivalent); (b) the reliability of the data provided by the manufacturer and/or component supplier; (c) the possible interaction (including trade-offs) with other measures included in the type-approval procedure, or other measures for which an offsetting has been requested or already granted; (d) the effects of driver behaviour on the emissions reduction that can be achieved by means of the measure under realistic conditions; (e) the reliability of the data in relation to the vehicle types that are fitted with the measure, the number of such vehicles that are registered and the associated effects on the manufacturer’s average CO2 emissions. 7.1. The committee set up pursuant to Article 12 of this Regulation must check that the application for recognition of an eco-innovation is complete and, within three months following submission of the application documents, take a decision on offsetting in respect of the eco-innovation. In that connection, the Commission shall submit a proposal to the committee. The applicant may lodge an appeal with the Commission against the committee's decision within one month following notification of that decision. The Commission must submit that appeal to the committee, which must consider it within three months and take a decision. All decisions on the offsetting of eco- innovations shall be published by the Commission in the Official Journal of the European Union. 8. If an application for an extension is approved for a calendar year, and the measures have not in the meantime become mandatory under the type- approval procedure or other legal provisions, for the approval of offsetting in subsequent years documentary proof shall be provided only of the vehicle types that are fitted with this measure, the number of registered vehicles of this type and the associated effects on the manufacturer’s average CO2 emissions. 9. Automobile component suppliers can apply for confirmation of the CO2 and greenhouse gas reduction potential of a particular measure if they provide the relevant documentary proof and the certificates issued by independent experts pursuant to paragraph 3 (a) to (d), paragraph 4 (a) to (d), and paragraph 7 (a) to (d) of this Annex. 10. If a manufacturer’s application for offsetting refers to a reduction potential for a specific measure that has already been approved for a component supplier, the manufacturer need only produce documentary proof pursuant to paragraph 5 and a certificate issued by an independent expert pursuant to paragraph 7(e) of this Annex.

2008/06/18
Committee: ENVI

18 Amendments of Karl-Heinz FLORENZ related to 2007/0297(COD)

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