Activities of Karl-Heinz FLORENZ related to 2012/0190(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 to define the modalities for reaching the 2020 target to reduce CO2 emissions from new passenger cars
Amendments (19)
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) It is appropriate to clarify that for the purpose of verifying compliance with the target of 95gCO2/km, CO2 emissions should continue to be measured in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information and its implementing measures and innovative technologies. However, studies carried out by the Commission have demonstrated that the test procedures used to measure CO2 emissions under that Regulation have not prevented an increased utilisation of flexibilities by manufacturers which have resulted in alleged CO2 emissions reductions that are not attributable to technological improvements and cannot be achieved in real driving on the road. Regulation (EC) No 715/2007, and the New European Drive Cycle (NEDC), should therefore be amended as a matter of urgency, and at the latest by the end of 2014, in order to ensure that test procedures give an accurate picture of the CO2 emissions generated by real driving on the road. The next step should be to incorporate the World Light Duty Test Procedure (WLTP), which is currently being developed under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, into Union law as soon as possible after it has been finalised. The Commission should consider whether there is a need to supplement the WLTP, by incorporating additional provisions, when integrating it into Union law in order to ensure that test procedures give an accurate picture of the emissions generated by real driving on the road
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) It is appropriate to clarify that for the purpose of verifying compliance with the target of 95gCO2/km, CO2 emissions should continue to be measured in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information and its implementing measures and innovative technologies. However, studies carried out by the Commission have demonstrated that the test procedures used to measure CO2 emissions under that Regulation have not prevented an increased utilisation of flexibilities by manufacturers which have resulted in alleged CO2 emissions reductions that are not attributable to technological improvements and cannot be achieved in real driving on the road. Regulation (EC) No 715/2007, and the New European Drive Cycle (NEDC), should therefore be amended as a matter of urgency, and at the latest by the end of 2014, in order to ensure that test procedures give an accurate picture of the CO2 emissions generated by real driving on the road. The next step should be to incorporate the World Light Duty Test Procedure (WLTP), which is currently being developed under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, into Union law as soon as possible after it has been finalised. The Commission should consider whether there is a need to supplement the WLTP, by incorporating additional provisions, when integrating it into Union law in order to ensure that test procedures give an accurate picture of the emissions generated by real driving on the road.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) In order to speed up the market uptake of ultra-low carbon vehicles and/or e-cars, it is necessary to develop across the Union appropriate infrastructure for the supply of alternative fuels and electric power to vehicles, including a dense network of charging points at all appropriate locations where many e-cars are parked for many hours, such as park-and-ride car parks. E-cars should, as a matter of priority, store surplus electricity generated using wind and/or solar energy. In addition, exchangeable number plates should be introduced Europe-wide, so that greater use can be made of commuter e-cars for short journeys.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) In order to speed up the market uptake of ultra-low carbon vehicles and/or e-cars, it is necessary to develop across the Union appropriate infrastructure for the supply of alternative fuels and electric power to vehicles, including a dense network of charging points at all appropriate locations where many e-cars are parked for many hours, such as park-and-ride car parks. E-cars should, as a matter of priority, store surplus electricity generated using wind and/or solar energy. In addition, exchangeable number plates should be introduced Europe-wide, so that greater use can be made of commuter e-cars for short journeys.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In recognition of the disproportionate impacts on the smallest manufacturers resulting from compliance with specific emissions targets defined on the basis of the utility of the vehicle, high administrative burden of the derogation procedure and only marginal benefit in terms of avoided CO2 from the vehicles sold by these manufacturers, producers responsible annually for less than 51000 new passenger cars are excluded from the scope of the specific emissions target and the excess emissions premium.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 443/2009
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 4, Article 8(4)(b) and (c), Article 9 and Article 10(1)(a) and (c) shall not apply to a manufacturer which is responsible together with all of its connected undertakings for less than 51000 new passenger cars registered in the EU in the previous calendar year.’
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The Regulation requires the Commission to carry out an impact assessment in order to review the test procedures to reflect adequately the real CO2 emissions behaviour of cars. This work is proceeding through the development of a World Light Duty Test procedure in the framework of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe but is not yet complete. In view of this, Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 establishes emission limits for 2020 as measured according to Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and Annex XII to Regulation (EC) No 692/2008. As soon as possible after it has been finalised, however, the test cycle should be incorporated into Union law. The Commission should consider whether there is a need to supplement the WLTP, by incorporating additional provisions, when integrating it into Union law in order to ensure that test procedures give an accurate picture of the emissions generated by real driving on the road. When the test procedures are amended, the limits set in Annex I should be adjusted to ensure comparable stringency for manufacturers and classes of vehicles.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 443/2009
Article 5 – paragraph 2 (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 (new)
(3a) In Article 5 the following paragraph is added: ‘Super-credits shall expire on 1 January 2016.’
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in order to supplement the rules on derogations from the specific emissions targets, to amend data requirements for the purpose of monitoring of CO2 emissions and to adjust the formulae for calculating the specific CO2 emissions in Annex I to changes in the vehicle mass value and vehicle footprint and the regulatory test procedure for the measurement of specific CO2 emissions referred to in Regulation (EC) No 715/2007. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 443/2009
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
(4) Following Article 5 the following article shall be inserted: "“Article 5a Super-credits for 95 g CO2/km target 1. In calculating theUltra-low-carbon vehicles 1. From 2020: a) the target for average specific emissions of CO2, for each manufacturer which is responsible for the registration on the Union market of more than 5% of new passenger cars with specific emissions of CO2 of less than 350 g CO2/km shall be counted as 1.3 passenger cars in thincreased by 2 g CO2/km; b) the target for average speriod from 2020 to 2023 and as 1 passenger car from 2024 onwards. 2. The maximum number of new passenger cars to be taken into account in the applicatcific emissions of CO2 for each manufacturer which is responsible for the registration in the Union market of more than 2.5% of new passenger cars with specific emissions of less than 50 g CO2/km shall be increased by 1 g CO2/km; c) the target for average specific emissions of the multipliers set out in paragraph 1 for the period 2020 to 2023 shall not exceed a cumulative total of 20 000 new registrations of passenger cars per manufacturer."CO2 for manufacturers which are responsible for the registration in the Union market of less than 2.5% of new passenger cars with specific emissions of CO2 of less than 50 g CO2/km shall not be affected.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Commission has assessed the availability of footprint data and its use as the utility parameter in the formulae in Annex I. This data is available and its potential use has been assessed in the impact assessment, on the basis of that assessment it is concluded. The outcome was that the utility parameter used in the formula for 2020 should be mass. Nevertheless, the lower cost and merits of a change to footprint as the utility parameter should be considered in the future review, since manufacturers have planned their compliance pathways to 2020 on the basis of continuation of the current parameter. Nevertheless, the lower cost and merits of footprint would justify its use as the utility parameter from 2025 onwards. Therefore, in order to ensure a smooth future shift from mass to footprint, a footprint-based formula should be introduced, which may be used from 2016 onwards by manufacturers as an alternative to the mass-based formula.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation 2009/443/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(1a) In Article 1 the following paragraph is inserted after paragraph 2: "From 2025 onwards, this Regulation sets an average emissions target for the new car fleet of between 65 and 75 g CO2/km, as outlined in Article 13(5)."
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation 2009/443/EC
Article 5
Article 5
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation 2009/443/EC
Article 5a
Article 5a
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 10 – point - a (new)
Article 1 – point 10 – point - a (new)
Regulation 2009/443/EC
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
-a) In paragraph 2, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: „(2) By 31 October 2014, and every three years thereafter, measures shall be adopted to amend Annex I to adjust the figures M0 and F0, referred to therein, to the average mass or footprint of new passenger cars in the previous three calendar years.
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 10 – point c
Article 1 – point 10 – point c
Regulation 2009/443/EC
Article 13 – paragraph 5
Article 13 – paragraph 5
5. Bis 31. By 31 December 2014, the Commission shall review the specific emissions targets, modalities and other aspects of this Regulation in order to establish the CO2 emission targets for new passenger cars for the period beyond 2020.’ The purpose of this review shall be to set, for the period beyond 2025, an average emissions target for the fleet of new cars of between 65 and 75 g CO2/km. On the basis of this review, which shall include an overall assessment of the impact on the car industry and its dependent industries, the Commission shall, if appropriate, make a proposal to amend this Regulation in a way which is cost-effective and as neutral as possible from the point of view of competition and ensures the achievement of the Union's long-term objectives in combating climate change.
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 12 a (new)
Article 1 – point 12 a (new)
Regulation 2009/443/EC
Annex I – point 1 – point b
Annex I – point 1 – point b
(12a) In Annex I, point (b) of point 1 is replaced by the following: „b) As from 2016 one of the following formulae shall apply: (i) Specific emissions of CO2 = 130 + a × (M – M0) Where: M = mass of the vehicle in kilograms (kg) M0 = the value a = 0.0457 adopted pursuant to Article 13(2). (ii) Specific emissions of CO2 = 130 + b × (F - F0) Where: F = footprint of vehicle in square meters (m2) F0 = the value b = 17.6 adopted pursuant to Article 13(2).”
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 13
Article 1 – point 13
Regulation 2009/443/EC
Annex I – point 1 – point c
Annex I – point 1 – point c
c) As from 2020: one of the following formulae shall apply: (i) Specific emissions of CO2 = 95 + b × (F - F0) Where: F = footprint of vehicle in square meters (m2) F0 = the value b = 17.6 adopted pursuant to Article 13(2).” (ii) Specific emissions of CO2 = 95 + a × (M – M0) Where: M = mass of the vehicle in kilograms (kg) M0 = the value adopted pursuant to Article 13(2) a = 0,0333.
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 13 a (new)
Article 1 – point 13 a (new)
Regulation 2009/443/EC
Annex I – point 2 a (new)
Annex I – point 2 a (new)
(13a) The following point is added to Annex I: “2a. A manufacturer shall apply the same utility parameter (mass or footprint) for the whole of its car fleet. Once a manufacturer has chosen to use footprint as the utility parameter for establishing compliance with its specific emissions target, it may not revert to the use of mass in the subsequent years.