15 Amendments of Maria GRAPINI related to 2014/0268(COD)
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Engines which are in compliance with and covered by the scope of the new rules on emission limits and EU type-approval procedures should be permitted to be placed on the market in the Member States; those engines should not be subject to any other national emission requirement. Member State granting approvals should take the necessary verification measures in order to ensure the identification of engines produced under eachverification and control measures where circumstances so require for the import and supply of engines on the EU market, so as to ensure that they conform to EU type- approval requirements in each case.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) The manufacturer's accredited in- house technical service is very important in ensuring the safety of certified products. Certificates issued by it provide consumers with an assurance of greater product safety.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 b (new)
Recital 20 b (new)
(20b) Even where the in-house technical service works within a company, its objectivity cannot be questioned, since the economic operators represented by designated staff may be inspected and, in certain circumstances, penalised.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 c (new)
Recital 20 c (new)
(20c) Manufacturers or their accredited representatives should provide a certificate of conformity for each engine corresponding to the approved engine type. Where importers or distributors introduce products on the market under their own name, they should have sufficient information regarding design and manufacture, since they will assume legal responsibility on affixing the CE marking and issuing the certificate of conformity. The issuing of certificates of conformity is compulsory for all products entering the EU market, since non- certified products might affect human life, health or safety, as well as endangering the environment.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
(22a) 'equipment used in underground' means equipment used in the mining industry.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Approval authorities shall make public by means of the Union central administrative platform referred to in Article 41, a register of all engine types and engine families, for which they have granted EU type-approval, containing at least the following information: trademark, designation of manufacturer, engine category, number of type-approval, and date of type-approval, as well as technical parameters.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. In addition to the marking affixed to their engines in accordance with Article 31, manufacturers shall indicate on their engines made available on the market their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark, technical parameters and the address in the Union at which they can be contacted or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in a document accompanying the engine.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Article 11 – paragraph 5
5. Importers shall make available instructions and inform, information and all documentation, as required in accordance with Article 41.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. The manufacturer, in its capacity as the holder of an engine type or engine family EU type-approval, or an accredited representative, before placing the product on the market, shall deliver a certificate of conformity to accompany each engine which is manufactured in conformity with the approved engine type. If importers or distributors place products on the market under their own name, they shall assume the responsibilities of the manufacturer with respect to type-approval. Such responsibilities shall be assumed by any accredited natural or legal persons that assemble, package or labels products to be placed on the market and/or put into service under their own name. In this case, importers or distributors must have sufficient information regarding product design and manufacture.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. Before leaving the production line the engines manufactured in the EU, as well as those manufactured outside the EU, must bear the marking required by this Regulation.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 5 a (new)
(5a) The use and placing on the market of replacement engines of the same type as those replaced, manufactured before 01 January 2012 (stage IIIA) shall be admissible, subject to compliance with the emission limit values provided for in this Regulation. Member States shall establish procedures to be followed by the inspection authorities to verify compliance with the conditions of this exemption.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 4
Article 35 – paragraph 4
The manufacturer shall retain copies of the lists for a minimum period of 210 years after the end of validity of the EU type-approval concerned.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 a (new)
Article 39 a (new)
Article 39a Ensuring the health and safety of workers in underground mining industries In cases where electric motors cannot be used, underground equipment running on less pollutant fuel such as LPG shall be selected. Pollutants emitted by each individual engine must not exceed half the limits permissible in open spaces specified in Annex II.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1
Article 46 – paragraph 1
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 46 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall ensure that their national legislations provide for adequate procedures, measures and penalties to guarantee the impartiality of in-house technical services.