16 Amendments of Gabriele PREUSS related to 2017/0291(COD)
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In its European Strategy for Low- Emission Mobility21 the Commission announced that in order to meet the Union's commitments at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) held in Paris in 2015, the decarbonisation of the transport sector must be accelerated and that therefore greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutant emissions from transport should be firmly on the path towards zero-emission by mid-century. Moreover, emissions of air pollutants from transport that are harmful to health need to be significantly reduced without delay. This can be achieved by an array of policy initiatives, including measures that support a modal shift towards public transport, and the use of public procurement of clean vehicles. _________________ 21 COM( 2016) 501 final. COM( 2016) 501 final.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) In order to achieve an improvement of air quality in municipalities, it is crucial to renew the transport fleet to clean vehicle standard. Furthermore, the principles of the circular economy require the extension of product life. Therefore, the retrofitting of vehicles to clean vehicle standard can also be counted towards the achievement of the minimum procurement targets set out in the Directive.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) In order to achieve an improvement of air quality in municipalities, it is crucial to renew the transport fleet to clean vehicle standard. Furthermore, the principles of the circular economy require the extension of product life. Therefore, the retrofitting of vehicles to clean vehicle standard can also be counted towards achievement of the minimum procurement targets set out in this Directive.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 b (new)
Recital 10 b (new)
(10b) The market for heavy duty vehicles is several years behind the market for light duty vehicles, requiring more flexibility for the definition of a clean heavy duty vehicle. Such a definition should be technology-neutral and include alternatives to full-electric vehicles, such as natural gas, biofuels and hybrid vehicles.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 c (new)
Recital 10 c (new)
(10c) A stronger use of public and shared transport helps reduce transport emissions, therefore all investments into clean public transport are welcome; in particular, this Directive should avoid discouraging the development of non- road clean transport. It should therefore be possible that publicly procured urban rail vehicles that increase the overall number of the urban rail fleet are counted towards achieving the minimum procurement targets set by this Directive.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Member States shall further explore possibilities to support the operation and reduce the costs of operating clean vehicles, for example by granting exceptions or reductions from energy taxes for clean vehicles.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) One of the policy objectives of the updated Directives is to make the procurement of clean vehicles easier and to improve reporting by Member States. Therefore, the Directive shall be clear, transparent and include a simple calculation methodology to achieve the procurement targets.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 b (new)
Recital 16 b (new)
(16b) Targeted support measures for the procurement of clean vehicles are indispensable. In order to help achieve the objectives of this Directive, Member States shall expand their financial and non- financial incentives in order to speed up the market uptake of clean vehicles.
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 4 – point 4 – point a a (new)
Article 4 – point 4 – point a a (new)
(aa) 'vehicle retrofitted to clean vehicle' means a vehicle whose engine has been retrofitted to the standards of a clean vehicle as defined in Article 4 in this Directive.
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 3 – introductory part
Article 3 – introductory part
This Directive shall apply to contracts for the purchase, lease, rent or hire-purchase or retrofitting of road transport vehicles used in public services by:
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States should ensure that the cost of compliance with the minimum procurement targets established in this Directive are not passed on to local authorities and that sufficient financial resources are made available to contracting authorities and contracting entities.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that purchase, lease, rent or, hire-purchase or retrofitting to clean or zero-emission vehicle standards of road transport vehicles, and public service contracts on public passenger transport by road and rail and public service contracts as referred to in Article 3 of this Directive comply with the minimum procurement targets for light- duty vehicles referred to in table 4 of the Annex and for heavy-duty vehicles referred to in Table 5 in the Annex.
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that purchase, lease, rent or hire-purchase of road transport vehiclr retrofitting to clean or zero-emission vehicle standard of road transport vehicles used in public services, and public service contracts on public passenger transport by road and rail and public service contracts as referred to in Article 3 of this Directive comply with the minimum procurement targets for light-duty vehicles referred to in table 4 of the Annex and for heavy-duty vehicles referred to in Table 5 in the Annex. An increase in the number of urban rail vehicles, such as trams and metro trains, in public networks may also be counted towards the achievement of the minimum procurement targets for buses set out in Table 5 in the Annex.
Amendment 240 #
2. Member State authorities may apply highlower minimum mandates than those referred to in the Annex of this Directive. if, after a thorough evaluation, they expect that the Directive leads to negative consequences, such as a stagnation of the renewal of buses, a reduction of the public transport offer or raising public transport ticket prices. This action shall only be possible after prior approval of the European Commission
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
(5a) The following Article is inserted: "Article 5a Financial resources 1. Member States shall make available sufficient funding instruments for the procurement of clean vehicles and the installation of their related infrastructure in their territory. The establishment of the funds shall follow a thorough evaluation of the financial needs of public authorities and contracting entities linked to the procurement targets set at national level. 2. The Union shall make available additional funding instruments to support the uptake of clean vehicles and the installation of their related infrastructure in the Member States."