40 Amendments of Theresa GRIFFIN related to 2017/0291(COD)
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Innovation of new technologies helps to lower vehicle emissions, supporting the decarbonisation of the transport sector. An increased uptake of low- and zero-emission road vehicles is likelywill to reduce emissions of CO2 and certain pollutant emissions (particulate matter, nitrogen oxides and non-methane hydrocarbons) and to promote competitiveness and growth of the European industry in the increasing global markets for low- and zero-emission vehicles.
Amendment 44 #
(6) PTaking into account that government expenditure on goods, works and services represents around 14% of GDP, public authorities, through their procurement policy, can establish and support markets for innovative goods and services. Directives 2014/24/EU24 and 2014/25/EU25 set out minimum harmonised public procurement rules harmonising the way public authorities and certain public utility operators purchase goods, works and services. In particular, they set overall thresholds for the volume of contracts to be subject to Union legislation, which also apply to the Clean Vehicles Directive. _________________ 24 25OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 65 - 242. OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 65 - 242. OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 243 – 374. 25 OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 243 – 374.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The procurement of clean vehicles can leverage the development of the infrastructure necessary for the smart charging of electric vehicles. To further facilitate the market pull for clean vehicles, the present Directive should be amended in conjunction with the Directive for the Energy Performance of Buildings, which requires the pre- equipment of parking spaces and the installation of charging points.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 b (new)
Recital 7 b (new)
(7b) The availability of charging and refuelling infrastructure is a prerequisite for any transport operation with alternative fuelled vehicles, including for public transport. Therefore, the aspects of fostering alternative fuels infrastructure for public transport should be strengthened in Directive 2014/94/EU. In the absence of a revision, the Commission shall establish an action plan for public transport infrastructure.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Extending the scope of the Directive by including practices such as lease, rental and hire-purchase of vehicles, as well as contracts for public road transport services, special purpose road transport passenger services, non- scheduled passenger transport and hire of buses and coaches with drivers as well as specific postal and courier services and waste refusal services ensures that all relevant procurement practices are covered. The Directive should foresee the possibility to extend its scope to the rail sector at a later stage.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) All clean and energy-efficient transport options must be considered. Manufacturers should have the flexibility to further develop and use neutral technologies to meet CO2 reduction objectives. Competition between different solutions and manufacturers will encourage innovation and benefit everyone. This will allow a smooth and cost-efficient transition to the decarbonisation of transport.
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 69 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Life-cycle costing is an important tool for contracting authorities and entities to cover energy and environmental costs during the life-cycle of a vehicle, including the cost of greenhouse gas emission and other pollutant emissions on the basis of a relevant methodology to determine their monetary value. Given the scarce use of the methodology for the calculation of operational lifetime costs under Directive 2009/33/EU and the information provided by contracting authorities and entities on the use of own methodologies tailored to their specific circumstances and needs, there should be no methodology mandatory to use, but contracting authorities, contracting entities or operators should be able to choose any life-costing methodology in order to support their procurement processes. The assessment of the CO2 emissions should consider the entire lifecycle of the vehicles including during the production, use and end of life, taking into account disposal and recycling. Therefore, contracting authorities and other entities should focus on the entire vehicle and not only on its components and the maximum tail-pipe emission expressed in CO2 g/km and real driving pollutant emissions.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) EU financial instruments should be mobilised in order to support Member States at national, regional and local level to achieve the targets under this Directive. Minimum binding targets for charging points per Members State, together with direct infrastructure financing and financing of electric vehicle charging points and hydrogen vehicle filling stations should be considered as well, where not commercially viable on their own. For this purpose, funding instruments such as the Connecting Europe Facility supporting the development of high performing, sustainable and efficiently interconnected trans-European networks in the fields of transport and the European Fund for Strategic Investments or the Cleaner Transport Facility supporting the deployment of cleaner transport vehicles and their associated infrastructure needs could be mobilised. Advisory Hubs should play a key role in this transition by facilitating and promoting investments and supporting institutional capacities.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) The requirements of this Directive and the new minimum procurement targets may lead to additional financial resources for contracting authorities. Therefore, it would be appropriate to seek financial mechanisms to implement the requirements of this Directive. The Union's financial policy and in particular the future Multiannual Financial Framework after 2020 should be in line with the new requirements for the promotion of clean and energy efficient road transport vehicles and support the decarbonisation of transport and the use of cleaner road transport vehicles.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 b (new)
Recital 18 b (new)
(18b) Reforms need to be introduced at local and national level, with clear investments signals and combining the different sources to reach the goal of this Directive.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) Enhanced environmental audits and tests should be envisaged, encouraging local authorities to purchase, rent and lease energy-efficient road transport vehicles. For this purpose, it would be appropriate to develop EU financial mechanisms to assist in the implementation of the requirements of this Directive.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Setting minimum targets for clean vehicle procurement to be achieved by 2025 and by 2030 at Member State level should contribute to policy certainty for markets where investments in low- and zero-emission mobility are warranted. The minimum targets support market creation throughout the Union. They provide time for the adjustment of public procurement processes and give a clear market signal. The Impact Assessment notes that Member States increasingly set targets, depending on their economic capacity and how serious the problem is. Different targets should be set for different Member States in accordance with their economic capacity (Gross Domestic Product per capita) and exposure to pollution (urban population density). Minimum procurement targets should be complemented by the obligation of the contracting authorities, entities and operators to consider relevant energy and environmental aspects in all their procurement procedures. The Territorial Impact Assessment of this amended Directive illustrated that the impact will be evenly distributed among regions in the Union.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2009/33/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
By [18 months after the entry into force] Member States shall prepare and submit to the Commission a report on rail transport outlining: (a) all national services using diesel, both for passenger and freight transport; (b) potential for replacement of diesel trains by alternative solutions, including hybrid trains, fuel cell and electric trains; (c) a timeline for such a transition.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Life-cycle costing is an important tool for contracting authorities and entities to cover energy and environmental costs during the life-cycle of a vehicle, including the cost of greenhouse gas emission and other pollutant emissions on the basis of a relevant methodology to determine their monetary value. Given the scarce use of the methodology for the calculation of operational lifetime costs under Directive 2009/33/EU and the information provided by contracting authorities and entities on the use of own methodologies tailored to their specific circumstances and needs, there should be no methodology mandatory to use, but contracting authorities, contracting entities or operators should be able to choose any life-costing methodology in order to support their procurement processes. However, due to the lack of a clear understanding of the overall life-cycle emissions of the various fuel types, the Commission should provide an analysis that will lead to a common Union methodology for manufacturers to report data on CO2 emissions of all fuel types in a consistent manner.
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Member States should ensure that the costs 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 106 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) To ensure that public authorities are incentivised to purchase clean vehicles and Member States invest in the deployment of the alternative fuels infrastructure, but also to avoid the risk of such purchases leading to higher prices for passengers, the Union's budgetary and financial policy after 2020 should provide support for contracting entities. That should be reflected in the future Multiannual Financial Framework and the rules regarding sustainable finance and Union financial institutions. Additionally, Member States shall expand the financial and non-financial incentives in order to speed up the market uptake of clean vehicles. These efforts will reduce the initial high investment for the infrastructural changes and help the sector move much faster into the direction promoted by the European Commission. Setting up a European Clean Mobility Fund could help to cover the necessary investments for the establishment of alternative fuels infrastructure and subsequently speed up the uptake of clean vehicles.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 3
Article 3
This Directive shall apply to contracts for the purchase, lease, rent or hire-purchase of road transport vehicles and tires by:
Amendment 120 #
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 new contracts for the purchase, lease, rent or hire- purchase of road transport vehicles by:
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 3 – paragraph c a new
Article 3 – paragraph c a new
(ca) European Union Institutions, Agencies and Bodies.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Directive 2009/33/EU
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Directive 2009/33/EU
Article 5 b (new)
Article 5 b (new)
(5b) The following Article 5b is inserted: “Article 5b Platform for the deployment of zero- and low-emission vehicles in public transport The Commission shall make available and actively promote a platform for the deployment of zero- and low-emission vehicles in public transport that is digitally interactive and accessible in all official languages of the Union in order to facilitate access by national, regional and local authorities and all interested stakeholders to the relevant information on zero- and low-emission vehicles for public transport, such as available funds and financing instruments, public procurement, exchange of best practices, available solutions for phasing out old or polluting vehicles, schemes incentivising their replacement with new zero- and low- emission vehicles, and a list of Union manufacturers of such vehicles.”
Amendment 130 #
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
Article 4 – point 4 – point a
(a) a vehicle of category L, M1 or M2 with a maximum tail-pipe emission expressed in CO2g/km and real driving pollutant emissions below a percentage of the applicable emission limits as referred to in Table 2 in the Annex , or;
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 135 #
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 b (new)
Article 4 – point 4 – point a b (new)
(ab) 4a.‘Best graded tyres’ means tyres graded C and above for rolling resistance and wet grip according to the Tyre Labelling Regulation. 4b. ‘Re-treaded tyres’ means the generic term for reconditioning a used tyre by replacing the worn tread with new material.
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a directive
ANNEX 1
ANNEX 1
Directive 2009/33/EC
Annex – table 4 – footnote 1
Annex – table 4 – footnote 1
*Vehicles with zero-emissions at tailpipe shall be counted as 1 vehicle contributing to the mandate and those using sustainable batteries shall counted as 1.25 vehicles. All other vehicles that meet the requirements of Table 2 in this annex shall be counted as 0.5 vehicle contributing. Any vehicle which meets the definition of 'sustainable lifecycle vehicle' shall in addition receive a bonus credit of 0.25.
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 4 a – paragraph 1
Article 4 a – paragraph 1
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 8a in order to update Table 3 in the Annex with CO2 tail-pipe emission and air pollutants thresholds for heavy duty vehicles once the related heavy-duty CO2 emission performance standards are in force at Union level. These thresholds should represent no more than 50% as a percentage of the relevant heavy-duty CO2 emission performance standards and be immediately applicable from the adoption of the delegated act.
Amendment 166 #
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)
Tyres procured for vehicles falling under the scope of Article 3 of this directive comply with minimum procurement targets referred to in Table 6 of the Annex.
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 169 #
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 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 and include contractual provisions to ensure the actual use of alternative fuels. Those targets represent the minimum percentages of clean vehicles in the total number of road transport vehicles covered by the contracts referred to in Article 3, signed after the date of application of this Directive.
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 173 #
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)
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. To reach the procurement targets, contracting entities shall base the award of contracts on the most economically advantageous tender ("MEAT") as described in Article 82 of Directive 2014/25/EU. Tender specifications should be defined not only with focus on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) but also on other vehicle characteristics, such as accessibility, insertion in urban landscape, noise levels, energy efficiency, recyclability of batteries and vehicle components.
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Given that this Directive is meant to foster the market for clean vehicles and improve air quality, Member State authorities mayare encouraged to apply higher minimum mandates than those referred to in the Annex of this Directive.
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
(6a) A new article 6a is inserted. Article 6a Financial resources 1. Member States shall make available sufficient funding for the procurement of clean vehicles and the installation of their related infrastructure in dialogue with the public authorities and contracting entities. 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. 3. A European fund shall be established, whose objectives include helping to cover the necessary investment for the establishment of alternative fuels infrastructure. Such a fund could be co- financed, with the European Union contributing 15% and another 85% coming from industry, notably manufacturers, suppliers, energy and fuel producers and other interested parties, as well as with the excess emissions premiums to be established in the regulation setting emission performance standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles as part of the Union's integrated approach to reduce CO2 emissions from light-duty vehicles and amending Regulation (EC) No715/2007.
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall submit to the Commission a report on the implementation of this Directive by 1 January 2026, and every three years thereafter. Member States shall submit to the Commission an intermediate report by 1 January 2023. That report shall contain information on the steps undertaken to implement this Directive, including on the number and the categories of vehicles procured by authorities and entities, on the dialogue carried out between the different levels of governance, information on Member States' intentions regarding the above reporting activities, as well as any other valuable informationinformation on the financial instruments already available or in preparation and on the Member States' strategies to foster the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, in particular for public transport networks. Information’s should follow the categories contained in Regulation No 2195/2002 on the Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)31 as noted in the Annex. _________________ 31 OJ L 340, 16.12.2002, p. 1,
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b Directive 2009/33/EC
4a. The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that local, regional and national air quality plans adopted pursuant to Article 23 and Annex XV of Directive 2008/50/EC on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe for zones and agglomerations where the level of pollutants in ambient air exceeds limit values also include detailed information on the procurement of clean vehicles and on hardware retrofitting to clean vehicle standards.
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b a (new)
Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 4 b (new)
(ba) By ... [three years after the date of entry into force of this Directive] the Commission shall propose a methodology for evaluating the life-cycle CO2 emissions of vehicles. By ...[four years after the date of entry into force of this Directive] the Commission shall publish guidelines clarifying how the different types of vehicles covered by the Clean Vehicles Directive compare, in terms of tailpipe CO2 emissions and life-cycle CO2 emissions. The guidelines and results shall be made publicly available. From 1 January 2026 onwards manufacturers shall report to the Commission on the lifecycle CO2 emissions of the vehicle types they place on the market as of that date based on a harmonised Union methodology. The Commission shall review the present Directive based on this information.
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Directive 2009/33/EC
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by XXXX [Please insert the date 124 months following the date of entry into force] at the latest. They shall immediately communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.