8 Amendments of Luke Ming FLANAGAN related to 2018/0148(COD)
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The transport sector accounts for a third of Union energy consumption, with the strong possibility that this percentage will rise as the Union signs up to more and more major trade deals and this will inevitably entail additional road transport. Road transport was responsible for about 22% of the Union’s total greenhouse gas emissions in 2015. Tyres, mainly because of their rolling resistance, account for 5% to 10% of vehicles’ fuel consumption. A reduction of the rolling resistance of tyres would therefore contribute significantly to the fuel efficiency of road transport and thus to the reduction of emissions.
Amendment 5 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Tyres are characterised by a number of interrelated parameters that are interrelated. Improving one parameter such as rolling resistance may have an adverse impact on others such as wet grip, while improving wet grip may have an adverse impact on external rolling noise. Tyre manufacturers should be encouraged to optimise all parameters beyond the standards already achieved., while remaining cognizant also of any negative environmental impact such changes would have during the manufacturing process;
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Tyres are characterised by a number of interrelated parameters that are interrelated. Improving one parameter such as rolling resistance may have an adverse impact on others such as wet grip, while improving wet grip may have an adverse impact on external rolling noise. Tyre manufacturers should be encouraged to optimise all parameters beyond the standards already achieved.
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council13 lays down minimum requirements for the rolling resistance of tyres. Technological developments make it possible to decrease energy losses due to tyre rolling resistance significantly beyond those minimum requirements. To reduce the environmental impact of road transport, it is therefore appropriate to update the provisions for tyre labellingtyre labelling should be updated to encourage end-users to purchase more fuel- efficient tyres by providing updated harmonised information on that parameter. __________________ 13 Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning type-approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor (OJ L 200, 31.7.2009, p. 1).
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Traffic noise is a significant nuisance and has a harmful effect on health. Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 lays down minimum requirements for the external rolling noise of tyres. Technological developments make it possible to reduce external rolling noise significantly beyond those minimum requirements. To reduce traffic noise, it is therefore appropriate to update the provisions for tyre labellingtyre labelling should be updated to encourage end-users to purchase tyres with lower external rolling noise by providing harmonised information on that parameter.
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 lays down minimum requirements for the wet grip performance of tyres. Technological developments make it possible to improve wet grip significantly beyond those requirements, and thus to reduce wet braking distances. To improve road safety, it is therefore appropriate to update the provisions for tyre labellingtyre labelling should be updated to encourage end-users to purchase tyres with high wet grip performance by providing harmonised information on that parameter.
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to provide end-users with information on the performance of tyres specifically designed for snow and ice conditions, it is approprityre labelling should be updated to require the inclusion on the label of information requirements on snow and ice tyres.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The need for greater information on tyre fuel efficiency and other parameters is relevant for all end-users, including purchasers of replacement tyres, purchasers of tyres fitted on new vehicles, and fleet managers and transport undertakings, who cannot easily compare the parameters of different tyre brands in the absence of a labelling and harmonised testing regime. It is therefore appropriate to require the labellingTyre labelling reflecting all the above should therefore be required ofn tyres delivered with vehicles at all times.