Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9a Eco-innovations 1. The committee to be set up pursuant to Article 12 of this Regulation shall take decisions on applications for the recognition of eco-innovations, including the CO2 reduction resulting from the use of a technology. 2. Manufacturers within the meaning of Article 3 or component suppliers which manufacture a technology may submit applications for recognition of eco- innovations. Such applications must contain data on the CO2 reduction achieved through the use of the technology which are certified by an independent body. The technical agencies referred to in Article 41 of Directive 2007/46/EC may act as certifying independent bodies. 3. In connection with the monitoring of this Regulation, eco-innovations shall receive CO2 bonuses on the basis of their inclusion as standard components in vehicle types or versions of vehicle types. The overall level of the bonuses granted to a manufacturer in respect of eco- innovations shall be limited to 10% of the manufacturer's target as calculated pursuant to Annex I. 4. Independently of this procedure, the work on revising the test cycle, parallel to the offsetting of eco-innovations, shall continue so as to ensure that their CO2 reduction potential is reflected in the test cycle in the long term. 5. When it carries out the revision of the directive pursuant to Article 1, the Commission, as part of the impact assessment, shall submit a comprehensive assessment of the reductions in CO2 emissions achieved by means of eco- innovations in order to ensure that in subsequent years due account is taken of all CO2 reduction measures when assessing whether manufacturers have achieved their targets. 6. The committee set up pursuant to Article 12 of this Regulation shall check that the application for recognition of an eco-innovation is complete and, within three months following submission of the application documents, take a decision on offsetting in respect of the eco-innovation. In that connection, the Commission shall submit a proposal to the committee. The applicant may lodge an appeal with the Commission against the committee's decision within one month following notification of that decision. The Commission shall submit that appeal to the committee, which shall consider it within three months and take a decision. All decisions on the offsetting of eco- innovations shall be published by the Commission in the Official Journal of the European Union.