10 Amendments of Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN related to 2010/0195(COD)
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) In the next revision of the Directive 97/68/EC, the Commission should propose the establishment of a new emission stage - Stage V - that should be aligned with the requirements of Euro VI standards for heavy duty vehicles;
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) New requirements for the reduction of particulate matter, namely a particulate number (PN) limit, should be introduced by the upcoming revision of the Directive 97/68/EC for all engine categories so as to ensure an effective reduction of ultra-fine particles;
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Recital 1 c (new)
Recital 1 c (new)
(1c) Discussions on harmonized requirements for retrofit emission control devices are currently on going under the auspices of UNECE. On this basis, the Commission should, in the future revision of the Directive 97/68/EC, define a comprehensive approach to promote retrofitting of after-treatment systems on the existing NRMM fleet.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Improving air quality is a pressing need in many member states, requiring more decisive action in a number of them to comply with the Air Quality Directive 2008/50/EC. Tackling emissions at source is essential for meeting these goals, including reducing emissions from the NRMM sector;
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Recital 6 b (new)
Recital 6 b (new)
(6b) On building sites, workers are permanently exposed to emissions, in particular of ultrafine carcinogenic black carbon particles from building machinery and deserve therefore protection using best available technology enforced by introduction of the particle number criterion.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The measures provided in this Directive reflect a temporary difficulty faced by the manufacturing sector. They should therefore be restricted to the transition from Stage III A to Stage III B and expire by 31 December 2013 at the late; as such, these shall be restricted to Stage III B or to 3 years where no successive Stage exist.s
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 97/68/CE
Article 4 - paragraph 6
Article 4 - paragraph 6
(6) Compression ignition engines for use other than in propulsion of railcars and inland waterway vessels may be placed on the market under a flexibility scheme in accordance with the procedure referred to in Annex XIII in addition to paragraphs 1 to 5.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 97/68/CE
Article 10 – paragraph 7
Article 10 – paragraph 7
(7) Member States shall permit the placing on the market of engines, as defined in Section 1 of Annex I under A(i), A(ii), A(iv) and A(v), under the flexibility scheme in accordance with the provisions in Annex XIII. Engines can be placed on the market under the flexibility scheme from the date when a given Stage becomes applicable until the end of that Stage, but not longer than three years from the beginning of that Stage. The engines shall be type approved according to the Stage immediately preceding the applicable one.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – point 2 – point b
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 97/68/EC
Annex XIII – section 1 - point 1.4.
Annex XIII – section 1 - point 1.4.
1.4 As regards engines for use in propulsion of locomotives, during the transition period between Stage III A and Stage III B an OEM may seek permission for his engine suppliers to place on the market a maximum of 120 engines for use in propulsion of locomotives under the flexibility scheme. The OEM may also seek permission for his engine suppliers to place on the market an additional amount of maximum 10 engines to be installed in locomotives which meet the structure gauge requirements of GERT 8073 issue 2 as specified in National Technical Rules notified under Article 17.3 of Directive 200857/EC.