23 Amendments of Renate SOMMER related to 2017/0291(COD)
Amendment 39 #
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.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) There is widespread support from key stake amended Directive shoulders for a definition of clean vehicles taking account of reduction requireme contribute to a reduction of emissions of air pollutants forand greenhouse gases and air pollutant emissions from light- and heavy- duty vehicles. To ensure that there are adequate incentives to supporting market- uptake of low- and zero- emission vehicles in the Union, provisions for their public procurement under this amendment should be aligned with provisions of Union legislation on CO2 emission performance of cars and vans for the post-2020 period26 . Action carried out under t. Furthermore, the amended Directive shares the aim of, inter alia, promotion of clean road transport with Directive 2014/94/EU. Consequently, the definition of a clean vehicle should be aligned with provisions of Directive 2014/94/EU. That alignment will create long term predictability and stability in Union law and protect investments already made into alternative fuels infrastructure. The amended Directive will also contribute to compliancethe further deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, as well as to compliance of vehicles with the requirements of these latest standards of emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases. A more ambitious approach for public procurement can provide an important additional market stimulus. _________________ 26COM(2017) 676 final
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) 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 90 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 b (new)
Recital 10 b (new)
(10b) 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 95 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) The availability of charging and refuelling infrastructure is a prerequisite to any transport operation with alternatively fuelled vehicles and – in the case of public transport companies – such infrastructure has to be set up to a large extent on privately owned ground such as depots and maintenance workshops. The aspects of fostering alternative fuels infrastructure for public transport should be strengthened in Directive 2014/94/EU on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure. In the absence of a revision of Directive 2014/94/EU, the Commission should establish an action plan for public transport infrastructure.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 b (new)
Recital 11 b (new)
(11b) The potential of reducing emissions via public procurement alone is limited and public transport only contributes a small share of the emissions originating from the transport sector. Member States should therefore be encouraged to regulate the purchase of clean vehicles by other fleet owners, such as taxi, car rental and ride-pooling companies.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 c (new)
Recital 11 c (new)
(11c) Member States should 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 120 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) One of the policy objectives of the updated Directive is to make the procurement of clean vehicles easier and to improve reporting by Member States. Therefore, the Directive should be clear, transparent and include a simple calculation methodology to achieve the procurement targets.
Amendment 127 #
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 148 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) A major share of public transport procurement is related to local public transport bodies that are generally in the hands of local authorities with limited financial means. Rules on the procurement of clean vehicles should therefore neither create a significant additional financial burden nor lead to externalisation of occurring higher costs through higher ticket prices, higher local taxes or reduction of public transport.
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2009/33/EC
Title
Title
Directive 2009/33/EU on the promotion of clean road transport vehicles used in public services in support of low-emission mobility
Amendment 160 #
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 concluded from 1 January 2025 for the purchase, lease, rent or, hire-purchase or retrofitting of road transport vehicles used in public services by:
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
(c) a vehicle of category M3, N2 or N3 as defined in Table 3 in the Annex that is powered by alternative fuels as defined in point (1) of Article 2 of Directive 2014/94/EU on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, including hybrid vehicles in which electricity is used only for part of the operational use of the vehicle.
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 4a
Article 4a
Amendment 223 #
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 of 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 243 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Directive 2009/33/EC
2a. Member States may apply lower minimum targets 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. They shall inform the Commission thereof and justify the exception.
Amendment 245 #
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."
Amendment 248 #
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 Alternative fuels action plan for public transport 1. By 31 December 2020, the European Commission shall present to the European Parliament and to the Council an action plan to accelerate the set-up of charging and refuelling infrastructure for HDVs owned by transport companies in their own depots and maintenance areas as well as in the public space. This action plan shall include information on available Union funding instruments and set out how such a support can be given despite European state aid rules. 2. European funding instruments should be revised in the sense that they should prioritise the access to funding for small, medium and large public transport companies to replace their vehicles."
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 8a
Article 8a
Amendment 270 #
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 20267, and every three years thereafter. Member States shall submit to the Commission an intermediateitial report by 1 January 20234. Thate initial 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 entitiefinancial instruments already available or in preparation, on the Member States’ strategies to foster the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, in particular for public transport networks, 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 information. Further reports shall also contain information on the number and the categories of clean road transport vehicles procured by contracting authorities and contracting entities. 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, OJ L 340, 16.12.2002, p. 1,
Amendment 280 #
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 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States may decide to set up mechanisms to regulate the purchase of clean vehicles by other fleet owners, such as taxis, car-sharing and ride- pooling companies.
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a directive
ANNEX 1
ANNEX 1
Directive 2009/33/EC
Annex – table 3
Annex – table 3
Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a directive
ANNEX 1
ANNEX 1
Directive 2009/33/EC
Annex – table 5 – footnote
Annex – table 5 – footnote