Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles

Summary:

Proposal presented on 14 June 2019 by the European Commission amending the provisions of EU legislation relating to car emissions testing in real driving conditions.

Further information:

In December 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered a judgment relating to cases T-339/16, T-352/16 and T-391/16, which were submitted against Regulation (EU) 2016/646 amending rules as regards emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 6). Regulation (EU) 2016/646 sets out the conformity factors used to assess compliance of the vehicle with the emission limits while performing a Real-Driving Emissions (RDE) test. The contested conformity factors were used to progressively reduce the discrepancy between emissions measured in real driving and those measured in a laboratory.

In response to the ruling, the European Commission adopted a legislative initiative in June 2019 to reinsert certain aspects of the real driving emissions testing into legislation by amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information.

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European Parliament: Legislative Observatory: Procedure File for Proposal on Motor vehicles: type approval with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and access to repair and maintenance information https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?reference=2019/0101(COD)

EP: Legislative Train: Amendment of type approval rules for motor vehicles with respect to conformity factors for NOx emissions http://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/theme-resilient-energy-union-with-a-climate-change-policy/file-type-approval-of-motor-vehicles-conformity-factors-for-nox-emissions/09-2019

European Commission: Press Release, 14/06/2019: Clean mobility: Commission tables proposal on car emissions testing in real driving conditions http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-19-2837_en.htm

European Commission: Q&A on Commission's proposal on car emissions testing in real driving conditions, 14 June 2019 https://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_QANDA-19-2850_en.htm

Council of the European Union: Press Release, 11/12/2019: Measuring real-driving car emissions: Council agrees on its position https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2019/12/11/measuring-real-driving-car-emissions-council-agrees-on-its-position/

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