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Type-approval of motor vehicles and engines with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7)

TA-9-2023-0394 · P9_TA(2023)0394 · PE746.876

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Parliament's amended version of the proposed Euro 7 regulation sets emission type-approval rules for motor vehicles, engines, components and tyres, covering exhaust and non-exhaust emissions, battery durability and market surveillance. It adds rules on tyre abrasion limits, on-board monitoring, anti-tampering, an environmental vehicle passport and access for independent operators to aftermarket parts. It defers application dates, sets them in months after entry into force of secondary legislation, and repeals the Euro 6 and Euro VI regulations later. It requires the Commission to review tyre abrasion, brake emissions and heavy-duty vehicle durability, and to report on the regulation's application by 1 September 2031.

Key points

  1. The regulation applies to M1, M2, M3, N1, N2 and N3 vehicles, O3 and O4 trailers, and tyres of classes C1, C2 and C3, except ice grip tyres.
  2. Manufacturers must ensure new vehicles, components and separate technical units, including engines, traction batteries, brakes, tyres and replacement pollution control systems, are type-approved under the regulation.
  3. Vehicles must have OBD, OBM, SOH monitors, excess emissions driver warning systems and devices communicating data for roadworthiness tests and third-party services.
  4. Manufacturers must prevent exploitation of vulnerabilities, remove them by software update or other means, and ensure independent operators can develop and install compatible aftermarket replacement parts.
  5. The Commission must review tyre abrasion measurement by end-2025 and set abrasion limits for tyres, with a legislative proposal for battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.
  6. The Commission must adopt delegated acts on tyre abrasion limits per category if UN WP.29 uniform provisions are not established by 30 June 2026 for C1 tyres and 31 December 2035 for C2 and C3 tyres.
  7. Small and ultra-small volume manufacturers may substitute certain tests with declarations of conformity; ultra-small ones may use laboratory tests based on statistically relevant real-driving cycles.
  8. National authorities must refuse type-approval and prohibit registration, sale or entry into service of non-compliant vehicles from 24 months (M1, N1) and 48 months (M2, M3, N2, N3, O3, O4) after entry into force of secondary legislation.
  9. The sale or installation of non-type-approved systems, components or separate technical units is prohibited from 24 months (M1, N1) and 48 months (M2, M3, N2, N3, O3, O4) after entry into force of secondary legislation.
  10. Tampering that causes emissions above Annex I limits makes the vehicle non-compliant, triggering corrective measures, recalls and financial penalties by national authorities.
  11. The Commission or third parties must perform in-service conformity and market surveillance checks, and the Commission must monitor circumvention and report to Parliament and Council.
  12. Natural or legal persons may submit substantiated complaints to national market surveillance authorities, which must assess them and respond within 3 months.

Who is affected

  • Vehicle and engine manufacturers, who must meet type-approval, durability, OBM and anti-tampering rules.
  • Small and ultra-small volume manufacturers, who get flexibility on tests and later application dates.
  • Independent operators, who must get access to information, tools and processes for aftermarket replacement parts.
  • National approval and market surveillance authorities, who grant approvals, perform checks and handle complaints.
  • Buyers of second-hand vehicles, who should benefit from durability requirements and battery state-of-health information.

Figures and deadlines

  • 30% reduction in microplastics released into the environment by 2030, as an objective for tyre abrasion limits.
  • 30 June 2026 deadline for UN WP.29 uniform provisions for C1 tyres; 31 December 2035 for C2 and C3 tyres.
  • 30 October 2026 deadline for the Commission to adopt delegated acts on tyre abrasion methods and limits if UN provisions are absent.
  • 24 months after entry into force of secondary legislation: application for new M1, N1 vehicles and refusal of type-approval.
  • 48 months after entry into force of secondary legislation: application for new M2, M3, N2, N3 vehicles and O3, O4 trailers.
  • 60 months after entry into force of secondary legislation: application for new M2, M3, N2, N3 vehicles and O3, O4 trailers.
  • 1 July 2030: repeal of Regulation (EC) 715/2007; 1 July 2031: repeal of Regulation (EC) 595/2009.
  • 1 September 2031: deadline for the Commission's evaluation report on the regulation's application.