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Strengthening the CO2 emission performance targets for new heavy-duty vehicles

TA-9-2024-0192 · P9_TA(2024)0192 · PE746.858

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Parliament's position on a regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 strengthens CO2 emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles and integrates reporting obligations. It also amends Regulation (EU) 2018/858 and repeals Regulation (EU) 2018/956. Parliament adopted this position at first reading, and it corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1610.

Key points

  1. Parliament adopts its first-reading position on the proposal to strengthen CO2 emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles.
  2. The regulation amends Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 and integrates reporting obligations.
  3. It also amends Regulation (EU) 2018/858 and repeals Regulation (EU) 2018/956.
  4. Parliament calls on the Commission to refer the matter to it again if the Commission replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal.
  5. The Italian Chamber of Deputies and the Italian Senate submitted a reasoned opinion asserting that the draft legislative act does not comply with the principle of subsidiarity.
  6. The European Economic and Social Committee issued an opinion on 12 July 2023, and the Committee of the Regions was consulted.
  7. The Council representative gave an undertaking by letter of 9 February 2024 to approve Parliament's position.
  8. As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1610.

Who is affected

  • Manufacturers of new heavy-duty vehicles, who must meet the strengthened CO2 emission performance standards.
  • The Commission, which must refer the matter to Parliament again if it substantially amends its proposal.
  • The Council, the Commission and national parliaments, to which Parliament's position is forwarded.

Figures and deadlines

  • 12 July 2023: date of the European Economic and Social Committee opinion.
  • 9 February 2024: date of the Council representative's letter undertaking to approve Parliament's position.
  • 10 April 2024: date of Parliament's legislative resolution and first-reading position.

Legal basis: Article 294(2) and Article 192(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.