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DRAFT OPINION (COM(2022)0586 – C90375/2022 – 2022/0365(COD))

On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval of motor vehicles and engines and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7) and repealing Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009

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Committee on Transport and Tourism · Rapporteur: MarianJean Marinescu

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The Committee on Transport and Tourism's draft opinion responds to the proposed Euro 7 regulation on emission type-approval for motor vehicles and engines, which would repeal Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009. The rapporteur wants balance between environmental benefits and socio-economic costs, and warns that the proposal implies investments for manufacturers of light and heavy-duty vehicles and components, likely passed on to consumers. The draft opinion proposes amendments on timing, testing methods closer to Euro 6/VI, technological neutrality including a new 'CO2 neutral fuel vehicle' category, reduced complexity and costs, alignment with UN work on tyres and brakes, a new battery durability definition, and safeguards for road safety and mobility. It also amends definitions, manufacturer obligations, small and ultrasmall volume manufacturer rules, multistage type-approval, dates of application and repeal, and reporting deadlines.

Committee position. The rapporteur proposes to amend the Commission proposal to ensure balance between environmental benefits and socio-economic costs, with a technologically neutral approach, reduced complexity, and alignment with UN work on tyres and brakes.

Key points

  1. The Commission must adopt implementing and delegated acts within one year of the regulation entering into force.
  2. The regulation would apply 3 years after the corresponding implementing and delegated acts for new types of M1 and N1 vehicles and components, except tyres and brakes, and 5 years for new types of M2, M3, N2, N3 vehicles and O3, O4 trailers.
  3. Testing methods should be closer to Euro 6/VI standards, built on established technology and methodology for timely implementation.
  4. A technologically neutral approach is proposed, introducing a new vehicle category, 'CO2 neutral fuel vehicle'.
  5. The draft opinion aims to reduce complexity, administrative and implementation costs for manufacturers and authorities, and to provide flexibility for small and ultrasmall producers.
  6. Tyres and brakes rules should align with the UN World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations (WP29) Task Force on Tyre Abrasion, with reduced complexity for brake procedures.
  7. A new definition of 'battery durability' is proposed, measured by state of certified energy (SOCE) and state of certified range (SOCR).
  8. Inducement measures from sensors and emission measurement must not endanger road safety or limit mobility.
  9. Lifetime requirements should apply only within the standard usage range of the vehicle.
  10. Manufacturers may designate vehicles with combustion engines running exclusively on CO2 neutral fuels as 'Euro7-NFCE'.
  11. Small and ultrasmall volume manufacturers may substitute certain tests with declarations of conformity, and conformity of production tests would not be required for them.
  12. Member States must inform the Commission of the regulation's application within 5 years of entry into force, and the Commission must submit an evaluation report within 5 years.

Who is affected

  • Manufacturers of light and heavy-duty vehicles and of components such as tyres and brakes, who face investments and new type-approval rules.
  • Small and ultrasmall volume manufacturers, who may use declarations of conformity instead of certain tests.
  • Consumers, who may face price increases and for whom affordability and mobility rights are to be preserved.
  • National type-approval authorities and market surveillance bodies, which must apply the new rules and dates.

Figures and deadlines

  • The Commission estimates a price increase of a maximum of 150 Euro per passenger car; the automotive industry estimates 2,000 Euro.
  • More than 250 million vehicles currently in use in the EU are expected to remain in use after Euro 7 enters into force.
  • The Fit for 55 target is a 55% CO2 emissions reduction in 2030.
  • By 2050, non-exhaust emissions are expected to constitute up to 90% of all particles emitted by road transport.
  • The Commission should prepare a report on tyre abrasion by the end of 2024.
  • The regulation would apply 3 years after the corresponding implementing and delegated acts for new types of M1, N1 vehicles and 5 years for new types of M2, M3, N2, N3 vehicles and O3, O4 trailers.
  • For new types of M1, N1 vehicles constructed by small volume manufacturers, the regulation would apply 8 years after the corresponding implementing and delegated acts.
  • For tyres and brakes, the regulation would apply 5 years from the date of entering into force of the corresponding delegated acts.