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 EUROPEAN  
COMMISSION   
Brussels, XXX   
[…](2021) XXX  draft  
 
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/...  
of XXX  
supplementing Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council 
with regards standards for recharging points for electric buses  
 
(Text with EEA relevance)   EN 1  EN EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM  
1. CONTEXT  OF THE  DELEGATED  ACT  
Article 8 of  Directive 2014/94/EU1 empower s the European Commission to adopt delegated 
acts to supplement or update the tech nical specifications for alternative fuels infrastructure 
referred to in Article s 4, 5 and 6 of Annex  II to the  Directive . 
Delegated acts are necessary in  order to require compliance of the infrastructures to be 
deployed or  renewed with the technical specifications in the European standards  (EN)  to be 
developed , without prejudice to Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012, in cases where the European 
Standardization Organizations (ESOs) have recommended only one technical solution with  
technical specifications as described in a relevant European standar d. 
In order to implement Directive 2014/94/EU, and pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation 
(EU) No 1025/2012, the Commission submitted a request2 (M533) to the European 
Committee for Stan dardization (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical 
Standardization (CENELEC) to develop and adopt appropriate European standards, or amend 
existing ones, by establishing technical interoperability specifications with a single solution, if 
applicable, based on international standards for alternative fuels infrastructure.  
The standards to be developed by CEN/CENELEC under request M/533 concern the technical 
specifications for alternative fuels infrastructure in Directive 2014/94/EU. These 
speci fications are in Article 4(14)  and points  1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6  and 1.8 of Annex II  – electricity 
supply for road and maritime transport and inland navigation; Article 5(3) and point 2 of 
Annex II – hydrogen supply for road transport; and Article 6(11) and po int 3 of  Annex II  – 
natural gas, including biomethane, supply for road and maritime transport and inland 
navigation.  
Following the adoption by CEN/CENELEC of the relevant standards under request M/533, on 
13 August 2019 the Commission adopted Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1745 
supplementing and amending Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the 
Council as regards recharging points for L -category motor vehicles, shore -side electricity 
supply for inland waterway vessels, hydroge n supply for road transport, and natural gas 
supply for road and waterborne transport, and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation 
(EU) 2018/674.  
This Commission Delegated Regulation supplements the technical specifications for 
recharging points for elec tric buses referred to in point 1.6 of Annex II to Directive 
2014/94/EU.  
It is necessary to a dopt common standards for recharging points for electric buses  in order to 
remove technical and regulatory barriers across the EU , thereby facilitat ing the develo pment 
of a single market in order  to create the right  conditions for market actors  and ensure a smooth 
implementation of the revised Clean Vehicles Directive that sets minimum national targets for 
                                                 
1 Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the 
deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (Text with EEA relevance ). 
2 M/533 Commission Implementing Decision C(2015) 1330 final of 12 March 2015 on a standardisation 
request addressed to the European Standardiz ation Organiz ations , in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 
1025/2012 of the European Parliame nt and of the Council, to draft European standards for alternative fuels 
infrastructure.  EN 2  EN the public procurement of clean buses, including a sub -target for the procurement of zero -
emission buses3. 
The Directive envisages a transitional period of at least 24 months before the relevant 
technical specifications or their amended versions become binding for infrastructure to be 
deployed or renewed.  
2. CONSU LTATIONS  PRIOR  TO THE  ADOPTION  OF THE  ACT  
Member State experts were consulted through the  Sustainable Transport Forum on Standards 
for Alternative Fuels Infrastructure , as were the members of the Alternative Fuels 
Infrastructure Committee, who gave advice on the European standards that are the subject of 
this drat Commission Delegated Regulation.  
3. LEGAL  ELEMENTS  OF THE  DELEGATED  ACT  
This Commission Delegated Regulation supplements Directive 2014/94/EU in accordance 
with Article 4(14) of that Directive.  
A Regulation is necessary to set technical standards at EU level, since it does not require 
national transposition measures and ensures the timely harmonisation and swift applicability 
of the standards in the Member States.  
                                                 
3 Directive (EU) 2019/1161 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 amending 
Directive 2009/33/EC on the promotion of clean and energy -efficient r oad transport vehicles (Text with 
EEA relevance) . EN 3  EN COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/...  
of XXX  
supplementing Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council 
with regards standards for recharging points for electric buses  
 
(Text with EEA relevance)  
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,  
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union , 
Having regard to Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 
October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure4, and in  particular Article 4 
(14) thereof,  
Whereas:  
(1) Directive 2014/94/EU establishes that technical specifications for the interoperability 
of recharging and refuelling points should be specified in European or international 
standards . For standards  not yet adopt ed, standardisation should be based on standards  
that are  being  develop ed. 
(2) Pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council5, the Commission requested6 the European Committee 
for Standardi zation (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical 
Standardi zation (Cenelec) to develop and adopt appropriate European standards, or to 
amend existing  ones, for electricity supply for road  and, maritime transport and inland 
navigation; hydrogen supply for roa d transport; and natural gas, including biomethane 
supply for road  and, maritime transport and inland navigation.  
(3) Following the implementation of Commission request M/533, CEN and Cenelec  have 
developed  the standards containing  the technical specifications for recharging points 
for electric buses referred to in point 1.6 of Annex II to Directive 2014/94/EU .  
(4) CEN and Cenelec have informed the Commission  that Type 2  connectors , as described 
in standard EN 62196 -2 are the most appr opriate  type for alternating current (AC) 
high power rechargi ng points for electric buses.  
                                                 
4 OJ L 307, 28.10.2014, p. 1.  
5 Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on 
European standardisation, amending Council Directives 89/686/EEC and 93/15/E EC and Directives 
94/9/EC, 94/25/EC, 95/16/EC, 97/23/EC, 98/34/EC, 2004/22/EC, 2007/23/EC, 2009/23/EC and 
2009/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decision 
87/95/EEC and Decision No 1673/2006/EC of the European Parlia ment and of the Council (OJ L 316, 
14.11.2012, p. 12).  
6 M/533 Commission Implementing Decision C(2015) 1330 final of 12 March 2015 on a standardisation 
request addressed to the European standardisation organisations, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 
No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council, to draft European standards for 
alternative fuels infrastructure.  EN 4  EN (5) CEN and Cenelec  have informed the Commission that connectors of the combined 
charging system ‘Combo2’ , as described in standard EN 62196 -3, should be used for 
direct current (DC) high power recharging points for electric buses.  
(6) CEN and Cenelec  have informed the Commission , that standard EN 50696 should be 
applied for contact interface automated device s for recharging electric buses in order 
to ensure interoperability . This standard , together with the above -mentioned standards, 
will play a crucial role for the deployment of electric buses in  cities . 
(7) Pursuant to Directive (EU) 2019/1161 of the European Parliament and of the Council7, 
minimum national shares of up to 22.5 % for 2021 -2025 and 32.5%  for 2026 -2030 , of 
public procurement are reserved for zero -emission buses. With ever  more public 
transport authorities and operators switch ing to zero -emission buses in order to reach  
these targets, the full interoperability of ve hicle and recharging infrastructure is 
becoming imperative . 
(8) The interoperability of the different types of recharging for electric buses  should be 
ensured to  create a level -playing field for manufacturers and operators and enable 
economies of scale while e nsuring openness to technological solutions . It should 
further enhance the use of smart charging including vehicle to grid services.   
(9) The Member State experts , consulted through the Committee on Alternative Fuels 
Infrastructure , and Member State Transport Attachés , provided their advice on the 
European standards and technical specifications that are the subject of this delegated 
act. 
(10) The Commission should supplement point 1.6 of  Annex II to  Directive 2014/94/EU 
accordingly with the references to the Europea n standards and technical specifications 
developed by CEN and C enelec . 
(11) When new technical specifications in Annex II to Directive 2014/94/EU are to be 
implemented by means of delegated acts, a transition period of 24 months is to apply . 
HAS ADOPTED THIS RE GULATION:  
Article 1  
 
The recharging points for electric buses referred to in point 1.6 of Annex II to Directive 
2014/94/EU shall  be equipped , for interoperability purposes,  as follows:  
– alternating current (AC) high power recharging points for electric buse s shall be 
equipped  at least  with connectors of Type 2 as described in standard EN 62196 -2; 
– direct current (DC) high power recharging points for electric buses shall be equipped  
at least  with connectors of the combined charging system ‘Combo  2’ as describe d in 
standard EN 62196 -3; 
(a) contact interface automated device for electric buses recharging, concerning 
automated connection device ( ACD ) mounted on the infrastructure (pantograph) , 
ACD mounted on the roof of the vehicle , ACD mounted underneath the vehicle  and 
ACD mounted on the infrastructure and connecting to the side or on the roof of the 
                                                 
7 Directive (EU) 2019/1161 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 amending 
Directive 2009/33/EC on the promoti on of clean and energy -efficient road transport vehicles (OJ L 188, 
12.7.2019, p. 116 ). EN 5  EN vehicle , shall be equipped  with mechanical and electrical interfaces , as defined in the 
standard EN 50696 . 
Article  2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the  twenti eth day following that of its publication in 
the Official Journal of the European Union .  
It shall apply from [OP: Please insert the date 24 months after the date of entry into force] . 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicabl e in all Member States.  
Done at Brussels,  
 For the Commission  
 The President  
 Ursula von der Leyen