G/TBT/N/EU/839  
30 September 2021  
(21-7306) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
European Comm ission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tb t/en/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Heavy -
duty vehicles; transport CO2 emissions; Transport exhaust emissions (ICS 13.040.50), 
Commercial vehicles (ICS 43.080)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2400  as regards the 
determination of the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of medium and heavy lorries 
and heavy buses and the introduction of electric vehicles and other new technologies (14 
page(s), in English; 320 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of co ntent:  Commission Regulation 2017/2400 of 12 December 2017 on 
the determination of CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of heavy -duty vehicles 
introduces a common method and a simulation tool to objectively compare the 
performance of heavy -duty vehicles. It shall be amended to extend the scope to include 
the certification of CO2 emissions and fuel consumption for heavy buses, medium lorries 
and cover new technologies such as hybrids and fully electrical vehicles, dual -fuel 
vehicles, waste heat recovery and ad vanced driver assistance systems.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To ensure alignment to the CO2 emission performance standards for new 
heavy -duty vehicles laid down in Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 and to  take into account the 
implementation of new technologies that improve the fuel efficiency of heavy -duty 
vehicles an amendment to Regulation (EU) 2017/2400 is necessary. It shall be amended 
to extend the scope to also include the certification of CO2 emiss ions and fuel 
consumption for medium lorries and heavy buses. It shall further cover new technologies 
such as hybrids and fully electrical vehicles, dual -fuel vehicles, waste heat recovery and 
advanced driver assistance systems; Protection of the environme nt. G/TBT/N/EU/839  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Regulation (EC) No 595/2009  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32009R0595  
Regulation (EU) 2017/2400  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/20 17/2400/oj   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  May 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  June 2022  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
European Commission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
 
The text is available on the EU -TBT Website : http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -
databases/tbt/en/  
 
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