. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/EU/60 
15 August 2012  
 (12-4459) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION  
If applicable, name of local governme nt 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 Commission 
EU-TBT Enquiry Point Fax:  +(32) 2 299 80 43 E-mail:  mailto:eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website:  http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tbt/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 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):  Light commercial vehicles 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposal for a 
Regulation of the European Parliament an d of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 
No 510/2011 to define the modalities for reaching the 2020 target to reduce CO 2 emissions 
from new light commercial vehicles (COM(2012) 394) (9 pages, in English, French and 
Spanish).         
6. Description of content:  The proposal confirms the feasibility of the average target of 147 g 
CO2/km for new light commercial vehicles to be reached in 2020. It proposes defining the 
modalities of reaching the target as follows:  
- The utility parameter continues to be the vehicle's mass in running order; 
- The limit value curve remain s linear with a slope of 100% as compared to the 2010 
 reference fleet meaning that different van segments have a similar reduction effort; 
- Excess Emissions Premium is maintained at €95/g/vehicle; - Eco-innovations would continue to apply once the new test procedure for vehicle 
 type approval is in place; - Small-volume manufacturers w ould be given greater flexibility regarding when they 
 can apply for their own reduction target; 
- The smallest manufacturers, producing fewer than 500 vans per year, would be 
 exempted from meeting the target. G/TBT/N/EU/60 
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  As industry benefits from indications of the regulatory regime that would apply beyond 2020, 
the proposal includes a further review  to take place by 31 December 2014. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of the environment and public health . To contribute to the reduction of greenhouse 
gas emissions in the EU, consistent with its target under the Kyoto protocol and with its 
policy on acting against climate change.  
8. Relevant documents:   Impact Assessment SEC(2012) 213;  Regulation (EU) No 510/2011 of 
the European Parliament and of the Counc il of 11 May 2011 setting emission performance 
standards for new light commercial vehicles as part of the Union's in tegrated approach to 
reduce CO 2 emissions from light-duty vehicles. 
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9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   } To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:  90 days from date of notification. 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [  ], or address, telephone and fax numbers, 
e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:    
European Commission 
EU-TBT Enquiry Point Fax:  + (32) 2 299 80 43 
E-mail:  mailto:eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
The text is available on the EU-TBT Website:  http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tbt/  
and at 
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/L exUriServ.do?uri=COM:2012:0394:FIN:EN:PDF  
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/L exUriServ.do?uri=COM:2012:0394:FIN:ES:PDF  
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/L exUriServ.do?uri=COM:2012:0394:FIN:FR:PDF  
http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2012/tbt/EEC/12_3232_00_e.pdf