G/TBT/N/EU/129  
 
10 July 2013   
(13-3656) 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 Commission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Po int 
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 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 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):  Alternative 
fuels infrastructure . 
5. Title, number of pages  and lang uage(s)  of the notified document:  Proposal for a 
Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the deployment of alternative 
fuels infrastructure (COM  (2013) 18 final) (38 pages , in English).     
6. Description of content:   
A proposal for a  Directive on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure requires 
Member States to adopt national policy frameworks for the market development of 
alternative fuels and their infrastructure, sets binding targets for the build -up of 
alternative fuel infrastructure, including common technical specifications , and it defines 
the way of fuel labelling at refuelling points and on vehicles to ensure clarity in the 
consumer information on vehicle/fuel compatibility.  
Minimum infrastructure shall be provided, differentiated according to needs and 
technological maturity, for electricity, hydrogen, and natural gas (in gaseous form as 
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), and in liquid form as Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).  G/TBT/N/EU/129  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:   The Clean Power for Transport package aims to facilitate the development 
of a single market for alternative fuels for transport in Europe.  
Alternative fuels are urgently needed to break the over -dependence of European 
transport on oil. Transport in Europe is 94 % dependent on oil, 84 % of it being 
imported, with a bill up to EUR 1 billion per day, and increasing costs to the 
environment. Research and technological development have led to successful 
demonstrations of alt ernative fuel solutions for all transport modes. Market take -up, 
however, requires additional policy action.  
8. Relevant documents:   White Paper for Transport 2011  
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/strategies/2011_white_paper_en.htm  
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, The Council, The 
Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions  
http://eur -lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2013:0017:FIN:EN:PDF  
Impact Assessment accompanying the document 'Proposal for a Directive on the 
deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure'  
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/urban/cpt/doc/swd(2013)5 -2-impact -assessment -
part1.pdf  
Report of the European Expert Group on Future Transport Fu els 25 Jan 2011  
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/urban/cts/doc/2011 -01-25-future -transport -fuels-
report.pdf  
Cars21 High Level Group Final Re port  
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/automotive/files/cars -21-final-report -
2012_en.pdf  
Additional information is available on the DG MOVE Websi te : 
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/urban/cpt/  
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    Early 2014  
The Directive shall enter into force on the 
twentieth day  following that of its publication  
in the Official Journal of the European Union.  
10. Final date for comments:  90 days from notification . 
11. Text available from :  National enquiry point  [  ], or address, telephone and fax 
number s, e-mail and web -site address es, 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/     
http://eur -lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2013:0018:FIN:EN:PDF  
http://eur -lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2013:0018:FIN:FR:PDF  
http://eur -lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2013:0018:FIN:ES:PDF  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/tbt/EEC/13_2660_00_e.pdf