. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/EEC/194 
30 April 2008 
 (08-2084) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   European Commission 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:    
European Commission 
EC-TBT Enquiry Point Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43 E-mail: ec-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):   Passenger cars 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proposal for a 
Regulation of the European Parliament a nd of the Council setting emission performance 
standards for new passenger cars as part of th e Community's integrated approach to reduce 
CO2 emissions from light-duty vehicles (41 pages in English, French, Spanish). 
6. Description of content:   This document contains a proposal  for an EC Regulation to reduce 
the average CO 2 emission level of newly registered passenger cars in the EU to 130 grams 
per kilometre (g/km) by 2012.  The CO 2 limit value is based on a limit value curve that 
allows higher CO 2 emission levels for cars of a higher mass.  Manufacturers must ensure 
that they meet the limit value on average over their vehicles registered in the EU during one year.  If a manufacturer's average CO
2 level exceeds the limit value curve by a number of 
g/km, an excess emissions premium has to be paid which is calculated by multiplying the 
exceedance in g/km by the number of cars sold and by a premium level.  The premium level 
is phased in, starting with €20 per g/km and per vehicle in 2012, rising to €35 in 2013, €60 
in 2014 and €95 in 2015 and thereafter.  Ma nufacturers can form pools which will be 
considered equivalent to a single manufactur er for the purpose of this legislation.  
Independent specialised manufacturers with a sales volume of below 10,000 vehicles per 
year can apply for a derogation, resulti ng in a special target set for them. G/TBT/N/EEC/194 
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7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of 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:   Proposal COM(2007)856; Impact Assessment SEC(2007)1723; 
Commission Communication on the results of the review of the Community Strategy to 
reduce CO2 emissions from passenger cars a nd light-commercial vehicles, COM(2007)19. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }Depending on co-decision process in Council 
and European Parliament; date of adoption and entry into force not yet known. 
10. Final date for comments:   90 days from date of notification 
11. Texts 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 
EC-TBT Enquiry Point Fax: +32) 2 299 80 43 
E-mail: ec-tbt@ec.europa.eu
 
 
The text is available on the EC-TBT Website: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tbt/   
and at:  http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/Lex UriServ.do?uri=COM:2007:0856:FIN:EN:PDF
 
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/Lex UriServ.do?uri=COM:2007:0856:FIN:FR:PDF  
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/Lex UriServ.do?uri=COM:2007:0856:FIN:ES:PDF  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2008/tbt/EEC/08_1300_00_e.pdf