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Frequently asked questions on application for derogations pursuant to Article 

11 of Regulation (EC) 443/2009

Version 4 – updated 19/09/2011

THE PROCESS

Electronic application forms are available on CIRCABC and the DG CLIMA website. These 

may be updated to reflect feedback from applicants and updates to these FAQs so please 

check that you are using the latest version of the form when submitting your application.

1. What is a derogation from the targets set in Regulation (EC) 443/2009?

Regulation (EC) 443/2009 defines CO2 targets for passenger cars relating to their mass.

The fleet average to be achieved by all cars registered in the EU is 130 grams per 

kilometre (g/km) by 2015 phased-in from 2012. A so-called limit value curve means that 

heavier cars are allowed higher emissions than lighter cars while preserving the overall 

fleet average. The target is set as an average for the manufacturer's fleet meaning that a 

manufacturer can still produce cars emitting amount above the limit value as long as this 

is offset by other models emitting less than set out by the limit value curve.

However, the Regulation (EC) 443/2009 also appreciates that it is not appropriate to use 

the same method to determine the emissions reduction targets for large-volume and 

small-volume manufacturers because of a more limited scope for distribution of effort 

within the product range of the latter group. Therefore, article 11 of the Regulation 

provides for derogation for certain manufacturers from the specific CO2 emissions target 

set in Annex I of the legislation, and allows these manufacturers to apply for alternative 

targets. 

There are two types of derogations: 

 Small-volume derogation (Art. 11(1)) is available to manufacturers responsible 

for less than 10 000 new car registrations in the EU per year. These manufacturers 

can apply for individual targets based on their reduction potential, expressed as 

economic and technological potential to reduce CO2, and characteristics of the 

markets for the vehicles concerned. 

 Niche derogation (Art. 11(4)) can be used by manufacturers responsible for 

between 10 000 and 300 000 new car registrations in the EU per year. The 

manufacturers granted a niche derogation will be able to benefit from a fixed 

alternative target which is 25% lower than their average specific emissions of CO2

in 2007.

2. Who can apply for a small-volume derogation?

An application for the first type of derogation (small-volume) can be made by

manufacturers who:

a) Are responsible for fewer than 10 000 new passenger cars registered in the EU 

per calendar year; AND

b) Are not part of a group of connected manufacturers (see question 4); OR

c) Are part of such a group but all connected manufacturers are responsible in total for 

fewer than 10 000 passenger cars registered in the EU per calendar year; OR

d) Are part of a group of connected manufacturers but operate their own production 

facilities and independent design centres (see question 6). Such manufacturers can 

make an application separately from a large-volume manufacturer or a niche 

manufacturer.

3. Who can apply for a niche derogation?
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An application for the second type of derogation (niche) can be made by manufacturers 

who are responsible, together with all of their connected undertakings, for between 10 

000 and 300 000 new passenger cars registered in the EU per calendar year.

The application can be made in respect of one company or together with any of its 

connected undertakings. See also question 7.

4. Who is the manufacturer?

Article 3 point c) of Regulation (EC) 443/2009 defines the manufacturer as "the person or 

body responsible to the approval authority for all aspects of the EC type-approval 

procedure in accordance with Directive 2007/46/EC and for ensuring conformity of 

production."

5. What is 'a group of connected manufacturers'?

This term is defined in article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) 443/2009. The term means "a 

manufacturer and its connected undertakings. In relation to a manufacturer, 'connected 

undertakings' means:

(a) undertakings in which the manufacturer has, directly or indirectly:

— the power to exercise more than half the voting rights; 

— the power to appoint more than half the members of the supervisory board, board of 

management or bodies legally representing the undertaking; or 

— the right to manage the undertaking’s affairs;

(b) undertakings which directly or indirectly have, over the manufacturer, the rights or 

powers listed in point (a);

(c) undertakings in which an undertaking referred to in point (b) has, directly or 

indirectly, the rights or powers listed in point (a);

(d) undertakings in which the manufacturer together with one or more of the 

undertakings referred to in points (a), (b) or (c), or in which two or more of the latter 

undertakings, jointly have the rights or powers listed in point (a);

(e) undertakings in which the rights or the powers listed in (a) are jointly held by the 

manufacturer or one or more of its connected undertakings referred to in points (a) to 

(d) and one or more third parties."

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If relevant, the applicants are requested to attach the declaration set out in annex III of 

the implementing Regulation2(EU) No 63/2011 duly signed and dated confirming that 

the conditions listed above are met.

6. What is 'own production facility' and 'own design centre'?

Definitions pursuant to the implementing Regulation:

 'own production facility' is defined as "a manufacturing or assembly plant used 

solely by the applicant for the purpose of manufacturing or assembling new 

passenger cars exclusively for that manufacturer, including, where relevant, 

passenger cars which are intended for export";

 'own design centre' is defined as "a facility in which the whole vehicle is designed 

and developed, and which is under the control and exclusive use of the applicant".

 

1 Article 3 point 2 of Regulation (EC) 443/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 

setting emission performance standards for new passenger cars as part of the Community's integrated approach 

to reduce CO2 emissions from light-duty vehicles

2 Commission Regulation (EU) No 63/2011 laying down detailed provisions for the application for a derogation 

form the specific CO2 emission targets pursuant to Article 11 of Regulation (EC) 443/2009, OJ L 23/16, 

27.1.2011.
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Applicants are requested to attach the declaration set out in annex III of the 

implementing Regulation duly signed and dated confirming that the conditions listed 

above are met.

7. What if members of connected undertaking are eligible for different types of 

derogations?

Manufacturers can always apply separately provided that the conditions set out in 

Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 are met (see question 2 points c) OR d). In such case, 

manufacturers should make separate applications specifying that they are part of 

connected undertakings and providing the names and numbers of EU new car 

registrations of the whole group of connected manufacturers.

8. Is it necessary to apply for a derogation?

Manufacturers qualifying for any type of derogation can choose not to apply for a 

derogation. In cases where no application is submitted, the Commission will verify 

compliance with the manufacturer's target calculated based on the formulae in Annex I of 

Regulation (EC) 443/2009.

9. Duration of the derogation

The small-volume derogation can be granted for a maximum period of five calendar 

years. The applicant can choose to send yearly applications. However, in order to ensure 

planning certainty regarding the target applicable for each calendar year for which the 

derogation is sought, the application should be submitted to the Commission no later 

than 31 March of the preceding calendar year. For more details see question 13.

The niche derogation currently does not have a maximum duration set in the Regulation. 

However in order to be consistent with the objectives of Regulation (EC) 443/2009, i.e. 

the continuous reduction of CO2 emissions from passenger cars, and to ensure legal 

certainty for the manufacturers concerned, the derogation should apply for a definite 

time period. It is therefore appropriate to provide that the derogations should apply for a 

period of five years.

Note that both derogation schemes (conditions, duration, eligibility) will be reviewed in 

the context of the overall review of Regulation (EC) 443/2009 foreseen for the end of 

2012 (see question 14).

10.What if the eligibility criteria or manufacturer's situation changes during the 

period of granted derogation?

According to article 11(5) of Regulation (EC) 443/2009 a manufacturer subject to a 

derogation shall notify the Commission immediately of any change which affects or may 

affect its eligibility for a derogation. If the manufacturer is no longer eligible for a 

derogation based on this notification or based on the information available to the 

Commission, the derogation will be revoked with effect from January 1 of the next 

calendar year. The Commission shall notify the manufacturer of this decision.

A manufacturer that has already been granted a derogation may re-apply for the same or 

different derogation in case of a change of circumstances, provided that the basic 

conditions for eligibility are satisfied. To ensure timely processing of the application it 

should be sent to the Commission no later than 31 March of the preceding calendar year 

(see question 13).

11.New market entrants

Small-volume derogation

New entrants to the market may not be able to use past CO2 emissions of their EU

registeres fleet as a baseline for reduction. Therefore, the Commission will assess the 

company's reduction potential on the basis of the market characteristics relevant for the 

types of cars which will be covered by the derogation, the technologies used in these

vehicles and in the relevant competing models produced by other small-volume 

manufacturers.
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Some small-volume manufacturers which are not new on the market may have had no 

sales (registrations) in 2007. In such case, the applicant is requested to provide its 

average specific emissions in the following calendar year closest to 2007.

Niche derogation

Article 11(4) paragraph 3 defines new market entrants as producers for whom the 2007 

EU baseline does not exist, and provides for a procedure to be used. In such cases, the 

Commission will use an equivalent reduction target based upon the best available CO2

reduction technology deployed in 2007 in passenger cars of comparable mass. These 

equivalent targets are set out in Annex V of the implementing Regulation in a table

containing 15 vehicle classes. Manufacturers will use the ratios specified in the tables in 

Annex V of the implementing Regulation, i.e. mass, power to mass ratio for each vehicle, 

and identify the vehicle's class in the main table.

The manufacturer's target will change annually based on the actual registrations in a 

given year and the 25% reduction requested per vehicle class specified in the 

abovementioned table. The flexibilities such as phase-in, super-credits, E85 credits and 

eco-innovations (see question 12) will be taken into account when calculating compliance 

with the target.

The target proposed in the application will therefore be only indicative and will 

be adjusted based on the EU registrations in a given calendar year (see the 

example below).

Example 1

Manufacturer is planning to launch two car models on the EU market (classes defined 

pursuant to annex V):

Model A: power to mass ratio 70 W/kg (class medium); mass 1600 kg (mass class 

4); according to annex V of the implementing Regulation the model qualifies to

vehicle class 11 [2007 baseline emissions 144g/km, CO2 target 108g/km]

Model B: power to mass ratio 50 W/kg (class low); mass 1300 kg (mass class 2); 

according to annex V of the implementing Regulation the model qualifies to vehicle 

class 4 [2007 baseline emission 119g/km, CO2 target 89g/km]

According to the applicant's estimate EU registrations per model will be the following:

Model A: 15 000

Model B: 30 000

Therefore, the estimated target will be calculated as follows: 

[(15 000*108) + (30 000*89)]/(15 000 + 30 000)= 95 g/km

However, the Commission when verifying compliance with the target will use the actual 

registration figures per model rather than the estimates provided in the application. For 

example, if registrations of model A and B amounted to 25 000 and 33 000 respectively, 

the target against which the compliance will be assessed will be the following:

[(25 000*108) + (33 000*89)]/(25 000 + 33 000)= 97g/km

Subsequently the Commission will take into account the flexibilities such as phase-in, 

super-credits, E85 credits and eco-innovations (see question 12). 

12. Other flexibilities provided by the Regulation

Regulation (EC) 443/2009 provides manufacturers with the following flexibilities: 

phase-in of targets (Article 4): only 65% of the lowest emitting vehicles in the fleet 

will be obliged to comply with the target in 2012, 75% in 2013, 80% in 2014 and 

100% as of 2015.

super-credits (Article 5): in calculating the average specific CO2 emissions of a 

manufacturer each vehicle emitting less than 50g/km will be counted as: 3.5 cars in 

2012, 3.5 cars in 2013, 2.5 cars in 2014, 1.5 cars in 2015 and 1 car from 2016.
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credits for E85 vehicles (Article 6): CO2 emissions of each vehicle designed to be 

capable of running on a mixture of petrol with 85% ethanol ('E85') which meets 

relevant Community legislation or European technical standards will be reduced by 

5% until 31 December 2015. This reduction will apply only to vehicles registered in 

Member States where at least 30% of the filling stations provide this type of 

alternative fuel from sustainable sources.

eco-innovations (Article 12): the innovative technologies reducing CO2 will in 

certain circumstances be granted credits which will reduce the specific emissions of a 

vehicle on which such technology is deployed. These credits in terms of g/km will be 

granted upon application by a manufacturer or supplier. The implementing rules 

setting out a detailed application and assessment procedure are currently under 

development.

These flexibilities also apply to manufacturers granted a derogation (smallvolume and niche). 

The details of calculating the compliance with the CO2 targets are set out in point 4 of 

Commission Communication COM(2010) 657 final.

13. Assessment process

a. How long is the assessment process?

The Commission will assess applications within 9 months of the receipt of a complete 

application. If the application does not contain the information or supporting documents 

requested in the implementing Regulation, the Commission will send a letter to the 

contact person requesting the missing information and specifying a deadline for 

submission. The 9-month assessment period will start only after the Commission receives 

a complete application.

The application should be submitted by 31 March 2011 at the latest to enable the 

Commission to take a decision prior to 2012. Please note that if the application is 

incomplete the 9-month period will start only from the date of receipt of requested 

information.

b. Sending your application

Applicants are requested to submit their application in an electronic format and via 

post/courier. 

The version sent by post or courier should include the paper version of the following 

documents: signed cover letter, printed application form (public and confidential 

part should be sent together) and (if required) a signed form from Annex III. In 

addition, the applicants are requested to attach a CD-Rom/DVD containing scanned 

versions of the abovementioned documents together with all other supporting 

documents. In order to avoid delays, the applicants are requested to send all the 

material listed above (including public and confidential information and supporting 

documents) under one cover. The cover should bear the heading "Derogation 

under Regulation (EC) 443/2009" and be sent to the following address: 

European Commission

Secretariat General 

1049 Brussels

Belgium

The electronic version of the application containing digital versions of all the 

documents mentioned in the preceding bullet point should be sent via email to the 

following functional mailbox EC-CO2-LDV-IMPLEMENTATION@ec.europa.eu

Please note that the two sets of documents must be IDENTICAL.

The official date from which the 9-month assessment period will start will be the date of 

the registration of receipt of the application by the Secretariat General of the Commission
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(provided that the application is complete see question 13 a). However, the electronic 

application will be used to streamline the process of checking the completeness of 

applications.

If the application is submitted to the Commission before the implementing Regulation 

enters into force, the official date from which the assessment period will start,will be the 

date on which the implementing Regulation enters into force. 

c. Confirmation of receipt of completed/incomplete application

The official confirmation specifying the end of the 9-month period will be sent to the 

applicant after the completeness of the paper version of the application form has been 

verified (also see point 13.a).

d. How are the decisions taken?

The formal decisions granting or rejecting the derogation will be taken by the 

Commission based on the assessment performed by DG CLIMA.

According to Article 7(1) of the implementing regulation the derogation is granted if no 

objections are raised by the end of the 9-month period.

e. Rejection of application

Applications can be rejected for the following reasons:

 The applicant does not meet the eligibility criteria;

 The application is incomplete and the requested additional information is not 

submitted within the time period specified by the Commission in the request;

 The proposed reduction programme (a target or yearly targets) is not consistent 

with the applicant's reduction potential.

In case the application is rejected due to incompleteness or inconsistence of the targets 

with the applicant's reduction potential the applicant may resubmit the completed or 

revised application. However, if this is done later than 31 March of the year preceding 

the calendar year for which the derogation is sought, there is a risk that the 

Commission may not take a decision in time for the derogation to apply to the 

subsequent year.

If no derogation is granted, the applicable targets will be calculated based on the 

formulae in Annex I of Regulation (EC) 443/2009.

f. Interactions with the Commission after submitting the application

The Commission expects to receive a large number of applications. In order to ensure 

level-playing field and a smooth and timely assessment process, interaction with 

applicants will be limited to formal contacts such as to confirm the completeness of the 

applications or to request missing information.

g. Compliance check

The Commission will check manufacturers' yearly compliance with the targets based on 

the registration data supplied to the Commission by the Member States. For further 

information about this process please see the following link: 

http://ec.europa.eu/clima/documentation/transport/vehicles/cars_en.htm

14. Can the conditions, eligibility criteria or assessment process change?

Both derogation schemes will be part of an overall review of Regulation (EC) No 

443/2009 scheduled for 2013 in view of determining the modalities for reaching the 2020 

target of 95 g CO2/km.

15. What if the successful applicant does not meet the target approved by the 

Commission?

In case a manufacturer does not meet the approved target, the excess emissions 

premiums set out in Article 9 of the Regulation will apply. 
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16.What information will be made public?

Article 11(9) of Regulation (EC) 443/2009 requires the application, including the 

supporting documents, notification of any change of circumstances, revocations of 

decisions, as well as decisions to impose excess emissions premiums to be made public. 

The Commission will publish the ''public'' section of the application form.

Information that the applicant considers to be commercially sensitive should be provided 

in the confidential part of the application. This information will not be made public. In the 

case of a request for access to documents that covers also such confidential information 

the Commission will contact the applicant and verify whether the exemptions set out in 

Regulation (EC) 1049/2001 apply.
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THE APPLICATION

17. Content of the application

a. The name of the manufacturer

The name of the manufacturer should be consistent with the name stated on the 

certificate of conformity of the vehicles to be covered by the derogation and the name 

indicated to the Commission for the purpose of monitoring (see Article 8 of Regulation 

(EC) No 1014/2010).

b. Contact person

The contact person does not have to be a CEO or Director. It should be the person 

responsible for the application. The Commission will contact this person in order to 

confirm if the application is complete or request further information. In case of connected 

manufacturers applying for a joint target, the contact person does not necessarily have 

to be from the parent company. For information regarding how the Commission will treat 

your personal information, please use the following link to a privacy statement on the DG 

CLIMA website:

http://ec.europa.eu/clima/documentation/transport/vehicles/docs/privacy_statement_en.

pdf

c. Is it necessary to attach the evidence of the ownership structure?

A signed declaration stating the structure of ownership set out in Annex III to the 

implementing Regulation should be attached to the application form. Further evidence is 

not required.

d. Where to find official EU registration data?

The official data on EU registrations per manufacturer, along with other data on CO2 and 

mass, for years 1999-2009 can be accessed on DG CLIMA website:

http://ec.europa.eu/clima/documentation/transport/vehicles/cars_en.htm

The data for the following years will be available on the European Environment Agency's 

(EEA) website (not yet available). The 2010 official registration data for the whole 

Community will only be accessible in the second half of 2011. Therefore, the applicants 

will need to provide their best estimate for this year.

The specific emissions of CO2 refer to the combined emissions indicated in the 

certificate of conformity.

What is considered as the best estimate of EU registrations based on verifiable data?

The manufacturer's own data or commercially available sales data shall be considered as 

the best estimate. This number should be verifiable and in case of doubts regarding the 

eligibility for the derogation the Commission may request it.

Vehicles type-approved under the national type approval of small series or individual 

approval (Articles 23 and 24 of Directive 2007/46/EC)

Only vehicles for which the CO2 emission value is available will be taken into account 

while checking compliance with the target. Vehicles undergoing simplified procedures 

(e.g. kit cars) may therefore be not considered in the manufacturer's fleet average.

For more information on monitoring please refer to the Commission Regulation (EU) No 

1014/2010 and Communication (2010) 657 final.

Regulation (EC) 443/2009 covers only passenger cars which are registered in the EU for 

the first time and which have not previously been registered outside the EU for more 

than 3 months.
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In case a vehicle produced for a market in a third country is re-imported to the EU by 

individual buyers, it will normally undergo a simplified type approval procedure and 

therefore, not count towards the manufacturer's average specific CO2 emissions.

e. Duration of the derogation

See question 9

f. Proposal for a specific emissions target

Applicants can choose to propose a single target to comply with on a yearly basis during 

the period of derogation (e.g. a yearly target of 170g/km from 2012 to 2016). The target 

should represent a reduction as compared to 2007 or another baseline.

Example 1: a target of 170g/km for years 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 (5-year 

derogation)

The applicants can also propose different yearly targets which will have to result in 

reduction as compared to the 2007 or another baseline (in case of new market entrants 

or manufacturers for whom no 2007 data are available see question 11). Note that annex 

IV of the implementing Regulation includes a table of 2007 average emissions per 

manufacturer. In case the manufacturer’s name is not on the list but the sales in 2007 

took place or the ownership structure of the manufacturer was different than at the time 

of the application which has an impact on the baseline, the applicant is requested to 

provide his own verifiable figure for 2007.

Example 2: 2007 baseline is 220 g/km and the applicant proposes a set of 

targets: Year 1: 210 g/km; Year 2: 225 g/km; Year 3: 210 g/km; Year 4: 195

g/km; Year 5: 180 g/km

g. Company specific information

The information requested under this heading is necessary to understand the size of the 

company, its financial situation and its operational model. It will be used to assess the 

economic potential of a company to reduce emissions.

i. Number of employees in the calendar year preceding the date of application

In case the number of employees fluctuates significantly (e.g. temporary contracts), the 

applicants should provide an average number or separate numbers for temporary and 

permanent employees. If the majority of production is done in the EU it is sufficient to 

provide this figure for the EU only. However, if an important share of operations is also 

taking place in third countries, a global number will be more informative.

ii. Size of the production facility

The assembly area should be given where possible. Additional information, such as 

storage area can be provided but it should be clearly marked on the application form.

iii. Financial data

Global figures for sales volumes (not registrations) and turnover should be provided. This 

is important to understand the economic potential of a company that may sell more

vehicles outside of the EU. If the manufacturer sells vehicles which are outside of the 

scope of Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 (e.g. race cars), the sales figures should include 

these vehicles. If the applicant judges it useful these figures can be provided separately.

The financial data can be given for the financial year but the applicant should clearly 

mark which period it is. Please note that this is different for registration data (see point 

17.d) which should be given for calendar years.

The application from manufacturers responsible for more than 100 passenger cars per 

year should include the official certified accounts for this information.

The data should be given in EUR (€), please apply the average annual exchange rates

from the Eurostat database which can be found on the following website (Bilateral 

exchange rates/ EURO ECU exchange rates/Annual data):
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http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/exchange_rates/data/database

iv. Vehicles characteristics

The data required to describe the vehicle characteristics (mass in running order, CO2, 

number of seats, engine performance, power to mass ratio and top speed) should be 

taken from the certificate of conformity of the vehicle. 

v. Characteristics of the market

The manufacturer can choose to provide details of a specific market that could be limited 

to one EU Member State or a group of EU Member States provided that it is a 

representative sample, e.g. where most sales are taking place. 

vi. Data source for prices

The applicant is required to provide basic details regarding the competitors (pricesdifferentiation by options is not necessary, if it does not have a major impact on price 

and characteristics of the market). In many cases the Commission will be able to crosscheck this information with the applications received from the competitors. This 

information is required in order to understand the market characteristics (incl. market 

segment) of the vehicles for which the derogation is sought. The applicant can use 

magazine prices (pre-tax) and provide price ranges for different versions. 

The data should be given in EUR (€), for exchange rates see point 17.g.iii.

vii. Brief description of the operational model of the production facility

In this section the applicant should summarise what activities are performed at the 

production facility (a brief description of material flows), and specifically which

components are produced by the manufacturers and which are outsourced (e.g. engines 

bought from a volume manufacturer). The applicant should describe the state of play at 

the time of submission of application; however, any important changes planned by the 

applicant during the period of derogation should also be described.

If supporting documents such as plans/aerial photo are attached, this should be signalled 

in this section.

Where other vehicles that do not qualify for the derogation or fall outside the scope of 

Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 are produced in the same premises, please mention it 

here.

h. Confidential section

Please note that the confidential section should be sent together with the public section 

and all supporting documents (see question 13.b).

Small volume manufacturers

i. Net profit for 5 years preceding the date of application (small volume 

manufacturers)

In order to assess the economic potential of a company, a global figure is required. The 

applicant can chose to provide data for financial year but this should be clearly indicated.

The figures should be provided in EUR (€), for exchange rates see question 17.g.iii.

ii. R&D spending for 5 years preceding the date of application

The purpose of this point is to understand the rate of investment in R&D in preceding 

years and the scope for further investment during the derogation period. It is 

recommended that information is given about absolute R&D spending on CO2-reducing / 

fuel efficiency technologies used in the applicant's vehicles. Therefore, the applicant is 

requested to provide a figure representative of such spending. The figure can also include 

capital R&D. The applicant should provide an explanation of what the figures refer to.
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The applicant can chose to provide data for the financial year but this should be clearly 

indicated.

The figures should be provided in EUR (€), for exchange rates see question 17.g.iii.

iii. In case of applications submitted by manufacturers responsible for more than 100 

cars per year, the information referred to in points 17.h.i and 17.h.ii has to be 

accompanied by the official certified accounts or has to be certified by an 

independent auditor.

iv. Net financial transfers to the parent company

This point is only relevant to manufacturers belonging to a group of connected 

manufacturers. Transfers should include all transfer payments including dividends and 

repayment of loans and interest. 

v. Details of cars to be launched on the market

The applicant should include new passenger cars for sale, not prototypes. Only the 

vehicles which will fall under the scope of Regulation (EC) 443/2009 should be included.

The price list of vehicles to be covered by the derogation and the competing models (car 

variant may be sufficient unless differentiation by version is necessary)3can refer to the 

year when the application is made. This information is needed to define the 

characteristics of the targeted market.

vi. List of CO2-reducing technologies per model in 2007 or the closest following year

This list is important to establish the applicant's technological potential and the 

manufacturer's technological baseline. The list does not have to be provided for each car 

version unless the applicant finds it relevant. However, it is recommended to provide the 

number of versions in which each technology was deployed in the baseline period.

vii. Applicant's reduction programme: 

The reduction programme indicates the level of effort the manufacturer proposes to 

reduce its average specific CO2 emissions. Applicants are requested to provide the list of 

CO2-reducing technologies to be used in their fleet, the timetable and plan of their 

deployment and associated cost per vehicle of each additional technology. The timetable 

can also refer to the CO2-reducing technologies deployed post 2007 but prior to the date 

of application, if these technologies will still be used during the derogation period.

In addition, the applicants should provide the number of EU registrations expected during 

the derogation period for all vehicles covered by the derogation (these should be used to 

propose the yearly targets in section 4 of the application form) as well as the expected 

average mass and CO2 emissions of new vehicles (to be launched on the market). 

Finally, applicants proposing a set of different yearly targets should list the yearly 

improvements in specific CO2 emissions of the relevant vehicle versions (expressed in 

gCO2/km). This should be consistent with the applicant's proposed reduction programme 

and yearly targets.

Niche manufacturers

i. List of cars grouped by vehicle class as set out in Annex V

There are 15 vehicle classes set out in Annex V of the implementing Regulation. 

Manufacturers will use the ratios specified in the tables in this Annex, i.e. mass and

power to mass ratio for each vehicle, and identify the vehicle's class in the main table.

See also question 11 where examples are given

 

3 Car variant and version is set out in section 0.2 of the certificate of conformity (Part 1, Model B set out in 

Annex IX to Directive 2007/46/EC)