Amended proposal for a Council Directive on the availability of consumer information on fuel economy and the emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) in respect of the marketing of new passenger cars
Date: 1999-02-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: consumer information, consumption, greenhouse gas, motor car, motor fuel

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(Preparatory Acts)

COMMISSION

Amended proposal for a Council Directive on the availability of consumer information on
fuel economy and the emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) in respect of the marketing of new
passenger cars (1)

(1999/C 83/01)

(Text with EEA relevance)

COM(1999) 66 final — 98/0272 (SYN)

(Submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 189 a (2) of the EC-Treaty on
11 February 1999)

(1) OJ C 305, 3.10.1998, p. 2.

ORIGINAL PROPOSAL

AMENDED PROPOSAL

Title

Proposal
for a Council Directive relating to the
availability of consumer information on fuel economy
in respect of the marketing of new passenger cars

Proposal
for a Council Directive relating to the
availability of consumer information on fuel economy
and the emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) in respect of
the marketing of new passenger cars

Recital 6

whereas information plays a key role in the operation
of market
forces and the provision of accurate,
relevant and comparable information on the specific
fuel consumption of passenger cars may influence
consumer choice in favour of those cars which use less
thus prompting
fuel and thereby emit
manufacturers
fuel
the
to take
consumption of the cars that they manufacture;

less CO2,
steps

to reduce

whereas information plays a key role in the operation
of market
forces and the provision of accurate,
relevant and comparable information on the specific
fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of passenger cars
may influence consumer choice in favour of those cars
which use less fuel and thereby emit less CO2, thus
prompting manufacturers to take steps to reduce the
fuel consumption of the cars that they manufacture;

Article 1

to ensure that
this Directive is
The purpose of
information relating to the fuel economy of new
passenger cars offered for
lease in the
Community is made available to consumers.

sale or

to ensure that
this Directive is
The purpose of
information relating to the fuel economy and CO2
emissions of new passenger cars offered for sale or
lease
to
consumers.

in the Community is made available

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ORIGINAL PROPOSAL

AMENDED PROPOSAL

Article 2 (5)

sale’ means a location,

(cid:28)point of
such as a car
showroom or forecourt, where passenger cars are
displayed and offered for sale or lease to potential
customers;

(cid:28)point of
sale’ means any location where new
passenger cars are displayed to potential customers
with a view to promoting their sale or leasing;

Article 5

The Member States shall ensure that a fuel economy
guide is produced at
least on an annual basis in
accordance with the requirements of Annex II.

The Member States shall ensure that a fuel economy
guide is produced at
least on an annual basis in
accordance with the requirements of Annex II.

The guide shall be compact, portable and be available
free of charge to consumers upon request both at the
point of sale and also from a designated body within
each Member State. The Member State shall also
ensure that the guide is available through electronic
means, such as the Internet, and that this form of the
guide is kept up-to-date with changes in the range of
new passenger car versions available for purchase in
the Member State.

The guide shall be compact, portable and be available
free of charge to concumers upon request both at the
point of sale and also from a designated body within
each Member State. The Member State shall also
ensure that the guide is available through electronic
means, such as the Internet. Any electronic version of
the guide shall be kept up-to-date with changes in the
range of new passenger car versions available for
purchase in the Member State.

Article 10

Any amendments which are necessary in order to
adapt the Annexes to this Directive to take account of
progress shall be adopted by the Commission in
accordance with the procedure set out in Article 11
and
consumer
with
consultation
organisations and other interested parties.

following

Any amendments which are necessary in order to
adapt the Annexes to this Directive to take account of
progress shall be adopted by the Commission in
accordance with the procedure set out in Article 11
and
consumer
with
consultation
organisations and other interested parties.

following

In order to assist this adaptation process, five years
after
this Directive has entered into force each
Member State shall transmit to the Commission a
report on the effectiveness of the provisions of this
Directive.

In order to assist this adaptation process, three years
after
this Directive has entered into force each
Member State shall transmit to the Commission a
this
report on the effectiveness and application of
the
Directive, and in particular the application of
the
reports
basis
Annexes. On
Commission shall also assess whether there is a need
for further harmonisation, and if appropriate shall
present proposals to amend this directive.

these

the

of

the Commission shall,

Furthermore,
with the procedure laid down in Article 11,
measures aiming at
passenger cars.

in accordance
take
the creation of categories of

Annex I (4)

the official

contain the numerical value of
fuel
consumption and the official specific emissions of
CO2. The value of the official fuel consumption shall
be expressed in either
litres per 100 kilometers
(l/100 km), miles per gallon (mpg), kilometres per litre
(km/l), or an appropriate combination of these and be
quoted to one decimal place. The official specific
emissions of CO2 are to be quoted to the nearest
whole number in grams per kilometre (g/km).

the official

contain the numerical value of
fuel
consumption and the official specific emissions of CO2
for the urban cycle, the extra urban cycle and the
combined cycle. The value of
fuel
consumption shall be expressed in either litres per 100
(l/100 km), miles per gallon (mpg),
kilometers
an appropriate
kilometres per
combination of these and be quoted to one decimal
place. The official specific emissions of CO2 are to be
quoted to the nearest whole number in grams per
kilometre (g/km).

the official

(km/l), or

litre

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ORIGINAL PROPOSAL

AMENDED PROPOSAL

Annex I (7)

In addition to the fuel efficiency of a car, driving
behaviour as well as other non-technical factors play a
role in determining a car’s fuel economy and CO2
emissions. CO2 is the main greenhouse gas responsible
for global warming.

In addition to the fuel efficiency of a car, driving
behaviour as well as other non-technical factors play a
role in determining a car’s fuel economy and CO2
emissions. CO2 is the main greenhouse gas responsible
for global warming. Extra equipment such as air
conditioning and pre-heating systems may increase
fuel consumption substantially.

Annex II (1)

The numerical value of the official fuel consumption
and the official specific emissions of CO2. The value
of the official fuel consumption shall be expressed in
either litres per 100 kilometres (l/100 km), miles per
gallon (mpg), kilometres per
(km/l) or an
appropriate combination of these and be quoted to
one decimal place. The official specific emissions of
CO2 are to be quoted to the nearest whole number in
grams per kilometre (g/km).

litre

the official

The numerical value of the official fuel consumption
and the official specific emissions of CO2 for the
urban cycle, the extra urban cycle and the combined
cycle as well as the fuel type shall be indicated. The
value of
consumption shall be
fuel
expressed in either litres per 100 kilometres (l/100 km),
miles per gallon (mpg), kilometres per litre (km/l) or
an appropriate combination of these and be quoted to
one decimal place. The official specific emissions of
CO2 are to be quoted to the nearest whole number in
grams per kilometre (g/km).

Annex II (4a) (new)

The fuel economy guide shall also include detailed
information on how fuel consumption is increased by
extra
and
pre-heating systems.

conditioning

equipment

such as

air

Annex II (6) (new)

A reference to the updated version on the Internet or
in any other electronic format.

Annex III (3)

New car versions must be grouped and listed
separately according to fuel type (petrol or diesel). For
each car in the list the make, variant, version, official
CO2 emissions, official fuel consumption and fuel cost
associated with 10 000 kilometres or 6 000 miles shall
be included for the particular vehicle in question.
Within each fuel type, versions are to be ranked in
order of increasing CO2 emissions, with the most fuel
efficient vehicle being placed at the top of the list.

New car versions must be grouped and listed
separately according to fuel type (petrol, diesel). For
each version in the list, the make, type, the fuel type,
the numerical value of the official fuel consumption
and the official specific emissions of CO2 for the
urban cycle, the extra urban cycle and the combined
cost associated with 10 000
cycle and the
kilometres or 6 000 miles, based on the combined
cycle, shall be given. Within each fuel type, versions
are to be ranked in order of increasing CO2 emissions,
based on the value for the combined cycle, with the
most fuel efficient vehicle being placed at the top of
the list.

fuel