Amended proposal for a Council Decision establishing a scheme to monitor the average specific emissions of carbon dioxide from new passenger cars
Date: 1999-02-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU programme, air quality, greenhouse gas, motor car, motor vehicle industry

25.3.1999

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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Amended proposal for a Council Decision establishing a scheme to monitor the average
specific emissions of carbon dioxide from new passenger cars (1)

(1999/C 83/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

COM(1999) 58 final — 98/0202 (SYN)

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

(1) OJ C 231, 23.7.1998, p. 6.

ORIGINAL PROPOSAL

AMENDED PROPOSAL

Recital 1

Whereas the Community recognises that greenhouse
gas concentrations
in the atmosphere should be
stabilised at such a level that would prevent dangerous
anthropogenic interference with the climate system;

Whereas the Community recognises that greenhouse
gas concentrations
in the atmosphere should be
stabilised at or reduced to such a level that would
prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the
climate system;

Recital 3a (new)

whereas the Kyoto Protocol requires Annex I parties
to have made demonstrable progress in achieving their
commitments by 2005;

Recital 5a (new)

any

whereas
entered into with the
automobile industry will need to be closely monitored
on a neutral basis;

agreement

Recital 5b (new)

whereas the European Parliament,
in its September
1998 resolution, recalled that Parliament and the
Council had jointly formulated an objective of 120
g/km (5 litres/100 km for petrol engines and 4–5
litres/100 km for diesel engines) as a mean value for
carbon dioxide emissions in 2005 (2010 at the latest)
and that this objective could only be attained if action
is also taken on instruments to provide tax incentives
and on provisions concerning uniform description of
the mean consumption of new vehicles;

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ORIGINAL PROPOSAL

AMENDED PROPOSAL

Recital 6a (new)

Whereas only the specific CO2 emissions of vehicles of
category M1 are measured in accordance with
Directive 80/1268/EEC; whereas the Commission will
examine how other vehicle
could be
included under Directive 80/1268/EEC;

categories

Recital 7

whereas it
is necessary to establish procedures to
monitor the specific emissions of CO2 from new
passenger cars sold throughout
the Community in
order to monitor the effectiveness of the Community
the Commission
to
referred
strategy,
Communication of 20 December 1995;

as

in

as

whereas it
is necessary to establish procedures to
monitor the specific emissions of CO2 from new
passenger cars sold throughout
the Community in
order to monitor the effectiveness of the Community
the Commission
to
strategy,
Communication of 20 December 1995; whereas the
data collected will also serve to monitor the voluntary
obligation to reduce emissions of CO2 from passenger
agreed between the European Automobile
cars,
Manufacturers Association
European
Commission;

referred

and

the

in

Article 4(1)

In each calendar year Member States shall calculate
the following according to the methods described in
Annex III.

In each calendar year Member States shall calculate
the following according to the methods described in
Annex III, both by manufacturer and for the total of
all manufacturers.

Article 5

Member States shall designate a body responsible for
the collection and communication of the monitoring
information and shall inform the Commission thereof
by 31 July 2000.

shall

States

designate

Member
competent
authorities as the body responsible for the collection
and communication of
the monitoring information
and shall inform the Commission thereof by 31 July
2000.

the

Article 8

For each calendar year, the Commission shall submit
to the Council a report based upon the monitoring
data it receives from the Member States.

For each calendar year, the Commission shall submit
to the Council and to the European Parliament a
report based upon the monitoring data it receives from
the Member States.

Annex I

With regard to the operation of a Community-wide
scheme to monitor the specific emissions of CO2 from
new passenger cars, Member States shall collect a
each new
minimum amount of
passenger car that is registered in the Community for
the first
time. Only petrol and diesel are to be
considered, as these are the only fuels included in the
European type-approval legislation.

information for

With regard to the operation of a Community-wide
scheme to monitor the specific emissions of CO2 from
new passenger cars, Member States shall collect a
each new
minimum amount of
passenger car that is registered in the Community for
the first
time. Only petrol and diesel are to be
considered, as these are the only fuels included in the
European type-approval legislation.

information for

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ORIGINAL PROPOSAL

AMENDED PROPOSAL

1. The following data shall be collected and stored by
the Member States when a new passenger car is
registered for the first time in the Community:

1. The following data shall be collected and stored by
the Member States when a new passenger car is
registered for the first time in the Community:

— specific emissions of CO2 (g/km)
— fuel type (e.g. petrol, diesel)

— manufacturer

— mass (kg)

— maximum net power (kW)

— engine capacity (cm3).

— specific emissions of CO2 (g/km)
— fuel type (e.g. petrol, diesel)

— manufacturer

— mass (kg)

— length times width (i.e. body size of vehicle)

— maximum net power (kW)

— engine capacity (cm3).

Annex III(4)

4. The distribution of CO2 emissions

passenger cars

from new

4. The distribution of CO2 emissions

passenger cars

from new

The number of newly registered passenger cars of
each fuel type which fall into each of the following
CO2 emission categories is to be recorded. The
are < 60, 60—80,
CO2
141—160,
81—100,
161—180,
251—300,
> 300 g/km.

emission categoriess
101—120,
181—200,

121—140,
201—250,

The number of newly registered passenger cars of
each fuel type which fall into each of the following
CO2 emission categories is to be recorded. The
60—80,
CO2
141—160,
81—100,
161—180,
251—300,
301—350, 351—450, > 450 g/km.

are
121—140,
201—250,

101—120,
181—200,

categories

emission

< 60,

Annex III(5)

5. The mass distribution of new passenger cars

5. The mass distribution of new passenger cars

For each of the following mass categories, < 650,
650—750, 751—850, 851—950, 951—1 050,
1 051—1 150,
1 251—1 350,
1 151—1 250,
1 351—1 550, 1 551—1 750 and > 1 750 kg the
number of newly registered passenger cars of a
given fuel type, the average mass of these vehicles
and also their average specific emissions of CO2
are to be recorded.

For each of the following mass categories, < 650,
650—750, 751—850, 851—950, 951—1 050,
1 251—1 350,
1 151—1 250,
1 051—1 150,
1 351—1 550,
1 751—2 000,
1 551—1 750,
2 001—2 250, 2 251—2 500, 2 501—2 800 and
registered
> 2 800 kg the number of newly
passenger cars of given fuel type, the average mass
of these vehicles and also their average specific
emissions of CO2 are to be recorded.

6. The distribution of maximum net power of newly

6. The distribution of maximum net power of newly

registered passenger cars

registered passenger cars

Annex III(6)

< 30,

For each of the following maximum net power
51—60,
30—40,
categoriess,
61—70, 71—80, 81—90, 91—100, 101—110,
111—120,
141—150,
151—160, 161—170 and > 180 kW the number of
newly registered passenger cars of a given fuel

121—130,

131—140,

41—50,

For each of the following maximum net power
categories, < 30, 30—40, 41—50, 51—60, 61—70,
71—80, 81—90, 91—100, 101—110, 111—120,
151—160,
121—130,
161—170,
201—250,
251—300 and > 300 kW the number of newly

141—150,
181—200,

131—140,
171—180,

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ORIGINAL PROPOSAL

AMENDED PROPOSAL

type, the average maximum net power of these
vehicles, and also their average specific emissions
of CO2 are to be recorded.

registered passenger cars of a given fuel type, the
average maximum net power of these vehicles, and
also their average specific emissions of CO2 are to
recorded.

7. The distribution of engine capacity of newly

7. The distribution of engine capacity of newly

registered passenger cars

registered passenger cars

Annex III(7)

engine

each of

following

700—800,

the
< 700,

1 001—1 100,
1 301—1 400,
1 601—1 700,
1 901—2 000,
2 201—2 400,

capacity
For
801—900,
categories,
1 101—1 200,
901—1 000,
1 401—1 500,
1 201—1 300,
1 701—1 800,
1 501—1 600,
2 001—2 100,
1 801—1 900,
2 401—2 600,
2 101—2 200,
2 601—2 800, 2 801—3 000, > 3 000 cm3
the
number of newly registered passenger cars of a
given fuel type, the average engine capacity of
these vehicles and also their average specific
emissions of CO2 are to be recorded.

engine

each of

following

700—800,

the
< 700,

capacity
For
801—900,
categories,
1 101—1 200,
1 001—1 100,
901—1 000,
1 401—1 500,
1 301—1 400,
1 201—1 300,
1 701—1 800,
1 601—1 700,
1 501—1 600,
2 001—2 100,
1 901—2 000,
1 801—1 900,
2 401—2 600,
2 201—2 400,
2 101—2 200,
2 601—2 800,
3 001—3 500,
2 801—3 000,
3 501—4 500 and > 4 500 cm3 the number of
newly registered passenger cars of a given fuel
type, the average engine capacity of these vehicles
and also their average specific emissions of CO2
are to be recorded.