P9_TA(2023)0039 CO2 emission standards for cars and vans European Parliament legislative resolution of 14 February 2023 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2019/631 as regards strengthening the CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles in line with the Union’s increased climate ambition (COM(2021)0556 — C9-0322/2021 — 2021/0197(COD)) P9_TC1-COD(2021)0197 Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 14 February 2023 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2023/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2019/631 as regards strengthening the CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles in line with the Union’s increased climate ambition
Date: 2023-02-14
Institutions: Committee on Budgets, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, Committee on Transport and Tourism, Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, European Parliament
Subjects: air quality, commercial vehicle, energy consumption, environmental standard, greenhouse gas, motor car, motor vehicle, motor vehicle pollution, pollution control measures, reduction of gas emissions








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11.8.2023   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 283/127






P9_TA(2023)0039
CO2 emission standards for cars and vans
European Parliament legislative resolution of 14 February 2023 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2019/631 as regards strengthening the CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles in line with the Union’s increased climate ambition (COM(2021)0556 — C9-0322/2021 — 2021/0197(COD))
(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)
(2023/C 283/22)

The European Parliament,






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having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2021)0556),










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having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 192(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C9-0322/2021),










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having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,










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having regard to the reasoned opinion submitted, within the framework of Protocol No 2 on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, by the Seanad Éireann, asserting that the draft legislative act does not comply with the principle of subsidiarity,










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having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 19 January 2022 (1),










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having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 27 January 2022 (2),










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having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 74(4) of its Rules of Procedure and the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 16 November 2022 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,










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having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure,










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having regard to the opinions of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and the Committee on Transport and Tourism,










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having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A9-0150/2022),












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Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out (3);












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Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;












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Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.






(1)  OJ C 194, 12.5.2022, p. 81.

(2)  OJ C 270, 13.7.2022, p. 38.

(3)  This position replaces the amendments adopted on 8 June 2022 (Texts adopted, P9_TA(2022)0234).




P9_TC1-COD(2021)0197
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 14 February 2023 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2023/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2019/631 as regards strengthening the CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles in line with the Union’s increased climate ambition

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) 2023/851.)