CELEX: 51999PC0058
Language: en
Date: 1999-02-11
Title: Amended proposal for a Council Decision establishing a scheme to monitor the average specific emissions of carbon dioxide from new passenger cars

25.3.1999           EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                                  C 83/9
                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 Ð 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                  Whereas the Community recognises that greenhouse
gas concentrations in the atmosphere should be                    gas concentrations in the atmosphere should be
stabilised at such a level that would prevent dangerous           stabilised at or reduced to such a level that would
anthropogenic interference with the climate system;               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)
                                                                  whereas any agreement entered into with the
                                                                  automobile industry will need to be closely monitored
                                                                  on a neutral basis;
                                                      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 categories could be
                                                                included under Directive 80/1268/EEC;
                                                       Recital 7
whereas it is necessary to establish procedures to              whereas it is necessary to establish procedures to
monitor the specific emissions of CO2 from new                  monitor the specific emissions of CO2 from new
passenger cars sold throughout the Community in                 passenger cars sold throughout the Community in
order to monitor the effectiveness of the Community             order to monitor the effectiveness of the Community
strategy, as referred to in the Commission                      strategy, as referred to in the Commission
Communication of 20 December 1995;                              Communication of 20 December 1995; whereas the
                                                                data collected will also serve to monitor the voluntary
                                                                obligation to reduce emissions of CO2 from passenger
                                                                cars, agreed between the European Automobile
                                                                Manufacturers Association and the European
                                                                Commission;
                                                      Article 4(1)
In each calendar year Member States shall calculate             In each calendar year Member States shall calculate
the following according to the methods described in             the following according to the methods described in
Annex III.                                                      Annex III, both by manufacturer and for the total of
                                                                all manufacturers.
                                                        Article 5
Member States shall designate a body responsible for            Member States shall designate the competent
the collection and communication of the monitoring              authorities as the body responsible for the collection
information and shall inform the Commission thereof             and communication of the monitoring information
by 31 July 2000.                                                and shall inform the Commission thereof by 31 July
                                                                2000.
                                                        Article 8
For each calendar year, the Commission shall submit             For each calendar year, the Commission shall submit
to the Council a report based upon the monitoring               to the Council and to the European Parliament a
data it receives from the Member States.                        report based upon the monitoring data it receives from
                                                                the Member States.
                                                        Annex I
With regard to the operation of a Community-wide                With regard to the operation of a Community-wide
scheme to monitor the specific emissions of CO2 from            scheme to monitor the specific emissions of CO2 from
new passenger cars, Member States shall collect a               new passenger cars, Member States shall collect a
minimum amount of information for each new                      minimum amount of information for each new
passenger car that is registered in the Community for           passenger car that is registered in the Community for
the first time. Only petrol and diesel are to be                the first time. Only petrol and diesel are to be
considered, as these are the only fuels included in the         considered, as these are the only fuels included in the
European type-approval legislation.                             European type-approval legislation.
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                     ORIGINAL PROPOSAL                                                AMENDED PROPOSAL
1. The following data shall be collected and stored by           1. The following data shall be collected and stored by
    the Member States when a new passenger car is                    the Member States when a new passenger car is
    registered for the first time in the Community:                  registered for the first time in the Community:
    Ð specific emissions of CO2 (g/km)                               Ð specific emissions of CO2 (g/km)
    Ð fuel type (e.g. petrol, diesel)                                Ð fuel type (e.g. petrol, diesel)
    Ð manufacturer                                                   Ð manufacturer
    Ð mass (kg)                                                      Ð mass (kg)
    Ð maximum net power (kW)                                         Ð length times width (i.e. body size of vehicle)
    Ð engine capacity (cm3).                                         Ð maximum net power (kW)
                                                                     Ð engine capacity (cm3).
                                                        Annex III(4)
4. The distribution of CO2 emissions from new                    4. The distribution of CO2 emissions from new
   passenger cars                                                    passenger cars
   The number of newly registered passenger cars of                  The number of newly registered passenger cars of
   each fuel type which fall into each of the following              each fuel type which fall into each of the following
   CO2 emission categories is to be recorded. The                    CO2 emission categories is to be recorded. The
    CO2 emission categoriess are < 60, 60Ð80,                        CO2 emission categories are < 60, 60Ð80,
    81Ð100,       101Ð120,       121Ð140,       141Ð160,             81Ð100,       101Ð120,       121Ð140,     141Ð160,
    161Ð180, 181Ð200, 201Ð250, 251Ð300,                              161Ð180, 181Ð200, 201Ð250, 251Ð300,
    > 300 g/km.                                                      301Ð350, 351Ð450, > 450 g/km.
                                                        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,                For each of the following mass categories, < 650,
    650Ð750, 751Ð850, 851Ð950, 951Ð1 050,                            650Ð750, 751Ð850, 851Ð950, 951Ð1 050,
    1 051Ð1 150,        1 151Ð1 250,        1 251Ð1 350,             1 051Ð1 150,        1 151Ð1 250,       1 251Ð1 350,
    1 351Ð1 550, 1 551Ð1 750 and > 1 750 kg the                      1 351Ð1 550,        1 551Ð1 750,       1 751Ð2 000,
    number of newly registered passenger cars of a                   2 001Ð2 250, 2 251Ð2 500, 2 501Ð2 800 and
    given fuel type, the average mass of these vehicles              > 2 800 kg the number of newly registered
    and also their average specific emissions of CO2                 passenger cars of given fuel type, the average mass
    are to be recorded.                                              of these vehicles and also their average specific
                                                                     emissions of CO2 are to be recorded.
                                                        Annex III(6)
6. The distribution of maximum net power of newly                6. The distribution of maximum net power of newly
   registered passenger cars                                         registered passenger cars
    For each of the following maximum net power                      For each of the following maximum net power
    categoriess, < 30, 30Ð40, 41Ð50, 51Ð60,                          categories, < 30, 30Ð40, 41Ð50, 51Ð60, 61Ð70,
    61Ð70, 71Ð80, 81Ð90, 91Ð100, 101Ð110,                            71Ð80, 81Ð90, 91Ð100, 101Ð110, 111Ð120,
    111Ð120, 121Ð130, 131Ð140, 141Ð150,                              121Ð130, 131Ð140, 141Ð150, 151Ð160,
    151Ð160, 161Ð170 and > 180 kW the number of                      161Ð170, 171Ð180, 181Ð200, 201Ð250,
    newly registered passenger cars of a given fuel                  251Ð300 and > 300 kW the number of newly
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                   ORIGINAL PROPOSAL                                              AMENDED PROPOSAL
   type, the average maximum net power of these                   registered passenger cars of a given fuel type, the
   vehicles, and also their average specific emissions            average maximum net power of these vehicles, and
   of CO2 are to be recorded.                                     also their average specific emissions of CO2 are to
                                                                  recorded.
                                                     Annex III(7)
7. The distribution of engine capacity of newly               7. The distribution of engine capacity of newly
   registered passenger cars                                      registered passenger cars
   For each of the following engine capacity                      For each of the following engine capacity
   categories,     < 700,     700Ð800,       801Ð900,             categories,     < 700,     700Ð800,      801Ð900,
   901Ð1 000,         1 001Ð1 100,       1 101Ð1 200,             901Ð1 000,         1 001Ð1 100,       1 101Ð1 200,
   1 201Ð1 300,        1 301Ð1 400,      1 401Ð1 500,             1 201Ð1 300,        1 301Ð1 400,      1 401Ð1 500,
   1 501Ð1 600,        1 601Ð1 700,      1 701Ð1 800,             1 501Ð1 600,        1 601Ð1 700,      1 701Ð1 800,
   1 801Ð1 900,        1 901Ð2 000,      2 001Ð2 100,             1 801Ð1 900,        1 901Ð2 000,      2 001Ð2 100,
   2 101Ð2 200,        2 201Ð2 400,      2 401Ð2 600,             2 101Ð2 200,        2 201Ð2 400,      2 401Ð2 600,
   2 601Ð2 800, 2 801Ð3 000, > 3 000 cm3 the                      2 601Ð2 800,        2 801Ð3 000,      3 001Ð3 500,
   number of newly registered passenger cars of a                 3 501Ð4 500 and > 4 500 cm3 the number of
   given fuel type, the average engine capacity of                newly registered passenger cars of a given fuel
   these vehicles and also their average specific                 type, the average engine capacity of these vehicles
   emissions of CO2 are to be recorded.                           and also their average specific emissions of CO2
                                                                  are to be recorded.