CELEX: 51990PC0493
Language: en
Date: 1990-10-19
Title: AMENDMENT TO THE PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE AMENDING DIRECTIVE 70/220/EEC ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO MEASURES TO BE TAKEN AGAINST AIR POLLUTION BY EMISSIONS FROM MOTOR VEHICLES

COMVIISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMVttJNITIES
                                                     COM(90) 493 final - SYN 240
                                                     Brussels, 19 October 1990
                                 Amendment to the proposal for a
                                         COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
pi     I                 AMENDING DIRECTIVE 70/220/EEC ON THE APPROXIMATION
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pSi^l^SS             (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149(3)
J:x.Z:;T:'-TZ                            of the EEC-Treaty)
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                             rXIMANATORY MrMORANOUM
A.  On 2 February 1990 the Commission sent to the Council a proposal for a
directive amending Directive 70/220/EEC on the approximation of the laws of
the Member States relating to measures to be taken against air pollution by
emissions from motor vehicles.
On 12 September 1990 the European Parliament approved the proposal on first
reading subject to 35 amendments.
The Commission has accepted 16 of the amendments, which it has agreed to
incorporate in an appropriate fashion in an amended proposal.
B.   The Commission therefore proposes to amend its proposal as follows:
1.   A drafting amendment is made in the fifth recital.
2.   Sharing Parliament's concern that an increase in vehicle registrations
will result in an increase in exhaust gas emissions, the Commission proposes
inserting a new recital after the seventh recital to establish a link between
the standards proposed and the development of road traffic.
3.   A number of amendments relate to matters which are not directly covered by
the proposal for a directive but which concern additional legislative
 initiatives on aspects such as:
     evaporation tosses in the process of storage and distribution;
     fuel qua Ii ty;
     retrofitting of exhaust gas cleaning devices;
     financial Incentives for the scrapping of older cars and the retrofitting
     of exhaust gas cleaning devices;
     roadworthiness testing of existing cars-,
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    financial support for research Into new propulsion techniques and fuels;
    the limitation of CO2 emissions from motor vehicles;
    tougher emission standards for certain categories of vehicles not covered
    by the directive.
It is proposed to confirm the Commission's support or commitment  in this
connection in eight new recitals to be added after the existing recitals.
4.  The other amendments accepted by the Commission concern the technical
provisions of the proposed directive.
4.1 Acting on Parliament's opinion that only the 80 000 km durability test
    should be adopted, the Commission proposes an addition to the sixth
    recital, amendments to Annex I (point 5.3.5) and Annex X (point 1.9) and
    the deletion of Annex Vil (30 000 km durability test).
4.2 In order to meet Parliament's request that the test cycle at top speed
    reduced to 90 km/h be deleted, the Commission proposes a time limit for
    using this test cycle so that from 1 July 1994 the type-approvai test for
    any new type of car ("M1 category) will be exclusively based on the
    120 km/h driving cycle. It is proposed that this amendment be incorporated
     in a new paragraph 4 to be added to Article 2 of the directive.
4.3 Having accepted in principle Parliament's request that an oxygen sensor in
    a catalytic converter system must remain operational  In all engine
    operating conditions, the Commission proposes making an addition to the
    provisions of Annex I, point 5.1.1.
4.4 To act on Parliament's wish to ensure that all components of the future
    European standards are as stringent as the American standards, the
    Commission proposes reducing the limit values for particulate emissions
    from diesel cars to a level based on a comparative study of the future
    European test with the American test. This entails an amendment to the
    third column of the tables of limit values in points 5.3.2.4 and 7.1.1.1
     in Annex I.
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4.5 To go at least part of the way towards meeting Parliament's concern about
    tolerances for conformity checking, the Commission proposes a time limit
    for the transitional provisions for cars below 1.4 litres type-approved in
    accordance with Directive 89/458/EEC (point 8.4 of Annex I).
4.6 The deletion of Annex VII (see point 4.1 above) necessitates renumbering
    the annexes to the proposed directive.
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               AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
                               AMENDING DIRECTIVE 70/220/EEC ON «TIE
                 APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES
             RELATING TO MEASURES TO BE TAKEN AGAINST AIR POLLUTION
                         BY EMISSIONS BY MOTOR VEHICLES
The fifth recital Is to be amended to read as follows:
"Whereas the work undertaken by the Commission in that sphere has shown that
the Community has available, or is currently perfecting, technologies which
allow a drastic reduction of the limit values In question for all engine
s i zes;"
The following is to be added at the end of the sixth recital:
"Whereas the durability test should be based on 80 000 km driven and should
carried out using a procedure involving vehicles which are actually driven on
a test track or roller test bench;"
The following new recital Is to be added after the seventh recital:
"Whereas the new standards and the test procedure should be laid down in the
light of future developments in traffic in the European Community; whereas
completion of the internal market is likely to lead to an Increase in vehicle
registrations, which will result in an increase in exhaust gas emissions;"
The following new recitals are to be added after the last recitai:
"Whereas the Commission shall submit, no later than 31 December 1990, a
proposal for a directive on the measures to reduce evaporation losses at every
stage in the process of storage and distribution of motor fuels;
Whereas there is also an urgent need to improve significantly the quality of
fuel at filling stations-,
Whereas the introduction of tougher standards would also be speeded up if the
Member States introduced a system to encourage purchasers of new vehicles to
have their old vehicles scrapped or, as far as possible, recycled;
Whereas it Is desirable that the Member States take measures to ensure that,
as far as possible, older vehicles are fitted with exhaust gas cleaning
devices;
Whereas the environmental impact of the tougher standards would be greatly
 increased and speeded up if the Member States were to grant, after
31 December 1992, tax incentives for the purchase and installation on vehicles
already in service of equipment which will ensure that the standards set out
 in this directive are complied with;
Whereas, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, the
Council shall adopt the measures to be taken by the Member States In order to
ensure that regular roadworthiness tests are carried out to determine the
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efficiency, in terms of emissions and operation, of the equipment fitted to
at I motor vehicles-,
Whereas the constant increase in environmental pollution caused by the rapid
 increase in traffic In the Community necessitates not only the adoption of
 limit values and tougher standards but also the development of alternative
propulsion systems and transport concepts; whereas the Community should take
steps to provide financial support for research and development for
alternative transport concepts, propulsion systems and fuels;
Whereas, therefore, in order to maximise the impact of the standards set out
 in this directive, the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal
from the Commission, shall decide before 31 December 1992 on measures designed
to:
      limit CO2 emissions,
     adapt the emission standards (and the associated tests) for vehicles not
     covered by this directive, including all commercial vehicles,
      lay down regular inspections and procedures for replacing, repairing or
     maintaining the equipment fitted in order to meet the values laid down,
      implement a research and development programme to encourage the marketing
     of clean vehicles and fuels."
The following new paragraph is to be added after paragraph 3 of Article 2:
 4.   "As from 1 July 1994 the type I test for category M-j vehicles shall be
      carried out exclusively by means of a combination of the elementary urban
      cycle defined In Annex III, appendix 1.2, and the extra-urban cycle
      defined in Annex III, appendix 1.3 (top speed: 120 km/h)".
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Point 5.1.1
The following is to be added at the end:
         "If an oxygen sensor is used in the catalytic coverter system, steps
         must be taken to ensure that the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio
         (lambda) is maintained when a certain speed is reached or when
         accélérâtIng.
         However, temporary variations in this ratio are permissible if they
         also occur during the test defined in points 5.3.1 and 7.1.1
         respectively, or if these variations are necessary for safe driving
         and for the correct operation of the engine and of components which
         affect pollutant emissions or if these variations are necessary for
         cold starting."
Point 5.3.1.4 (Table):
Third column (mass of particulates): "0.19" to be replaced by "0.14"
Point 7.1.1.1 (Table):
Third column (mass of particulates): "0.24" to be replaced by "0.18"
Point 5.3.5. (Type V test):
Point 5.3.5.1 to read as follows:
"5.3.5.1     This test should be carried out on all vehicles referred to in
             Section 1, with the exception of those vehicles referred to in
             8.1. The test represents an aging test of 80 000 km driven in
             accordance with the programme described in Annex VII on a test
             track, on the road or on a roller test bench."
Point 5.3.5.2, first sentence to read as follows:
"5.3.5.2     Notwithstanding the requirements of 5.3.5.1, a manufacturer may
             choose to have the deterioration factors from the following table
             used as an alternative to testing to 5.3.5.1."
Point 8.4 to read as follows:
 "8.4    For the checking of conformity of vehicles type-approved in accordance
         with the provisions of Directive 70/220/EEC as last amended by
         Directive 89/458/EEC, the provisions of Directive 89/458/EEC remain
         applicable until 31 December 1994."
Annex VI I (aging test of 30 000 km)
This annex is to be deleted.
The numbering of the following annexes is to be changed as follows:
         Annex V I M becomes Annex VII (aging test of 80 000 km)
         Annex IX becomes Annex VIII (reference fuels)
         Annex X becomes Annex IX (EEC type-approval certificate)
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Annex IX (EEC type-approval certificate)
Point 1.9
Type V, durability, first indent:
        - durability type: delete "30 000 km"
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