| Author (Corporate) | European Commission: DG Internal Market Industry Entrepreneurship and SMEs |
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| Series Details | COM (2022) 586 |
| Publication Date | 16/11/2022 |
| Content Type | Blog & Commentary, News, Policy-making |
Summary:Legislative initiative - tabled by the European Commission on 10 November 2022 - concerning type-approval of motor vehicles and engines and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7). This is a text with EEA relevance. Further information:Free movement of goods, persons, services and capital must be ensured for a correct functioning of the single market in the European Union (EU). To that end, Regulation (EU) No 2018/858 enshrines a comprehensive type-approval and market surveillance system for motor vehicles, trailers, and for systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles. The technical requirements for the type-approval of motor vehicles and engines with regard to emissions are also harmonised to avoid requirements that differ from one Member State to another, and to ensure a high level of environmental and health protection. Air pollution remains a large environmental and health risk in Europe. As part of its comprehensive approach, the European Green Deal announced an initiative aimed at more stringent air pollutant emissions standards for combustion-engine vehicles (Euro 7). Despite the strategies and proposals put forward to address the challenges, a low-pollution level in the short- and medium-term cannot be reached for pollutant emissions from road transport without further actions. This draft law addresses three identified problems why the Euro 6 emission standards contribute insufficiently to the reduction of pollutant emissions from road transport - complexity of vehicle emission standards; obsolete vehicle pollutant limits; insufficient control of vehicle real-world emissions. The specific objectives of this initiative are as follows:
The draft law was adopted by the European Commission on 10 November 2022, and it also seeks to repeal Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and Regulation (EC) No 595/2009. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=COM:2022:586:FIN |
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| Subject Categories | Business and Industry, Environment, Internal Markets |
| Subject Tags | Atmospheric | Air Pollution, Automotive Industry, Road Transport, Single Market |
| Keywords | Greenhouse Gas | GHG Emissions, Light Vehicles |
| International Organisations | European Union [EU] |
