Changes from plenary report to adopted text

Recital 38 a (new): (38a) The market adoption of zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles depends on a number of factors, including progress made on the deployment of charging and refuelling infrastructures, aspects to further facilitate an economically viable and socially fair transition towards zero-emission road mobility, and other regulatory measures to incentivise the update of those vehicles. Those elements should be carefully assessed as part of the review. In order to promote the uptake of more efficient vehicles, the Commission should also investigate as part of the review the impacts of setting minimum energy efficiency thresholds for new zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles placed on the Union market.

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Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1, Article 1 – paragraph 1: 1. This Regulation establishes CO2 emissions performance requirements for new heavy-duty vehicles that contribute to achieving the Union's climate-neutrality objective and its intermediate Union climate targets as laid down in Regulation (EU) 2021/111923a, Member States’ targets as laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/84223, and the objectives of the Paris Agreement24 and to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market. / 23a Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (‘European Climate Law’) (OJ L 243, 9.7.2021, p. 1).

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Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c a (new), Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8: (ca) point (8) is replaced by the following: / "'(8) 'vehicle sub-group' means a grouping of vehicles as defined in point 1 of Annex I, that are characterised by a common and distinctive set of technical criteria relevant for determining the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of those vehicles, taking into account the attribution of small and medium lorries with a maximum mass lower than 7, 4 tonnes as laid down in Table 1.1.1a of Annex I;'"

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4, Article 3a – paragraph 2: 2. To these CO2 emission targets, the vehicle sub-groups have to contribute as laid down in point 4.3. of Annex I, taking into account the attribution of non-certified vehicles as laid down in Table 1.1.1a of Annex I.

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Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4, Article 3 a– paragraph 3 a (new): Article 3a / 3 a. Heavy-duty vehicles that are not attributed to one of the sub-groups in point 1.1 of Annex I shall be taken into account for assessing the compliance of manufacturers with the provisions of the reduction targets set out in paragraph 1, in accordance with point 1.1.1a of Annex I.

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Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4, Article 3a a (new): Article 3aa / Additional measures to support the transition to zero-emission vehicles in the Union market / By ... [6 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 17 to harmonise the type-approval rules for vehicles with internal combustion engines converted to zero-emission vehicles as defined under this Regulation, in order to allow for series approval. The Commission shall also assess the introduction of a rule for calculating the CO2 equivalents of combustion engine vehicles converted to zero emission vehicles in the context of the application of this Regulation.

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Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4, Article 3a b (new): Article 3ab / Additional measures to support the demand for zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles in the Union market / By 30 June 2024, the Commission shall present a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and to the Council to increase the share of zero-emission heavy-duty motor vehicles owner or leased by large fleet operators. The proposal shall include binding zero-emission mandates on large fleet operators, while taking into account regional disparities and the level of deployment of charging and refuelling infrastructure.

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Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4, Article 3b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1: Member States may submit to the Commission a request to exclude from the obligation under this Article a limited share of the vehicles referred to in point 4.2 of Annex I registered in each reporting period, where this is justified by substantial investments in biomethane refuelling infrastructure by local authorities that were made or decided before the date of entry into force of this Regulation with a view to meeting the Member State’s target under Directive (EU) 2019/1161. To qualify for such an exemption, vehicles shall be fuelled by biomethane produced from a virtuous waste treatment process, such as treatment of manure, urban waste and urban wastewater, which shall be guaranteed by certificates of origin. The Commission shall grant that exemption where it concludes that the conditions laid down in this paragraph and in the delegated act referred to in the second subparagraph are fulfilled. Such exemptions shall cease by 1 January 2035.

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Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4, Article 3b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2: The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 17 to define the maximum share of vehicles that a Member State can exclude, and the type of information a Member State shall submit to be granted the exclusion referred to in the previous paragraph.

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Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4, Article 3c – title: Ensuring sustainable and resilient supply chains for urban buses through public procurement procedures

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Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4, Article 3c – paragraph 1: 1. Contracting authorities or contracting entities shall, when contracting for the purchase, lease, rent or hire-purchase of vehicles referred to in Article 3b or of the related charging infrastructure, take account of the energy and environmental impacts of those vehicles over their lifetime, as well as of the security of supply related to those vehicles and their spare parts. They shall do so by including criteria for the sustainability and the security of supply contribution of the tender, in compliance with relevant international law.

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Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4, Article 3c – paragraph 2 – point c: (c) the current and estimated future availability of essential spare parts for the functioning of the equipment subject to the tender;

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Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4, Article 3c – paragraph 2 a (new): 2a. The tender’s contribution to the sustainability shall be assessed, inter alia, based on: / (a) environmental sustainability going beyond the minimum requirements provided for in applicable legislation, in particular for the recycling and sourcing of batteries; / (b) the energy efficiency of the vehicles; / (c) the potential to reduce the use of natural resources and materials, for instance by retrofitting existing vehicles to zero-emission powertrains.

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Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4, Article 3c – paragraph 3: 3. In accordance with Article 3b, the tender’s contribution to sustainability shall be given a weighting of between 15 to 35% of the award criteria, and the tender's contribution to security of supply shall also be given a weighting of between 15 to 40% of the award criteria. This is without prejudice of the application of Article 41(3) of Directive 2014/23/EU, Article 67(5) of Directive 2014/24/EU or Article 82(5) of Directive 2014/25/EU with a view to giving a higher weighting to those criteria.

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Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4, Article 3c – paragraph 3 a (new): 3a. The proportion of the products or tenders originating in third countries, as determined in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, may not exceed 50% of the tender’s value.

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Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new), Article 3 d (new): (4a) the following Article is inserted: / ‘Article 3d / Zero-Emission HDVs Forum / By ... [6 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] and each year thereafter, the Commission shall convene a ‘Zero-Emission HDVs Forum’, which shall be composed of representatives from public charging stations operators, electricity transmission system operators, long-haul transporters, urban logistic operators, public transport operators, civil society organisations and independent think tanks, Member States and manufacturers, in order to work together on the effective and cost-efficient roll-out of recharging and refuelling infrastructure in view of the increased CO2 emissions reduction target set out in this Regulation.'

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a, Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2: The zero-emission and low-emission factor shall take into account the number and the CO2 emissions of all zero- and low-emission heavy-duty vehicles of category N in the manufacturer’s fleet.;

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Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b, Article 5 – paragraph 3: 3. For the reporting periods from 2025 to 2029 the zero- and low-emission factor shall only take into account the number and the CO2 emissions of all zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles of category N in the manufacturer's fleet, and shall be determined on the basis of a 8 % benchmark in accordance with point 2.3.2 of Annex I;

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