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AddedRecital 27 b (new): (27b) Low-entry buses registered only in class II are designed for interurban operations and can be clearly identified. Taking into account their interurban mission profiles, they should not be subject to the zero-emission mandate for urban buses. Instead, class II low entry vehicles should be treated as high floor interurban vehicles and coaches.

Recital 28: (28) The zero-emission factor should last be applied for the reporting period of the year 2029, because it is no longer considered necessary after that time as an incentive to promote the market entrance of zero-emission vehicles.

Recital 30: (30) Furthermore, in order to strengthen the development of new zero-emission technologies in specialized small- and medium-sized companies, it should also be possible to transfer zero-emission vehicles between non-connected entities, as well as to transfer existing vehicles that have been retrofitted to be zero-emission vehicles. Retrofitting existing vehicles represents a great opportunity to accelerate the transition towards zero-emission mobility in a cost-efficient and resource-efficient way.

Recital 32: (32) The existing system of multi-annual emission credits and emission debts should be extended to 2039 as reduction targets keep strengthening beyond 2030 until 2040 and require forward-looking technical developments of manufacturers during that period. Nevertheless, manufacturers should clear all remaining emission debts in the years 2029, 2034 and 2039, and emission credits that are not used within five years after they have been acquired should automatically expire, so as to avoid locking-in a low ambition.

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ChangedRecital 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 vehicles that consumemore lessefficient energy,vehicles, the Commission should also investigate as part of the 2028 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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ChangedArticle 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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RemovedAll sectors of the economy are expected to contribute to achieving the Union’s climate-neutrality objective and its intermediate climate targets. HDVs currently represent 28% of CO2 emissions from EU road transport, and 6% of total EU economy-wide GHG emissions. Without ambitious action on greenhouse gas emission reductions in road transport, including HDVs, higher emission reductions would be needed in other sectors, in particular in sectors where decarbonisation is more challenging.

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ChangedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c a (new), Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8: (ca) point (8) is replaced by the following: / '(8)"'(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, 4t4 tonnes as laid down in Table 1.1.1a of Annex I;'I;'"

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RemovedCO2 emissions from small lorries with a maximum mass lower than 5t and medium lorries with a maximum mass lower than 7.4t which cannot yet be determined under VECTO, but their CO2 emissions are being determined under Regulation (EU) 2018/858 and their registrations reported by Member States to the Commission. Zero-emission technologies for vehicles under this segment are already mature and cost-efficient. This segment includes many urban delivery trucks supplying stores like supermarkets in cities, so their decarbonisation will contribute to the improvement of urban air quality. Smaller lorries should therefore also be subject to the same CO2 targets, and be attributed to the respective sub-groups according to their mission profile, mileage and payload.

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ChangedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point e, Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10: (e) point (10) is replaced by the following: / '(10) 'manufacturer' means the person or body to which the vehicles registered in a given period have been attributed in accordance with Article 7a;’;7a’;

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RemovedThe word ‘manufacturer’ is used throughout the Regulation and should therefore be defined to ensure legal certainty. This definition should be aligned with new Article 7a detailing the conditions under which vehicles are attributed to manufacturers.

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AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point g, Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a: (a) until 31 December 2034, a heavy-duty motor vehicle without an internal combustion engine, or with an internal combustion engine that emits less than 3gCO2/(t.km) or 1gCO2/(p.km) as determined in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2400; as of 1 January 2035, a heavy-duty motor vehicle without an internal combustion engine, or with an internal combustion engine that emits less than 1gCO2/(t.km) or 1gCO2/(p.km) as determined in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2017/400;

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AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point g, Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b: (b) until 31 December 2034, a heavy-duty motor vehicle without a combustion engine or with a combustion engine emitting not more than 3gCO2/kWh or 3gCO2/km as determined in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 or 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council, respectively, if no CO2 emissions have been determined according to Regulation (EU) 2017/2400; as of 1 January 2035, a heavy-duty motor vehicle without a combustion engine or with a combustion engine emitting not more than 1gCO2/kWh or 1gCO2/km as determined in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 or 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council, respectively, if no CO2 emissions have been determined according to Regulation (EU) 2017/2400;

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ChangedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point g, Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a:b (a)a (new): (ba) until 31 December 2029, a heavy-duty motor vehicle of category N2 with a maximum mass lower than 7, 4 tonnes without an internal combustion engine, or with an internal combustion engine that emits less than 1gCO2/(t.km)3 gCO2/(t.km) as determined in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/858 if no CO2 emissions have been determined according to Regulation (EU) 2017/2400; as of 1 January 2030, a heavy-duty motor vehicle of category N2 with a maximum mass lower than 7, 4 tonnes without an internal combustion engine, or 1gCO2/(p.km)with an internal combustion engine that emits less than 1 gCO2/(t.km) as determined in accordance with ArticleRegulation 9(EU) of2018/858 if no CO2 emissions have been determined according to Regulation (EU) 2017/2400;

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RemovedThe change of definition of a zero-emission vehicle is not justified by any element of the impact assessment. After the adoption of the proposal, the Commission informally explained that this last-minute change has been introduced in view of covering hydrogen dual-fuel engines. Yet the main company commercialising those vehicles already claimed in the past that they could comply with the current 1 gCO2/kWh threshold. For the reasons above, the Rapporteur sees no justification for the proposed amendment to the definition of zero-emission vehicles. The unit has been changed to gCO2/(t.km) to correspond to the unit used in VECTO.

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RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point g, Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b: (b) a heavy-duty motor vehicle without a combustion engine or with a combustion engine emitting not more than 1 gCO2/(t.km) or 1 gCO2/(p.km) as determined in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council, if no CO2 emissions have been determined according to Regulation (EU) 2017/2400;

AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point i, Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23 a (new): (23a) ‘Extra Heavy Combination lorry’ or ‘EHC lorry’ means a category N3 vehicle suitable for usage in a vehicle combination and meeting all the following -design and construction criteria: / (a) equipped with a coupling device; / (b) having three axles or more; / (c) with an engine rated power of at least 400 kW; / (d) designed with a technically permissible maximum mass of the combination of more than 60 tonnes;

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RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point g, Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b a (new): (ba) a heavy-duty motor vehicle of category N2 with a maximum mass lower than 7, 4t without an internal combustion engine, or with an internal combustion engine that emits less than 1gCO2/(t.km) as determined in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/858 if no CO2 emissions have been determined according to Regulation (EU) 2017/2400;

AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4, Article 3a – paragraph 1 – introductory part: 1. The average CO2 emissions of the Union fleet of new heavy-duty motor vehicles, other than special purpose, off-road and off-road special purpose vehicles shall be reduced by the following percentages compared to the average CO2 emissions of the reporting period of the year 2019:

RemovedCO2 emissions from small lorries with a maximum mass lower than 5t and medium lorries with a maximum mass lower than 7.4t which cannot yet be determined under VECTO, but their CO2 emissions are being determined under Regulation (EU) 2018/858 and their registrations reported by Member States to the Commission. Zero-emission technologies for vehicles under this segment are already mature and cost-efficient. This segment includes many urban delivery trucks supplying stores like supermarkets in cities, so their decarbonisation will contribute to the improvement of urban air quality. Smaller lorries should therefore also be subject to the same CO2 targets, and be attributed to the respective sub-groups according to their mission profile, mileage and payload.

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RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4, Article 3 a – paragraph 1 – introductory part: 1. The average CO2 emissions of the Union fleet of new heavy-duty motor vehicles, other than special purpose, off-road and off-road special purpose shall be reduced by the following percentages compared to the average CO2 emissions of the reporting period of the year 2019:

AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4, Article 3a – paragraph 1 – point c: (c) for all vehicle sub-groups for the reporting periods of the years 2035 to 2039 by 70 %,

RemovedCO2 emissions from vocational vehicles, such as garbage, tippers or concrete mixers, are already certified under VECTO, monitored and reported by vehicle manufacturers and Member States, and several zero-emission vocational vehicles are already commercially available in Europe. As they mostly operates in cities, vocational vehicles also significantly impact urban air quality. Those vehicles should therefore also be subject to CO2 emissions reduction targets.

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ChangedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4, Article 3 a3a – paragraph 12: –2. pointTo b:these (b)CO2 foremission alltargets, the vehicle sub-groups forhave theto reportingcontribute periodsas laid down in point 4.3. of Annex I, taking into account the yearsattribution 2030of tonon-certified 2034vehicles byas 65laid %,down in Table 1.1.1a of Annex I.

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RemovedThe targets proposed by the Commission will not be enough to achieve the Union's climate neutrality objective, taking into account the fair share that road transport should contribute to achieving that objective.

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RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4, Article 3 a – paragraph 1 – point c: (c) for all vehicle sub-groups for the reporting periods of the years 2035 to 2039 by 95 %,

AddedArticle 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.

RemovedThe targets proposed by the Commission will not be enough to achieve the Union's climate neutrality objective, taking into account the fair share that road transport should contribute to achieving that objective.

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RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4, Article 3 a – paragraph 1 – point d: (d) for all vehicle sub-groups for the reporting periods of the years 2040 onwards by 100%.

AddedArticle 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.

RemovedThe targets proposed by the Commission will not be enough to achieve the Union's climate neutrality objective, taking into account the fair share that road transport should contribute to achieving that objective.

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RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4, Article 3 a – 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.

AddedArticle 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.

RemovedCO2 emissions from small lorries with a maximum mass lower than 5t and medium lorries with a maximum mass lower than 7.4t which cannot yet be determined under VECTO, but their CO2 emissions are being determined under Regulation (EU) 2018/858 and their registrations reported by Member States to the Commission. Zero-emission technologies for vehicles under this segment are already mature and cost-efficient. This segment includes many urban delivery trucks supplying stores like supermarkets in cities, so their decarbonisation will contribute to the improvement of urban air quality. Smaller lorries should therefore also be subject to the same CO2 targets, and be attributed to the respective sub-groups according to their mission profile, mileage and payload.

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RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4, Article 3 b – paragraph 2: deleted / (deleted)

AddedArticle 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.

RemovedThe proposed exemption is not justified by any element of the impact assessment. Since the zero-emission vehicle target applies only to urban buses, the Rapporteur sees no reasonable cases where such target would be unachievable.

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

AddedArticle 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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RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4, Article 3 c – 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.

AddedArticle 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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