Article 15 Review and report
United Kingdom
By 31 December 2022, the F1Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a report on the effectiveness of this Regulation, on the CO2 emissions reduction target and the level of the incentive mechanism for zero- and low-emission heavy-duty vehicles applicable from 2030, on setting CO2 emissions reduction targets for other types of heavy-duty vehicles, including trailers, buses and coaches, and vocational vehicles, and on the introduction of binding CO2 emissions reduction targets for heavy-duty vehicles for 2035 and 2040 onwards. The 2030 target shall be assessed in accordance with the F2United Kingdom’s target of achieving net-zero green-house gas emissions by 2050.
The report referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall also, in particular, include the following:
an assessment of the effectiveness of the system of emission credits and emission debts referred to in Article 7 and the appropriateness of extending its application to 2030 and beyond;
an assessment of the deployment of zero- and low-emission heavy-duty vehicles, taking into account the targets set out in F3the Cleaner Road Transport Vehicles Regulations 2011 and the Cleaner Road Transport Vehicles (Scotland) Regulations 2010, as well as relevant parameters and conditions affecting the placing on the market of such heavy-duty vehicles;
an assessment of the effectiveness of the incentive mechanism for zero- and low-emission heavy-duty vehicles set out in Article 5 and the appropriateness of its different elements, with a view to adjusting it for the period after 2025 towards a possible differentiation by zero-emission driving range and vehicle sub-group, combined with mileage payload weighting factors, with a date of application that provides at least three years of lead time;
an assessment of the roll-out of the necessary recharging and refuelling infrastructure, of the possibility of introducing engine CO2 emission performance standards, in particular for vocational vehicles, and of the real-world representativeness of the CO2 emission and fuel consumption values determined in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/2400 F4, as it has effect in domestic law, and as that Regulation has effect in EU law as amended from time to time and by virtue of the Northern Ireland Protocol;
strictly for the purpose of this Regulation, considerations of heavy-duty vehicles and vehicle combinations taking into account weights and dimensions applicable to national transport, for example modular and intermodal concepts, while also assessing possible transport safety and efficiency aspects, intermodal, environmental, infrastructural and rebound effects F5...;
an assessment of the VECTO simulation tool to ensure that this tool is updated continually and in a timely manner;
an assessment of the possibility of developing a specific methodology to include the potential contribution to CO2 emissions reductions of the use of synthetic and advanced alternative liquid and gaseous renewable fuels, including e-fuels, produced with renewable energy and meeting the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria referred to in F6the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation Order 2007;
an assessment of the feasibility of introducing an open, transparent and non-discriminatory pooling mechanism between manufacturers;
an assessment of the level of the excess CO2 emissions premium to ensure that it exceeds the average marginal costs of the technologies needed to meet the CO2 emissions targets.
The report referred to in paragraph 1 shall, where appropriate, be accompanied by a legislative proposal to amend this Regulation.
As part of the evaluation pursuant to Article 15(5) of Regulation (EU) 2019/631, the F7Secretary of State must evaluate the possibility to assign the revenues from the excess CO2 emissions premiums to a specific fund or a relevant programme, with the objective of ensuring a just transition towards a climate-neutral economy as referred to in Article 4.1 of the Paris Agreement, in particular to support re-skilling, up-skilling and other skills training and reallocation of workers in the automotive sector in F8the United Kingdom, in particular in the regions and the communities most affected by the transition. F9The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision to that effect by 31 December 2027.
The F10Secretary of State must, not later than 2023, evaluate the possibility of developing a common F11United Kingdom methodology for the assessment, and the consistent data reporting, of the full life-cycle CO2 emissions of new heavy-duty vehicles that are placed on the United Kingdom market. F12The Secretary of State must lay a report containing that evaluation before Parliament and may by regulations make provision for follow-up measures.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Art. 15(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The New Heavy Duty Vehicles (Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1402), regs. 1(3), 15(2)(a)
- F2
Words in Art. 15(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The New Heavy Duty Vehicles (Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1402), regs. 1(3), 15(2)(b)
- F3
Words in Art. 15(2)(b) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicle Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards (Cars, Vans and Heavy Duty Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1361), regs. 1(2), 16(8)(a)
- F4
Words in Art. 15(2)(d) inserted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicle Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards (Cars, Vans and Heavy Duty Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1361), regs. 1(2), 16(8)(b)
- F5
Words in Art. 15(2)(e) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The New Heavy Duty Vehicles (Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1402), regs. 1(3), 15(3)
- F6
Words in Art. 15(2)(g) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicle Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards (Cars, Vans and Heavy Duty Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1361), regs. 1(2), 16(8)(c)
- F7
Words in Art. 15(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The New Heavy Duty Vehicles (Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1402), regs. 1(3), 15(4)(a)(i)
- F8
Words in Art. 15(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The New Heavy Duty Vehicles (Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1402), regs. 1(3), 15(4)(a)(ii)
- F9
Words in Art. 15(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The New Heavy Duty Vehicles (Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1402), regs. 1(3), 15(4)(b)
- F10
Words in Art. 15(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The New Heavy Duty Vehicles (Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1402), regs. 1(3), 15(5)(a)(i)
- F11
Words in Art. 15(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The New Heavy Duty Vehicles (Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1402), regs. 1(3), 15(5)(a)(ii)
- F12
Words in Art. 15(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The New Heavy Duty Vehicles (Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1402), regs. 1(3), 15(5)(b)