# Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles and amending Regulations (EC) No 595/2009 and (EU) 2018/956 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 96/53/EC (Text with EEA relevance), Article 5: Zero- and low-emission heavy-duty vehicles

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. For the reporting period beginning with 1 July 2021, and for each subsequent reporting period, the Secretary of State must determine for each manufacturer the zero- and low-emission factor for the preceding reporting period.
The zero- and low-emission factor shall take into account the number and the CO2 emissions of zero- and low-emission heavy-duty vehicles in the manufacturer’s fleet in a reporting period, including zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 2(1), as well as zero- and low-emission vocational vehicles and shall be determined in accordance with point 2.3 of Annex I.
2. For the reporting periods 2020 to 2024, the zero- and low-emission heavy-duty vehicles shall be counted as follows for the purposes of paragraph 1:
(a) a zero-emission heavy-duty vehicle shall be counted as two vehicles; and
(b) a low-emission heavy-duty vehicle shall be counted as up to two vehicles according to a function of its specific CO2 emissions and the low-emission threshold of the vehicle sub-group to which the vehicle belongs as defined in point 2.3.3 of Annex I.
The zero- and low-emission factor shall be determined in accordance with point 2.3.1 of Annex I.
3. For the reporting periods from 2025, onwards the zero- and low-emission factor shall be determined on the basis of a 2 % benchmark in accordance with point 2.3.2 of Annex I.
4. The zero- and low-emission factor shall reduce the average specific CO2 emissions of a manufacturer by a maximum of 3 %. The contribution of the zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 2(1) to that factor shall reduce the average specific CO2 emissions of a manufacturer by a maximum of 1,5 %.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/1242/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-1242/article-5
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