UEIL News
European Parliament report on a White Paper on Transport MEP Wim van de Camp’s report was adopted on 14 July in the Transport and Tourism Committee (TRAN) of the European Parliament. The report proposes to update the 2011 Parliament’s White Paper on Transport. The reports calls on the European Commission to propose mandatory limits on average CO2 emissions from new passenger cars beyond 2020. Similar proposals are requested for other transport modes, like shipping.
10th negotiating round of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) addresses car industry and chemicals
On the car industry, the trade talks addressed four aspects that are being discussed regarding the regulatory approach to motor vehicles in the EU and US: the possibilities for recognition of equivalence of regulatory approaches; the revision of working methods of the UN 1998 Agreement; possibilities for expedite harmonization and cooperation in Research. In relation to chemicals, further progress was noted by the parties with regard to two pilot projects on chemicals (concerning assessment of priority chemicals as well as classification and labelling of substances). The US presented an initial example for a further pilot project on analysing differences in the calculation of the classification of mixtures with possible consequences for safety data sheets. The EU and US discussed the elements proposed in the draft outline text of the EU.
Automotive : low carbon transport fuels post-2020 A new report launched in July by the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) analyses a range of policy tools and mechanisms that could be employed to deliver greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions. The report states that, to reduce European transport’s GHG emissions, action will be needed on three fronts: to reduce the carbon intensity of the fuels consumed; to improve the energy efficiency of transport vehicles; and to improve the efficiency of the overall transport system.
REACH The first results of the Commission’s survey on REACH are starting to come out. They were revealed during the June Helsinki Chemicals Forum by the Deputy Director General of the Commission’s Industry directorate (DG GROW), Antti Peltomaki. Addressing delegates in Helsinki, Mr Peltomaki said an important objective of REACH, in addition to protecting human health and the environment, is promoting innovation and competitiveness of the chemicals industry, but “experience so far suggests that the outcomes might not be as convincing as we would like to see.” Further benefits of REACH are also being realized, particularly around risk management, according to the results. Just over half of the respondents said REACH had helped them improve their risk management procedures, while two-thirds said it had increased their knowledge of chemical substances, their properties and uses.
The survey shows that REACH has had both positive and negative effects on companies’ international competitiveness, depending on their position in the supply chain. Almost 40% of the responding chemicals manufacturers said REACH had affected their competitive position, compared to companies outside the EU, with 75% of those saying it has weakened or
substantially weakened their positions. However, 57% of article suppliers, and almost 45% of end users, said it has strengthened their competitive positions. Next steps: the study, which focuses on the period 2010-13, should be finalized this autumn.
Taxation
The UEIL Board of Directors has decided to focus its main activities of the Taxation Campaign on the European Commission Working Group on the revision of the CN codes and refining the current tracking and tracing rules as the negotiations on the Energy Taxation Directive have stopped since the European Commission has decided on 16 December 2014 to withdraw this proposal as no progress could be achieved within the Council. The last Commission Working Group on the revision of the CN codes took place on 16 and 17 April 2015, where Rod Pesch represented the interests of UEIL. UEIL will be invited at the next Commission work Group on the revision of the CN codes where UEIL will clarify further its position. In addition UEIL will continue to closely monitor the positions of Poland and Lithuania as both EU Member States could still ask to continue negotiations to include lubes under EMCS under the Excise Committee in Council.
Technical & Competition Committee The Technical Committee and the Competition Committee have not yet issued any OEM Bulletins in 2015; however several will be issued in the next few months. The OEMs must provide unrestricted and standardised access to vehicle repair and maintenance information to independent operators through websites using a standardised format in a readily accessible and prompt manner. The Technical Committee has been assisting the Competition Committee in reviewing exactly what access and information is available. This exercise is currently the largest ever undertaken by the Technical Committee.
Several more cases have recently been transferred from the Technical Committee to the Competition Committee. The next meeting took place in Brussels on Wednesday 23 September 2015.
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