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Directive 2009/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of clean road transport vehicles in support of low-emission mobility (Text with EEA relevance)

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[F1ANNEX U.K. INFORMATION FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MINIMUM PROCUREMENT TARGETS FOR CLEAN ROAD TRANSPORT VEHICLES IN SUPPORT OF LOW-EMISSION MOBILITY IN MEMBER STATES

Table 1: Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes for services referred to in point (c) of Article 3(1) U.K.

CPV Code Description
60112000-6 Public road transport services
60130000-8 Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
60140000-1 Non-scheduled passenger transport
90511000-2 Refuse collection services
60160000-7 Mail transport by road
60161000-4 Parcel transport services
64121100-1 Mail delivery services
64121200-2 Parcel delivery services

Table 2: Emission thresholds for clean light-duty vehicles U.K.

a

Declared maximum real-driving emission (RDE) values of particles number (PN) in #/km and nitrogen oxides (NOx) in mg/km as reported in point 48.2 of the certificate of conformity, as described in Annex IX to Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (*) for both complete and urban RDE trips.

b

The applicable emission limits laid down in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 715/2007, or its successors.

Vehicle categories Until 31 December 2025 From 1 January 2026
CO 2 g/km RDE air pollutant emissions a as a percentage of emission limits b CO 2 g/km RDE air pollutant emissions a as a percentage of emission limits b
M 1 50 80 % 0 n.a.
M 2 50 80 % 0 n.a.
N 1 50 80 % 0 n.a.

(*) Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (Framework Directive) ( OJ L 263, 9.10.2007, p. 1 ). U.K.

Table 3: Minimum procurement targets for the share of clean light-duty vehicles in accordance with Table 2 in the total number of light-duty vehicles covered by contracts referred to in Article 3 at Member State level U.K.

Member State From 2 August 2021 to 31 December 2025 From 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2030
Luxembourg 38,5 % 38,5 %
Sweden 38,5 % 38,5 %
Denmark 37,4 % 37,4 %
Finland 38,5 % 38,5 %
Germany 38,5 % 38,5 %
France 37,4 % 37,4 %
United Kingdom 38,5 % 38,5 %
Netherlands 38,5 % 38,5 %
Austria 38,5 % 38,5 %
Belgium 38,5 % 38,5 %
Italy 38,5 % 38,5 %
Ireland 38,5 % 38,5 %
Spain 36,3 % 36,3 %
Cyprus 31,9 % 31,9 %
Malta 38,5 % 38,5 %
Portugal 29,7 % 29,7 %
Greece 25,3 % 25,3 %
Slovenia 22 % 22 %
Czechia 29,7 % 29,7 %
Estonia 23,1 % 23,1 %
Slovakia 22 % 22 %
Lithuania 20,9 % 20,9 %
Poland 22 % 22 %
Croatia 18,7 % 18,7 %
Hungary 23,1 % 23,1 %
Latvia 22 % 22 %
Romania 18,7 % 18,7 %
Bulgaria 17,6 % 17,6 %

Table 4: Minimum procurement targets for the share of clean heavy-duty vehicles in the total number of heavy-duty vehicles covered by contracts referred to in Article 3 at Member State level (*) U.K.

a

Half of the minimum target for the share of clean buses has to be fulfilled by procuring zero-emission buses as defined in point 5 of Article 4. This requirement is lowered to one quarter of the minimum target for the first reference period if more than 80 % of the buses covered by the aggregate of all contracts referred to in Article 3, awarded during that period in a Member State, are double-decker buses.]

Member State Trucks (vehicle category N 2 and N 3 ) Buses (vehicle category M 3 ) a
From 2 August 2021 to 31 December 2025 From 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2030 From 2 August 2021 to 31 December 2025 From 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2030
Luxembourg 10 % 15 % 45 % 65 %
Sweden 10 % 15 % 45 % 65 %
Denmark 10 % 15 % 45 % 65 %
Finland 9 % 15 % 41 % 59 %
Germany 10 % 15 % 45 % 65 %
France 10 % 15 % 43 % 61 %
United Kingdom 10 % 15 % 45 % 65 %
Netherlands 10 % 15 % 45 % 65 %
Austria 10 % 15 % 45 % 65 %
Belgium 10 % 15 % 45 % 65 %
Italy 10 % 15 % 45 % 65 %
Ireland 10 % 15 % 45 % 65 %
Spain 10 % 14 % 45 % 65 %
Cyprus 10 % 13 % 45 % 65 %
Malta 10 % 15 % 45 % 65 %
Portugal 8 % 12 % 35 % 51 %
Greece 8 % 10 % 33 % 47 %
Slovenia 7 % 9 % 28 % 40 %
Czechia 9 % 11 % 41 % 60 %
Estonia 7 % 9 % 31 % 43 %
Slovakia 8 % 9 % 34 % 48 %
Lithuania 8 % 9 % 42 % 60 %
Poland 7 % 9 % 32 % 46 %
Croatia 6 % 7 % 27 % 38 %
Hungary 8 % 9 % 37 % 53 %
Latvia 8 % 9 % 35 % 50 %
Romania 6 % 7 % 24 % 33 %
Bulgaria 7 % 8 % 34 % 48 %

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