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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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Textual Amendments
CPV Code | Description |
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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 |
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 | ||
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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. |
Member State | From 2 August 2021 to 31 December 2025 | From 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2030 |
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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 % |
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 | ||
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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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