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(Non-legislative acts)
REGULATIONS
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 293/2012
of 3 April 2012
on monitoring and reporting of data on the registration of new light commercial vehicles pursuant
to Regulation (EU) No 510/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
to gain the necessary experience from the application of
that Regulation, the Commission needs detailed data at
manufacturer level for each vehicle series defined by type,
variant and version. Member States should therefore
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
ensure that such data are recorded and transmitted to
Union,
the Commission together with the aggregated data in
accordance with Article 8(2) of that Regulation.
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 510/2011 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2011
setting emission performance standards for new light
(4) Pursuant
to
Articles
18
and
26
of
Directive
2007/46/EC
commercial vehicles as part of the Union’s integrated
of the European Parliament and of the Council of
approach to reduce CO
5 September 2007 establishing a framework for the
2 emissions from light-duty vehicles ( 1 ),
and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 8(9) thereof,
approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of
systems, components and separate technical units
intended for such vehicles ( 2 ), a manufacturer must
ensure that each new light commercial vehicle placed
Whereas:
on the market in the Union is accompanied by a valid
certificate of conformity and a Member State may not
register such a vehicle unless it is accompanied by such a
certificate of conformity. Therefore, the certificate of
(1) In
accordance
with
Article
8
of
Regulation
(EU)
No
conformity should be the primary source for the
510/2011, Member States must every year record and
information that the Member States are required to
transmit certain data to the Commission about new
record, make available to manufacturers pursuant to
light commercial vehicles registered in their territory in
Article 8(1) of Regulation (EU) No 510/2011 and
the previous year. As those data are to serve as the basis
report to the Commission. In certain justified cases,
for determining the specific CO 2 emissions target for
Member States may also use information from sources
manufacturers of new light commercial vehicles and for
other than the certificate of conformity, provided that the
the assessment of whether manufacturers comply with
accuracy of those sources is equivalent to the certificate
those targets, it is necessary to harmonise the rules on
of conformity and, where necessary, that the Member
the collection and reporting of those data.
States concerned put measures in place to guarantee
that accuracy.
(2) To
allow
for
the
future
inclusion
in
Regulation
(EU)
No
510/2011 of vehicles in categories M 2 and N 2 in
accordance with Article 13(2) of that Regulation, data
(5) The
data
on
the
registration
of
new
light
commercial
for those categories of vehicles should be recorded and
vehicles should be accurate and should be processed
transmitted to the Commission.
effectively for the purpose of establishing the specific
emissions target in accordance with Article 4 of Regu
lation (EU) No 510/2011. Manufacturers should
therefore provide the Commission with up-to-date
(3) In
order
to
assess
fully
whether
each
manufacturer
information on the manufacturers’ names that are used
complies with its specific CO 2 emissions target estab
on the certificates of conformity in the different Member
lished pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 510/2011 and
States of registration. That information will enable the
( 1 ) OJ L 145, 31.5.2011, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 263, 9.10.2007, p. 1.

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Commission to provide the Member States with an up-
(b) vehicles of categories M 2 and N 2 as referred to in
dated list of designated manufacturers’ names which
Article 8(10) of that Regulation.
should be used for the purpose of data reporting.
Article 2
(6) Member
States
should
record
and
report
information
about newly registered vehicles that are designed to use
Definitions
alternative fuels. In order to allow the Commission to
For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions set out in
take into account reductions to the specific emissions
Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EU) No 510/2011 as well as the
target due to the use of ethanol (E85) fuel in accordance
definitions of ‘bi-fuel gas vehicle’ and ‘flex-fuel ethanol vehicle’
with Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 510/2011, Member
set out in Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No
States should provide the Commission with the necessary
692/2008 (
information, including the proportion of filling stations

4 ) shall apply. The following definitions shall also
apply:
in their territory and, where applicable, the total number
of those which provide ethanol (E85) fuel meeting the
sustainability criteria set out in Directive 2009/28/EC of
(1) ‘type-approval documentation’ means the documents
the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April
including the data specified in the third column of the
2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from
table set out in Annex I to this Regulation;
renewable sources and amending and subsequently
repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC ( 1 ),
and in Article 7b of Directive 98/70/EC of the
(2) ‘aggregated monitoring data’ means the aggregated data
European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October
specified in Section 1 of Part C of Annex II to Regulation
1998 relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and
(EU) No 510/2011;
amending Council Directive 93/12/EEC ( 2 ).
(3) ‘detailed monitoring data’ means the detailed data specified
(7) In
order
to
avoid
unnecessary
data
duplication,
the
in Section 2 of Part C of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No
information on the number of filling stations in the
510/2011 which is disaggregated by manufacturer and
respective territory of the Member States that supply
vehicle series as defined by the type, variant and version.
ethanol (E85) fuel provided in accordance with
Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EU) No
1014/2010 of 10 November 2010 on monitoring and
Article 3
reporting of data on the registration of new passenger
cars pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 of the
Data transmission
European Parliament and of the Council ( 3 ) should be
The aggregated monitoring data together with the detailed
used for the purposes of Article 6 of Regulation (EU)
monitoring data shall be transmitted by the Member States
No 510/2011.
via electronic data transfer to the Central Data Repository
managed by the European Environmental Agency. Member
(8)
Articles 23 and 24 of Directive 2007/46/EC provide for
States shall notify the Commission when the data is transmitted.
a simplified approval procedure for which it is not
required to issue a European certificate of conformity.
Article 4
Member States should monitor the number of vehicles
registered under those procedures in order to assess its
Data sources
impact on the monitoring process and the attainment of
the Union’s average CO
1. Member
States
shall
prepare
the
aggregated
monitoring

2 emissions target for the new
light commercial vehicle fleet.
data and the detailed monitoring data based upon information
contained in the certificate of conformity or the type-approval
documentation of the relevant light commercial vehicle as
(9) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Implementing
Regu
specified in the table in Annex I to this Regulation.
lation are in accordance with the opinion of the Climate
Change Committee,
2. The
parameter
‘total
number
of
new
registrations’
in
the
detailed monitoring data shall be determined from the total
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
number of registration records created in each year which
relate to a single vehicle.
Article 1
Subject matter
3. The
parameter
‘category
of
the
vehicle
registered’
in
the
detailed monitoring data shall be based on the technical char
This Regulation sets out the rules for collection and reporting of
acteristics of the vehicle at the time of registration.
data on registrations of the following vehicles:
(a) light commercial vehicles as referred to in Article 2(1) of
4. Where
there
is
more
than
one
name
of
a
manufacturer
on
Regulation (EU) No 510/2011;
the certificate of conformity or type-approval documentation,
the Member State shall report the manufacturer of the base
vehicle.
( 1 ) OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 16.
( 2 ) OJ L 350, 28.12.1998, p. 58.
( 3 ) OJ L 293, 11.11.2010, p. 15.
( 4 ) OJ L 199, 28.7.2008, p. 1.

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5. The
CO 2 emission values to be reported under the
Article 7
parameter ‘specific emissions of CO 2 ’ in the detailed monitoring
data shall be taken from the entry ‘combined’ in the certificate
Reporting of filling stations supplying ethanol (E85) fuel
of conformity or the type-approval documentation, except in
For the purposes of Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 510/2011,
the case when the entry for ‘weighted combined’ applies.
the information reported pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation
(EU) No 1014/2010 shall be used.
6. In
reporting
the
alternative
fuel
vehicles
in
the
detailed
Article 8
monitoring data, the competent authority shall provide the
fuel type and fuel mode as specified in Annex I to this Regu
Vehicles not covered by EC type-approval
lation.
1. Where light commercial vehicles are subject to national
type-approval of small series in accordance with Article 23 of
Directive 2007/46/EC or to individual approvals in accordance
7. In
the
case
of
bi-fuel
gas
or
flex-fuel
ethanol
vehicles,
the with Article 24 of that Directive, Member States shall inform
competent authority shall report the following CO 2 emission
the Commission of the respective numbers of such cars
values under the parameter ‘specific emissions of CO 2 (g/km)’ in
registered in their territory.
the detailed monitoring data:
2. In
completing
the
aggregated
monitoring
data,
the
(a) for bi-fuel gas vehicles using petrol and gaseous fuels, the
competent authority shall, instead of the name of manufacturer,
CO
indicate one of the following:

2 emissions value for the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
or natural gas (NG) in accordance with point 2 in Part A of
Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 510/2011;
(a) ‘AA-IVA’ for reporting vehicle types approved individually;
(b) ‘AA-NSS’ for reporting vehicle types approved nationally in
(b) for flex-fuel ethanol vehicles using petrol and ethanol (E85)
small series.
fuel referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No
510/2011, the CO 2 emission value for petrol.
Member States may also complete the detailed monitoring data
for these vehicles, and shall in that case use the denominations
referred to in points (a) and (b).
In the case of point (b), Member States shall report the petrol
value also where the conditions for a reduction set out in
Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 510/2011 are not met.
Article 9
Member States may however also report the E85 value.
List of manufacturers
1. Manufacturers
shall
notify
the
Commission
without
delay
8. Where
the
vehicle
is
equipped
with
more
than
one and not later than by 1 June 2012 of the names they indicate
steering axle or non-steering axle of different widths, the
or intend to indicate on the certificates of conformity. They
Member State shall report the maximum axle width under the
shall notify the Commission without delay of any changes to
parameter ‘Track width other axle (mm)’ in the detailed moni
that information. New manufacturers entering the market shall
toring data. The wheelbase for these vehicles shall be the
notify the Commission without delay of the names they indicate
distance between the outer front and the outer back axles.
or intend to indicate on the certificates of conformity.
2. In
completing
the
aggregated
monitoring
data
and
the
9. Where
the
aggregated
monitoring
data
and
the
detailed detailed monitoring data, the competent authority shall use
monitoring data are taken from the type-approval documen
the names of the manufacturers taken from the list that is to
tation, and where those data contain ranges of values, the
be drawn up by the Commission on the basis of the names
Member States shall ensure that the reported data provide
notified pursuant to paragraph 1. That list shall be published on
adequate accuracy, and are in accordance with the data
the internet for the first time on 1 September 2012 and shall be
contained in the certificate of conformity.
updated at regular intervals.
3. Where the name of a manufacturer is not included in that
Article 5
list, the competent authority shall use the name on the
certificate of conformity or type-approval documentation for
Data maintenance and control
the purpose of completing the aggregated monitoring data
The Member States shall ensure the maintenance, collection,
and the detailed monitoring data.
control, verification and transmission of the aggregated moni
toring data and the detailed monitoring data.
Article 10
Additional information to be provided by manufacturers
Article 6
1. For
the
purpose
of
the
notification
referred
to
in
the
Preparation of data by Member States
second subparagraph of Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) No
510/2011, manufacturers shall, at the latest by 1 June 2012,
The detailed monitoring data shall be reported with the
inform the Commission of the relevant name and address of the
precision set out in Annex II.
contact person to whom the notification shall be addressed.

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The manufacturer shall inform the Commission without delay
members of the group in accordance with the criteria laid
of any change to the provided data. New manufacturers
down in Article 3(2) of that Regulation.
entering the market shall inform the Commission without
delay of their contact details.
Article 11
Entry into force
2. Where a group of connected undertakings forms a pool, it
shall for the purposes of determining the applicability of
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
Article 7(6) of Regulation (EU) No 510/2011 provide
that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European
evidence to the Commission of the connection between the
Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 April 2012.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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ANNEX I
DATA SOURCES
Certificate of conformity
Parameter
(Part 1, set out in Annex IX to
Type-approval documentation
Directive 2007/46/EC)
(Directive 2007/46/EC)
Manufacturer Section
0.5 Section
0.5
of
Part
1
of
Annex
III
Type-approval number Section
0.10(b) Heading
of
Annex
VI
Type Section
0.2 Section
0.2
of
Part
1
of
Annex
III
Variant Section
0.2 Section
3
of
Annex
VIII
Version Section
0.2 Section
3
of
Annex
VIII
Make Section
0.1 Section
0.1
of
Part
1
of
Annex
III
Category of the vehicle type-approved Section
0.4 Section
0.4
of
Part
1
of
Annex
III
Mass (kg) Section
13 Section
2.6
of
Part
1
of
Annex
III
( 1 )
Technically permissible maximum laden Section 16.1 Section
2.8
of
Part
1
of
Annex
III
mass (kg)
Footprint — Wheel base (mm) Section
4 Section
2.1
of
Part
1
of
Annex
III
( 1 )
Footprint — Track width (mm) Section
30
Section 2.3.1 and 2.3.2 of Part 1 of
Annex III ( 2 )
Specific emissions of CO 2 (g/km) ( 3 ) Section
49.1 Section
3
of
Annex
VIII
Fuel type Section
26 Section
3.2.2.1
of
Part
1
of
Annex
III
Fuel mode Section
26.1 Section
3.2.2.4
of
Part
1
of
Annex
III
Engine capacity (cm 3 ) Section
25 Section
3.2.1.3
of
Part
1
of
Annex
III
Electric energy consumption (Wh/km) Section
49.2
( 1 ) In accordance with Article 4(9) of this Regulation.
( 2 ) In accordance with Article 4(8) and (9) of this Regulation.
( 3 ) In accordance with Article 4(5) of this Regulation.

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ANNEX II
TABLE OF DATA PRECISION
The required precision of the detailed monitoring data to be reported in accordance with Article 6
CO 2 (g/km) integer
Mass (kg) integer
Technically permissible maximum laden mass (kg) integer
Footprint — Wheel base (mm) integer
Footprint — Track width (mm) integer
Engine capacity (cm 3 ) integer
Electric energy consumption (Wh/km) integer
Emission reduction through innovative technologies (g/km) rounded
to
the
nearest
one
decimal
place

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