Regulation 2021/1068 - Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 as regards its transitional provisions for certain machinery fitted with engines in the power ranges greater than or equal to 56 kW and less than 130 kW, and greater than or equal to 300 kW, in order to address the impact of the COVID-19 crisis - Main contents
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Regulation (EU) 2021/1068 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 as regards its transitional provisions for certain machinery fitted with engines in the power ranges greater than or equal to 56 kW and less than 130 kW, and greater than or equal to 300 kW, in order to address the impact of the COVID-19 crisis| Legal instrument | Regulation |
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| Number legal act | Regulation 2021/1068 |
| Original proposal | COM(2021)254  |
| CELEX number i | 32021R1068 |
| Document | 24-06-2021; Date of signature |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 30-06-2021; OJ L 230 p. 1-3 |
| Signature | 24-06-2021 |
| Effect | 30-06-2021; Entry into force Date pub. See Art 2 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
30.6.2021 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 230/1 |
REGULATION (EU) 2021/1068 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 24 June 2021
amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 as regards its transitional provisions for certain machinery fitted with engines in the power ranges greater than or equal to 56 kW and less than 130 kW, and greater than or equal to 300 kW, in order to address the impact of the COVID-19 crisis
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 114 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (2),
Whereas:
(1) |
Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) lays down requirements relating to emission limits for gaseous and particulate pollutants and EU type-approval procedures for various categories of engines for non-road mobile machinery. |
(2) |
The dates applicable to the new emission limit values, referred to as ‘Stage V’ in Regulation (EU) 2016/1628, are set out in order to provide manufacturers with clear and comprehensive information and an appropriate period of time for the transition to Stage V, whilst at the same time substantially reducing the administrative burden for approval authorities. |
(3) |
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak and the associated supply chain and production disruptions, non-road mobile machinery manufacturers, referred to as ‘original equipment manufacturers’ or ‘OEMs’ in Regulation (EU) 2016/1628, had difficulties meeting the deadlines of 30 June 2020 and 31 December 2020 set out in that Regulation for the production and the placing on the market of machinery fitted with certain categories of engines that comply with less stringent emission limit values than those of Stage V. Therefore, Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 was amended by Regulation (EU) 2020/1040 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) in order to prolong those deadlines by 12 months. |
(4) |
Since the continued supply chain and production disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic still lead to delays in the production and the placing on the market of machinery fitted with other categories of engines (namely, engines in the power ranges greater than or equal to 56 kW and less than 130 kW, and greater than or equal to 300 kW) that comply with less stringent emission limit values than those of Stage V, it is very likely that OEMs will not be able to meet the deadlines of 30 June 2021 and 31 December 2021 set out in Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 for the production and the placing on the market of the machinery fitted with those engines without those manufacturers sustaining serious economic damage. |
(5) |
Given the current circumstances, and in order to ensure the smooth functioning of the internal market, to provide legal certainty and to avoid potential market disruption, it is necessary to prolong the transitional provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 for those categories of engines. |
(6) |
Given that the prolongation of the transitional provisions will have no environmental impact, as the transition engines concerned have already been produced, the extension of the relevant periods should be six months for the production of the machinery fitted with those engines and nine months for the placing on the market of the machinery fitted with those engines. |
(7) |
Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to prolong certain transitional provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/1628, cannot be sufficiently achieved by... |
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