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The Commission mobilised considerable time and resources to prepare this initiative, in an extensive 'back to back' (ex post evaluation and ex ante impact assessment) process that started in 2018 with the set-up of the Advisory Group on Vehicle Emission Standards. The IA draws on numerous external studies, stakeholder consultations, relevant data sources and approved modelling tools (SYBIL and COPERT). In spite of some weaknesses in the definition of the problems and objectives, the intervention ...

L'UE e il Giappone hanno espresso un forte segnale nei confronti del libero scambio e del loro impegno comune a favore dei valori e dei principi fondamentali. A luglio 2018 hanno firmato l'accordo di partenariato economico UE-Giappone e l'accordo di partenariato strategico. I due accordi necessitano ora dell'approvazione del Parlamento europeo ai fini della loro conclusione.

The European Commission recently issued a legislative proposal to increase the general safety of vehicles. This briefing provides an initial analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the impact assessment accompanying this proposal. The IA provides a thorough problem definition and presents measures to tackle it. However, the link between problem definition and the options could have been more straightforward and the analysis, including numerous simulations and quantifications based on four different ...

Nel 2016, dopo il lavoro realizzato negli anni precedenti, ma anche in risposta al caso Volkswagen (VW), la Commissione europea ha presentato una proposta per rafforzare l'omologazione e la vigilanza del mercato dei veicoli a motore. I negoziati in prima lettura con il Consiglio sono sfociati in un compromesso che attende ora di essere votato in Aula durante la tornata di aprile.

This in-depth analysis investigates the economic feasibility and cost of creating national road enforcement databases following the introduction of new smart tachographs (so-called “Generation 2” digital tachographs) into the EU road haulage market. Two scenarios are considered: the first includes building new databases capable of handling new smart tachograph data, and the second mainly relies on upgrading existing databases for this new usage (such as Tachonet, the European Register of Road Transport ...

The Monthly Highlights publication provides an overview, at a glance, of the on-going work of the policy departments, including a selection of the latest and forthcoming publications, and a list of future events.

Odometer tampering is still a widespread malpractice in the European Union and it affects almost all second-hand car markets of its Member States. This study examines how improvement can be made by presenting the best practices implemented in some Member States and countries outside of the EU, while emphasising their success factors and results achieved. Furthermore, the study highlights the available technological developments and IT solutions to combat the phenomenon with a view to a potential ...

Around 17 500 cableway installations currently exist in western Europe and the Alps, representing 60% of the global total. European industry has generally held a dominant position in the global cableway installations market, with the ski industry remaining the primary market for cableway technology. The new regulation covering the European Economic Area is to replace Directive 2000/9/EC relating to cableway installations designed to carry persons. Its aim is to simplify the current rules, align them ...

Around 17 500 cableway installations currently exist in Western Europe and the Alps, representing 60% of the global total. European industry has generally held a dominant position in the global cableway installations market, with the ski industry remaining the primary market for cableway technology. The proposed regulation, covering the European Economic Area, is to replace Directive 2000/9/EC relating to cableway installations designed to carry persons. Its aim is to simplify the current rules, ...

I veicoli pesanti e gli autobus che circolano all'interno dell'Unione europea devono rispettare determinate norme in materia di peso, altezza, larghezza e lunghezza, in conformità con la direttiva concernente pesi e dimensioni. La revisione dell'attuale direttiva intende migliorare la sicurezza stradale, l'efficienza energetica e le prestazioni ambientali del trasporto su strada grazie a veicoli pesanti più ecologici e sicuri.