Title and introductory text
This Statutory Instrument has been made partly in consequence of an error in S.I. 2020/1402 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
2025 No. 367
RETAINED EU LAW REFORM
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
The New Heavy-Duty Vehicles (Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025
Sift requirements satisfied
11th March 2025
Made
19th March 2025
Laid before Parliament
21st March 2025
Coming into force
14th April 2025
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 14(1), (2) and (7) of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (“the 2023 Act”).
The Secretary of State is a relevant national authority for the purposes of section 14(1), (2) and (7) of the 2023 Act..
The requirements of paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 5 to the 2023 Act (relating to the appropriate Parliamentary procedure for these Regulations) have been satisfied.
Propose a change1 Citation, commencement and extent
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the New Heavy-Duty Vehicles (Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 14th April 2025.
(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Propose a change2 Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
(1) Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles and amending Regulations (EC) No 595/2009 and (EU) 2018/956 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 96/53/EC is amended as follows.
(2) In Article 2 (scope), paragraph 2 is revoked.
(3) In Article 3 (definitions), after paragraph (21), insert—
(22) “new heavy-duty vehicle” means—
a heavy-duty vehicle registered in the European Union or the United Kingdom for the first time during the reference period which has not been previously registered outside the European Union or the United Kingdom three months or more before it was registered in the European Union or the United Kingdom for the first time; and
a heavy-duty vehicle registered in the United Kingdom for the first time during any period of 12 months starting from 1 July 2020 or from 1 July in any subsequent year which has not been previously registered outside the United Kingdom three months or more before it was registered in the United Kingdom for the first time.
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(4) In Article 5 (zero- and low-emission heavy-duty vehicles), in paragraph 2, for “2019” substitute “2020”.
(5) In Article 7 (emission credits and emission debts), in paragraph 1, in the second subparagraph, for “2019”, in both places it occurs, substitute “2020”.
(6) In Article 9 (verification of the monitoring data), for paragraph 2 substitute—
2. The Secretary of State must take into account the deviations referred to in paragraph 1 and any other deviations from information provided by the manufacturer for the purpose of calculating the average specific CO2 emissions of a manufacturer and the reference CO2 emissions, but is not required to take into account such deviations if a recalculation of a manufacturer’s average specific CO2 emissions or the reference CO2 emissions results in a deviation of less than 0.1% from the original calculation. The Secretary of State must, where appropriate, amend the list referred to in Article 11(1).
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(7) In Annex I (average specific CO2 emissions, specific CO2 emissions targets and excess CO2 emissions)—
(a) in point 2.3.1 (the zero and low-emission factor referred to in Article 5), for “2019”, in both places it occurs, substitute “2020”;
(b) in point 5 (emission credits and emission debts referred to in Article 7)—
(i) in point 5.1, for “2019”, in both places it occurs, substitute “2020”;
(ii) in point 5.2—
(aa) for “2019” substitute “2020”;
(bb) for “dCO2Y = 0”, in the second place it occurs, substitute “cCO2Y = 0”;
(iii) in point 5.4—
(aa) for
“
∑
Y
=
2019
”
,
2025
in both places it occurs, substitute
“
∑
Y
=
2020
”
2025
;
(bb) in the words immediately after the second mention of that formula, for “2019” substitute “2020”;
(c) in point 6 (a manufacturer’s excess CO2 emissions referred to in Article 8(2))—
(i) for
“
∑
Y
=
2019
”
,
2025
in both places it occurs, substitute
“
∑
Y
=
2020
2025
”
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(ii) in the words immediately after the second mention of that formula, for “2019” substitute “2020”.
Propose a change3 Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2020/1079
(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1079 of 20 July 2020 on the verification and correction of data referred to in Regulation (EU) 2018/956 on the monitoring and reporting of CO2 emissions from and fuel consumption of new heavy-duty vehicles is amended as follows.
(2) In Article 1 (heavy-duty vehicles of which the quality of the data is to be verified)—
(a) in paragraph 1—
(i) for “Commission”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “Secretary of State”;
(ii) omit the second sentence.
(b) in paragraph 2, for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State”.
(3) In Article 2 (notification by the Commission and information provided by manufacturers and Member States)—
(a) in the heading—
(i) for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State”;
(ii) omit “and Member States”;
(b) in paragraph 1, for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State”;
(c) in paragraph 2, for “Commission”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “Secretary of State”;
(d) for paragraph 3 substitute—
3. Upon request by the Secretary of State, manufacturers shall provide additional information in relation to the heavy-duty vehicles selected in accordance with Article 1(2).
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(4) In Article 3 (verification of the correctness of the cryptographic hash value and data reported by manufacturers)—
(a) in paragraph 1—
(i) in the first subparagraph—
(aa) for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State”;
(bb) for “Member State concerned” substitute “Secretary of State”;
(ii) in the second subparagraph, for “Commission”, in each place it occurs, substitute “Secretary of State”;
(b) in paragraphs 2 and 3, for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State”.
(5) In Article 4 (notification of findings)—
(a) in paragraphs 1 and 2, for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State”;
(b) in paragraph 3, for “Commission”, in both places it occurs, substitute “Secretary of State”;
(c) in paragraph 4, for the words from “Business” to the end substitute “Secretary of State”.
(6) In Article 5 (correction of data)—
(a) in paragraph 1, for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State”;
(b) in paragraph 2, for “Commission”, in both place it occurs, substitute “Secretary of State”;
(c) in paragraph 4, for “Commission” substitute “Secretary of State”;
(d) after paragraph 4, insert—
5. In paragraphs 1 and 4, “the Central Register for data on heavy-duty vehicles” means the Register referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2018/956.
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(7) Omit Article 6 (entry into force).
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