MAT-A-BMUB-2-1 £ [Ordner 46 von 60] 0 0 011 7 and clearly discussed in previous meetings. The Commission considered that their reasoning and proposed solutions have been sufficiently explained. Taking into account the discussion and the written contributions by the Member States, the Commission will said a revised version of the proposal. The deadline for written feedback and positions on the proposal was set for 16 October 2015. Representatives of DG Environment expressed their support of the proposal and stressed the importance of RDE for the air quality. The Member States welcomed the proposal of the Commission but expressed the need t© consult internally before a definitive position is provided. Most Member States were in general positive and urged for a quick implementation. Some Member States -IT, ES, Ro- expressed reservations towards the timeline provided by the proposed text. Additionally, reservation towards the CF were expressed and discussed. The Member States generally agreed that the introduction of transfer functions (TF) should not delay the adoption of the second regulatory RDE package. Details: The DE representatives welcomed that the package was now tabled by the Commission and pointed the need for a quick implementation of an effective RDE as soon as possible and at latest till end of 2015. A position on the draft text will be sent after internal consultations. Regarding the TF, Germany considered that discussions on TF should not delay the adoption of the proposal. The FR representatives welcomed and is in general positive, but still needs to consult internally. Regarding TF, France did not object making a reference in the text, provided that this does not delay the adoption of this text. The IT representatives expressed concerns on the application of the timeline, noting that the dates should be moved to 2017 and 2019 for the first stage. It was suggested that classes II and HI should not be covered in a 1st stage. Additionally, IT expected that the 1st stage should allow current Euro 6 vehicles to comply with the legislation with a mere calibration of the engine. IT agreed with FR that TF can me mentioned provided that this does not cause delays for the implementation of the package. The ES representatives expressed concern about the competitiveness of the EU industry. Like IT, considered that the proposal is too strict and there should be a balance between the dates and the CF. He also emphasised that the effect of the RDE legislation on C02 emissions of the vehicle fleet should be considered and that transfer functions are a valid concept, which should be further pursued. The UK representatives also had reservations on the CF for both stages. On the topic of dates, the UK considered that the dates for the 1st stage of the proposal are acceptable, but could not comment on the dates of the second stage. The SE representatives expressed concern about the CF in the first stage, but approved of the CF in the second stage. Concerning the timing of the first stage, SE considered the timing 10 121

MAT-A-BMUB-2-1 [Ordner 46 von 60] for new types to be acceptable but that the date for new vehicles should be extended to September 2019, in addition the proposal should not define the concept of transfer functions. The BG representatives expressed the need to balance protection of the environment with competitiveness of EU industry. The NL representatives supported the proposal and considered that it is urgent to implement the proposed package. It was proposed that the timeline could even be sped-up and that it is technically feasible to achieve the suggested CF. Therefore, the mandatory application date should be set on the 1 January 2017 for type approvals and for new vehicles (all types) on the 1 January 2018 with a conformity factor for the NOx emission level of 1,5 for the moderate condition and a conformity factor of 2 for extended conditions. Two years later the conformity factor should be set to 1 with the margins as proposed in the Commission proposal. This means with the earlier introduction dates: 1 January 2019 for new type approval and 1 January 2020 for new vehicles (all types). The Netherlands do not see the need to delay the RDE for N1 vehicles of category II and III and N2 vehicles with 1 year so the NL representative proposed the same date as for the Ml vehicle category NL also requested the possibility, in the future, for a CF for urban driving. Some concern was expressed regarding the dynamic boundaries- since most trips in NL would be excluded. The NL representatives did not support inclusion of the TF for die moment. The DK representatives agreed with NL that entry into force could be accelerated and that even lower CF could be adopted. DK was also against die inclusion of TF for the moment. The BE representatives were generally positive about the proposal. Yet they there might be reservations. BE was also against the inclusion TF in the current package. The PL representatives support the quick implementation of RDE, but will still discuss the details internally before and a position is offered. PL did not support the inclusion of TF in the current text. The RO representatives stressed that they would favour a technological approach, diking into consideration the costs. Like IT, RO considered that the 1st phase should, only require re­ calibration of the engines. In that light, this proposal is not realistic. The FI representatives expressed their support for the proposal and were against the inclusion of TF in the text. The HU representatives agreed that discussions on TF should not delay the adoption 11 122