Exemption for N2 electric vehicles from speed-limiter requirements

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Adopted on 18/03/2026 - Bureau decision date: 20/01/2026
Reference
TEN/870-EESC-2026
Opinion Type
Mandatory
Referral
COM(2025) 999 final 2025/0424 COD
Rapporteur
HAJNOŠ, Miroslav (Workers - GR II/Slovakia)
Plenary session number
604
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Automotive
Infrastructure

Key Points

The EESC:

  • underlines that regulatory simplification should not come at the expense of established road safety standards or the protection of drivers and vulnerable road users, including cyclists and pedestrians;
  • stresses that the proposed initiative must remain fully consistent with the objectives of the EU common transport policy, and fit in with the road safety framework;
  • emphasises the importance of zero-emission commercial vehicles for achieving EU climate objectives, especially in urban distribution and service delivery;
  • calls on the Commission to keep the exemption, if accepted, conditional for the time being. The conditionality should be linked to an evaluation after a certain period of time.

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  • Record of proceedings TEN/870
  • Follow-up from the Commission TEN/870

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