Standardisation strategy - Related Opinions
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Le secteur des véhicules utilitaires lourds est responsable de plus d’un quart des émissions de GES du transport routier dans l’UE et de plus de 6 % des émissions totales de GES de l’UE. En 2019, les émissions de GES des véhicules utilitaires lourds étaient respectivement de 44 % et 37 % de plus que les émissions totales du transport aérien et maritime.
Les normes d’émissions de CO2 des véhicules utilitaires lourds sont des facteurs clés pour réduire les émissions de CO2 dans le secteur. L’objectif général de la proposition de la Commission est de fournir de nouvelles normes d’émission afin de réduire les émissions de CO2 et de contribuer à la transition vers la mobilité zéro émission dans le contexte plus large d’une ambition climatique accrue de l’UE d’ici 2030 et de la neutralité climatique de l’UE d’ici 2050.
The EESC :
The annual Union work programme for European standardisation for 2020 identifies priorities for European standardisation. The EESC agrees with the Commission that standardisation is crucial to the strategy for the single market and that it should be constantly updated. Moreover, the EESC considers that there is an urgent need to modernise the European standardisation system to meet global challenges with an innovative process of cooperation.
The key to maximising the positive impact of standardisation is to develop synergies inside the European standardisation system, taking into account also the international dimension and the inclusiveness of standardisation.
A European standardisation system that functions well contributes to overall economic growth, supports innovation and global competitiveness of the European industry. It also helps to ensure that the levels of safety, health and consumer and environmental protection set out in Union legislation are met in practice. It also facilitates market access while contributing to a continuous deepening of the Single Market and providing the necessary legal certainty.
The Committee welcomes the 2018 standardisation programme, in particular social and environmental actions, but recommends that in future versions a summary of compliance with previous programmes be included. The Committee highlights the role of the Commission in the European Standardisation System, which is essential for the development of the internal market and places the EU as a world leader in this field. The Committee could, as a priority, create an ad hoc forum on the inclusiveness of the European Standardisation System to foster dialogue between all standardisation actors and civil society.
In this opinion, the EESC wishes to focus most of its efforts on the transparency and inclusiveness of the European standardisation system (ESS) and proposes concrete measures, such as: to grant the Annex III organisations specific member/partner status, with particular rights and obligations; to introduce free access to “mirror committees” for SMEs and societal stakeholders; to create an ad hoc forum on the inclusiveness of the ESS responsible for organising an annual public hearing to assess progress made in this regard.
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