What changed between the adopted text of 10 Apr 2024 and the adopted text of 28 Apr 2026

Removed:(26) “metrics” means a measure of quantitative assessment;

Removed:(27) “evidence substantiating information on greenhouse gas emissions of a transport service” means the on demand establishment of a report at the level of a transport service, as set out in EN ISO 14083:2023;

Removed:(28) “calculation tool” means an application, model or software allowing for the automatic calculation of greenhouse gas emissions of a transport service;

Removed:(29) “external calculation tool” means a calculation tool that is provided on the market by a third party for the broader commercial or non-commercial use;

Removed:(30) “conformity assessment body” means a conformity assessment body as defined in Article 2, point (13), of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008;

Removed:(30a) “transport service organiser” means an entity that provides transport services within which the operation of some transport chain elements are subcontracted to one or more entities that operate them; [Am. 42]

Removed:(30b) “transport subcontractor” means an entity providing transport operations for one or more transport chains elements on behalf of a transport service organiser, under contractual arrangements. [Am. 43]

Removed:CHAPTER II METHODOLOGY

Removed:Article 4 Method for calculating greenhouse gas emissions of transport services

Removed:1. The well-to-wheel greenhouse gas emissions of transport services shall be calculated on the basis of the methodology defined in EN ISO 14083:2023 standard, in its up-to-date version, and the rules set out in Chapter III of this Regulation. [Am. 44]

Removed:1a. By ... [the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall make access to EN ISO 14083:2023 standard free of charge, via an easily accessible website. [Am. 45]

Removed:2. No later than 36 months after the date of application of this Regulation, the Commission shall assess the need for an adjustment of any component of the standard referred to in paragraph 1, not later than 36 months after the date of application of thisin particular in order to ensure its consistency with the Union’s long-term climate objective and intermediate climate targets as laid down in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 and other Union climate and energy law. [Am. 46]

Removed:2a. By ... [24 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council setting out a common Union methodology to calculate the life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of all transport modes, in particular emissions stemming from manufacturing, maintenance and disposal of vehicles. It shall duly take into account any methodologies for life-cycle emissions developed in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/631, Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 and Regulation (EU) 2019/1242. The report shall assess the best approach to implement the common Union life-cycle methodology for the purpose of this Regulation and shall, as appropriate, be accompanied immediately by a legislative proposal to amend this Regulation. [Am. 47]

Removed:2b. As part of the assessment referred to in paragraph 2, the Commission shall asses the feasibility and economic, environmental, health and social impacts of the inclusion of accounting of air pollution caused by transport services that start or end on the Union territory to the scope of this Regulation. [Am. 48]

Removed:3. The Commission may launch a compliance check to assess any amendment to the standard referred to in paragraph 1. The compliance check shall be initiated by the Commission, which, where appropriate, may act at the request of a Member State.

Removed:4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 to exclude from the scope of this Regulation an amendment referred to in paragraph 3 and a component referred to in paragraph 2, if, based on its assessment, this amendment or component create a manifest risk of the incompatibility with the objectives of this Regulation and other applicable Union rules.

Removed:5. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 to request the European Committee on Standardisation to revise the standard referred to in paragraph 1, including based on the result of the assessment referred to in paragraph 2 and compliance check referred to in paragraph 3.

Removed:6. The Commission is empowered to adopt implementingdelegated acts in accordance with Article 1716 to supplement this Regulation with a view to clarify the reference methodology referred to in paragraph 1, to ensure its uniform implementation on the market as regards the approach for determining appropriate emission-relevant parameters for calculating greenhouse gas emissions before a service is provided, and, where applicable, other technical parameters related to the allocation of emissions or aggregation of data elements that are not explicitly explained in that methodology. [Am. 49]

Removed:CHAPTER III INPUT DATA AND SOURCES

Removed:Article 5 Use of primary and secondary data

Removed:1. Entities referred to in Article 2, shall use primary data to calculate the greenhouse gas emissions of a transport service which they provide, with the exception of services provided by micro, small and medium-sized enterprises as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC. SMEs shall prioritise the use of primary data for calculating greenhouse gas emissions of a transport service. [Am. 50]

Removed:1a. When SMEs operate as transport subcontractors, they shall be able to rely on secondary data, even if the transport organiser is using primary data for calculating the greenhouse gas emissions deriving from a transport service performed by other transport subcontractors or its own fleet. [Am. 51]

Removed:1b. Member States may introduce administrative, financial or operational incentives to stimulate the use of primary data and should notify to the Commission their nature and timeframe. [Am. 52]

Removed:2. The use of secondary data for calculating greenhouse gas emissions of a transport service shall be allowed for SMEs under the following conditions: [Am. 53]

Removed:(a) default values for greenhouse gas emission intensity are derived from:

Removed:(i) a core EU database of default values for greenhouse gas emission intensity, referred to in Article 6, paragraph 1;

Removed:(ii) databases and datasets of default values for greenhouse gas emission intensity operated by third parties, in accordance with Article 7.

Removed:(b) default greenhouse gas emission factors for the transport energy carriers are derived from the central EU database of default greenhouse gas emission factors, referred to in Article 8;

Removed:(c) modelled data rely on a model established in accordance with the method referred to in Article 4 and the rules set out in Article 5 (2), point (b) and Article 11, where appropriate.

Removed:2a. By ... [12 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 to supplement this Regulation by laying down detailed rules of applying cut-off criteria and deviations from the greater circle distance (“GCD”). [Am. 54]

Removed:2b. Original Equipment Manufacturers (“OEMs”) shall grant adequate access to relevant in-vehicle data to SMEs, to the extent that is necessary for the purpose of compliance with this Regulation, and as long as it is relevant for the purpose of facilitating their accurate data collection and subsequent calculations. [Am. 55]

Removed:Article 6 Core EU database of default values for greenhouse gas emission intensity

Removed:1. The Commission with the assistance of the European Environmental Agency, taking into account the expertise of relevant stakeholders and other sectoral EU bodies, shall establish within 18 months after the entry into force of this Regulation, a core EU database of default emission intensity values referred to in Article 5 (2), point (a)(i) that is available free of charge. [Am. 56]

Removed:1a. When establishing the core EU database of default emission intensity values referred to in Article 5 (2), point (a)(i), the Commission and the European Environmental Agency shall produce a separate table for each mode of transport. [Am. 57]

Removed:1b. When developing the default greenhouse gas emission intensity values, the Commission shall:

Removed:(a) apply the location-based approach for which the standard referred to in Article 4 provides (“the location based approach”);

Removed:(b) take into account the greenhouse gas emissions factors that have been determined in accordance with Directive (EU) 2018/2001. [Am. 58]

Removed:1c. When greenhouse gas emissions from electricity consumed by transport can be quantified by using the location-based approach and the market-based approach under EN ISO 14083:2023 the market-based electricity mix shall be reported, provided the conditions set within Annex J of the mentioned standard are fulfilled. [Am. 59]

Removed:1d. Until the core EU database is established, entities may refer to other national databases, which are deemed to have been verified, pursuant to Article 13(8) or which have been verified under other existing Union law provided that such data is available at the same aggregation level as the one required by this Regulation. [Am. 60]

Removed:2. The Commission shall ensure, at least annually, the maintenance, update and, continuous development, and an appropriate level of security of the database referred to in paragraph 1, taking into account for the evolution of the technological state-of-the-art in the transport sector and of new methodological approaches for calculating greenhouse gas emissions. Any updates to the default values shall be notified to the public without delay. Following such an update, concerned entities shall use the latest available data to calculate and disclose their greenhouse gas emissions information. [Am. 61]

Removed:2a. The Commission, with the assistance of the European Environmental Agency, and taking into account the expertise of relevant stakeholders, shall ensure that technical quality checks of default values for greenhouse gas emission intensity are conducted, similarly to those applicable to databases or datasets operated by third parties. [Am. 62]

Removed:3. Access to the database referred to in paragraph 1, to consult or use default emission intensity values shall be easily accessible, open to the public, and free of charge. [Am. 63]

Removed:Article 7 Databases and datasets of default values for greenhouse gas emission intensity operated by third parties

Removed:1. A database or dataset referred to in Article 5 (2), point (a)(ii) may only be used to derive secondary data as long as it provides more granular or sector related data than the ones included in the core EU database referred to in Article 6. A developer of a database or dataset referred to in Article 5 (2), point (a)(ii) shall submit an application to the Commission for a technical quality check of default values for greenhouse gas emission intensity included in that database or dataset. The Commission, with the assistance of the European Environmental Agency, shall conduct the technical quality check in accordance with the requirements set out in Articles 4 to 8 of this Regulation. The technical quality check shall be conducted within 12 months from the official receipt of the application. [Am. 64]

Removed:1a. The technical quality check of databases and datasets of default values for greenhouse emission intensity referred in paragraph 1 shall include a comparison between emissions as reported by using primary data, and emissions as they would be reported using the database or default values, for equivalent representative use cases. Databases and default values that would lead to the resulting emissions being understated as compared to those stated in primary data reporting shall receive a negative assessment from the technical quality check. [Am. 65]

Removed:1b. The technical quality check shall also ensure that databases and datasets operated by third parties comply with the rules detailed in the delegated act referred to in paragraph 2a of Article 5. [Am. 66]

Removed:2. Only databases and datasets of default emission intensity values that have been positively assessed in that technical quality check referred to paragraph 1 shall be used for the purpose of using secondary data in accordance with Article 5 (2), point (a)(ii). The Commission shall publish and maintain an up-to-date list of the databases of default values for greenhouse gas emission intensity operated by third parties that have been positively assessed. The up-to-date list shall be publicly available on a dedicated website. [Am. 67]

Removed:3. The technical quality check is required as from 2412 months after the date of the application of this Regulationmentioned in paragraph 1, at the latest. A record of positive assessment of that quality check shall be valid for two years. [Am. 68]

Removed:4. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts in accordance with Article 17 to supplement this Regulation by establishing rules and conditions to conduct the technical quality check referred to in paragraph 1.

Removed:4a. Access to the database referred to in paragraph 1, to consult or use default emission intensity values shall be open to the public and free of charge for SMEs. [Am. 69]

Removed:Article 8 Central EU database of default greenhouse gas emission factors

Removed:1. By ... [12 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission, with the assistance of the European Environmental Agency, and taking into account the expertise of relevant stakeholders and other sectoral EU bodies, shall establish a central EU database of default greenhouse gas emission factors referred to in Article 5(2), point (b). [Am. 70]

Removed:1a. When developing the default greenhouse gas emission factors, the Commission shall:

Removed:(a) apply the location-based approach for which the standard referred to in Article 4 provides (“the location based approach”);

Removed:(b) take into account the greenhouse gas emissions factors that have been determined in accordance with Directive (EU) 2018/2001. [Am. 71]

Removed:1b. When greenhouse gas emissions from electricity consumed by transport can be quantified by using the location-based approach and the market-based approach under EN ISO 14083:2023 the market-based electricity mix shall be reported, provided the conditions set out in Annex J of the mentioned standard are fulfilled. [Am. 72]

Removed:1c. Until the central EU database is established, entities may refer to other national databases, which are deemed to have been verified, pursuant to Article 13(8) or which have been verified under other existing Union law provided that such data is available at the same aggregation level as the one required by this Regulation. [Am. 73]

Removed:2. The Commission, with the assistance of the European Environmental Agency, shall ensure, at least annually, the maintenance, update, and continuous development, and an appropriate level of security, of the database referred to in paragraph 1, taking into account the evolution of the technological state-of-the-art in the transport sector and of new methodological approaches for calculating greenhouse gas emissions. Any updates to the default values shall be notified to the public without delay. Following such an update, concerned entities shall use the latest available data to calculate and disclose their greenhouse gas emissions information. [Am. 74]

Removed:3. Access to the database referred to in paragraph 1, to consult or use default greenhouse gas emission factors for the transport energy carriers shall be easily accessible, open to the public, and free of charge. [Am. 75]

Removed:Article 8a Governance support for small and medium enterprises