Brussels based international motorcycle industry trade association ACEM has welcomed the positive votes of the EU Council and Parliament on the revision of Euro 4 " end of series " provisions . " The motorcycle industry in Europe welcomes the decision by the Council of the EU and the European Parliament to endorse the European Commission ' s proposal adapting the rules on end of series vehicles in EU Regulation 168 / 2013 ". The amendment will give motorcycle dealers and companies across Europe , who have seen sales of Euro 4 units affected by the outbreak of the COVID- 19 pandemic , a 12-month extension to 31 December 2021 to sell their stock of Euro 4 vehicles before a delayed final implementation of Euro 5 on January 1 2022 . The proposal , supported by the two legislative bodies , will cover only the vehicles that were in stock at the moment when national lockdowns were introduced across the EU . More specifically , the amount of |
vehicles benefiting from the revised end of series measures will not exceed the number of Euro 4 L-category vehicles in stock in the EU on 15 March 2020 , which was estimated by industry experts at around 550,000 units . Under EU type approval rules , all Euro 4 motorcycles needed to be registered before the application of the
environmental Euro 5 step on 1 January 2021 . This requirement was impossible to achieve as a result of the drop in sales caused by the COVID-19 pandemic . EU type approval rules included a flexibility mechanism called " end of series ", which allowed manufacturers to continue making available , register or enter into service a limited part of their stock of Euro 4 vehicles .
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The amendment to the end of series provisions in EU Regulation 168 / 2013 will not affect the original timeline foreseen for the introduction of the Euro 5 standard , i . e . 1 January 2021 , for existing moped and motorcycle models type approved before 1 January 2020 . Commenting on the political agreement reached by the EU institutions , Antonio Perlot , ACEM Secretary General , said : " ACEM welcomes the positive vote of the Council and the European Parliament . The amendment will help those manufacturers in need of specific support and will help to bridge the gap towards Euro 5 . The new rules will also provide a much needed ' safety net ' for the entire sector , including downstream dealerships , and will prevent the unnecessary scrapping of Euro 4 vehicles . " ACEM and the sector ' s national associations will continue working constructively with public authorities to ensure that the new end of series rules support manufacturing in Europe and dealerships in these challenging times ." |
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