Published 3/19/2018 11:08:57 PM
BRUSSELS, 19 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Association of European Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA) has asked the members of the negotiation on the ‘brexit’ to give “urgent attention” to the specific problems of the automobile, in order to avoid “possible disastrous implications” on the set of the supply chain of the sector.
Acea stressed that there is great concern in the sector on whether the vehicles approved by the British authorities will remain valid for marketing in the European Union after the ‘brexit’ and vice versa.
Thus, he recalled that European legislation requires that vehicles be tested by a national technical service to verify that they comply with the EU’s legal, environmental and safety requirements, before they receive approval for their commercialization in the European market.
The general secretary of ACEA, Erik Jonnaert, described as “essential” that the manufacturers can maintain these technical authorizations both in the EU and in the United Kingdom until March 30, 2019, without taking into account where the certification has been issued.
“We are asking the European Commission to clarify how existing approvals can be transferred from one EU 27 authority to the United Kingdom and in the other direction,” he said, while expressing support for both the EU and the UK. mutually recognize mutual authorizations after ‘brexit’.
On the other hand, from ACEA highlighted that another relevant point in relation to the ‘brexit’ is whether the British market, the second largest volume in Europe, will continue counting to achieve the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions targets for 2021.
“Excluding UK data from CO2 calculations could leave very limited time for the industry to readjust compliance strategies to meet the stringent targets by 2021,” Jonnaert said.
On the other hand, from ACEA noted that another aspect linked to the ‘brexit’ could be the application of tariffs of 10% for both cars and commercial vehicles, which would have a negative effect for both manufacturers and customers.