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Heavy-Duty Vehicles CO2 Emission Standards Regulation

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL setting CO2 emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles

Stage
In force, reached 18 Jul 2024
In force
In force since 14 Aug 2019 · CELEX 32019R1242
Procedure
Regulation
Last activity
20 Aug 2026
7 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Delegated act published: Emission standards - Data monitoring/reporting/publication, 20 Aug 2026.

  1. 18 Jul 2024
    • Implementing act adopted: Heavy-duty vehicles (real-world CO2 emissions and energy consumption)
  2. 18 Mar 2026
    • Delegated act adopted: Emission standards - Data monitoring/reporting/publication
    • Delegated act published: Emission standards - Data monitoring/reporting/publication
    • Scrutiny finished: Emission standards - Data monitoring/reporting/publication
  3. 11 Jun 2026
    • Delegated act adopted: Emission standards - Data monitoring/reporting/publication
  4. 22 Jul 2026
    • Implementing act adopted: Heavy-duty vehicles (real-world CO2 emissions and energy consumption)
  5. 20 Aug 2026
    • Delegated act published: Emission standards - Data monitoring/reporting/publication
13 acts

Delegated and implementing acts beneath it

By status: 9 published, 2 cancelled, 1 adopted, 1 planned.

ActKindStatusAdoption
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/1282Delegated · RegulationPublishedQ1 2026
Heavy-duty vehicles (real-world CO2 emissions and energy consumption)Implementing · RegulationAdoptedQ3 2025
Heavy duty vehicles CO2 excess emissions premiumsImplementing · RegulationPlannedQ4 2026
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2545Implementing · RegulationPublished
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2335Implementing · RegulationPublished
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1045Delegated · RegulationPublishedQ2 2025
Establishment of a methodology to define representative vehicles for HDVImplementing · RegulationCancelledQ2 2024
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/35Implementing · RegulationPublishedQ2 2024
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1127Delegated · RegulationPublishedQ2 2022
Procedures for verifying the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of lorries in useImplementing · RegulationCancelledQ3 2023
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/96Implementing · RegulationPublishedQ3 2021
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/46Implementing · RegulationPublishedQ1 2021
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1859Implementing · RegulationPublished26/06/2019

Titles link to EUR-Lex where the act has been published.

Summary

Generated

Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 sets CO2 emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles, covering categories M2, M3, N1-N3, O3 and O4. Targets: 15% reduction by 2025-2029, 45% by 2030-2034, 65% by 2035-2039, and 90% from 2040, versus 2019 levels. Urban buses must be 90% zero-emission by 2030 and 100% by 2035. In force, amended through 2026.

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