MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Stepping up security, increasing climate protection and improving air quality by closing the loophole in the harmonised individual vehicle approval of American pickup trucks – E-000757/2025

Question for written answer  E-000757/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
David Cormand (Verts/ALE)

In 2023, 5 000 Ram pickup trucks (which guzzle fuel and belch out polluting fumes) were imported into the EU under the harmonised individual vehicle approval (IVA) system. That system enables highly polluting vehicles to dodge EU regulations on road safety, air quality and climate protection.

Can the Commission clarify:

• 1.When will the actual emissions of vehicles imported into the EU under the IVA system start being tested, in accordance with the commitment made to civil society in November 2023, and how will the Commission ensure that these vehicles comply with Regulation (EU) 2017/1151 and Regulation (EC) No 715/2007?
• 2.When will the Commission ensure that CO₂ emissions from vehicles imported under the IVA system are included in the average CO₂ emissions of large-volume vehicle manufacturers, as per Regulation (EU) 2019/631?
• 3.Finally, is the Commission considering a detailed roadmap and time frame for both addressing the gaps in the IVA system and ensuring that the vehicles concerned comply with EU standards.

Submitted: 19.2.2025