Impact assessments for DG ENTR

TML is member of a consortium that regularly executes impact assessments for the European Commission, DG ENTR

We cooperated on two impact assessments:

Impact assessment study on reviewing some PM and NOx emission standards of NRMM

The EU regulates the emissions of non-road mobile machinery (NRMM) through the 97/68/EC directive. NRMM is machinery intended or suited to move or to be moved on the ground with or without road like bulldozers, excavators, fork lift trucks, mobile cranes, ships, locomotives, chain saws, lawn mowers, .... Amendments to this directive foresee review clauses for certain elements. The Joint Research Centre (JRC) made a technical review of the possible options for reviewing the clauses.

The aim of this study contract was to compare different options for the NRMM directive revision to support the EU decision making. The comparison was made based on a multi criteria analysis using efficiency, effectiveness and consistency criteria. This takes into account the investigated points of the detailed impact analysis which looked at environmental, economic and social effects of the different options.

Impact assessment study on a possible amendment of noise emission standards of equipment for outdoor use

The EU regulates noise emissions of equipment for outdoor use in directive 2001/14/EC and an amending directive 2005/88/EC. The latter one made the standards only indicative for some types of equipment. The EU has to make a decision on the amendment of the directive.

To support the EU decision making, this study analysed whether the indicative values should be made compulsory. The basis for this study was a technical study of TNO.

The analysis was made based on a multi criteria analysis using efficiency, effectiveness and consistency criteria. This takes into account a detailed impact analysis which looks at environmental, economic and social effects of the different options.

reports

Impact assessment emissions NRMM
Executive summary:
IA_emissions_NRMM_Executive_summary.pdf (English, French, German)
Full report:
IA_emissions_NRMM_Final_Report.pdf (English only)

period

2008-2009

funded by

European Commission, DG for Enterprise & Industry (ENTR)

partners

Arcadis (previously Ecolas)

researchers

Bruno Van Zeebroeck, Filip Vanhove

contact

Griet De Ceuster

+32 16 31.77.30