Having said that, I would like to point out that, as the President has already said, the automotive industry is the most important industrial sector in the European Union and will remain incredibly important for employers, for employees and for jobs.

It has been awful to witness how the negotiators in certain groups have taken guidance from the automotive industry.

EUROPA - EU law and publications - EUR-Lex - EUR-Lex - 32008R0692 - EN - Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 of 18 July 2008 implementing and amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information (Text with EEA relevance) - COMMISSION REGULATION - (EC) No 692/2008 // of 18 July 2008 // implementing and amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval of motor vehicles with ...[+++]respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information // ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR EC TYPE-APPROVAL // Appendix 1 // Verification of conformity of production — First statistical method // Appendix 2 // Verification of conformity of production — Second statistical method // Appendix 3 // MODEL // INFORMATION DOCUMENT No . // Appendix to information document // INFORMATION ON TEST CONDITIONS // Appendix 4 // MODEL OF EC TYPE-APPROVAL CERTIFICATE // (Maximum format: A4 (210 × 297 mm)) // Addendum to EC type-approval certificate No . // concerning the type-approval of a vehicle with regard to emissions and access to vehicle repair and maintenance information according to Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 // Appendix 5 // Vehicle OBD information // Appendix 6 // EC Type –Approval Certification Numbering System // Appendix 7 // IN-SERVICE CONFORMITY // IN-SERVICE CONFORMITY CHECK // STATISTICAL PROCEDURE FOR IN-SERVICE CONFORMITY TESTING // RESPONSIBILITIES FOR IN-SERVICE CONFORMITY // VERIFYING AVERAGE EXHAUST EMISSIONS AT AMBIENT CONDITIONS // (TYPE 1 TEST) // EMISSIONS DATA REQUIRED AT TYPE-APPROVAL FOR ROADWORTHINESS PURPOSES // MEASURING CARBON MONOXIDE EMISSION AT IDLING SPEEDS // (TYPE 2 TEST) // MEASUREMENT OF SMOKE OPACITY // VERIFYING EMISSI ...

However, a number of stakeholders have suggested that, despite the current legal backstop, green claims are still not used responsibly and are often very general, vague and not well-defined.[92] Consumer associations[93] claim that an additional difficulty lies in verifying the truthfulness of these claims especially in the energy, cosmetics, car and detergents sectors.

Consumer Associations signal that it is in addition difficult to verify the truthfulness of the claims, especially in the energy, cosmetics, cars and detergents sectors.

(25) In order to protect effective competition on the market for repair and maintenance services and to prevent foreclosure of independent repairers, manufacturers must allow interested independent operators to have full access to all technical information, diagnostic and other equipment, tools, including all relevant software, and training required for the repair and maintenance of motor vehicles.