S.L. 601.6 Art. 6Minimum procurement targets.

(1) The procurement of vehicles and services referred to in regulation 4 complies with the minimum procurement targets for clean light-duty vehicles set out in Table 3 of the Schedule and for clean heavy-duty vehicles set out in Table 4 of the Schedule. Those targets are expressed as minimum percentages of clean vehicles in the total number of road transport vehicles covered by the aggregate of all contracts referred to in regulation 4, awarded between 2nd August 2021 and 31st December 2025, for the first reference period, and between 1st January 2026 and 31st December 2030, for the second reference period.

(2) For the purpose of calculating the minimum procurement targets, the date of the public procurement to be taken into account is the date of completion of the public procurement procedure, by way of awarding of the contract.

(3) Vehicles that meet the definition of clean vehicle or of zero-emission heavy-duty vehicle under regulation 2 as a result of retrofitting may be counted as clean vehicles or zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles, respectively, for the purpose of compliance with the minimum procurement targets.

(4) In the case of contracts referred to in paragraph (a) of regulation 4, the number of road transport vehicles purchased, leased, rented or hire-purchased under each contract shall be taken into account for the purpose of assessing compliance with the minimum procurement targets.

(5) In the case of contracts referred to in paragraphs (b) and

(c) of regulation 4, the number of road transport vehicles to be used for the provision of the services covered by each contract shall be taken into account of the purpose of assessing compliance with the minimum procurement targets.

(6) Where new targets for the period after 1st January 2030 are not adopted, the targets set for the second reference period shall continue to apply, and shall be calculated in accordance with sub-regulations (1) to (5), over subsequent five (5) year periods. SCHEDULE Substituted by: L.N. 75 of 2022. Regulation 4

Information for the implementation of minimum procurement targets for transport vehicles in support of low-emission mobility in Malta

Table 1: Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes for services referred to in regulation (4)(3)

CPV Code Description

60112000-6 Public road transport services

60130000-8 Special-purpose road passenger-transport services

60140000-1 Non-scheduled passenger transport

90511000-2 Refuse collection services

60160000-7 Mail transport by road

60161000-4 Parcel transport services

64121100-1 Mail delivery services

64121200-2 Parcel delivery services

Table 2: Emission thresholds for clean light-duty vehicles

Vehicle categories Until 31 December 2025 From 1 January CO g/km RDE air pollutant CO g/km RDE 2 2 emissions as a percentage of emission limits M 50 80% 0 n.a. 1 M 50 80% 0 n.a. 2 N 50 80% 0 n.a. 1 . .

* Declared maximum real-driving emission (RDE) values of particles number (PN) in gen oxides (NOx) in mg/km as reported in point 48.2 of the certificate of conformity, Annex IX to Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (*) plete and urban RDE trips. * The applicable emission limits laid down in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 715/2007, sors. Minimum procurement targets for the share of clean light-duty vehicles in with Table 2 in the total number of light-duty vehicles by contracts referred to in regulation 4

From 2nd August 2021 to From 1st January 2026 to 31st December 2025 31st December 2030

38.5% 38.5%

Minimum procurement targets for the share of clean heavy-duty vehicles in the * of heavy-duty vehicles covered by contracts referred to in regulation 4 ( )

Trucks (vehicle category N and N Buses (vehicle category M 2 3) 3)

From 2nd From 2nd August From 1st January From1stJanuary August 2021 to 2021 to 31st 2026 to 31st 2026 to 31st 31st December December 2025 December 2030 December 2030 2025

10% 15% 45% 65%

minimum target for the share of clean buses has to be fulfilled by procuring zero-buses as defined in point 5 of Article 4. This requirement is lowered to one quarter of the target for the first reference period if more than 80% of the buses covered by the aggregate contracts referred to in Article 3, awarded during that period in a Member State, are double-buses.