# Sound level of motor vehicles and of replacement silencing systems

European Parliament procedure 2011/0409(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee ENVI / IMCO / TRAN). Stage: Procedure completed. 190 committee amendments tabled by 47 Members between 2012-05-21 and 2012-06-13.

## What the amendments focus on

A legislative file on the permitted sound level of motor vehicles and of replacement silencing systems. The amendments address reduced noise limit values, a new test method based on UNECE work and ISO standards, the type-approval system for M and N vehicle categories, health effects of traffic noise, consumer information on noise emissions, audible signals for electric and hybrid vehicles, and market surveillance by Member States.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judith A. MERKIES | Netherlands | S&D | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96910.md |
| Nessa CHILDERS | Ireland | S&D | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96603.md |
| Minodora CLIVETI | Romania | S&D | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/113597.md |
| Andrés PERELLÓ RODRÍGUEZ | Spain | S&D | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96989.md |
| Gilles PARGNEAUX | France | S&D | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96948.md |
| Salvatore TATARELLA | Italy | PPE | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1945.md |
| Miroslav OUZKÝ | Czechia | ECR | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23705.md |
| Kathleen VAN BREMPT | Belgium | S&D | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/5729.md |
| Christel SCHALDEMOSE | Denmark | S&D | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/37312.md |
| Pavel POC | Czechia | S&D | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96715.md |
| Vilja SAVISAAR-TOOMAST | Estonia | ALDE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97308.md |
| Anja WEISGERBER | Germany | PPE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28227.md |
| Patrizia TOIA | Italy | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28340.md |
| Satu HASSI | Finland | Verts/ALE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28321.md |
| Françoise GROSSETÊTE | France | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2025.md |

## Official source documents

- PE489.511: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-489.511+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE489.517: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-489.517+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE491.112: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-491.112+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE491.113: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-491.113+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-0409-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-0409-COD.json

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