2011, as amended by Legal Notices 75
2022 and 93
these regulations is the Cleaner and More Energy-Efficient Road Transport Vehicles Regulations. 2. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires: "clean vehicle" means: Citation. Interpretation. Substituted by: L.N. 75
2022. Amended by: L.N. 93
2026. (a) a vehicle
category M1, M2 or N1 with a maximum tail-pipe emission expressed in CO 2 g/km and real driving pollutant emissions below a percentage
the applicable emission limits as laid down in Table 2
the Schedule; or (b) a vehicle
category M3, N2 or N3 using alternative fuels as defined in regulation 2
the Alternative Fuels Order, excluding fuels produced from high indirect land-use change-rise feed stock for which a significant expansion
the production area into land with high-carbon stock is observed in accordance with regulation 15
the Promotion
Energy from Renewable Sources Regulations. In the case
vehicles using liquid biofuels, synthetic and paraffinic fuels, those fuels shall not be blended with convention fossil fuels; "contracting authorities" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in regulation 2
the Public Procurement Regulations and regulation 2
the Public Procurement
Entities Operating in the Water, Energy, Transport and Postal Services Sectors Regulations; "contracting entities" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in regulation 2
the Public Procurement
Entities operating in the Water, Energy, Transport and Postal Services Sectors Regulations; "road transport vehicle" means a vehicle in the vehicle categories listed in Table 3
the Schedule; "zero-emission heavy duty vehicle" means a clean vehicle as defined in point (b) without an internal combustion engine, or with an internal combustion engine that emits less than 1g CO2/kWh as measured in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 595/2009
the European Parliament and
the Council and its implementing measures, or that emits less than 1g CO2/km as measures in S.L. 460.
the European Parliament and
the Council and its implementing measures. Scope and applicability. Substituted by: L.N. 75
2022. 3.
the European Parliament and
the Council
20 June 2019 amending Directive 2009/33/EC on the promotion
clean and energy-efficient road transport vehicles.
CO2 and
certain pollutants, when procuring certain road transport vehicles with the objectives
promoting and stimulating the market for clean and energy-efficient vehicles and
improving the contribution
the transport sector to the environment, climate and energy policies
the European Union.
Regulation (EU) 2018/858
the European Parliament and
the Council
30 May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance
motor vehicles and their trailers, and
systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009 and repealing Directive 2007/46/EC. Purchase
clean and energyefficient road transport vehicles. Substituted by: L.N. 75
road transport vehicles awarded by contracting authorities or contracting entities in so far as they are under an obligation to apply the procurement procedures set out in Public Finance Management Act; (b) public service contracts within the meaning
Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007
the European Parliament and
the Council
23 October 2007 on public passenger transport services by rail and by road and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 1191/69 and 1107/70; (c) service contracts set out in Table 1
the Schedule in so far as the contracting authorities or contacting entities are under an obligation to apply the procurement procedures set out in the Public Finance Management Act. These regulations shall only apply to such contracts for which the call for competition has been sent after 2nd August 2021 or, in cases where a call for competition is not foreseen, where the contracting authority or contracting entity has commenced the procurement procedure after that date. CLEANER AND MORE ENERGY-EFFICIENT ROAD TRANSPORT VEHICLES 5.
Regulation (EU) 2018/858; Methodology for the calculation
operational lifetime costs. Substituted by: L.N. 75
2022. (b) vehicles
category M3 other than Class I and Class A vehicles as defined in points
Regulation (EC) No 661/2009
the European Parliament and
the Council
13 July 2009 concerning type-approval requirements for the general safety
motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, component and separate technical units intended therefor. 6.
vehicles and services referred to in regulation 4 complies with the minimum procurement targets for clean light-duty vehicles set out in Table 3
the Schedule and for clean heavy-duty vehicles set out in Table 4
the Schedule. Those targets are expressed as minimum percentages
clean vehicles in the total number
road transport vehicles covered by the aggregate
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.
calculating the minimum procurement targets, the date
the public procurement to be taken into account is the date
completion
the public procurement procedure, by way
awarding
the contract.
clean vehicle or
zero-emission heavy-duty vehicle under regulation 2 as a result
retrofitting may be counted as clean vehicles or zero-emission heavyduty vehicles, respectively, for the purpose
compliance with the minimum procurement targets.
contracts referred to in paragraph (a)
regulation 4, the number
road transport vehicles purchased, leased, rented or hire-purchased under each contract shall be taken into account for the purpose
assessing compliance with the minimum procurement targets.
contracts referred to in paragraphs (b) and (c)
regulation 4, the number
road transport vehicles to be used for the provision
the services covered by each contract shall be taken into account
the purpose
assessing compliance with the minimum procurement targets.
2022. 4 [ S.L.601.06 CLEANER AND MORE ENERGY-EFFICIENT ROAD TRANSPORT VEHICLES CLEANER AND MORE ENERGY-EFFICIENT ROAD TRANSPORT VEHICLES [ S.L.601.06 5 SCHEDULE Regulation 4 Substituted by: L.N. 75
2022. Information for the implementation
minimum procurement targets for clean road transport vehicles in support
low-emission mobility in Malta Table 1: Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes for services referred to in regulation
emission percentage
limits emission limits 50 80% 0 n.a. 50 80% 0 n.a. 50 80% 0 n.a. . . * * Declared maximum real-driving emission (RDE) values
particles number (PN) in #/km and nitrogen oxides (NOx) in mg/km as reported in point 48.2
the certificate
conformity, as described in Annex IX to Directive 2007/46/EC
the European Parliament and
the Council (*) for both complete and urban RDE trips. The applicable emission limits laid down in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 715/2007, or its successors. CLEANER AND MORE ENERGY-EFFICIENT ROAD TRANSPORT VEHICLES [ S.L.601.06 6 Table 3: Minimum procurement targets for the share
clean light-duty vehicles in accordance with Table 2 in the total number
light-duty vehicles by contracts referred to in regulation 4 From 2nd August 2021 to 31st December 2025 From 1st January 2026 to 31st December 2030 38.5% 38.5% Malta Table 4: Minimum procurement targets for the share
clean heavy-duty vehicles in the total number
heavy-duty vehicles covered by contracts referred to in regulation 4 (*) Trucks (vehicle category N2 and N3) Malta * Buses (vehicle category M3) From 2nd August 2021 to 31st December 2025 From 1st January 2026 to 31st December 2030 From 2nd August 2021 to 31st December 2025 From 1st January 2026 to 31st December 2030 10% 15% 45% 65% Half
the minimum target for the share
clean buses has to be fulfilled by procuring zeroemission buses as defined in point 5
. This requirement is lowered to one quarter
the minimum target for the first reference period if more than 80%
the buses covered by the aggregate
all contracts referred to in Article 3, awarded during that period in a Member State, are doubledecker buses.
AI explanation based on the official legal text. Indicative, not a substitute for legal advice.