- a group of connected manufacturers
means a manufacturer and its connected undertakings.
- certificate of conformity
means a certificate of conformity as defined in Article 3, point (5), of Regulation (EU) 2018/858;
- complete vehicle
means a complete vehicle as defined in Article 3, point (27), of Regulation (EU) 2018/858;
- completed vehicle
means a completed vehicle as defined in Article 3, point (26), of Regulation (EU) 2018/858;
- connected undertakings
means:;
- Day cab
means a type of cab that is not a sleeper cab.
- low-emission heavy-duty vehicle
means a heavy-duty vehicle, other than a zero-emission heavy-duty vehicle, with specific CO2 emissions of less than half of the reference CO2 emissions of all vehicles in the vehicle sub-group to which the heavy-duty vehicle belongs, as determined in accordance with point 2.3.4 of Annex I;’
- manufacturer
means the person or body to which the vehicles registered in a given period have been attributed in accordance with Article 7a;’
- off-road special purpose vehicle
means an off road special purpose vehicle as defined in Part A, point 2.3.1, of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2018/858;
- off-road vehicle
means an off-road vehicle as defined in Part A, point 2.1, of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2018/858;
- Operational range
means the distance a heavy-duty vehicle can travel under long haul transport conditions without being re-charged or re-filled, as provided for in point 1.3.
- primary vehicle
means a primary vehicle as defined in Article 3, point (22), of Regulation (EU) 2017/2400;
- primary vehicle of a heavy-duty vehicle
means a primary vehicle, for the simulation of which a generic body is allocated that corresponds to the actual body of the heavy-duty vehicle with regard to its floor (low/high) deck (single/double) configurations and any other parameters as applicable;
- reference CO2 emissions
means the average of the specific CO2 emissions in the reference period of all new heavy-duty vehicles in each of the vehicle sub-groups, determined in accordance with point 3 of Annex I;’
- reference period
means the reporting period of a given year with respect to which the regulatory CO2 emissions reduction obligations for a certain vehicle sub-group are specified under this Regulation;’
- reporter
means an entity which is responsible for the reporting of data to the Commission;’
- reporting period
means the period from 1 July of a given year to 30 June of the following year;
- Sleeper cab
means a type of cab that has a compartment behind the driver’s seat intended to be used for sleeping as reported pursuant to Articles 13a and 13b.
- special purpose vehicle
means a special purpose vehicle as defined in Article 3, point (31), of Regulation (EU) 2018/858;
- specific CO2 emissions target
means the CO2 emissions target of an individual manufacturer, determined annually for the preceding reporting period in accordance with point 4 of Annex I;’
- vocational vehicle
means a heavy-duty vehicle intended to be used for specific duties which, according to the information in its certificate of conformity, as reported by Member States, fulfils the criteria laid down in point 1.2 of Annex I;’
- zero-emission heavy-duty vehicle
means any of the following vehicles: