Draft speakers and subjects for EMIS hearings First part of the year

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1 Committee of Inquiry into Emission Measurements in the Automotive Sector Updated 15/6/2016 Draft speakers and subjects for EMIS hearings First part of the year The matrix has been prepared by the EMIS Secretariat on the basis of the political groups' input and reflects the draft working plan of the EMIS committee of inquiry. It is constantly updated to include decisions in coordinators' meetings. It focuses in particular on the first half of the EMIS mandate starting with evidence gathering and technical expertise. For completeness, the table also includes the indicative timetable for the report as agreed by coordinators on 16 March. Following coordinators' decision on 14 April, as a general rule each meeting slot (3h30 ) will accommodate 2 speakers, to be chosen from the options presented by the groups. The number of questions to be asked and the sequence of speakers are shown in the following table: Speakers Length of each hearing 1 First round (50') (5- minute slots: 1' Q - 4' A) 2 1 hour 41 minutes 10 questions (2 Rapporteurs + 1 representative per political group) Second round (36') (3- minute slots: 45" Q - 2'15" A) 12 questions (4 EPP, 4 S&D, 1 ECR, 1 ALDE, 1 GUE/NGL, 1 Greens/EFA) Speaking order: EPP, S&D, EPP, S&D, ECR, EPP, S&D, ALDE, EPP, S&D, GUE/NGL, Greens/EFA 1 15 minutes are left for the Chair's introduction (5') and the guest's opening statement (10') 1

2 Tuesday 19 April, 15h00-18h30 EU level + US research body Joint Research Centre (JRC) Ms. Delilah Al- Khudhairy - Director for Policy Support Coordination + Mr Alois Krasenbrink - Head of the Sustainable Transport Unit decision of 16 March) 2011 and 2013 reports Information to the EC Development work of RDE 18 April The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) Mr Vicente Franco ICCT researcher replacing Mr Peter Mock - Europe managing Director (unavailable due to previous commitments) decision of 16 March) 2014 study Information to the EC/MS How manipulation by defeat devices works in practice Differences in relevant legislation between the EU and the US PEMS Thursday 28 April, 15h00-18h30 Expertise from academia and relevant organisations Association of Emission Control by Catalyst (AECC) Mr Dirk Bosteels, Executive Director + Ms Cécile Favre 2

3 Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IFEU) (Heidelberg, DE) Mr Udo Lambrecht Partner to the ICCT study Environmental implications of transport, energy supply and renewable energy sources, life cycle assessment, air pollution control, sustainable development, environmental impact assessment, and environmental management 27 April Tuesday 24 May 15h00-18h30 Further expertise from academia, relevant organisations and EU agencies TNO - Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research Dr. ir. R.T.M. Richard Smokers, Principal Advisor, Sustainable Transport & Logistics; + Drs. Rob Cuelenaere TNO partnered to ICCT study as well as commissioned by the NL gov't performs measurements to determine the real- world emission performance of road vehicles 18 May EEA European Environmental Agency Mr. Paul Mc Aleavey, Head of Air and Climate Change Programme + Mr. Martin Adams, Head of group "Air pollution, transport and noise" The Agency could be asked about its role in helping the Union and member countries make informed decisions about road transport emissions (the EEA produced a study "Explaining road transport emissions - A non- technical guide"). 3

4 Thursday 16 June, 9h00-12h30 Expertise from civil society DUH - Deutsche Umwelthilfe Ms Dorothee Saar, Head of Transport and Air Quality team German environmental and consumer protection association - Declared that DE Ministry of Transport had being knowing for years of the issue and took no action 10 June Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) Mr Pascoe Sabido Mr Olivier Hoedeman Leaked information regarding secret meetings and exchange of sensitive information that allegedly took place between the Commission and ACEA Thursday 16 June, 15h00-18h30 Expertise on defeat devices and motor engines technology Aschaffenburg University of Applied Science, Centre of car electronics and combustion engines Prof Dr- Ing Kai Borgeest written procedure of 10 May) Specialist in engine control systems 10 June Mr Daniel Lange - ICT Engineer from Automotive Industry, Formerly BMW Head decision of 26 IT expert with expertise on defeat device software 4

5 of IT strategy CEO Faster IT (Mr Lange coordinated written answers with Mr Felix Domke, who reverse- engineered an ECU). Monday 20 June, 15h00-18h30 Further expertise from relevant actors ADAC - German Automobile Club Mr Christoph Gauss - Head of Vehicle Test and Emission Lab decision of 14 ADAC is the largest automobile club in Europe. In its exhaust emissions lab at the Technik Zentrum, ADAC has been testing cars for their emissions and fuel efficiency. Mr Kolke is in charge of pollution testing. 13 June Emissions Analytics Mr Nick Molden - Founder and CEO decision of 14 UK- based emissions consultancy contributing to the ICCT work; uses Portable Emissions Measurement Systems (PEMS) to measure real- world fuel economy and on- road emissions Tuesday 21 June, 9h00-12h30 EC representatives in TTAEG and TCMV European Commission Mr Reinhard Schulte - Braucks (Head of Automotive Unit until Dec 2007) Past and current representatives of European Commission in the Type- Written questions sent on 5

6 Mr Philippe Jean (Head of Automotive Unit from Jan 2008 to May 2015) Mr Gwenole Cozigou (Director of Industrial policy and Economic Analysis from Jun 2015 to date) Approval Authorities Expert Group and in the Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles 30 May - answers expected Tuesday 14 June The consideration of the interim report is scheduled here (about 20 minutes). Ms Joanna Szychowska (Head of Automotive Unit from Jun 2015 to date) Monday 27 June, 15h00-18h30 Industry - Automotive suppliers Bosch Dr Sebastian Biedenkopf - Group General Counsel Dr Michael Krüger - Senior Vice President Diesel System Engineering Dr Peter Biesenbach - Head of Corporate Department External Affairs Faurecia Mr Peter Lakin - Vice President, Sales, Programs and Marketing, Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies 6

7 Wednesday, 13 July, 9h00-12h30 Industry - car manufacturers Renault group Mr Gaspar Gascon Abellan - Executive Vice President, Engineering The vote on the interim report is scheduled here (fall back date: 30/08) Volkswagen group Dr Ulrich Eichhorn, Chief Technology Officer decision of 24 May) (CEO not available in July) Thursday, 14 July, 9h00-12h30 Industry - car manufacturers and umbrella associations European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) Mr Paul Greening, Emissions & Fuels Director Mitsubishi Mr Ralf Piotraschke - Assistant General Manager, Mitsubishi Motor R&D Europe GmbH decision of 24 May) Not yet confirmed and/or other representative(s) of Mitsubishi Motors headquarters (TBC) 7

8 In reserve Other non- EU car manufacturers most present on EU market: Toyota, Kia, Daewoo, Honda, Suzuki, Nissan CEO and/or relevant representatives Thursday, 14 July, 15h00-18h30 Former Mr Günter Verheugen, former Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship, decision of 26 Declined Mr Stavros Dimas, former Commissioner for Environment, Tuesday, 30 August, 15h00-18h30 Former Mr Erkki Liikanen, former Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship, decision of 24 May) Not confirmed Ms Margot Wallström, former Commissioner for Environment,

9 Monday, 5 September, 15h00-18h30 Mr Janez Potočnik, former Commissioner for Environment, Mr Antonio Tajani, former Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship, decision of 26 Monday, 12 September, Strasbourg, 19h00-22h30 (time slot to be confirmed) Current Commissioner Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska, Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship Mr Karmenu Vella, Commissioner for Environment decision of 26 9