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Official Publication of the Euro VI Implementing Measures for HDVs

Official publication of the Euro VI Implementing Measures Regulation (EU) N°64/2012 for Heavy Duty Vehicles, SUVs, Commercial Vehicles and Busses.

On 31st January 2012, the European Commission officially published the Euro VI Implementing Measures (technical part) on emissions and access to OBD, Repair and Maintenance Information (RMI) for heavy duty vehicles under the new Regulation (EU) N°64/2012.

The CARS 21 High Level Group on 1 December 2011 adopted its interim report which covers the group’s consensus on the topics covered by it so far. FIGIEFA welcomes the CARS 21 process but is disappointed that the focus of the Interim Report centres almost exclusively on the manufacturing side of the automotive sector.

The Members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) approved the report of Antonio Panzeri (Socialist Party/Italy) on the type-approval of agricultural and forestry vehicles and also the report of Wim van de Camp (Conservative Party/Netherlands) on the type-approval of two-or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles.

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Welcome

Welcome to the website of FIGIEFA (Fédération Internationale des Grossistes Importateurs et Exportateurs en Fournitures Automobiles). FIGIEFA is the International federation and political representative of independent wholesalers and retailers of automotive replacement parts and their associated repair chains in Brussels. FIGIEFA aims at maintaining effective competition in the automotive aftermarket and defending motorist consumers’ right to have their vehicles serviced, maintained and repaired at a workshop of their choice.

WHAT IS THE AFTERMARKET?

Competition to the benefit of consumers

After housing, a vehicle is the most costly item in a European family’s budget. When realising that the repair and maintenance of vehicle accounts for almost the same amount as its purchase, one easily acknowledges the importance of keeping replacement parts, repair, and maintenance affordable.