Life-cycle emissions are generally considered to include the well-to-wheel greenhouse gas emissions, and the emissions from vehicle production, maintenance and disposal, as well as related to transport infrastructure as far as relevant, as set out in Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279. Life cycle assessment can, however, lead to high implementation costs and expose transport and hub entities to accounting complexity, particularly for emissions related to transport infrastructure. For reasons of proportionality and scope, this Regulation should not require the use of life cycle assessment without an assessment carried out by the Commission. Furthermore, in order to maintain for the purposes of this Regulation a reference to globally recognised standards, progress achieved within the International Organization for Standardization should be reported, as part of that assessment, in the Commission’s evaluation of this Regulation.
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