L 332/34 Official Journal of the European Union 19.11.2014 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 18 November 2014 on the approval of the battery charging Webasto solar roof as an innovative technology for redu- cing CO, emissions from passenger cars pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) (2014/806/EV) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 setting emissions performance standards for new passenger cars as part of the Community’s integrated approach to reduce CO, emissions from light-duty vehicles ('), and in particular Article 12(4) thereof, Whereas: (1) The supplier Webasto Roof & Components SE (the ‘Applicant) submitted an application for the approval of the battery charging Webasto solar roof as an innovative technology on 5 March 2014. The application was found to be complete and the period for the Commission’s assessment of the application started on the day following the date of official receipt, i.e. 6 March 2014. (2)  The application has been assessed in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 443/2009, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 725/2011 (3) and the Technical Guidelines for the preparation of applications for the approval of innovative technologies pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 (the Technical Guide- lines) (). (3)  The application refers to the battery charging Webasto solar roof. The solar roof consists of a photovoltaic (PV) panel which is installed on the vehicle roof. The photovoltaic panel converts ambient energy into electrical energy which, via a DC-DC-converter, is stored in an on-board battery. The Commission finds that the informa- tion provided in the application demonstrates that the conditions and criteria referred to in Article 12 of Regu- lation (EC) No 443/2009 and in Articles 2 and 4 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 725/2011 have been met. (4)  The Applicant has demonstrated that a battery charging solar roof system of the kind described in this applica- tion did not exceed 3 % of the new passenger cars registered in the reference year 2009. (5)  In order to determine the CO, savings that the innovative technology will deliver when fitted to a vehicle, it is necessary to define the baseline vehicle against which the efficiency of the vehicle equipped with the innovative technology should be compared as provided for in Articles 5 and 8 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 725[2011. The Commission finds that the baseline vehicle should be a vehicle variant that in all aspects is iden- tical to the eco-innovation vehicle with the exception of the solar roof and, where applicable, without the addi- tional battery and other appliances needed specifically for the conversion of the solar energy into electricity and its storage. For a new version of a vehicle in which the solar roof panel is installed the baseline vehicle should be the vehicle in which the solar roof panel is disconnected and the change in mass due to the installation of the solar roof is taken into account. (6)  The Applicant has provided a methodology for testing the CO, reductions which includes formulae which are based on the Technical Guidelines with regard to a battery charging solar roof. The Commission considers that it should moreover be demonstrated the degree to which the overall energy consumption of the vehicle with regard to its transport function is improved compared to the energy consumed for the operation of devices aimed at enhancing the comfort of the driver or the passengers. () OJL140,5.6.2009,p. 1. (*) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 725/20110f 25 July 2011 establishing a procedure for the approval and certification of innovative technologies for reducing CO, emissions from passenger cars pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (O L 194, 26.7.2011, p. 19). () http:/|ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/transport/vehicles/cars/docs/guidelines_en.pdf (version of February 2013).