In May 2005, at first reading, Parliament proposed extending the reference period for calculating weekly working hours from four to twelve months (known as "annualisation of the reference period") under certain conditions, in order to prevent any risk to workers' health and safety.
Jaunā direktīva noteiks, kā panākt, ka auto radītie CO2 izmeši samazinās līdz vidēji 120 g/km uz auto 2012. gadā (pašlaik no 160g/km).