Vehicle Standards [EU]

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Global technical harmonisation of vehicles

Decision 97/836/EC — accession by the European Community to the Agreement of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the adoption of uniform technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted to and/or be used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these prescriptions (‘Revised 1958 Agreement’)

Decision 2000/125/EC — conclusion of the Agreement concerning the establishing of global technical regulations for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted and/or be used on wheeled vehicles (‘Parallel Agreement’)

Agreement concerning the establishing of global technical regulations for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted and/or be used on wheeled vehicles

Decision 97/836/EC authorises the EU to become a member of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE)’s 1958 agreement harmonising technical standards for wheeled vehicles*, their equipment and parts. The aim is to remove technical barriers to trade in motor vehicles between countries signed up to the agreement.
Decision 2000/125/EC gives the EU’s approval to a parallel agreement, finalised in June 1998. Its aim is to establish global technical regulations on the safety, environmental protection, energy efficiency and anti-theft performance for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts.
The EU’s involvement in both agreements ensures consistency in their different harmonisation activities.

Decision 97/836/EC:

lists the UN/ECE regulations (over 100) the EU will implement. These range from headlamps and brakes to seat belts and anti-theft devices;
states that the EU may withdraw from, or sign up to, a regulation as it wishes;
sets out the practical arrangements for the EU’s involvement in the UN/ECE’s work, both on new regulations and priorities for the organisation’s work programme;
confirms that EU countries which sign up to UN regulations, to which the EU as a whole is not party, may apply them provided these are not incompatible with the EU legislation on type approval* for motor vehicles.

The UN/ECE 1958 agreement:

establishes an administrative committee with representatives from all signatory countries to prepare the technical regulations for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts;
lays down the administrative committee’s composition and rules of procedure:
a quorum requires at least half of the member countries to be present;
a two-thirds majority is needed to approve a new regulation or adopt an amendment;
a regulation comes into force 6 months after being adopted, unless over one third of members disagree;
stipulates that regulations cover:
wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts;
technical requirements;
test methods for performance requirements;
conditions for granting type approval;
date of entry into force;
sets out procedures to ensure vehicles and parts meet the required standards before receiving type approval;
enables signatory countries to grant type approval for vehicles, equipment and parts satisfying the various regulations and confirms they must accept those issued by their partners;
requires any disputes between members to be settled by negotiation and, failing that, by arbitration.

The Parallel Agreement:

establishes an executive committee to implement the agreement;
sets out the criteria technical regulations must meet;
provides 2 procedures, instead of mutual recognition of the type-approval system, to agree new global technical regulations:
harmonising existing national regulations or standards contained in a compendium as candidates for global agreement;
drafting new regulations which would be listed in a global registry;
confirms the European Commission represents the EU in:
adopting and notifying global technical regulations;
participating in resolving disputes;
amending the agreement.

Application & Background

The EU became a contracting party to the 1958 agreement on 24 March 1998.

The parallel agreement of 1998 entered into force on 25 August 2000.

The 2 agreements contribute to the aims of the EU’s common commercial policy by eliminating technical barriers to trade and helping access to non-EU markets.

For more information, see:

International technical harmonisation

(European Commission)

Text of the 1958 Agreement (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe)
What UNECE does for you (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe)
World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) — How It Works, How to Join It (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe)
Wheeled vehicle: a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container to transport people or things.
Type approval: the process applied by national authorities to certify that a model of a vehicle meets all EU safety, environmental and conformity of production requirements before authorising it to be placed on the EU market.

MAIN DOCUMENTS

Council Decision 97/836/EC of 27 November 1997 with a view to accession by the European Community to the Agreement of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the adoption of uniform technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted to and/or be used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these prescriptions (‘Revised 1958 Agreement’) (OJ L 346, 17.12.1997, pp. 78-94)

Successive amendments to Decision 97/836/EC have been incorporated into the original text. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.

Council Decision 2000/125/EC of 31 January 2000 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement concerning the establishing of global technical regulations for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted and/or be used on wheeled vehicles (‘Parallel Agreement’) (OJ L 35, 10.2.2000, pp. 12-13)

See consolidated version.

Agreement concerning the establishing of global technical regulations for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted and/or be used on wheeled vehicles — Composition and rules of procedure of the executive committee (OJ L 35, 10.2.2000, pp. 14-27)

Worldwide harmonised Light-duty vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP) and Real Driving Emissions (RDE)

Regulation (EU) 2017/1151 — supplementing Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 on type-approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information

It:

supplements and sets out rules and procedures to implement Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 through a variety of tests designed to check emissions of light-duty vehicles.
sets the first ever regulated procedure for checking Real Driving Emissions (RDE).
incorporates Worldwide harmonised Light-duty vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP) developed in United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) into EU law.

Requirements for EU type-approval

To receive an EU type-approval* with regard to emissions, vehicle repair and maintenance information the manufacturer must show that the vehicle complies with the requirements set out in this regulation when tested under the specified procedures.

All vehicles must respect the tailpipe (exhaust pipe) emission limits set out in Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 when tested in RDE and WLTP tests, and also a series of other tests that include checking for evaporative emissions (i.e. emissions originating from the fuel tank), or checking at low ambient temperatures.

On-board diagnostics (OBD) systems must be installed on all vehicles to identify all forms of deterioration or malfunction over the lifetime of the vehicle — the regulation sets out requirements for the OBD system during normal use.

Manufacturers must install devices to continuously measure the quantity of fuel/energy used to operate the vehicle.
Applying for EU type-approval

Manufacturer must submit an application to the approval authority for EU type-approval of a vehicle with regard to emissions and access to vehicle repair and maintenance information which includes:
the results of the regulated tests;
detailed written information fully describing the functional operation characteristics of the OBD system;
a description of the provisions taken to prevent tampering with and modification of the emission control computer, odometer including the recording of mileage values;
an extended documentation package which allows an authority to assess whether the ban on ‘defeat devices’* which reduce the level of emission control is respected.
If the relevant requirements are met, the approval authority grants an EU type-approval and issue a type-approval number.

Conformity of production

Checks must be made by the manufacturer to ensure that all vehicles produced by the manufacturer respect the emission limits.

In-service conformity

Checks must be performed to ensure the properly maintained and used vehicles respect the limits during their lifetime set as:.

between 15,000 km or 6 months, whichever occurs later; and
100,000 km or 5 years, whichever occurs sooner.

Pollution control devices

Pollution control devices such as catalytic converters must be type-approved as separate technical units.
The regulation sets out the rules and procedures for applying for type-approval for such devices.
Access to vehicle OBD and vehicle repair and maintenance information

Manufacturers must put in place arrangements and procedures to ensure that vehicle OBD, and repair and maintenance information is readily accessible.
Type-approval will be only be granted by the authorities after receiving from the manufacturer a Certificate on Access to Vehicle OBD and Vehicle Repair and Maintenance Information.
Approval authorities can check compliance either on the basis of a complaint or assessment by a technical service.
Where a manufacturer has been found to have not complied, measures including suspension of the type-approval may be taken.

Application & Background

It has applied since 27 July 2017.

For an overview, see: Emissions in the automotive sector (European Commission).

KEY TERMS

Type-approval: the procedure by which a product is certified to meet a minimum set of regulatory and technical requirements.
Defeat devices: deliberate changes to the emission control system, designed to artificially reduce its effectiveness under normal vehicle use.

MAIN DOCUMENT

Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1151 of 1 June 2017 supplementing Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information, amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 and Commission Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012 and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 (OJ L 175, 7.7.2017, pp. 1-643)

Successive amendments to Regulation (EU) 2017/1151 have been incorporated into the original document. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.

CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of heavy-duty vehicles

Regulation (EU) 2017/2400 implementing Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 — determination of the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of heavy-duty vehicles

It establishes a common method to objectively compare accurate details of CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of new heavy-duty vehicles (lorries, buses and coaches) on sale in the EU.

It does so by setting out the responsibilities of motor vehicle manufacturers and national authorities. They must certify the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of vehicle components such as the engine, gearbox, axles and tyres, which are used as input data to a simulation tool* to determine the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of the vehicle.

The information is designed to encourage the development of more energy-efficient vehicles.
It implements Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 on type-approval with regard to emissions from heavy-duty vehicles (Euro VI).

Key Points

The regulation:

applies to lorries with a maximum weight of more than 7.5 tonnes;
does not apply to buses, off-road or special purpose vehicles.
The European Commission provides for free, and updates, a downloadable software programme for the simulation tool to determine the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of heavy-duty vehicles.

Vehicle manufacturers must:

apply for a licence to operate the simulation tool;
inform the national authority issuing the licence of any changes they make to the processes for determining the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of the vehicle;
use the most up-to-date version of the simulation tool (at the latest within 3 months of its availability) to determine the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of every new vehicle sold, registered or put into service in the EU;
ensure the results of the simulation tool respect the processes laid down and include these in the vehicle’s customer information file;
store records of the results of the simulation tool for at least 20 years after the vehicle is produced and make these available to national authorities or the Commission within 15 days of a request.
Annexes set out the technical procedures for determining the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of components to be input into the simulation tool.

National authorities:

certify the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption values of components submitted by the component manufacturer if they are satisfied all the requirements have been complied with;
grant a licence to the vehicle manufacturer to operate the simulation tool;
assess 4 times a year whether the manufacturer’s processes for determining the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption continue to respect the legislation;
instruct manufacturers to correct within 30 days any defects in their processes for determining the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption.

Application & Background

Overall, it has applied since 18 January 2018. The CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of new heavy-duty vehicles must be determined since 1 January 2019.

Emissions from lorries and buses, the most common types of heavy-duty vehicles, account for 25% of road transport CO2 emissions. They are expected to increase even further.
Effective measures are needed to reach the EU target of a 60% cut in CO2 transport emissions by 2050.

Previously, no common EU-wide method existed to determine the vehicles’ CO2 emissions and fuel consumption, making objective comparisons of their performance impossible and preventing efforts to introduce national or EU measures to encourage more energy-efficient vehicles.
For more information, see:
Reducing CO2 emissions from heavy-duty vehicles (European Commission).

KEY TERMS

Simulation tool: an electronic tool for the calculation of CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of new heavy-duty vehicles, based on certified input data for the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of their components.

MAIN DOCUMENT

Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2400 of 12 December 2017 implementing Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the determination of the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of heavy-duty vehicles and amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 (OJ L 349, 29.12.2017, pp. 1-247)

Successive amendments to Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2400 have been incorporated into the original document. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.

eCall in-vehicle system – type-approval

Regulation (EU) No 2015/758 – eCall in-vehicle system

Regulation (EU) 2015/758 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 concerning type-approval requirements for the deployment of the eCall in-vehicle system based on the 112 service and amending Directive 2007/46/EC

From 31 March 2018, all new types of cars and vans in the EU will be equipped with eCall technology to alert emergency services in the event of a serious accident.

It establishes the general requirements for the EU type-approval* of 112-based (Europe-wide emergency number) eCall vehicle systems, components and separate technical units.

Key Points

The regulation applies to:

—cars (category M1 – passenger cars comprising not more than eight seats in addition to the driver’s seat),
—light commercial vehicles (category N1 – vehicles used to transport goods with a maximum mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes).

Manufacturers’ obligations

All new types of the abovementioned vehicles must:

—be equipped with a permanently installed 112-based eCall in-vehicle system,
—be built in such a way that in the event of a severe accident detected by the vehicle’s sensors or processors, an eCall to the 112 emergency number is triggered automatically,
—also have an eCall facility that can be triggered manually,
—provide the occupants of the vehicle with a warning if there is a critical system failure that leaves them unable to use the eCall system,
—ensure that the receivers for eCall system are compatible with the Galileo and EGNOS satellite navigation systems.

Privacy and data protection

Any personal data processed through eCall system must comply with EU data protection and privacy rules. The regulation also sets out a number of specific rules including that:

—personal data are only used for dealing with the emergency, kept only as long as is needed to handle the emergency, and are then deleted,
—manufacturers make sure the system is not traceable or subject to constant tracking,
—data in the internal memory of the system is continually and automatically deleted,
—information on the use of personal data is included in the driver’s manual.
From 31 March 2018, EC type-approval will only be granted to vehicles and eCall systems that conform to this regulation.

Evaluation

The Commission must prepare an evaluation report on the achievements of the system by the end of March 2021. The report will look at whether to extend the regulation to other categories of vehicles, such as heavy goods vehicles, buses and coaches and agricultural tractors.

For more information, see ‘eCall: Time saved = lives saved’on the European Commission’s website.

*Type-approval: Indicates that tests have been done to ensure that the relevant regulatory, technical and safety requirements have been met.

References

Regulation (EU) 2015/758

RELATED ACTS

Hydrogen-powered vehicles — type-approval rules

Regulation (EC) No 79/2009 on type-approval of hydrogen-powered motor vehicles

It establishes manufacturing requirements for hydrogen-powered vehicles used to carry passengers and goods and for their components and systems.

Key Points

Manufacturers must
demonstrate that all new hydrogen-powered vehicles sold, registered or put into service in the EU and their component parts comply with the legislation
provide approval authorities with appropriate information on the vehicles’ specifications and test conditions
provide the necessary information for when hydrogen components and systems are inspected during vehicle servicing.

Manufacturers must ensure hydrogen components and systems
can withstand electrical, mechanical, thermal and chemical operating conditions without leaking or becoming deformed
are protected against overly high pressures
can reliably withstand expected temperatures and pressures during their lifetime
are designed in such a way that they can be installed and protected against damage.

The legislation contains specific test procedures for different types of hydrogen containers and components.
The European Commission has the authority to adopt implementing measures such as the detailed rules for the various tests and the information manufacturers must supply.

It has applied since 24 February 2011.

ACT

Regulation (EC) No 79/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 January 2009 on type-approval of hydrogen-powered motor vehicles, and amending Directive 2007/46/EC (OJ L 35, 4.2.2009, pp. 32–46)

RELATED ACT

Commission Regulation (EU) No 406/2010 of 26 April 2010 implementing Regulation (EC) No 79/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval of hydrogen-powered motor vehicles (OJ L 122, 18.5.2010, pp. 1–107). Successive amendments to Commission Regulation (EU) No 406/2010 have been incorporated into the original text. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.

Commission Regulation (EU) No 630/2012 of 12 July 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 692/2008, as regards type-approval requirements for motor vehicles fuelled by hydrogen and mixtures of hydrogen and natural gas with respect to emissions, and the inclusion of specific information regarding vehicles fitted with an electric power train in the information document for the purpose of EC type-approval (OJ L 182, 13.7.2012, pp. 14–26)

Safer cars: seat belts and child restraint systems

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009: type-approval for the general safety of motor vehicles, trailers and systems, components and separate technical units

In general, it requires all motor vehicle parts and components to be type-approved* before they can be placed on the EU market.

—This includes seat belts and child restraint systems.
—This ensures that manufacturers of seat belts and child restraint systems throughout the EU meet the same safety standards.

Key Points

Manufacturers have to ensure that all new vehicles are designed, built and assembled so as to minimise the risk of injury to vehicle occupants and other road users.

This includes vehicle systems, components and separate technical units, such as:

—seat belts, and
—Isofix anchorage systems and built-in child restraints. Isofix is an International Organisation for Standardisation standard for the anchoring systems for child safety seats.

The installation requirements for seatbelts and child restraints are governed by global technical harmonisation of vehicles regulations drawn up by the UNECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe):

—Regulation No 16 (safety belts, restraint systems, child restraint systems and Isofix child restraint systems),
—Regulation No 44 (child restraint systems),
—Regulation No 129 (enhanced child restraint systems — ECRS).

Manufacturers have to demonstrate that seat belts and child restraint systems comply with these UNECE regulations. If they do so, they will also be considered to comply with this regulation and thus qualify for EC type-approval.

The rules and procedures in the regulation were amended in 2015, by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/166.

BACKGROUND

For more information, see ‘Technical harmonisation’on the European Commission’s website.

KEYWORDS

* Type-approval: this means that tests have been done to ensure that relevant regulatory, technical and safety requirements have been met.

ACT

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning type-approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor

References

Act

Entry into force

Deadline for transposition in the Member States

Official Journal

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

20.8.2009

OJ L 200, 31.7.2009, pp. 1–24.

Successive amendments and corrections to Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 have been incorporated into the basic text. This consolidated version is for reference only.

RELATED ACTS

Regulation No 16 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UN/ECE) — Uniform provisions concerning the approval of: I. Safety-belts, restraint systems, child restraint systems and ISOFIX child restraint systems for occupants of power-driven vehicles — II. Vehicles equipped with safety-belts, safety-belt reminder, restraint systems, child restraint systems and ISOFIX child restraint systems (OJ L 233, 9.9.2011, pp. 1–94)

Regulation No 44 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UN/ECE) — Uniform provisions concerning the approval of restraining devices for child occupants of power driven vehicles (child restraint systems) (OJ L 330, 16.12.2005, pp. 56–157)

Regulation No 129 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UN/ECE) — Uniform provisions concerning the approval of enhanced Child Restraint Systems used on board motor vehicles (ECRS) (OJ L 97, 29.3.2014, pp. 21–128)

Curbing the sound levels of motor vehicles

Regulation (EU) No 540/2014 on the sound level of motor vehicles and of replacement silencing systems

The regulation aims to cut major sources of noise caused by motor vehicles.

Key Points

This regulation aims to improve environmental protection and public safety and to ensure a better quality of life and health for people in the EU by reducing major sources of noise caused by motor vehicles.

It does so by setting out the administrative and technical requirements for the EU approval of all new vehicles of certain categories (referred to in Article 2 of and Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC) with regard to their sound level and for the EU approval of replacement silencing systems and related components.

The EU approval is called ‘type-approval’ and is the procedure referred to in Article 3 of Directive 2007/46/EC with regard to sound levels.

The regulation sets noise-limit values for the different vehicle categories and a timeframe for implementation.

It lays out rules on labelling and consumer information, and the development of acoustic alert systems. Noise limit values are maximum levels of sound measured in decibels and are listed in Annex III.

Labelling and consumer information

As per Article 7 of the regulation, vehicle manufacturers and distributors will try to ensure that the sound level of each vehicle in decibels is displayed in a prominent position at the point of sale and in technical promotional material.

Acoustic systems for electric vehicles

Vehicles will need to be equipped in the coming years with acoustic vehicle alerting systems (AVAS) to compensate for the lack of audible signals in electric and hybrid electric vehicles. The aim here is to increase the awareness of road users and, in particular, of blind and visually impaired pedestrians and cyclists.

FROM WHEN DOES THE REGULATION APPLY?

It has applied since 1 July 2016.

BACKGROUND

For more information, see:

Reducing noise in the automotive industry (European Commission)

MAIN DOCUMENT

Regulation (EU) No 540/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on the sound level of motor vehicles and of replacement silencing systems, and amending Directive 2007/46/EC and repealing Directive 70/157/EEC (OJ L 158, 27.5.2014, pp. 131-195)

Successive amendments and corrections to Regulation (EU) No 540/2014 have been incorporated in the basic text. This consolidated version is for reference purpose only.

Information on tyre fuel efficiency, braking capacity and noise levels

Regulation (EU) 2020/740 on the labelling of tyres with respect to fuel efficiency and other parameters

It aims to give consumers more information when choosing new tyres for their vehicles. It makes labels about a tyre’s characteristics and performance, in snow and ice for instance, more visible and informative. This will help end-users* take into account features such as safety, health protection and economic and environmental efficiency.
The legislation is designed to promote fuel-efficient, long-lasting and safe tyres with low noise levels.

It amends Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 (see summary).

Key Points

The regulation:

applies to tyres for passenger cars (C1 tyres), buses and coaches, light and heavy goods vehicles, and light and heavy trailers (C2 and C3 tyres), as well as to retreads* once a suitable performance test is available;
does not apply to certain specalised categories of tyre, such as those for off-road professional use, to vehicles first registered before 1 October 1990 or to second-hand tyres, unless imported from a non-EU country.

Tyre suppliers must:

attach a sticker label to individual tyres and a printed label to a batch of tyres, containing the information set out in Annexes I and II, and provide a product information sheet containing the details specified in Annex III;
make the tyre label visible, preferably close to the price, in advertisements and distance selling or internet sales;
ensure the tyre labels and product information sheets are accurate;
cooperate with market surveillance authorities, which may carry out routine and ad hoc inspections, and act immediately if any infringements are discovered;
provide their national authorities, via a product database, with technical details of the tyres and their performance before they are offered for sale, enabling authorities to check the accuracy of the tyre labels — the information will have to be supplied from 1 May 2021 (and by 30 November 2021 for tyres produced between 25 June 2020 and 30 April 2021);
not provide or display labels, marks, symbols or inscriptions that do not comply with the regulation.

Tyre distributors must:

attach a sticker label to individual tyres and a printed label to a batch of tyres at the point of sale, containing the information required;
ensure the tyre label is displayed close to the price on any technical promotional material, paper-based distances sales, and advertisements and internet sales;
provide customers with a copy of the tyre label before a sale, if the tyres are not visible;
inform customers where they can access the product information sheet.
Suppliers and distributors of new vehicles must provide customers with the tyre label, product information sheet and any relevant technical promotional material before a purchase is made.

Internet service providers must ensure that suppliers selling tyres on their sites display the necessary label as well as the information sheet.

National authorities must:

allow the sale and use of tyres that comply with the legislation;
verify the accuracy of the information on the tyre labels;
lay down penalty and enforcement rules for any infringements.

The European Commission:

encourages and supports cooperation and information exchange between market surveillance authorities;
may adopt delegated acts to amend some of the annexes to take account of technical improvements;
submits a report evaluating the regulation to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee by 1 June 2025.

Repeal

Regulation (EU) 2020/740 repeals the tyre-labelling Regulation (EC) No 1222/2009 (see summary).

Application & Background

It applies from 1 May 2021.

BACKGROUND
The tyre-labelling system aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and noise pollution and improve road safety. Tyres account for 20-30% of a vehicle’s fuel consumption. Reducing their rolling resistance helps cut emissions and increase savings for drivers through lower fuel consumption.

For more information, see:

Tyres — Energy label

(European Commission).

KEY TERMS
End-user: an individual consumer, fleet manager or road transport company.
Retread: a reconditioned tyre where the worn tread is replaced with new material.

MAIN DOCUMENT

Regulation (EU) 2020/740 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 2020 on the labelling of tyres with respect to fuel efficiency and other parameters, amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1222/2009 (OJ L 177, 5.6.2020, pp. 1-31)

Successive amendments to Regulation (EU) 2020/740 have been incorporated into the original text. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.

RELATED DOCUMENTS
Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and compliance of products and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011 (OJ L 169, 25.6.2019, pp. 1-44)

Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2017 setting a framework for energy labelling and repealing Directive 2010/30/EU (OJ L 198, 28.7.2017, pp. 1-23)

Regulation (EC) No 1222/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the labelling of tyres with respect to fuel efficiency and other essential parameters (OJ L 342, 22.12.2009, pp. 46-58)

Vehicle Standards [EU]

Global technical harmonisation of vehicles

Decision 97/836/EC:

The UN/ECE 1958 agreement:

The Parallel Agreement:

Application & Background

International technical harmonisation

MAIN DOCUMENTS

Worldwide harmonised Light-duty vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP) and Real Driving Emissions (RDE)

Requirements for EU type-approval

Conformity of production

Pollution control devices

Application & Background

MAIN DOCUMENT

CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of heavy-duty vehicles

Key Points

National authorities:

Application & Background

MAIN DOCUMENT

eCall in-vehicle system – type-approval

Key Points

Manufacturers’ obligations

Privacy and data protection

Evaluation

References

Hydrogen-powered vehicles — type-approval rules

Key Points

ACT

Safer cars: seat belts and child restraint systems

Key Points

References

Curbing the sound levels of motor vehicles

Key Points

Labelling and consumer information

Acoustic systems for electric vehicles

MAIN DOCUMENT

Information on tyre fuel efficiency, braking capacity and noise levels

Key Points

Application & Background

MAIN DOCUMENT

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