{"id":17355,"date":"2022-09-13T20:54:10","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T20:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/legalblog.ie\/?p=17355"},"modified":"2022-09-24T22:15:52","modified_gmt":"2022-09-24T22:15:52","slug":"surveillance-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/surveillance-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"Surveillance Vehicles [EU]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_63 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/surveillance-vehicles\/#EU_approval_and_market_surveillance_measures\" title=\"EU approval and market surveillance measures\">EU approval and market surveillance measures<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/surveillance-vehicles\/#Scope\" title=\"Scope\">Scope<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/surveillance-vehicles\/#Checks_of_cars_on_the_market\" title=\"Checks of cars on the market\">Checks of cars on the market<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/surveillance-vehicles\/#Oversight\" title=\"Oversight\">Oversight<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/surveillance-vehicles\/#Manufacturers\" title=\"Manufacturers\">Manufacturers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/surveillance-vehicles\/#BACKGROUND\" title=\"BACKGROUND\">BACKGROUND<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/surveillance-vehicles\/#MAIN_DOCUMENT\" title=\"MAIN DOCUMENT\">MAIN DOCUMENT<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"EU_approval_and_market_surveillance_measures\"><\/span>EU approval and market surveillance measures<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>for motor vehicles and their trailers<\/p>\n<p>Regulation (EU) 2018\/858 \u2014 approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles<\/p>\n<p>The regulation sets out EU-wide rules on technical requirements and procedures to ensure that new types of motor vehicles and their trailers conform to EU-approved requirements on safety and environmental protection.<\/p>\n<p>It aims to:<br \/>\nraise the quality level and independence of vehicle type approval* and testing<br \/>\nincrease checks of cars that are already on the EU market and<br \/>\nstrengthen the overall system with EU oversight.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Scope\"><\/span>Scope<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The regulation applies to:<\/p>\n<p>motor vehicles used for the carriage of passengers with at least 4 wheels (category M);<br \/>\nmotor vehicles intended for the transportation of goods with at least 4 wheels (category N);<br \/>\ntrailers (category O).<br \/>\nType approval and testing before a car is placed on the market<\/p>\n<p>Technical services will be regularly and independently audited on the basis of strict performance criteria to obtain and maintain the authority given by EU countries to test and inspect new car models. The European Commission and other EU countries will be able to challenge this authorisation when something is wrong.<\/p>\n<p>National type-approval authorities will be subject to Commission audits to ensure that the relevant rules are implemented and rigorously enforced across the EU.<\/p>\n<p>The Commission\u2019s proposal to modify the remuneration system to avoid technical services being paid directly by the manufacturer was not maintained.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Checks_of_cars_on_the_market\"><\/span>Checks of cars on the market<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Pre-existing type-approval rules deal mainly with checks on prototypes taken from the production line; this regulation introduces market surveillance and additionally requires EU countries to carry out regular spot-checks on vehicles already on their market and make such results publicly available.<\/p>\n<p>All EU countries can now take immediate safeguard measures against non-compliant vehicles on their territory without having to wait for the authority that issued the type approval to take action.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Oversight\"><\/span>Oversight<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Commission can carry out market checks independently of EU countries and has the possibility to initiate EU-wide recalls.<br \/>\nIt can challenge the designation of technical services and impose administrative penalties on manufacturers or technical services of up to \u20ac30 000 per non-compliant car.<\/p>\n<p>The Commission will chair a new enforcement forum to ensure a more uniform interpretation of relevant EU legislation, complete transparency on cases of non-compliance, and better and more coordinated market surveillance activities by EU countries.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Manufacturers\"><\/span>Manufacturers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In addition to the existing ban on \u2018defeat devices\u2019 which alter the performance exhibited during test procedures, manufacturers must provide access to the car\u2019s software protocols to allow for external checks.<br \/>\nFROM WHEN DOES THE REGULATION APPLY?<\/p>\n<p>It applies from 1 September 2020.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"BACKGROUND\"><\/span>BACKGROUND<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The EU type-approval directive has been transformed into a directly applicable regulation and reinforced following the discovery that certain manufacturers had incorporated systems to alter the performance of their vehicles during testing (\u2018defeat devices\u2019).<\/p>\n<p>This reform is part of the Commission\u2019s wider work on the car sector set out in the communication \u2018Europe on the move\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, see:<\/p>\n<p>Technical harmonisation in the EU (European Commission).<\/p>\n<p>KEY TERMS<\/p>\n<p>Type approval: procedure whereby an approval authority certifies that a type of vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit meets the relevant administrative rules and technical requirements.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MAIN_DOCUMENT\"><\/span>MAIN DOCUMENT<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Regulation (EU) 2018\/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, amending Regulations (EC) No 715\/2007 and (EC) No 595\/2009 and repealing Directive 2007\/46\/EC (OJ L 151, 14.6.2018, pp. 1-218)<\/p>\n<p>RELATED DOCUMENTS<\/p>\n<p>Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions \u2014 Europe on the move \u2014 Sustainable mobility for Europe: safe, connected, and clean (COM(2018) 293 final, 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