EU: planned legislative activities with regard to vehicle regulations in the EU

 

A couple of days ago, the Commission Working Group dedicated to vehicle regulations held a meeting where different topics linked with vehicle regulations were discussed.

Most importantly, the EU Commission presented its Regulatory framework for automotive to be accomplished or initiated in 2022.  Among the planned regulations are for example:

• Implementing act laying down rules on the application of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards functional requirements for market surveillance of vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units
• Revision of Directive 2000/53/EC on End of Life Vehicles
• Euro 7 – regulatory proposal for more stringent pollutants emission limits for motor vehicles and subsequent co-decision process
• Delegated Regulation on Event Data Recorder (EDR) for light vehicles (passenger cars and vans
• Delegated Regulation amending Annexes II and IV to Vehicle Type-Approval Regulation (EU) 2018/858, by implementing the GSR requirements for vehicles produced in large series and small series, as well as special purpose vehicles, requirements applying to autonomous vehicles (shuttles/robottaxis) and the implementation of UN Regulation No 156 on software updates
• Delegated Regulation supplementing and amending Annexes I and II of General Safety Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 by updating legal references in the GSR
• Delegated Regulation amending the eCall Regulation to update the requirements for the 112-based eCall in-vehicle system to 4G/5
• Delegated Regulation supplementing General Safety Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 by laying down detailed rules concerning the specific test procedures and technical requirements for the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to the advanced driver distraction warning systems
• Delegated Regulation on Event Data Recorders (EDR) for heavy duty vehicles (trucks and buses)

Also, on the international level, the EU Commission wants to continue its focus on Free Trade Agreements (FTA) negotiations with Australia, Chile, India (new), Indonesia, New Zealand and Tunisia.  Normally, such FTAs include an annex dedicated to motor vehicles and their parts and aim to convince the other contracting to accept UNECE regulations, vehicle type approval certificates and vehicle components approval certificates as meeting the national requirements.