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EU: New public consultation on vehicle type-approval announced   The EU Commission has announced its intention to launch soon a public consultation on type-approval templates for certain motor vehicle safety systems. The initiative will introduce document templates for the approval of the following systems of motor vehicles (made mandatory by the General Safety Regulation II):...

USA: New exemption program for replica vehicles   The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has published a final rule implementing an exemption program for replica motor vehicles manufactured or imported by low-volume manufacturers, as set forth in Section 24405 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act). The FAST Act amended the...

USA: Update of FMVSS to ensure safety of occupants in automated vehicles   The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a final rule to ensure safety of occupants in automated vehicles. This rule updates the occupant protection Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (e.g. FMVSS 208, 205, 212, 219) to account...

USA: Amendment to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations   The Department of Transportation (DOT) of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has published the final rule amending the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). The amendments consist in increasing the area on the interior of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) windshields where certain vehicle...

EU: Updates of vehicle type approval requirements   The EU Commission has published a Draft Delegated Regulation (EU) amending Annexes I, II, IV and V to Regulation (EU) 2018/858.  These annexes contain tables of applicable UN and EU regulations, relevant for vehicles produced in unlimited series, vehicles produced in small series, fully automated vehicles produced...

Uruguay: New decree on emissions   Uruguay has published Decree No. 135/021 of the Executive Power – Air Quality Regulation. The objective of this regulation is to protect the environment through the prevention of air pollution, by establishing air quality objectives to reduce risks to human health and ecosystems, and setting maximum emission limits both...

China: New standards to be included in the implementation of mandatory automotive product certification   A list of standards planned to be included in the implementation of mandatory automotive product certification has recently been published in China. Among the standards are: GB/T 38694-2020 Requirements and test methods of alert for vehicle turning right GB/T 38185-2019...

Mexico: Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-035-SCT-2-2022, Trailers, semi-trailers and converters – Safety specifications and test methods.   Mexico has published a draft Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-035-SCT-2-2022, Trailers, semi-trailers and converters – Safety specifications and test methods. The standard establishes the minimum safety and operating specifications that must be met by new or used trailers, semi-trailers...

Mexico: Draft Official Mexican Standard PROY-NOM-086-1-SCFI-2018 for tyres   Mexico has published its response to the comments on the Draft Official Mexican Standard PROY-NOM-086-1-SCFI-2018, Rubber industry-New radial construction tires for vehicles with a gross vehicle weight greater than 4,536 kg and diagonal construction tires of any load capacity-Safety specifications, test methods and commercial information. The...

Thailand: TIS standard for retreaded pneumatic tyres for commercial vehicles and their trailers   Thailand has notified that the Ministerial Regulation which mandates retreaded pneumatic tyres for commercial vehicles and their trailers to conform with the standard TIS 2979-2564(2021) Retreaded Pneumatic Tyres for Commercial Vehicles and Their Trailers was published. The standard specifies the scope,...