FahrzeugtypgenehmigungEU: Update of the EU vehicle type approval to take into account new UN regulatory developments

Januar 30, 2025

EU: Update of the EU vehicle type approval to take into account new UN regulatory developments

 

The EU has published a new delegated regulation amending the General Safety Regulation 2 which defines which UN ECE regulations are accepted in the EU.

The full name of the new draft is Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 of the European Parliament and of the Council to take into account regulatory developments concerning amendments to UN Regulations Nos 25, 79, 100, 127 and 152, and the new UN Regulations Nos 167, 169 and 171 adopted by the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.

Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 contains the list of the UN Regulations that apply on mandatory basis for the purpose of EU type-approval. Annex II to that Regulation contains the list of regulatory acts laying down the specific technical requirements with which vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units have to comply. The references to the regulatory acts listed in these Annexes need to be amended to take into account the latest regulatory developments, i.e. the Regulations adopted at UNECE level following the publication of Regulation (EU) 2019/2144.

The references to the UN Regulations in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 are static, hence, that Annex needs periodically to be amended to take account of the new versions of the existing and the newly adopted UN Regulations. In addition, it is necessary to introduce in Annex II references to the implementing measures adopted pursuant to this Regulation and the new UN Regulations.

The 02 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 152 contain provisions for the advanced emergency braking system to avoid or mitigate the severity of an impact with a pedestrian and a bicycle respectively. Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 refers to the original version to that UN Regulation that contains requirements for advanced emergency braking system to avoid or mitigate collision with a passenger car only. Therefore, in order to cover in addition to the car-to-car the car-to-pedestrian and car-to-bicycle collisions, it is appropriate to refer in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 to the 02 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 152.

The 03 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 127 contain provisions for the enlarged head impact zone to improve the pedestrian safety performance of motor vehicles in case of a collision. As Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 refers to 02 series of amendments of that UN Regulation, it is necessary to update Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 to refer to the 03 series of amendments of UN Regulation No 127.

The UNECE WP.29 also adopted: (1) UN Regulation No 167 – Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Motor Vehicles with regard to their Direct Vision [2024/1065], (2) UN Regulation No 169 – Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Event Data Recorders (EDR) for Heavy-Duty Vehicles [2024/1218]8 and (3) UN Regulation No 171 – Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regards to Driver Control Assistance Systems [2024/…. OJ reference to be inserted by the Publications Office]9. It is therefore appropriate to introduce in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 references to those regulations.

The 04 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 117 contain provisions for the approval of tyres with regard to their wet grip in worn state. It is appropriate to provide additional time to continue to allow fitting on a vehicle of new tyres approved as complying with the 02 and 03 series of amendments respectively to UN Regulation No 117 until 6 January 2029.

To find out more about automotive regulations in the EU, please do not hesitate to contact the Institute for Global Automotive Regulatory Research.

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