Description
of content: Law No 117 of 1 October
2018 introduced the obligation for drivers of vehicles from international
categories M1, N1, N2 and N3 residing in Italy and transporting with them
children under 4 years of age, with the required restraint systems, to
use a specific car seat reminder alarm device that prevents minors from being
left behind in the vehicle. The same regulation called for the Ministry of
Infrastructure and Transport (MIT) to set out the technical build and
functional specifications for such devices through the adoption of a specific
decree.
Accordingly,
the notified draft Decree was drawn up, consisting of ten articles and two
annexes, which establishes the technical/functional specifications for such
alarms and lays down the procedures for verifying their compliance.
In
summary, the first five articles lay down: the definitions used, the scope of
application of the Decree and the general characteristics; they state that
car seat reminder devices must comply with the technical build and functional
specifications set out in Annex A and are subject to verification and
certification. The next three articles contain requirements for the
manufacturer and for certification of the applicable quality system and
provisions for the recognition of accredited verification and certification
bodies. Articles 9 and 10 identify the designated authority for market
oversight per Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 and the transitional provisions
applied for verifying the compliance of the car seat reminder devices pending
the specific accreditation of the organizations.
The
Decree includes the following annexes:
Annex
A: Technical build and functional specifications
Annex
B: Certificate of conformity template (Article 6 of the Regulation)
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