Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - European Union - Motor vehicles with regard to their intelligent speed assistance system, driver drowsiness and attention warning system, event data recorder, alcohol interlock installation facilitation and advanced driver distraction warning system

NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6

 

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Notifying Member: EUROPEAN UNION

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible:

European Commission

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:

European Commission,

EU-TBT Enquiry Point,

Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43,

E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu

Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/tbt/en/

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Motor vehicles of categories M and N and systems, components and separate technical units for such vehicles.

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Commission Implementing Regulation laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards templates for the approval of the intelligent speed assistance system, the driver drowsiness and attention warning system, the event data recorder, the alcohol interlock installation facilitation and the advanced driver distraction warning system; (4 page(s), in English), (23 page(s), in English)

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Description of content: This initiative provides the templates of the documents for the approval of motor vehicles with regard to their intelligent speed assistance system, driver drowsiness and attention warning system, event data recorder, alcohol interlock installation facilitation and advanced driver distraction warning system. It will ensure consistency in the implementation of the EU vehicle approval legislation.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Based on the empowerment in Articles 4(7) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the draft provides the templates for the information document and the type-approval certificate for the advanced vehicle systems referred to in Article 6 of that regulation (i.e. ISA, DDAW, EDR, AIF and ADDW). The templates will facilitate the procedure for EU type-approval of motor vehicles and their systems.

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Relevant documents:

·_        Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 of the European Parliament and of the Council Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on type-approval requirements for motor vehicles and their trailers, and systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, as regards their general safety and the protection of vehicle occupants and vulnerable road users

(eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32019R2144&from=EN)

·_        Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1958 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 of the European Parliament and of the Council by laying down detailed rules concerning the specific test procedures and technical requirements for the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to their intelligent speed assistance systems and for the type-approval of those systems as separate technical units

(eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32021R1958)

·_        Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1341 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 of the European Parliament and of the Council by laying down detailed rules concerning the specific test procedures and technical requirements for the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to their driver drowsiness and attention warning systems

(eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32021R1341)

·_        Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1243 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 of the European Parliament and of the Council by laying down by laying down detailed rules concerning the alcohol interlock installation facilitation in motor vehicles

(eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32021R1243)

·_        Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2590 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 of the European Parliament and of the Council by laying down detailed rules concerning the specific test procedures and technical requirements for the type-approval of certain motor vehicles with regard to their advanced driver distraction warning systems

(eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202302590)

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Proposed date of adoption: May 2024

Proposed date of entry into force: 20 days after the publication in the Official Journal

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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

European Commission,

EU-TBT Enquiry Point,

Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43,

E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu

The text is available on the EU-TBT Website : http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/tbt/en/

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/EEC/24_01641_01_e.pdf