G/TBT/N/EU/925  
19 September 2022  
(22-6882) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. 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 Comm ission,  
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/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CC CN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Requirements to ensure the secure online data exchange of the certificate of conformity 
in electronic format.  
5. Title, number of pages and  language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Implementing Regulation laying down rules for the application of Regulation 
(EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the secure 
exchange of data of the certificate of con formity in electronic format and read -only access 
to the certificate of conformity, and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 
2021/133; (5 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The purpose of this draft Implementing Regulation is to 
introduce requirements that will guarantee a high level of data protection and a common 
approach for the exchange of the certificate of conformity in electronic format through 
the secure use of electronic applications and systems used for the exchange of in formation 
between manufacturers and EU Member States.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The Commission is empowered under Article 37(8) of Regulation (EU) 
2018/858 to set out the requirements on the means and the requirements to ensure the 
secure online data exchange of the certificate of conformity in electronic format.  
The requirements set out in this Implementing act will guarantee a high level of data 
protection and a common approach for the excha nge of the certificate of conformity in 
electronic format through the secure use of electronic applications and systems used for 
the exchange of information between manufacturers and EU Member States.  G/TBT/N/EU/925  
 
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  This implementing act will facilitate the use certifica te of conformity in electronic format 
and constitutes an important step towards a paperless exchange of data in the automotive 
sector.; Protection of the environment; Harmonization; Cost saving and productivity 
enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 
May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their 
trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for 
such vehicles, amending  Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009 
and repealing Directive 2007/46/EC ( https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ. L_.2018.151.01.0001.01.ENG ) 
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1812 of 1 December 2020 
laying down rules on the online data exchange and the notification of EU type -
approvals under Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council ( https://eur -lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2020/1812/oj ) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  November 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal  of 
the EU  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. 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/  
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