G/TBT/N/EU/883  
17 March 2022  
(22-2333) 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/tb t/en/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Heavy -
duty vehicles; transport CO2 emissions; Transport exhaust emissions (ICS 13.040.50), 
Commercial vehicles (ICS 43.080)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Implementing Regulation implementing Regulati on (EC) No 595/2009 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council as regards the performance of heavy -duty trailers 
with regard to their influence on the CO2 emissions, fuel consumption, energy 
consumption and zero emission range of motor vehicles and amen ding Implementing 
Regulation (EU) 2020/683 (15 page(s), in English; 50 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Commission implementing act serves to enable manufacturers 
to certify their heavy goods trailers with a technically permissible maximum mass 
exceeding 8 000 kg by means of a simulation tool, which determines the influence of 
trailers on the CO 2 emissions towing truck. The certification and simulation are based on 
the principles laid down in Regulation (EU) 2017/2400 for motor vehicles and thereby 
extends the use of VECTO tool to trailers of categories O 3 and O 4 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The CO 2 emissions and fuel consumption of heavy -goods vehicles shall be 
determined using standa rd trailers during certification. Actual trailers may differ from the 
standard ones. This regulation lays down the rules for the certification of certain trailers 
with regard to their influence on the CO 2 emissions and fuel consumption of the towing 
motor vehicle. In addition, the Regulation makes it possible to compare different vehicles 
and facilitates faster market uptake of more efficient trailers that can significantly 
contribute in reducing the CO 2 emissions of the road transport sector. The certifica tion of 
heavy goods trailers provides added value in a number of related areas, such as 
purchasing decisions or tolls. ; Protection of the environment  G/TBT/N/EU/883  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 and (EU) 2017/2400  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32009R0595  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2017/2400/oj   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  May 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  June 2022  
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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