G/TBT/N/EU/727  
14 July 2020  
(20-4795) 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 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/   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 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):  Vehicles 
and their trailers (M -, N- and O -category vehicles), and systems, components and separate 
technical units intended for such vehicles.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Implementing Regulation laying down rules on the online dat a exchange and 
the notification of EU type -approvals under Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council (6 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The enclosed draft implementing act lays down the 
administrative requireme nts for the online data exchange of EU type -approvals, granted, 
amended, refused or withdrawn as well as a list of the technical services which have 
performed the tests for the respective EU type -approvals under the framework Regulation 
(EU) 2018/858.  
These amendments ensure that type -approval authorities use a harmonised exchange 
mechanism for EU type -approval certificates and their attachments, and make a list of EU 
type-approvals publicly available.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Regulation (EU) No 2018/858 sets out general requirements on the approval 
and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers (M -, N- and O -category 
vehicles) and of systems, components and separate technical unit s intended for such 
vehicles, amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009 and repealing 
Directive 2007/46/EC.  
Based on the empowerments in Regulation (EU) 2018/858, the Commission laid down in 
detail the administrative provisions and templa tes for the type -approval and market 
surveillance of M -, N- and O -category vehicles.  G/TBT/N/EU/727  
 
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  Regulation (EU) 2018/858 was published in the EU Official Journal in June 2018. The 
administrative requirements for online data exchange of EU type -approvals were not 
included in the final adopted version of the framework Regulation (EU) 2018/858.  
This implementing act of an administrative nature is necessary for the regular 
implementation of Regulation (EU) 2018/858. The online data exchange of type -approval 
information between EU Member States is already a common way of working and some 
Member States already made this information publicly available . 
8. Relevant documents:   
• Regulation (EU) No 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/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32018R0858&from=EN   
• Directive 2007/46 EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
5 September  2007 establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and 
their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended 
for such vehicles.  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32007L0046&from=EN  
• Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
20 June 2007 on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from 
light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to 
vehicle repair and maintenance information.  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32007R0715&from=EN   
• Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
18 June 2009 on type -approval of motor vehicles and engines wi th respect to 
emissions from heavy duty vehicles (Euro VI) and on access to vehicle repair and 
maintenance information.  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content /EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32009R0595&from=EN   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  November 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  December 2020  
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/  
https://members.w to.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/EEC/20_4185_00_e.pdf