G/TBT/N/GBR/40  
30 July 2021  
(21-5984) 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:  UNITED KINGDOM   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  The Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy, and 
the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regardi ng the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
UK TBT Enquiry Point  
Trade Policy Group  
Department for International Trade  
3 Whitehall Place  
London  
SW1A 2AW  
TBTEnquiriesUK@trade.gov.uk  
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):  Electrical 
transformers, static converters, e.g. rectifiers, and inductors; parts thereof (HS 8504); 
Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of <10 persons, 
incl. station wagons and racing cars (excl. motor vehicles of h eading 8702) (HS 8703)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The Electric 
Vehicles (Smart Charge Points) Regulations 2021 (22 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This is a notice for regulations due to be laid un der 
the 'Automated and electric vehicles (AEV) act 2018' . The AEV Act gives the UK 
Government the powers through secondary legislation to mandate that  private electri c 
vehicle (EV)  chargepoints  sold or installed in the  UK must  have smart functionality  and 
meet minimum  device -level requirements.   
The UK gave a "pre -notification" in March 2021 to give members the opportunity to 
provide early comment. No technical comment s were received. The UK is now formally 
notifying  members of its intention to lay secondary legislation for electric vehicle smart 
chargepoints.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Decarbonising transport is an essential step towards the UK reaching its 
target of bringing all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. In 2020, the UK 
Government announced an accelerated, 2 -phased approach to ending the sale of new 
petrol and diese l cars, with the phase -out date brought forward to 2030, and all new cars 
and vans to be fully zero emission at the tailpipe from 2035. For this to happen, our 
electricity system needs to be able to meet the extra demand created by electric vehicles. G/TBT/N/GBR/40  
 
- 2 - 
 
  EVs o ffer new opportunities for consumers to be part of a smarter and more flexible 
electricity system. Smart charging, for example during off -peak periods when electricity 
demand is low, means consumers can benefit from cheaper electricity and avoids 
triggerin g unnecessary network reinforcement. Charging of  EVs can also be shifted to 
periods where there is plentiful renewable electricity generation and support system 
operation by providing demand side response services. To ensure the UK has the 
infrastructure i n place to support a smarter energy system, these regulations aim to 
embed smart functionality within chargepoints across "private" settings such as homes 
and workplaces. Secondly these regulations ensure that smart chargepoints meet 
minimum device -level r equirements to mitigate the potential risks posed by smart 
charging, such as cyber security. Once enforced, a person must not sell, offer or advertise 
for sale in Great Britain, a chargepoint that does not meet these requirements.; Protection 
of the enviro nment  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Electric Vehicle Smart Charging consultation 
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/electric -vehicle -smart -charging  
• Summary of Responses and Consultation Response 
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/electric -vehicle -smart -
charging/public -feedback/electric -vehicle -smart -charging -consultation -
summary -of-responses  
• Impact Assessment https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/electric -
vehicle -smart -charging  
• The Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018 
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/18/contents/enacted        
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Regulations will be laid in Parliament later in 2021, date 
tbc. 
Proposed date of entry into force:  Regulations will be laid in Parliament later in 
2021, date tbc.  
Regulations will come into force in two stages. The majority of the requirements will be 
enforced 6 months after the legislation is "made" (no later than mid -2022), the security 
requirements will follow 12 months after the legislation is "made" (no later than end -
2022). Dates tbc.  
10. Final date for comments:  28 September 2021  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Text attached  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/GBR/21_4994_00_e.pdf