G/TBT/N/EU/772  
22 January 2021  
(21-0669) 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 [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):  
Motor  vehicles of categories M and N; Road vehicles in general (ICS 43.020)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council by laying down detailed rules concerning the 
alcohol interlock installation facilitation in motor vehicles and amending Annex II to that  
Regulation and Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council (5 page(s), in English; 7 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The objective of this initiative is to set out provisions with the 
view to facilit ate the installation of alcohol interlocks in the aftermarket by requiring 
vehicle manufacturers to provide an installation document to give the necessary details 
to the technicians installing an alcohol interlock into a certain vehicle model. The 
requirem ents are based on the existing European standard (EN 50436).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Alcohol interlocks enhance traffic safety by preventing drivers from driving 
with alcohol concentrations ab ove certain limits. Such devices are not mandatory in the 
EU but can be fitted in motor vehicles in the aftermarket. In order to facilitate their 
installation, vehicle manufacturers will be required to provide an installation document 
with the necessary de tails for the installation. In Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 such 
facilitation of the installation of alcohol interlocks is set out for new vehicle models from 
7 July 2022 and for all newly produced motor vehicles from 7 July 2024. The proposed 
provisions are based on the existing EN 50436 standard; Protection of human health or 
safety; Other  G/TBT/N/EU/772  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• 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  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32019R2144&from=EN  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  April 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of 
the EU (The provisions shall apply from 6 July 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/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/EEC/21_0622_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/ 2021/TBT/EEC/21_0622_01_e.pdf