G/TBT/N/EU/789  
25 March 2021  
(21-2435) 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 [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 o f the Council by laying down detailed rules concerning the 
specific test procedures and technical requirements for the type -approval of motor 
vehicles with regard to the intelligent speed assistance systems and for the type -approval 
of those systems as sep arate technical units, and amending Annex II to that Regulation 
(8 page(s), in English; 27 page(s), in English; 72 page(s), in English; 23 page(s), in 
English; 48 page(s), in English; 2 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The intelligent speed  assistance (ISA) systems have to provide 
feedback to the driver in case of over -speed conditions and car manufacturers have a free 
choice of four methodologies that have all been assessed as appropriate and effective. 
The system performance rate as well a s the test procedures for the approval of motor 
vehicles with respect of the systems are set out in the draft Delegated Regulation.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  This initiative provides the technic al requirements and test procedures for 
the approval of cars and vans with regard to the intelligent speed assistance systems in 
accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 of the European Parliament and 
of the Council. It also covers the approv al of ISA systems as separate technical units. The 
effectiveness and reliability of the different ISA systems will be assessed once the relevant 
data and experience are available and, on this basis, the Commission may, if necessary, 
amend the Delegated Reg ulation. It is proposed that such evaluation is performed by the 
end 2025, which is earlier than the overall review set out in Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 
2019/2144 by July 2027; Protection of human health or safety . G/TBT/N/EU/789  
 
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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 the ir 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&f rom=EN ) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  May 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/  
 
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