G/TBT/N/EU/767  
17 December 2020  
(20-9155) 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/e n/  
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):  Passenger 
cars and vans (motor vehicles of categories M1 and N1); Road vehicles in general 
(ICS 43.020)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Implementing Regulation laying down rules for the application of Regulation 
(EU) 2019/2144 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards uniform 
procedures and technical specifications for the type -approval of motor vehicles with 
regard to their emergency lane keeping system (ELKS) (4 page(s), in English; 26 page(s), 
in English)  
6. Description of content:  The implementing act is based on the existing Regulations 
No 130 (lane departure warning for trucks) and No 79 (corrective steering) of the United 
Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) already appli ed in the EU, as well as 
existing test protocols from Euro NCap. It sets out the performance criteria and test 
procedures for the approval of motor vehicles with respect of their emergency lane 
keeping system.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nat ure of urgent problems where 
applicable:  This initiative provides the implementing measures for the approval of cars 
and vans with regard to their emergency lane keeping system in accordance with 
Article  7(6) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 of the European Pa rliament and of the Council. 
It has to be adopted and published by April 2021 (15 months before Regulation (EU) 
2019/2144 starts to apply, i.e. July 2022). Since it is largely based on existing system 
functions and test procedures, it is expected that stak eholders will broadly support the 
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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  
• Regulation No 79 of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) 
– Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to steering 
equipment  
http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/main/wp29/wp29regs/2018/R079r4
e.pdf 
• Regulation No 130 of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe 
(UNECCE) – Uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles with 
regard to the Lane Depart ure Warning System (LDWS)  
http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/main/wp29/wp29regs/2013/R130e.
pdf 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  March 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/2020/TBT/EEC/20_7758_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/ 2020/TBT/EEC/20_7758_01_e.pdf