G/TBT/N/EU/878  
10 March 2022  
(22-2160) 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):  Passenger 
cars and vans (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 (EU) amending Annexes I, II, IV and V to Regu lation 
(EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the technical 
requirements for vehicles produced in unlimited series, vehicles produced in small series, 
fully automated vehicles produced in small series and special purpose veh icles, and as 
regards software update (7 page(s), in English; 144 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Regulation sets out the specific technical requirements for 
the EU type -approval of vehicles produced in small series and special purpos e vehicles 
with respect to the systems provided in Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 and in the delegated 
acts and implementing acts adopted pursuant to it. It also lays down the requirements 
that shall apply to the whole vehicle type approval of fully automated v ehicles produced 
in small series to allow a progressive but quick introduction of the technology in line with 
the application dates of Regulation (EU) 2019/2144. In addition, it introduces, as part of 
the conformity of production procedure, the arrangement s under UN Regulation No 156 
that manufacturers should put in place to ensure the conformity and security of software 
update. Transitional provisions are provided for the application of the requirements with 
regard to small series and special purpose vehic les as well as for software update.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Distinction is drawn between the requirements for small series vehicles 
produced by big car manufacturer groups and small series vehi cles produced by ultra -
small volume manufacturers (e.g. heritage and iconic cars). For a first time, harmonised 
EU requirements are set out for the whole vehicle type -approval of fully automated 
vehicles. The requirements for the approval of special purpos e vehicles are also updated G/TBT/N/EU/878  
 
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  to the regulatory development, taking into account the technical limitations stemming 
from their design and use. ; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
Regulation (EU) 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 repealin g Directive 2007/46/EC  
(https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32018R0858&from=EN ) 
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 occup ants and vulnerable road users  
(https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32019R2144&from=EN ) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  May 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of 
the EU  
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/2022/TBT/EEC/22_2054_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/EEC/22_2054_01_e.pdf