G/TBT/N/DNK/133  
29 February 2024  
(24-1881) 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:  DENMARK  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Danish Road Traffic Authority  
Sorsigvej 35  
6760 Ribe  
Denmark  
Phone: +45 7221 8899  
E-mail: info@fstyr.dk  
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:   
Danish Business Authority  
Langelinie Allé 17  
DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø  
Denmark  
Phone: +45 35 29 10 00  
E-mail: notifikationer@erst.dk  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Cars (M1, 
M2, M3), trucks (N1, N2, N3), motorcycles (2 - and 3 -wheelers), mopeds, tractors, non -
road mobile machine ry, trailers (O1, O2, O3, O4) and agricultural vehicles, etc.  
The affected vehicle types correspond to those mentioned in EU -regulations 
2018/858/EU, 167/2013/EU and 168/2013/EU.  
The executive order also contains requirements for vehicle manuals and the pl acement of 
symbols. These provisions are expected to be repealed by another executive order before 
this executive order comes into force.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Executive order 
on technical requirements for veh icles and their equipment and use; (366 page(s), in 
Danish)  G/TBT/N/DNK/133  
 
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  6. Description of content:   
• Technical requirements for vehicles and their equipment when vehicles have 
obtained or are to obtain a national, individual approval. EU type -approved 
vehicles that have not been modified are thus not covered.  
• Corresponding rules for modified vehicles that must be approved, regardless of 
whether the vehicles were originally EU type -approved or not.  
Regulation of the use of vehicles in places where the Danish Traf fic Regulation Act applies.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The objective of the executive order is to bring the Danish technical 
requirements for vehicles and their equipment closer to the correspond ing EU -regulation 
but also respecting the need for some national derogations. ; Consumer information, 
labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of the 
environment; Quality requirements; Harmonization; Reducing trade b arriers and 
facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Executive order on technical requirements for vehicles and their equipment and 
use. 
• Færdselsloven  
Lov om infrastruktur for alternative drivmidler til transport  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  31 May 2024 
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 July 2024  
10. Final date for comments:  10 May 2024  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Danish Standards  
Göteborg Plads 1  
Nordhavn  
Tel: + (45) 39 96 61 40  
Fax: + (45) 39 96 61 01  
Email: wto@ds.dk  
Website: http://www.ds.dk  
https://members.wto. org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/DNK/24_01743_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/DNK/24_01743_01_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/DNK/24_01743_02_x.pdf