G/TBT/N/EU/1029  
7 November 2023  
(23-7512) 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 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addit ion, where applicable):  Vehicles 
and their trailers (M -, N- and O -category vehicles), and systems, components and 
separate technical units for such vehicles  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Implementing Regulation amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/535 
as regards the second rear registration plate space for trailers and the mass of energy 
storage systems and correcting that Regulation; (5 page(s), in English), (11 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Descript ion of content:  Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/535 is amended to require 
the mass of the energy storage system to be stated in the certificate of conformity of 
zero-emission vehicles in order to be taken into account for the purpose of CO2 monitoring 
from 1 January 2025. This draft also provides rules for the towing capability of stranded 
motor vehicles and foresees transitional provisions for the application of the requirement 
for the second rear registration plate space for trailers.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Based on the empowerments in Articles 4(7) and 10(3) of Regulation (EU) 
2019/2144, the draft amends certain requirements in Implementing Regulation (EU) 
2021/535 and correct s certain typos and wrong references in that Regulation; 
Harmonization; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   G/TBT/N/EU/1029  
 
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  • 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 ) 
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/535 of 31 March 2021 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 vehicles, and of systems, compone nts and 
separate technical units intended for such vehicles, as regards their general 
construction characteristics and safety  
(https://eur -lex.europa.eu/le gal-
content/en/ALL/?uri=CELEX:32021R0535&qid=1687878182223 ) 
• Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 
April 2019 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars 
and for  new light commercial vehicles, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 
443/2009 and (EU) No 510/2011  
(https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32019R0631 ) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  January 2024  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days after the publication in the Official Journal 
(the requirements related to towing capability and mass of energy storage systems apply 
from 1 January 2025)  
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/2023/TBT/EEC/23_13365_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/EEC/23_13365_01_e.pdf