G/TBT/N/GBR/48  
21 June 2022  
(22-4809) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED KINGDOM  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Department for Transport  
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:   
UK TBT E nquiry Point  
Trade Policy Group  
Department for International Trade  
Old Admiralty Building  
London  
SW1A 2DY  
TBTEnquiriesUK@trade.gov.uk  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  ], 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 addition, where applicable):  Motor 
vehicles, trailers, two - and three -wheeled vehicles, quadricycles, agricult ural and forestry 
vehicles, systems, components, technical units and engines for use in non -road mobile 
machinery.  
HS Chapter 40 - Rubber and articles thereof  
HS Chapter 84 - Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts 
thereof  
HS Chapter 85 - Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders 
and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and 
accessories of such articles  
HS Chapter 87 - Vehicles other than railway or tramway r olling stock, and parts and 
accessories thereof  
HS Chapter 94 - Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar 
stuffed furnishings; luminaires and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; 
illuminated signs, illuminat ed nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The Road 
Vehicles and Non -Road Mobile Machinery (Type -Approval) (Amendment and Transitional 
Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022.; (1 24 page(s), in English)  G/TBT/N/GBR/48  
 
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  6. Description of content:  Draft legislation making amendments to domestic legislation 
governing the type -approval of road vehicles, motorcycles, agricultural vehicles, and 
engines for non -road mobile machinery. The draft is fully developed but not final. Primarily 
it establishes a permanent type -approval scheme for passenger and goods vehicles and 
their trailers in Great Britain replacing the provisional scheme in place since 1st January 
2021 and due to end on 31st December 2022. T he legislation does not change the 
technical requirements vehicles will have to meet to obtain approval. The amendments 
are primarily to correct legal deficiencies, such as references to EU member states, the 
EU and its institutions which no longer apply i n Great Britain, in EU legislation retained in 
domestic law at the end of 2020. In addition, those functions previously exercised by the 
EU Commission will be amended, bringing them under the control of the UK government 
where appropriate.  
The permanent s cheme will be optional for manufacturers seeking approval when the 
legislation comes into force and will then become mandatory from 1st July 2023 for new 
vehicle types. It will also apply to those with approval issued under the existing provisional 
scheme as those approvals expire after 1st July 2023. In addition, there are a number of 
transitional provisions for the continued use of approvals issued to EU regulations.  
The legislation also extends existing provisional schemes for motorcycles and agricultura l 
vehicles that are due to expire on 31st December 2022 and must be extended beyond 
that date to enable the continued supply of these products and enforcement action to 
address non -compliance. These schemes will continue to function as they do now, and no 
changes are proposed to the technical requirements applicable under them.  
In addition, provisional approval schemes for road vehicle trailers, components, and 
engines for non -road mobile machinery are proposed. These schemes will function in the 
same way a s those for motorcycles and agricultural vehicles.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The legislation makes a range of amendments to the type -approval regime 
for passenger and goods vehicles, and their tr ailers, motorcycles, agricultural vehicles, 
and engines for non -road mobile machinery.  
The creation of a permanent scheme for passenger and goods vehicles and their trailers 
is required as a first step in the creation of a framework to permit the approval and 
enforcement of vehicles to the technical requirements for the safety, security and 
environmental performance. To allow manufacturers to transition to the full scheme, the 
current provisional scheme for passenger and goods vehicles will be exte nded beyond the 
current planned end date of 31st December 2022 until 30th June 2023, providing 
manufacturers with a 6 month period to prepare. The permanent scheme will become 
mandatory on 1st July 2023.  
The extension of the current provisional schemes for motorcycles and agricultural vehicles 
is also required as they are due to expire on 31st December 2022 and they must be 
extended beyond that date to enable the continued supply of these products and 
enforcement action to address non -compliance with safety, security and environmental 
standards. As a result, the normal six -month period between the adoption and entry into 
force dates is not possible.  
The provisional schemes for road trailers, components and engines for non -road mobile 
machinery are  required to address the current position whereby provisional approvals are 
not required for sale, registration, entry into service or placing on the market of such 
products in Great Britain. As a result, current powers to take enforcement action against 
non-compliance with safety and environmental standards if required are limited. This 
situation requires urgent correction to mitigate this risk to GB consumers and businesses, 
and the normal six -month period cannot be applied in this case. ; Protection of h uman 
health or safety; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
The Road Vehicles and Non -Road Mobile Machinery (Type -Approval) (Amendment and 
Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022  G/TBT/N/GBR/48  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  December 2022 
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2023  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
UK TBT Enquiry Point  
Trade Policy Group  
Department for International Trade  
Old Admiralty Building  
London  
SW1A 2DY  
TBTEnquiriesUK@trade.gov.uk  
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