G/TBT/N/EU/591  
 
1 August 2018  
(18-4877) 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 Commission  
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 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): New motor 
vehicles and systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles  
5. Title, numb er of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft 
Commission Regulation amending Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council and Annexes I, III and IV to Directive 2007/46/EC 
of the European Parliament an d of the Council as regards updating the references to and 
inclusion of certain Regulations of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on 
the type -approval of motor vehicles (and its accompanying annexes) (7 pages + 6 pages 
of annexes, in English )   
6. Description of content: The main objective of this draft Commission Regulation is to 
update the references to UN regulations listed in the respective annexes to the General 
Safety Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 661/2009)and the Framework Directive 
(Directive  2007/46/EC) on motor vehicle type -approval in order to ensure that technical 
progress is not hampered. This is the 5th cycle of amendments to the General Safety 
Regulation since its adoption in 2009. Annexes I, III and IV to the Framework Direct ive are 
also complemented to reflect the adoption of UN Regulation No 0 on uniform provisions 
concerning International Whole Vehicle Type Approval.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human h ealth and safety.  
8. Relevant documents:   
 Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
13 July 2009 concerning type -approval requirements for the general safety of 
motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical 
units intended therefor EUR-Lex - 32009R0661 - EN - EUR-Lex G/TBT/N/EU/591  
 
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   Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 
September 2007 estab lishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and 
their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended 
for such vehicles (Framework Directive) EUR-Lex - 32007L0046 - EN - EUR-Lex  
9. Proposed date of adoption: End of December 2018  
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/2018/TBT/EEC/18_4142_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2018/TBT/EEC/18_4142_01_e.pdf