G/TBT/N/EU/838  
27 September  2021 
(21-7143) 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 M1 and N1);; Road vehicles in general (ICS 
43.020)  
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council by laying down detailed rules concerning the 
specific test procedures and technical requirements for  the type -approval of motor 
vehicles with regard to their event data recorder and for the type -approval of those 
systems as separate technical units and amending Annex II to that Regulation (8 page(s), 
in English; 2 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This initiative provides the technical requirements and test 
procedures for the approval of cars and vans with regard to the event data recorder 
systems in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 of the European 
Parliament and of th e Council including by making applicable in EU law the requirements 
of 01 Series of Amendments UN Regulation No 160. It also covers the approval of EDR 
systems as separate technical units.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent proble ms where 
applicable:  The event data recorder is a system with the only purpose of recording and 
storing critical crash -related parameters and information shortly before, during and 
immediately after a collision. It aims at obtaining more accurate, in -depth  accident data 
enabling EU Member States to conduct road safety analysis and assess the effectiveness 
of specific measures taken;; Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/EU/838  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
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 an d vulnerable road users  
(https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32019R2144&from=EN ) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  November 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of 
the EU (The provisions shall apply from 6 July 2022)  
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://memb ers.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/EEC/21_6099_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/EEC/21_6099_01_e.pdf