. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/EEC/206 
1 August 2008 
 (08-3658) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   European Commission 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:    
European Commission 
EC-TBT Enquiry Point Fax:  +(32) 2 299 8043 E-mail:  ec-tbt@ec.europa.eu
 
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tbt/  
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):   Motor vehicles         
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proposal for a 
Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning type-approval 
requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles (COM(2008)316) (35 pages, in 
English and French). 
6. Description of content:   The proposal introduces new mandatory requirements on 
advanced safety features. In particular, the proposal requires mandatory fitting of Electronic 
Stability Control Systems on all vehicles; Ty re Pressure Monitoring Systems on passenger 
cars; Advanced Emergency Braking System s and Lane Departure Warning Systems on 
heavy-duty vehicles. The proposal also sets more stringent noise emission limit values for 
tyres than those set out in existing legisla tion and introduces new requirements on wet grip 
and rolling resistance. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Safety and environmental protection. To e nhance road safety and to contribute to the 
reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the EU, consistent with its target under the Kyoto 
protocol and with its policy on acting against climate change. 
8. Relevant documents:   Proposal COM(2008)316; Impact Assessment SEC(2008)1908 G/TBT/N/EEC/206 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined 
Different implementation dates are set out in Article 11 (2012 – 2020) 
10. Final date for comments:   90 days from date of notification. 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
European Commission 
EC-TBT Enquiry Point 
Fax:  + (32) 2 299 80 43 
E-mail:  ec-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
The text is available on the EC-TBT Website :  http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tbt/    
and at  http://eur-lex.europa.eu/
 
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/Lex UriServ.do?uri=COM:2008:0316:FIN:EN:PDF  
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/Lex UriServ.do?uri=COM:2008:0316:FIN:FR:PDF  
 And at: http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2008/tbt/eec/08_2260_00_e.pdf