COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1171/2014
of 31 October 2014
amending and correcting Annexes I, III, VI, IX, XI and XVII to Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 establishing 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) (1), and in particular Article 39(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Directive 2007/46/EC establishes a harmonised framework containing the administrative provisions and general technical requirements for new vehicles. Directive 2007/46/EC made the EC whole-vehicle type-approval mandatory for all vehicle categories, including those built in multi stages, in accordance with the timetable set out in its Annex XIX.
(2)
It is necessary to supplement the requirements of Annex XVII to Directive 2007/46/EC on the procedure to be followed during multi-stage EC approval to make this procedure fully operational. Annexes I, III and IX of Directive 2007/46/EC need also to be amended to ensure the link between the different stages of construction of a multi-stage built vehicle.
(3)
Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), provided for the repeal of several directives and their replacement by the corresponding United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Regulations. With the repeal of most of those directives by Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 from 1 November 2014, it is appropriate to update the relevant entries in Annex VI to Directive 2007/46/EC.
(4)
It is appropriate to correct Annex IX to Directive 2007/46/EC to ensure consistency in the numbering used in the different models of certificate of conformity for the entries concerning the mass in running order and the actual mass. In addition, it is necessary to clarify in Annex XI that head restraint systems are only mandatory for vehicles of category M1.
(5)
Directive 2007/46/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6)
It is necessary to give sufficient time to manufacturers to adapt their vehicles to the new requirements concerning the multi-stage type-approval procedure and to modify the certificate of conformity, as required by this Regulation.
(7)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Technical Committee - Motor Vehicles,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Annexes I, III, VI, IX and XI to Directive 2007/46/EC are amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
2. Annex XVII to Directive 2007/46/EC is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 2
Type-approvals of new vehicle types shall be granted in accordance with Directive 2007/46/EC as amended by this Regulation.
Manufacturers shall deliver certificates of conformity in accordance with Directive 2007/46/EC as amended by this Regulation for all new vehicles.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2016. It may apply before this date at the request from manufacturers to the approval authority.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 October 2014.