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Commission Regulation (EU) No 523/2012Show full title
Commission Regulation (EU) No 523/2012 of 20 June 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the inclusion of certain Regulations of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on the type-approval of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor (Text with EEA relevance)
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1.With effect from 1 November 2012, UNECE Regulation No 30, supplement 16 to the 02 series of amendments(1), and UNECE Regulation No 117, 02 series of amendments(2), including the stage 2 rolling sound requirements set out in paragraph 6.1.1, the requirements for wet grip performance set out in paragraph 6.2, and the stage 1 rolling resistance requirements set out in paragraph 6.3.1 of that UNECE Regulation, shall apply for the purpose of type-approval of new types of tyres of Class C1.
2.With effect from 1 November 2014, UNECE Regulation No 30, supplement 16 to the 02 series of amendments, and UNECE Regulation No 117, 02 series of amendments, including the wet grip performance requirements set out in paragraph 6.2 of that UNECE Regulation, shall apply for the purpose of the sale and entry into service of new tyres of Class C1.
3.With effect from 1 November 2012, UNECE Regulation No 54, supplement 17 to the original version of the Regulation(3), and UNECE Regulation No 117, 02 series of amendments, including the stage 2 rolling sound requirements set out in paragraphs 6.1.2 to 6.1.3 and the stage 1 rolling resistance requirements set out in paragraph 6.3.1 of that UNECE Regulation, shall apply for the purpose of type-approval of new types of tyres of Classes C2 and C3.
4.With effect from 1 November 2014, UNECE Regulation No 54 supplement 17 to the original version of the Regulation, shall apply on a compulsory basis for the purpose of the sale and entry into service of new tyres of Classes C2 and C3.
5.With effect from 1 November 2016, UNECE Regulation No 117, 02 series of amendments, including the stage 2 rolling sound requirements set out in paragraphs 6.1.1 to 6.1.3 of that UNECE Regulation, shall apply for the purpose of the sale and entry into service of new tyres of Classes C1, C2 and C3.
6.With effect from 1 November 2014, UNECE Regulation No 117, 02 series of amendments, including the stage 1 rolling resistance requirements set out in paragraph 6.3.1 of that UNECE Regulation, shall apply for the purpose of the sale and entry into service of new tyres of Classes C1 and C2.
7.With effect from 1 November 2016, UNECE Regulation No 117, 02 series of amendments, including the stage 1 rolling resistance requirements set out in paragraph 6.3.1 of that UNECE Regulation, shall apply for the purpose of the sale and entry into service of new tyres of Class C3.
8.With effect from 1 November 2016, UNECE Regulation No 117, 02 series of amendments, including the stage 2 rolling resistance requirements set out in paragraph 6.3.2 of that UNECE Regulation, shall apply for the purpose of type-approval of new types of tyres of Classes C1, C2 and C3.
9.With effect from 1 November 2018, UNECE Regulation No 117, 02 series of amendments, including the stage 2 rolling resistance requirements set out in paragraph 6.3.2 of that UNECE Regulation, shall apply on a compulsory basis for the purpose of the sale and entry into service of new tyres of Classes C1 and C2.
10.With effect from 1 November 2020, UNECE Regulation No 117, 02 series of amendments, including the stage 2 rolling resistance requirements set out in paragraph 6.3.2 of that UNECE Regulation, shall apply for the purpose of the sale and entry into service of new tyres of Class C3.
11.New tyres of Classes C1, C2 and C3 that were manufactured prior to the dates set out in paragraph 2 concerning general requirements and wet grip performance, paragraph 4 concerning general requirements, paragraph 5 concerning stage 2 rolling sound requirements, paragraphs 6 and 7 concerning stage 1 rolling resistance requirements as well as paragraphs 9 and 10 concerning stage 2 rolling resistance requirements, and which do not comply with these requirements, may be sold and entering into service for an additional period not exceeding 30 months from those dates.
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