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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:
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.
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.
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.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel Barroso
Directive 2007/46/EC is amended as follows:
Annex I is amended as follows:
Annex III is amended as follows:
the following point 0.2.2 is inserted:
Type:
Variant(s):
Version(s):
Type-approval number, including extension number’
the following point 0.5.1 is inserted:
the following points 2.17, 2.17.1 and 2.17.2 are inserted:
Annex VI is amended as follows:
Model A, point 0.5 is amended as follows:
Model A, the following point 0.5.1 is inserted:
Annex IX is amended as follows:
Part I, Complete and completed vehicles, is amended as follows:
in ‘Model B — Side 1, Completed vehicles, EC certificate of conformity’, point 0.2.2 is replaced by the following:
Type:
Variant (a):
Version (a):
Type-approval number, extension number’
Part II, Incomplete vehicles, is amended as follows:
in ‘Model C1 — Side 1, Incomplete vehicles, EC certificate of conformity’, the following point 0.2.2 is inserted:
Type:
Variant (a):
Version (a):
Type-approval number, extension number’
in ‘Model C1 — Side 1, Incomplete vehicles, EC certificate of conformity’, the following point 0.5.1 is inserted:
in ‘Side 2 — Vehicle category M1 (incomplete vehicles)’, point 13.2 is deleted
in ‘Side 2 — Vehicle category M1 (incomplete vehicles)’, point 14 is replaced by the following:
in ‘Side 2 — Vehicle category M1 (incomplete vehicles)’, the following point 14.2 is inserted:
in ‘Side 2 — Vehicle category M2 (incomplete vehicles)’, point 14 is replaced by the following:
in ‘Side 2 — Vehicle category M2 (incomplete vehicles)’, the following point 14.2 is inserted:
in ‘Side 2 — Vehicle category M3 (incomplete vehicles)’, point 14 is replaced by the following:
in ‘Side 2 — Vehicle category M3 (incomplete vehicles)’, the following point 14.2 is inserted:
in ‘Side 2 — Vehicle category N1 (incomplete vehicles)’, point 13 is deleted
in ‘Side 2 — Vehicle category N1 (incomplete vehicles)’, point 14 is replaced by the following:
in ‘Side 2 — Vehicle category N1 (incomplete vehicles)’, the following point 14.2 is inserted:
in ‘Side 2 — Vehicle category N2 (incomplete vehicles)’, point 14 is replaced by the following:
in ‘Side 2 — Vehicle category N2 (incomplete vehicles)’, the following point 14.2 is inserted:
in ‘Side 2 — Vehicle category N3 (incomplete vehicles)’, point 14 is replaced by the following:
in ‘Side 2 — Vehicle category N3 (incomplete vehicles)’, the following point 14.2 is inserted:
in ‘Side 2 — Vehicle category O1 and O2 (incomplete vehicles)’, point 14 is replaced by the following:
in ‘Side 2 — Vehicle category O1 and O2 (incomplete vehicles)’, the following point 14.2 is inserted:
in ‘Side 2 — Vehicle category O3 and O4 (incomplete vehicles)’, point 14 is replaced by the following:
Annex XI is amended as follows:
In appendix 1, entry 38A is amended as follows:
‘38A | Head restraints (headrests), whether or not incorporated in vehicle seats | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 25 | D | G+D’ |
In appendix 4, entry 38A shall be deleted.
verify that all EC type-approval certificates issued pursuant to the regulatory acts which are applicable for vehicle type-approval cover the vehicle type at its state of completion and correspond to the prescribed requirements;
ensure that all the relevant data, taking account of the state of completion of the vehicle, is included in the information folder;
by reference to the documentation make sure that the vehicle specification(s) and data contained in Part I of the vehicle information folder are included in the data in the information packages and in the EC type-approval certificates, in respect of the relevant regulatory acts; and in the case of a completed vehicle, where an item number in Part I of the information folder is not included in the information package of any of the regulatory acts, confirm that the relevant part or characteristic conforms to the particulars in the information folder;
on a selected sample of vehicles from the type to be approved carry out or arrange to be carried out inspections of vehicle parts and systems to verify that the vehicle(s) is/are built in accordance with the relevant data contained in the authenticated information package in respect of all relevant regulatory acts;
carry out or arrange to be carried out relevant installation checks in respect of separate technical units where applicable.
engine,
gearbox,
powered axles (number, position, interconnection),
steered axles (number and position),
body styles,
number of doors,
hand of drive,
number of seats,
level of equipment.
the modifications do not affect the vehicle's type-approval in any way, other than an increase of the actual mass of the vehicle;
the added fittings can be removed without using special tools.
name of the manufacturer,
Sections 1, 3 and 4 of the EC type-approval number,
the stage of approval,
vehicle identification number of the base vehicle,
technically permissible maximum laden mass of the vehicle where the value has changed during the current stage of approval,
technically permissible maximum laden mass of the combination (where the value has changed during the current stage of approval and where the vehicle is permitted to tow a trailer). “0” shall be used if the vehicle is not permitted to tow a trailer,
technically permissible maximum mass on each axle, listed in order from front to rear where the value has changed during the current stage of approval,
in the case of a semi-trailer or centre-axle trailer, the technically permissible maximum mass at the coupling point where the value has changed during the current stage of approval.
Unless otherwise provided for above, the plate shall comply with the requirements of Annex I and Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 19/2011.
The example below is given as a guide only.
MANUFACTURER'S NAME (stage 3)U.K.
e2*2007/46*2609
Stage 3
WD9VD58D98D234560
1 500 kg
2 500 kg
1 – 700 kg
2 – 810 kg”
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 (OJ L 200, 31.7.2009, p. 1.)
Commission Regulation (EU) No 19/2011 of 11 January 2011 concerning type-approval requirements for the manufacturer's statutory plate and for the vehicle identification number of motor vehicles and their trailers and implementing Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning type-approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor (OJ L 8, 12.1.2011, p. 1.)