2023/0068/FIN
EC/EFTA
FI Finland
  • T40T - Urban and road transport
2023-05-22
2023-02-24

National small series type-approval of vehicles of categories M, N and O, national individual approval and registration inspection.

Technical requirements for motor vehicles and their trailers

This Regulation updates the current motor vehicle regulation by adding provisions on remote control approved for vehicles of categories N3 and O4, derogations from the requirements concerning limitation of energy and environmental impact for armoured vehicles of categories N2G and N3G, requirements for stretcher cars and glazing transporter vehicles, derogations from safety belt reminder requirements for school or day-care vehicles, requirements concerning the space for front and rear registration plates, uninspected tachographs in vehicles where their use is not required, and the axle considered to be the powered axle in a combination exceeding 44 tonnes. In addition, provisions on e.g. the lights of parked trailers, certain requirements concerning vehicle

dimensions and masses, requirements concerning rear underrun protective devices (RUPD) and lateral protection devices (LPD), and requirements concerning steering equipment for trailers, will be amended. In addition, Annex 1 to the regulation is amended to reflect the table of requirements applicable to the type-approval of vehicles produced in unlimited series of vehicles of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009 and repealing Directive 2007/46/EC (the ‘Framework Regulation’) and 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 and vulnerable road users, amending Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulations (EC) No 78/2009, (EC) No 79/2009 and (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 631/2009, (EU) No 406/2010,
(EU) No 672/2010, (EU) No 1003/2010, (EU) No 1005/2010, (EU) No 1008/2010, (EU) No 1009/2010, (EU) No 19/2011, (EU) No 109/2011, (EU) No 458/2011, (EU) No 65/2012, (EU) No 130/2012, (EU) No 347/2012, (EU) No 351/2012, (EU) No 1230/2012 and (EU) 2015/166 (the ‘General Safety Regulation’).

Amendments to an existing regulation are marked as tracked changes in the draft regulation. The new Annex 1 in a separate file replaces the table in Annex 1 at the end of the draft regulation.