Considerations on COM(2018)363 - EU position in UNECE as regards amendments to a range of UN (technical) Regulations, and as regards the proposals for two new UN Regulations - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2018)363 - EU position in UNECE as regards amendments to a range of UN (technical) Regulations, and as regards the proposals for two ... |
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| document | COM(2018)363  |
| date | May 23, 2018 |
(2) By Council Decision 2000/125/EC 2 , the Union acceded to the Agreement concerning the establishing of global technical regulations for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted and/or be used on wheeled vehicles (‘Parallel Agreement’).
(3) Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council 3 replaced the approval systems of the Member States with a Union approval procedure and established a harmonised framework containing administrative provisions and general technical requirements for all new vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units. That Directive incorporated regulations adopted under the Revised 1958 Agreement ('UN Regulations') in the EU type-approval system, either as requirements for type-approval or as alternatives to Union legislation. Since the adoption of Directive 2007/46/EC, UN regulations have been increasingly incorporated into Union legislation.
(4) In the light of experience and technical developments, the requirements relating to certain elements or features covered by UN Regulations Nos 13, 13-H, 14, 16, 22, 44, 49, 51, 54, 75, 83, 85, 89, 96, 106, 108, 109, 120, 129, 137, 139 and 140, as well as by UN Global Technical Regulations Nos 15 and 19 need to be adapted.
(5) In order to lay down uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles and their components with regard to the safety related performance of hydrogen-fuelled two- and three-wheeled vehicles (categories L1, L2, L3, L4 and L5), the proposal for a UN Regulation on those subjects needs to be adopted.
(6) In order to lay down uniform provisions concerning the approval of mechanical coupling components of combinations of agricultural vehicles, the proposal for a UN Regulation needs to be adopted.
(7) With a view to feeding into forthcoming discussions on real driving emissions, it is appropriate to insert, for the European Union, Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1151 4 and Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1154 5 in the Compendium of Candidate Global Technical Regulations, and to support Japan’s request to insert its methodology on the testing of real driving emissions in the Compendium.
(8) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union's behalf in the Administrative Committee of the Revised 1958 Agreement and in the Executive Committee of the Parallel Agreement, as regards the adoption of those proposals.
(9) In those Committees the Union is to be represented by the Commission in accordance with Article 17(1) of the Treaty on European Union,