Delegated regulation 2016/1824 - Amendment of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 3/2014, Delegated Regulation (EU) No 44/2014 and Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 with regard, respectively, to vehicle functional safety requirements, to vehicle construction and general requirements and to environmental and propulsion unit performance requirements - Main contents
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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1824 of 14 July 2016 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) No 3/2014, Delegated Regulation (EU) No 44/2014 and Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 with regard, respectively, to vehicle functional safety requirements, to vehicle construction and general requirements and to environmental and propulsion unit performance requirements| Legal instrument | delegated regulation |
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| Number legal act | Delegated regulation 2016/1824 |
| CELEX number i | 32016R1824 |
| Document | 14-07-2016; Date of adoption |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 15-10-2016; OJ L 279 p. 1-46 |
| Effect | 16-10-2016; Entry into force Date pub. +1 See Art 4 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
15.10.2016 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 279/1 |
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2016/1824
of 14 July 2016
amending Delegated Regulation (EU) No 3/2014, Delegated Regulation (EU) No 44/2014 and Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 with regard, respectively, to vehicle functional safety requirements, to vehicle construction and general requirements and to environmental and propulsion unit performance requirements
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2013 on the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles (1), and in particular Articles 18(3), 20(2), 21(5), 22(5), 23(12), 24(3), 25(8) and 54(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
The Commission has kept track of issues encountered and pointed out by approval authorities and stakeholders in Regulation (EU) No 168/2013, as well as Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 3/2014 (2), Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 44/2014 (3) and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 (4) supplementing Regulation (EU) No 168/2013; in order to ensure accurate application of those Regulations, some of the issues identified should be addressed by way of amendments. |
(2) |
In order to ensure consistency and effectiveness of the EU type-approval system for L-category vehicles, it is necessary to continuously improve the technical requirements and test procedures set out in those delegated acts and adapt them to technical progress. It is also necessary improve the clarity of those delegated acts. |
(3) |
The following amendments to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 3/2014 with regard to technical requirements and test procedures in the area of vehicle functional safety should be included in the Annexes to that Delegated Regulation with a view to improving its consistency and clarity: the list set out in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 3/2014 containing the applicable UNECE regulations should be updated and its Annex XV on tyre installation should be further clarified by adding the provisions on the manufacturer declaration with respect to the permissibility of the ‘category of use’ with checks performed accordingly. Further clarifications should be added to Annex XVII to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 3/2014 regarding interior fittings, to its Annex XVIII with regard to maximum power limitation and to its Annex XIX with respect to structural integrity requirements, in particular those for powered cycles in the scope of Regulation (EU) No 168/2013. |
(4) |
For the purposes of completeness and accuracy, it is appropriate that the list of UNECE regulations that apply on a compulsory basis set-out in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 3/2014 includes UNECE Regulations Nos 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 16, 19, 20, 28, 37, 38, 39, 43, 46, 50, 53, 56, 57, 60, 72, 74, 75, 78, 81, 82, 87, 90, 98, 99, 112 and 113. |
(5) |
The following amendments to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 44/2014 should be made in order to improve consistency and accuracy: Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 44/2014 contains a list of applicable UNECE regulations, which should be updated; Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 44/2014 should be supplemented with respect to marking requirements for parts, equipment and components for the purposes of identification and prevention of tampering; Annex III to that Delegated Regulation should be amended to provide clarifications on the requirements concerning the conversion of vehicles of subcategories L3e/L4e-A2 into A3 motorcycles and vice versa; certain amendments should be made in Annex XI to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 44/2014 on masses and dimensions, in particular relating to the ground clearance definition of... |
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