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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to 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) 2015/166note, and in particular Article 4(3) and (6) thereof,Whereas:
(1)Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 lists, inter alia, UN Regulations No 34note, No 79note, No 100note, No 117note, No 127note and No 152note. All those regulations have been amended by the World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (‘UNECE WP.29’). It is therefore appropriate that the list in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 is updated to reflect those amendments.
(2)The 02 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 152 contain provisions for the advanced emergency braking system to avoid or mitigate the severity of an impact with a pedestrian and a bicycle respectively. Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 refers to the original version to that UN Regulation that contains requirements for advanced emergency braking system to avoid or mitigate collision with a passenger car only. Therefore, in order to cover in addition to the car-to-car the car-to-pedestrian and car-to-bicycle collisions, it is appropriate to refer in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 to the 02 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 152.
(3)The 04 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 127 contain provisions for the enlarged head impact zone to improve the pedestrian safety performance of motor vehicles in case of a collision. As Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 refers to 02 series of amendments of that UN Regulation, it is necessary to update Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 to refer to the 04 series of amendments of UN Regulation No 127.
(4)The UNECE WP.29 also adopted: (1) UN Regulation No 167note; (2) UN Regulation No 169note; and (3) UN Regulation No 171note. It is therefore appropriate to introduce in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 references to those regulations.
(5)The 04 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 117 contain provisions for the approval of tyres with regard to their wet grip in worn state. It is appropriate to provide additional time to continue to allow fitting on a vehicle in use of new tyres approved as complying with the 02 and 03 series of amendments respectively to UN Regulation No 117 until 6 January 2029.
(6)At the 192th session of UNECE WP.29 in March 2024, the Union and its Member States voted in favour of the new UN Regulation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regards to driver control assistance systems. In order for motor vehicles fitted with those systems to comply with the provisions set out in that UN Regulation, it is necessary to include the reference to UN Regulation No 171 in Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 that should apply on an ‘if fitted’ basis.
(7)Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2019/2144#
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2Entry into force#
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
(1)Annex I is amended as follows:
(a)the row for UN Regulation Number 25 is replaced by the following:25 | Head restraints (headrests), whether or not incorporated in vehicle seats | Supplement 1 to the 04 series of amendments | OJ L 258, 7.8.2020, p. 30, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2020/1169/oj | M, N
(b)the row for UN Regulation Number 34 is replaced by the following:34 | Prevention of fire risks (liquid fuel tanks) | 04 series of amendments | OJ L, 2025/1454, 29.7.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/1454/oj | M, N, O
(c)the row for UN Regulation Number 79 is replaced by the following:79 | Steering equipment | 04 series of amendments | OJ L, 2025/3, 10.1.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/3/oj | M, N, O
(d)the row for UN Regulation Number 100 is replaced by the following:100 | Electric safety | 03 series of amendments | OJ L, 2024/1955, 26.7.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1955/oj | M, N
(e)the row for UN Regulation Number 117 is replaced by the following:117 | Tyres with regard to rolling sound emissions, adhesion on wet surfaces and rolling resistance (Classes C1, C2 and C3) | 04 series of amendments | OJ L, 2025/1453, 7.8.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/1453/oj | M, N, O
(f)the row for UN Regulation Number 127 is replaced by the following:127 | Pedestrian safety | 04 series of amendments | OJ L, 2025/460, 17.3.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/460/oj | M1, N1
(g)the row for UN Regulation Number 152 is replaced by the following:152 | Advanced Emergency Braking Systems (AEBS) | 02 series of amendments | OJ L, 2024/2497, 27.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2497/oj | M1, N1
(h)the following rows for UN Regulation Numbers 167, 169 and 171 are added:167 | Heavy-duty vehicles direct vision | Original version of the Regulation | OJ L, 2024/1065, 17.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1065/oj | M2, M3, N2, N3169 | Event Data Recorder for HDVs | Original version of the Regulation | OJ L, 2024/1218, 23.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1218/oj | M2, M3, N2, N3171 | Driver Control Assistance Systems (DCAS) | Original version of the Regulation | OJ L, 2024/2689, 4.11.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2689/oj | M, N
(2)Annex II is amended as follows:
(a)the row for requirement B2 is replaced by the following:B2 Enlarged head impact zone | UN Regulation No 127 | Headform contact with A-pillars, windscreen header and cowl is excluded, but shall be monitored. | C | | | C | | | | | | | |
(b)the row for requirement B9 is replaced by the following:B9 Heavy-duty vehicles direct vision | UN Regulation No 167 | | | D | D | | D | D | | | | | |
(c)the row for requirement C10 is replaced by the following:C10 Tyre safety and environmental performance | UN Regulation No 30UN Regulation No 54UN Regulation No 117 | A test procedure for worn tyres shall also be ensured; the dates in note C apply. | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | A
(d)the rows for requirements E6 and E7 are replaced by the following:E6 Systems to replace driver’s control | UN Regulation No 157Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1426 (for fully automated vehicles) | | B (5) | B (5) | B (5) | B (5) | B (5) | B (5) | | | | | |E7 Systems to provide the vehicle with information on state of vehicle and surrounding area | UN Regulation No 157Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1426 (for fully automated vehicles) | | B (5) | B (5) | B (5) | B (5) | B (5) | B (5) | | | | | |
(e)in section E ‘Driver and System Behaviour’, the following rows for requirements E10 and E11 are added:E10 Systems to assist the driver in performing vehicle dynamic control | UN Regulation No 171 | | IF | IF | IF | IF | IF | IF | | | | | |E11 Automated valet parking | Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1426, Annex V | | IF | IF | IF | IF | IF | IF | | | | | |
(f)footnote (5) is replaced as follows:‘(5)Compliance is required in case of automated / fully automated vehicles.’;
(g)the following note is added to the Notes to the table:‘IF: Compliance is required if fitted.’.
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 are amended as follows:
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