Some very significant updates and amendments to the European type approval requirements specified in (EU) 2018/858 were published in the Official Journal on November 16, 2022 as Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2236. The updates and amendments specified within this Delegated Regulation include:
- An update to the table specifying the requirements applicable to vehicles produced in unlimited series to include the new and revised requirements introduced by (EU) 2019/2144.
- An update to the table specifying the requirements applicable to vehicles produced in small series to include the new and revised requirements introduced by (EU) 2019/2144, along with relaxations and exemptions from these requirements, where applicable.
- The splitting of the European Small Series Type Approval requirements into two separate schemes; Scheme I being applicable to vehicle types which are not based on vehicles produced in large volume and which are produced by manufacturers whose annual registrations in the European Union do not exceed 1,500, and Scheme II being applicable to all other "small series" vehicle types.
- The introduction of a new table specifying requirements for the small series type approval of fully automated vehicles.
- An update to the tables specifying the requirements applicable to Special Purpose Vehicles (e.g. motor caravans, ambulances, etc.) to include the new and revised requirements introduced by (EU) 2019/2144, along with relaxations and exemptions from these requirements, where applicable.
- The introduction of a new requirement mandating compliance with UN ECE Regulation No. 156-00 on software updates.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2236, and a consolidated version of (EU) 2018/858 incorporating the changes introduced by this Delegated Regulation, are available on InterRegs.NET for our EC subscribers and are also available at www.selectregs.com.