- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As adopted by EU)
Regulation (EC) No 1222/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the labelling of tyres with respect to fuel efficiency and other essential parameters (Text with EEA relevance)
When the UK left the EU, legislation.gov.uk published EU legislation that had been published by the EU up to IP completion day (31 December 2020 11.00 p.m.). On legislation.gov.uk, these items of legislation are kept up-to-date with any amendments made by the UK since then.
Legislation.gov.uk publishes the UK version. EUR-Lex publishes the EU version. The EU Exit Web Archive holds a snapshot of EUR-Lex’s version from IP completion day (31 December 2020 11.00 p.m.).
This is the original version as it was originally adopted in the EU.
This legislation may since have been updated - see the latest available (revised) version
The label must conform to the following requirements:
Colours are CMYK – cyan, magenta, yellow and black – and are given following this example: 00-70-X-00: 0 % cyan, 70 % magenta, 100 % yellow, 0 % black;
The numbers listed below refer to the legends indicated in point 1.2:
Fuel efficiency
Pictogram as supplied: width: 19,5 mm, height: 18,5 mm – Frame for pictogram: stroke: 3,5 pt, width: 26 mm, height: 23 mm – Frame for grading: stroke: 1 pt – Frame end: stroke: 3,5 pt, width: 36 mm – Colour: X-10-00-05;
Wet grip
Pictogram as supplied: width: 19 mm, height: 19 mm – Frame for pictogram: stroke: 3,5 pt, width: 26 mm, height: 23 mm – Frame for grading: stroke: 1 pt – Frame end: stroke: 3,5 pt, width: 26 mm – Colour: X-10-00-05;
External rolling noise
Pictogram as supplied: width: 14 mm, height: 15 mm – Frame for pictogram: stroke: 3,5 pt, width: 26 mm, height: 24 mm – Frame for value: stroke: 1 pt – Frame end: stroke: 3,5 pt, height: 24 mm – Colour: X-10-00-05;
Label border: stroke: 1,5 pt – Colour: X-10-00-05;
‘A’ to ‘G’ scale
Arrows: height: 4,75 mm, gap: 0,75 mm, black stroke: 0,5 pt – colours:
A: X-00-X-00;
B: 70-00-X-00;
C: 30-00-X-00
D: 00-00-X-00;
E: 00-30-X-00
F: 00-70-X-00;
G: 00-X-X-00.
Text: Helvetica Bold 12 pt, 100 % white, black outline: 0,5 pt;
Grading
Arrow: width: 16 mm, height: 10 mm, 100 % black;
Text: Helvetica Bold 27 pt, 100 % white;
Lines in scale: stroke: 0,5 pt, dashed line interval: 5,5 mm, 100 % black;
Scale text: Helvetica Bold 11 pt, 100 % black;
External rolling noise measured value
Arrow: width: 25,25 mm, height: 10 mm, 100 % black;
Text: Helvetica Bold 20 pt, 100 % white;
Unit text: Helvetica Bold 13 pt, 100 % white;
EU logo: width: 9 mm, height: 6 mm;
Regulation reference: Helvetica Regular 7,5 pt, 100 % black;
Tyre class reference: Helvetica Bold 7,5 pt, 100 % black;
External rolling noise class as supplied in part C of Annex I: width: 8,25 mm, height: 15,5 mm – 100 % black
The background must be white.
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As adopted by EU): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was first adopted in the EU. No changes have been applied to the text.
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including: