Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

CHAPTER IV U.K. IMPLEMENTATION

Article 14 U.K. Implementing measures

1. The Commission shall adopt the following implementing measures:

(a) detailed rules concerning the specific procedures, tests and technical requirements for the type-approval of motor vehicles, their trailers and components and separate technical units with regard to the provisions of Articles 5 to 12;

(b) detailed rules concerning specific safety requirements for vehicles intended for the transport of dangerous goods by road within or between Member States, taking account of UNECE Regulation 105;

(c) a more precise definition of the physical characteristics and performance requirements a tyre must fulfil to be defined as ‘special use tyre’, ‘off-road professional tyre’, ‘reinforced tyre’, ‘extra load tyre’, ‘snow tyre’, ‘T-type temporary-use spare tyre’ or ‘traction tyre’ in accordance with points 8 to 13 of the second paragraph of Article 3;

(d) measures amending the limit values on rolling resistance and rolling noise laid down in Parts B and C of Annex II insofar as is necessary as a result of changes in test procedures and without lowering the level of protection of the environment;

(e) detailed rules on the procedure for the determination of the noise levels referred to in point 1 of Part C of Annex II;

(f) measures amending Annex IV to include the UNECE Regulations that are mandatory under Article 4(4) of Decision 97/836/EC.

2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1, with the exception of those relating to the provisions of Article 10, shall be adopted by 31 December 2010.

The measures relating to the provisions of Article 10 shall be adopted by 31 December 2011.

3. The Commission may adopt the following implementing measures:

(a) measures exempting certain vehicles or classes of vehicles of categories M₂, M₃, N₂ and N₃ from the obligation to install advanced vehicle systems referred to in Article 10 where, following a cost/benefit analysis and taking into account all relevant safety aspects, the application of those systems proves not to be appropriate to the vehicle or class of vehicles concerned;

(b) by 31 December 2010, and on the basis of a cost/benefit analysis, measures shortening the period laid down in Article 13(11), which may be differentiated according to the class or category of tyres concerned.

4. The measures referred to in this Article, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, inter alia, by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 15(2).

Article 15 U.K. Committee procedure

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Technical Committee — Motor Vehicles (TCMV) established by Article 40(1) of Directive 2007/46/EC.

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.