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Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009 and repealing Directive 2007/46/EC (Text with EEA relevance)
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The exemptions provided for in this Appendix are only permitted if the manufacturer demonstrates to the satisfaction of the approval authority that the vehicle, due to the special function, cannot meet all the requirements set out in Part I of this Annex.
Item | Subject | Reference to regulatory act | M2 | M3 | N1 | N2 | N3 | O1 | O2 | O3 | O4 |
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1A | Sound level | Regulation (EU) No 540/2014 | H | H | H | H | H | ||||
2 | Emissions (Euro 5 and Euro 6) light duty vehicles/access to information | Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 | Q (1) | Q+V1 (1) | Q+V1 (1) | ||||||
3A | Prevention of fire risks (liquid fuel tanks) | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 34 | F | F | F | F | F | X | X | X | X |
3B | Rear underrun protective devices (RUPDs) and their installation; rear underrun protection (RUP) | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 58 | X | X | A | A | A | X | X | X | X |
4A | Space for mounting and fixing rear registration plates | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 1003/2010 | A+R | A+R | A+R | A+R | A+R | A+R | A+R | A+R | A+R |
5A | Steering equipment | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 79 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
6A | Vehicle access and manoeuvrability (steps, running boards and handholds) | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 130/2012 | X | X | B | B | B | ||||
6B | Door latches and door retention components | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 11 | B | ||||||||
7A | Audible warning devices and signals | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 28 | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
8A | Devices for indirect vision and their installation | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 46 | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
9A | Braking of vehicles and trailers | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 13 | X (3) | X (3) | X (3) | X+U1 (3) | X+U1 (3) | X | X | X (3) | X (3) |
9B | Braking of passenger cars | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 13-H | X (4) | ||||||||
10A | Electromagnetic compatibility | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 10 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
13A | Protection of motor vehicles against unauthorised use | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 18 | X (4A) | X (4A) | X (4A) | X (4A) | |||||
13B | Protection of motor vehicles against unauthorised use | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 116 | X | ||||||||
14A | Protection of the driver against the steering mechanism in the event of impact | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 12 | X | ||||||||
15A | Seats, their anchorages and any head restraints | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 17 | D (4B) | D (4B) | D | D | D | ||||
15B | Seats of large passenger vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 80 | D | D | |||||||
17A | Vehicle access and manoeuvrability (reverse gear) | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 130/2012 | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
17B | Speedometer equipment including its installation | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 39 | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
18A | Manufacturer's statutory plate and VIN | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 19/2011 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
19A | Safety-belt anchorages, Isofix anchorages systems and Isofix top tether anchorages | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 14 | D | D | D | D | D | ||||
20A | Installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 48 | A+N | A+N | A+N | A+N | A+N | A+N | A+N | A+N | A+N |
21A | Retro-reflecting devices for power-driven vehicles and their trailers | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 3 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
22A | Front and rear position lamps, stop-lamps and end-outline marker lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 7 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
22B | Daytime running lamps for power-driven vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 87 | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
22C | Side-marker lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 91 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
23A | Direction indicators for power-driven vehicles and their trailers | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 6 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
24A | Illumination of rear-registration plates of power-driven vehicles and their trailers | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 4 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
25A | Power-driven vehicle's sealed-beam headlamps (SB) emitting an European asymmetrical passing beam or a driving beam or both | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 31 | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
25B | Filament lamps for use in approved lamp units of power-driven vehicles and their trailers | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 37 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
25C | Motor vehicle headlamps equipped with gas-discharge light sources | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 98 | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
25D | Gas-discharge light sources for use in approved gas-discharge lamp units of power-driven vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 99 | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
25E | Motor vehicle headlamps emitting an asymmetrical passing beam or a driving beam or both and equipped with filament lamps and/or LED modules | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 112 | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
25F | Adaptive front-lighting systems (AFS) for motor vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 123 | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
26A | Power-driven vehicle front fog lamps | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 19 | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
27A | Towing device | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 1005/2010 | A | A | A | A | A | ||||
28A | Rear fog lamps for power-driven vehicles and their trailers | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 38 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
29A | Reversing lights for power-driven vehicles and their trailers | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 23 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
30A | Parking lamps for power-driven vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 77 | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
31A | Safety-belts, restraint systems, child restraint systems and Isofix child restraint systems | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 16 | D | D | D | D | D | ||||
33A | Location and identification of hand controls, tell-tales and indicators | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 121 | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
34A | Windscreen defrosting and demisting systems | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 672/2010 | (5) | (5) | (5) | (5) | (5) | ||||
35A | Windscreen wiper and washer systems | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 1008/2010 | (6) | (6) | (6) | (6) | (6) | ||||
36A | Heating systems | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 122 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
38A | Head restraints (headrests), whether or not incorporated in vehicle seats | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 25 | X | ||||||||
41A | Emissions (Euro VI) heavy duty vehicles/access to information | Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 | H (9) | H | H (9) | H (9) | H | ||||
42A | Lateral protection of goods vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 73 | X | X | X | X | |||||
43A | Spray suppression systems | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 109/2011 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
45A | Safety glazing materials and their installation on vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 43 | J | J | J | J | J | J | J | J | J |
46A | Installation of tyres | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 458/2011 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
46B | Pneumatic tyres for motor vehicles and their trailers (Class C1) | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 30 | X | X | X | ||||||
46C | Pneumatic tyres for commercial vehicles and their trailers (Classes C2 and C3) | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 54 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
46D | Tyre rolling sound emissions, adhesion on wet surfaces and rolling resistance (Classes C1, C2 and C3) | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 117 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
46E | Temporary-use spare unit, run-flat tyres/system and tyre pressure monitoring system | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 64 | X (9A) | ||||||||
47A | Speed limitation of vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 89 | X | X | X | X | |||||
48A | Masses and dimensions | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
49A | Commercial vehicles with regard to their external projections forward of the cab's rear panel | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 61 | X | X | X | ||||||
50A | Mechanical coupling components of combinations of vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 55 | X (10) | X (10) | X (10) | X (10) | X (10) | X | X | X | X |
50B | Close-coupling device (CCD); fitting of an approved type of CCD | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 102 | X (10) | X (10) | X (10) | X (10) | |||||
51A | Burning behaviour of materials used in the interior construction of certain categories of motor vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 118 | X | ||||||||
52A | M2 and M3 vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 107 | X | X | |||||||
52B | Strength of the superstructure of large passenger vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 66 | X | X | |||||||
54A | Protection of occupants in the event of lateral collision | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 95 | A | ||||||||
56A | Vehicles for the carriage of dangerous goods | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 105 | X (13) | X (13) | X (13) | X (13) | X (13) | X (13) | X (13) | ||
57A | Front underrun protective devices (FUPDs) and their installation; front underrun protection (FUP) | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 93 | X | X | |||||||
58 | Pedestrian protection | Regulation (EC) No 78/2009 | N/A (2) | ||||||||
59 | Recyclability | Directive 2005/64/EC | N/A | ||||||||
61 | Air-conditioning systems | Directive 2006/40/EC | X (14) | ||||||||
62 | Hydrogen system | Regulation (EC) No 79/2009 | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
63 | General Safety | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 | X (15) | X (15) | X (15) | X (15) | X (15) | X (15) | X (15) | X (15) | X (15) |
65 | Advanced emergency braking system | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 347/2012 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||
66 | Lane departure warning system | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 351/2012 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||
67 | Specific components for liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) and their installation on motor vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 67 | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
68 | Vehicle alarm systems (VAS) | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 97 | X | ||||||||
69 | Electric safety | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 100 | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
70 | Specific components for CNG and their installation on motor vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UN Regulation No 110 | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
72 | eCall system | Regulation (EU) 2015/758 | N/A | N/A | G | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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