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
May 2018
Summary
REGULATION (EU) 2018/858 establishes a comprehensive EU framework for the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles, their trailers, and associated systems, components, and units. This regulation aims to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market by providing transparent, simple, consistent, and effective rules. It introduces market surveillance provisions to complement type-approval requirements, improve recall and safeguard procedures, and enforce harmonized type-approval and production conformity processes.
Key goals include enhancing the roles and responsibilities of economic operators, preventing conflicts of interest, and improving approval schemes for niche markets and SMEs. The regulation mandates harmonized technical and administrative requirements to ensure high safety and environmental protection levels. It strengthens enforcement through mandatory periodic audits, enhanced technical service requirements, and robust market surveillance mechanisms.
National authorities must apply and enforce these rules uniformly, cooperating through the Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement. The regulation requires public availability of type-approval documentation, subject to commercial and personal data protections. It aims to increase transparency, mutual trust, and effective coordination of market surveillance activities, ensuring compliance with type-approval and market surveillance obligations across the EU.