Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on type-approval requirements for motor vehicles and their trailers, and systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, as regards their general safety and the protection of vehicle occupants and vulnerable road users, amending Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulations (EC) No 78/2009, (EC) No 79/2009 and (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 631/2009, (EU) No 406/2010, (EU) No 672/2010, (EU) No 1003/2010, (EU) No 1005/2010, (EU) No 1008/2010, (EU) No 1009/2010, (EU) No 19/2011, (EU) No 109/2011, (EU) No 458/2011, (EU) No 65/2012, (EU) No 130/2012, (EU) No 347/2012, (EU) No 351/2012, (EU) No 1230/2012 and (EU) 2015/166 (Text with EEA relevance)

Type Regulation
Publication 2019-11-27
Last updated 2026-08-02
State In force
Department Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Source EUR-Lex
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Compliance with Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 is mandatory. However, type-approval under this specific item is not envisaged as it merely represents the collection of individual items listed elsewhere in the table that make reference to Regulation (EU) 2019/2144.’; (f) in Appendix 2, point 4 is amended as follows: (i) the table ‘Part I: Vehicles belonging to category M1’ is amended as follows: — the entry for item 58 is replaced by the following: ‘58 UN Regulation No 127 Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 (Pedestrian protection) Vehicles shall be fitted with an electronic antilock braking system acting on all wheels. The requirements of UN Regulation No 127 shall apply. Any frontal protection system shall either be an integral part of the vehicle and thus compliant with the requirements of UN Regulation No 127 or be type‐approved as separate technical unit.’; — the following entry is inserted after the entry for item 61: ‘62 UN Regulation No 134 Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 (Hydrogen system) The requirements of UN Regulation No 134 shall apply. Alternatively, it shall be demonstrated that the vehicle complies with: — Substantive requirements of Regulation (EC) No 79/2009 in its version applicable on 5 July 2022; — Attachment 100 – Technical Standard For Fuel Systems Of Motor Vehicle Fueled By Compressed Hydrogen Gas (Japan); — GB/T 24549-2009 Fuel cell electric vehicles – safety requirements (China); — International standard ISO 23273:2013 Part 1: Vehicle functional safety and Part 2: Protection against hydrogen hazards for vehicles fuelled with compressed hydrogen; or — SAE J2578 – General Fuel Cell Vehicle Safety’; (ii) the table ‘Part II Vehicles belonging to category N1’ is amended as follows: — the entry for item 58 is replaced by the following: ‘58 UN Regulation No 127 Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 (Pedestrian protection) Vehicles shall be fitted with an electronic antilock braking system acting on all wheels. The requirements of UN Regulation No 127 shall apply. Any frontal protection system shall either be an integral part of the vehicle and thus compliant with the requirements of UN Regulation No 127 or be type‐approved as separate technical unit’; — the following entry is inserted after the entry for item 61: ‘62 UN Regulation No 134 Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 (Hydrogen system) The requirements of UN Regulation No 134 shall apply. Alternatively, it shall be demonstrated that the vehicle complies with: — Substantive requirements of Regulation (EC) No 79/2009 in its version applicable on 5 July 2022; — Attachment 100 – Technical Standard For Fuel Systems Of Motor Vehicle Fueled By Compressed Hydrogen Gas (Japan); — GB/T 24549-2009 Fuel cell electric vehicles – safety requirements (China); — International standard ISO 23273:2013 Part 1: Vehicle functional safety and Part 2: Protection against hydrogen hazards for vehicles fuelled with compressed hydrogen; or — SAE J2578 – General Fuel Cell Vehicle Safety’;

(3) in Part II, in the table, the entries for items 58, 65 and 66 are deleted;

(4) Part III is amended as follows: (a) in Appendix 1, the table is amended as follows: (i) the entry for item 58 is replaced by the following: ‘58 Pedestrian protection Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 UN Regulation No 127 X X’; (ii) the entries for items 62 and 63 are replaced by the following: ‘62 Hydrogen system Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 UN Regulation No 134 X X X X 63 General safety Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 X(15) X(15) X(15) X(15)’; (iii) the entries for items 65 and 66 are replaced by the following: ‘65 Advanced emergency braking system Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 UN Regulation No 131

N/A N/A 66 Lane departure warning system Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 UN Regulation No 130

N/A N/A’; (b) in Appendix 2, the table is amended as follows: (i) the following entry is inserted after the entry for item 54A: ‘55A Pole side impact Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 UN Regulation No 135 N/A

N/A’; (ii) the entry for item 58 is replaced by the following: ‘58 Pedestrian protection Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 UN Regulation No 127 N/A

N/A’; (iii) the entries for items 62 and 63 are replaced by the following: ‘62 Hydrogen system Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 UN Regulation No 134 X X X X X X 63 General safety Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 X(15) X(15) X(15) X(15) X(15) X(15) X(15) X(15) X(15) X(15)’; (iv) the entries for items 65 and 66 are replaced by the following: ‘65 Advanced emergency braking system Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 UN Regulation No 131

N/A N/A

N/A N/A 66 Lane departure warning system Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 UN Regulation No 130

N/A N/A

N/A N/A’; (c) Appendix 3 is amended as follows: (i) in the table, the following entry is inserted after the entry for item 54A: ‘55A Pole side impact Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 UN Regulation No 135 N/A’; (ii) in the table, the entry for item 58 is replaced by the following: ‘58 Pedestrian protection Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 UN Regulation No 127 G’; (iii) in the table, the entries for items 62 and 63 are replaced by the following: ‘62 Hydrogen system Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 UN Regulation No 134 X 63 General safety Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 X(15)’; (iv) the following point is added: ‘5. Points 1 to 4 also apply to vehicles of category M1 that are not categorised as special purpose vehicles but are wheelchair accessible vehicles.’; (d) in Appendix 4, the table is amended as follows: (i) the following entry is inserted after the entry for item 54A: ‘55A Pole side impact Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 UN Regulation No 135

A’; (ii) the entry for item 58 is replaced by the following: ‘58 Pedestrian protection Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 UN Regulation No 127

A’; (iii) the entries for items 62, 63, 65 and 66 are replaced by the following: ‘62 Hydrogen system Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 UN Regulation No 134 X X X X X 63 General safety Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 X(15) X(15) X(15) X(15) X(15) X(15) X(15) X(15) X(15) 65 Advanced emergency braking system Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 UN Regulation No 131 N/A N/A

N/A N/A 66 Lane departure warning system Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 UN Regulation No 130 N/A N/A

N/A N/A’; (e) in Appendix 5, in the table, the entries for items 62, 63, 65 and 66 are replaced by the following: ‘62 Hydrogen system Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 UN Regulation No 134 X 63 General safety Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 X(15) 65 Advanced emergency braking system Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 UN Regulation No 131 N/A 66 Lane departure warning system Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 UN Regulation No 130 N/A’; (f) in Appendix 6, in the table, the entries for items 62, 63, 65 and 66 are replaced by the following: ‘62 Hydrogen system Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 UN Regulation No 134 X 63 General safety Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 X(15) X(15) 65 Advanced emergency braking system Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 UN Regulation No 131 N/A 66 Lane departure warning system Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 UN Regulation No 130 N/A’; (g) the Explanatory Notes are amended as follows: (i) the explanatory note for X is replaced by the following: ‘X The requirements set out in the relevant regulatory act are applicable.’; (ii) explanatory notes 3 and 4 are replaced by the following: ‘(3) The fitting of vehicle stability function is required in accordance with Article 4(5) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2144. (4) The fitting of an electronic stability control system is required in accordance with Article 4(5) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2144’; (iii) explanatory note 9A is replaced by the following: ‘(9A) Applies only if vehicles are fitted with equipment covered by UN Regulation No 64. However, tyre pressure monitoring system is compulsory in accordance with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2144’; (iv) explanatory note 15 is replaced by the following: ‘(15) Compliance with Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 is mandatory. However, type-approval under this specific item is not envisaged as it merely represents the collection of individual items listed elsewhere in the relevant table.’; (v) explanatory notes 16 and 17 are deleted.

ANNEX IV

UN Regulation Number Specific requirements Final date for registration of non-compliant vehicles as well as sale or entry into service of non-compliant components (1)
117 Tyres with regard to rolling sound emissions, adhesion on wet surfaces and rolling resistance 30 April 2023
Tyres of class C3 shall comply with Stage 2 rolling resistance requirements

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