Overview of EU Legislation
On 01 January 2016, the new EU type-approval frameworks for respectively “two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles” (L-category) and “agricultural and forestry vehicles” (T-category) will enter into force.
These regulations will replace the current directive-based homologation system. ATVEA actively participated in the discussions about these two new regulations during a three-year long legislative process.
As a result, the homologation of both utility and recreational All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) and Side-by-Sides (SbS) will be regulated by Regulation (EU) 167/2013 (T) and Regulation (EU) 168/2013 (L).
These regulations set forth specific construction, sound and emissions requirements. Each regulation is complemented by delegated or implementing regulations covering a specific area and laying down the technical elements (test procedures, etc.).
Quadricycles (L-category)
Mother Regulation:
- Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2013 on the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles
Delegated & Implementing Regulations:
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 with regard to environmental and propulsion unit performance requirements (REPPR)
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 44/2014 with regard to the vehicle construction and general requirements (RVCR)
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 3/2014 with regard to vehicle functional safety requirements (RVFSR)
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 901/2014 with regard to the administrative requirements (RAR)
- Commission Directive 2013/60/EU amending Directive 97/24/EC, Directive 2002/24/EC and Directive 2009/67/EC (Euro 3)
Agricultural and forestry vehicles (T-category)
Mother-Regulation:
- Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 February 2013 on the approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles
Delegated & Implementing Regulations:
Regulation (EU) 167/2013 is complemented by 4 delegated regulations and one implementing regulation:
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/96 with regard to environmental and propulsion performance requirements of agricultural and forestry vehicles (REPPR)
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1322/2014 with regard to the vehicle construction and general requirements for the approval of agricultural and forestry vehicles (RVCR)
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/208 with regard to vehicle functional safety requirements for the approval of agricultural and forestry vehicles (RVFSR)
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/68 with regard to vehicle braking requirements for the approval of agricultural and forestry vehicles (RVBR)
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/504 with regard to the administrative requirements for the approval and market surveillance of agricultural or forestry vehicles (RAR)
Machinery
ATVs and Side-by-Sides which are not intended to be used on the roads and which are not registered, or do not fall within a vehicle category of Regulation (EU) 167/2013, are subject to the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, unless they are exclusively intended for competition.
- Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast) – consolidated version
- The ‘Blue Guide’ on the implementation of EU product rules (2014 edition)
Emissions from non-road mobile machinery (NRMM)
Directive 97/68/EC on Non-Road Mobile Machinery (NRMM) regulates tailpipe emissions for a large variety of engines installed in machines. It has been amended by six Directives.
NRMM does not presently cover spark-ignition engines above 19 kW which equip most ATVs & SbS; however the European Commission issued on 25 September 2014 a proposal for its revision, which was adopted by the European Parliament and Council on 14 September 2016 and became applicable as of 1 January 2017.
- Directive 97/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1997 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from internal combustion engines to be installed in non-road mobile machinery (consolidated version)
- Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 of the European Parliament and of the Council on requirements relating to emission limits and type-approval for internal combustion engines for non-road mobile machinery
Standardisation
ATVEA is also cooperating with CEN for relevant standardisation activities as a Liaison Organization, in particular with the Technical Committee CEN/TC 354 “Ride-on, motorized vehicles intended for the transportation of persons and goods and not intended for use on public roads – Safety requirements”.
ATVEA contributed to the elaboration of the European Standard EN 15997:20 for “All terrain vehicles (ATVs – Quads) – Safety requirements and test methods”.
Compliance with this standard, developed under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, confers a presumption of conformity with the Machinery Directive.