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Regulation (EU) 2020/740 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 2020 on the labelling of tyres with respect to fuel efficiency and other parameters, amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1222/2009 (Text with EEA relevance)
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Regulation (EU) 2020/740 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 2020 on the labelling of tyres with respect to fuel efficiency and other parameters, amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1222/2009 (Text with EEA relevance)
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REGULATION (EU) 2020/740 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 25 May 2020 on the labelling of tyres with respect to fuel efficiency and other parameters, amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1222/2009 (OJ L 177 5.6.2020, p. 1) |
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REGULATION (EU) 2020/740 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 25 May 2020
on the labelling of tyres with respect to fuel efficiency and other parameters, amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1222/2009
(Text with EEA relevance)
Article 1
Subject matter
This Regulation establishes a framework for the provision of harmonised information on tyre parameters through labelling to allow end-users to make an informed choice when purchasing tyres, for the purpose of increasing safety, the protection of health, and the economic and environmental efficiency of road transport, by promoting fuel‐efficient, long‐lasting and safe tyres with low noise levels.
Article 2
Scope
Requirements for re‐treaded tyres apply once a suitable testing method to measure the performance of such tyres is available in accordance with Article 13.
This Regulation does not apply to:
off‐road professional tyres;
tyres designed to be fitted only on vehicles registered for the first time before 1 October 1990;
T‐type temporary‐use spare tyres;
tyres whose speed rating is less than 80 km/h;
tyres whose nominal rim diameter does not exceed 254 mm or is 635 mm or more;
tyres fitted with additional devices to improve traction properties, such as studded tyres;
tyres designed only to be fitted on vehicles intended exclusively for racing;
second‐hand tyres, unless such tyres are imported from a third country.
Article 3
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:
‘C1 tyres’, ‘C2 tyres’ and ‘C3 tyres’ means tyres belonging to the respective classes set out in Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 661/2009;
‘re‐treaded tyre’ means a used tyre that is reconditioned by replacing the worn tread with new material;
‘T‐type temporary‐use spare tyre’ means a temporary‐use spare tyre designed for use at inflation pressures higher than those established for standard and reinforced tyres;
‘off‐road professional tyre’ means a special‐use tyre used primarily in severe off‐road conditions;
‘tyre label’ means a graphic diagram, in printed or electronic form, including in the form of a sticker, which includes symbols in order to inform end-users about the performance of a tyre or batch of tyres in relation to the parameters set out in Annex I;
‘point of sale’ means a location where tyres are displayed or stored and are offered for sale, including car show rooms where tyres that are not fitted on vehicles are offered for sale to end-users;
‘technical promotional material’ means documentation, in printed or electronic form, that is produced by a supplier to supplement advertising material with the information set out in Annex IV;
‘product information sheet’ means a standard document containing the information set out in Annex III in printed or electronic form;
‘technical documentation’ means documentation sufficient to enable market surveillance authorities to assess the accuracy of the tyre label and the product information sheet, including the information set out in point (2) of Annex VII;
‘product database’ means the product database established pursuant to Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1369;
‘distance selling’ means the offer for sale, hire or hire purchase by mail order, catalogue, internet, telemarketing or by any other method by which the potential end-user cannot be expected to see the tyre displayed;
‘manufacturer’ means a manufacturer as defined in point (8) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020;
‘importer’ means an importer as defined in point (9) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020;
‘authorised representative’ means a natural or legal person established within the Union who has received a written mandate from a manufacturer to act on the manufacturer’s behalf in relation to specified tasks with regard to the manufacturer’s obligations under the requirements of this Regulation;
‘supplier’ means a manufacturer established in the Union, an authorised representative of a manufacturer who is not established in the Union, or an importer, who places a product on the Union market;
‘distributor’ means a natural or legal person in the supply chain, other than the supplier, who makes a product available on the market;
‘making available on the market’ means making available on the market as defined in point (1) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020;
‘placing on the market’ means placing on the market as defined in point (2) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020;
‘end-user’ means a consumer, fleet manager or road transport undertaking that buys or is expected to buy a tyre;
‘parameter’ means a tyre characteristic that has a significant impact on the environment, road safety or health during the use of the tyre, such as tyre abrasion, mileage, rolling resistance, wet grip, external rolling noise, snow grip or ice grip;
‘tyre type’ means a version of a tyre for which the technical characteristics on the tyre label, the product information sheet and the tyre type identifier are the same for all units of that version;
‘verification tolerance’ means the maximum admissible deviation between the measurement and calculation results of the verification tests performed by, or on behalf of, market surveillance authorities, and the values of the declared or published parameters, reflecting deviation arising from interlaboratory variation;
‘tyre type identifier’ means a code, usually alphanumeric, which distinguishes a specific tyre type from other tyre types that have the same trade name or the same trademark as that of the supplier;
‘equivalent tyre type’ means a tyre type which is placed on the market by the same supplier as another tyre type with a different tyre type identifier and which has the same technical characteristics that are relevant to the tyre label and the same product information sheet.
Article 4
Obligations of tyre suppliers
Suppliers shall ensure that C1 tyres, C2 tyres and C3 tyres that are placed on the market are accompanied free of charge:
for each individual tyre, by a tyre label, in the form of a sticker, that complies with the requirements set out in Annex II, indicating the information and class for each of the parameters set out in Annex I, and by a product information sheet; or
for each batch of one or more identical tyres, by a printed tyre label that complies with the requirements set out in Annex II, indicating the information and class for each of the parameters set out in Annex I, and by a product information sheet.
For tyres sold or offered for sale on the internet, suppliers may make the tyre label for a specific tyre type available in a nested display.
For visual advertisements on the internet, suppliers may make the tyre label available in a nested display.
Article 5
Obligations of tyre suppliers in relation to the product database
Article 6
Obligations of tyre distributors
Distributors shall ensure that:
at the point of sale, tyres bear a tyre label, in the form of a sticker, that complies with the requirements set out in Annex II, provided by the supplier in accordance with point (a) of Article 4(1) in a clearly visible position and legible in its entirety, and that the product information sheet is available, including, upon request, in printed form; or
before the sale of a tyre that is part of a batch of one or more identical tyres, a printed tyre label that complies with the requirements set out in Annex II, is shown to the end-user and is clearly displayed close to the tyre at the point of sale, and that the product information sheet is available.
For visual advertisements on the internet for a specific tyre type, distributors may make the tyre label available in a nested display.
Distributors may make the tyre label for a specific tyre type available in a nested display.
Article 7
Obligations of vehicle suppliers and vehicle distributors
Where end-users intend to acquire a new vehicle, vehicle suppliers and vehicle distributors shall provide, before the sale, those end-users with the tyre label for the tyres offered with or fitted on the vehicle and any relevant technical promotional material, and shall ensure that the product information sheet is available.
Article 8
Obligations of hosting service providers
Where a service provider as referred to in Article 14 of Directive 2000/31/EC allows the selling of tyres through its internet site, that service provider shall enable the display of the tyre label and the product information sheet provided by the supplier close to the price indication and shall inform the distributor of the obligation to display the tyre label and the product information sheet.
Article 9
Testing and measurement methods
The information to be provided under Articles 4, 6 and 7 on the parameters indicated on the tyre label shall be obtained in accordance with the testing methods referred to in Annex I and the laboratory alignment procedure referred to in Annex V.
Article 10
Verification procedure
For each of the parameters set out in Annex I, Member States shall apply the verification procedure set out in Annex VI when assessing the conformity of the declared classes with this Regulation.
Article 11
Obligations of Member States
Article 12
Union market surveillance and control of products entering the Union market
Article 13
Delegated acts
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14 in order to amend:
Annex II with regard to the content and format of the tyre label;
parts D and E of Annex I and Annexes II, III, IV, V, VI and VII, by adapting the values, calculation methods and requirements set out therein to technological progress.
The Commission is also empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14 in order to include parameters or information requirements for tyre abrasion and mileage, as soon as reliable, accurate and reproducible methods to test and measure tyre abrasion and mileage are available for use by European or international standardisation organisations and provided that the following conditions are met:
a thorough impact assessment has been carried out by the Commission; and
a proper consultation of the relevant stakeholders has been conducted by the Commission.
Article 14
Exercise of the delegation
Article 15
Evaluation and report
By 1 June 2025, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Regulation and submit a report to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee.
That report shall assess how effectively this Regulation and the delegated acts adopted pursuant thereto have led end-users to choose higher‐performing tyres, taking into account the impact of this Regulation and the delegated acts adopted pursuant thereto on business, fuel consumption, safety, greenhouse gas emissions, consumer awareness and market surveillance activities. The report shall also assess the costs and benefits of mandatory independent third‐party verification of the information provided in the tyre label, taking into account experience gained with regard to the broader framework provided by Regulation (EC) No 661/2009.
Article 16
Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2017/1369
In Article 12(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1369, point (a) is replaced by the following:
to support market surveillance authorities in carrying out their tasks under this Regulation and the relevant delegated acts, including enforcement thereof, and under Regulation (EU) 2020/740 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( *1 ).
Article 17
Repeal of Regulation (EC) No 1222/2009
Regulation (EC) No 1222/2009 is repealed with effect from 1 May 2021.
References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex VIII to this Regulation.
Article 18
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 May 2021.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
ANNEX I
TESTING, GRADING AND MEASUREMENT OF TYRE PARAMETERS
Part A: Fuel efficiency classes and rolling resistance coefficient
The fuel efficiency class shall be determined and illustrated on the tyre label on the basis of the rolling resistance coefficient (RRC in N/kN) according to the ‘A’ to ‘E’ scale specified in the table below and measured in accordance with Annex 6 to UNECE Regulation No 117 and aligned in accordance with the laboratory alignment procedure set out in Annex V.
If a tyre type belongs to more than one tyre class (e.g. C1 and C2), the grading scale used to determine the fuel efficiency class of that tyre type shall be that which is applicable to the highest tyre class (e.g. C2, not C1).
|
C1 tyres |
C2 tyres |
C3 tyres |
Fuel efficiency class |
RRC in N/kN |
RRC in N/kN |
RRC in N/kN |
A |
RRC ≤ 6,5 |
RRC ≤ 5,5 |
RRC ≤ 4,0 |
B |
6,6 ≤ RRC ≤ 7,7 |
5,6 ≤ RRC ≤ 6,7 |
4,1 ≤ RRC ≤ 5,0 |
C |
7,8 ≤ RRC ≤ 9,0 |
6,8 ≤ RRC ≤ 8,0 |
5,1 ≤ RRC ≤ 6,0 |
D |
9,1 ≤ RRC ≤ 10,5 |
8,1 ≤ RRC ≤ 9,0 |
6,1 ≤ RRC ≤ 7,0 |
E |
RRC ≥ 10,6 |
RRC ≥ 9,1 |
RRC ≥ 7,1 |
Part B: Wet grip classes
1. The wet grip class shall be determined and illustrated on the tyre label on the basis of the wet grip index (G) according to the ‘A’ to ‘E’ scale specified in the table below, calculated in accordance with point 2 and measured in accordance with Annex 5 to UNECE Regulation No 117.
2. Calculation of wet grip index (G)
G = G(T) 0,03
where:
G(T) = wet grip index of the candidate tyre as measured in one test cycle
|
C1 tyres |
C2 tyres |
C3 tyres |
Wet grip class |
G |
G |
G |
A |
1,55 ≤ G |
1,40 ≤ G |
1,25 ≤ G |
B |
1,40 ≤ G ≤ 1,54 |
1,25 ≤ G ≤ 1,39 |
1,10 ≤ G ≤ 1,24 |
C |
1,25 ≤ G ≤ 1,39 |
1,10 ≤ G ≤ 1,24 |
0,95 ≤ G ≤ 1,09 |
D |
1,10 ≤ G ≤ 1,24 |
0,95 ≤ G ≤ 1,09 |
0,80 ≤ G ≤ 0,94 |
E |
G ≤ 1,09 |
G ≤ 0,94 |
G ≤ 0,79 |
Part C: External rolling noise classes and measured value
The external rolling noise measured value (N, in dB(A)) shall be declared in decibels and calculated in accordance with Annex 3 to UNECE Regulation No 117.
The external rolling noise class shall be determined and illustrated on the tyre label on the basis of the limit values (LV) set out in Part C of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 as follows:
Part D: Snow grip
The snow grip performance shall be tested in accordance with Annex 7 to UNECE Regulation No 117.
A tyre which satisfies the minimum snow grip index values set out in UNECE Regulation No 117 shall be classified as a tyre for use in severe snow conditions and the following pictogram shall be included on the tyre label.
Part E: Ice grip
The ice grip performance shall be tested in accordance with reliable, accurate and reproducible methods, including, where appropriate, international standards, which take into account the generally recognised state of the art.
The tyre label of a tyre which satisfies the relevant minimum ice grip index values shall include the following pictogram.
ANNEX II
CONTENT AND FORMAT OF THE TYRE LABEL
1. Content of the tyre label
1.1. Information to be included in the upper part of the tyre label:
I. QR code;
II. Trade name or trademark of the supplier;
III. Tyre type identifier;
IV. Tyre size designation, load‐capacity index and speed category symbol, as indicated in Regulation No 30 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UN/ECE) ( 1 ), in its most up‐to‐date version applicable to the Union, (UNECE Regulation No 30) and Regulation No 54 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UNECE) ( 2 ), in its most up‐to‐date version applicable to the Union, (UNECE Regulation No 54) for C1 tyres, C2 tyres and C3 tyres, as applicable;
V. Tyre class: i.e. C1, C2 or C3;
VI. Fuel efficiency pictogram, scale and performance class;
VII. Wet grip pictogram, scale and performance class.
1.2. Information to be included in the bottom part of the tyre label for all tyres other than tyres which satisfy the minimum snow grip index values set out in UNECE Regulation No 117, or the relevant minimum ice grip index values, or both:
I. External rolling noise pictogram, value (expressed in dB(A) and rounded to the nearest integer) and performance class;
II. The serial number of this Regulation: ‘2020/740’.
1.3. Information to be included in the bottom part of the tyre label for tyres which satisfy the minimum snow grip index values set out in UNECE Regulation No 117:
I. External rolling noise pictogram, value (expressed in dB(A) and rounded to the nearest integer) and performance class;
II. Snow grip pictogram;
III. The serial number of this Regulation: ‘2020/740’.
1.4. Information to be included in the bottom part of the tyre label for tyres which satisfy the relevant minimum ice grip index values:
I. External rolling noise pictogram, value (expressed in dB(A) and rounded to the nearest integer) and performance class;
II. Ice grip pictogram;
III. The serial number of this Regulation: ‘2020/740’.
1.5. Information to be included in the bottom part of the tyre label for tyres which satisfy both the relevant minimum snow grip index values set out in UNECE Regulation No 117 and the minimum ice grip index values: