(1)

This Regulation aims at setting the technical requirements necessary for the emission type-approval of brake systems for vehicles that are to be designated as ‘Euro 7’ vehicles, ‘Euro 7G’ vehicles, ‘Euro 7ext’ vehicles or ‘Euro 7Gext’ vehicles in accordance with Articles 4 and 5 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 and using friction braking, which involves a combination of dry friction materials and a mating brake disc or brake drum or using some form of friction braking in their service. Such technical requirements should be based on the work performed in the United Nations World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (2) (UN WP.29) and more specifically UN Regulation No 179 (3).

(2)

To reduce testing costs and administrative burdens for manufacturers, thereby enhancing the competitiveness of the Union’s automotive industry while maintaining its high environmental and safety standards, streamlined testing procedures, methodologies, and checks should be established. To avoid redundant testing and ensure consistency with global best practices, it is appropriate to align with internationally harmonised technical requirements, tests, and methodologies arising from UN Regulations No 83 (4) and No 179.

(3)

The testing procedures for brake system emissions should include the contribution of friction brakes under varied operating conditions, in order to ensure that real-world emissions are accurately reflected, thereby protecting health and the environment while providing legal certainty for manufacturers. In order to encourage innovation while ensuring the achievement of stringent emission standards, the testing procedures for brake emissions should also take into account different brake materials and technologies, including regenerative and hybrid braking systems.

(4)

The roles and responsibilities of manufacturers, type-approval authorities, and market surveillance authorities should be set out to ensure effective enforcement of brake particle emission standards, enhance legal certainty for economic operators, and guarantee the proper functioning of the internal market. That should include documentation obligations for brake system performance over the vehicles’ lifetime, compliance with emission limits, and the use of standardised templates, including the Model Information Document, the EU Type-Approval Certificate for declarations of compliance, as laid down in Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2024/1257, as well as applicable test reports. Those test reports should cover type-approval, and in-service conformity testing – including procedures detailed in UN Regulations No 83 and No 179. This should reduce administrative burdens and minimise compliance costs, thereby supporting both innovation and rigorous environmental protection.

(5)

In order to allow sufficient time for manufacturers and approval authorities to adapt to the new requirements laid down in Article 7(2) and Annex IV, the application of Article 7(2) and Annex IV shall be deferred. Those provisions shall therefore apply from 18 months after the entry into force of this Regulation.

(6)

Whenever the measures provided for in this Regulation entail the processing of personal data, that processing should be carried out in accordance with Regulations (EU) 2016/679 (5) and (EU) 2018/1725 (6) of the European Parliament and of the Council, as well as the relevant national law in accordance with those Regulations.

(7)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Technical Committee – Motor vehicles (TCMV),

(1)

M1 and N1;

(2)

N2 designated as ‘Euro 7ext’ and ‘Euro 7Gext’ in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1257.