AUTOMOTIVE
Motor Vehicle Legislation
In this section you will find information on the EU legislation and UNECE regulations regarding the automotive industry.
EU legislation
Summaries of EU legislation related to motor vehicles
Summaries of EU legislation are short, easy-to-understand explanations of the main legal acts passed by the EU – intended for a general, non-specialist audience.
Motor vehicles, their trailers, systems and components
Two- and three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles
Tractors
Non-road mobile machinery emissions
UNECE regulations
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) legislation aims to establish a global market for vehicles while ensuring a high level of environmental protection and safety.
More on UNECE regulationsSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••.
StudiesTo prepare legislation, the Commission regularly initiates studies on various aspects of the automotive industry.
EU legislation
Summaries of EU legislation related to motor vehicles
Summaries of EU legislation are short, easy-to-understand explanations of the main legal acts passed by the EU – intended for a general, non-specialist audience.
Motor vehicles, their trailers, systems and components
- Directives and regulations on motor vehicles, their trailers, systems and componentsSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••
- Regulation (EU) 2018/858 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehiclesSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••
Two- and three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles
- Directives and regulations on two- and three-wheel vehicles and quadricyclesSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••
- Regulation (EU) No 168/2013Search for available translations of the preceding linkEN••• on the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles
Tractors
- Directives and regulations on tractorsSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••
- Regulation (EU) No 167/2013Search for available translations of the preceding linkEN••• on the approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles
Non-road mobile machinery emissions
- Regulations on non-road mobile machinery emissionsSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••
- Regulation (EU) 2016/1628Search for available translations of the preceding linkEN••• on requirements relating to gaseous and particulate pollutant emission limits and type-approval for internal combustion engines for non-road mobile machinery
UNECE regulations
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) legislation aims to establish a global market for vehicles while ensuring a high level of environmental protection and safety.
More on UNECE regulationsSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••.
StudiesTo prepare legislation, the Commission regularly initiates studies on various aspects of the automotive industry.
