Tests under Regulation (EU) 168/2013

Regulation (EU) 168/2013 published by the European Parliament and the Council covers the principles on the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheeled vehicles and four-wheeled vehicles. This legislation aims to raise the functional safety and environmental requirements for L category vehicles of the European Union as a prerequisite for vehicle registration.

Regulation (EU) 168/2013 sets out the administrative and technical requirements for type approval of all specified new vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units. This regulation does not apply to the approval of individual vehicles. However, Member States that grant such individual approvals accept all type approvals of vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units granted under this regulation in lieu of the relevant national provisions.

In short, this legal regulation includes requirements for market surveillance of vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units subject to approval. It also covers requirements for market surveillance of parts and equipment for such vehicles. Moreover, this regulation does not prejudice the implementation of legal regulations for road safety.

Regulation (EU) 168/2013, designed and built in one or more places and intended to travel on public roads, including systems, components and separate technical units and parts and equipment designed and built for those vehicles, L category applies to all two- or three-wheeled vehicles and four-wheeled vehicles. This regulation also applies to enduro bikes, test bikes and heavy-duty all-wheel drive.

However, this regulation does not apply to the following vehicles:

• Vehicles with a maximum design speed not exceeding 6 km/h
• Vehicles intended for use by the physically handicapped
• Vehicles for pedestrian control
• Vehicles intended for use in competition
• Vehicles designed and manufactured for use by the armed forces, civil defense, fire service, public order forces and emergency medical services

Our organization, among the numerous test, measurement, analysis and evaluation studies it provides for businesses in various sectors, also provides testing services within the scope of regulation (EU) 168/2013 with its trained and expert staff and advanced technological equipment.