Regulation No. 1009/2010/EU

Regulation 1009/2010/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council is intended to implement Regulation EC/661/2009 on the type-approval conditions for wheel guards of certain motor vehicles and on the type-approval conditions for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and the systems, components and separate technical units designed for them. This regulation applies to motor vehicles of category M2018 as defined in Regulation EU/858/1.

Category M is used primarily for passenger transport. Vehicles in category M1 are those with no more than eight seats in addition to the driver's seat (mainly cars).

For the purposes of regulation 1009/2010/EU, the following definitions apply:

• “Vehicle type with respect to wheel protectors” means vehicles that do not differ in essential respects such as the minimum and maximum tyre and wheel dimensions suitable for fitting, taking into account the characteristics of the wheel protectors or the applicable tyre envelopes, rim dimensions and wheel offsets.
• “Tyre envelope” means the maximum section width and outer diameter of a tyre, including the tolerances permitted and specified by the component approval.
• “Snow traction device” means a snow chain or other equivalent device that can be mounted on a vehicle’s tire or wheel combination and that is not itself a snow tire, winter tire, all-season tire or other tire, to provide traction on snow.

Essentials regarding a vehicle's wheel guards include:

• The manufacturer or its representative submits an application for type approval of a vehicle with wheel protectors to the type approval authority.
• The application is drawn up in accordance with the model of the information document specified in the annex to this regulation (Annex I).
• If the relevant requirements set out in the Annex to this Regulation are met, the approval authority grants type approval and a type approval number (Annex II). The approval authority cannot assign the same number to another vehicle type.

Regulation EC/661/2009 is a separate regulation for the purposes of the type-approval procedure provided for in Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, as well as systems, components and separate technical units for these vehicles (Framework Directive). Directive EC/661/2009 repeals Council Directive 78/549/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to mudguards for motor vehicles. The requirements contained in that directive should be transposed into this regulation and amended, where necessary, to take into account developments in scientific and technical knowledge.

The scope of this regulation is in line with the scope of directive 78/549/EEC and is therefore limited to vehicles in category M1. In short, regulation EC/661/2009 contains the basic provisions regarding the type-approval requirements for mudguards of certain motor vehicles. Therefore, it is necessary to specify the specific procedures, tests and requirements for this approval.

Regarding the validity and extension of approvals granted in accordance with Directive 78/549/EEC, national authorities authorise the sale and entry into service of vehicles that have received type approval before the specified date. The type approval of such vehicles continues to be extended in accordance with Directive EC/661/2009.

Regulation 1009/2010/EU is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all member states.

In short, the purpose of this regulation is to determine the provisions regarding the mudguards of motor vehicles and the procedures and principles regarding their implementation in order to fulfill the obligation of vehicles to comply with the road structure and traffic safety in terms of construction and use, in accordance with the provisions of the Highway Traffic Law.

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