Retained EU Law 2009 United Kingdom

Regulation (EC) No 1222/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the labelling of tyres with respect to fuel efficiency and other essential parameters (Text with EEA relevance)

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7 compliance obligations

Who this Act binds

Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

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  • Add required tyre information to the fuel-efficiency label sticker
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  • Publish tyre label information and eco-driving guidance on your website
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  • Verify tyre labels match tested performance for each tyre type
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  • Testing laboratories must follow prescribed measurement procedures for alignment tyres
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Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Reference laboratories must comply with technical specs and measurement limits for tyre testing Statutory regulator
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  • Maintain alignment and measurement standards as a candidate tyre-testing laboratory
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Responsibilities of tyre suppliers

  • Label C1 and C2 tyres and provide technical information
Browse 20 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.annex iv para.1

The conformity of the declared fuel efficiency and wet grip...

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a single tyre or tyre set is tested first. If...

s.annex iv para.3

Assessment of the measurement data obtained from the conformity of...

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Table 1 Measured parameter Verification tolerances Rolling resistance coefficient (fuel...

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Aim and subject matter

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Scope

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Definitions

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Responsibilities of tyre distributors

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Responsibilities of vehicle suppliers and vehicle distributors

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Harmonised testing methods

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Verification procedure

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Internal market

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Incentives

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Amendments and adaptations to technical progress

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Enforcement

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Exercise of the delegation

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Committee procedure

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Review

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Transitional provision

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Entry into force

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