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REGULATION (EU) 2020/740 OF THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 25 May 2020
on the labelling of tyres with respect to fuel efficiency and other
parameters, amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 and repealing
Regulation (EC) No 1222/2009
(Text with EEA relevance)
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Article 1
Subject matter
Article 2
Scope
(b) tyres designed to be fitted only on vehicles registered for the first
time before 1 October 1990;
(e) tyres whose nominal rim diameter does not exceed 254 mm or is
635 mm or more;
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(g) tyres designed only to be fitted on vehicles intended exclusively for
racing;
(h) second-hand tyres, unless such tyres are imported from a third
country.
Article 3
Definitions
(1) ‘C1 tyres’, ‘C2 tyres’ and ‘C3 tyres’ means tyres belonging to the
respective classes set out in Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No
661/2009;
(6) ‘point of sale’ means a location where tyres are displayed or stored
and are offered for sale, including car show rooms where tyres that
are not fitted on vehicles are offered for sale to end-users;
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(11) ‘distance selling’ means the offer for sale, hire or hire purchase by
mail order, catalogue, internet, telemarketing or by any other
method by which the potential end-user cannot be expected to
see the tyre displayed;
(21) ‘tyre type’ means a version of a tyre for which the technical
characteristics on the tyre label, the product information sheet
and the tyre type identifier are the same for all units of that
version;
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(23) ‘tyre type identifier’ means a code, usually alphanumeric, which
distinguishes a specific tyre type from other tyre types that have
the same trade name or the same trademark as that of the supplier;
(24) ‘equivalent tyre type’ means a tyre type which is placed on the
market by the same supplier as another tyre type with a different
tyre type identifier and which has the same technical characteristics
that are relevant to the tyre label and the same product information
sheet.
Article 4
Obligations of tyre suppliers
1. Suppliers shall ensure that C1 tyres, C2 tyres and C3 tyres that are
placed on the market are accompanied free of charge:
(a) for each individual tyre, by a tyre label, in the form of a sticker, that
complies with the requirements set out in Annex II, indicating the
information and class for each of the parameters set out in Annex I,
and by a product information sheet; or
(b) for each batch of one or more identical tyres, by a printed tyre label
that complies with the requirements set out in Annex II, indicating
the information and class for each of the parameters set out in
Annex I, and by a product information sheet.
For tyres sold or offered for sale on the internet, suppliers may make the
tyre label for a specific tyre type available in a nested display.
For visual advertisements on the internet, suppliers may make the tyre
label available in a nested display.
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5. Suppliers shall provide to a relevant national authority as defined
in point (37) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 the values used
to determine the related classes and any additional performance
information that the supplier declares on the tyre label of tyre types
in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation, as well as the tyre label
that complies with the requirements set out in Annex II to this Regu
lation. That information shall be submitted to the relevant national
authority on the basis of Article 5(1) and (2) of this Regulation
before the placing on the market of the tyre types in question, so that
the authority may verify the accuracy of the tyre label.
6. Suppliers shall ensure the accuracy of the tyre labels and product
information sheets that they provide.
10. Suppliers shall not provide or display labels that mimic the tyre
label provided for under this Regulation.
Article 5
Obligations of tyre suppliers in relation to the product database
1. From 1 May 2021, suppliers shall enter the information set out in
Annex VII into the product database before placing on the market a tyre
produced after that date.
2. For tyres that are produced between 25 June 2020 and 30 April
2021, the supplier shall enter the information set out in Annex VII into
the product database by 30 November 2021.
3. For tyres that are placed on the market before 25 June 2020, the
supplier may enter the information set out in Annex VII into the product
database.
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4. Until the information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 has been
entered into the product database, the supplier shall make an electronic
version of the technical documentation available for inspection within
10 working days of receiving a request from a market surveillance
authority.
6. A tyre for which changes are made that are relevant for the tyre
label or the product information sheet shall be considered to be a new
tyre type. The supplier shall indicate in the product database when it has
ceased to place on the market units of a certain tyre type.
7. After the final unit of a tyre type has been placed on the market,
the supplier shall keep the information concerning that tyre type in the
compliance part of the product database for a period of five years.
Article 6
Obligations of tyre distributors
(a) at the point of sale, tyres bear a tyre label, in the form of a sticker,
that complies with the requirements set out in Annex II, provided
by the supplier in accordance with point (a) of Article 4(1) in a
clearly visible position and legible in its entirety, and that the
product information sheet is available, including, upon request, in
printed form; or
(b) before the sale of a tyre that is part of a batch of one or more
identical tyres, a printed tyre label that complies with the
requirements set out in Annex II, is shown to the end-user and is
clearly displayed close to the tyre at the point of sale, and that the
product information sheet is available.
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4. Distributors shall ensure that where tyres offered for sale are not
visible to the end-user at the time of sale, they provide the end-user with
a copy of the tyre label before the sale.
7. For tyres sold or offered for sale on the internet, distributors shall
ensure that the tyre label is displayed close to the price indication and
that the product information sheet can be accessed. The size of the tyre
label shall be such that it is clearly visible and legible and shall be
proportionate to the size specified in point 2.1 of Annex II.
Distributors may make the tyre label for a specific tyre type available in
a nested display.
Article 7
Obligations of vehicle suppliers and vehicle distributors
Article 8
Obligations of hosting service providers
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Article 9
Testing and measurement methods
Article 10
Verification procedure
For each of the parameters set out in Annex I, Member States shall
apply the verification procedure set out in Annex VI when assessing the
conformity of the declared classes with this Regulation.
Article 11
Obligations of Member States
5. Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties and enforce
ment mechanisms applicable to infringements of this Regulation and of
the delegated acts adopted pursuant thereto, and shall take all measures
necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided
for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Member States shall,
by 1 May 2021, notify the Commission of those rules and of those
measures that have not previously been notified to the Commission, and
shall notify it, without delay, of any subsequent amendment affecting
them.
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Article 12
Union market surveillance and control of products entering the
Union market
Article 13
Delegated acts
(a) Annex II with regard to the content and format of the tyre label;
(b) parts D and E of Annex I and Annexes II, III, IV, V, VI and VII, by
adapting the values, calculation methods and requirements set out
therein to technological progress.
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(a) a thorough impact assessment has been carried out by the
Commission; and
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Exercise of the delegation
Article 15
Evaluation and report
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That report shall assess how effectively this Regulation and the
delegated acts adopted pursuant thereto have led end-users to choose
higher-performing tyres, taking into account the impact of this Regu
lation and the delegated acts adopted pursuant thereto on business, fuel
consumption, safety, greenhouse gas emissions, consumer awareness
and market surveillance activities. The report shall also assess the
costs and benefits of mandatory independent third-party verification of
the information provided in the tyre label, taking into account
experience gained with regard to the broader framework provided by
Regulation (EC) No 661/2009.
Article 16
Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2017/1369
Article 17
Repeal of Regulation (EC) No 1222/2009
Article 18
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following
that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 May 2021.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.
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ANNEX I
If a tyre type belongs to more than one tyre class (e.g. C1 and C2), the grading
scale used to determine the fuel efficiency class of that tyre type shall be that
which is applicable to the highest tyre class (e.g. C2, not C1).
Fuel efficiency
RRC in N/kN RRC in N/kN RRC in N/kN
class
G = G(T) –0,03
where:
G(T) = wet grip index of the candidate tyre as measured in one test cycle
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Part D: Snow grip
The snow grip performance shall be tested in accordance with Annex 7 to
UNECE Regulation No 117.
A tyre which satisfies the minimum snow grip index values set out in UNECE
Regulation No 117 shall be classified as a tyre for use in severe snow conditions
and the following pictogram shall be included on the tyre label.
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ANNEX II
I. QR code;
(1) Regulation No 30 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations
(UN/ECE) – Uniform provisions concerning the approval of pneumatic tyres for motor
vehicles and their trailers (OJ L 201, 30.7.2008, p. 70).
(2) Regulation No 54 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations
(UNECE) – Uniform provisions concerning the approval of pneumatic tyres for
commercial vehicles and their trailers (OJ L 183, 11.7.2008, p. 41).
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VI. Fuel efficiency pictogram, scale and performance class;
1.2. Information to be included in the bottom part of the tyre label for all tyres
other than tyres which satisfy the minimum snow grip index values set out
in UNECE Regulation No 117, or the relevant minimum ice grip index
values, or both:
1.3. Information to be included in the bottom part of the tyre label for tyres
which satisfy the minimum snow grip index values set out in UNECE
Regulation No 117:
1.4. Information to be included in the bottom part of the tyre label for tyres
which satisfy the relevant minimum ice grip index values:
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III. The serial number of this Regulation: ‘2020/740’.
1.5. Information to be included in the bottom part of the tyre label for tyres
which satisfy both the relevant minimum snow grip index values set out in
UNECE Regulation No 117 and the minimum ice grip index values:
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2.1.1. Format of the bottom part of the tyre label for all tyres other than tyres
which satisfy the minimum snow grip index values set out in UNECE
Regulation No 117, or the relevant minimum ice grip index values, or
both:
2.1.2. Format of the bottom part of the tyre label for tyres which satisfy the
minimum snow grip index values set out in UNECE Regulation No 117:
2.1.3. Format of the bottom part of the tyre label for tyres which satisfy the
minimum ice grip index values:
2.1.4. Format of the bottom part of the tyre label for tyres which satisfy both the
relevant minimum snow grip index values set out in UNECE Regulation
No 117 and the minimum ice grip index values:
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2.2. For the purposes of point 2.1:
(a) Tyre label minimal size: 75 mm wide and 110 mm high. Where the
tyre label is printed in a larger format, its content shall nevertheless
remain proportionate to the specifications above;
(e) Colour codes, using CMYK – cyan, magenta, yellow and black, shall
fulfil all the following requirements:
— background: 100,80,0,0;
— stars: 0,0,100,0;
— ►C3 letters of the fuel efficiency scale and of the wet grip scale:
100 % white and in Calibri Bold 15 pt; with a black outline of
0,15 pts; the letters shall be centred on an axis at 3 mm from the
left side of the arrows; ◄
— A-class: 100,0,100,0;
— B-class: 45,0,100,0;
— C-class: 0,0,100,0;
— D-class: 0,30,100,0;
— E-class: 0,100,100,0;
— A: 100,60,0,0;
— B: 90,40,0,0;
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— C: 65,20,0,0;
— D: 50,10,0,0;
— E: 30,0,0,0;
— ►C3 letter of the fuel efficiency class and of the wet grip
class: 100 % white and in Calibri Bold 20 pt. ◄ Fuel effi
ciency and wet grip class arrows and the corresponding arrows
in the A to E scale shall be positioned in such a way that their
tips are aligned. The letter in the fuel efficiency class and in
the wet grip class arrow shall be positioned in the centre of the
rectangular part of the arrow which shall be 100 % black;
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ANNEX III
The information in the product information sheet of tyres shall be included in the
product brochure or other literature provided with the tyre and shall include the
following:
(a) the trade name or trademark of the supplier or of the manufacturer if it is not
the same as that of the supplier;
(c) the tyre size designation, load-capacity index and speed category symbol, as
indicated in UNECE Regulation No 30 or in UNECE Regulation No 54 for
C1 tyres, C2 tyres and C3 tyres, as applicable;
(d) the fuel efficiency class of the tyre in accordance with Annex I;
(e) the wet grip class of the tyre in accordance with Annex I;
(f) the external rolling noise class and value in decibels in accordance with
Annex I;
(g) an indication of whether the tyre is a tyre for use in severe snow conditions;
(i) the date of start of production of the tyre type (two digits for the week and
two digits for the year);
(j) the date of end of production of the tyre type, once known (two digits for the
week and two digits for the year).
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ANNEX IV
(c) the external rolling noise class and measured value in dB;
(d) an indication of whether the tyre is a tyre for use in severe snow
conditions;
(c) if within a tyre family tyre types are classified differently depending on
dimension or other characteristics, the range between the lowest
performing and highest performing tyre types shall be stated.
(c) a statement highlighting the fact that actual fuel savings and road safety
depend heavily on the behaviour of drivers, and in particular on the
following:
4. Suppliers and distributors shall also, where relevant, make available on their
websites a statement highlighting the fact that ice grip tyres are specifically
designed for road surfaces covered with ice and compact snow, and should
only be used in very severe climate conditions (e.g. cold temperatures) and
that using ice grip tyres in less severe climate conditions (e.g. wet conditions
or warmer temperatures) could result in sub-optimal performance, in particular
for wet grip, handling and wear.
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ANNEX V
1. Definitions
For the purposes of the laboratory alignment procedure for the measurement
of rolling resistance, the following definitions apply:
(3) ‘alignment tyre’ means a tyre that is tested for the purpose of
performing the laboratory alignment procedure;
(4) ‘alignment tyre set’ means a set of five or more alignment tyres for the
alignment of one single machine;
(6) ‘machine’ means every tyre testing spindle in one specific measurement
method; for example, two spindles acting on the same drum shall not
be considered as one machine.
2. General provisions
2.1. Principle
The measured (m) rolling resistance coefficient obtained in a reference
laboratory (l), (RRCm,l), shall be aligned to the assigned values of the
network of reference laboratories.
(a) the alignment tyre set shall be selected so as to cover the range of
different RRCs of C1 tyres and C2 tyres together, or of C3 tyres; in any
event, the difference between the highest RRCm of the alignment tyre
set, and the lowest RRCm of the alignment tyre set shall be, before and
after alignment, at least equal to:
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(b) the RRCm in the candidate or reference laboratories (RRCm,c or RRCm,l)
based on declared RRC values of each alignment tyre of the alignment
tyre set shall be distributed evenly;
(c) load index values shall adequately cover the range of the tyres to be
tested, ensuring that the rolling resistance values also cover the range of
the tyres to be tested.
Each alignment tyre shall be checked prior to use and shall be replaced
when:
(a) the alignment tyre shows a condition which makes it unusable for
further tests; or
(b) there are deviations of RRCm,c or RRCm,l greater than 1,5 % relative to
earlier measurements after correction for any machine drift.
(a) the measured value of each alignment tyre for each measurement as
specified in paragraphs 6.2 and 6.3 of Annex 6 to UNECE Regulation
No 117 (i.e. corrected for a temperature of 25 °C and a drum diameter
of 2 m);
(b) the mean value of the three last measured values of each alignment tyre
(in the case of reference laboratories) or the mean value of the n last
measured values of each alignment tyre (in the case of candidate labora
tories); and
where:
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j is the counter from 2 to n + 1 for the n last repetitions of each
measurement of a given alignment tyre;
Then the computations shall be made with all digits: there shall be no
further rounding except on the final alignment equations.
All alignment coefficients (A1l, B1l, A2c and B2c) shall be rounded and
displayed to four decimal places.
Each reference laboratory participating in the network shall comply with the
specifications of Annex 6 to UNECE Regulation No 117 and have a
standard deviation (σm) as follows:
(a) not greater than 0,05 N/kN for C1 tyres and C2 tyres; and
The alignment tyre sets that have been selected in accordance with Section
2.2 shall be measured in accordance with Section 2.3 by each reference
laboratory of the network.
The assigned value of each alignment tyre is the average of the measured
values given by the reference laboratories of the network for this alignment
tyre.
The alignment shall use a linear regression technique on all individual data.
The regression coefficients, A1l and B1l, shall be calculated as follows:
where:
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RRCm,l is the individual measured value of the rolling resistance coef
ficient by the reference laboratory ‘l’ (including temperature and
drum diameter corrections).
A common set of five different tyres that have been selected in accordance
with Section 2.2 shall be measured in accordance with Section 2.3 first by
the candidate laboratory and then by one reference laboratory. More than
five alignment tyres may be tested at the request of the candidate laboratory.
The candidate laboratory shall provide the alignment tyre set to the selected
reference laboratory.
The candidate laboratory (c) shall comply with the specifications of Annex 6
to UNECE Regulation No 117 and preferably have standard deviations (σm)
as follows:
(a) not greater than 0,075 N/kN for C1 tyres and C2 tyres; and
where:
where:
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ANNEX VI
VERIFICATION PROCEDURE
The conformity with this Regulation of the declared fuel efficiency, wet grip and
external rolling noise classes, as well as the declared values, and any additional
performance information on the tyre label, shall be assessed for each tyre type or
each grouping of tyres as determined by the supplier, according to one of the
following procedures:
1. A single tyre or tyre set is tested first. If the measured values meet the
declared classes or the declared external rolling noise value within the verifi
cation tolerances referred to in the table below, the tyre label shall be
considered to comply with this Regulation.
If the measured values do not meet the declared classes or the declared
external rolling noise value within the verification tolerances referred to in
the table below, three additional tyres or tyre sets are to be tested; the average
measurement value stemming from the three additional tyres or tyre sets tested
is to be used to verify the declared information, taking into account the
verification tolerances referred to in the table below.
2. Where the classes or values on the tyre label are derived from type-approval
test results obtained in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 661/2009, or
UNECE Regulation No 117, Member States may use measurement data
obtained from the conformity of production tests on tyres that were carried
out under the type-approval procedure established by Regulation (EU)
2018/858.
RRC (fuel efficiency) The aligned measured value shall not be greater than
the upper limit (the highest RRC) of the declared
class by more than 0,3 N/kN.
External rolling noise The measured value shall not be greater than the
declared value of N by more than 1 dB(A).
Wet grip The measured value G(T) shall not be lower than the
lower limit (the lowest value of G) of the declared
class.
Snow grip The measured value shall not be lower than the
minimum snow grip index.
Ice grip The measured value shall not be lower than the
minimum ice grip index.
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ANNEX VII
(a) the trade name or trademark, address, contact details and other legal
identification of the supplier;
(d) the class(es) and other parameters of the tyre label; and
(a) the tyre type identifier of all equivalent tyre types that are already placed
on the market;
(b) a general description of the tyre type, including its dimensions, load index
and speed rating, sufficient for it to be unequivocally and easily identified;
(c) protocols of the testing, grading and measurement of the tyre parameters
set out in Annex I;
(d) specific precautions, if any, that shall be taken when the tyre type is
assembled, installed, maintained or tested;
(e) the measured technical parameters of the tyre type, where relevant; and
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ANNEX VIII
CORRELATION TABLE
Article 1(1) —
Article 4 Article 4
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Article 4(2) —
— Article 4(2)
— Article 4(3)
— Article 4(6)
— Article 4(7)
— Article 4(8)
— Article 4(9)
— Article 4(10)
— Article 5
— Article 6(2)
— Article 6(3)
Article 5(3) —
— Article 6(5)
— Article 6(6)
— Article 6(7)
Article 6 Article 7
— Article 8
Article 7 Article 9
Article 8 Article 10
— Article 11(3)
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— Article 11(5)
— Article 12
— Article 13
— Article 13(1)
— Article 13(2)
— Article 13(3)
— Article 13(4)
— Article 14
Article 13 —
Article 14 —
— Article 15
Article 15 —
— Article 16
— Article 17
Article 16 Article 18
Annex I Annex I
Annex II Annex II
— Annex III
Annex IV Annex VI
Annex V —
— Annex VII
— Annex VIII