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2012/143/EU: Council Decision of 14 February 2012 on the position of the European Union in relation to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on pedestrian safety and to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources

2012/143/EU: Council Decision of 14 February 2012 on the position of the European Union in relation to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on pedestrian safety and to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources

Decision · 6 articles

Data as of 2026-07-04 · Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗

Article 1

The draft UNECE Regulation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to their pedestrian safety performance, as contained in document ECE TRANS/WP.29/2010/127, is hereby approved.

Article 2

The draft UNECE Regulation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources for use in approved signalling lamp units on power-driven vehicles and their trailers, as contained in document ECE TRANS/WP.29/2010/44 together with its corrigenda, is hereby approved.

Article 3

The Union, represented by the Commission, shall vote in favour of the draft UNECE Regulations referred to in Articles 1 and 2 at a forthcoming meeting of the Administrative Committee of the UNECE World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicles Regulations.

Article 4

In accordance with Articles 35 and 36 of Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles  ( 5 ) , the equivalence of the requirements of the draft UNECE Regulation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to their pedestrian safety performance and those set out in Annex I, paragraphs 3.1, 3.3, 3.4 and 3.5, to Regulation (EC) No 78/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 January 2009 on the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users  ( 6 ) , shall be recognised.

Article 5

The draft UNECE Regulations referred to in Articles 1 and 2 shall become part of the EU type-approval system for motor vehicles.

Article 6

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Source: EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU), © European Union, reuse permitted under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.

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