On the 17th May 2018, the Commission published proposed revisions to existing Regulation 1222/2009 – the ‘Tyre Labelling’ Regulation. A raft of changes/improvements are proposed within the revised Regulation, some of which are outlined as follows:

• updating the tyre label and allowing for its revision – to account for technological advances and the potential inclusion of further parameters such as mileage and abrasion (for which no appropriate tests are currently developed)
• improving the visibility of the label to consumers – including the requirement to display a label for C3 tyres and for dealers to show the label to the consumer before the sale (where tyres are not readily visible)
• requiring that information on the snow and ice performance of tyres be included on the label – such a requirement will see the development of a test for ice performance
• allowing for the future inclusion of re-treaded tyres, if appropriate
• requiring that the label be shown in visual advertisements and in technical promotional material, which ties in with similar provisions of the Energy Labelling Regulation 1369/2017
• extension of the type approval process to include the label declaration – which should result in further correctness of the technical documentation supporting the tyre label
• improving enforcement by creating an obligation to register tyres in the product database established under Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 – again, tying in with Regulation 2017/1369 and improving information availability for consumers and market surveillance authorities alike

The proposed Regulation now passes to the European Council and Parliament for consideration – more detail can be found here: https://ec.europa.eu/energy/en/topics/energy-efficiency/energy-efficient-products/tyres