Safety - the measure of all things worldwide
Safety has priority worldwide. Numerous norms apply to vehicles, systems, and components - no matter whether it has to do with the Federal Motor Safety Standards (StVZO) in Germany or the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards in America.
Automobile manufacturers, suppliers, institutions and government agencies come in contact with these regulations with the conception of new products. Our professionals can provide consulting services and offer technical advice on how to comply with existing motor vehicle regulations.
For the sales of motor vehicles and their components, approvals according to the standards of the destination countries are essential. Our experts assist you efficiently in obtaining these approvals and provide their expertise concerning the homologation (= type approval) tests and all relevant administrative matters. This includes information about the interpretation and future development of homologation standards also of non-European countries.
In Europe, two parallel systems for the certification of motor vehicles and their components exist:
- EU (European Union) directives
- ECE (Economic Commission for Europe, a sub-organization of the United Nations also covering East-European countries) regulations.
For the sales of motor vehicles and their components, approvals according to the standards of the destination countries are essential. StVZO German National Requirements also exist.
Vehicles and electrical/electronic components, including those for aftermarket installation, are subject to the Automotive EMC Directive ; compliance is indicated by the "e" mark.
The European Whole Vehicle Type Approval (WVTA) replacing the individual national type approvals of the EU (European Union) member states is an efficient, economic and convenient system. There are vehicles which are not categorized as passenger cars or trucks such as construction machinery and agricultural machinery. They need a national approval.
Two parallel systems in Europe for the approval of motor vehicles components |
The 'e' means products in compliance with EC directives. The number of 13 refers to Luxembourg. |
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The "E" means products in compliance with ECE regulations. The number of 13 refers to Luxembourg. |
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- For Europe, TÜV Rheinland is accredited by the authorities in Germany (KBA), in Luxembourg(SNCT-H), in the Netherlands (RDW), in UK (VCA) and Ireland (NSAI). These multiple authorizations facilitate the clients of TÜV Rheinland to select the approvals which best fit their needs.
- For the Asia-Pacific region, TÜV Rheinland is accredited to perform testing in accordance with TRIAS (Japan),safety type approval of motor vehicles (Taiwan) and ADR (Australian Design Rules), SASO (Saudi Arabian Standard Organization) and PAI (Public authority for industry in Kuwait).
- Further, the test reports of TÜV Rheinland are also voluntarily in countries and regions like Chile, Columbia, Thailand, Turkey, Israel and Hong Kong.
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