Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2236 of 20 June 2022 amending Annexes I, II, IV and V to Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the technical requirements for vehicles produced in unlimited series, vehicles produced in small series, fully automated vehicles produced in small series and special purpose vehicles, and as regards software update (Text with EEA relevance)

Regulation (EU) 2018/858 is amended as follows: (1) Annex I is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation; (2) Annex II is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation; (3) Annex IV is amended in accordance with Annex III to this Regulation; (4) Annex V is amended in accordance with Annex IV to this Regulation.

1 With effect from 6 July 2022, national authorities shall refuse to grant EU whole-vehicle type-approval or national type-approval to any new type of vehicles, where the manufacturer executes software updates that affect type approved characteristics of those vehicles after their registration, if such vehicles do not comply with Regulation (EU) 2018/858, as amended by Annex II to this Regulation with regard to software update.

2 With effect from 6 July 2022, national authorities shall not refuse to grant extension to EU whole-vehicle type-approval or national type-approval of vehicles, where the manufacturer executes software updates that affect type approved characteristics of those vehicles after their registration, if such vehicles comply with Regulation (EU) 2018/858, as amended by Annex II to this Regulation with regard to software update.

3 With effect from 7 July 2024, national authorities shall consider, on grounds relating to software update, certificates of conformity in respect to new vehicles to be no longer valid for the purposes of Article 48 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858, and shall prohibit the registration, placing on the market or entry into service of vehicles, where the manufacturer executes software updates that affect type approved characteristics of those vehicles after their registration, if such vehicles do not comply with Regulation (EU) 2018/858, as amended by Annex II to this Regulation with regard to software update.

4 With effect from 7 July 2024, national authorities shall refuse, on grounds relating to software update, to grant EU whole-vehicle type-approval or national type-approval to any new type of vehicles, if those vehicles do not comply with Regulation (EU) 2018/858, as amended by Annex II to this Regulation with regard to software update.

5 With effect from 7 July 2024, national authorities shall refuse to grant EU whole-vehicle type-approval for vehicles produced in small series or special purpose vehicles, if those vehicles do not comply with Regulation (EU) 2018/858, as amended by Annex II, point (2), Table 1, and point (4) to this Regulation.

6 With effect from 7 July 2026, national authorities shall consider certificates of conformity in respect to new vehicles produced in small series or special purpose vehicles to be no longer valid for the purposes of Article 48 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858, and shall prohibit the registration, placing on the market and entry into service of such vehicles, if those vehicles do not comply with Regulation (EU) 2018/858, as amended by Annex II, point (2), Table 1, and point (4) to this Regulation.

7 With effect from 7 July 2026, national authorities shall consider, on grounds relating to software update, certificates of conformity in respect to new complete vehicles to be no longer valid for the purposes of Article 48 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858, and shall prohibit the placing on the market, registration and entry into service of such vehicles, if they do not comply with Regulation (EU) 2018/858, as amended by Annex II to this Regulation with regard to software update.

8 With effect from 7 July 2029, national authorities shall consider, on grounds relating to software update, certificates of conformity in respect to new completed vehicles to be no longer valid for the purposes of Article 48 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858, and shall prohibit the registration, placing on the market and entry into service of such vehicles, if they do not comply with Regulation (EU) 2018/858, as amended by Annex II to this Regulation with regard to software update.

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