ECE approval mark

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Part of an approval mark that reflects the agreement on the acceptance of uniform technical regulations for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts that can be installed and / or used in wheeled vehicles, and the conditions for the mutual recognition of approvals issued in accordance with these regulations were connected arrangements (so-called UN / ECE regulations) provide for mounting on equipment and parts. Here with the country code "1", which stands for Germany. In the case of a complete approval mark, the approval number and, if applicable, the number of the international agreement with the letter "R" and, if necessary, additional symbols must be affixed to this circle.

The ECE test mark agreed by the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) , also referred to as E-mark , E-mark or E- mark, is a marking of components on motor vehicles that require approval . It consists of a capital E in a circle and a test number related to the respective ECE regulation and states that the necessary tests and approvals have been carried out for the components marked with it and an ECE type approval has been issued. The states participating in the ECE procedure and their authorities recognize this type approval among themselves.

Basis for the ECE certification mark

The basis for these tests are the so-called ECE regulations of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations ( Economic Commission for Europe , ECE ) in Geneva . The component marked in this way may be carried and operated in Germany and Austria without a special entry in the vehicle documents - neither a parts certificate (TGA) nor an EG-BE / ABE is required , as long as the area of ​​use specified in the approval is adhered to. In Germany, the recognition of the E-mark is regulated in Section 21a of the StVZO .

There is no E-label without a number following the "E". The marking is a type approval and is not based on a manufacturer's declaration. B. issued by the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) on request together with a type approval number. The structure and attachment of this marking is described in the relevant ECE directive.

Execution and form

The certification mark consists of a circle with the letter " E " and the code of the state that issued the approval inside , as well as the approval number near this circle, or the number of the international agreement with the letter " R “and possibly additional characters.

use

The test mark may only be affixed to vehicle parts or equipment parts that also comply with the provisions of the approval. A symbol which, due to its similar appearance, can lead to confusion with the ECE test mark, must not be found on vehicle parts. When operating devices that are operated in a motor vehicle without an “e” or “E” mark, the operating license may expire under certain circumstances .

List of key figures for the countries

The following country codes are sometimes imprecisely referred to as country codes in legal documents or in everyday language . The key figures of the approving countries are:

1 Germany
2 France
3 Italy
4th Netherlands
5 Sweden
6th Belgium
7th Hungary
8th Czech Republic
9 Spain
10 Serbia (previously indicator for Yugoslavia )
11 United Kingdom
12 Austria
13 Luxembourg
14th Switzerland
15th - (formerly GDR )
16 Norway
17th Finland
18th Denmark
19th Romania
20th Poland
21st Portugal
22nd Russian Federation
23 Greece
24 Ireland *
25th Croatia
26th Slovenia
27 Slovakia
28 Belarus
29 Estonia
30th Republic of Moldova
31 Bosnia and Herzegovina
32 Latvia
34 Bulgaria
35 Kazakhstan
36 Lithuania
37 Turkey
39 Azerbaijan
40 North Macedonia
42 European Union **
43 Japan
45 Australia
46 Ukraine
47 South Africa
48 New Zealand
49 Cyprus *
50 Malta *
51 Republic of Korea
52 Malaysia
53 Thailand
54 Albania
55 Armenia
56 Montenegro ***
57 San Marino
58 Tunisia
60 Georgia
62 Egypt
63 Nigeria
* Ireland, Cyprus and Malta are not a contracting party, but have joined the European Union to apply the same UN regulations as the European Union, which were established on the basis of the Convention.
** Approvals are granted by their member states, each using their own country code.
*** Before March 1, 2007: E10 (Yugoslavia)

Abbreviations

  • aaS = officially recognized expert
  • aaSoP = officially recognized expert or auditor,
  • PI = test engineer
  • aaSmT = officially recognized expert with partial authorization
Above:
Certification mark according to ECE regulation,
Below:
Certification mark according to § 21a Paragraph 2 Sentences 2 and 3 i. V. m. Paragraph 1a again i. V. m. Para. 1 StVZO based on guidelines of the European Union

Differentiation from other supranational test marks in Europe

In addition to the ECE test mark, there is also the test mark for vehicles and vehicle parts, which is based on harmonized national law by means of legal acts of the European Union in the form of directives ; it is issued on a different legal basis than the ECE test mark. The test mark, which is based indirectly on these guidelines, consists of a small e in a rectangle and states that a European type approval has been granted for these vehicles or vehicle parts. In the Federal Republic of Germany it is recognized in accordance with Section 21a, Paragraph 1a in conjunction with Paragraph 1 of the Road Traffic Licensing Regulations (StVZO); the design of the test mark is described in Section 21a (2) sentence 2 StVZO and the code for the Federal Republic of Germany is determined by Section 21a (2) sentence 3 StVZO.

The CE marking, which is also based on harmonized national law by means of legal acts of the European Union in the form of directives, is not an approval mark or test mark, as it is not based in all cases on a test and not on a completely external approval procedure, but on one of the EU declaration of conformity issued by the manufacturer or the manufacturers of the product . This is based on a conformity assessment carried out by the manufacturer or manufacturers of the product . However, depending on the directive on which the EU declaration of conformity required in a specific case is based, the involvement of notified bodies in the conformity assessment procedure may be required, in particular for the implementation of EC type tests .

See also

literature

  • Hans-Hermann Braess, Ulrich Seiffert: Vieweg manual automotive technology. 2nd edition, Friedrich Vieweg & Sohn Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Braunschweig / Wiesbaden 2001, ISBN 3-528-13114-4 .

Web links

Remarks

  1. ^ UN Transport Agreements and Conventions .
    Countries Parties to the 1958 Agreement . In: Status of the Agreement, of the annexed UN Regulations and of amendments - Revision 25 - Note by the secretariat . February 28, 2017. In: Status of the 1958 Agreement (and of the annexed regulations) .
    Both on the website of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe ( unece.org ), accessed on May 31, 2017 (English).
    An outdated list in German: Contracting parties - list of key figures ( memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive )     Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure , accessed on June 1, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bmvi.de
  2. ↑ http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/doc/2019/wp29/ECE-TRANS-WP.29-343-Rev.27.pdf
  3. ↑ See also § 19 Paragraph 3 Sentence 1 No. 2 Letter a, if applicable in conjunction with Sentence 2 and / or with Paragraph 7 of the StVZO.