Explanatory note

These Regulations amend Regulation (EU) 2018/858 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/683 to make compliance with two UNECE Regulations (UNECE Regulation No 155 on cyber security and cyber security management systems and UNECE Regulation No 156 on software updates and software update management systems) compulsory for vehicles applying for GB type approval.

Regulation 2 updates the list of technical requirements in Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 that must be met at type approval in the GB scheme to include UNECE Regulations No 155 and No 156, and procedures relating to conformity of production in Annex IV of that Regulation to reference arrangements concerning software updates. It also updates Annex XII of that Regulation to outline the dates on which the requirements apply.

Regulation 3 updates the information document used to make an application for type approval set out in Annex I of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/683 to include provision on cyber security and software updates. It also updates Annex VIII of that Regulation to ensure that certificates of conformity contain references to UNECE Regulations No 155 and No 156 where appropriate.

The net costs imposed on business, the voluntary sector and the public sector by these Regulations have been assessed as being less than £10m in any year and therefore a full impact assessment has not been prepared.

The UN Regulations are issued by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. Copies of the UN Regulations referred to in these Regulations can be obtained from the UNECE website: http://www.unece.org/trans/main/wp29/wp29regs.html.

An Explanatory Memorandum and a de minimis assessment have been prepared and are available alongside this instrument at www.legislation.gov.uk. Hard copies may be obtained from the Department for Transport, Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 4DR.