21.12.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 353/1 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1229/2012 of 10 December 2012 amending Annexes IV and XII to Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (Framework Directive) (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, (4) It is essential to adapt the requirements for EC type- approval of small series in order to ensure that manu- ) o facturers who produce small series of vehicles may Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European continue to have access to the internal market. For Union, such purposes, it is necessary to adopt simplified measures to reduce the cost required by the type- Having regard to Directive 2007/46/EC of the European ;p p}fovlal PirOC?SS w}aereasf at the ;ame tme ensur;ngha Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 estab- igh level of road safety and protection ol the lishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and environment. g pp their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (Framework Direc- tive) (1), and in particular Article 39(2) and (3) thereof, (5)  Since Ny vehicles exhibit construction features similar to those of M; vehicles, it is also appropriate to lay down Whereas: harmonised .technical requirements for. vehicles  of category N; in order to allow such vehicles produced in small series to access the internal market. (1)  Directive 2007/46/EC  establishes a  harmonised framework containing the administrative provisions and general technical requirements for all new vehicles. In particular it includes the regulatory acts laying down (6) It is essential that the requirements laid down in the technical requirements with which vehicles have to Appendix 1 to Annex IV to Directive 2007/46/EC comply in order to be granted EC vehicle type-approval. apply to all new vehicles. However, sufficient time should be given to manufacturers to allow them to adapt their vehicles to the new requirements. (2)  Part 1 of Annex IV to Directive 2007/46/EC contains a list of regulatory acts for EC type-approval of vehicles produced in unlimited series. Directive 2007/46/EC has been amended several times and that list has accordingly ) Sections 1 and 2 of Part A of Annex XII to Directive been updated. 2007/46/EC include quantitative limits for the purposes of EC type-approval of small series. It is appropriate, when extending EC type-approval of small series to (3 Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European vehicles of category N;, to introduce a quantitative Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 limit for vehicles of that category. Likewise, given the concerning type-approval requirements for the general purpose of EC type-approval, namely to foster access safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, to the internal market, the number of vehicles of components and separate technical units intended there- category N; that may benefit from national type- for (3), provides for the repeal of several Directives. The approval pursuant to Article 23 of Directive 200746 [EC repealed Directives have been replaced by corresponding should be restricted to the necessary minimum. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Therefore, the quantity of those vehicles should also be (UNECE) Regulations and by Commission Regulations. laid down. Those changes should be reflected in Annex IV to Directive 2007/46/EC. 0 263, 9.10.2007, p. 1. (8)  Annexes IV and XII to Directive 2007/46/EC should ) 0] 0] = 200, 31.7.2009, p. 1. therefore be amended accordingly.