8.3.2014 Official Journal of the European Union L 69/3 REGULATIONS COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 214/2014 of 25 February 2014 amending Annexes II, IV, XI, XII and XVIII 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 (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 estab- lishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (Framework Direc- tive) (1), and in particular Article 39(2) thereof, Whereas: Directive  2007/46/EC  establishes an  harmonised framework containing the administrative provisions and general technical requirements for all new vehicles. In particular, it lists the regulatory acts laying down the technical requirements with which vehicles have to comply in order to be granted EC vehicle type- approval. Furthermore, Directive 2007/46/EC made the EC whole-vehicle type-approval mandatory for special purpose vehicles in accordance with the timetable set out in its Annex XIX. Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (?), introduced new safety features for vehicles and provided for the repeal of several directives and their replacement by the corresponding United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Regulations. () OJ L 263, 9.10.2007, p. 1. (3 Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning type-approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended theretor (O] L 200, 31.7.2009, p. 1). (3) Annex XI to Directive 2007/46/EC contains a list of regulatory acts for the EC type-approval of special purpose vehicles, as well as specific provisions for such vehicles. It is essential to adapt Annex XI to take into account the changes introduced by Regulation (EC) No 661/2009. The date of application of Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 shall apply. To achieve the harmonisation of the technical requirements applying for the EC whole-vehicle type- approval of special purpose vehicles, it is essential to amend Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC and to establish stricter requirements on ambulances and wheelchair accessible vehicles. In order to give time to industry to adapt their vehicles, those sticter requirements shall only apply to new vehicle types. Annex XVIII to Directive 2007/46/EC was relevant for the registration of special purpose vehicles based on incomplete vehicles holding a national type-approval. Since EC type-approvals will replace national type- approvals in accordance with the dates set out in Annex XIX to Directive 2007/46/EC, it is appropriate to delete Annex XVIII at the end of the transitional period foreseen by Annex XIX to Directive 2007/46/EC. Part II of Annex IV to Directive 2007/46/EC lists the UNECE Regulations recognised as an alternative to the directives mentioned in Part I of Annex IV. With the repeal of most of those directives by Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 from 1 November 2014 and the adoption of a new UNECE Regulation on pedestrian safety, it is appropriate to update the relevant entries in Part II of Annex IV to Directive 2007/46/EC. Furthermore, it is appropriate to correct several errors in Annex IV to that directive.