13.5.2011 Official Journal of the European Union L 12411 COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 458/2011 of 12 May 2011 concerning type-approval requirements for motor vehicles and their trailers with regard to the installation of their tyres and implementing Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning type-approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to 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 therefor ('), and in particular Article 14(1)(a) thereof, Whereas: (1) Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 is a separate Regulation for the purposes of the type-approval procedure provided for by Directive 200746 EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 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) (%). (2)  Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 repeals Council Directive 92/23EEC of 31 March 1992 relating to tyres for motor vehicles and their trailers and to their fitting (°). The requirements set out in that Directive should be carried over to this Regulation and, where necessary, adapted to the development of scientific and technical knowledge. (3)  The scope of this Regulation should be in line with that of Directive 92/23/EEC. The Regulation should therefore cover vehicles of categories M, N and O. (4)  Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 lays down basic requirements for the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to the installation of tyres. Therefore, it is necessary to set out the specific procedures, tests and requirements for such type-approval to ensure that the tyres used on a vehicle are appropriate for the load, speed and use characteristics of that vehicle. (5)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Technical Committee — Motor Vehicles, 0J L 200, 31.7.2009, p. 1. () O] L 263, 9.10.2007, p. 1. OJ L 129, 14.5.1992, p. 95. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Scope This Regulation applies to vehicles of categories M, N and O, as defined in Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC. Article 2 Definitions For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply: (1) ‘vehicle type with regard to the installation of its tyres’ means vehicles which do not differ in such essential respects as the types of tyres, minimum and maximum tyre size designations, wheel dimensions and off-sets as well as speed and load capabilities suitable for fitment, and the characteristics of the wheel guards; (2) ‘type of tyre’ means a range of tyres which do not differ in the following essential characteristics: () the tyre class: Cl, C2 or C3, as described in Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 661/2009; and (b) in the case of class C1, tyres, the characteristics of a type of pneumatic tyre as defined in paragraph 2.1 of UNECE Regulation No 30 (*); (¢) in the case of class C2 or C3 tyres, the characteristics of a type of pneumatic tyre as defined in paragraph 2.1 of UNECE Regulation No 54 (°); (3) ‘tyre size designation’ means the designation as defined in paragraph 2.17 of UNECE Regulation No 30 for class C1 tyres and paragraph 2.17 of UNECE Regulation No 54 for class C2 and C3 tyres; (4) ‘wheel off-set’ means the distance from the hub abutment face to the centre line of the rim; ) () O] L 201, 30.7.2008, p. 70. 0] L 183, 11.7.2008, p. 41.