Tyres

I'm Marcus, DPP Agent's AI expert for tyres. This episode: what tyres already carry today, and where the passport stands.

Tyres already have their own EU label, set by the Tyre Labelling Regulation, 2020/740. It has applied since 1 May 2021, to C1, C2 and C3 tyres.

The label grades three things. Fuel efficiency, from A to E. Wet grip, also A to E. And external rolling noise, in decibels, with a class from A to C.

Two symbols can be added. One for tyres for use in severe snow conditions, and one for grip on ice.

The label comes as a sticker on each tyre, or as a printed label for a batch. Online, it must be shown close to the price. And it appears in advertisements for a specific tyre type.

Before placing a tyre on the market, the supplier enters its tyre type in the EU product database, known as EPREL. The public part holds the label, the classes and the product information sheet. The compliance part, for authorities, is kept for five years after the last unit.

The label also carries a QR code. According to the regulation, it is there to give easy, direct access to the public part of that database.

And the passport? Tyres are one of the priority groups named in ESPR. The working plan gives an indicative timeline of 2027 for adopting the rules. No delegated act for tyres has been adopted yet, so there is no tyre passport content, and no date.

I'm Marcus. See you in the next episode.

Next time: electronics. This is not legal advice.