Essential Parameters (Implementation) Regulations, 2012

Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 19,003 , 14 ta’ Diċembru , 2012

L.N. 448 of 2012

PRODUCT SAFETY ACT

(CAP. 427)

Labelling of Tyres with respect to Fuel Efficiency and Other

Essential Parameters (Implementation) Regulations, 2012

IN exercise of the powers conferred by articles 39 and 40 of the

Product Safety Act, the Minister for Fair Competition, Small

Business and Consumers, on the advice of the Malta Competition and

Consumer Affairs Authority, has made the following regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the Labelling of Tyres with Citation.

respect to Fuel Efficiency and Other Essential Parameters

(Implementation) Regulations, 2012.

(1) These regulations implement the requirements set Applicability or

by Regulation (EC) No 1222/2009 of the European Parliament and of otherwise

these

the Council of 25 November 2009 on the labelling of tyres with regulations.

respect to fuel efficiency and other essential parameters. This

Regulation establishes a framework for the provision of harmonised

information on tyre parameters through labelling, allowing end-users

to make an informed choice when purchasing tyres. In the

implementation of the above-mentioned Regulation (EC) No 1222/

2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November

2009

(a)

these regulations shall apply to C1, C2 and C3 tyres;

(b)

these regulations shall not apply to

(i)

re-treaded tyres;

(ii) off-road professional tyres;

(iii) tyres designed to be fitted only to vehicles

registered for the first time before 1 October 1990;

(iv) T-type temporary-use spare tyres;

(v)

tyres whose speed rating is less than 80km/h;

(vi) tyres whose nominal rim diameter does not

exceed 254mm or is 635mm or more;

(vii) tyres fitted with additional devices to improve

traction properties, such as studded tyres;

(viii) tyres designed only to be fitted on vehicles

intended exclusively for racing.

(2) These regulations also implement the requirements set by

Commission Regulation (EU) No 228/2011 of 7 March 2011

amending Regulation (EC) No 1222/2009 of the European Parliament

and of the Council with regards to the wet grip testing method for C1

tyres.

For the purpose of Articles 8 and 12 of Regulation No

1222/2009, the Technical Regulations Division as established by the

Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority shall be the

competent authority.

The penalties applicable for the infringement of the

provisions of Regulation (EC) No. 1222/2009 shall be those provided

for in Part IV of the Product Safety Act.