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Regulation (EU) 2018/858 — Vehicle Type Approval Framework
A clearer foundation for EU vehicle approval
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Regulation (EU) 2018/858
Put this regulation into context.
Regulation (EU) 2018/858: Bring the approval framework into your programme discussions with a reference that connects manufacturer responsibilities, type-approval procedures and market surveillance. RegsUP combines the regulatory text with dated guidance to support a structured review of the route to market.
What you can review
- Manufacturer obligations
- Type-approval procedures
- Market surveillance
Recommended for: vehicle manufacturers and whole-vehicle homologation teams.
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Work with the regulatory text and the dated RegsUP explanations in the same document. You can consult the provisions, read the included commentary and keep a clearly identified edition in your project records. The scope below shows exactly which publication you are buying.
- Regulatory text: The EU 2018/858 document identified in the edition details below.
- Approval and transition guidance: RegsUP explanations dated 10 October 2026, providing context for the approval questions addressed in this file.
- Manufacturer questions and answers: Practical scenarios with the conditions behind each answer, supporting more informed technical discussions.
- Supporting source extracts: Referenced passages alongside the guidance, helping you follow the basis of the explanation.
Guidance scope: This EU-wide regulation is accompanied by some guidance specific to Germany and KBA procedures. The country scope of those passages should be retained when using them.
Edition and file details
- Regulation
- Regulation (EU) 2018/858
- Regulatory edition
- Edition date not stated on the PDF cover
- RegsUP guidance date
- 10 October 2026
- Regulatory text language
- English
- RegsUP guidance language
- English
- Format and length
- Digital PDF · 696 pages, including RegsUP content
- File size
- 4.60 MB
- Product reference
- RU-EU-2018-858-EN-F46E1855
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