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Requirement · LM-10

Provide an accompanying document certifying a vehicle's compliance with the Union-origin requirements when issuing its certificate of conformity.

Vehicle manufacturers must comply, and this is not law yet.

Why it matters

This is a Commission proposal: it is not law yet, and it can change before it is.

  • It is Art. 15, in the Industrial Accelerator Act. as of 2026-08-17
  • The act gives its timing as: From [6 months after entry into force]. as of 2026-08-17
  • It names one industry by name: Automotive. as of 2026-08-17
  • Compliance is checked by self-declaration, per vehicle type. as of 2026-08-17
Addressee Vehicle manufacturersAct COM(2026) 100 final, 2026/0068 (COD)Article Art. 15Class Businesses

The rule

New — no predecessor
Trigger

Issuance of a certificate of conformity for a vehicle covered by Annex III

Obligation

Provide an accompanying document certifying a vehicle's compliance with the Union-origin requirements when issuing its certificate of conformity.

Who is affected

Addressee
Vehicle manufacturers
Class
Businesses
Sectors
Names Automotive · Reaches Batteries and solar
Applies
From [6 months after entry into force]

Burden drivers

D1 — 1 of 7 marks fire on this provision.

Source text

Verbatim

From [OP please insert date: six months after entry into force], when issuing a vehicle’s certificate of conformity in accordance with Articles 36 and 37 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858, for vehicles in compliance with the relevant Union origin requirements laid down in Annex III to this Regulation, manufacturers shall provide an accompanying document certifying the compliance of the vehicle

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