Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/1214 of 9 June 2026 amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards conditions for testing compliance with brake particle emission limits

Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2026/1214 3.9.2026 COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION(EU) 2026/1214 of 9 June 2026 amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards conditions for testing compliance with brake particle emission limits (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 April 2024 on type- approval of motor vehicles and engines and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7), amending Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Regulation (EU) No 582/2011, Commission Regulation

(EU) 2017/1151, Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2400 and Commission Implementing Regulation

(EU) 2022/1362(1), and in particular Article 15(1), point (e), thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 contains a table for the conditions for testing compliance with brake particle emission limits (Table 4). In that table, the testing conditions for light-duty vehicles currently require testing in accordance with UN Global Technical Regulation No 24 on Laboratory Measurement of Brake Emissions for Light- Duty Vehicles(2).

(2) Latest technological progress and developments are reflected in the new UN Regulation No 179 on the Laboratory Measurement of Brake Emissions for Light-Duty Vehicles(3). They are based on the data collected when testing ‘Euro 7’ brakes, and include notably further harmonisation and improvement of the testing environment; high-precision measurement of PM , PM and particle numbers; testing of new technologies such as brakes equipped with passive 10 2,5 or active emission-reduction filters and calculation of brake emissions for the entire vehicle. It is therefore appropriate to amend the requirement in Table 4 in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 to replace the reference to UN Global Technical Regulation No 24 with a reference to UN Regulation No 179 on the Laboratory Measurement of Brake Emissions for Light-Duty Vehicles.

(3) Considering that UN Regulation No 179 on the Laboratory Measurement of Brake Emissions comprehensively covers light-duty vehicle categories, this Regulation should align with it to effectively harmonise standards and apply to vehicles of categories M and N , as well as Euro 7ext vehicles, in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation 1 1

(EU) 2024/1257.

(4) Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

(1) OJ L, 2024/1257, 8.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1257/oj.

(2) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/84, https://unece.org/sites/default/files/2025-06/ECE-TRANS-WP.29-2025-84e.pdf.

(3) UN Regulation No 179 – Uniform provisions concerning the approval of light duty vehicles with regards to the laboratory measurement of brake emissions [2026/1044] (OJ L, 2026/1044, 18.5.2026, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/1044/oj).

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2026/1214/oj 1/3EN OJ L, 3.9.2026 Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 9 June 2026.

For the Commission The President Ursula VON DER LEYEN 2/3 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2026/1214/ojEN OJ L, 3.9.2026 ANNEX In Annex III, Table 4 to Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 is replaced by the following:

‘Table 4: Conditions for testing compliance with brake particle emission limits Vehicles of categories M and N Vehicles of categories M M N and N 1 1 2, 3, 2 3 Brake particle emissions test Testing in accordance with UN Regulation No 179 on the Laboratory Measurement of Brake Emissions for Light-Duty Vehicles(*) (*) UN Regulation No 179 – Uniform provisions concerning the approval of light duty vehicles with regards to the laboratory measurement of brake emissions [2026/1044] (OJ L, 2026/1044, 18.5.2026, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/1044/oj).’

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2026/1214/oj 3/3