So that you, as the manufacturer, are able to place your vehicles onto the market with EU Certificates of Conformity (CoC), we support you with EU overall vehicle type approvals in accordance with framework Regulation (EU) 167/2013 for vehicle categories T, C, R and S and Regulation (EU) 2018/858 for vehicle categories O1, O2, O3 and O4 as well as with type approval in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2025/14 for mobile machines and devices of category U (Non-Road Mobile Machinery, NRMM).
We are also delighted to be your service provider for national individual or type approvals for the aforementioned vehicles in accordance with Sections 19, 20, 21, 22 and 22a of the German Vehicle Licensing Regulations (StVZO) with their procedures for the General Operating Permit (GOP) and general design type approval ('allgemeine Bauartgenehmigung' (aBG)) as well as their technical requirements and expert reports for requesting exemptions in accordance with Section 70 StVZO.
Testing and appraisal of overall vehicles of the following vehicle categories
- Agricultural tractors (vehicle categories T and C)
- Agricultural trailers (vehicle category R)
- Interchangeable towed equipment (vehicle category S)
- Motor vehicle trailers (vehicle category O)
- Self-propelled working machines (vehicle category U)
Testing of systems, components and autonomous technical units of all vehicle categories
- Two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles (vehicle category L in accordance with Regulation (EU) 168/2013)
- Motor vehicles and motor vehicle trailers (vehicle categories M, N, O)
- UN/ECE regulations
- Sections 22, 22a of the German Vehicle Licensing Regulations (StVZO), operating permit and design type approval for vehicle parts
Approvals in accordance with national German regulations
We support you in the approval of self-propelled working machines in accordance with national German regulations, e.g. in general operating permits for vehicle types in accordance with Section 20 of the German Vehicle Licensing Regulations (StVZO) or in preparing sample reports for the appraisal of individual vehicles in accordance with Section 21 StVZO.
- Roll Over Protection Structures (ROPS) in accordance with OECD Tractor Codes 4, 6, 7 or 8 or Annexes VII, VIII, IX or X of Regulation (EU) 1322/2014
- Falling Object Protective Structures (FOPS) in accordance with OECD Tractor Code 10 or Annex XI of Regulation (EU) 1322/2014
- Vibration behaviour of driver's seats on the test bench and on the test track in accordance with Regulation (EU) 1322/2014 Annex XIV
- Brake systems in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/68 and UN/ECE Regulation No. 13
- Steering systems in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/208 Annex V and UN/ECE Regulation No. 79
Passing noise in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/985 Annex II
- Driver's exposure to noise in accordance with Regulation (EU) 1322/2014 Annex XIII
- Truck cabs in accordance with UN/ECE Regulation No. 29
- Front underrun protective devices in accordance with UN/ECE Regulation No. 93
- Side protective devices in accordance with UN/ECE Regulation No. 73
- Rear underrun protective devices in accordance with UN/ECE Regulation No. 58 or Regulation (EU) 2015/208 Annex XXVI
- Seat belt anchor fittings in accordance with Regulation (EU) 1322/2014 Annex XVIII
- UN/ECE Regulation No. 85, measurement of engine output and the 30 minutes power