Technical regulations and conditions for importing passenger vehicles on the territory of Southeast Europe

• Main Authors: Popović Vladimir M., Damjanović Milanko Z., Blagojević Ivan A., Simović Sreten S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Belgrade - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Belgrade 2011-01-01
• Series: FME Transactions
• Subjects: vehicle type approval; unece regulations; eu directives; importing passenger vehicles; southeast europe
• Online Access: https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1451-2092/2011/1451-20921103105P.pdf

This paper deals with technical regulations in the area of vehicle type approval, and conditions for importing passenger vehicles. The territory analyzed comprises the region of Southeast Europe, that is, all former Yugoslav republics, with the addition of Albania. The paper is based on two key, parallel systems which define the conditions and criteria for importing vehicles on the territory of the above-mentioned countries, namely on the regulations of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), and the European Union regulations (EU). Both groups of regulations, which are rather compatible, have been thoroughly analyzed with a special emphasis on their application on the territory of Southeast Europe, through the analysis of regulations of all countries and territories individually. Furthermore, the paper deals with short-term predictions by the end of 2012 focused on changes within technical regulations and conditions for importing vehicles. Final considerations include long-term predictions regarding the mentioned regulations on the above-mentioned territory.