Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1117 of 3 April 2025 amending Delegated Regulations (EU) 2015/68 and (EU) 2015/208 with regard to vehicle braking requirements and to vehicle functional sa...

Official Journal of the European Union 2025/1117 12.6.2025 COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2025/1117 of 3 April 2025 EN L series amending Delegated Regulations (EU) 2015/68 and (EU) 2015/208 with regard to vehicle braking requirements and to vehicle functional safety requirements for agricultural and forestry vehicles (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 February 2013 on the approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles (1), and in particular Article 17(5) and Article 49(3) thereof, Whereas: (1) To enable the use of king pin couplings on rigid drawbar towed vehicles, it is necessary to ensure their functional safety. Therefore, it is necessary to introduce braking requirements to such combinations of tractors and towed vehicles. (2) A significant number of towed vehicles are still in use with single-line couplings. In order to prevent accidents caused by incorrectly connected braking systems and to ensure that towed vehicles equipped with a single-line system perform correctly when connected to tractors equipped with two control lines, the requirements for such combinations should be specified to ensure the required level of safety by means of type-approval requirements. (3) UN Regulation No 148 combines the provisions of UN Regulations No 4, 6, 7,...