RELEASE DATE：2021-08-11 17:15
Brief: The Irish National Small Series Type Approval is called NSSTA. According to Irish vehicle approval regulations, a limited number of locally produced or imported vehicles must obtain a type approval certificate.
NSSTA's regulatory agency is NSAI (National Standards Authority of Ireland). NSAI is the official standards agency in Ireland. It is responsible for the formulation, publication and sales of Irish standards, providing certifications in many fields from management systems to products, and is responsible for the legal system Metrology and national metrology laboratory work.
SMALL SERIES QUANTITIVE ANNUAL LIMITS
The number of units of one type of vehicle to be registered for the Irish NSSTA see table 1.
Vehicle Category | Maximum Number of Units Per Type Per Year |
M1/M2/M3 | 250 |
N1/N2/N3 | 250 |
O1/O2 | 500 |
O3/O4 | 250 |
REFERENCE TO REGULATORY ACT
Compared with the EU small series type approval, the Irish NSSTA has a wider range of vehicle categories, besides some provisions in its applicable regulations are not compulsory, which reduces the difficulty of type-approval.
Irish national small-series type approval refers to the Regulation (EU) 2018/858, adopts UNECE automotive technical regulations and EU/EC related directives, puts forward technical requirements for category M/N/O vehicles and special purpose vehicles. There are 72 technical items for category M vehicles, 68 for category N vehicles, and 28 for category O vehicles. The technical requirements for M1 vehicles are shown in Table 2.
Item | Subject | Regulation |
1A | Sound level | Regulation (EU) No. 540/2014 or UN Regulation No. 51 and UN Regulation No. 138 |
2A | Emissions (Euro 6) light duty vehicles/access to information | Regulation (EC) No. 715/2007 |
3A | Prevention of fire risks (liquid fuel tanks) | UN Regulation No. 34 |
3B | Rear underrun protective devices (RUPDs) and their installation; rear underrun protection (RUP) | UN Regulation No. 58 |
4A | Space for mounting and fixing rear registration plates | Regulation (EU) No. 1003/2010 |
5A | Steering equipment | UN Regulation No. 79 |
6A | Vehicle access and maNo.euvrability (steps, running boards and handholds) | Regulation (EU) No. 130/2012 |
6B | Door latches and door retention components | UN Regulation No. 11 |
7A | Audible warning devices and signals | UN Regulation No. 28 |
8A | Devices for indirect vision and their installation | UN Regulation No. 46 |
9B | Braking of passenger cars | UN Regulation No. 13-H |
10A | Electromagnetic compatibility | UN Regulation No. 10 |
12A | Interior fittings | UN Regulation No. 21 |
13B | Protection of motor vehicles against unauthorised use | UN Regulation No. 116 |
14A | Protection of the driver against the steering mechanism in the event of impact | UN Regulation No. 12 |
15A | Seats, their anchorages and any head restraints | UN Regulation No. 17 |
17A | Vehicle access and manoeuvrability (reverse gear) | Regulation (EU) No. 130/2012 |
17B | Speedometer equipment including its installation | UN Regulation No. 39 |
18A | Manufacturer’s statutory plate and VIN | Regulation (EU) No. 19/2011 |
19A | Safety-belt anchorages, Isofix anchorages systems and Isofix top tether anchorages | UN Regulation No. 14 |
20A | Installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on vehicles | UN Regulation No. 48 |
21A | Retro-reflecting devices for power-driven vehicles and their trailers | UN Regulation No. 3 |
22A | Front and rear position lamps, stop-lamps and end-outline marker lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers | UN Regulation No. 7 |
22B | Daytime running lamps for power-driven vehicles | UN Regulation No. 87 |
22C | Side-marker lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers | UN Regulation No. 91 |
23A | Direction indicators for power-driven vehicles and their trailers | UN Regulation No. 6 |
24A | Illumination of rear-registration plates of power-driven vehicles and their trailers | UN Regulation No. 4 |
25A | Power-driven vehicle’s sealed-beam headlamps (SB) emitting an European asymmetrical passing beam or a driving beam or both | UN Regulation No. 31 |
25B | Filament lamps for use in approved lamp units of power-driven vehicles and their trailers | UN Regulation No. 37 |
25C | Motor vehicle headlamps equipped with gas-discharge light sources | UN Regulation No. 98 |
25D | Gas-discharge light sources for use in approved gas-discharge lamp units of power-driven vehicles | UN Regulation No. 99 |
25E | Motor vehicle headlamps emitting an asymmetrical passing beam or a driving beam or both and equipped with filament lamps and/or LED modules | UN Regulation No. 112 |
25F | Adaptive front-lighting systems (AFS) for motor vehicles | UN Regulation No. 123 |
26A | Power-driven vehicle front fog lamps | UN Regulation No. 19 |
27A | Towing device | Regulation (EU) No. 1005/2010 |
28A | Rear fog lamps for power-driven vehicles and their trailers | UN Regulation No. 38 |
29A | Reversing lights for power-driven vehicles and their trailers | UN Regulation No. 23 |
30A | Parking lamps for power-driven vehicles | UN Regulation No. 77 |
31A | Safety-belts, restraint systems, child restraint systems and Isofix child restraint systems | UN Regulation No. 16 |
32A | Forward field of vision | UN Regulation No. 125 |
33A | Location and identification of hand controls, tell-tales and indicators | UN Regulation No. 121 |
36A | Heating systems | UN Regulation No. 122 |
37A | Wheel guards | Regulation (EU) No. 1009/2010 |
38A | Head restraints (headrests), whether or not incorporated in vehicle seats | UN Regulation No. 25 |
41A | Emissions (Euro VI) heavy duty vehicles/access to information | Regulation (EC) No. 595/2009 |
44A | Masses and dimensions | Regulation (EU) No. 1230/2012 |
45A | Safety glazing materials and their installation on vehicles | UN Regulation No. 43 |
46A | Installation of tyres | Regulation (EU) No. 458/2011 |
46B | Pneumatic tyres for motor vehicles and their trailers (Class C1) | UN Regulation No. 30 |
46D | Tyre rolling sound emissions, adhesion on wet surfaces and rolling resistance (Classes C1) | UN Regulation No. 117 |
50A | Mechanical coupling components of combinations of vehicles | UN Regulation No. 55 |
53A | Protection of occupants in the event of a frontal collision | UN Regulation No. 94 |
54A | Protection of occupants in the event of lateral collision | UN Regulation No. 95 |
58 | Pedestrian protection | Regulation (EC) No. 78/2009 or UN Regulation No. 127 |
61 | Air-conditioning systems | Directive 2006/40/EC |
62 | Hydrogen system | Regulation (EC) No. 79/2009 or UN Regulation No. 134 |
67 | Specific components for liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) and their installation on motor vehicles | UN Regulation No. 67 |
68 | Vehicle alarm systems (VAS) | UN Regulation No. 97 |
69 | Electric safety | UN Regulation No. 100 |
70 | Specific components for CNG and their installation on motor vehicles | UN Regulation No. 110 |
THE ROUTE TO APPROVAL
Submit vehicle information documents.
Deliver sample vehicles for testing and technical service performs witness.
Finish test reports and obtain individual certificates.
Submit application documentation to obtain the Irish NSSTA certificate
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IRISH CERTIFICATION PLEASE CONTACT
Jane Huang
GVRR Researcher
Jane is ATIC's global automotive regulation researcher, she graudated from South China University of Technology with her master's degree.
Jane is an expert in Autonomous Driving and Cybersecurity
Phone: +86 18520214927
Email: jane.huang@atic-cn.com