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29 June, 2026
CITA Contributes to the Creation of the First Ibero-American Safe Mobility Index
13 June, 2025
New Scientific Publication Highlights the Ongoing Threat of Excess Vehicle Emissions
9 October, 2024
A new CITA member from China: Shijiazhuang Huayan Transportation Technology Co., Ltd.
15 July, 2024
Evaluating the Impact of PTI on Road Safety and Economy in Turkey (1990-2022)
27 February, 2024
EU Sets Ambitious Air Quality Standards for 2030: A Leap Towards Zero Pollution
22 January, 2024
The Critical Role of Motorcycle Inspections in Enhancing Road Safety & Environmental Protection
4 September, 2023
Automotive supply value chain calls for a swift adoption of EU7 regulation
25 April, 2023
Assuring Regulatory Compliance of Connected and Automated Vehicles during their Operational Lifetime
21 September, 2022
CITA conference hosted in collaboration with the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU
15 June, 2022
Ensuring lifetime compliance of EVs with safety & sustainability requirements
22 October, 2021
IAMTS & CITA Form Collaborative Effort Toward Automated Driving Systems Lifetime Compliance
8 October, 2021
Empirical Study to Estimate the Economic Effects of the Introduction of PTI in Punjab (Pakistan)
29 April, 2021
Implementation report on the #roadsafety aspects of the Roadworthiness Package adopted
12 November, 2020
“New vehicle safety features from 2022 and successful implementation of turn assist systems”
9 July, 2020
New ETSC PIN report: “The Impact of Covid-19 Lockdowns on Road Deaths in April 2020”
14 September, 2018
Vehicle Inspections: Their Role in Road Safety and Impact on Economic Development
5 September, 2017
CCVA: customs clearance of used motor vehicles and equipment used for public works
27 April, 2017
Keeping the principles of the Treaty of Rome alive in the automotive digital age
15 December, 2016
2nd International Symposium on Vehicle Inspection & Certification by ICAT
25 August, 2016
Fitness check on the car sector in Europe – Vehicles testing and emission scandal
15 June, 2016
CITA presented its SET Study to a global vehicle emission experts at FIA Foundation
RECOMMENDATIONS
CITA publishes Recommendations on various issues relevant to in-service vehicle roadworthiness testing.
Recommendations are guidelines for best practices developed under CITA Working groups and encourage standardization. Although English is the principal version, most Recommendations are also available in French, German and Spanish.
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- R1: Inspection of Vehicles in Categories M, N and O + TN R1: Technical Note on Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles
- R2: Vehicles carrying passengers (Categories M2 and M3)
- R3: Relating to the features of measuring apparatus
- R4: Decisions to be taken with reference to the technical modifications carried out on vehicles in use
- R5: Inspection of motorcycles
- R6: Inspection of the installation and operation of LPG equipment for the propulsion of motor vehicles
- R7: Inspection station equipment
- R8: Brake testing of heavy vehicles and cars
- R9 A: Quality system for independent road vehicle inspection bodies not undertaking related activities
- R9 B: Quality system for road vehicle inspection bodies under the direct supervision of a designated authority
- R11: Items to be inspected at the roadside, methods of inspection and principal reasons for rejection
- R12: Verification of road speed limit systems
- R13: Quality measurement methods for vehicle inspection
- R15: European database for PTI/RSI purposes
- R17: Roles of supervisory bodies for vehicle inspection operators (under CITA recommendation 9B)
- R18: Training and competence
- R19: Antifraud
- R20: New Inspection Schemes
- R21: Port of Entry
- R22: Guidelines for performing an initial roadworthiness roadside check – in collaboration with CORTE
- R23: Guidelines on what should lead to more detailed technical roadside inspections – in collaboration with CORTE
Note:
Recommendation 10 is no longer published as its content is now part of Recommendations 1 and 2.
Recommendation 16 on “Performance based suspension testing for M1 and N1 vehicles” and Recommendation 14 on “Testing of electronic controlled systems” are currently being developed.
POSITION PAPERS
- February 20th, 2017: Data Access
- March 23th, 2017: Keeping the principles of the Treaty of Rome alive in the automotive digital age
- October 12th, 2017: Standardisation – Electronic periodic technical inspection (ePTI) of electronically controlled safety systems (ISO/WD 20730)
- March 5th, 2018: Call for a strong position on vehicle safety from the EP
- April 19th, 2018: Manifesto for fair digitalisation opportunities
- September 7th, 2018: The importance of periodic vehicle emission tests for air quality
- October 28th, 2019: Manifesto forfair digitalisation opportunities
- July 6th, 2020: CITA’s view on the development of a new vehicle emission standard in EU
- July 10th, 2020: Checking actual CO2 emissions and actual fuel or energy consumption (with EGEA)
- September 25th, 2020: Strengthening the road safety aspects of the EU Roadworthiness Package
- November 27th, 2020: THE INCLUSION OF PERSONAL LIGHT ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN ROAD TRAFFIC
- July 7th, 2021: Review of the Roadworthiness Package – CITA’s input
- November, 2021: CITA’s proposal regarding the regulation for the batteries of electric vehicles
- January 26th, 2022: FUTURE EU LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR ACCESS TO IN-VEHICLE DATA
- May 11th, 2022: MONITORING OF NOx EMISSIONS AS PART OF THE PTI
- May 25th, 2022: The impact of the UI on periodical and roadside inspection
- June 15th, 2022: ENSURING LIFETIME COMPLIANCE OF EVs WITH SAFETY AND SUSTAINABILITY REQUIREMENTS
- August 9th, 2022: THE SAFE FUNCTION FOR ROAD-GOING MICRO-MOBILITY
- February 2nd, 2023: CITA’s view on EU VII
- June 15th, 2023: ENSURING LIFETIME COMPLIANCE OF EVs WITH SAFETY AND SUSTAINABILITY (Revision 1)
- September 4th, 2023: Automotive supply value chain calls for a swift adoption of the Euro 7 regulation
- September 16th, 2024: EU Manifesto for more sustainable and safer road transport
- April 14th, 2025: CITA’s view on the EC’s Industrial Action Plan for the Automotive Sector
- July 2025: How to inspect brakes of road vehicles
STUDIES
- Relationship between vehicle defects checked in roadworthiness inspections and those identified in collision analyses
- USED VEHICLES INFORMATION SHARING SYSTEMS WITH DATA SUPPORT
- USED VEHICLES INSPECTION AND MONITORING FRAMEWORK AND IMPLEMENTATION COMPLIANCE SYSTEM
- SET II Project ( Annexes )
- SET I Project
- ECSS – 2014
- TEDDIE – 2011
- AUTOFORE – 2007
- Electronic Controlled Systems – 2002
- 2nd CITA Programme on Emission Testing – 2002