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European Garage Equipment Association

EGEA

EGEA, the European Garage and test Equipment Association, is the European association and political representatives in Brussels of the manufacturers of tools and equipment for the repair, servicing and technical inspection of vehicles, as an integral part of supporting the automotive industrial value chain.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Kosma Złotowski (Member of the European Parliament)

28 Jan 2026 · Revision of the roadworthiness package

Response to Delegated Regulation on effective and secure access to On-Board Diagnostic and Repair and Maintenance Information

2 Dec 2025

EGEA fully supports the initiative of the European Commission and legislators to adjust the current type-approval regulation through a Delegated Act to follow technical progress and, at the same time, ensure and protect fair competition in the automotive aftermarket. This is an essential contribution to a stable automotive industry and it protects the consumer against overproportional cost for mobility. Connected vehicles and automated driving caused vehicle manufacturers to introduce higher security standards, including operator authentication and traceability, which makes it more difficult to access vehicle data, which is essential for all kinds of services, starting with standard maintenance and repair, up to fleet management and vehicle inspections. The increased safety and security levels make all independent operators more dependent on vehicle manufacturers. While the current Delegated Act has found a reasonable balance to meet the different objectives the technical progress will not stop and it will be necessary to adjust the regulation further. Other new or updated regulations, such as ELVR (End of Life Vehicle Regulation), MVBR (Motor Vehicle Block Excemption Regulation) or RWP (Roadworthiness Package), will again require access to vehicle data, and further alignment between different regulations will be necessary. More and more replacement components on a vehicle are subject to coding and registration to the vehicles VIN. This has the potential effect that no OEM alternative parts may be excluded from the market by the OEMs, as they cannot be activated due to missing coding procedures. This would imply a tremendous increase in spare parts costs for the consumers. Last but not least, the current regulation still leaves some room for interpretation. Furthermore, new vehicle manufacturers, specifically in the field of electric cars, are entering the European market, and it is essential to closely monitor whether all obligations under the regulation are fulfilled and, if not, whether enforcement actions are necessary. EGEA strongly supports the introduction of an OBD-Forum, which represents all stakeholders in the automotive aftermarket, to monitor and identify future problems and help trigger the Commission to take further action to correct or update the regulation. EGEA, as an AFCAR Member (The Alliance for the Freedom of Car Repair in the European Union), provides complementary support for its Position Paper submitted to these Public Consultations. EGEA places their technical experts at the disposal of the European Commission for any clarification required in this EGEA position paper. Marcin Barankiewicz EGEAs Secretary General
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Response to Revision of the Roadworthiness Package

14 Jul 2025

EGEA is the European Garage Equipment Association, representing the European industry from EU Member States and non-EU Member States, providing technical equipment and services to diagnose, inspect, repair, and maintain combustion engine, hybrid, as well as electric vehicles of all categories. EGEA members typically develop and provide the entire equipment chain needed for PTI inspection lanes to the respective inspection authorities. Today, this includes equipment to diagnose the vehicle via the OBD port, emission testing devices, headlight testers, test benches for brakes, etc. Customers of these tools, other than inspection authorities, include vehicle manufacturers (VMs) and their authorised dealers, independent workshops, specialists (e.g., glass replacement companies, tire workshops), as well as fleet operators and the police. All workshops (authorised dealerships as well as independent workshops) require equipment to prepare vehicles for PTI testing, to verify a detected deficiency and repair it effectively, and to perform routine servicing EGEA has many years of experience in the electronic communication/transmitting test results of testing equipment. EGEA industry standard Workshop-Net, the network powered by EGEA, which was introduced back in 1998, is widely supported by the European test equipment suppliers industry. EGEA welcomes the EU Commissions proposal for the revision of the Roadworthiness Package. In the opinion of EGEA, the proposal will enhance road safety, promote environmental protection, and facilitate the mutual exchange of information among member states. EGEAs key positions and recommendations with the intention to support the initiative to achieve the targets of the proposal are submitted in the attached Position Paper.
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Meeting with Kosma Złotowski (Member of the European Parliament)

5 Mar 2025 · INDEPENDENT AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR: A WAY TO SUSTAINABLE AND AFFORDABLE TRANSPORT

Meeting with Mark Nicklas (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) and Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile and

11 Feb 2025 · Action plan for the automotive sector

Meeting with Silvia Bartolini (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen), Xavier Coget (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen) and

14 Jan 2025 · The role of the automotive aftermarket in the EU Industrial Action Plan for the automotive sector

Meeting with Helena Hinto (Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas) and Insurance Europe and

10 Jan 2025 · Introductory meeting

Meeting with Valvanera Ulargui Aparicio (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera Rodríguez) and Insurance Europe and

16 Dec 2024 · Exchange with the Independent Service Providers (ISPs) on the upcoming Commission Initiatives that will support the whole sector competitiveness, including the Competitiveness Compass, the Clean Industry Deal and the Automotive Industry Plan

Meeting with Kosma Złotowski (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Dec 2024 · Affordable automotive digital services in EU

Response to Digital Product Passport (DPP) service providers

10 Dec 2024

EGEA welcomes the opportunity to give feedback on the Commissions call for evidence in the context of the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation, the digital product passport (DPP) and the planned delegated act adoption laying down rules on the operation of DPP. EGEA is the European Garage Equipment Association that represents the European industry providing technical equipment and services to diagnose, repair and maintain motor and electric vehicles. The equipment includes also tools to diagnose, inspect and repair vehicles. Customers of these tools include vehicle manufacturers (VMs), authorised dealers, independent workshops, PTI centres, specialists e.g. glass replacement companies, tyre workshops, but also fleet operators, police or inspection authorities. The scope of tool customers is wide. EGEA members are manufacturers or distributors of products that might be under the scope of Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 and future delegated acts. We believe that the implementation of the Digital Product Passport (DPP) is a step towards a circular economy in the EU by providing information about a product's composition, origin, lifecycle, and end-of-life management. It will contribute to transparency, efficiency, and sustainability. All the stakeholders will be able to make deliberate decisions about recycling, reuse, and repair. The implementation of DPP should be preceded by having regard necessity and proportionality of that requirement with support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to comply with. We believe that manufacturers' and distributors' representatives should be involved in setting the rules for DPP service providers in the upcoming delegated act because at the end of the day, it will affect them. The regulatory framework should ensure data security, affordability, reliability and transparency. It should also include existing standards (also international) and software tools. Therefore EGEA is looking forward to participating in future consultations and discussions on the implementation of delegated acts by the European Commission.
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Meeting with Kosma Złotowski (Member of the European Parliament)

28 Oct 2024 · Affordable automotive digital services in EU

Response to Evaluation of the Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation

24 Jun 2024

EGEA welcomes the opportunity to give feedback on the Commissions evaluation exercise on the Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation (MVBER) ahead of its expiry on 31 May 2028 EGEA is the European Garage Equipment Association that represents the European industry providing technical equipment and services to diagnose, repair and maintain motor and electric vehicles. The equipment includes also tools to diagnose, inspect and repair vehicles. Customers of these tools include vehicle manufacturers (VMs), authorised dealers, independent workshops, specialists e.g. glass replacement companies, tyre workshops, but also fleet operators, police or inspection authorities. The scope of tool customers demonstrates that in times of Connectivity, Automated Driving and Shared Mobility, the usage of tools is no longer limited to repair and maintenance but to a variety of aftermarket services provided by VMs as well as IOs. EGEA members have concerns about cybersecurity. More and more vehicle manufacturers are introducing cybersecurity measures and only granting authorised access to the vehicle system whether this happens over the air or through the OBD port (as defined by ISO 15031-3 and ISO 13400-4), which is the standard interface for any workshop doing repair or maintenance of the vehicle. Furthermore, the replacement of safety-relevant components carrying VM-specific certificates requires security codes to be released within the Vehicle Security System. In order to provide the necessary equipment for above mentioned aftermarket participants, it is mandatory that EGEA members have full access to all the necessary technical repair and maintenance information as well as all necessary security information, access to the necessary certificates or security codes and the respective procedures to use them. Furthermore, to support the new telematics-based aftermarket services with equipment and products, access to in-vehicle data needs to be enabled which might go beyond the scope of repair and maintenance (e.g. fleet management, traffic control, driver support, .). Having this access is crucial to providing affordable vehicle maintenance and service to customers. The MVBER has also a high relevance for EGEA members as they are exposed to vertical agreements in the MVBER context access to relevant RMI, diagnostic and security information. However, only a limited number of aspects are directly related to tool manufacturers and most of these aspects are covered in the type approval regulation as well. The MVBER complementing the technical aspects regulated in the Type Approval Regulation is an important legal framework to ensure affordable, safe, environmentally friendly and sustainable mobility based on a highly competitive aftermarket. Letting the MVBER provisions and SGL expire would lead to legal uncertainty, both for the business and for the consumers. EGEA supports the MVBER and its prolongation, also beyond 2028. EGEA is committed to supporting the Commission in the assessment.
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Meeting with Joan Canton (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton) and Insurance Europe and

4 Jun 2024 · Discussion on preparation of delegated act on conditions to access data for repair and maintenance activities

Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

15 Feb 2023 · In-vehicle data

Meeting with Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean) and Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile and

16 Jan 2023 · Data Act Regulation and Specific legislation on ‘Access to in-vehicle data & functions’

Response to Type approval of motor vehicles regarding access to in-vehicle generated data

1 Aug 2022

EGEA, The European Garage Equipment Association welcomes the principles of the upcoming Data Act, including the right of users to access and assign the data to 3rd parties. Complementary automotive rules, including equal access to data, functions, and resources, as available to the VMs, rights of service providers to the info, tools and resources required to develop a means of access are vital. Measures for addressing cybersecurity, GDPR, etc. are also required to prevent their use as an excuse to deny access. Please find our contribution in the attached file.
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Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

16 Jun 2022 · Data Act ; in-vehicle data

Meeting with Joan Canton (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton) and Insurance Europe and

10 Jun 2022 · Prep meeting for meeting with Commissioner Breton on 16/6

Response to Revision of the Roadworthiness Package

31 Oct 2021

Please find attached the contribution from EGEA, Belgium
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Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

27 Oct 2021 · Data

Response to Standardised access to vehicle information for on-board diagnostics, repair and maintenance and security features

4 Feb 2021

EGEA, as member of the AFCAR would like to express its appreciation for the Commission proposal of the Delegated Act to the RMI provisions of Type Approval Regulation 2018/858, as published on the Better Regulation Portal. The process of preparing this important proposal stretched over a longer period of time, but will bring number of important changes to the Type Approval process, particularly due to the introduction of the SERMI scheme. We have well registered the efforts and positive changes introduced in the Delegated Act proposal put forward to this consultation. With this said, we appreciate the possibility to provide our comments as there are some outstanding points, which have a substantial impact on the legal certainty and the practical application of the new Delegated Act. The objective of our proposals below is to make the text fully aligned with Regulation 2018/858 and to ensure future application in the interest of the whole automotive aftermarket and consumers. We want to provide comment on 3 aspects of the delegated act. 1. Standardised access to Vehicle manufacturers’ websites via the ISO 18541 standard (Annex X, Point 2.1) 2. Clarification of vehicle data stream through the On-board-diagnostics (OBD) port (Annex X, Point 2.9) 3. Implementation of the SERMI scheme welcomed, but some concerns remain (Annex X, point 6.3) Our comments and considerations are included in the attached document.
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Meeting with Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska), Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska) and

9 Mar 2018 · Connected Car