Type-Approval Authorities Meetings

The European type-approval system is based on mutual confidence amongst approval authorities. For the system to function each Member State must have confidence with the tests, test reports, certificates and controls on the conformity of production of the other national authorities.

In order to maintain this mutual confidence, the European type-approval authorities meet regularly (in general twice a year) to discuss questions regarding the understanding and interpretation of the European Directives and the equivalent UNECE Regulations in view of ensuring their common application. These meetings are known under the acronym TAAM.

For reasons of transparency the group has decided to make the agenda and the minutes of the TAAM available to all interested parties, starting with the meetings held in 2004.

It should be noted that the minutes and the conclusions of the meetings do not necessarily always reflect the position of the European Commission.

3-4 June 2010	Sofia, Bulgaria	Agenda and minutes [2 MB]
8-9 October 2009	Brdo, Slovenia	Agenda and minutes [2 MB]
26-27 March 2009	Bern, Switzerland	Agenda and minutes [617 KB]
9-10 October 2008	Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom	Agenda and minutes [2 MB]
9-10 April 2008	Leipzig, Germany	Agenda and minutes [652 KB]
27-28 September 2007	Tallinn, Estonia	Agenda and minutes [2 MB]
22-23 March 2007	Zoetermeer, The Netherlands	Agenda and minutes [506 KB]
28-29 September 2006	Vienna, Austria	Agenda and minutes [562 KB]
5-6 April 2006	Dublin, Ireland	Agenda and minutes [189 KB]
9-10 March 2005	Madrid, Spain	Agenda and minutes [299 KB]
20-21 September 2004	Paris, France	Agenda and minutes [527 KB]
4-5 February 2004	Bristol, United Kingdom	Agenda and minutes [148 KB]