On 27 January 2016 the Commission published its paper 2016/0014 (COD) containing its proposal for a regulation. The proposal is intended to improve the type approval procedure with regard to the following points which have proved controversial in the past - standardization of the interpretation of the provisions by the type approval authorities and more stringent and uniform processes for cases of non conformity. The Federation of German Industries (BDI) mainly supports the approach of the European Commission to the reform of EU type approval. On the occasion of its release, we would like to take this opportunity to outline the position of German industry.