On 24 April, the European Commission presented a proposal for a law that could introduce new rules and procedures in the inspection system. 

This is one of those times when the saying ‘better late than never’ applies.
The implementation of the SERMI scheme, adopted in 2021 by the European Commission, was initially planned for August 2023 throughout the EU. After several delays, Italy finally got the official green light a few days ago: the SERMI scheme will be active from 1 February 2025.

The European Commission has expressed itself in favour of the Regulation for equal access to data, resources and functions generated by cars. But adoption by the Commission is still frozen. The European independent aftermarket associations urge Von der Leyen to include it in his plan for the first 100 days.