The suppliers and distributors of tires will be able to sell these only with the label identical to that used in the EU. The Cabinet on June 29 approved the regulations that define the responsibilities of traders in tires, the testing methods and the parameters by which the tires will be classified, IPN reports.

The label stuck to the tread will contain data about the energy efficiency class, wet grip class and external noise class. By the first two parameters, the tires will be allotted one of the seven classes, from A to G, while the value of noise is to be indicated in decibels. The correctness of the declared classes will be checked by the Agency for Consumer Protection and Market Surveillance.

The unlabeled tires are to be used up during a year of the publication of the regulations in the Official Gazette.

According to estimative analyses, fuel savings of about 5,400 tonnes or over 86 million lei a year will be made if the motor vehicles registered in Moldova use superior class tires instead of the inferior class ones on condition that a distance of about 10,000 km is covered annually.