Under the new labelling regulation, all tyres produced after July 2012 and one sale in the EU from November 2012 will need to be accompanied by label at point of sale providing information on wet grip, fuel efficiency and exterior rolling noise. Tyre manufacturers will also have to make this information available to customers through technical promotional material and their websites.
The tyre label will apply to car and sports utility vehicle (SUV) tyres, van tyres and truck tyres but not to re-treaded tyres, off-road professional tyres, tyres only fitted to cars registered for the first time before 1 October 1990, T-type temporary-use spare tyres and certain other specialist tyres.
For more information see EU Regulation (1222/2009) on the labelling of tyres with respect to fuel efficiency and other essential parameters.