The National Highway Traffic Safety Observatory announces new regulations for the motorcycle sector
The head of the National Traffic Safety Observatory's Office of Coordination and Communications, General Shams Al-Din Agudani, announced on Thursday 12 November 2026 in Tunisia that the Cross-Conditions project has reached its final stages to regulate the motorcycle sector by regulating supply, manufacturing, installation and sale before the MOFY of 2026. The move is aimed at improving safety conditions and reducing road accidents after these means contributed to half of the deaths registered on the road network.
The boxes stipulate the prospective conditions for prohibiting the sale of motorcycles within electrical appliance shops and unqualified commercial premises and require an agent to supply or distribute. Bicycles must also be delivered as a means of transport and not merely as goods, accompanied by their official legal documents, in particular the grey vehicle identification card and its owner, as well as organising warranty and after-sales services to improve the technical quality of vehicles.
The aggressor said that shops and institutions specializing in making and installing motorcycles will be fully under the supervision of the Ministry of Industry by requiring academic qualifications and technical qualifications from supervisors to know the exact characteristics of the parts. He explained that the inspections had detected previous breaches involving the use of construction waste in the manufacture of certain parts, which imposed strict and binding industrial standards to ensure the safety of vehicles on display.
In parallel with the regulatory trajectory, the observatory is a technical arrangement that defines the specifications of protective helmets in accordance with international and international regulations to overcome previous specification gaps that have remained unresolved for many years. The assailant pointed out that the helmet must conform to standards and be properly installed to ensure effective protection for the passenger, noting that a lack of knowledge by some drivers of traffic rules and parking privileges raises the level of risk on roads.
The move comes after the Observatory's working day on 9 and 10 November to discuss the reality of the sector amid statistics showing a 17% decrease in traffic accidents and a 12% decrease of wounded versus a 10% increase in fatalities. The official recalled that the law in force since 2024 requires all motorcycle users to obtain a driver's license regardless of engine capacity, where offenders face a prison sentence of 6 months or a fine of 500 dinars or one of two penalties.