(29)of the Framework Directive and, unless the context requires otherwise, includes the Approval Authority; “Approval Authority” has the meaning given to it by Regulation 4; “approval” means type-approval and individual approval; “authorised officer” means a person authorised by the RSA under Regulation 25 or an officer of the Revenue Commissioners authorised under section 858 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (No. 39 of 1997); “certificate of conformity” means the document that has been issued by the manufacturer in the prescribed format and which certifies that a vehicle belonging to the relevant type that has been approved in accordance with the Framework Directive or these Regulations complied with all applicable regulatory acts at the time of its production, and includes an EC certificate of conformity and a national small series certificate of conformity; “component”, in relation to a vehicle, means a device subject to the requirements of a regulatory act and intended to be part of a vehicle, which may be type-approved independently of a vehicle where the regulatory act makes express provisions for so doing; “Directive 70/156/EEC” means Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (as amended); “distributor”

(27)of the Framework Directive, as read with Article 5 of that Directive, and includes a manufacturer’s representative; “Member State” includes an EEA Member State and “approval authority” shall be construed accordingly; “Minister” means the Minister for Transport; “mutually-recognised approval” means an approval from the approval authority of another Member State that has been verified by the Approval Authority, for the purposes of these Regulations, as being equivalent to national small series type-approval or individual approval, as the case may be and, for the avoidance of doubt, does not include an EC vehicle type-approval; “mutually-recognised certificate of conformity” means a certificate that a particular vehicle is the subject of a mutually-recognised approval; “national small series certificate of conformity” means the certificate issued by the manufacturer and certifying that the vehicle belongs to the series of the type approved in accordance with the certificate issued by the Approval Authority for a vehicle type-approval granted pursuant to Article 23 of the Framework Directive; “national small series type-approval certificate” means the certificate issued by the Approval Authority for a vehicle type-approval granted pursuant to Article 23 of the Framework Directive; “national small series type-approval” means type-approval for vehicles registered, sold or put into service in any year within the quantitative limits specified in section 2 of Part A of Annex XII to the Framework Directive; “registration” means registration of a vehicle under section 131 of the Finance Act 1992 (No. 9 of 1992); “regulatory acts” means, subject to paragraph

(3), any: (

1. a)separate Community instrument; (
2. b)UNECE Regulation listed in the table in Part II of Annex IV to the Framework Directive, (
3. c)Directive or Regulation listed in a table in Annex XI to the Framework Directive, and (
4. d)Regulation listed in Schedule 6. “relevant aspects of design, construction, equipment or marking”, in relation to a vehicle, component, separate technical unit or system means those aspects of design, construction, equipment and marking that are the subject of a separate Community instrument; “relevant vehicle”, in any regulation, means: (
5. a)a vehicle to which these Regulations apply, or (
6. b)where a part only of these Regulations applies, a vehicle to which that part of these Regulations applies; “road”

(1)of the Roads Act 1993 (No. 14 of 1993); “RSA” means the Road Safety Authority established by section 3 of the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (No. 14 of 2006); “Schedule 7 vehicle” means a vehicle of a variety to which Schedule 7 applies; “separate Community instrument”

(2)of the Framework Directive and includes the directives and regulations specified in Schedule 1; “separate technical unit” means a device subject to the requirements of a regulatory act and intended to be part of a vehicle, which may be type-approved separately, but only in relation to one or more specified types of vehicle where the regulatory act makes express provisions for so doing; “special purpose vehicle” has the meaning given in paragraph 5 of Part A of Annex II of the Framework Directive; “system” means an assembly of devices combined to perform one or more specific functions in a vehicle and which is subject to the requirements of any of the regulatory acts; “trailer”

(12)of the Framework Directive; “type-approval mark” means a mark authorised by the Approval Authority under Regulation 5 in accordance with the appropriate separate Community instrument, to be applied in accordance with Regulation 10

(3)and the Appendix to Annex VII of the Framework Directive; “type-approval requirements” means the appropriate requirements, relating to the design, construction, equipment and marking of vehicles, components, separate technical units or systems, of the separate Community instruments; “type-approval” means the process of certification that a type of vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit satisfies the relevant administrative and technical requirements imposed by, or pursuant to, the Framework Directive, and includes EC type-approval, EC type-approval (small series) and national small series type-approval; “unique reference number” means the number given by the manufacturer or, in the case of an individual approval, by the Approval Authority, to a particular vehicle at the time of approval, in accordance with the format prescribed by the Approval Authority; “vehicle type” has the meaning assigned to it in Article 3

(17)of the Framework Directive; “vehicle type-approval certificate” means the certificate that is issued when a vehicle has been given a vehicle type-approval; “vehicle type-approval” means the procedure whereby an approval authority certifies that a type of vehicle satisfies the relevant technical requirements of a regulatory act; “vehicle” means a vehicle to which these Regulations apply and, for the avoidance of doubt, includes a trailer; “wheelchair accessible vehicle” has the meaning given in paragraph 5.5 of Part A of Annex II of the Framework Directive.

(2)(

1. a)A word or expression that is used in these Regulations and which is also used in a directive or regulation of the European Communities that is referred to in these Regulations has, unless the contrary intention appears, the same meaning in these Regulations as it has in the directive or regulation in which reference to the particular word or expression is made. (
2. b)For the avoidance of doubt, subparagraph (
3. a)applies in respect of the Framework Directive.

(3)Any reference in these Regulations, however phrased, to a requirement imposed under a regulatory act: (

1. a)in the case of a UNECE Regulation listed in the table in Part II of Annex IV to the Framework Directive, is a reference to a requirement imposed by that Regulation including the amendments specified in relation to it in the third column of that table, (
2. b)is to be construed in accordance with any explanation or qualification of the act or its requirements contained in Annex IV or XI to the Framework Directive, and (
3. c)is not to be construed as imposing a requirement contained in a provision of the act for which the time for implementation has not passed.

(4)In these Regulations, unless the context requires otherwise, a reference to: (

1. a)a national small series type-approval, (
2. b)a national small series type-approval certificate, (
3. c)an individual approval, or (
4. d)an individual approval certificate, is a reference to a relevant approval or certificate granted or issued by the Approval Authority. Approval Authority 4.

(1)For the purpose of Article 4

(4)of the Framework Directive, the National Standards Authority of Ireland established by section 6 of the National Standards Authority of Ireland Act 1996 (No. 18 of 1996) is appointed as the approval authority for Ireland and, in these Regulations, “Approval Authority” shall be construed accordingly.

(2)The Approval Authority shall perform the functions and have the powers and responsibilities conferred upon it by the Framework Directive and by these Regulations.

(3)Where the Approval Authority designates a technical service for the purposes of Chapter XVI of the Framework Directive, the authority must comply with the requirements of Articles 41 to 43 of the Framework Directive.

(4)The Approval Authority may: (

1. a)provide and maintain places where examinations of vehicles, components, separate technical units and systems to which these Regulations apply may be carried out for the purposes of these Regulations and may provide and maintain apparatus for carrying out such examinations; and (
2. b)subject to such terms and conditions as the Approval Authority may specify consistent with these Regulations and with the Framework Directive: (
3. i)appoint and engage any person, within the State or otherwise, from that other person’s own premises or otherwise, to assist the Approval Authority in performing any of the authority’s functions in respect of applications for national small series type-approval or individual approval, or the assessment or approval of such applications, or to assist the Approval Authority in respect of any part of such procedures and assessments, and (
4. ii)appoint and engage any consultant or adviser to assist the Approval Authority in the performance of any of the Approval Authority’s functions as the approval authority for the State. Approval: general 5.

(1)A manufacturer that applies to the Approval Authority for approval shall comply with these Regulations and with the Framework Directive.

(2)The Approval Authority may approve only such vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units as satisfy the requirements of these Regulations and those of the Framework Directive.

(3)No prohibition, restriction or impediment may be placed on the circulation on the road of a vehicle, component or separate technical unit, on grounds related to aspects of its construction and functioning covered by these Regulations and the Framework Directive, if that vehicle, component or separate technical unit (as the case may be) satisfies the requirements of these Regulations and those of the Framework Directive.

(4)An application for approval must be made in the format that may be prescribed by the Approval Authority. Obligations of manufacturer 6.

(1)The manufacturer is responsible to the Approval Authority for all aspects of the approval process and for ensuring conformity of production, whether or not the manufacturer is directly involved in all stages of the construction of a vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit.

(2)(

1. a)In the case of multi-stage type-approval, each manufacturer is responsible for the approval and conformity of production of the systems, components or separate technical units added at the stage of vehicle completion handled by that manufacturer. (
2. b)A manufacturer that modifies components or systems already approved at earlier stages is responsible for the approval and conformity of production of those components and systems.

(3)For the purposes of these Regulations, a manufacturer that is not established in a Member State must appoint a representative that is established in a Member State to represent the manufacturer before the Approval Authority. Part 2 EC Type-Approval Applications for EC type-approval 7.

(1)A manufacturer requiring: (

1. a)EC vehicle type-approval, or (
2. b)EC system, component or separate technical unit type-approval, must apply to the Approval Authority.

(2)A manufacturer may not apply under paragraph

(1)if that manufacturer has, at the time, applied in respect of that type of vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit: (a) under any other provision of these Regulations, or (b) in another Member State.

(3)A manufacturer that applies under paragraph

(1)may not apply for approval in respect of that type of vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit in any other Member State.

(4)An application under paragraph

(1)must: (

1. a)be in writing; and (
2. b)(
3. i)in the case of an application for an EC vehicle type-approval, comply with any requirement made in pursuance of Article 6 of the Framework Directive, and (
4. ii)in the case of an application for an EC system, component or separate technical unit type-approval, comply with any requirement made in pursuance of Article 7 of the Framework Directive.

(5)Paragraphs

(3)and

(4)are subject to Regulation 15 in a case where that regulation applies. Grant of EC type-approval: obligations of Approval Authority 8.

(1)The Approval Authority must: (a) subject to paragraph

(2), make the decision whether to grant or refuse an application for EC type-approval in accordance with Articles 8 to 11 of the Framework Directive and any relevant regulatory acts, and (b) not grant an EC type-approval without first being satisfied that adequate arrangements have been made to ensure that production vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units conform to the approved type.

(2)The Approval Authority: (

1. a)may grant an EC system, component or separate technical unit type-approval in respect of a system, component or separate technical unit which incorporates technologies or concepts that are incompatible with a regulatory act; but (
2. b)if the authority intends doing so, must comply with the requirements of Article 20 of the Framework Directive.

(3)Where the Approval Authority decides to grant an EC type-approval the authority must issue an EC type-approval certificate in the form and manner specified in the Framework Directive, or, as the case may be, a relevant regulatory act, without unjustified delay. Such a certificate shall be numbered in accordance with the method prescribed by Article 8 of the Framework Directive.

(4)The Approval Authority may, consistent with Article 10

(4)of the Framework Directive, grant an EC system, component or separate technical unit type-approval subject to restrictions on the use, or conditions for the fitment, of the system, component or separate technical unit of the type to which the approval relates.

(5)The Approval Authority may refuse to grant an EC vehicle type-approval if the authority is not satisfied that the applicant has made adequate arrangements to comply with the obligations imposed on an applicant by Regulations 9 to 12 and 13

(2),

(3)and

(4).

(6)The Approval Authority may refuse to grant an EC system, component or separate technical unit type-approval if the authority is not satisfied that the applicant has made adequate arrangements to comply with the obligations imposed on an applicant by Regulations 9 to 12 and 13

(2),

(3),

(6)and

(7).

(7)Where the Approval Authority decides: (

1. a)not to grant an EC type-approval, or (
2. b)to grant an EC type-approval subject to restrictions or conditions of any kind, notice of the decision must be given to the applicant unless paragraph

(8)applies.

(8)This paragraph applies where the applicant has, before the Approval Authority makes the decision, agreed to accept the grant of type-approval subject to the restrictions or conditions that are attached to the approval.

(9)Following the grant of an EC type-approval the Approval Authority must comply with the requirements of Articles 8

(5)to

(8)and 12

(1)and

(2)of the Framework Directive.

(10)No EC type-approval may be based or rely, in any respect, on any national small series type-approval or any individual approval, whether the relevant national approval is granted by the Approval Authority or by any other approval authority. Amendments to EC type-approvals 9.

(1)The holder of an EC type-approval certificate granted by the Approval Authority must notify the Approval Authority immediately of any change in the particulars recorded in the information package relating to that approval.

(2)Following receipt of a notification under paragraph

(1)and consultation with the certificate-holder, the Approval Authority must determine whether an amendment is required to the type-approval certificate and notify the certificate-holder accordingly.

(3)An application for the approval to be amended must be: (

1. a)made in writing to the Approval Authority, and (
2. b)accompanied by such documents as the Approval Authority requests.

(4)Regulation 8 applies in respect of an application under this regulation as it applies in respect of an application for the first grant of an EC type-approval under Regulation 7.

(5)The Approval Authority must comply with the requirements imposed on the authority in Articles 14 to 16 of the Framework Directive and the holder of the EC type-approval certificate must co-operate with the Approval Authority where co-operation is necessary to facilitate such compliance. EC certificates of conformity and approval marks 10.

(1)The holder of an EC type-approval granted by the Approval Authority must comply with the requirements of the following Articles of the Framework Directive: (

1. a)in the case of a holder of an EC vehicle type-approval, Article 18, and (
2. b)in the case of a holder of an EC system, component or separate technical unit type-approval, Article 19.

(2)The holder of an EC vehicle type-approval granted by the Approval Authority must: (

1. a)keep a record, in relation to each EC certificate of conformity issued by that holder, of: (
2. i)the serial number of the certificate, (
3. ii)the identification number of the vehicle in respect of which the certificate is issued, and (iii) the Community reference numbers of all regulatory acts with which the vehicle conforms, and (
4. b)retain all such records for 10 years commencing on the date of issue or for such lesser period as the Approval Authority may from time to time agree in writing.

(3)(

1. a)The manufacturer of a component or separate technical unit, whether or not it is part of a system, shall affix to each component or separate technical unit manufactured in conformity with the approved type the type-approval mark, required by the relevant separate Community instrument. (
2. b)Where no type-approval mark is required, the manufacturer shall affix at least the manufacturer’s trade name or trade mark, and the type number or an identification number, or both the type number and an identification number. (
3. c)The type-approval mark must be in accordance with the Appendix to Annex VII of the Framework Directive.

(4)A person must not use on a component or separate technical unit of a vehicle a mark which would be liable to cause confusion between a component or separate technical unit in respect of which a type-approval mark has been issued and is in force and another component or separate technical unit. Tests and associated checks 11. Where the holder of an EC type-approval granted by the Approval Authority has given an undertaking to the Approval Authority as to the carrying out at specified intervals of tests or associated checks to verify conformity of production, the holder must, unless otherwise agreed by the Approval Authority: (

1. a)comply with the undertaking, and (
2. b)keep a record of the results obtained from such tests and associated checks and retain the records for 10 years commencing on the date of the test or check in question or for such lesser period as the Approval Authority may from time to time agree in writing. Duty to co-operate with Approval Authority 12. The holder of an EC type-approval granted by the Approval Authority must permit the Approval Authority to carry out the obligations of the State under Article 12

(1)and

(2)of the Framework Directive in relation to the approval and must co-operate with any person acting on behalf of the Approval Authority in connection with those obligations, whether or not that person is appointed under Regulation 4. Information for users and other manufacturers 13.

(1)A manufacturer must not supply to any person any technical information in respect of an EC type-approval related to the particulars provided for in the Framework Directive or in any relevant regulatory act which diverges from the particulars approved by the Approval Authority in giving that approval.

(2)Where a regulatory act so provides, a manufacturer must make available to users of vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units, as the case may be, all information relevant to the needs of users and necessary instructions describing any special conditions or restrictions attaching to the use of a vehicle, system, component or a separate technical unit.

(3)The information referred to in paragraph

(2): (

1. a)must be made available in the official languages of the European Community, and (
2. b)where the Approval Authority agrees, may be provided in an appropriate supporting document, such as the owner’s manual or the maintenance book.

(4)Subject to paragraph

(5), a manufacturer of a vehicle must make available to a manufacturer of any system, components or separate technical unit all those particulars (including any drawings specifically listed in an annex or appendix to a regulatory act) that are necessary for obtaining: (

1. a)an EC system, component or separate technical unit type-approval, or (
2. b)an authorisation: (
3. i)granted by the Approval Authority under Regulation 17, or (
4. ii)granted pursuant to Article 31 of the Framework Directive by an approval authority other than the Approval Authority,

(5)A manufacturer of a vehicle may impose a binding agreement on a manufacturer of a system, component or separate technical unit to protect the confidentiality of any information that is not in the public domain, including information that is related to intellectual property rights.

(6)The holder of an EC system, component or separate technical unit type-approval that: (

1. a)has been granted by the Approval Authority, and (
2. b)is subject to restrictions on the use of the system, component or unit or any special conditions of fitment (or both together) under Regulation 8

(4), must not supply the system, component or separate technical unit to a vehicle manufacturer unless it is accompanied by a document setting out those restrictions or conditions.

(7)Where a regulatory act so provides, the manufacturer of a component or separate technical unit must provide, with that component or separate technical unit, instructions regarding any restriction on its use or special conditions of fitment (or both together).

(8)Breach of an obligation imposed by paragraph

(1),

(2),

(4),

(6)or

(7)is actionable to the extent that damage is caused to any person. Withdrawal or suspension of EC type-approval 14.

(1)In this regulation, a reference to a failure to conform to an approved type is to be construed in accordance with Article 30

(2)of the Framework Directive.

(2)The Approval Authority may withdraw or suspend an EC type-approval by notice to the holder of that approval where the authority is satisfied that a vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit: (a) is accompanied by a certificate of conformity or bears a type-approval mark, and (b) fails to conform to the approved type.

(3)The Approval Authority may not withdraw or suspend an EC type-approval unless the authority (or a person acting on behalf of the authority) has made an examination of at least two (or, if a separate Community instrument specifies a greater number, that greater number of): (

1. a)vehicles associated with a single EC vehicle type-approval granted by the Approval Authority, or (
2. b)systems, components or separate technical units associated with a single EC system, component or separate technical unit type-approval, granted by the Approval Authority.

(4)If, as a result of the Approval Authority carrying out (with or without the co-operation of another Member State) the obligations of the State under Article 12

(2)of the Framework Directive in respect of an EC type-approval which the Approval Authority has issued, the authority is satisfied that: (

1. a)the arrangements made by the holder of the approval for ensuring that production vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units conform to the approved type no longer continue to be adequate, or (
2. b)the holder has otherwise failed to comply with a requirement imposed on the holder of an approval by or under Regulations 7 and 9 to 12, the Approval Authority may suspend the EC type-approval by notice given to the holder.

(5)If the Approval Authority is considering withdrawing or suspending an EC type-approval the authority must give the holder of the approval notice of that consideration.

(6)Where the Approval Authority gives notice to the holder under paragraph

(5): (

1. a)the holder may, within the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which the notice is given, make representations concerning the proposed withdrawal or suspension, (
2. b)the Approval Authority must not make a decision on the withdrawal or suspension of the approval until that period has expired, and (
3. c)before deciding whether or not to withdraw or suspend the approval, the Approval Authority must take into account any representations made by the holder during that period.

(7)If the holder of an EC type-approval that has been suspended under this regulation purports by virtue of that approval to: (

1. a)issue an EC certificate of conformity with respect to a vehicle, or (
2. b)affix a type-approval mark to a component or separate technical unit, the certificate or mark is invalid but a suspension does not affect the validity of any certificate of conformity issued before the approval was suspended.

(8)A suspension remains in force until it is revoked by the Approval Authority.

(9)The Approval Authority may, by notice under paragraph

(5)or by subsequent notice given to the holder, exempt from paragraph

(7)EC certificates of conformity or classes of EC certificates of conformity specified in the notice.

(10)If, following a request by the holder, the Approval Authority refuses to exercise powers under paragraphs

(8)or

(9)in respect of an EC type-approval that has been suspended under this regulation, the authority must give notice of that decision to the holder.

(11)The Approval Authority must: (

1. a)inform all other Member States of any measures that the authority has taken under this regulation; (
2. b)comply with the obligations imposed on a Member State (or on the approval authority of that state) by Article 30

(1),

(3),

(4)and

(5)of the Framework Directive.

(12)(

1. a)If the manufacturer of a vehicle or component in respect of which an EC type-approval certificate or type-approval mark has been issued and is in force proposes to cease manufacturing the vehicle or component, or so to alter the manufacture that any information supplied in the relevant information document is no longer correct, the manufacturer or its representative shall: (
2. i)as soon as possible, notify the Approval Authority in writing of the proposal, indicating the date when the manufacture is to cease or the alteration is to be made, and (
3. ii)not later than 14 days after the manufacture ceases or the alteration is made, notify the Approval Authority in writing of that fact, giving the relevant date and, if appropriate, the frame or chassis number of the last such vehicle manufactured or the component or serial number (if any) of the last such component manufactured. (
4. b)If the Approval Authority considers that an alteration of manufacture does not require an amendment to the existing type-approval certificate or completion of a substitute type-approval certificate, it shall so inform the manufacturer and shall send to the competent authorities of the other member States in periodic batches copies of amendments to information documents already distributed.

(13)For the purposes of this regulation: (

1. a)a vehicle is associated with an EC vehicle type-approval if an EC certificate of conformity relating to that type-approval has been issued in respect of that vehicle, and (
2. b)a system, component or separate technical unit is associated with an EC system, component or separate technical unit type-approval if it bears an EC type-approval mark which relates to that type-approval. EC type-approval of small series 15.

(1)This regulation applies where a manufacturer of a relevant vehicle of a class in category M1 (other than a special purpose vehicle) makes an application under Regulation 7 requesting an EC type-approval (small series).

(2)If the Approval Authority does not make the decision whether to grant or refuse EC type-approval wholly in accordance with Articles 8 to 11 of the Framework Directive and any relevant regulatory acts, the authority must not grant that approval without being satisfied that: (a) the requirements of Article 22

(1)of the Framework Directive have been met, and (b) the requirements of Article 18

(6)of the Framework Directive will be met.

(3)Upon granting that EC type-approval (small series), the Approval Authority must issue to the manufacturer an EC type-approval certificate which complies with Article 22

(3)of the Framework Directive.

(4)The holder of an EC type-approval (small series) must, during each year of production, issue certificates of conformity which comply with Article 18

(6)of the Framework Directive.

(5)In this regulation, “year”, in respect of any particular EC type-approval (small series), means, as the case may be, the period of one year from the date of issue of the first EC small series certificate of conformity based on that EC type-approval (small series), and the period of one year from each anniversary of that date of first issue of an EC small series certificate of conformity in respect of that approved type. Validity of EC type-approvals 16.

(1)Subject to paragraphs

(2)and

(3), an EC type-approval ceases to be valid with respect to a vehicle, including for the purposes of the Entry into Service Regulations, at the date when: (

1. a)a new requirement imposed by a regulatory act becomes a mandatory condition for the registration, sale or entry into service of the vehicle, (
2. b)production of the vehicle is voluntarily discontinued, or (
3. c)it expires by virtue of a special restriction to which it is subject.

(2)An EC type-approval does not cease to be valid in relation to a class of vehicles by virtue of paragraph

(1)(a) if, at the date on which the new requirement becomes a mandatory condition, it has been updated to ensure that that class of vehicles complies with the new requirement.

(3)An EC type-approval which applies to vehicles of more than one class ceases to be valid only with respect to those classes of vehicle to which the circumstances described in paragraph

(1)(a), (

1. b)or (
2. c)apply.

(4)Where an EC type-approval granted by the Approval Authority is about to become invalid the holder must inform the Approval Authority of that fact without delay.

(5)Where the Approval Authority becomes aware that an EC type-approval is about to become invalid the authority must inform the approval authority in each other Member State of all the relevant details, as soon as reasonably practicable.

(6)Except as provided in: (a) paragraph

(7), and (b) the Entry into Service Regulations, an EC certificate of conformity has no effect for the purposes of Part 2 of these Regulations if the type-approval under which it is issued has ceased to be valid with respect to the vehicle in respect of which it is issued.

(7)In this regulation: “EC type-approval” means a type-approval granted under: (

1. a)the 1978 Regulations, (
2. b)the 2009 (No. 1) Regulations, or (
3. c)under these Regulations; “EC certificate of conformity” includes, as well as any certificate of conformity within the meaning of Article 3

(36)of the Framework Directive: (

1. a)a certificate of conformity issued in accordance with the 1978 Regulations, (
2. b)a certificate of conformity issued in accordance with the 2009 (No. 1) Regulations, and (
3. c)a certificate of conformity issued under the law of a Member State other than the State in accordance with Directive 70/156/EEC. Part 3 Unsafe or Harmful Vehicles and Vehicle Parts Parts and equipment which may pose a significant risk to the correct functioning of essential systems 17.

(1)A manufacturer of a part or equipment that is included in the list established under Article 31 of, and Annex XIII to, the Framework Directive must not permit that part or equipment to be sold or enter into service unless first authorised to do so by: (

1. a)the Approval Authority in accordance with this regulation, or (
2. b)the approval authority in a Member State other than the State, in accordance with Article 31 of the Framework Directive.

(2)The manufacturer must send to the Approval Authority an application for approval and a test report drafted by a designated technical service each of which complies with Article 31

(5)of the Framework Directive.

(3)The Approval Authority must issue a certificate of authorisation to the manufacturer as soon as reasonably possible authorising the sale or entry into service of those parts or equipment if the authority is satisfied that: (a) the parts or equipment referred to in the application comply with the requirements of Article 31

(4)of the Framework Directive, and (b) the manufacturer has in place suitable arrangements for ensuring effective control of the conformity of production of those parts or equipment.

(4)A manufacturer who holds a certificate of authorisation must: (

1. a)ensure that the part or equipment is produced under the conditions under which the certificate is issued, (
2. b)inform the Approval Authority without delay of any change in those conditions, and (
3. c)ensure that each part or piece of equipment that is sold or enters into service is marked in accordance with Article 31

(6)of the Framework Directive.

(5)If the Approval Authority believes that a part or equipment no longer complies with the conditions under which the certificate of authorisation was given the authority may: (

1. a)withdraw the certificate of authorisation, or (
2. b)require the manufacturer to bring the part or equipment back into conformity with those conditions.

(6)If required to do so by the Approval Authority under paragraph

(5)(b), the manufacturer must take any necessary measures to ensure that the part or equipment in question is brought back into conformity with the conditions under which the certificate of authorisation was issued. Recall of vehicles 18.

(1)A manufacturer must inform the Approval Authority immediately if Article 32

(1)of the Framework Directive applies to that manufacturer.

(2)Where paragraph

(1)applies, the manufacturer shall propose to the Approval Authority a set of appropriate remedies in accordance with Article 32

(2)of the Framework Directive.

(3)The Approval Authority may withdraw an EC vehicle type-approval if the manufacturer does not propose and implement effective remedies.

(4)This regulation shall also apply to vehicle parts that are not subject to any requirement under a regulatory act. Part 4 National Approvals Applications for national small series type-approval 19.

(1)A vehicle manufacturer may apply to the Approval Authority for: (

1. a)a national small series type-approval in respect of a relevant vehicle, or (
2. b)an amendment of a national small series type-approval which the manufacturer holds.

(2)An application under paragraph

(1)may follow: (

1. a)the step-by-step type-approval procedure, (
2. b)the single-step type-approval procedure, or (
3. c)the mixed type-approval procedure, and, at the request of the applicant, the Approval Authority may, if it is thought appropriate, proceed by means of multi-stage type-approval.

(3)An application under paragraph

(1)must be in a form specified by the Approval Authority which: (

1. a)has been completed so as to provide all the information reasonably required by the authority in relation to the class of vehicle in respect of which the application is made, and (
2. b)is accompanied by: (
3. i)all the documents mentioned in the form as being required for the purposes of the application, and (
4. ii)the prescribed fee.

(4)In this regulation, “mixed type-approval”, “multi-stage type-approval”, “single-step type-approval” and “step-by-step type-approval” have the meanings given in Article 3 of the Framework Directive but as if, in that article, the words “type-approval certificates under Article 23” were in each case substituted for “EC type-approval certificates”.

(5)No national small series type-approval or amendment of such an approval may be based or rely, in any respect, on any individual approval, whether the individual approval is granted by the Approval Authority or by any other approval authority. Grant of national small series type-approval 20.

(1)The Approval Authority: (

1. a)must make the decision whether or not to grant a national small series type-approval in accordance with Article 23 of the Framework Directive, and (
2. b)may grant the approval only if it is satisfied that adequate arrangements have been made to ensure that production vehicles conform to the approved type.

(2)For the purposes of paragraph

(1)(a), the alternative requirements that are required to be laid down under Article 23

(1)of the Framework Directive are the technical requirements specified in Parts 1 to 4 of Schedule 3.

(3)(a) Where the Approval Authority decides to grant or amend a national small series type-approval the authority must issue a type-approval certificate which complies with paragraph

(12). (b) Where the Approval Authority decides to refuse to grant or amend a national small series type-approval the authority must notify the applicant accordingly.

(4)If the holder of a national small series type-approval so requests, the Approval Authority must send, by registered or electronic mail, a copy of the type-approval certificate and any attachments relating to it to an approval authority other than the Approval Authority.

(5)Upon receiving a request from a person wishing to sell, register or put into service in a Member State other than the State a vehicle manufactured in conformity with a national small series type-approval, the Approval Authority must supply: (a) to that person, or (b) to the approval authority in that Member State, a copy of the type-approval certificate and any attachments relating to it.

(6)The Approval Authority may refuse to grant a national small series type-approval if the authority is not satisfied that the applicant has made adequate arrangements to comply with the provisions specified in paragraph

(7).

(7)The provisions to which paragraph

(6)refers are Regulations 10

(2), 11 and 12, but with the modifications specified in paragraph

(9).

(8)Regulation 14 (in so far as it applies to vehicle type-approvals) applies to: (

1. a)the holder of a national small series type-approval, and (
2. b)vehicles to which a national small series type-approval relates, but with the modifications specified in paragraph

(9).

(9)The relevant modifications are that: (a) Regulation 14

(4)(

1. b)is omitted, (
2. b)for each reference in a regulation to an EC type-approval there is substituted a reference to a national small series type-approval, (
3. c)for each reference in a regulation to an EC certificate of conformity there is substituted a reference to a national small series certificate of conformity, and (
4. d)where a regulation (or any part of a regulation) has effect by reference to a provision of the Framework Directive, for any reference in that provision to an EC type-approval there is substituted a reference to a national small series type-approval.

(10)The holder of a national small series type-approval must: (a) issue, in respect of each vehicle (whether incomplete, complete or completed) that is manufactured in conformity with that approval a certificate of conformity which complies with paragraph

(13), and (b) observe, in relation to the certificate of conformity, the requirements set out in Article 18

(1)(second subparagraph), 18

(3)and 18

(4)of the Framework Directive.

(11)The Approval Authority may not grant a national small series type-approval to a vehicle if the effect of doing so would be to exceed the maximum permitted number of units that is prescribed for the type of vehicle in Schedule 4.

(12)A national small series type-approval certificate must be in the form set out in Part 1 of Schedule 5 (or a form to the like effect).

(13)A national small series certificate of conformity must be in the same format as that prescribed in Annex IX to the Framework Directive for an EC certificate of conformity relating to a vehicle of the same category and class containing such particulars as are relevant to the vehicle in respect of which it is issued, except that: (

1. a)the certificate must carry the heading “National Small Series Certificate of Conformity (Ireland)”; (
2. b)for each reference to an EC type-approval there must be substituted a reference to a national small series type approval, and (
3. c)for “EC type-approved”, in each place the expression occurs, there must be substituted “nationally type-approved”.

(14)A manufacturer of a vehicle to which this regulation applies shall not manufacture more than the maximum permitted number for the relevant vehicle.

(15)In this regulation: “maximum permitted number”, for any type of vehicle, means the number shown in column

(2)of the table in Schedule 4 in relation to the vehicle category to which that type belongs; “year”, in respect of any particular national small series type-approval, means, as the case may be, the period of one year from the date of issue of the first national small series certificate of conformity based on that national small series type-approval, and the period of one year from each anniversary of that date of first issue of a national small series certificate of conformity in respect of that approved type. Validity of national small series type-approvals 21.

(1)Subject to paragraphs

(2)and

(3), a national small series type-approval ceases to be valid with respect to a vehicle for the purposes of the Entry into Service Regulations at the date when: (

1. a)an amendment to the alternative requirements becomes a mandatory condition for the registration, sale or entry into service of the vehicle, (
2. b)production of the vehicle is voluntarily discontinued, or (
3. c)it expires by virtue of a special restriction to which it is subject.

(2)A national small series type-approval does not cease to be valid by virtue of paragraph

(1)(a) to the extent that it can be updated to ensure that any class of vehicles in respect of which it is granted complies with the amended alternative requirements.

(3)A national small series type-approval which applies to vehicles of more than one class ceases to be valid only with respect to those classes of vehicle to which the circumstances described in paragraph

(1)(a), (

1. b)or (
2. c)apply.

(4)Except as provided in Regulation 23, a national small series certificate of conformity has no effect for the purposes of the Entry into Service Regulations if the type-approval under which it is issued has ceased to be valid with respect to the vehicle for which it is issued.

(5)Without prejudice to Regulation 20

(8), Regulation 14

(12)applies as though in Regulation 14

(12)“national small series type-approval certificate” were substituted for “EC type-approval certificate” on each occasion on which the latter occurs.

(6)In this regulation, “alternative requirements” means the requirements specified in Regulation 20

(2). Recognition of national type-approvals (small series) granted in other Member States 22.

(1)A manufacturer may, pursuant to the provisions of Article 23

(6)of the Framework Directive, apply to the Approval Authority requesting the Approval Authority to accept a small series type-approval granted to that manufacturer under the law of a Member State other than the State (in this regulation, a “non-Irish type-approval (small series)”).

(2)An application may not be made under paragraph

(1)if an application in respect of the same type of vehicle has been made under Regulation 19 (and may not be proceeded with if an application under that regulation is made later).

(3)(

1. a)Not later than 60 days after receiving from the competent authority in that Member State the type-approval certificate and its attachments (including a statement of the technical provisions against which the vehicle type was approved), the Approval Authority must decide whether or not to accept the non-Irish type-approval (small series). (
2. b)The Approval Authority must accept the non-Irish type-approval (small series) unless the Approval Authority has reasonable grounds to believe that the technical provisions under which the approval was granted are not equivalent to those applying in the State.

(4)If Approval Authority accepts the non-Irish type-approval (small series) then, as soon as practicable, the Approval Authority must: (

1. a)notify that fact to: (
2. i)the applicant, and (
3. ii)the competent authority in the Member State which granted it; and (
4. b)issue a formal confirmation that the relevant non-Irish type-approval (small series) is accepted by the Approval Authority.

(5)If the Approval Authority does not accept the non-Irish type-approval (small series) then, within 60 days of receipt of the application requesting the Approval Authority to accept the relevant non-Irish type-approval (small series), the Approval Authority must notify: (

1. a)the applicant, and (
2. b)the competent authority in the Member State which granted the non-Irish type-approval (small series), that the Approval Authority does not accept that non-Irish type-approval (small series).

(6)For the purposes of this regulation, and without prejudice to its entitlement to identify other grounds for the purposes of the Framework Directive, the Approval Authority has reasonable grounds to believe that the technical provisions under which the non-Irish type-approval (small series) was granted are not equivalent to those applying in the State if (but not only

1. if)the authority is not satisfied that: (
2. a)the applicant has made adequate arrangements (including for co-operating with the Approval Authority and the approval authority in the Member State which granted the approval) to ensure that production vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units covered by the non-Irish type-approval (small series) conform to the approved type, or (
3. b)vehicles supplied in the State are constructed or adapted for use in left-hand traffic and use metric units of measurement for the speedometer.

(7)For the avoidance of doubt, for the purposes of paragraph

(6)(b), it shall be sufficient that the speedometers of the relevant vehicles use units of measurement other than metric in combination with metric units of measurement. Individual approval 23.

(1)A qualifying applicant may apply to the Approval Authority for individual approval of a relevant vehicle.

(2)An application under paragraph

(1)must be in a form specified by the Approval Authority which: (

1. a)has been completed so as to provide all the information reasonably required by the authority in relation to the vehicle for which the application is made, and (
2. b)is accompanied by: (
3. i)the documents mentioned in the form as being so required, and (
4. ii)the prescribed fee.

(3)The Approval Authority may, if reasonably necessary, carry out an examination of the vehicle to which the application relates and, in that event, must, as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving the application, send to the applicant a notice stating: (a) the address at which the examination of the vehicle is to be carried out, and (b) the date and time at which the examination is to begin.

(4)The Approval Authority must make the decision whether or not to grant an individual approval in accordance with Article 24 of the Framework Directive and paragraph

(5).

(5)(a) For the purposes of paragraph

(4)and subject to subparagraph (b), the alternative requirements that Article 24

(1)of the Framework Directive requires to be imposed are the technical requirements specified in Part 5 of Schedule 3. (

1. b)In the case of a Schedule 7 vehicle, the technical requirements mentioned in subparagraph (
2. a)are those same technical requirements, subject to any modification of or addition to a technical requirement which modification or addition is stipulated in Part 5 of Schedule 3 as being applicable to a Schedule 7 vehicle.

(6)(a) Where the Approval Authority decides to grant an individual approval the authority must issue a certificate which complies with paragraph

(7). (b) Where the Approval Authority decides to reject an application for an individual approval the authority must notify the qualifying applicant of that decision.

(7)An individual approval certificate must be in the form set out in Part 2 of Schedule 5 which is appropriate to the category of vehicle in respect of which it is issued (or a form to the like effect).

(8)In this regulation, “qualifying applicant” means: (

1. a)the manufacturer of the vehicle, (
2. b)the owner of the vehicle, or (
3. c)a person established in a Member State who is acting on behalf of the manufacturer or owner. Recognition of individual approvals granted in other Member States 24.

(1)This regulation applies where a qualifying applicant notifies the Approval Authority, in the form that the Approval Authority prescribes from time to time and in accordance with paragraph

(2), that the qualifying applicant wishes to have the Approval Authority accept that, in respect of a particular vehicle: (

1. a)a non-Irish type-approval, (
2. b)a certificate of conformity in respect of a non-Irish type-approval, or (
3. c)a non-Irish individual approval, should be a mutually-recognised approval, including for the purposes of the Entry into Service Regulations.

(2)A notification to the Approval Authority under this regulation must be accompanied by: (

1. a)a copy of the non-Irish type-approval, certificate of conformity in respect of a non-Irish type-approval or non-Irish individual approval certificate, and (
2. b)a copy of the attachments to the non-Irish document, and, in the case of a vehicle that has the benefit of an approval under Article 24 of the Framework Directive from the approval authority of a Member State other than the State, must include a statement from the approval authority that granted it of the technical provisions against which the vehicle was approved.

(3)The Approval Authority must recognise a non-Irish type-approval, a certificate of conformity in respect of a non-Irish type-approval or a non-Irish individual approval, as the case may be, in respect of which notification has been given under paragraph

(1), unless there are reasonable grounds to believe that the technical provisions under which the relevant approval was granted or certificate was issued are not equivalent to those applying in the State.

(4)(a) For the purposes of paragraph

(3), the Approval Authority has reasonable grounds to believe that the technical provisions under which an approval was granted are not equivalent to those applying in the State if (but not only

1. if)the authority is not satisfied that the vehicle for which the application is made is constructed for use in left-hand traffic and uses metric units of measurement for the speedometer. (
2. b)For the avoidance of doubt, for the purposes of subparagraph (a), it shall be sufficient that the speedometer of the relevant vehicle uses units of measurement other than metric in combination with metric units of measurement.

(5)Where the Approval Authority decides that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the technical provisions under which the relevant approval was granted or certificate was issued are not equivalent to those applying in the State, the authority must notify: (a) the qualifying applicant, and (b) the Commissioners, of that decision.

(6)In this regulation: “non-Irish individual approval” means an individual approval of that vehicle granted, pursuant to Article 24 of the Framework Directive, under the law of a Member State other than the State; “non-Irish type-approval” means a type-approval granted by the approval authority of a Member State other than the State; “qualifying applicant” has the meaning given in Regulation 23. Part 5 Enforcement Offences and prosecution 25.

(1)A person commits an offence if he or she: (

1. a)in making any application, supplying any information or producing any document for any purpose of or relating to any one or more of these Regulations, the Framework Directive or a separate Community instrument: (
2. i)makes a statement or a declaration which that person knows to be false in a material particular or recklessly makes a statement or a declaration which is false in a material particular, (
3. ii)produces, provides, sends or otherwise makes use of a document which that person knows to be false in a material particular or recklessly produces, provides or sends or otherwise makes use of a document which is false in a material particular, (
4. b)falsifies test results to be submitted as part of an application for type-approval or in-service conformity, (
5. c)withholds from the Approval Authority data or technical specifications that could lead to the recall or withdrawal of a type approval, or (
6. d)refuses to allow the Approval Authority access to information, being access to information that the Approval Authority reasonably requires for the purposes of these Regulations.

(2)A person commits an offence if he or she: (

1. a)contravenes Regulation 11; (
2. b)contravenes Regulation 14

(12); (c) contravenes Regulation 17

(1); (d) contravenes Regulation 18

(1); (e) contravenes Regulation 20

(10); (f) contravenes Regulation 20

(14); (g) contravenes Regulation 21

(5); (

1. h)without reasonable excuse fails or refuses to comply with any request or requirement made by an authorised officer, (
2. i)obstructs, impedes, interferes with or assaults an authorised officer in the exercise by that authorised officer of a power under these Regulations, (
3. j)gives to an authorised officer information that is false or misleading in a material respect, (
4. k)alters, suppresses, or destroys any certificate, book, document or record which the person concerned has been required to produce, or reasonably expected to be required to produce, or (
5. l)makes use of any defeat device.

(3)In paragraph

(2)(l) “defeat device”

(4)(

1. a)An offence under these Regulations may be prosecuted summarily or on indictment. (
2. b)A person guilty of an offence under these Regulations is liable: (
3. i)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding €5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both, and (
4. ii)on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €100,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or both.

(5)(

1. a)Where an offence under these Regulations has been committed by a body corporate and it is proved to have been so committed with the consent or connivance of or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of any person who, when the offence was committed, was a director, manager, secretary or other officer of the body corporate, or a person purporting to act in any such capacity, that person, as well as the body corporate, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished as if he or she were guilty of the first-mentioned offence. (
2. b)Where the affairs of a body corporate are managed by its members, subparagraph (
3. a)shall apply in relation to the acts and defaults of a member in connection with the functions of management as if he or she were a director or manager of the body corporate.

(6)A summary offence under these Regulations may be prosecuted by the RSA or by the Approval Authority. Authorised officers 26.

(1)The RSA may appoint a person to be an authorised officer for the purposes of these Regulations.

(2)An authorised officer: (

1. a)who is not an officer of the Revenue Commissioners authorised under section 858 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 shall be furnished with a warrant of his or her appointment, and (
2. b)when exercising a power conferred on him or her under this Regulation shall, if requested by any person affected, produce the warrant of his or her appointment, or his or her identification as an officer of the Revenue Commissioners authorised under section 159 of the Finance Act 1992 , as the case may be, to that person who is affected, for inspection.

(3)An authorised officer may for the purpose of ensuring that these Regulations are being complied with: (

1. a)require the manufacturer or the distributor of a vehicle for which a declaration for registration was submitted to the Revenue Commissioners or, in the case of a vehicle for which registration is not required, the supplier, to produce to the authorised officer any or all of the following: (
2. i)record of notification to the Approval Authority, (
3. ii)the EC type-approval certificate for the vehicle type to which the vehicle concerned purports to conform, (iii) in the case of a vehicle subject to national small series type-approval, the national small series type-approval certificate, and (
4. iv)one or more of the separate Community instrument approval certificates that were required to accompany the application for vehicle type-approval for the vehicle type to which the vehicle concerned purports to conform; (
5. b)enter at any reasonable time any premises or place owned or occupied by a manufacturer of a vehicle or the distributor and search and inspect the premises and any certificates of conformity, EC type-approval certificates, national small series type-approval certificates, separate Community instrument approval certificates, individual approval certificates and books, documents or records relating to the registration of vehicles found therein; (
6. c)require any person in charge of the premises or place to produce to him or her any books, documents or records relating to the registration of vehicles which are in the person’s power or control (and in the case of such information in a non-legible form to reproduce it in a legible form) and to give to him or her such information as the authorised officer may reasonably require in relation to any entries in such books, documents or records; (
7. d)inspect and take extracts from or make copies of any such books, documents or records (including, in the case of information in a non-legible form, a copy of or extract from such information in a legible form); (
8. e)remove and retain such books, documents or records for such period as may be reasonable for further examination; (
9. f)require any person in charge of the premises or place to maintain such books, documents or records for such period of time, as may be reasonable, as he or she directs; (
10. g)require any person in charge of the premises or place to give him or her any information which he or she may reasonably require with regard to the registration of vehicles.

(4)Where an authorised officer in exercise of his or her powers under these Regulations is prevented from entering any premises or place, an application may be made under paragraph

(6)for a warrant to authorise such entry.

(5)An authorised officer shall not, other than with the consent of the occupier, enter a private dwelling, unless he or she has obtained a warrant under paragraph

(6)authorising such entry.

(6)If, on the sworn information of an authorised officer, a judge of the District Court is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that information required by an authorised officer for the purpose of this regulation is held at any premises or any place, the judge may issue a warrant authorising an authorised officer, accompanied, if appropriate, by other authorised officers or by a member of the Garda Síochána, at any time or times within one month from the date of issue of the warrant, on production of the warrant, if so requested, to enter those premises or that place, if need be by reasonable force, and exercise all or any of the powers conferred on an authorised officer under this Regulation. Part 6 Miscellaneous Type-approval certificates and individual approval certificates: validity and underlying approval 27.

(1)Subject to paragraph

(2), an EC vehicle type-approval certificate shall not be in force unless the relevant vehicle complies with every separate Community instrument that is applicable to it.

(2)In its application to any specific separate Community instrument, paragraph

(1)shall be satisfied if, while not complying with a specific separate Community instrument, the relevant vehicle complies with a relevant UNECE Regulation listed in the table in Part II of Annex IV to the Framework Directive. Duty to give reasons 28.

(1)A relevant notice must specify the reasons for the decision to which it relates, the right to request a review under these Regulations and the time limit for making such a request.

(2)In this regulation, a “relevant notice” means a notice under: (a) Regulation 8

(7); (b) Regulation 9

(2); (c) Regulation 14

(2),

(4),

(5)or

(10); (d) Regulation 20

(3)(b); (e) Regulation 22

(5); (f) Regulation 23

(6)(b); (g) Regulation 24

(5)(a). Review 29.

(1)Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Approval Authority in relation to an application for or a grant of approval may, in accordance with paragraphs

(2)and

(3)of this Regulation, request the Approval Authority to review the decision.

(2)On a review under this Regulation the Approval Authority: (

1. a)shall have the same powers and duties as it has on an application for or consideration of an approval of the relevant kind, (
2. b)may hold an inquiry in connection with the review, and (
3. c)may appoint an assessor for the purpose of assisting with the review or inquiry.

(3)A review under this regulation shall be made by notice to the Approval Authority which shall be lodged with the Approval Authority not later than 14 days from the date on which notice of the decision in respect of which the review is sought was given.

(4)An application for a review under this regulation must state the grounds on which the review is sought and must be accompanied by the following documents: (

1. a)a copy of the information document which accompanied the application for an approval of the relevant kind, and (
2. b)where the review relates to a cancellation, suspension or amendment of a type-approval certificate, a copy of the certificate.

(5)The Approval Authority may confirm, annul or vary the decision that is the subject of the review, including by the addition, deletion or modification of a condition.

(6)A person, whether a member of the Approval Authority or employed by the Approval Authority or otherwise, may not: (

1. a)undertake or participate in undertaking a review or inquiry under this regulation, or (
2. b)act as an assessor in a review or inquiry under this regulation, if he or she has: (
3. i)made or participated in the making of any decision by the Approval Authority, (
4. ii)made any recommendation or report to the Approval Authority or to any person concerned with the making of such decision, or (iii) been in receipt of information not publicly available, in the context of the decision that is the subject of the review. Service of notices 30.

(1)Any document required or authorised by virtue of these Regulations to be given to any person by the Approval Authority may be given: (

1. a)by delivering it to that person or by leaving it at that person’s proper address, (
2. b)by sending it by registered or recorded delivery post to that person at that address, (
3. c)if the person is a body corporate, by serving it in accordance with subparagraph (
4. a)or (
5. b)on the secretary, clerk or principal officer of that body, (
6. d)if the person is a partnership, by serving it in accordance with subparagraph (
7. a)or (
8. b)on a partner or a person having the control or management of the partnership business, or (
9. e)by means of any form of electronic communication agreed with the person to whom it is to be sent.

(2)Subject to paragraph

(3), for the purposes of paragraph

(1), the proper address of a person is: (

1. a)in the case of an individual, that person’s last known address, (
2. b)in the case of the secretary, clerk or principal officer of a body corporate, the address of the registered office of the body or its principal office in the State, (
3. c)in the case of a partner in, or a person having the control or management of, a partnership, it is the address of the principal office of the partnership in the State.

(3)If a person to be served by virtue of these Regulations with any document by the Approval Authority has notified the Approval Authority of an address within the State other than that person’s proper address at which that person, or another acting on that person’s behalf, will accept service of any document of that description, that address is the person’s proper address. Pollution control devices 31.

(1)Subject to paragraphs

(2)and

(3), no new replacement pollution control device intended to be fitted on a vehicle approved under Regulation (EC) No. 715/2007 may be sold or installed on a vehicle if it is not of a type in respect of which a type-approval has been granted in compliance with the said Regulation (EC) No. 715/2007 and these Regulations.

(2)The Approval Authority may grant an extension to EC type-approvals for replacement pollution control devices intended for standards preceding those applied by Regulation (EC) No. 715/2007 under the terms which originally applied, provided that no replacement pollution control device may be sold or installed on a vehicle unless it is of a type in respect of which a relevant type-approval has been granted.

(3)Replacement pollution control devices intended to be fitted on vehicles type-approved prior to the adoption of component type-approval requirements are exempt from the requirements of paragraphs

(1)and

(2). Indemnification of approval authorities 32. No action or other legal process lies, except in a case of wilful neglect or default, against an approval authority by reason of, or arising out of, the carrying out of any test under these Regulations. Saving for applications made, approvals granted and certificates issued under former regulations 33.

(1)An application for an EC type-approval made under: (

1. a)the 1978 Regulations, or (
2. b)the 2009 (No. 1) Regulations, before the coming into force of these Regulations, has effect as if it had been made under these Regulations.

(2)Despite the amendment and partial revocation of the 2009 (No. 1) Regulations by Regulation 34, a certificate of conformity, type-approval, type-approval certificate or type-approval mark issued under those Regulations (or, for the avoidance of doubt, under the 1978 Regulations): (

1. a)continues to have effect according to its terms, and (
2. b)is to be treated, for the purposes of these Regulations, as if it had been issued under these Regulations. Amendments and cesser of application 34.

(1)With effect from 29 April 2009, the 2009 (No. 1) Regulations cease to apply to components, systems and separate technical units to which the Framework Directive applies.

(2)Subject to Regulatory 33, from each relevant date specified in paragraph

(3), the 2009 (No. 1) Regulations cease to apply to vehicles of the types and in the circumstances specified in column

(1)of the table in Schedule 2.

(3)For the purpose of paragraph

(2), in the case of each type of vehicle and circumstance specified in column

(1)of the table in Schedule 2, the 2009 (No. 1) Regulations cease to apply: (

1. a)in the case of a new type of vehicle of class M1, from 29 April 2009; (
2. b)in the context of Article 45

(3)of the Framework Directive, in the case of a new type of vehicle of the relevant class and circumstance, other than a vehicle of class M1, from the date specified in column

(4)of the table in Schedule 2; (c) in the case of an existing type of vehicle of the relevant class and circumstance, from the date specified in column

(4)of the table in Schedule 2; and (

1. d)in the case that a manufacturer applies to the Approval Authority for an approval under these Regulations at a date earlier than that manufacturer is obliged to do so in respect of the relevant type of vehicle and circumstance by reference to subparagraph (
2. b)and column

(4)of the table in Schedule 2, in respect of that application and any consequent approval only, from the date of that application.

(4)On 29 April 2009, the 2009 (No. 1) Regulations are amended, in regulation 18

(1), by the deletion of subparagraph (e).

(5)For the avoidance of doubt, no revocation effected by this regulation affects any requirement for the type-approval of any vehicle, component, system or separate technical unit to which the Framework Directive does not apply. Regulation 3

(1). SCHEDULE 1 TYPE-APPROVAL DIRECTIVES 1 Council Directive 70/157/EEC of 6 February 1970 on sound level and exhaust systems (O.J. L42 of 23.2.70, p.16 (S.E. 1970

(1))) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Act of Accession of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland L73 14 27.3.1972 Commission Directive 73/350/EEC of 7 November 1973 L321 33 22.11.1973 Council Directive 77/212/EEC of 8 March 1977 L66 33 12.3.1977 Commission Directive 81/334/EEC of 13 April 1981 L131 6 8.5.1981 Commission Directive 84/372/EEC of 3 July 1984 L196 47 26.7.1984 Council Directive 84/424/EEC of 3 September 1984 L238 31 6.9.1984 Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal L302 23 15.11.1985 Council Directive 87/354/EEC of 25 June 1987 L192 43 11.7.1987 Commission Directive 89/491/EEC of 17 July 1989 L238 43 15.8.1989 Council Directive 92/97/EEC of 10 November 1992 L371 1 19.12.1992 Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C241 21 29.8.1994 (adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L1 1 1.1.1995 Commission Directive 96/20/EC of 27 March 1996 L92 23 13.4.1996 Commission Directive 1999/101/EC of 15 December 1999 L334 41 28.12.1999 Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded L236 33 23.9.2003 Council Directive 2006/96/EC of 20 November 2006 L363 81 20.12.2006 Commission Directive 2007/34/EC of 14 June 2007 L155 49 15.6.2007 2 Council Directive 70/220/EEC of 20 March 1970 on air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles (O.J. L76 of 6.4.70, p.1 (S.E. 1970 (I))) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Act of Accession of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland L 73 14 27.3.1972 Council Directive 74/290/EEC of 28 May 1974 L 159 61 15.6.1974 Commission Directive 77/102/EEC of 30 November 1976 L 32 32 3.2.1977 Commission Directive 78/665/EEC of 14 July 1978 L 223 48 14.8.1978 Council Directive 83/351/EEC of 16 June 1983 L 197 1 20.7.1983 Council Directive 88/76/EEC of 3 December 1987 L 36 1 9.2.1988 Council Directive 88/436/EEC of 16 June 1988 L 214 1 6.8.1988 Council Directive 89/458/EEC of 18 July 1989 L 226 1 3.8.1989 Commission Directive 89/491/EEC of 17 July 1989 L 238 43 15.8.1989 Council Directive 91/441/EEC of 26 June 1991 L 242 1 30.8.1991 Council Directive 93/59/EEC of 28 June 1993 L 186 21 28.7.1993 Directive 94/12/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 23 March 1994 L 100 42 19.4.1994 Commission Directive 96/44/EC of 1 July 1996 L 210 25 20.8.1996 Directive 96/69/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 October 1996 L 282 64 1.11.1996 Commission Directive 98/77/EC of 2 October 1998 L 286 34 23.10.1998 Directive 98/69/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 L 350 1 28.12.1998 Commission Directive 1999/102/EC of 15 December 1999 L 334 43 28.12.1999 Directive 2001/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 January 2001 L 35 34 6.2.2001 Directive 2001/100/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 December 2001 L 16 32 18.1.2002 Commission Directive 2002/80/EC of 3 October 2002 L 291 20 28.10.2002 Commission Directive 2003/76/EC of 11 August 2003 L 206 29 15.8.2003 Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded L 236 33 23.9.2003 Council Directive 2006/96/EC of 20 November 2006 L 363 81 20.12.2006 Corrigenda OJ L 303, 8.11.1988, p. 36 (88/436/EEC) OJ L 270, 19.9.1989, p. 16 (89/458/EEC) OJ L 104, 21.4.1999, p. 31 (98/69/EC) OJ L 104, 21.4.1999, p. 32 (98/69/EC) 3 Council Directive 70/221/EEC of 20 March 1970 on fuel tanks and rear protective devices (O.J. L76 of 6.4.70, p.23 (S.E. 1970 (I))) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Act of Accession of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland L 73 14 27.3.1972 Commission Directive 79/490/EEC of 18 April 1979 L 128 22 26.5.1979 Commission Directive 81/333/EEC of 13 April 1981 L 131 4 18.5.1981 Commission Directive 97/19/EC of 18 April 1997 L 125 1 16.5.1997 Directive 2000/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 L 106 7 3.5.2000 Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded L 236 33 23.9.2003 Commission Directive 2006/20/EC of 17 February 2006 L 48 16 18.2.2006 Council Directive 2006/96/EC of 20 November 2006 L 363 81 20.12.2006 Corrigenda OJ L 65, 15.3.1979, p. 42 (70/221/EEC) OJ L188, 26.7.1979, p.54 (79/490/EEC) OJ L 64, 6.3.2001, p. 39 (2000/8/EC) 4 Council Directive 70/222/EEC of 20 March 1970 on mounting and fixing of rear registration plates (O.J. L76 of 6.4.70, p.25 (S.E. 1970 (I))) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Act of Accession of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland L 73 14 27.3.1972 5 Council Directive 70/311/EEC of 8 June 1970 on steering equipment (O.J. L133 of 18.6.70, p.10) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Act of Accession of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland L 73 14 27.3.1972 Commission Directive 92/62/EEC of 2 July 1992 L 199 33 18.7.1992 Commission Directive 1999/7/EC of 26 January 1999 L 40 36 13.2.1999 6 Council Directive 70/387/EEC of 27 July 1970 on doors (O.J. L176 of 10.8.70, p.5 (S.E. 1970 (II))) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Act of Accession of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland L 73 14 27.3.1972 Commission Directive 98/90/EC of 30 November 1998 L 337 29 12.12.1998 Commission Directive 2001/31/EC of 8 May 2001 L 130 33 12.5.2001 Corrigenda Consolidated text of corrigenda to instruments published in Special Edition 1952-72, p. 76 (70/387/EEC) 7 Council Directive 70/388/EEC of 27 July 1970 on audible warning devices (O.J. L176 of 10.8.70, p.12 (S.E. 1970 (II))) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Act of Accession of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland L 73 14 27.3.1972 (adapted by Council Decision of 1 January 1973) L 2 1 1.1.1973 Act of Accession of Greece L 291 17 19.11.1979 Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal L 302 23 15.11.1985 Council Directive 87/354/EEC of 25 June 1987 L 192 43 11.7.1987 Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C 241 21 29.8.1994 (adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995 Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded L 236 33 23.9.2003 Council Directive 2006/96/EC of 20 November 2006 L 363 81 20.12.2006 Corrigenda OJ L 999, 1.1.1973, p. 77 (70/388) OJ L 329, 25.11.1982, p. 31 (70/388) 8 Council Directive 71/127/EEC of 1 March 1971 on rear view mirrors/devices for indirect vision (O.J. L68 of 22.3.71, p.1 (S.E. 1971 (I))) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Act of Accession of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland L 73 14 27.3.1972 (adapted by Council Decision of 1 January 1973) L 2 1 1.1.1973 Commission Directive 79/795/EEC of 20 July 1979 L 239 1 22.9.1979 Act of Accession of Greece L 291 17 19.11.1979 Commission Directive 85/205/EEC of 18 February 1985 L 90 1 29.3.1985 Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal L 302 23 15.11.1985 Commission Directive 86/562/EEC of 6 November 1986 L 327 49 22.11.1986 Council Directive 87/354/EEC of 25 June 1987 L 192 43 11.7.1987 Commission Directive 88/321/EEC of 16 May 1988 L 147 77 14.6.1988 Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C 241 21 29.8.1994 (adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995 Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded L 236 33 23.9.2003 Directive 2003/97/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 November 2003 L25 1 29.1.2004 Council Directive 2006/96/EC of 20 November 2006 L 363 81 20.12.2006 Corrigenda OJ L 999, 1.1.1973, p. 85 (71/127/EEC) 9 Council Directive 71/320/EEC of 26 July 1971 on braking devices (O.J. L202 of 6.9.71, p.37 (S.E. 1971 (III))) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Act of Accession of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland L 73 14 27.3.1972 Commission Directive 74/132/EEC of 11 February 1974 L 74 7 19.3.1974 Commission Directive 75/524/EEC of 25 July 1975 L 236 3 8.9.1975 Commission Directive 79/489/EEC of 18 April 1979 L 128 12 26.5.1979 Commission Directive 85/647/EEC of 23 December 1985 L 380 1 31.12.1985 Commission Directive 88/194/EEC of 24 March 1988 L 92 47 9.4.1988 Commission Directive 91/422/EEC of 15 July 1991 L 233 21 22.8.1991 Commission Directive 98/12/EC of 27 January 1998 L 81 1 18.3.1998 Commission Directive 2002/78/EC of 1 October 2002 L 267 23 4.10.2002 Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded L 236 33 23.9.2003 Council Directive 2006/96/EC of 20 November 2006 L 363 81 20.12.2006 Corrigenda OJ L 999, 1.1.1973, p. 96 (71/320/EEC) OJ L 247, 23.9.1975, p. 36 (75/524/EEC) OJ L 275, 2.10.1991, p. 36 (91/422/EEC) 10 Council Directive 72/245/EEC of 20 June 1972 on suppression of radio interference (O.J. L152 of 6.7.72, p.15 (S.E. 1972 (II))) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Commission Directive 89/491/EEC of 17 July 1989 L 238 43 15.8.1989 Commission Directive 95/54/EC of 31 October 1995 L 266 1 8.11.1995 Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded L 236 33 23.9.2003 Commission Directive 2004/104/EC of 14 October 2004 L 337 13 13.11.2004 Commission Directive 2005/49/EC of 25 July 2005 L 194 12 26.7.2005 Commission Directive 2005/83/EC of 23 November 2005 L 305 32 24.11.2005 Commission Directive 2006/28/EC of 6 March 2006 L 65 27 7.3.2006 Council Directive 2006/96/EC of 20 November 2006 L 363 81 20.12.2006 Corrigenda OJ L 056, 2.3.2005, p. 35 (2004/104) 11 Council Directive 72/306/EEC of 2 August 1972 on emission of pollutants from diesel engines for use in motor vehicles (O.J. L190 of 20.8.72, p.1 (S.E. 1972 (III))) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Commission Directive 89/491/EEC of 17 July 1989 L 238 43 15.8.1989 Commission Directive 97/20/EC of 18 April 1997 L 125 21 16.5.1997 Commission Directive 2005/21/EC of 7 March 2005 L 61 25 8.3.2005 Corrigenda OJ L 215, 6.8.1974, p. 20 (72/306/EEC) OJ L 299, 23.11.1977, p. 27 (72/306/EEC) 12 Council Directive 74/60/EEC of 17 December 1973 on certain interior fittings (O.J. L38 of 11.2.74, p.2) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Commission Directive 78/632/EEC of 19 May 1978 L 206 26 29.7.1978 Directive 2000/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 February 2000 L 87 22 8.4.2000 Corrigenda OJ L 215, 6.8.1974, p. 20 (74/60/EEC) OJ L 53, 25.2.1977, p. 30 (74/60/EEC) 13 Council Directive 74/61/EEC of 17 December 1973 on anti-theft devices (O.J. L38 of 11.2.74, p.22) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Commission Directive 95/56/EC of 8 November 1995 L 286 1 29.11.1995 Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded L 236 33 23.9.2003 Council Directive 2006/96/EC of 20 November 2006 L 363 81 20.12.2006 Corrigenda OJ L 215, 6.8.1974, p. 20 (74/61) OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 19 (95/56) 14 Council Directive 74/297/EEC of 4 June 1974 on the behaviour of steering mechanisms in the event of impact (O.J. L165 of 20.6.74, p. 16) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Commission Directive 91/662/EEC of 6 December 1991 L366 1 31.12.91 15 Council Directive 74/408/EEC of 22 July 1974 on strength of seats and their anchorages (O.J. L221 of 12.8.74, p.1) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Council Directive 81/577/EEC of 20 July 1981 L 209 34 29.7.1981 Commission Directive 96/37/EC of 17 June 1996 L 186 28 25.7.1996 Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded L 236 33 23.9.2003 Directive 2005/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 L 255 143 30.9.2005 Council Directive 2006/96/EC of 20 November 2006 L 363 81 20.12.2006 Corrigenda OJ L 221, 31.8.1996, p. 71 (96/37/EC) 16 Council Directive 74/483/EEC of 17 September 1974 on external projections (O.J. L266 of 2.10.74, p.4) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Commission Directive 79/488/EEC of 18 April 1979 L 128 1 26.5.1979 Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal L 302 23 15.11.1985 Council Directive 87/354/EEC of 25 June 1987 L 192 43 11.7.1987 Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C 241 21 29.8.1994 (adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995 Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded L 236 33 23.9.2003 Council Directive 2006/96/EC of 20 November 2006 L 363 81 20.12.2006 Commission Directive 2007/15/EC of 14 March 2007 L 75 21 15.3.2007 17 Council Directive 75/443/EEC of 26 June 1975 on reverse and speedometer equipment (O.J. L196 of 26.7.75, p.1) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Commission Directive 97/39/EC of 24 June 1997 L177 15 5.7.97 18 Council Directive 76/114/EEC of 18 December 1975 on location and attachment of statutory plates and inscriptions (O.J. L24 of 30.1.76, p.1) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Commission Directive 78/507/EEC of 19 May 1978 L 155 31 13.6.1978 Act of Accession of Greece L 291 17 19.11.1979 Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal L 302 23 15.11.1985 Council Directive 87/354/EEC of 25 June 1987 L 192 43 11.7.1987 Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C 241 21 29.8.1994 (adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995 Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded L 236 33 23.9.2003 Council Directive 2006/96/EC of 20 November 2006 L 363 81 20.12.2006 Corrigenda OJ L 56, 4.3.1976, p. 38 (76/114) OJ L 329, 25.11.1982, p. 31 (76/114) 19 Council Directive 76/115/EEC of 18 December 1975 on anchorages for safety belts (O.J. L24 of 30.1.76, p.6) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Council Directive 81/575/EEC of 20 July 1981 L 209 30 29.7.1981 Commission Directive 82/318/EEC of 2 April 1982 L 139 9 19.5.1982 Commission Directive 90/629/EEC of 30 October 1990 L 341 14 6.12.1990 Commission Directive 96/38/EC of 17 June 1996 L 187 95 26.7.1996 Directive 2005/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 L 255 149 30.9.2005 20 Council Directive 76/756/EEC of 27 July 1976 on lighting and light signalling devices (O.J. L262 of 27.9.76, p.1) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Commission Directive 80/233/EEC of 21 November 1979 L 51 8 25.2.1980 Commission Directive 82/244/EEC of 17 March 1982 L 109 31 22.4.1982 Council Directive 83/276/EEC, of 26 May 1983 L 151 47 9.6.1983 Commission Directive 84/8/EEC of 14 December 1983 L 9 24 12.1.1984 Commission Directive 89/278/EEC of 28 March 1989 L 109 38 20.4.1989 Commission Directive 91/663/EEC of 10 December 1991 L 366 17 31.12.1991 Commission Directive 97/28/EC of 11 June 1997 L 171 1 30.6.1997 Commission Directive 2007/35/EC of 18 June 2007 L 157 14 19.6.2007 Corrigenda OJ L 111, 30.4.1980, p. 22 (80/233/EEC) OJ L 131, 17.5.1984, p. 50 (84/8/EEC) OJ L 135, 22.5.1984, p. 27 (84/8/EEC) OJ L 114, 27.4.1989, p.52 (89/278/EEC) 21 Council Directive 76/757/EEC of 27 July 1976 on reflex reflectors (O.J. L262 of 27.9.76, p. 32) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Act of Accession of Greece L 291 17 19.11.1979 Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal L 302 23 15.11.1985 Council Directive 87/354/EEC of 25 June 1987 L 192 43 11.7.1987 Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C 241 21 29.8.1994 (adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995 Commission Directive 97/29/EC of 11 June 1997 L 171 11 30.6.1997 Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded L 236 33 23.9.2003 Council Directive 2006/96/EC of 20 November 2006 L 363 81 20.12.2006 22 Council Directive 76/758/EEC of 27 July 1976 on end outline marker lamps, side lamps, rear lamps and stop lamps (O.J. L262 of 27.9.76, p.54) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Act of Accession of Greece L 291 17 19.11.1979 Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal L 302 23 15.11.1985 Council Directive 87/354/EEC of 25 June 1987 L 192 43 11.7.1987 Commission Directive 89/516/EEC of 1 August 1989 L 265 1 12.9.1989 Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C 241 21 29.8.1994 (adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995 Commission Directive 97/30/EC of 11 June 1997 L 171 25 30.6.1997 Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded L 236 33 23.9.2003 Council Directive 2006/96/EC of 20 November 2006 L 363 81 20.12.2006 23 Council Directive 76/759/EEC of 27 July 1976 on direction indicator lamps (O.J. L262 of 27.9.76, p.71) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Act of Accession of Greece L 291 17 19.11.1979 Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal L 302 23 15.11.1985 Council Directive 87/354/EEC of 25 June 1987 L 192 43 11.7.1987 Commission Directive 89/277/EEC of 28 March 1989 L 109 25 20.4.1989 Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C 241 21 29.8.1994 (adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995 Commission Directive 1999/15/EC of 16 March 1999 L 97 14 12.4.1999 Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded L 236 33 23.9.2003 Council Directive 2006/96/EC of 20 November 2006 L 363 81 20.12.2006 Corrigenda OJ L 114, 27.4.1989, p.52 (89/277/EEC) 24 Council Directive 76/760/EEC of 27 July 1976 on rear registration plate lamps (O.J. L262 of 27.9.76, p.85) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Act of Accession of Greece L 291 17 19.11.1979 Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal L 302 23 15.11.1985 Council Directive 87/354/EEC of 25 June 1987 L 192 43 11.7.1987 Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C 241 21 29.8.1994 (adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995 Commission Directive 97/31/EC of 11 June 1997 L 171 49 30.6.1997 Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded L 236 33 23.9.2003 Council Directive 2006/96/EC of 20 November 2006 L 363 81 20.12.2006 25 Council Directive 76/761/EEC of 27 July 1976 on headlamps and filament lamps for them (O.J. L262 of 27.9.76, p.96) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Act of Accession of Greece L 291 17 19.11.1979 Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal L 302 23 15.11.1985 Council Directive 87/354/EEC of 25 June 1987 L 192 43 11.7.1987 Commission Directive 89/517/EEC of 1 August 1989 L 265 15 12.9.1989 Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C 241 21 29.8.1994 (adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995 Commission Directive 1999/17/EC of 18 March 1999 L 97 45 12.4.1999 Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded L 236 33 23.9.2003 Council Directive 2006/96/EC of 20 November 2006 L 363 81 20.12.2006 26 Council Directive 76/762/EEC of 27 July 1976 on front fog lamps and filament lamps for them (O.J. L 262 of 27.9.76, p.122) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Act of Accession of Greece L 291 17 19.11.1979 Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal L 302 23 15.11.1985 Council Directive 87/354/EEC of 25 June 1987 L 192 43 11.7.1987 Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C 241 21 29.8.1994 (adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995 Commission Directive 1999/18/EC of 18 March 1999 L 97 82 12.4.1999 Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded L 236 33 23.9.2003 Council Directive 2006/96/EC of 20 November 2006 L 363 81 20.12.2006 27 Council Directive 77/389/EEC of 17 May 1977 on towing devices (O.J. L145 of 13.6.77, p.41) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Commission Directive 96/64/EC of 2 October 1996 L258 26 11.10.96 Corrigenda O.J. L40 of 13.2.98, p. 19 (77/389) 28 Council Directive 77/538/EEC of 28 June 1977 on rear fog lamps (O.J. L220 of 29.8.77, p.60) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Act of Accession of Greece L 291 17 19.11.1979 Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal L 302 23 15.11.1985 Council Directive 87/354/EEC of 25 June 1987 L 192 43 11.7.1987 Commission Directive 89/518/EEC of 1 August 1989 L 265 24 12.9.1989 Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C 241 21 29.8.1994 (adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995 Commission Directive 1999/14/EC of 16 March 1999 L 97 1 12.4.1999 Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded L 236 33 23.9.2003 Council Directive 2006/96/EC of 20 November 2006 L 363 81 20.12.2006 Corrigenda OJ L 284, 10.10.1978, p. 11 (77/538) 29 Council Directive 77/539/EEC of 28 June 1977 on reversing lamps (O.J. L220 of 29.8.77, p.72) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Act of Accession of Greece L 291 17 19.11.1979 Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal L 302 23 15.11.1985 Council Directive 87/354/EEC of 25 June 1987 L 192 43 11.7.1987 Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C 241 21 29.8.1994 (adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995 Commission Directive 97/32/EC of 11 June 1997 L 171 63 30.6.1997 Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded L 236 33 23.9.2003 Council Directive 2006/96/EC of 20 November 2006 L 363 81 20.12.2006 Corrigenda OJ L 284, 10.10.1978, p. 11 (77/539) 30 Council Directive 77/540/EEC of 28 June 1977 on parking lamps (O.J. L220 of 29.8.77, p.83) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Act of Accession of Greece L 291 17 19.11.1979 Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal L 302 23 15.11.1985 Council Directive 87/354/EEC of 25 June 1987 L 192 43 11.7.1987 Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C 241 21 29.8.1994 (adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995 Commission Directive 1999/16/EC of 16 March 1999 L 97 33 12.4.1999 Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded L 236 33 23.9.2003 Council Directive 2006/96/EC of 20 November 2006 L 363 81 20.12.2006 Corrigenda OJ L 284, 10.10.1978, p. 11 (77/540) 31 Council Directive 77/541/EEC of 28 June 1977 on safety belts and restraint systems (O.J. 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L267 of 19.10.77, p.1) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Commission Directive 81/643/EEC of 29 July 1981 L 231 41 15.8.1981 Commission Directive 88/366/EEC of 17 May 1988 L 181 40 12.7.1988 Commission Directive 90/630/EEC of 30 October 1990 L 341 20 6.12.1990 Corrigenda OJ L 150, 6.6.1978, p. 6 (77/649/EEC) 33 Council Directive 78/316/EEC of 21 December 1977 on identification of controls, tell-tales and indicators (O.J. L81 of 28.3.78, p.3) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Commission Directive 93/91/EEC of 29 October 1993 L284 25 19.11.93 Commission Directive 94/53/EC of 15 November 1994 L299 26 22.11.94 34 Council Directive 78/317/EEC of 21 December 1977 on windscreen defrosting and demisting systems (O.J. L81 of 28.3.78, p.27) Corrigenda O.J. L194 of 19.7.78, p 30 (78/317) 35 Council Directive 78/318/EEC of 21 December 1977 on windscreen wiper and washer systems (O.J. L81 of 28.3.78, p.49) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Commission Directive 94/68/EC of 16 December 1994 L 354 1 31.12.1994 Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded L 236 33 23.9.2003 Council Directive 2006/96/EC of 20 November 2006 L 363 81 20.12.2006 Corrigenda OJ L 194, 19.7.1978, p. 30 (78/318) 36 Council Directive 78/549/EEC of 12 June 1978 on wheel guards (O.J. L168 of 26.6.78, p.45) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Directive 94/78/EC of 21 December 1994 L354 10 31.12.94 37 Council Directive 78/932/EEC of 16 October 1978 on head restraints (O.J. L325 of 20.11.78, p.1) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Act of Accession of Greece L 291 17 19.11.1979 Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal L 302 23 15.11.1985 Council Directive 87/354/EEC of 25 June 1987 L 192 43 11.7.1987 Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C 241 21 29.8.1994 (adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995 Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded L 236 33 23.9.2003 Council Directive 2006/96/EC of 20 November 2006 L 363 81 20.12.2006 Corrigenda OJ L 329, 25.11.1982, p. 31 (78/932) 38 Council Directive 80/1268/EEC of 16 December 1980 on fuel consumption of motor vehicles (O.J. L375 of 31.12.80, p.36) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Commission Directive 89/491/EEC of 17 July 1989 L 238 43 15.8.1989 Commission Directive 93/116/EC of 17 December 1993 L 329 39 30.12.1993 Commission Directive 1999/100/EC of 15 December 1999 L 334 36 28.12.1999 Directive 2004/3/EC of of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 L49 36 19. 2.2004 Corrigenda OJ L 42, 15.2.1994, p. 27 (93/116/EC) OJ L 163, 4.7.2000, p. 38 (1999/100/EC) 39 Council Directive 80/1269/EEC of 16 December 1980 on engine power of motor vehicles (O.J. L375 of 31.12.80, p.46) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Commission Directive 88/195/EEC of 24 March 1988 L 92 50 9.4.1988 Commission Directive 89/491/EEC of 17 July 1989 L 238 43 15.8.1989 Commission Directive 97/21/EC of 18 April 1997 L 125 31 16.5.1997 Commission Directive 1999/99/EC of 15 December 1999 L 334 32 28.12.1999 Corrigenda OJ L 105, 26.4.1988, p. 34 (88/195/EEC) 40 Council Directive 89/297/EEC of 13 April 1989 on lateral protection (side guards) (O.J. L124 of 5.5.89, p.1) 41 Council Directive 91/226/EEC of 27 March 1991 on spray-suppression systems (O.J. L103 of 23.4.91, p.5) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C 241 21 29.8.1994 (adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995 Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded L 236 33 23.9.2003 Council Directive 2006/96/EC of 20 November 2006 L 363 81 20.12.2006 42 Council Directive 92/21/EEC of 31 March 1992 on masses and dimensions of certain motor vehicles (O.J. L129 of 14.5.92, p.1) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Commission Directive 95/48/EC of 20 September 1995 L 233 73 30.9.1995 Corrigenda OJ L 14, 22.1.1993, p. 29 (92/21) OJ L 252, 20.10.1995, p. 27 (95/48) OJ L 304, 16.12.1995, p. 60 (95/48) 43 Council Directive 92/22/EEC of 31 March 1992 on safety glazing and glazing materials (O.J. L129 of 14.5.92, p.11) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C 241 21 29.8.1994 (adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995 Commission Directive 2001/92/EC of 30 October 2001 L 291 24 8.11.2001 44 Council Directive 92/23/EEC of 31 March 1992 on tyres (O.J. L129 of 14.5.92, p.95) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C 241 21 29.8.1994 (adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995 Directive 2001/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 L 211 25 4.8.2001 Commission Directive 2005/11/EC of 16 February 2005 L 46 42 17.2.2005 45 Council Directive 92/24/EEC of 31 March 1992 on speed limitation devices (O.J. L129 of 14.5.92, p.154) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Directive 2004/11/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 L 44 19 14.2.2004 46 Council Directive 92/114/EEC of 17 December 1992 on external projections forward of the cab’s rear panel of motor vehicles of category N (O.J. L409 of 31.12.92, p.17) 47 Directive 94/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on mechanical coupling devices of motor vehicles and their trailers and their attachment to those vehicles (O.J. L195 of 29.7.94, p.1) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded L 236 33 23.9.2003 Council Directive 2006/96/EC of 20 November 2006 L 363 81 20.12.2006 48 Directive 95/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on burning behaviour of materials used in the interior construction of certain categories of motor vehicles (O.J. L281 of 23.11.95, p.1) Amended by Official Journal No. page date Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded L 236 33 23.9.2003 Council Directive 2006/96/EC of 20 November 2006 L 363 81 20.12.2006 49 Directive 96/27/EC of 20 May 1996 on the protection of occupants of motor vehicles in the event of a side impact (OJ L 169, 8.7.1996) Corrigenda OJ L 102, 19.4.1997, p. 46 (96/27