Regulation on EC approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, as well as for systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles

Original Language Title: Verordnung über die EG-Genehmigung für Kraftfahrzeuge und ihre Anhänger sowie für Systeme, Bauteile und selbstständige technische Einheiten für diese Fahrzeuge

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Regulation on EC approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, as well as for systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (EC vehicle-approval Regulation-EC-FGV)

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EC-FGV

Date of completion: 03.02.2011

Full quote:

" EC Vehicle Approval Ordinance of 3 February 2011 (BGBl. 126), as last amended by Article 4 of the Regulation of 19 December 2008. October 2012 (BGBl. 2232).

Status:

Last amended by Art. 4 V v. 19.10.2012 I 2232

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This Regulation shall be used to implement the following acts:

1.: Directive 2007 /46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units for these vehicles (OJ L 196, OJ L 263, 9.10.2007, p.
2.: Directive 2002/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 March 2002 concerning the type-approval of two-or three-wheel motor vehicles and repealing Council Directive 92 /61/EEC (OJ L 108, 24.4.2002, p. 1), which was last amended by Directive 2005 /30/EC (OJ L 327, 22.11.2005, p. OJ L 106, 27.4.2005, p.
3.: Directive 2003 /37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on type-approval of agricultural or forestry tractors, their trailers and interchangeable towed machinery, as well as for systems, components and components self-contained technical units of these vehicles and repealing Directive 74 /150/EC (OJ L 73, 27.2.1974, p. 1), which was last amended by Directive 2005 /67/EC (OJ L 327, 22.11.2005, p. OJ L 273, 19.10.2005, p. 17).

The obligation laid down in Directive 98 /34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of the rules applicable to the services of The Information Society (OJ C 37), as last amended by Directive 2006 /96/EC (OJ L 327, 21.12.2006, p. 81), has been complied with.

Footnote

(+ + + Text evidence from: 11.2.2011 + + +) 
(+ + + Official note from the norm-provider on EC law: 
 Implementation of the 
 ERL 46/2007 (CELEX Nr: 32007L0046) 
 ERL 24/2002 (CELEX Nr: 32002L0024) 
 ERL 37/2003 (CELEX Nr: 32003L0037) 
 Consideration of 
 ERL 34/98 (CELEX Nr: 31998L0034) + + +)

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Because of

-: Section 6 (1) (2) (a) to (c), (e) to (k), (t) to (v) and (7) and (3a) of the Road Traffic Act, as amended by the notice of 5 March 2003 (BGBl. 310, 919), of which Article 6 (1) (2) (b) is replaced by Article 1 (2) (a) (aa) of the Law of 3 May 2005 (BGBl. 1221) and § 6 (3a) by Article 1 (1) of the Law of 22 December 2008 (BGBl). 2965), the Federal Ministry for Transport, Building and Urban Development is ordering,
-: Article 6 (1) (5a) and (7) in conjunction with paragraph 2a of the Road Traffic Act, as amended by the Notice of 5 March 2003 (BGBl. 310, 919) are assigned by the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety,
-: Article 6 (1), point 10, in conjunction with paragraph 2 of the Road Traffic Act, as amended by the Notice of 5 March 2003 (BGBl. I p. 310, 919) are assigned by the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development and the Federal Ministry of the Interior:

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Content Summary

Chapter 1 General

§ 1	Scope
§ 2	Approval Authority

Chapter 2Approval of motor vehicles with
at least four wheels and their trailers and their
Systems, components and separate technical unit sections 1Scope and EC type-approval

§ 3	Scope and conditions
§ 4	Grant of EC type-approval
§ 5	Modification of EC type-approval
§ 6	Certificate of conformity and marking
§ 7	Deletion of EC type-approval, follow-up
§ 8	Special procedures

Section 2Small series-Type-approval

§ 9	Grant of EC small series type-approval
§ 10	Certificate of conformity
§ 11	Issue of small-scale national type-approval
§ 12	Data Confirmation

Section 3Individual approval

§ 13	Single approval for vehicles

Section 4EG-Authorization
for risky parts and equipment

§ 14	Granting, modification, revocation, withdrawal and erasure of authorization

Chapter 3EC-Type-approval
for two or three-wheel motor vehicles

§ 15	Scope and conditions
§ 16	Granting and amending EC type-approval
§ 17	Certificate of conformity and marking
§ 18	Deletion of EC type-approval, follow-up
§ 19	Special procedures

Chapter 4EC-Type-approval
for agricultural or forestry tracts,
machines, their trailers and their drawn
interchangeable machines as well as for systems, components
and self-contained technical units of these vehicles

§ 20	Scope and conditions
Section 21	Granting and amending EC type-approval
Section 22	Certificate of conformity and marking
Section 23	Deletion of EC type-approval, follow-up
§ 24	Special procedures

Chapter 5Common provisions

Section 25	Assurance of conformity of production, revocation and withdrawal
Section 26	EC type-approvals from other Member States
§ 27	Authorisation and disposal
§ 28	Information from the manufacturer
§ 29	Cooperation with the other Member States of the European Union and with the Commission of the European Communities

Chapter 6Recognition of technical services

§ 30	Recognition and recognition
Section 31	Procedures for the recognition of technical services
Section 32	Amendment of recognition
§ 33	Erasing, revocation and withdrawal of recognition
Section 34	Monitoring of recognised bodies
§ 35	(dropped)
§ 36	Exemption clause

Chapter 7Implementation and final provisions

Section 37	Irregularities
§ 38	Harmonized standards
§ 39	Transitional provisions
§ 40	Entry into force, external force

Chapter 1
General

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§ 1 Scope

This Regulation shall apply to the authorisation of:

1.: Motor vehicles and their trailers, as well as systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, in accordance with Directive 2007 /46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 establishing a Framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, as well as of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (OJ L 327, 30.4.2004, p. 1), as amended,
2.: two-, three-and four-wheel motor vehicles and systems, separate technical units and components, in accordance with Directive 2002/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 March 2002 concerning type-approval of two-or two-wheeled vehicles, or Three-wheel motor vehicles and repealing Council Directive 92 /61/EEC (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 1), as amended,
3.: Agricultural or forestry tractors, their trailers and interchangeable towed machinery, as well as for systems, components and separate technical units, in accordance with Directive 2003 /37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on agricultural or forestry tractors, their trailers and interchangeable towed machinery, as well as for systems, components and separate technical units (OJ L 327, 30.4.2003, p. 1), as amended, as amended.

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§ 2 Approval Authority

(1) approval authority for type-approval and approval for the sale, offering for sale or entry into service of parts or equipment, which may pose a significant risk to the proper functioning of systems; which are essential for the safety of the vehicle or for its environmental values (authorization of parts or equipment), is the Federal Motor Vehicle Authority. (2) The approval authority for individual approvals are those according to the law of the state. competent bodies.

Chapter 2
Approval of motor vehicles with at least four wheels and their trailers, as well as their systems, components and separate technical units

Section 1
Scope and EC type-approval

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§ 3 Scope and conditions

(1) For the approval of

1.: Motor vehicles having at least four wheels and having a maximum design speed exceeding 25 km/h and their trailers (vehicles) designed and constructed in one or more stages to participate in road transport, and
2.: Systems, components and separate technical units

Directive 2007 /46/EC shall apply the provisions of this Directive. (2) The provisions of Directive 2007 /46/EC shall not apply to the type-approval or the individual approval of the following vehicles:

1.: Agricultural or forestry tractors, as defined in Chapter 4, and trailers specially designed and constructed to be drawn from such a tractor;
2.: four-wheel motor vehicles within the meaning of Chapter 3;
3.: Track-chain vehicles;
4.: Prototypes of vehicles operated under the responsibility of a manufacturer to carry out a special test programme on the road, provided that they have been specially designed and built for this purpose.

(3) Type-approval or individual approval pursuant to Directive 2007 /46/EC may be granted for the following vehicles:

1.: vehicles designed and built mainly for use on construction sites, in quarries, in ports or at airports;
2.: vehicles designed and constructed for use by the armed forces, civil protection, fire brigade and law enforcement personnel; and
3.: self-proponent working machines, provided that these vehicles are capable of meeting the requirements of this Directive.

The application of Directive 2006 /42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery and amending Directive 95 /16/EC (OJ L 164, 30.6.2006, p. 24) remains unaffected. (4) The individual authorisation under Directive 2007 /46/EC may be granted for vehicles intended solely for road racing. (5) The approval shall be granted to the manufacturer or to another Persons entitled to disposal on request. A manufacturer established outside the territory of which the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community or the Agreement on the European Economic Area is applicable shall have, for the purposes of this Regulation, a manufacturer established in that territory (6) For the purposes of the definitions, Article 3 of Directive 2007 /46/EC shall apply. Unofficial table of contents

§ 4 Grant of EC type-approval

(1) Articles 6 and 7 of Directive 2007 /46/EC shall apply to the application procedure. The applicant shall declare to the approval authority that an EC type-approval has not been requested for the same type in another Member State. (2) The submission of the EC type-approval certificates for systems, independent technical Units and components are not required, provided that the relevant EC type-approvals have already been issued by the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt. (3) A test report of a designated technical service can be submitted with the application, the information on the performance of the Conditions for the granting of type-approval. The Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt may order that the vehicle type for which an EC type-approval is requested is to be presented to him or to the manufacturer. (4) The EC type-approval may only be granted if the vehicle type-approval has been submitted to the vehicle. Conditions for the type of vehicle to be approved, or the systems, components or separate technical units to be approved, as referred to in Article 8 (1) of Directive 2007 /46/EC, and in accordance with Article 8 (2) of Directive 2007 /46/EC the fulfilment of the specific provisions of Articles 9 and 10 is ensured and the have been carried out correctly and with satisfactory results, and the applicant proves that it is an effective system for monitoring compliance of the To ensure that the vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units to be manufactured are in conformity with the approved type. (5) The EC type-approval may be accompanied by side-by-side provisions. Unofficial table of contents

Section 5 Amendment of EC type-approval

The holder of the EC type-approval shall inform the Federal Office of the Federal Republic of Germany immediately of any modification to the information contained in the information package. If the holder of the authorisation has instructed a designated technical service, the Federal Motor Authority, in consultation with the Technical Service, may decide whether the change has an impact on the information package. If the change has an effect on the information package, the necessary revision or extension of the EC type-approval shall be effected only upon request. The Federal Motor Services Authority shall make the changes to the information package and the approval certificate referred to in Articles 14 to 16 of Directive 2007 /46/EC. Unofficial table of contents

§ 6 Certificate of conformity and labelling

For each vehicle corresponding to the approved type, the holder of the EC type-approval shall issue a certificate of conformity in accordance with Article 18 in conjunction with Annex IX to Directive 2007 /46/EC and shall attach it to the vehicle. The certificate of conformity must be forgery-proof in accordance with Article 18 (3) of Directive 2007 /46/EC. (2) The holder of an EC type-approval for a component or a separate technical unit shall have all the certificates in accordance with the shall be labelled in accordance with Article 19 of Directive 2007 /46/EC and, in so far as the EC type-approval is subject to restrictions or specific installation requirements referred to in Article 10, , paragraph 4 of Directive 2007 /46/EC shall contain, each component or each self-employed technical unit to provide detailed information on the restrictions and to include, for example, the necessary requirements for installation.

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§ 7 Erdeleting of the EC type-approval, follow-up measures

(1) The EC type-approval of vehicles shall be issued when new requirements of a vehicle for the approved vehicle within the meaning of Article 3 (1) of Directive 2007 /46/EC for the authorisation, sale or entry into service of new vehicles shall be replaced by new requirements. Vehicles will become mandatory and a change of approval is not possible. It shall also cease to be valid for a definitive cessation of production of the approved type of vehicle. The manufacturer must inform the Federal Motor Vehicle Office of the cessation of production. (2) The marketing authorisation holder must recall vehicles already sold, approved or put into service in accordance with Article 32 of Directive 2007 /46/EC, because of one or more systems or components, or of one or more separate technical units with which those vehicles are equipped, whether or not they are properly approved under this Regulation, a significant risk to road safety, health or the environment, it has to report this immediately to the Federal Motor Service Office. The notification is no longer necessary if it already has a notification pursuant to § 6 paragraph 4 of the Product Safety Act of 8 November 2011 (BGBl. 2178, 2179) to the Kraftfahrt-Federal Office of the Federal Republic of Germany. If the manufacturer fails to carry out effective remedies within the meaning of Article 32 (2) and (3) of Directive 2007 /46/EC, the Federal Motor Service may order remedial measures or withdraw all or part of the EC type-approval, or back. Measures in accordance with the Equipment and Product Safety Act shall remain unaffected. Unofficial table of contents

§ 8 Special procedures

(1) The tasks of the Member States referred to in Article 20 (1), (2) and (4) of Directive 2007 /46/EC shall be exercised by the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesamt für Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt) for the Federal Republic of Germany. (2) The Federal Office of the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesamt) may Derogations from the series referred to in Article 27 of Directive 2007 /46/EC, which continue to permit the approval, sale and entry into service of a limited number of units, although the vehicles are in conformity with a vehicle type, the EC type-approval is no longer effective.

Section 2
Small series type approval

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§ 9 Grant of EC small series-Type-approval

(1) For vehicles, a small series EC type-approval is granted in accordance with Article 22 of Directive 2007 /46/EC if the requirements set out in the Appendix to Annex IV, Part I of Directive 2007 /46/EC are met and the requirements set out in Annex XII, Part A, section 1 (2) For the approval procedure, § § 4, 5, 7 and 8 shall apply accordingly. Unofficial table of contents

§ 10 Certificate of conformity

For the purpose of issuing the certificate of conformity, Article 6 (1) and (2) shall apply with the proviso that the additives required under Article 18 (6) of Directive 2007 /46/EC shall be entered. Unofficial table of contents

§ 11 Granting of national small series-Type-approval

(1) A national small series type-approval pursuant to Article 23 of Directive 2007 /46/EC shall be issued for vehicles if the requirements set out in Annex IV or Annex XI to Directive 2007 /46/EC are met and the requirements laid down in Annex XII, Part A, Section 2 of Directive 2007 /46/EC does not exceed the maximum permissible quantities. Compliance with individual requirements laid down in Annex IV or Annex XI to Directive 2007 /46/EC shall not be required if the vehicle complies with the relevant provisions of the road traffic authorisation system. (2) For the approval procedure § § 4, 5, 7 and 8 (2) shall apply accordingly. In the case of the application, the need to apply the appropriate requirements of the road traffic authorisation system referred to in the second sentence of paragraph 1 shall be set out in place of the provisions referred to in Annex IV or Annex XI to Directive 2007 /46/EC. (3) Derogations from the technical information which the Federal Office of the Federal Republic of Germany has specified in the case of the granting of the national small series type-approval by written communication for the approved type shall only be permitted to the holder of the type-approval if: which has been supplemented by a corresponding supplement or if the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, at the request of the Federal Office of the Federal Republic of Germany, has established that the proposed amendment does not require a supplementary licence. (4) At the request of the person who wishes to sell, permit or put into service a vehicle in another Member State, The Federal Motor Office shall issue a copy of the type-approval certificate, including the information package. At the request of the manufacturer, the approval authorities of the Member States indicated by the manufacturer shall send a copy of the type-approval certificate and the associated installations. Unofficial table of contents

§ 12 Data Confirmation

(1) The holder of a national small series type-approval for vehicles shall be obliged to fill in a vehicle for each type of vehicle with a data confirmation according to model 2d of the road traffic permit order and to accompany the vehicle. The confirmation of the data in accordance with the first sentence shall be deductible if:

1.: the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt für den Fahrzeugtyp has provided type data and
2.: the holder of the type-approval has confirmed, by registering the type and variant/version key number assigned by the Federal Force for the retrieval of type data, in Part II of the registration certificate, that the vehicle has been registered with the Type data that corresponds to this key number.

(2) By way of derogation from the first sentence of paragraph 1, for vehicles to be approved for the Bundeswehr, the data confirmation shall only be issued for a series of vehicles if the holder of the national type-approval has the following: Vehicle identification number of each individual vehicle of the vehicle series of the Central Military Force.

Section 3
Single Approval

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Section 13 Individual approval of vehicles

(1) A vehicle shall be granted an individual authorisation in accordance with Article 24 of Directive 2007 /46/EC if the requirements set out in Annex IV or Annex XI to Directive 2007 /46/EC are met. Compliance with any of the requirements set out in Annex IV or Annex XI to Directive 2007 /46/EC shall not be required if the vehicle complies with the relevant provisions of the road traffic authorisation system. (2) To be used for a motor vehicle in category M1, more than 20 per annum of the maximum authorised quantities of new motor vehicles of the same type referred to in point 2 of Part A of Annex XII to Directive 2007 /46/EC shall be approved or put into service; EC small series-Type-approval in accordance with § 9, a national small series type-approval pursuant to § 11 or an EC type-approval pursuant to § 4. In the application, the applicant shall declare the number of similar vehicles to be approved and the maximum number of items not exceeded in accordance with the first sentence. The provisions of sentences 1 and 2 shall not apply to the individual approval of motor vehicles of a manufacturer which is already holder of a type-approval, if:

a): these vehicles comply with the requirements set out in Annexes IV or XI to Directive 2007 /46/EC and have already been requested for type-approval, and the competent licensing authority confirms the application; or
b): they are vehicles referred to in Article 24 (8) of Directive 2007 /46/EC.

(3) With the application for the grant of an individual authorisation in accordance with Article 24 of Directive 2007 /46/EC, the approval authority shall be the opinion of an officially recognised expert or an officially recognised expert, drawn up at the applicant ' s expense. An expert who is a member of a technical inspection body for the carriage of motor vehicles or a technical service designated for the assessment of vehicles as a whole. The opinion shall contain an approval certificate in accordance with Annex VI to Directive 2007 /46/EC. The approval certificate shall contain at least the information necessary to complete the approval certificate in Part I and Part II. The approval certificate shall be accompanied by an installation resulting in the technical requirements for the approval of the vehicle. The application shall state the need to apply the appropriate requirements of the road traffic authorisation system referred to in the second sentence of paragraph 1 in place of the rules set out in Annex IV or Annex XI to Directive 2007 /46/EC. The approval authority may request an inspection of the opinion. (4) In the opinion for the individual approval, the officially recognised expert or technical service has to certify that the vehicle has been properly described and is correct. For the results summarized in the opinion, audit records must be available showing that the necessary tests have been carried out and that the required results have been achieved. On request, the audit records of the approval or the competent supervisory authority shall be submitted. The retention period for the opinions and test reports shall be ten years. (5) The head of the technical inspection body and the head of the designated technical service shall be responsible for ensuring the uniform quality of all activities of the Responsible persons. They shall submit an annual quality assurance report to the competent supervisory authority and, in addition, to a specific requirement. The report must provide transparent information on the quality controls carried out and the quality measures introduced, provided that they were necessary on the basis of a breach. The head of the technical inspection body and the head of the designated technical service shall ensure that erroneous assessments, on the basis of which a vehicle has been or are to be placed on the market, pose a significant risk to: transport safety, public health or the environment, shall be notified without delay to the competent licensing authority and to the competent supervisory authority. (6) The approval authority may, in whole or in part, be authorised to: partially revoked or withdrawn, in particular if it has been found is that

1.: the vehicle described in the opinion does not comply with the approved situation; or
2.: in spite of the approval of the vehicle, there is a significant risk to road safety, public health or the environment.

Section 4
EC authorization for risky parts and equipment

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§ 14 Grant, modification, revocation, withdrawal and erasure of authorization

(1) For parts or equipment referred to in Annex XIII of Directive 2007 /46/EC, an authorisation may be granted, on application from the Federal Motor Office, in accordance with Article 31 of Directive 2007 /46/EC, if the application referred to in Article 31 (4) of Directive 2007 /46/EC shall be met. Authorisation shall be granted to the manufacturer in accordance with Article 31 (5) and (7) to (10) of Directive 2007 /46/EC and shall be certified by a certificate. (2) The manufacturer must ensure that all parts or equipment for which it is used (3) The manufacturer shall immediately inform the Federal Office of the Federal Republic of Germany of any change which affects the conditions under which the certificate referred to in paragraph 1 has been issued, without delay. . The Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt decides whether the certificate needs to be changed or re-issued and whether new examinations are required. The manufacturer is responsible for the fact that the parts and equipment are manufactured at any time under the conditions on which the certificate has been issued. (4) The Federal Motor Services Office can complete the authorization in whole or in part revoked or withdrawn, in particular if it is found that:

1.: parts or equipment with a certificate referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be in conformity with the authorized part or equipment; or
2.: of parts or equipment poses a significant risk to road safety, public health or the environment, despite the fact that they are marked with a marking in accordance with paragraph 2; or
3.: the manufacturer does not have an effective system for monitoring the conformity of production in accordance with Article 31 (9) of Directive 2007 /46/EC or is no longer applying this system in the intended manner.

Chapter 3
EC type-approval of two-or three-wheel motor vehicles

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Section 15 Scope and conditions

(1) For the approval of

1.: two-, three-and four-wheel motor vehicles, and
2.: Systems, independent technical units and components

pursuant to Directive 2002/24/EC, the provisions of this Directive shall apply. (2) The provisions of Directive 2002/24/EC shall not apply to:

1.: vehicles with a maximum speed of not more than 6 km/h;
2.: vehicles guided by pedestrians;
3.: vehicles intended for use by physically disabled persons;
4.: vehicles intended for sporting competition on the road or on the premises;
5.: agricultural or forestry tractors;
6.: self-proponent working machines;
7.: All-terrain vehicles designed for leisure purposes with three symmetrically arranged wheels, comprising a front wheel and two rear wheels;
8.: Bicycles with emergency aid equipped with an electric motor auxiliary drive with a maximum rated power rating of 0.25 kilowatts, the support of which decreases progressively with increasing vehicle speed and when reached a speed of 25 km/h or earlier, when the driver stops in the pedal;
9.: self-employed technical units or components for the vehicles referred to in points 1 to 8.

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Section 16 Grant and amendment of EC type-approval

(1) For the application procedure, Article 3 shall apply in conjunction with Article 11 of Directive 2002 /24/EC. (2) The applicant shall declare to the Federal Motor Authority that for the same type in another Member State, an EC type-approval shall not be granted. (3) A test report of a designated technical service may be submitted to the application, the information provided in accordance with Article 4 (1) of Directive 2002/24/EC on the fulfilment of the conditions governing the issue of the Type-approval. The Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt can arrange for the vehicle type for which an EC type-approval is requested to be presented to him or the manufacturer by a corresponding vehicle. (4) The applicant has to do so with regard to the Federal Motor Vehicle (Bundesamt) the existence of an effective system for monitoring the conformity of production in accordance with Annex VI to Directive 2002 /24/EC. The necessary verification can be carried out by the Federal Motor Service (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt); it can also be carried out by an accredited certification body or by the authority of another Member State, if the latter is required to do so by the Federal Motor Service (Bundesamt). have been commissioned. The applicant may also provide proof, as required by the first sentence, of the existence of a quality management system in accordance with EN ISO 9002-1994, EN ISO 9001-2000 or equivalent standards, by submitting a certificate of good quality. , the

1.: from the Federal Motor Service Office as a certification body,
2.: from a certification body accredited by the accreditation body, or
3.: a certification body accredited by the competent authority of another Member State which is recognised by the EC type-approval authority of that Member State,

is issued. The certification referred to in the third sentence of point 3 shall be recognised only on the basis of reciprocity. (5) The Federal Motor Service Office may carry out the verification in accordance with Annex VI to Directive 2002/24/EC or by a certification body (6) EC type-approval may only be granted if the conditions laid down in Article 4 (1) of Directive 2002/24/EC are met and the applicant has an effective system of monitoring the Conformity of production in accordance with Annex VI to Directive 2002 /24/EC shall be available to: ensure that the vehicles, systems, separate technical units and components to be manufactured are in conformity with the approved type. With regard to the content and form of EC type-approval, Article 5 of Directive 2002 /24/EC applies. (7) For the further procedure of the grant, § 4 (2) and (5) shall apply. (8) The holder of the EC type-approval shall have the power-travel agency inform about any change to the information contained in the information document. If the holder of the EC type-approval has entrusted a technical service with the information, it may, in agreement with the Federal Motor Services Authority, decide whether the change has an impact on the EC type-approval certificate. If the change has an impact on the EC type-approval certificate, it shall be necessary for the necessary modification or extension of the EC type-approval of an application to the Federal Office of the Federal Republic of Germany (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt). The Federal Motor Services Authority shall make the changes to the EC type-approval certificate in accordance with Article 9 (3) and (4) of Directive 2002 /24/EC. Unofficial table of contents

Section 17 Certificate of conformity and labelling

For each vehicle corresponding to the approved type, the holder of the EC type-approval shall issue a certificate of conformity in accordance with Part A of Annex IV to Directive 2002/24/EC and shall attach it to the vehicle. The certificate of conformity must be forgery-proof in accordance with Article 7 (1) of Directive 2002/24/EC. For each separate technical unit or component, which is not an original part of the approved type of vehicle, but which corresponds to the approved type, the holder of the EC type-approval for these parts shall be: to issue a certificate of conformity in accordance with Annex IV, Part B, to Directive 2002/24/EC and to accompany it to the separate technical unit or component; this shall not apply if the affixing of the type-approval mark is carried out in accordance with the procedure referred to in Annex I to Directive 2002/24/EC referred to in Directive 2002 /24/EC (2) The holder of an EC type-approval for a separate technical unit or component shall have all the separate technical units or components manufactured in accordance with the approved type in accordance with Article 7 (3) The holder of an EC type-approval of a separate technical unit or a component of the use restrictions referred to in Article 7 (3) of Directive 2002 /24/EC shall, in accordance with Article 7 (4) of Directive 2002 /24/EC, have Article 7 (5) of Directive 2002/24/EC with each manufactured (4) The holder of an EC type-approval for a separate technical unit, in the case of a separate technical unit, or in the case of a separate technical unit. which is not an original part of the approved type of vehicle, and in accordance with Article 7 (6) of Directive 2002/24/EC, detailed information on the assignment to the shall be attached to vehicles for which the use is intended. (5) Implementation of the type-approval mark shall apply to Article 8 of Directive 2002 /24/EC. Unofficial table of contents

§ 18 Erdeleting of EC type-approval, follow-up measures

EC type-approval shall cease if one or more of the EC type-approvals are invalid in accordance with the individual Directives listed in Annex I to Directive 2002/24/EC which form an integral part of the information document in question. It shall also cease to apply for a definitive cessation of production of the approved type of a vehicle, of a separate technical unit or of a component. Unofficial table of contents

Section 19 Special procedures

(1) The tasks of the Member States referred to in Article 15 (3) and (4) and Article 16 of Directive 2002/24/EC shall be exercised by the Federal Republic of Germany for the Federal Republic of Germany. (2) For vehicles, systems, self-employed technical units and components used in small series or for the Bundeswehr, police, federal police, customs service, fire brigade and other units and facilities of civil protection within the meaning of Article 15 (3) (a) of Directive 2002/24/EC may be established by general operating licences in accordance with § 20 of the Road Traffic Authorisation Order. The Federal Motor Vehicle Office may, on request, apply this type-approval for vehicles for which a type-approval pursuant to Article 15 (3) (a) of Directive 2002/24/EC has been issued in another Member State. . In addition, Article 15 (3) (a) of Directive 2002 /24/EC applies. (3) On request, the Federal Motor Vehicle Office may, within the meaning of Article 16 (1) and (2) of Directive 2002/24/EC, authorise, sell and/or sell vehicles from series to vehicles. (4) For vehicles, systems, separate technical units or components within the meaning of Article 16 (3) of Directive 2002/24/EC, EC type-approval may be granted. The provisions of § § 15 to 18 shall apply accordingly. Article 16 (3) of Directive 2002 /24/EC is also applicable.

Chapter 4
EC type-approval of agricultural or forestry tractors, their trailers and interchangeable towed machinery, as well as for systems, components and separate technical units of such vehicles

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Section 20 Scope and conditions

(1) For the approval of

1.: Tractors, trailers or towed interchangeable machinery intended for use in agriculture or forestry, irrespective of whether they are manufactured in one or more stages; and
2.: Systems, independent technical units and components

pursuant to Directive 2003 /37/EC, the provisions of this Directive shall apply. (2) The provisions of Directive 2003 /37/EC shall not apply to:

1.: vehicles with a maximum speed of less than 6 km/h;
2.: Specially designed for use in forestry, machinery such as rope tugs (Skidder) and return trains (forwarder) in accordance with ISO standard 6814:2000;
3.: Forestry machinery on chassis for earthmoving machinery in accordance with ISO standard 6165:2001;
4.: interchangeable machines, which are carried in public road transport by another vehicle in a fully raised position (attachment devices).

(3) The authorisation referred to in paragraph 1 shall be granted to the manufacturer upon request. (4) For the definitions, Article 2 of Directive 2003 /37/EC shall apply. Unofficial table of contents

Section 21 Grant and amendment of EC type-approval

(1) For the application procedure, Article 3 shall apply in conjunction with Article 12 of Directive 2003 /37/EC. (2) The applicant shall declare to the Federal Force of Power, pursuant to Article 3 (4) of Directive 2003 /37/EC, that for the same type in another Member State has not applied for EC type-approval. (3) A test report of a designated technical service may be submitted to the application, the information provided in accordance with Article 4 (1) of Directive 2003 /37/EC on compliance with the requirements of the application of the conditions for the granting of type-approval. The Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt may order that the vehicle type for which an EC type-approval is requested is to be presented to him or to the manufacturer. (4) The applicant has to do so in relation to the Federal Motor Vehicle (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt) the approximate determination of the existence of an effective system for monitoring the conformity of production in accordance with Annex IV to Directive 2003 /37/EC. The necessary verification can be carried out by the Federal Motor Service (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt); it can also be carried out by an accredited certification body or by the authority of another Member State, if the latter is required to do so by the Federal Motor Service (Bundesamt). have been commissioned. The evidence required by the first sentence may also be provided by the applicant through the submission of a proper certificate of the existence of a quality management system in accordance with EN ISO 9001-2000 or an equivalent standard, which shall:

1.: from the Federal Motor Service Office as a certification body,
2.: from a certification body accredited by the accreditation body, or
3.: a certification body accredited by the competent authority of another Member State which is recognised by the EC type-approval authority of that Member State,

is issued. The certification referred to in the third sentence of point 3 shall be recognised only on the basis of reciprocity. (5) The Federal Motor Service Office may carry out the inspection in accordance with Annex IV to Directive 2003 /37/EC or by a certification body (6) EC type-approval may only be granted if the conditions laid down in Article 4 (1) of Directive 2003 /37/EC are met and the applicant has an effective system to ensure that the Conformity of production in accordance with Annex IV to Directive 2003 /37/EC shall be available to: ensure that the vehicles, systems, separate technical units and components to be manufactured comply with the approved type in each case. (7) For the further procedure of the grant, § 4 (2) and (5) shall apply accordingly. (8) The holder of the EC type-approval shall inform the Federal Motor Office of any change in the particulars contained in the information package. If the holder of the EC type-approval has entrusted a technical service with the information, it may, in agreement with the Federal Motor Services Authority, decide whether the change has an impact on the EC type-approval certificate. If the change has an impact on the EC type-approval certificate, it shall be necessary for the necessary modification or extension of the EC type-approval of an application to the Federal Office of the Federal Republic of Germany (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt). The Federal Motor Service Office shall make the amendments in accordance with Article 5 of Directive 2003 /37/EC. Unofficial table of contents

Section 22 Certificate of conformity and labelling

(1) For each vehicle corresponding to the approved type, the holder of the EC type-approval shall issue a certificate of conformity in accordance with Annex III to Directive 2003 /37/EC and shall attach it to the vehicle. The certificate of conformity must be forgery-proof in accordance with the requirements set out in Annex III to Directive 2003 /37/EC. (2) The holder of an EC type-approval for a component or separate technical unit shall have all in accordance with components or separate technical units of the approved type, as referred to in Article 6 (3) of Directive 2003 /37/EC, and, in so far as the EC type-approval is granted, the restrictions referred to in Article 4 (1) (c) of the Directive 2003 /37/EC contains, each component manufactured or each component manufactured shall be accompanied by detailed information on the restrictions and, for example, the necessary requirements for installation. If the Federal Motor Vehicle Office finds that vehicles, systems, separate technical units or components do not conform to the approved type, it shall, in accordance with Article 16 (2) in conjunction with Article 13 of Directive 2003 /37/EC, apply the following: measures necessary to ensure the conformity of production with the approved type. Unofficial table of contents

Section 23 Erdeleting of EC type-approval, follow-up measures

EC type-approval shall cease if one or more of the EC type-approvals are invalid in accordance with the separate Directives listed in Annex II, Chapter B to Directive 2003 /37/EC, which form an integral part of the information document on which the EC type-approval is based. It shall also cease to apply for a definitive cessation of production of the approved type of a vehicle, of a system, of a separate technical unit or of a component. Unofficial table of contents

Section 24 Special procedures

(1) The tasks of the Member States referred to in Article 8 (2) of Directive 2003 /37/EC shall be exercised by the Federal Republic of Germany for the Federal Republic of Germany. (2) For vehicles produced in small series within the meaning of Article 9 of the Directive 2003 /37/EC or for the Bundeswehr, the police, the federal police, the customs service, the fire brigade and the other units and facilities of civil protection within the meaning of Article 8 (1) of Directive 2003 /37/EC , general operating permits according to § 20 of the Road traffic permit order. The Federal Motor Vehicle Office may, upon request, recognise the approval of vehicles for which a type-approval pursuant to Article 9 of Directive 2003 /37/EC has been issued in another Member State. (3) On request The Federal Office of the Federal Republic of Germany may, for the purposes of Article 10 of Directive 2003 /37/EC, authorise the Federal Office of the Federal Republic of Germany to authorise, sell and put into service vehicles in spite of no longer valid type-approval pursuant to Article 10 of Directive 2003 /37/EC Directive 2003 /37/EC. (4) For vehicles, systems, self-employed technical units or components within the meaning of Article 11 of Directive 2003 /37/EC may be granted an EC type-approval in accordance with the provisions of Article 11 (a), (c), (d) and (e) of Directive 2003 /37/EC. The provisions of § § 20 to 22 shall apply accordingly.

Chapter 5
Common rules

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Section 25 Ensure conformity of production, revocation and withdrawal

(1) If the Federal Motor Vehicle Office finds that vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units do not conform to the approved type, it may take the necessary measures in accordance with the guidelines applicable to the relevant type. 2007 /46/EC, 2002 /24/EC and 2003 /37/EC in order to ensure the conformity of production with the approved type. (2) The Federal Motor Office may also remedy the deficiencies and ensure compliance with the requirements of the approved type. Vehicles already on the market, self-employed technical (3) The Federal Motor Service may revoke or withdraw the type-approval in whole or in part, in particular if it is found that:

1.: Vehicles with a certificate of conformity or separate technical units or components with a prescribed marking do not conform to the approved type,
2.: of vehicles, separate technical units or components pose a significant risk to road safety, public health or the environment;
3.: the manufacturer does not have an effective system of monitoring the conformity of production, or does not apply this system in the intended manner, or
4.: the holder of the type-approval is in breach of the conditions attached to the type-approval.

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Section 26 EC type-approvals from other Member States

(1) In the other Member States,

1.: Directive 2007 /46/EC,
2.: Directive 2002/24/EC or
3.: of Directive 2003 /37/EC

EC type-approvals and authorisations granted shall also apply domestiy. The national small series type-approvals granted under Article 23 of Directive 2007 /46/EC of other Member States shall apply domestily if they are recognised by the Federal Motor Services Authority in accordance with the provisions of Article 23 (6) of Directive 2007 /46/EC. The individual licences issued by other Member States pursuant to Article 24 of Directive 2007 /46/EC shall apply in the territory of the country in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 24 (6) or (7) of Directive 2007 /46/EC. (2) The Federal Office of the Federal Republic of Germany shall establish that vehicles, systems, separate technical units or components do not conform to the approved type, it may be the competent authorities of the Member State in which the EC type-approval has been granted to carry out an examination in accordance with one of the conditions referred to in the first sentence of paragraph 1 Ask for a directive. This also applies to parts and equipment which do not comply with the authorisation certified under Article 31 of Directive 2007 /46/EC. (3) The Federal Motor Vehicle Office shall establish that vehicles, systems, separate technical units, or Where components of the approved type endanger the safety of road transport, it may prohibit their disposal for use in road transport within the country for a maximum period of six months and shall inform the other Member States and the Member States of the Commission of the European Communities, giving reasons for its Decision as soon as possible. The second sentence of paragraph 2 shall apply accordingly. (4) The approval authority may refuse the approval of vehicles falling under paragraph 3. If the vehicles in question have been approved or placed on the market, the registration authority may proceed in accordance with § 5 of the Vehicle Registration Regulation. Prohibitions or restrictions on new vehicles may not exceed six months. Unofficial table of contents

Section 27 Admission and disposal

(1) New vehicles, separate technical units or components for which a certificate of conformity in accordance with Annex IX to Directive 2007 /46/EC, in accordance with Annex IV to Directive 2002/24/EC or in Annex III to Directive 2003 /37/EC , it may be necessary to place, sell or place on the market only a haggling, diversion or placing on the market in the territory of the country if it is accompanied by a valid certificate of conformity. This shall not apply to vehicles within the meaning of Article 8 of Directive 2003 /37/EC. (2) Self-employed technical units or components which must be labelled in accordance with Article 19 of Directive 2007 /46/EC shall not be used for road transport only shall be placed on the market, sold or placed on the market if they meet the requirements of the acts referred to in Annex IV in conjunction with Article 3 (1) of Directive 2007 /46/EC and are labelled accordingly. Separate technical units or components which must be labelled in accordance with Article 7 (4) of Directive 2002/24/EC shall be prohibited, sold or placed on the market for use in road transport only if they are not The requirements of the individual Directives listed in Annex I to Directive 2002/24/EC are sufficient and are labelled accordingly. In the case of separate technical units or components falling within the scope of Directive 2002 /24/EC, the individual Directive or individual regulation also prescribates the affixing of a type-approval mark, the Certificate of conformity referred to in paragraph 1. Self-employed technical units or components which must be labelled in accordance with Article 6 (3) of Directive 2003 /37/EC shall be prohibited, sold or placed on the market only for use in road transport, if they meet the requirements of the separate Directives set out in Annex II to Directive 2003 /37/EC and are labelled accordingly. (3) New vehicles for which a national small series type-approval pursuant to Article 23 of Directive 2007 /46/EC , may only be used on the domestic market for use in road transport shall be marketed, sold or placed on the market if they are accompanied by a valid type-approval certificate referred to in Article 23 (5), (6) and (7) of Directive 2007 /46/EC or a data confirmation pursuant to § 12. Article 12 (1), second sentence, shall apply. (4) New vehicles for which an individual authorisation has been granted in accordance with Article 24 of Directive 2007 /46/EC may only be offered, sold or placed on the market in the territory of the country for use in road transport if they are accompanied by a valid single-approval certificate referred to in Article 24 (5) of Directive 2007 /46/EC. (5) Parts or equipment referred to in Annex XIII of Directive 2007 /46/EC may only be offered for use in road transport; shall be placed on the market or put into service, if such a authorisation provided for in Article 31 of Directive 2007 /46/EC has been granted and a certificate has been established. Unofficial table of contents

§ 28 Information from the manufacturer

(1) Technical information provided by the manufacturer for information provided for in Directive 2007 /46/EC or in the acts listed in Annex IV to Directive 2007 /46/EC shall not differ from the information provided by the approval authority (2) If an act pursuant to paragraph 1 expressly provides for this, the manufacturer shall have all the relevant information and instructions to the user, from which all the information for a vehicle, a component or a self-employed person is technical unit of special conditions of use, or Use restrictions are to be provided. The vehicle, the component or the separate technical unit may be presented, sold or placed on the market only if the information and instructions provided for in the first sentence are attached. Unofficial table of contents

Section 29 Cooperation with the other Member States of the European Union and with the Commission of the European Communities

(1) The Federal Motor Vehicle Office shall transmit to the approval authorities of the other Member States, in accordance with the guidelines referred to in § 1, the necessary documents for each type of vehicle, system, separate technical unit or Component for which the EC type-approval has been granted, refused, amended, revoked or withdrawn, and has been granted derogations. The first sentence shall apply in the event of the extinguishing of an EC type-approval pursuant to Article 7 (2), Article 18 (3) and Article 23 (3). (2) The approval authority shall provide assistance if the competent authorities of the other Member States of the European Union or the Commission of the European Communities, on the basis of Directives 2007 /46/EC, 2002 /24/EC or 2003 /37/EC, or those set out in Annex IV to Directive 2007 /46/EC, Annex I to Directive 2002/24/EC and Annex II, Chapter B, of the Directive 2003 /37/EC. (3) The Federal Office of the Federal Republic of Germany Requests from other Member States to grant individual licences and forward them to the competent licensing authority. Requests from the approval authorities for individual licences issued by other Member States may be sent to the Federal Motor Service Office for forwarding to the competent foreign approval authority.

Chapter 6
Recognition of technical services

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Section 30 Recognition and recognition

(1) bodies responsible for the tasks of technical services in accordance with Directives 2007 /46/EC, 2002 /24/EC or 2003 /37/EC or in Annex IV to Directive 2007 /46/EC, Annex I to Directive 2002/24/EC and Annex II, Chapter B, of Directive 2003 /37/EC shall be recognised in accordance with the provisions of the Directive and, as such, must be recognised in respect of the Commission of the European Communities and the competent bodies of the competent authorities of the European Communities. other Member States. (2) The tasks of the recognition body shall be Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt on the basis of the DIN EN ISO/IEC 17011:2004 standard. Unofficial table of contents

Section 31 Procedure for the recognition of technical services

(1) The application for recognition with the required documents shall be made in writing. The forms and samples shall be used which are provided by the Federal Motor Services Office for this purpose and which are made available by it on request. (2) The recognition shall be granted if the applicant provides the guarantee that: for the test competence requested, the proper performance of the test tasks according to the general criteria according to the standards DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005, DIN EN ISO/IEC 17020:2004 or ISO/IEC 17021:2006 and according to the required the specific criteria for the use of staff and equipment will be met. The Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt may further determine the manner in which the applicant has to provide proof that the conditions set out in the first sentence are fulfilled. (3) The recognition shall be announced by a written communication from which the applicant shall be informed of the condition of the applicant. The nature and extent of the test responsibilities of the notified body. The communication may be accompanied by secondary provisions in order to ensure the proper performance of the test tasks by the body. Unofficial table of contents

Section 32 Change of recognition

(1) The recognised body shall immediately inform the Federal Motor Authority of any change in the information contained in the application documents in accordance with § 31 (1). (2) The recognition may be amended by granting a change of amendment. The amending procedure shall apply to § 31. Unofficial table of contents

§ 33 Erdeleting, revocation and withdrawal of recognition

(1) The recognition shall expire at the end of a fixed period or upon termination of the operation of the notified body. (2) The recognition may be revoked, in particular, if the criteria to be requested in accordance with section 31 are not fulfilled if: (3) The recognition may be withdrawn, in particular, if the criteria to be met in accordance with § 31 at the time of the adoption of the Recognition modestals were not fulfilled. Unofficial table of contents

Section 34 Monitoring of recognised bodies

The Federal Motor Service Office may at any time verify compliance with the recognition criteria, compliance with the secondary provisions and compliance with the obligations arising from the recognition of the technical services referred to in paragraph 30 (1). or have it checked. Where appropriate, technical services shall also ensure that they are responsible for the tests to be supervised by them. The persons responsible for the inspection shall be entitled to enter land and premises of the recognised body during business and operating hours, to carry out examinations and inspections there and to enter into the prescribed conditions: Records to be seen. The holder of the recognition shall be able to take the measures. Technical services of category B, as referred to in Article 41 (3) of Directive 2007 /46/EC, shall also ensure the facilities of the manufacturer or of the third party in which the tests to be supervised take place. Unofficial table of contents

Section 35 (repealed)

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Section 36 exemption clause

The recognised or accredited body shall exempt the Federal Republic of Germany and the Länder from all claims by third parties for damage caused by the exercise of the powers conferred by the recognition.

Chapter 7
Implementing and final provisions

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§ 37 Administrative Offences

(1) Contrary to the provisions of Section 24 (1), first sentence, of the Road Traffic Act, who intentionally or negligently contrasts § 27 (1) sentence 1, paragraph 2, sentence 1, 2 or 4, paragraph 3 sentence 1, paragraph 4, 5 or § 28 (2) sentence 2 of a vehicle, a vehicle, a vehicle, self-employed technical unit, a component, a part or an equipment, to offer, sell or put on the market. (2) The offence is in the form of an offence within the meaning of Article 23 (2) of the Road Traffic Act, who intentionally or negligently acts as an act referred to in paragraph 1, by means of a vehicle, a separate technical unit, a component, a part or a piece of equipment for commercial purposes. Unofficial table of contents

§ 38 Harmonized standards

Insofar as reference is made in this Regulation to DIN, EN or ISO/IEC standards, these are published in Beuth-Verlag GmbH, Berlin. You have been registered with the German Patent and Trademark Office in Munich in terms of archiving. Unofficial table of contents

Section 39 Transitional provisions

(1) The provisions of Directive 2007 /46/EC shall apply as follows:

1.: EC type-approvals for vehicle types shall be issued from the dates set out in Annex XIX to Directive 2007 /46/EC. In order to grant national authorisations, Article 44 (1) of Directive 2007 /46/EC shall apply until that date.
2.: At the request of the manufacturer, national type-approvals instead of EC type-approval shall continue to be granted up to the dates specified in column 3, lines 6 and 9 of the table in Annex XIX to Directive 2007 /46/EC for vehicle category M2 or M3, in the case of vehicles and for the systems, components and separate technical units of these vehicles, type-approval has been granted in accordance with the acts listed in Annex IV, Part I of this Directive.
3.: EC type-approvals granted before 29 April 2009 for a vehicle type of category M1 in accordance with 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 Motor vehicle trailers (OJ L 327, 22.7. 1), as last amended by Regulation No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 (OJ L 378, 27.12.2007, p. 1), as amended in each case, remain valid, including previous enlargements, to the extent that they have not been obtained for other reasons. Your extension is permitted.
4.: EC type-approvals granted before 29 April 2009 for a system, component or separate technical unit shall continue to be valid, including pre-extended extensions, unless they are granted for other reasons . Your extension is permitted.

EC type-approvals granted before 9 November 2003 for vehicles, systems, technical units and components pursuant to Council Directive 92/61/EEC of 30 June 1992 relating to the type-approval of two-or three-wheel motor vehicles (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 72), which has been repealed by Directive 2002/24/EC, shall continue to be valid if it is not extinguisher for other reasons. However, as from 9 November 2004, all certificates of conformity issued by the manufacturer must comply with the model set out in Annex IV to Directive 2002 /24/EC. (3) General type-approval in accordance with § 22 or § 22a of the Road traffic-permit order for vehicle parts which fall within the scope of an individual Directive in accordance with Annex I to Directive 2002 /24/EC shall be valid for four years from the date on which they are not deleted for other reasons, in which the individual Directive has entered into force. (4) For vehicles of classes T1, T2 and T3 in accordance with Annex II Chapter A of Directive 2003 /37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on type-approval of agricultural or forestry tractors, their trailers and interchangeable towed machinery, and for Systems, components and separate technical units of such vehicles and repealing Directive 74 /150/EEC (OJ No L 73, 27.2.1974, p. 1), which was last amended by Commission Directive 2005 /67/EC of 18 June 2003, October 2005 (OJ C 327, 17) has been amended, is Article 27

1.: as of 1 July 2005 for new types of vehicles,
2.: as of 1 July 2009 for all new vehicles

(5) For vehicles of the categories other than those referred to in paragraph 4 of Annex II, Chapter A of Directive 2003 /37/EC, Article 27

1.: three years after the date of entry into force of the last individual directive to be adopted for new types of vehicles,
2.: Six years after the date of entry into force of the last individual directive to be adopted for all new vehicles

(6) EC type-approvals granted in respect of vehicle types before 1 July 2005 in accordance with Council Directive 74 /150/EEC of 4 March 1974 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of land- Forestry tractors on wheels (OJ L 327, 30.4.2004 10), as last amended by Commission Directive 2001 /3/EC of 8 January 2001 (OJ L 327, 28.12.2001, p. 1), including the extensions made under Chapter A of Annex II to Directive 74 /150/EEC, as amended in accordance with Annex II, Chapter A of Directive 74 /150/EEC, shall continue to be granted after 1 July 2005 (7) General operating permits issued before 1 July 2005 in accordance with § 20 of the Road Traffic Authorisation Order for vehicle types of classes T1, T2 and T3 as defined in Annex II, Chapter A of Directive 2003 /37/EC, including those carried out after 1 July 2005 Extensions valid until 30 June 2009, unless they are deleted for other reasons. Unofficial table of contents

Section 40 Entry into force, external force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following the date of delivery. At the same time, the EC Vehicle Approval Ordinance of 21 April 2009 (BGBl. 872, 873). Unofficial table of contents

Final formula

The Federal Council has agreed.