Commission Regulation (EU) No 347/2012
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69.—(1) Commission Regulation (EU) No 347/2012 is amended as follows.
(2) In Article 1 (scope)—
(a)in the opening words, for “Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC” substitute “Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858”;
(b)in points (4) and (5), for “Part A of Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC” substitute “Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2018/858”.
(3) In Article 2 (definitions)—
(a)in the first paragraph, for “Directive 2007/46/EC” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2018/858”;
(b)in the second paragraph, in point (3), for “point 1 of Section C of Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC” substitute “point 2.1 of Part C of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2018/858”.
(4) In Article 3 (obligations of member States)—
(a)in the heading, for “Member States” substitute “Secretary of State”;
(b)omit paragraphs 1 and 2;
(c)in paragraph 3—
(i)for “national authorities” substitute “the approval authority”;
(ii)for “EC” substitute “GB”;
(iii)omit “or national type approval”;
(d)in paragraph 4—
(i)for “national authorities” substitute “the Secretary of State”;
(ii)for “Article 26 of Directive 2007/46/EC” substitute “Article 48 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858”;
(e)in paragraph 5—
(i)in the opening words, for “national authorities” substitute “the Secretary of State”;
(ii)in points (a) and (c)—
(aa)for “EC type-approval” substitute “GB type-approval”;
(bb)omit “or national type approval”.
(5) In Article 4 (EC type-approval of a vehicle re AEBS)—
(a)in the heading, and in paragraph 1, for “EC” substitute “GB”;
(b)in paragraph 3—
(i)for “an EC” substitute “a GB”;
(ii)for “Annex VII to Directive 2007/46/EC” substitute “Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2020/683”;
(iii)for “An approval authority” substitute “The approval authority”.
(c)in paragraph 4, for “an EC” substitute “a GB”.
(6) Omit Article 5 (amendment to Appendix 2 of Annex II).
(7) After Article 6 (entry into force), omit “This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States”.
(8) In Annex I (standard information document and EC type-approval certificate re AEBS)—
(a)in the heading, for “EC” substitute “GB”;
(b)in Part 1 (information document)—
(i)in the first paragraph, for “EC” substitute “GB”;
(ii)in point 8.1, for “point 1.6 of Annex I to the Council Directive 71/320/EEC” substitute “point 2.6 of UNECE Regulation No 13()”;
(iii)in point 8.2, for “point “1.2 of Annex I to Directive 71/320/EEC” substitute “point 2.3 of UNECE Regulation No 13”;
(iv)in point 8.6, for “the Appendix to point 1.1.4.2 of the Appendix to Annex II to Directive 71/320/EEC or to the Appendix to Annex XI thereto” substitute “Annex 10 to UNECE Regulation No 13 or to Annex 14 to that Regulation”;
(c)in the explanatory notes following Part 1—
(i)in note (c), for “Part A of Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 263, 9.10.2007, p.1)” substitute “Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858”;
(ii)in footnote (g5), for “point 2.4.1 of Annex I to Directive 97/27/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 233, 25.8.1997, p.1)” substitute “point 22 of Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EU) 1230/2012, taking into account Appendix 1 to Annex I thereto”;
(iii)in footnote (g7), for “point 2.4.2 of Annex I to Directive 97/27/EC” substitute “point 23 of Article 2 of Commission Regulation 1230/2012, taking into account Appendix 1 to Annex I thereto”;
(d)in Part 2 (model EC type-approval certificate)—
(i)in the certificate heading, for “EC type-approval” substitute “GB type-approval”;
(ii)in words preceding Section I—
(aa)for “EC type-approval” each time it occurs, substitute “GB type-approval”;
(bb)for “as amended and complying with approval level 1 / approval level 2” substitute “as it forms part of domestic law and as lasted amended by S.I. …../… with approval level 2”;
(e)in the explanatory notes following Part 2, in note (3), for “Section A of Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC” substitute “Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858”;
(f)in the Addendum to Part 2, in the heading, for “EC” substitute “GB”.
(9) In Annex II (requirements and tests for the type-approval of vehicles re AEBS)—
(a)in point 2.4.2.1, omit subparagraph (a);
(b)in point 2.4.2.2, omit the words “for approval level 1” to “Appendix 1”;
(c)in point 2.4.5, omit “For approval level 1: Column D of the table in Appendix 1”;
(d)in point 2.5.1, omit “For approval level 1: Column H of the table in Appendix 1”;
(e)in point 2.5.2.1, omit “For approval level 1: Column E of the table in Appendix 1”;
(f)in point 2.5.2.2, omit “For approval level 1: Column F of the table in Appendix 1”;
(g)omit Appendix 1 to Annex II;
(h)in the footnotes to Appendix 2, omit footnote (5).