Directive 2002/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (repealed)Dangos y teitl llawn

A. TYPE-APPROVAL CERTIFICATE NUMBERING SYSTEM U.K.

(Article 5(3)) U.K.

1. The type-approval number shall consist of: U.K.

• four sections for vehicle type-approvals and

• five sections for system, component, and separate technical unit approvals, as detailed below. In all cases, the sections shall be separated by the ‘*’ character.

  Section 1

  :

  [F1 the lower case letter ‘ e ’ followed by the distinguishing code (number) of the Member State issuing the type-approval:

  • 1 for Germany;

  • 2 for France;

  • 3 for Italy;

  • 4 for the Netherlands;

  • 5 for Sweden;

  • 6 for Belgium;

  • 7 for Hungary;

  • 8 for the Czech Republic;

  • 9 for Spain;

  • 11 for the United Kingdom;

  • 12 for Austria;

  • 13 for Luxembourg;

  • 17 for Finland;

  • 18 for Denmark;

  • [F2 19 for Romania;]

  • 20 for Poland;

  • 21 for Portugal;

  • 23 for Greece;

  • 24 for Ireland;

  • 26 for Slovenia;

  • 27 for Slovakia;

  • 29 for Estonia;

  • 32 for Latvia;

  • [F2 34 for Bulgaria;]

  • 36 for Lithuania;

  • [F3 49 for Cyprus] ;

  • [F3 50 for Malta] .]

  Section 2

  :

  the number of the base Directive.

  Section 3

  :

  the number of the latest amending Directive applicable to the type-approval.

  In the case of vehicle type-approvals, this means the latest Directive amending an Article (or Articles) of this Directive.

  In the case of system, component and separate technical unit type-approvals, this means the latest separate Directive containing the actual provisions with which the system, component or technical unit conforms.

  However, if a base directive has not been amended, its number is retaken in Section 3.

  Should a Directive contain different implementation dates referring to different technical standards, an alphabetical character shall be added to specify to which standard the approval was granted.

  Where system, component or separate technical unit type-approvals are possible according to chapters or sections of the same separate directive, the number of the separate directive shall be followed by the number of the Chapter 1 (¹), Annex (²) and Appendix (³) in order to indicate the subject of the type-approval. In all cases, these numbers shall be separated by the ‘/’ character.

  (¹)

  :

  In Arabic characters

  (²)

  :

  In Roman characters

  (³)

  :

  In Arabic characters and capital letters, where applicable.

  Section 4

  :

  a four-digit sequential number (with leading zeros as applicable) to denote the base type-approval number. The sequence shall start from 0001 for each base Directive.

  Section 5

  :

  a two-digit sequential number (with leading zeros if applicable) to denote the extension. The sequence shall start from 00 for each base type-approval number.

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by 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.

F2 Inserted by Council Directive 2006/96/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Directives in the field of free movement of goods, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania.

F3 Substituted by Commission Directive 2005/30/EC of 22 April 2005 amending, for the purposes of their adaptation to technical progress, Directives 97/24/EC and 2002/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, relating to the type-approval of two or three-wheel motor vehicles (Text with EEA relevance).

2. In the case of EC type-approval for a whole vehicle, Section 2 shall be omitted. U.K.

3. On the vehicle's statutory plate only, Section 5 shall be omitted. U.K.

4. Example of the second type-approval granted by the Netherlands according to Directive 97/24/EC, Chapter 5, Annex II: U.K.

• e4*97/24*97/24/5/II*0002*00

5. Example of the third type-approval (extension 1) granted by Italy according to Directive 95/1/EC, Annex I: U.K.

• e3*95/1*95/1/I*0003*01

6. Example of the ninth type-approval (extension 4) granted by the United Kingdom according to Directive 93/29/EEC as amended by Directive 2000/74/EC: U.K.

• e11*93/29*2000/74*0009*04

7. Example of the fourth vehicle type-approval (extension 2) granted by Germany according to Directive 92/61/EEC: U.K.

• e1*92/61*0004*02

8. Example of the vehicle type-approval number stamped on the vehicle's statutory plate: U.K.

• e1*92/61*0004