EC certificates of conformity and approval marks
5.—(1) The holder of an EC vehicle type approval granted by the Secretary of State shall comply with the requirements of Articles 5, 6(1) (holders to issue certificates of conformity) and Annex XIIB (End-of-Series Limits) of the Framework Directive.
(2) The holder of an EC vehicle type approval granted by the Secretary of State shall keep a record in respect of each EC certificate of conformity issued by him of—
(a)the serial number of the certificate,
(b)the vehicle identity number of the vehicle to which the certificate relates, and
(c)the Community reference numbers of the Directives with which the vehicle conformed,
and shall retain all such records for 10 years or such lesser period as the Secretary of State may from time to time agree.
(3) The holder of an EC type approval granted by the Secretary of State for component or separate technical unit shall comply with the requirements of Article 6(3) (holders to affix mark) of the Framework Directive.