Commission Decision of 17 January 1994 on common procedural rules for European technical approval (94/23/EC)

6. Extension of validity U.K.

6.1. In accordance with Article 8 (4) of the Directive, the period of validity of an ETA can be extended for a further period of (in general) five years provided that the EC Commission has not notified the concerned approval bodies and/or EOTA that conditions on which the original ETA were issued have changed. Applications shall be submitted in writing and should be received by the approval body at least six months before the expiry date. U.K.

As far as the procedure is concerned, the provisions stated under 3.1 and 3.2 apply accordingly.

6.2. The application for extension must be accompanied by the relevant technical documents required in the ETA guidelines for the extension of an ETA. If such ETA guidelines do not exist, the approval body after consultation with the EOTA bodies, will inform the applicant which technical documents have to be presented. U.K.

6.3. Such extensions become the responsibility of the body issuing them and should be as complete as the original assessment. U.K.