Article 9a of Directive 96/53/EC is amended as follows:
in paragraph 2, the second subparagraph, after point (d), is replaced by the following:
‘To that end, the Commission shall take the measures necessary, within the framework of Directive 2007/46/EC, to provide for the type-approval of vehicles or vehicle combinations referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article by 1 November 2019.’;
paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
‘3.Paragraph 1 shall apply from 1 September 2020.’.