Council Directive 72/245/EEC (repealed)Show full title

[F1 5. MARKING U.K.

5.1. Every ESA conforming to a type approved under this Directive shall bear an EC type-approval mark. U.K.

5.2. The EC type-approval mark shall consist of U.K.

a rectangle surrounding the lower case letter ‘ e ’ followed by the distinguishing number of the Member State which has granted the EC component 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

49

for Cyprus

50

for Malta

Textual Amendments

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.

In the vicinity of the rectangle the ‘ base approval number ’ contained in section 4 of the type-approval number referred to in Annex VII of Directive 70/156/EEC preceded by the two figures indicating the sequence number assigned to the latest major technical amendment to this Directive. The amendment sequence number and the component type-approval number shown on the certificate shall be separated by a single space. In this Directive the sequence number is 03.

5.3. The EC type-approval mark must be affixed to the main part of the ESA (e.g. the electronic control unit) in such a way as to be clearly legible and indelible. U.K.

5.4. An example of the EC type-approval mark is shown in Appendix 8. U.K.

5.5. No marking is required for electrical/electronic systems included in vehicle types approved by this Directive, and for spare parts as defined in paragraph 3.2.8. U.K.

5.6. Markings on ESAs in compliance with paragraph 5.3 need not be visible when the ESA is installed in a vehicle.] U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Directive 2004/104/EC of 14 October 2004 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 72/245/EEC relating to the radio interference (electromagnetic compatibility) of vehicles and amending Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (Text with EEA relevance).