F1EC type-approval is granted and an EC type-approval number issued in respect of any vehicle type submitted in accordance with section 1 which satisfied the requirements of this Directive.

Notice of approval or of extension or of refusal of approval of a vehicle type pursuant to this Directive is communicated to the Member States by means of a form conforming to the model in Appendix 2.

An approval number is assigned to each vehicle type approved. The same Member State must not assign the same number to another vehicle type.