Directive 2003/97/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (repealed)Show full title

Article 2 U.K.

1. With effect from 26 January 2005, Member States shall not, on grounds relating to devices for indirect vision,

• refuse to grant EC type-approval or national type-approval of a vehicle or a device for indirect vision,

• prohibit the sale, registration or entry into service of vehicles or devices for indirect vision,

if the vehicles or devices for indirect vision comply with the requirements of this Directive.

2. With effect from 26 January 2006, Member States shall refuse to grant EC type-approval for any new type of vehicle on grounds relating to the device for indirect vision or for any new type of device for indirect vision, if the requirements of this Directive are not fulfilled.

However, this date shall be postponed by 12 months as regards the requirements concerning a class VI front mirror as a component and its installation on vehicles.

3. With effect from 26 January 2006, Member States shall prohibit the national type-approval for any new type of vehicle on grounds relating to the device for indirect vision if the requirements of this Directive are not fulfilled.

However this date shall be postponed by 12 months as regards the requirements concerning a class VI front mirror as a component and its installation on vehicles.

4. With effect from 26 January 2010 for vehicles of categories M₁ and N₁, and with effect from 26 January 2007 for all vehicles of other categories, Member States:

• shall consider certificates of conformity which accompany new vehicles in accordance with the provisions of Directive 70/156/EEC to be no longer valid for the purposes of Article 7(1) of that Directive,

• shall prohibit the sale, registration or entry into service of vehicles,

on grounds relating to the device for indirect vision if the vehicles do not comply with the requirements of this Directive.

5. With effect from 26 January 2010 for vehicles of categories M₁ and N₁, and with effect from 26 January 2007, for all vehicles of other categories, the requirements of this Directive relating to the device for indirect vision as a component shall apply for the purposes of Article 7(2) of Directive 70/156/EEC.

6. Notwithstanding paragraphs 2 and 5, for the purposes of replacement parts, Member States shall continue to grant EC type-approval and to permit the sale and entry into service of components or separate technical units intended for use on vehicle types which have been approved before 26 January 2007, pursuant to Directive 71/127/EEC and, where applicable, subsequent extensions to those approvals.

7. Notwithstanding paragraph 3, Member States may continue to grant national type-approval for any new type of articulated vehicle of category M₂ and M₃, class I, as defined in Annex I, point 2.1.1.1 to Directive 2001/85/EC(1), composed of at least three articulated rigid parts, which do not comply with the provisions of this Directive, provided that the requirements for the driver's field of vision are respected as referred in Annex III, point 5 to this Directive.

8. The provisions laid down in this Directive shall also contribute to establishing a high level of protection in the context of the international harmonisation of legislation in this area. Therefore, as soon as possible after the adoption of this Directive, the Commission shall submit a proposal to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe with the aim of aligning the provisions of UNECE Regulation 46 with the provisions of this Directive.

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Directive 2001/85/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2001 relating to special priorities for vehicles used for the carriage of passengers comprising more than eight seats in addition to the driver's seat (OJ L 42, 13.2.2002, p. 1).