Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (repealed)Show full title

[F1 1. OBLIGATIONS OF MANUFACTURERS U.K.

1.1. The satisfactory operation of the process of multi-stage EC type-approval requires joint action by all the manufacturers concerned. To this end approval authorities must ensure, before granting first and subsequent stage approval, that suitable arrangements exist between the relevant manufacturers for the supply and interchange of documents and information such that the completed vehicle type meets the technical requirements of all the relevant regulatory acts as prescribed in Annex IV or Annex XI. Such information must include details of relevant system, component and separate technical unit approvals and of vehicle parts which form part of the incomplete vehicle but are not yet approved. The manufacturer of the previous stage shall provide information to the manufacturer of the subsequent stage regarding any change that may affect system type-approvals or the whole vehicle type-approval. Such information shall be provided as soon as the new extension to the whole vehicle type has been issued and at the latest on the starting date of production of the incomplete vehicle. U.K.

1.2. Each manufacturer in a multi-stage EC type-approval process is responsible for the approval and conformity of production of all systems, components or separate technical units manufactured by him or added by him to the previously built stage. The manufacturer of the subsequent stage is not responsible for subjects which have been approved in an earlier stage except in those cases where he modifies relevant parts to an extent that the previously granted approval becomes invalid. U.K.

1.3. The multi-stage procedure may be used by a single manufacturer. However, the multi-stage procedure shall not be used to circumvent the requirements applicable to vehicles built in a single stage. In particular, vehicles approved in this way are not considered to be multi-stage build in the context of paragraph 3.4 of this Annex and Articles 22, 23 and 27 of this Directive (Small series and End of Series limits).] U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1171/2014 of 31 October 2014 amending and correcting Annexes I, III, VI, IX, XI and XVII to Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (Text with EEA relevance).