Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (Framework Directive) (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed) (c. 46)

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[F1 ANNEX XVII U.K. PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED DURING MULTI-STAGE EC TYPE-APPROVAL

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).

3. APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS U.K.

3.1. EC type-approvals in accordance with this Annex are granted on the basis of the current state of completion of the vehicle type and shall incorporate all approvals granted at earlier stages. U.K.

3.2. For the whole vehicle type-approval, the legislation (in particular the requirements of Annex II and the particular acts listed in Annex IV and Annex XI to this Directive) shall apply in the same manner as if the approval would be granted (or extended) to the manufacturer of the base vehicle. U.K.

3.2.1 If a vehicle system/component type has not been modified, the system/component approval granted in the previous stage remains valid as long as the date for first registration in the particular regulatory act has not been reached. U.K.

3.2.2. Where a vehicle system type has been modified at the subsequent stage to the extent that it has to be retested for type-approval purposes, the assessment shall be limited to only those parts of the system which have been modified or affected by the changes. U.K.

3.2.3 Where a vehicle system or whole vehicle type has been modified by another manufacturer at the subsequent stage to the extent that, except the manufacturer name, it may still be considered as the same type, the requirement applying to existing types may still be applied as long as the date for first registration in the relevant regulatory act has not been reached. U.K.

3.2.4. Where the category of a vehicle is changed, the relevant requirements for the new category shall be fulfilled. The type-approval certificates from the previous category may be accepted provided that the requirements that the vehicle complies with are the same or more stringent than those applying to the new category. U.K.

3.3. Subject to the agreement of the approval authority, a whole vehicle type-approval granted to the manufacturer of the subsequent stage needs not to be extended or revised where an extension given at the previous stage vehicle does not affect the subsequent stage or the technical data of the vehicle. However, the type-approval number including the extension of the previous stage(s) vehicle shall be copied in point 0.2.2 of the certificate of conformity of the subsequent stage vehicle. U.K.

3.4. Where the cargo area of a complete or completed vehicle of category N or O is modified by another manufacturer for the addition of removable fittings to store and secure the cargo (for example, load space lining, storage racks and roof racks), such items can be treated as part of the pay-mass and an approval is not needed, if both of the following conditions are met: U.K.

(a)

the modifications do not affect the vehicle's type-approval in any way, other than an increase of the actual mass of the vehicle;

(b)

the added fittings can be removed without using special tools.]