CHAPTER VVEHICLES

Article 27Classification of national rules

1.In order to facilitate the procedure for authorising the placing in service of vehicles referred to in Article 25, national rules shall be classified pursuant to Annex VII.

2.Without prejudice to Article 30(3), the Agency shall, by 19 January 2009, review the parameters set out in section 1 of Annex VII and make the recommendations it considers appropriate to the Commission.

3.The Agency shall draw up a recommendation for a reference document cross-referencing all the national rules applied by the Member States for placing vehicles in service. The national safety authorities shall cooperate with the Agency in this task.

4.The Commission shall adopt the reference document, as well as any decision to update it, on the basis of the Agency's recommendation and in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 29(3).