Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (repealed)Show full title

Article 2 U.K. Scope

1. This Regulation shall apply to motor vehicles of category M₁ as defined in Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC (‘passenger cars’) which are registered in the Community for the first time and which have not previously been registered outside the Community (‘new passenger cars’).

2. A previous registration outside the Community made less than three months before registration in the Community shall not be taken into account.

3. This Regulation does not apply to special-purpose vehicles as defined in point 5 of Part A of Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC.

[F1 4. With effect from 1 January 2012 , Article 4, Article 8(4)(b) and (c), Article 9 and Article 10(1)(a) and (c) shall not apply to a manufacturer which, together with all of its connected undertakings, is responsible for fewer than 1 000 new passenger cars registered in the Union in the previous calendar year.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Regulation (EU) No 333/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 to define the modalities for reaching the 2020 target to reduce CO2 emissions from new passenger cars.