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Article 2Scope

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.