F1Subject to paragraph 1A, components and separate technical units, including those intended for the aftermarket, may only be made available on the market or entered into service if they comply with the requirements of the relevant regulatory acts listed in Annex II and are marked in accordance with Article 38.

Components and separate technical units to which Article 5A applies, including those intended for the aftermarket, may also be made available on the market or entered into service provided that they comply with the requirements of the relevant regulatory acts listed in Annex II of the EU Type Approval Regulation and are properly marked in accordance with Article 38 of that Regulation.

Paragraph 1 shall not apply to components or separate technical units that are specifically constructed or designed for vehicles that are not covered by this Regulation.

F3Paragraph 1 does not apply to the making available on the market or the entry into service of components and separate technical units that are exempted under Article 39 or that are to be used on vehicles covered by approvals granted under Article 41, 42, F4... and 45 F5or, where Article 5A applies to the vehicle, Articles 41, 42, 44 and 45 of the EU Type Approval Regulation concerning the component or separate technical unit in question.

F6Paragraph 1 does not apply to the making available on the market or the entry into service of components and separate technical units to be used on vehicles that were not required to be type-approved under this Regulation or under Directive 2007/46/EC at the time those vehicles were made available on the market, were registered, or entered into service.

F7Paragraph 1 does not apply to the making available on the market or the entry into service of replacement components and separate technical units to be used on vehicles to which type-approval was granted before the entry into force of the requirements of the relevant regulatory acts listed in Annex II, in accordance with the requirements of the relevant act that applied when those type-approvals were originally granted.

Notwithstanding paragraph 1, replacement components and separate technical units that were EU type-approved before 1st January 2023 in accordance with the regulatory acts listed in Annex II of the EU Type Approval Regulation may be made available on the market or entered into service.