Certification bodies accredited or recognised pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 445/2011 shall be deemed accredited or recognised in accordance with this Regulation under the conditions for which those certification bodies have been accredited or recognised.

The attestation for an entity in charge of maintenance for vehicles other than freight wagons, issued by the certification body on the basis of national laws, applicable in the field governed by this Regulation, before 16 June 2020 shall be recognised as being equivalent to ECM certification for its original period of validity or at the latest, until 16 June 2023.

Attestations of conformity with the principles and criteria equivalent to the requirements of Annex III of Regulation (EU) No 445/2011 issued by a certification body for vehicles other than freight wagons, by 16 June 2019 at the latest, shall be deemed equivalent to ECM certifications issued under this Regulation for their original period of validity or at the latest, until 16 June 2023.

Attestations of conformity for outsourced maintenance functions for vehicles other than freight wagons, issued by the certification body by 16 June 2022 at the latest, on the basis of national laws applicable in the field governed by this Regulation before its entry into force shall be deemed equivalent to ECM certifications for outsourced maintenance functions issued under this Regulation for their original period of validity or at the latest, until 16 June 2025.

All entities in charge of maintenance for vehicles other than freight wagons and vehicles listed in Article 15(1) of Directive (EU) 2016/798, which are not subject to paragraphs 2 to 4, shall comply with this Regulation by 16 June 2022 at the latest.

Without prejudice to any procedure that the certification body may take by virtue of the provisions of Article 7(7) of Regulation (EU) No 445/2011, the validity of ECM certificates and certificates in respect of outsourced maintenance functions issued in accordance with that Regulation, expiring between 1 March 2020 and 31 August 2020 shall be extended for 6 additional months.