PART 4EU Regulations

CHAPTER 2Other EU Regulations

Commission Regulation (EU) No 130/2012

68.—(1) Commission Regulation (EU) No 130/2012 is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 1 (scope), for “Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC” substitute “Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858”.

(3) In Article 2(2) (definitions), for “Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC” substitute “Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2018/858”.

(4) In Article 3 (EC type-approval of vehicles re vehicle access and manoeuvrability)—

(a)in the heading, and in paragraph 1, for “EC type-approval” substitute “GB type-approval”;

(b)in paragraph 3—

(i)for “an EC type-approval” substitute “a GB type-approval”;

(ii)for “Annex VII to Directive 2007/46/EC” substitute “Annex IV to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/683”;

(iii)for “A Member State” substitute “The approval authority”;

(c)in paragraph 4, for “an EC type-approval” substitute “a GB type-approval”.

(5) In Article 4 (validity and extension of approvals granted under Directive 70/387/EEC and Directive 75/443/EEC)—

(a)omit “National authorities shall permit”;

(b)for “661/2009 and” substitute “661/2009 is permitted, and the approval authority must”;

(6) After Article 5 (entry into force), omit “This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.”

(7) In Annex I (administrative provisions for type-approval of vehicles re vehicle access and manoeuvrability)—

(a)in Part 1 (information document)—

(i)in the first paragraph, for “EC type-approval” substitute “GB type-approval”;

(ii)in the explanatory notes following Part 1, in note (c) to point 0.4, for “for “Part A of Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC” substitute “Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858”;

(b)in Part 2 (EC type-approval certificate)—

(i)in the heading and each time it occurs, for “EC type-approval” substitute “GB type-approval”;

(ii)in the opening section, for “as last amended by Regulation (EU) No …/…” substitute “as it has effect in domestic law, and as last amended by S.I. …./…”;

(iii)in the explanatory notes following Part 2, in note (3) to point 0.4, for “Directive 2007/46/EC, Annex II, Section A”, substitute “Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858”;

(c)in the heading to the addendum to Part 2, for “EC” substitute “GB”.