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Directive 2005/64/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Directive 2005/64/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to their reusability, recyclability and recoverability and amending Council Directive 70/156/EEC

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.Subject matter

  3. Article 2.Scope

  4. Article 3.Exemptions

  5. Article 4.Definitions

  6. Article 5.Type-approval provisions

  7. Article 6.Preliminary assessment of the manufacturer

  8. Article 7.Reuse of component parts

  9. Article 8.Amendments to Directive 70/156/EEC

  10. Article 9.Amendments

  11. Article 10.Implementation dates for type-approval

  12. Article 11.Transposition

  13. Article 12.Entry into force

  14. Article 13.Addressees

    1. ANNEX

      LIST OF ANNEXES

      1. Annex I: Requirements Annex II: Information document for EC vehicle type-approval Annex III:...

      2. ANNEX I

        REQUIREMENTS

        1. 1. Vehicles belonging to category M1 and those belonging to category...

        2. 2. For the purposes of type-approval, the manufacturer shall submit a...

        3. 3. For the application of points 1 and 2, the manufacturer...

        4. 4. For the purposes of the selection of the reference vehicles,...

        5. 5. Should the type-approval authority and the manufacturer fail jointly to...

        6. 6. For the purposes of calculations, tyres shall be considered as...

        7. 7. Masses shall be expressed in kg with one decimal place....

        8. 8. For the purposes of checking the calculations referred to in...

        9. 9. For the purposes of checks of the materials and masses...

      3. ANNEX II

        INFORMATION DOCUMENT FOR EC VEHICLE TYPE-APPROVAL

        1. The following information, if applicable, must be supplied in triplicate...

      4. ANNEX III

        MODEL OF EC TYPE-APPROVAL CERTIFICATE

        1. Stamp of EC type-approval authority

        2. Communication concerning:

        3. EC type-approval of a type of vehicle extension of EC...

        4. with regard to Directive 2005/64/EC

        5. EC type-approval number:

        6. Reason for extension:

        7. SECTION I

        8. SECTION II

      5. ANNEX IV

        PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF THE MANUFACTURER

        1. 1. Purpose of this Annex

        2. 2. Competent body

        3. 3. Checks to be performed by the competent body

          1. 3.1. The competent body shall ensure that the manufacturer has taken...

          2. 3.2. The manufacturer shall provide the competent body with all relevant...

        4. 4.1. For the purposes of preliminary assessment under Article 6 of...

        5. 4.2. For the purposes of preliminary assessment under Article 6 of...

        6. 4.3. For the purposes of paragraph 4.1 and 4.2, the vehicle...

        7. Appendix to Annex IV

          MODEL OF CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE

      6. ANNEX V

        COMPONENT PARTS DEEMED TO BE NON-REUSABLE

        1. 1. Introduction

        2. 2. List of component parts

      7. ANNEX VI

        AMENDMENTS TO DIRECTIVE 70/156/EEC

        1. Directive 70/156/EEC is amended as follows:

        2. the following points shall be added in Annex I: REUSABILITY, RECYCLABILITY...

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