a rectangle, within which shall be placed the letter āeā followed by a distinguishing number or letter for the country which has issued the approval in accordance with the following conventional signs:
| [F1Belgium | 6, |
| [F2Bulgaria | 34,] |
| Czech Republic | 8, |
| Denmark | 18, |
| Germany | 1, |
| Estonia | 29, |
| Greece | 23, |
| Spain | 9, |
| France | 2, |
| [F3Croatia | 25,] |
| Ireland | 24, |
| Italy | 3, |
| Cyprus | CY, |
| Latvia | 32, |
| Lithuania | 36, |
| Luxembourg | 13, |
| Hungary | 7, |
| Malta | MT, |
| Netherlands | 4, |
| Austria | 12, |
| Poland | 20, |
| Portugal | 21, |
| [F2Romania | 19,] |
| Slovenia | 26, |
| Slovakia | 27, |
| Finland | 17, |
| Sweden | 5, |
| United Kingdom | 11,] |
and
an approval number corresponding to the number of the approval certificate drawn up for prototype of the recording equipment or the record sheet [F4or of a tachograph card], placed at any point within the immediate proximity of this rectangle.
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded.
F2 Inserted by Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Regulations and Decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement of persons, company law, competition policy, agriculture (including veterinary and phytosanitary legislation), transport policy, taxation, statistics, energy, environment, cooperation in the fields of justice and home affairs, customs union, external relations, common foreign and security policy and institutions, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania.
F3 Inserted by Council Regulation (EU) No 517/2013 of 13 May 2013 adapting certain regulations and decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement for persons, company law, competition policy, agriculture, food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy, transport policy, energy, taxation, statistics, trans-European networks, judiciary and fundamental rights, justice, freedom and security, environment, customs union, external relations, foreign, security and defence policy and institutions, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia.
A State having granted approval shall issue the applicant with an approval certificate, the model for which is given below. When informing other Member States of approvals issued or, if the occasion should arise, withdrawn, a Member State shall use copies of that certificate.
A State, having granted approval, shall issue the applicant with an approval certificate, the model of which is given below. When informing other Member States of approvals issued or, if the occasion should arise, withdrawn, a Member State shall use copies of that certificate.