The manufacturer or his representative shall submit to the type-approval authority the application for F2GB type-approval of a type of vehicle as regard the lay-out and the location of the manufacturer’s statutory plate and the composition and the location of the vehicle identification number.

The application shall be drawn up in accordance with the model information document set out in Part A of Annex III.

If deemed necessary by the approval authority or the technical service, the manufacturer shall make available a vehicle representative of the type to be approved for the purposes of inspection.

If the relevant requirements set out in Annex I and Annex II to this Regulation are met, the approval authority shall grant a type-approval in accordance with the numbering system set out in F3Annex IV to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/683.

F4The approval authority may not assign the same number to another vehicle type.

For the purpose of paragraph 4, the type-approval authority shall deliver F5a GB type-approval certificate established in accordance with the model set out in Part B of Annex III.