The application for a vehicle type authorisation and/or a vehicle authorisation for placing on the market shall be formally submitted by the applicant through the single entry point of the one-stop shop referred to in Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2016/796 and shall contain the information set out in Annex I.

When submitting its application for a vehicle type authorisation and/or a vehicle authorisation for placing on the market the applicant shall select the authorising entity in accordance with Article 21(5) and 21(8) of Directive (EU) 2016/797.

The selection of authorising entity made by the applicant shall be binding until the decision on the issuing of the vehicle type authorisation and/or the vehicle authorisation for placing on the market or the refusal of the application has been taken by the authorising entity or the application has been terminated by the applicant.

The applicant's file shall be referred through the one-stop shop to the concerned NSAs for the area of use.