CHAPTER III

PROCEDURES FOR GB TYPE-APPROVAL

Procedures for GB type-approval
Article 22
1
Where applying for a whole-vehicle type-approval, the manufacturer may choose one of the following procedures:
a
step-by-step type-approval;
b
single-step type-approval;
c
mixed type-approval.
In addition, the manufacturer may choose a multi-stage type-approval for an incomplete or completed vehicle.
2
Without prejudice to the requirements of the regulatory acts listed in Annex II, for system type-approval, component type-approval and separate technical unit type-approval only the single-step type-approval is applicable.
3
Multi-stage type-approval shall be granted in respect of an incomplete or completed type of vehicle that, having regard to the state of completion of the vehicle, conforms to the particulars in the information folder referred to in Article 24 and that meets the technical requirements laid down in the relevant regulatory acts listed in Annex II.
Multi-stage type-approval shall also apply to complete vehicles that have been converted or modified by another manufacturer after their completion.
4
The GB type-approval for the final stage of completion shall only be granted after the approval authority has verified, in accordance with the procedures laid down in Annex IX, that the type of vehicle approved at the final stage meets all applicable technical requirements at the time of the approval. Verification shall include a documentary check of all requirements covered by an GB type-approval for an incomplete type of vehicle granted in the course of a multi-stage procedure, including where the GB type-approval was granted for a different category of vehicle.
4A
Until 31 July 2026 for M and N category vehicles, and 31 July 2027 for O category vehicles, where the approval authority is considering whether to grant multi-stage type-approval in respect of a completed vehicle, it may, for the purposes of paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article, paragraphs 2 and 6 of Article 26, and paragraphs 2.1, 3.2 and 4.1 of Annex IX, consider any EU type-approvals which are valid under the EU Type Approval Regulation and have been issued in respect of the incomplete or complete vehicle or its systems and components, as valid GB type-approvals granted under this Regulation pursuant to the technical requirements in the regulatory acts listed in Annex II.
4B
Paragraph 4A does not apply where the approval authority is considering whether to grant multi-stage type-approval to a single manufacturer, or two or more manufacturers who are part of a group of connected manufacturers, as defined in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles.
5
The choice of the procedure for GB type-approval referred to in paragraph 1 shall not affect the applicable requirements with which the approved type of vehicle has to comply at the time of granting of the whole-vehicle type-approval.
6
Multi-stage type-approval may also be used by a single manufacturer, provided it is not used to circumvent the requirements applicable to vehicles built in a single stage. Vehicles built by a single manufacturer are not considered to have been built in multiple stages for the purposes of Articles 41, 42 and 49.

Application for GB type-approval
Article 23
1
The manufacturer shall submit to the approval authority an application for GB type-approval and the information folder referred to in Article 24.
2
Only one application shall be submitted in respect of a particular type of vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit. ...
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The approval authority shall reject an application for a type-approval of a different type designation or of a modification with respect to a previous application where the changes are not sufficient to constitute a new type of vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit.
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4
A separate application shall be submitted for each type of vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit to be approved.

Information folder
Article 24
1
The information folder shall include the following:
a
an information document, in accordance with the template laid down in the retained direct EU legislation made under paragraph 4 as it had effect before IP completion day, or regulations made under paragraph 4 as it is now in force, except where paragraph 1A applies, for single-step type-approval or mixed whole-vehicle type-approval or for step-by-step whole-vehicle type-approval or, in the case of the type-approval of a system, component or separate technical unit, in accordance with the relevant regulatory act listed in Annex II;
b
all data, drawings, photographs and other relevant information;
c
for vehicles, an indication of the procedure or procedures chosen in accordance with Article 22(1);
d
any additional information requested by the approval authority in the context of the GB type-approval procedure.
1A
The information document submitted as part of an information folder accompanying an application for GB type-approval in relation to a vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit, which has previously been used to apply for an EU type-approval in accordance with the EU Type Approval Regulation, may be in the same format as the information document used to apply for that EU type-approval, if the application is made—
a
before 1st August 2026, in the case of a vehicle in category M or N, or
b
before 1st August 2027, in the case of a vehicle in category O, a component or a separate technical unit.
2
The information document referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1 for whole-vehicle type-approval shall contain a complete set of information on the characteristics of the type of vehicle that is necessary for the approval authority to identify the type of vehicle and to properly conduct the type-approval procedure.
3
The manufacturer shall submit the information folder to the approval authority in an electronic format that is acceptable to that authority. The approval authority may also accept the information folders that are submitted in paper format.
4
The Secretary of State may, by regulations prescribe—
a
the template for the information document and any other part of the information folder, and
b
a harmonised electronic format for the purposes of paragraph 3 of this Article.

Additional information to be provided with an application for GB type-approval
Article 25
1
An application for a step-by-step type-approval shall be accompanied, in addition to the information folder referred to in Article 24, by the complete set of GB type-approval certificates or UN type-approval certificates, and their attachments, that are required pursuant to the regulatory acts listed in Annex II.
In the case of a system type-approval, a component type-approval or a separate technical unit type-approval, pursuant to the regulatory acts listed in Annex II, the approval authority shall have access to the information folder and, if applicable, the GB type-approval certificates and their attachments until the whole-vehicle type-approval is either granted or refused.
2
An application for a mixed type-approval shall be accompanied, in addition to the information folder referred to in Article 24, by the GB type-approval certificates or UN type-approval certificates, and their attachments, that are required pursuant to the regulatory acts listed in Annex II.
For systems for which no GB type-approval certificate or UN type-approval certificate has been presented, the application shall be accompanied, in addition to the information folder referred to in Article 24, by the information required for the approval of those systems during the vehicle approval phase, and by a test report instead of the GB type-approval certificate or UN type-approval certificate.
3
An application for a multi-stage type-approval shall be accompanied by the following information:
a
in the first stage, by those parts of the information folder and the GB type-approval certificates, UN type-approval certificates or, if applicable, the test reports, that are relevant to the state of completion of the base vehicle;
b
in the second and subsequent stages, by those parts of the information folder and the GB type-approval certificates or UN type-approval certificates that are relevant to the current stage of completion, together with a copy of the GB whole-vehicle type-approval certificate that was issued at the preceding stage of construction, as well as full details of any changes or additions that the manufacturer has made to the vehicle.
The information specified in this paragraph shall be supplied in accordance with Article 24(3).
4
The approval authority and technical services shall have the access to the software and algorithms of the vehicle that they consider to be necessary for the purpose of carrying out their activities.
The approval authority and technical services may also require the manufacturer to supply documentation or any additional information needed to allow the approval authority or technical services to develop an appropriate level of understanding of the systems, including the system development process and the system concept, as well as the functions of software and algorithms that are necessary to verify compliance with the requirements of this Regulation, to take a decision on which tests are required or to facilitate the execution of those tests.
Word in Ch. 3 heading substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 25(1)
Word in Art. 22 heading substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 25(2)(a)
Word in Art. 22(4) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 25(2)(a)
Word in Art. 22(5) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 25(2)(a)
Art. 22(4A)(4B) inserted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 25(2)(b)
Word in Art. 23 heading substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 25(3)(a)(b)
Word in Art. 23(1) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 25(3)(a)(b)
Words in Art. 23(2) omitted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by virtue of The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 25(3)(c)(i)
Words in Art. 23(2) omitted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by virtue of The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 25(3)(c)(ii)
Art. 23(3) omitted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by virtue of The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 25(3)(d)
Words in Art. 24(1)(a) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 25(4)(a)(i)
Word in Art. 24(1)(d) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 25(4)(a)(ii)
Art. 24(1A) inserted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 25(4)(b)
Art. 24(4) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 25(4)(c)
Word in Art. 25 heading substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 25(5)(a)
Words in Art. 25(1) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 25(5)(b)
Words in Art. 25(2) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 25(5)(b)
Words in Art. 25(3) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 25(5)(b)
Words in Art. 25(3)(b) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 25(5)(d)