PART 4EU Regulations
CHAPTER 1Regulation (EU) 2018/858
Amendments to Annex II41
1
Annex II (requirements for the purpose of EU type-approval of vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units) is amended as follows.
2
In the heading to Annex II, and in the heading to Part I (regulatory acts for EU type-approval of vehicles produced in unlimited series) of Annex II, for “EU” substitute “GB”
.
3
In Part I of Annex II, in Appendix 1—
a
in the heading to Appendix 1—
i
for “EU” substitute “GB”
;
ii
for “small” substitute “medium”
;
b
in table 1—
i
in item 20A, in the column headed “applicability and specific requirements”—
aa
before “Daytime Running Lights (DRL)”, insert “The requirement for”
;
bb
for the words “shall be fitted” to the end, substitute “does not apply to types which had EU whole-vehicle type-approval prior to 1st February 2026, in accordance with this Regulation or the EU Type Approval Regulation.”
;
ii
in item 63, in the column headed “applicability and specific requirements”, for “EU” substitute “GB”
;
c
in table 2—
i
in footnote (1), for “EU” substitute “GB”
;
ii
in item 20A, in the column headed “applicability and specific requirements”—
aa
before “Daytime Running Lights (DRL)”, insert “The requirement for”
;
bb
for the words “shall be fitted” to the end, substitute “does not apply to types which had EU whole-vehicle type-approval prior to 1st February 2026, in accordance with this Regulation or the EU Type Approval Regulation.”
;
iii
in item 63, in the column headed “applicability and specific requirements”, for “EU” substitute “GB”
.
4
Omit Appendix 2 to Part I.
5
In Part II (list of UN regulations recognised as an alternative to the Directives or Regulations referred to in Part I) to Annex II—
a
in the opening paragraph—
i
for “Union” substitute “United Kingdom”
;
ii
omit “by virtue of Decision 97/836/EC, or subsequent Council decisions as referred to in Article 3(3) of that Decision,”;
iii
for “an EU” substitute “a GB”
;
b
in the second paragraph—
i
for “an EU” substitute “a GB”
;
ii
omit “, subject to the Community Decision as referred to in Article 4(2) of Decision 97/836/EC”.
6
In Part III (list of regulatory acts setting out the requirements for the purpose of EU type-approval of special purpose vehicles) to Annex II—
a
in the heading, for “EU” substitute “GB”
;
b
in the explanatory notes following the table in Appendix 6—
i
in note X, for “Member States” substitute “The approval authority”
;
ii
in note Q, for “An EU” substitute “A GB”
;
iii
in note R, for the existing text, substitute “Space must be provided for a registration plate meeting the requirements of the Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 200192”
;
iv
in note T, for “The vehicle can be tested in accordance with Directive 70/157/EEC” substitute “The vehicle may be subjected to the test procedures described in Directive 70/157/EEC, as it had effect immediately before IP completion day”
;
v
in notes V and V1, for “Directive 97/68/EC” substitute “Regulation (EU) 2016/162893”
;
vi
in note W1, in the second subparagraph, for “An EU” substitute “A GB”
;
vii
in note W6, for the third sentence of the second subparagraph, substitute “An extension to the UNECE type-approval (or GB type-approval, if applicable) is not required.”
;
viii
in note W8, in the second subparagraph, for “EU” substitute “GB”
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