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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/...  
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laying down administrative requirements for the approval and market surveillance of 
motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical 
units intended for such vehicles    
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laying down administrative requirements for the approval and market surveillance of 
motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical 
units intended for such vehicles  
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,  
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union , 
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2018/ 858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
30 May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and 
of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles , amending 
Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 an d (EC) No 595/2009 and repealing Directive 2007/46/EC1, 
and in particular Article s 24(4), 28(3), 30(3), 36(4), 38(3), 41(4), 42(5), 44(5) and 45(7)  
thereof,  
 
Whereas:  
(1) In the interest of clarity, predictability and simplification  the documents used for type-
approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate 
technical units intended for such vehicles  should be simplified and standardised to 
reduce the burden on vehicle manufacturers , based on existing practice.  
(2) In order  to increase transparency and to ensure that the required type -approval 
information  is consistently  presented , the templates for  type-approval certificates 
should be laid down . 
(3) In order t o ensure  a harmonised presentation of  the document issued by manufact urers  
to certif y that a produced vehicle conforms to the approved type , templates for  
certificates of conformity should be established.  In the interests of clarity, the date of 
manufacture of the vehicle should be added to the certificate of conformity.  
(4) In order to clearly identify the legal acts that apply to the vehicles, systems, 
components or separate technical units a harmonised system of numbering of type -
approval certificates should be established.  
(5) The presentation of the most relevant information in  test reports  should be 
harmonised. It is therefore necessary to establish a minimum set of requirements for 
the format of the test reports.  
(6) In order to better identify the results of the tests carried out on the approved vehicle 
type a harmonised test res ult sheet, containing a minimum set of information, should 
be established.  
(7) Compliance with this Regulation should be mandatory as of 1 September 2020. 
However, to allow manufacturers to apply for a type -approval under Regulation (EU) 
2018/858 and to certi fy that new vehicles fulfil the requirement s of that Regulation 
                                                 
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EN 2  EN before 1 September 2020  in accordance with the third paragraph of Article 91 of that 
Regulation, this Regulation should apply from  5 July 2020.   
(8) The empowerments contained in Articles 24(4), 2 8(3), 30(3), 36(4), 38(3), 41(4), 
42(5), 44(5) and 45(7) of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 aim at the introduction of 
harmonised  templates, models and formats necessary for the approval of motor 
vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separa te technical units 
intended for such vehicles, and for placing them on the market. As those 
empowerments are closely linked by their subject matter, they should be bundled for 
the purposes of this Regulation . 
(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation ar e in acc ordance with the opinion of the  
Technical Committee – Motor Vehicles (TCMV) , 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:  
Article 1  
Templates for the information document   
1. The template laid down in Annex I to this Regulation shall be used for t he information 
document referred to in Article 24(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 for the purposes of the 
following EU type -approvals:  
(a) the whole -vehicle single -step type -approval;  
(b) the whole -vehicle mixed type -approval;  
(c) the whole -vehicle multi -stage type -approval ; 
(d) the type -approval o f systems, components or separate technical units.  
 
2. The template laid down in Annex II to this Regulation shall be used for t he information 
document referred to in Article 24(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2018/858  for the purposes of the 
EU whole -vehicle step -by-step type -approval .  
 
Article 2 
Templates for EU type-approval certificate s, including EU type -approval certificates for 
vehicles produced in small series,  and EU individual vehicle  approval certificate s 
 
1. Model A of Annex III to this Regulation shall be used for t he type -approval certificate 
referred to in Article 28(1)  of Regulation (EU) 2018/858,  use where that certificate concerns 
an EU whole -vehicle type -approval , and for the type -approval certificate referred to in Article 
41(3)  of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 . 
2. Model B of Annex III to this Regulation shall be used for t he type -approval certificate 
referred to in Article 28(1)  of Regulation (EU) 2018/858  where that certificate concerns an 
EU system type -approval.  
3. Model C of Annex III to this Regulation shall be used for t he type -approval certificate 
referred to in Article 28(1)  of Regulation (EU) 2018/858  where that certificate concerns an 
EU component type -approval or an EU separate techni cal unit type -approval.   
EN 3  EN 4. Model D of Annex III to this Regulation shall be used for t he approval certificate 
referred to in Article 44(4)  of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 . 
 
Article 3 
Templates for national type -approval certificates for vehicles produced in sm all series 
and national individual vehicle  approval certificate s 
1. Model A of Annex III to this Regulation shall be used for t he type -approval certificate 
referred to in Article  42(4) of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 . 
2. Model E of Annex III to this Regulation  shall be used for t he individual approval 
certificate referred to in Article  45(5) of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 . 
 
Article 4 
Numbering system for approval certificate s  
The approval certificates referred to in Articles 28( 2), 41(3), 42(4), 44(4) and 45( 6) of 
Regulation (EU) 2018/858 shall be numbered in accordance with the method set out in Annex 
IV to this Regulation . 
 
Article 5  
Model for the EU type -approval mark for components and separate technical units  
The model laid down in Annex  V to this Regulati on shall be used for the EU type -approval 
mark for components and separate technical units referred to in Article 38(2) of Regulation 
(EU) 2018/858 . 
 
Article 6 
Template for the test results sheet  
The template laid down in Annex VI to this Regulation shall be used for t he test results sheet 
referred to in Article 28(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 .  
 
Article 7 
Format of test reports  
The a pproval authorit y of each Member State shall lay down the template for  the test report  
referred to in Article 30(2) of R egulation (EU) 2018/858  in accordance with the format laid 
down in Annex  VII to this Regulation . 
 
Article 8 
Templates and other requirements for certificates of conformity  
The template s and requirements laid down in Annex  VIII to this Regulation shall be used for 
the paper format of the certificate of conformity referred  to in Article 36(1) of Regulation 
(EU) 2018/858 .  
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Article 9 
Transitional provisions  
Until 31 August 2020, Articles 1 to 8 shall apply only in respect of vehicle types or vehicles 
complying with Regulation (EU) 2018/858 where a manufacturer submits a request in 
accordance with the third paragraph of Article 91 of that Regulation.  
 
Article 10 
Entry into force and application  
This Regulation shall enter into force on the  twentieth day following that of its publication in 
the Official Journal of the European Union . 
It shall apply from 5 July 2020.  
 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.  
Done at Brussels,  
 For the Commission  
 The President  
 Jean -Claude Juncker