Paragraph 6

in point (n), for “Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council” substitute “Section 2 of Part B of Annex 31 to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part”;

for point (u) substitute—

“(u)

‘effective circumference of the wheels’ means: the average of the distances travelled by each of the wheels moving the vehicle (driving wheels) in the course of one complete rotation. The measurement of those distances must be made under standard test conditions as defined under requirement 414 and is expressed in the form ‘l = … mm’. Vehicle manufacturers may replace the measurement of those distances by a theoretical calculation which takes into account the distribution of the weight on the axles, vehicle unladen in normal running order, namely with coolant fluid, lubricants, fuel, tools, spare-wheel and driver. The methods for such theoretical calculation are subject to approval by the competent authority in a party and can take place only before tachograph activation;”;

in point (hh), for “Council Directive 92/6/EEC, as last amended”^f1 substitute “the applicable law of each party”;

in point (uu), for “Council Directive 92/23/EEC, as last amended”^f2 substitute “UNECE Regulation No 54^f3”;

for point (vv) substitute—

“(vv)

‘vehicle identification’ means: numbers identifying the vehicle: vehicle registration number (VRN) with indication of the registering Member State and vehicle identification number (VIN);”;

after point (vv) insert—

“(vva)

‘vehicle identification number’ means a fixed combination of characters assigned to each vehicle by the manufacturer, which consists of two sections: the first, composed of not more than six characters (letters or figures), identifying the general characteristics of the vehicle, in particular the type and model; the second, composed of eight characters of which the first four may be letters or figures and the other four figures only, providing, in conjunction with the first section, clear identification of a particular vehicle;”;

in point (yy), for the first indent substitute—

• “installed and used only in M1 and N1 type vehicles as defined in the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3)^f4,”;

omit point (aaa);

in point (ccc), for the words “the date set out” to the end substitute “21st February 2024”.