Article 1

Article 9a of Directive 96/53/EC is amended as follows:

1. (1)

   in paragraph 2, the second subparagraph, after point (d), is replaced by the following:

   ‘To that end, the Commission shall take the measures necessary, within the framework of Directive 2007/46/EC, to provide for the type-approval of vehicles or vehicle combinations referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article by 1 November 2019.’;

2. (2)

   paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

   ‘3.

   Paragraph 1 shall apply from 1 September 2020.’.