# Directive 2005/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 amending Council Directive 77/541/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to safety belts and restraint systems of motor vehicles (Text with EEA relevance), Article 3: Implementation

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. As from 20 April 2006, with respect to the installation of safety belts and/or restraint systems which comply with the requirements set out in Directive 77/541/EEC as amended by this Directive, Member States shall not:
(a) refuse to grant EC type-approval or national type-approval, in respect of a type of vehicle;
(b) prohibit the registration, sale or entry into service of new vehicles.
2. As from 20 October 2006, with respect to the installation of safety belts and/or restraint systems which do not comply with the requirements set out in Directive 77/541/EEC as amended by this Directive, Member States shall, in respect of a new type of vehicle:
(a) no longer grant EC type-approval;
(b) refuse to grant national type-approval.
3. As from 20 October 2007, with respect to the installation of safety belts and/or restraint systems which do not comply with the requirements set out in Directive 77/541/EEC as amended by this Directive, Member States shall:
(a) consider certificates of conformity which accompany new vehicles as no longer valid for the purpose of Article 7(1) of Directive 70/156/EEC;
(b) refuse the registration, sale or entry into service of new vehicles, except where the provisions of Article 8(2) of Directive 70/156/EEC are invoked.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2005/40/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2005-40/article-3
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.