# Commission Directive 2006/20/EC of 17 February 2006 amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical progress, Council Directive 70/221/EEC concerning fuel tanks and rear underrun protection of motor vehicles and their trailers (Text with EEA relevance), Article 2

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

1. With effect from 11 September 2007, if the requirements laid down in Directive 70/221/EEC, as amended by this Directive, are not complied with, a Member State, on grounds related to rear underrun protection:
(a) shall refuse to grant EC type-approval or national type-approval of a type of vehicle;
(b) shall refuse to grant EC type-approval or national type-approval of a rear underrun protection device, as a separate technical unit,
2. With effect from 11 March 2010, if the requirements laid down in Directive 70/221/EEC, as amended by this Directive, are not complied with, a Member State, on grounds related to rear underrun protection:
(a) shall refuse the registration or prohibit the sale or entry into service of new vehicles;
(b) shall prohibit the sale or entry into service of a rear underrun protection device, as a separate technical unit.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2006/20/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2006-20/article-2
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