Annex VII EC TYPE-APPROVAL CERTIFICATE NUMBERING SYSTEMF1

United Kingdom Repealed

1. 1The EC type-approval number shall consist of four sections for whole vehicle type-approvals and five sections for system, component, and separate technical unit type-approvals as detailed below. In all cases, the sections shall be separated by the ‘*’ character.
2. 2In the case of a type-approval for a whole vehicle, Section 2 shall be omitted.
3. 3Division 3
4. 4Division 4
5. 4.1Example of a third type-approval (which as yet no extension) issued by France
6. 4.2Example of the second extension to the fourth vehicle type-approval issued by the United Kingdom:
7. 4.3Example of a whole vehicle type-approval granted to a vehicle produced in small series issued by Luxembourg, pursuant to Article 22:
8. 4.4Example of a national type-approval granted to a vehicle produced in small series issued by the Netherlands, pursuant to Article 23:
9. 4.5Example of the type-approval number to be stamped on the vehicle's statutory plate(s):
10. 5Annex VII does not apply to type-approvals granted in accordance with UNECE Regulations listed in Annex IV, as the relevant numbering system is provided for in the respective UNECE Regulations. However, Annex VII applies to EC type-approvals granted under Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 which are based on UNECE Regulations (i.e. incorporating new technologies, EC type-approved components and STUs, virtual testing and self-testing). In this case, the following numbering system is applied:
11. EC component and separate technical unit type-approval mark