Article 2 Scope

This Regulation shall apply to motor vehicles of categories M₁, M₂, N₁ and N₂ as defined in F1Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 with a reference mass exceeding 2 610 kg and to all motor vehicles of categories M₃ and N₃, as defined in that Annex. F2It shall also apply, for the purpose of Articles 5a, 5b, and 5c, to vehicles of categories O ₃ and O ₄ .

This Regulation shall apply without prejudice to Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007.

At the request of the manufacturer, the type-approval of a completed vehicle granted under this Regulation and its implementing measures shall be extended to its incomplete vehicle with a reference mass not exceeding 2 610 kg. Type-approvals shall be extended if the manufacturer can demonstrate that all bodywork combinations expected to be built onto the incomplete vehicle increase the reference mass of the vehicle to above 2 610 kg.

At the request of the manufacturer, the type-approval of a vehicle granted under this Regulation and its implementing measures shall be extended to its variants and versions with a reference mass exceeding 2 380 kg provided that it also meets the requirements relating to the measurement of greenhouse gas emissions and fuel consumption established in Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and its implementing measures.