{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-595/article-5b",
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  "legislation": "eur/2009/595",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 on type-approval of motor vehicles and engines with respect to emissions from heavy duty vehicles (Euro VI) and amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and Directive 2007/46/EC and repealing Directives 80/1269/EEC, 2005/55/EC and 2005/78/EC (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-595",
  "path": "article/5b",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "5b",
  "heading": "Specific requirements ... with regard to the environmental performance of vehicles of categories M 2 , M 3 , N 2 , N 3 , O 3 and O 4",
  "text": "1. The approval authority must, in accordance with the implementing measures referred to in Article 5c, refuse to grant GB type-approval ... in respect of new vehicle types of categories M 2 , M 3 , N 2 , N 3 , O 3 and O 4 which do not comply with the requirements set out in those implementing measures.\n2. The Secretary of State must, in accordance with the implementing measures referred to in Article 5c, prohibit the sale, registration or entry into service of new vehicles of categories M 2 , M 3 , N 2 , N 3 , O 3 and O 4 which do not comply with the requirements set out in those implementing measures.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Inserted by Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles and amending Regulations (EC) No 595/2009 and (EU) 2018/956 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 96/53/EC (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 5b(1) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 53(6)(b)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in Art. 5b(1) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 53(6)(b)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Art. 5b(1) omitted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by virtue of The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 53(6)(b)(iii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Art. 5b(2) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 53(6)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in Art. 5b heading omitted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by virtue of The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 53(6)(a)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/595/article/5b",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:51:25.324496+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}