{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-79/article-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-79/article-4.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2009/79",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EC) No 79/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 January 2009 on type-approval of hydrogen-powered motor vehicles, and amending Directive 2007/46/EC (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-79",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Obligations of manufacturers",
  "text": "1. Manufacturers shall demonstrate that all new hydrogen-powered vehicles sold, registered or put into service with Great Britain and all hydrogen components or hydrogen systems sold or put into service with Great Britain are type-approved in accordance with this Regulation and Commission Regulation (EU) No 406/2010.\n2. For the purposes of vehicle type-approval, manufacturers shall equip hydrogen-powered vehicles with hydrogen components and systems that comply with the requirements of this Regulation and its implementing measures and are installed in accordance with this Regulation and Commission Regulation (EU) 406/2010.\n3. For the purposes of the type-approval of components and systems, manufacturers shall ensure that hydrogen components and systems comply with the requirements of this Regulation and Commission Regulation (EU) 406/2010.\n4. Manufacturers shall provide the approval authority with appropriate information concerning the vehicle specifications and test conditions.\n5. Manufacturers shall provide information for the purposes of inspection of hydrogen components and systems during the service life of the vehicle.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Art. 4(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), 52(3)(a)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 4(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), 52(3)(a)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Art. 4(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), 52(3)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Art. 4(3) 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), 52(3)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Word in Art. 4(4) 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), 52(3)(c)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/79/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:51:40.723424+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."
}