# Commission Regulation (EU) No 1003/2010 of 8 November 2010 concerning type-approval requirements for the space for mounting and the fixing of rear registration plates on motor vehicles and their trailers and implementing Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning type-approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor (Text with EEA relevance), Division 1.2.3

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

Whenever it is declared by the vehicle manufacturer that a vehicle is suitable for towing loads (point 1.9 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/683) and if the space for mounting the rear registration plate may as a result be (partly) obscured within the planes of geometrical visibility due to the permitted and/or recommended installation of any mechanical coupling device, this shall be noted in the test report and stated on the GB type-approval certificate. Furthermore, vehicle type-approval shall not be granted unless measures are taken to ensure that such mechanical coupling device, if installed and not in use, can be removed or repositioned only without the use of any tools, including release keys.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2010/1003/annex/II/division/1/division/1.2/division/1.2.3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2010-1003/annex-II/division-1/division-1.2/division-1.2.3
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