# 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), Article 3: Validity and extension of approvals granted under Directive 70/222/EEC

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

... The sale and entry into service of vehicles type-approved before the date referred to in Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 is permitted, and the approval authority must continue to grant extension of approvals to those vehicles under the terms of Directive 70/222/EEC.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2010/1003/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2010-1003/article-3
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