{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-678/annex-III",
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  "legislation": "eur/2011/678",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 678/2011 of 14 July 2011 replacing Annex II and amending Annexes IV, IX and XI to Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (Framework Directive) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-678",
  "path": "annex/III",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "III",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Annex IX to Directive 2007/46/EC is amended as follows:\n(1) The text of the entry 31 in “Side 2 - Vehicle category N2 (complete and completed vehicles)” of the template of the certificate of conformity is replaced by the following text:\n'31.\nPosition of lift axle(s): …'\n(2) The text of the entry 31 in “Side 2 - Vehicle category N3 (complete and completed vehicles)” of the template of the certificate of conformity is replaced by the following text:\n'31.\nPosition of lift axle(s): …'\n(3) The text of the entry 31 in “Side 2 - Vehicle categories O1 and O2 (complete and completed vehicles)” of the template of the certificate of conformity is replaced by the following text\n'31.\nPosition of lift axle(s): …'\n(4) The text of the entry 31 in “Side 2 - Vehicle categories O3 and O4 (complete and completed vehicles)” of the template of the certificate of conformity is replaced by the following text:\n'31.\nPosition of lift axle(s): …'\n(5) The text of the entry 31 in “Side 2 - Vehicle category N2 (incomplete vehicles)” of the template of the certificate of conformity is replaced by the following text:\n'31.\nPosition of lift axle(s): …'\n(6) The text of the entry 31 in “Side 2 - Vehicle category N3 (incomplete vehicles)” of the template of the certificate of conformity is replaced by the following text:\n'31.\nPosition of lift axle(s): …'\n(7) The text of the entry 31 in “Side 2 - Vehicle categories O1 and O2 (incomplete vehicles)” of the template of the certificate of conformity is replaced by the following text:\n'31.\nPosition of lift axle(s): …'\n(8) The text of the entry 31 in “Side 2 - Vehicle categories O3 and O4 (incomplete vehicles)” of the template of the certificate of conformity is replaced by the following text:\n'31.\nPosition of lift axle(s): …'\n(9) The text of the explanatory notes relating to Annex IX is amended as follows:\n(a) The last sentence of the explanatory note (a) is deleted;\n(b) The following sentence is added to the explanatory note (e):\n'For a centre-axle trailer with one single axle, indicate the horizontal distance between the vertical axis of the coupling and the centre of the axle.'",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/678/annex/III",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:50:01.061906+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."
}