# Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/166 of 3 February 2015 supplementing and amending Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the inclusion of specific procedures, assessment methods and technical requirements, and amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, and Commission Regulations (EU) No 1003/2010, (EU) No 109/2011 and (EU) No 458/2011 (Text with EEA relevance), Article 6: Virtual testing

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

1. In line with Article 11(4) of Directive 2007/46/EC and Annex XVI thereto, virtual testing methods are permitted, provided that the prescriptions set out in the Appendices to Annex XVI to Directive 2007/46/EC are fulfilled. The prescriptions as amended by this Regulation shall apply and the procedure set out in paragraphs 2 to 5 shall be followed.
2. The type-approval authority shall grant an EC type-approval pursuant to Article 3 of this Regulation and issue a type-approval number in accordance with the numbering system set out in Annex VII to Directive 2007/46/EC.
3. The type-approval authority shall deliver an EC type-approval certificate established in accordance with the model set out in Part 3 of Annex I with annexed thereto the completed communication form conforming to the relevant model in the applied UNECE regulation with the entry of its UNECE type-approval number left blank.
4. The information folder in accordance with Article 2 shall subsequently be annexed to the type-approval certificate and communication form referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article.
5. Where applicable, an example of the EC type-approval marking, in accordance with the Appendix to Annex VII to Directive 2007/46/EC, shall be provided in the type-approval certificate referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2015/166/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-166/article-6
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