# Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1151 of 1 June 2017 supplementing Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information, amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 and Commission Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012 and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 (Text with EEA relevance), Article 12: Administrative provisions for GB type-approval of replacement pollution control device as separate technical unit

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

1. If all the relevant requirements are met, the type approval authority shall grant a GB type-approval for replacement pollution control devices as separate technical unit and issue a type-approval number in accordance with the numbering system set out in Annex IV to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/683.
The approval authority shall not assign the same number to another replacement pollution control device type.
The same type-approval number may cover the use of that replacement pollution control device type on a number of different vehicle types.
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the approval authority shall issue a GB type-approval certificate established in accordance with the model set out in Appendix 2 to Annex XIII.
3. If the applicant for type-approval is able to demonstrate to the approval authority or technical service that the replacement pollution control device is of a type indicated in section 2.3 of the Addendum to Appendix 4 to Annex I, the granting of a type-approval shall not be dependent on verification of compliance with the requirements specified in section 4 of Annex XIII.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2017/1151/article/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-1151/article-12
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