# 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 6: Administrative provisions for GB type-approval of a vehicle with regard to emissions and access to vehicle repair and maintenance information

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

1. If all the relevant requirements are met, the approval authority shall grant a GB type-approval and issue a type-approval number in accordance with the numbering system set out in Annex IV to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/683.
Without prejudice to the provisions of Annex IV to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/683, Section 3 of the type-approval number shall be drawn up in accordance with Appendix 6 to Annex I to this Regulation.
The approval authority shall not assign the same number to another vehicle type.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, at the request of the manufacturer, a vehicle with an OBD system may be accepted for type-approval with regard to emissions and vehicle repair and maintenance information, even though the system contains one or more deficiencies such that the specific requirements of Annex XI are not fully met, provided that the specific administrative provisions set out in Section 3 of that Annex are complied with.
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3. When granting a GB type-approval under paragraph 1, the approval authority shall issue a GB type-approval certificate using the model set out in Appendix 4 to Annex I.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2017/1151/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-1151/article-6
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