# Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009 and repealing Directive 2007/46/EC (Text with EEA relevance), Division 2.1.1

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

A ‘type of vehicle’ shall consist of vehicles that have the following features in common:
(a)the manufacturer's company name.
A change in the legal form of ownership of the company does not require that a new approval has to be granted;
(b)the category;
(c)the following aspects of construction and design:
(i)the design and construction of the essential constituent elements forming the chassis;
(ii)the design and construction of the essential constituent elements forming the body structure in the case of a self-supporting body;
(d)the number of decks (single or double);
(e)the number of sections (rigid/articulated);
(f)the number of axles;
(g)the mode of energy supply (on-board or off-board);

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/858/annex/I/part/B/division/2/division/2.1/division/2.1.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-858/annex-I/part-B/division-2/division-2.1/division-2.1.1
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