Article 38 Manufacturer's statutory and additional plates, markings and type-approval mark of components and separate technical units

The manufacturer of a vehicle shall affix to every vehicle manufactured in conformity with the approved type a statutory plate, where relevant additional plates, and indications or symbols, with the markings required under this Regulation and the relevant regulatory acts listed in Annex II F1or, where Article 5A applies to the vehicle, the markings required under the EU Type Approval Regulation and the relevant regulatory acts listed in Annex II to that Regulation.

The manufacturer of a component or separate technical unit shall affix to every component and separate technical unit manufactured in conformity with the approved type, whether or not it is part of a system, the type-approval mark required by the relevant regulatory acts listed in Annex II.

Where no such type-approval mark is required, the manufacturer shall affix at least the trade name or trade mark of the manufacturer, as well as the type number or an identification number, to the component or separate technical unit.

The Secretary of State may by regulations—

Economic operators shall only place on the market or make available on the market vehicles, components and separate technical units which are marked in compliance with this Regulation F3or, where Article 5A applies to the vehicle, component or separate technical unit, with the EU Type Approval Regulation.