# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1213 of 12 July 2019 laying down detailed provisions ensuring uniform conditions for the implementation of interoperability and compatibility of on-board weighing equipment pursuant to Council Directive 96/53/EC (Text with EEA relevance), Article 1: Scope

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

1. This Regulation lays down uniform conditions for the interoperability and compatibility of on-board weighing equipment installed in vehicles or vehicle combinations for the purpose of ensuring compliance with Article 10d(4) to (5) of Council Directive 96/53/EC or the requirements on maximum weight for national traffic of the Member State where the vehicle is in use.
2. This Regulation shall not apply to Member States which have not opted for the introduction of on-board weighing equipment in accordance with Article 10d(1) of Directive 96/53/EC.
3. Member States may exempt from the obligation requiring the instalment of on-board weighing equipment in vehicles or vehicle combinations the design or type of load of which makes it impossible to exceed the maximum authorised weight. Those exemptions shall not be based on the technically permissible maximum laden mass of a vehicle indicated by the manufacturer. The vehicles or vehicle combinations which benefit from an exemption may still be subject to control by the competent authorities of the maximum authorised weight.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/1213/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-1213/article-1
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