Regulations, 2006

Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta, Nru. 17,946, 25 ta’ Lulju, 2006

L.N. 156 of 2006

PRODUCT SAFETY ACT

(CAP. 427)

Motor Vehicles (EC Type Approval) (Amendment) (No. 2)

Regulations, 2006

IN exercise of the powers conferred by articles 38 to 40 of the

Product Safety Act, 2001, the Minister for Competitiveness and

Communications, on the advice of the Malta Standards Authority, has

made the following regulations>-

(1) The title of these regulations is the Motor Vehicles (EC Citation.

Type Approval) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2006, and they shall

be read and construed as one with the Motor Vehicles (EC Type Approval)

Regulations, 2002, hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”. L.N. 95 of 2002.

(2) The present regulations implement the requirements of

the following Directives>

(a) Commission Directive 2005#49#EC of 25 July 2005

amending, for the purposes of their adaptation to technical progress,

Council Directive 72#245#EEC relating to the radio interference

(electromagnetic compatibility) of vehicles and Council Directive

70#156#EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States

relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers<

(b) Directive 2005#55#EC of the European Parliament and of

the Council of 28 September 2005 on the approximation of the laws

of the Member States relating to the measures to be taken against

the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from compression-

ignition engines for use in vehicles, and the emission of gaseous

pollutants from positive-ignition engines fuelled with natural gas or

liquefied petroleum gas for use in vehicles<

(c) Directive 2005#64#EC of the European Parliament and of

the Council of 26 October 2005 on the type-approval of motor

vehicles with regard to their reusability, recyclability and

recoverability and amending Council Directive 70#156#EEC<

(d) Directive 2005#66#EC of the European Parliament and

of the Council of 26 October 2005 relating to the use of frontal

protection systems on motor vehicles and amending Council

Directive 70#156#EEC<

(e) Commission Directive 2005#78#EC of 14 November 2005

implementing Directive 2005#55#EC of the European Parliament and

of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member

States relating to the measures to be taken against the emission of

gaseous and particulate pollutants from compression-ignition engines

for use in vehicles, and the emission of gaseous pollutants from

positive ignition engines fuelled with natural gas or liquefied

petroleum gas for use in vehicles and amending Annexes I, II, III,

IV and VI thereto<

(f) Commission Directive 2006#28#EC of 6 March 2006

amending, for the purposes of their adaptation to technical progress,

Council Directive 72#245#EEC of 20 June 1972 relating to the radio

interference (electromagnetic compatibility) of vehicles and Council

Directive 70#156#EEC on the approximation of the laws of the

Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and

their trailers.

(3) Subject to the following subregulations, the present

regulations shall apply from the 1st July 2006.

(a)

The following shall apply from the 25th August 2006<

(i) Points 9.24, 9.24.1 and 9.24.2 of Schedule I<

(ii) points 9.24, 9.24.1 and 9.24.2 of Schedule III (Part

I, Section A)<

(iii) row 60 on frontal protection systems in Annex IV,

part I<

(iv) row 60 on frontal protection systems in Annex XI

Appendix 1<

(v) row 60 on frontal protection systems in Annex XI

Appendix 2<

(vi) row 60 on frontal protection systems in Annex XI

Appendix 3<

(b) Regulation 2 hereto shall apply from the 9th November

(c) the following shall apply form the 15th December 2006.

(i) Points 15, 15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 15.3.1, 15.3.2, 15.3.3,

(Based on Annex I of the directive)

COMPLETE LIST OF INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF EC VEHICLE TYPE-APPROVAL

All information documents in this Directive and in separate Directives must consist only of extracts from,

and adhere to the item numbering system of, this total list.

The following information, if applicable, must be supplied in triplicate and include a list of contents. Any

drawings must be supplied in appropriate scale and in sufficient detail on size A4 or on a folder of A4

format. Photographs, if any, must show sufficient detail.

If the systems, components or separate technical units have electronic controls information concerning

their performance must be supplied.

(For explanatory notes, please refer to last page of this Annex)

0. GENERAL

Make (trade name of manufacturer):……………………………………………………

Type:………………………………………………………………………………………...

Chassis:……………………………………………………………………………………

Bodywork/complete vehicle:……………………………………………………………...

Commercial name(s) (if available):……………………………………………………...

Means of identification of type, if marked on the vehicle (b) :………………………………

Chassis:…………………………………………………………………………………….

Bodywork/complete vehicle:……………………………………………………………...

Location of that marking: ………………………………………………………………...

Chassis:…………………………………………………………………………………….

Bodywork/complete vehicle:……………………………………………………………...

Category of vehicle (c) :…………………………………………………………………..

Classification(s) according to the dangerous goods which the vehicle

is intended to transport: ..……………………………………………………………...

Name and address of manufacturer:………………………………………………….

Name and address of authorized representative, if any:………………………………..

Location and method of attachment of statutory plates and location of vehicle

identification number

…………………………………………………………….

On the chassis:………………………………………………………………………….

On the bodywork: ………………………………………………………………………

In the case of components and separate technical units, location and method of

affixing of the EC approval mark

…………………………………………………..

Address(es) of assembly plant(s):……………………………………………………

Mitbug[ fl-Istamperija tal-Gvern — Printed at the Government Printing Press

3.4, 15.3.5, 15.3.6, 15.3.7, 15.4, 15.4.1 and 15.4.2 of

Schedule I<

(ii) row 59 on recyclability in Annex IV, part I<

(iii) row 59 on recyclability in Annex XI Appendix 1<

(iv) row 59 on recyclability in Annex XI Appendix 2<

(v) row 59 on recyclability in Annex XI Appendix 3.

2. References to directives 88#77#EEC, 91#542#EEC, 1999#96#EC,

and 2001#27#EC in the principal regulations shall be construed as

references to directive 2005#55#EC as amended by 2005#78#EC and shall

be read in accordance with the correlation table in Schedule I, hereto.

3. For the List of Schedules and Schedules I to XV of the principal Substitutes

Schedules to the

regulations, there shall be substituted the following>-

principal

regulations.

LIST OF SCHEDULES

Complete list of Information for the purposes of vehicle EC type-approval

Definition of vehicle categories and vehicle types

Information document for the purpose of vehicle EC type-approval

List of requirements for the purposes of vehicle EC type-approval

Procedures to be followed during vehicle EC type-approval

Vehicle EC type-approval certificate

EC type-approval certificate numbering system

Test results

EC Certificate of conformity

Conformity of production procedures

Nature of and provisions for special purpose vehicles

Small series and end-of-series limits

List of EC type-approvals issued pursuant to separate Directives

Procedures to be followed during multi-stage EC type-approval

Certificate of origin of the vehicle - Manufacturer's declaration of

base/incomplete vehicle of category other than M 1