PART 4EU Regulations

CHAPTER 2Other EU Regulations

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1008/2010

60.—(1) Commission Regulation (EU) No 1008/2010 is amended as follows.

(2) For—

(a)“an EC type-approval”, in Article 3(3) and 3(4), and in Article 4(3), substitute “a GB type-approval”;

(b)in all other cases, for “EC type-approval”, each time it occurs, substitute “GB type-approval”.

(3) In Article 1 (scope), for “Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC” substitute “Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858”.

(4) In Article 3(3) (EC type-approval of a vehicle re windscreen wiper and washer systems)—

(a)in the first subparagraph, for “Annex VII to Directive 2007/46/EC” substitute “Annex IV to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/683”;

(b)in the second subparagraph, for “A Member State” substitute “The approval authority”.

(5) In Article 4 (EC separate technical unit type-approval of windscreen washer systems)—

(a)in the heading, and both other times it appears, for “EC separate” substitute “GB separate”;

(b)in paragraph 2—

(i)in the first subparagraph, for “Annex VII to Directive 2007/46/EC” substitute “Annex IV to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/683”;

(ii)in the second subparagraph, for “A Member State” substitute “The approval authority”.

(6) In Article 5 (EC separate technical unit type-approval mark)—

(a)in the heading and both other times it appears, for “EC” substitute “GB”;

(b)at the end insert as a new subparagraph—

“This Article does not apply to a separate technical unit which was manufactured before 1 February 2026 and is of a type which has been approved by an approval authority of a member State in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) 1008/2010(1) or Annex IV to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/535(2), in each case as they have effect in EU law.”.

(7) In Article 6—

(a)omit “National authorities shall permit”;

(b)for “661/2009, and” substitute “661/2009 is permitted, and the approval authority must”.

(8) Omit “This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all ms” following Article 7.

(9) In Annex I (administrative documents for vehicles re their windscreen wiper and washer systems)—

(a)in the explanatory notes at the end of Part 1—

(i)in note (c), for “Directive 2007/46/EC Part A of Annex II” substitute “Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858”;

(ii)in note (n), for “Directive 80/1269/EEC (OJ L 375, 31.12.1980, p. 46)” substitute “Regulation (EU) No 715/2007 (EUR 2007/715)”;

(b)in Part 2—

(i)in the words before section 1, for “as last amended by Regulation (EU) No … / …” substitute “as it has effect in domestic law, as last amended by S.I. …. /……,”;

(ii)in note (3) to point 0.4 of Section I, for “Directive 2007/46/EC, Annex II, Section A” substitute “Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858”.

(10) In Annex II (Administrative documents for EC type-approval of windscreen washer systems as separate technical units)—

(a)in Part 1, in point 0.7, for “EC” substitute “GB”;

(b)in Part 2—

(i)in the words before section 1, for “as last amended by Regulation (EU) No … / …” substitute “as it has effect in domestic law, as last amended by S.I. …. /……,”;

(ii)in Section I, in point 0.7, for “EC” substitute “GB”;

(c)in Part 3—

(i)in the heading and in point 1, for “EC” substitute “GB”;

(ii)for point 1.1, substitute—

“1.1.  A rectangle surrounding the lower-case letter “g”, followed by the number “11”.”

(iii)in point 2, for “EC” substitute “GB”;

(iv)in point 3—

(aa)for “EC”, both times it occurs, substitute “GB”;

(bb)for figure 1, substitute the following image—

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(v)in the explanatory note following point 3—

(aa)for “EC” substitute “GB”;

(bb)omit “by The Netherlands”.