101 UK Brexit Notes

Connemara Programme October 16 2018 pg. 92 New vehicle and component approvals Manufacturers who are in the process of obtaining a new EU approval at the point of exit or intend to place a new vehicle models or components onto the UK market after exit day would need to obtain a UK type-approval. They must comply with the requirements of the UK type-approval scheme, which will be fully aligned with the requirements for ECWVTA immediately after exit. The VCA would grant a UK type-approval where a manufacturer can demonstrate it holds a valid EC type-approval issued post exit. Where necessary, the VCA would carry out conformity of production checks and review the documentary evidence, including test reports and approval certificates. As the UK will be aligned with EU regulations at the time of EU exit, it is not envisaged that duplicate testing would be required as long as the VCA is satisfied with the documentary evidence provided. Manufacturers wishing to place new products on the EU market after exit would need to follow the existing procedure for obtaining a new EC type-approval. Full testing and certification must be done by an EU type-approval authority and a technical service designated by that authority. Vehicle categories and engines subject to EC type-approval Passenger vehicles:  passenger cars (M1)  mini-buses (M2)  buses and coaches (M3) Goods vehicles:  light goods vehicles, car derived vans (N1)  goods vehicles up to 12 tonnes (N2)  goods vehicles over 12 tonnes (N3) Trailers for road vehicles:  light trailers (O1)  trailers up to 3.5 tonnes (O2)  trailers up to 10 tonnes (O3)  trailers over 10 tonnes (O4) Motorcycles:  mopeds and powered cycles (L1)  3-wheel Mopeds (L2)  motorcycles (L3)  motorcycles with sidecar (L4)  powered tricycles (L5)  light quadricycles (L6)  heavy quadricycles (L7) Agricultural and forestry vehicles:  wheeled Tractors (T)  tracked Tractors (C) Engines for non-road mobile machinery including:  small gardening and handheld equipment (lawn mowers, chainsaws, etc)  construction machinery (excavators, loaders, bulldozers, etc)  agricultural & farming machinery (harvesters, cultivators, etc)  railcars, locomotives and inland waterway vessels