1. This Article shall apply to vehicles which are not in conformity with all the relevant TSIs in force at the moment of placing in service, including vehicles subject to derogations, or where a significant part of the essential requirements is not laid down in one or more TSIs.
2. The first authorisation shall be granted by a national safety authority as follows:
— | for the technical aspects covered by a TSI, if any, the ‘EC’ verification procedure shall apply, |
— | for the other technical aspects, national rules as notified under Article 17(3) of this Directive and under Article 8 of Directive 2004/49/EC shall apply. |
This first authorisation shall be valid only on the network of the Member State granting it.