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Regulation (EU) No 167/2013

Preamble
Recitals 30
Chapter I - SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS (Article 1-4) 4
Chapter II - GENERAL OBLIGATIONS (Article 5-16) 12
Chapter III - SUBSTANTIVE REQUIREMENTS (Article 17-19) 3
Chapter IV - EU TYPE-APPROVAL PROCEDURES (Article 20-23) 4
Chapter V - CONDUCT OF EU TYPE-APPROVAL PROCEDURES (Article 24-28) 5
Chapter VI - AMENDMENTS TO EU TYPE-APPROVALS (Article 29-31) 3
Chapter VII - VALIDITY OF EU TYPE-APPROVAL (Article 32) 1
Chapter VIII - CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY AND MARKINGS (Article 33-34) 2
Chapter IX - EXEMPTIONS FOR NEW TECHNOLOGIES OR NEW CONCEPTS (Article 35-36) 2
Chapter X - VEHICLES PRODUCED IN SMALL SERIES (Article 37) 1
Chapter XI - MAKING AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET, REGISTRATION OR ENTRY INTO SERVICE (Article 38-40) 3
Chapter XII - SAFEGUARD CLAUSES (Article 41-48) 8
Chapter XIII - INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS (Article 49-50) 2
Chapter XIV - PROVISION OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION (Article 51-52) 2
Chapter XV - ACCESS TO REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE INFORMATION (Article 53-56) 4
Chapter XVI - DESIGNATION AND NOTIFICATION OF TECHNICAL SERVICES (Article 57-67) 11
Chapter XVII - IMPLEMENTING ACTS AND DELEGATED ACTS (Article 68-71) 4
Chapter XVIII - FINAL PROVISIONS (Article 72-78) 5
Annexes 3

technical service

Defined in Article 3, Regulation (EU) No 167/2013

Definitions over time (1)

01/01/2016 – today applies on 12/11/2026 Article 3, Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 Scope: Whole act

For the purposes of this Regulation and of the acts listed in Annex I, except as otherwise provided therein, the following definitions shall apply:

‘technical service’ means an organisation or body designated by the approval authority of a Member State as a testing laboratory to carry out tests, or as a conformity assessment body to carry out the initial assessment and other tests or inspections, on behalf of the approval authority, it being possible for the approval authority itself to carry out those functions;

Earlier definition records in this act (1)

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Article 3(28) Historical · definitions end 01/01/2016

Used in (74 places in 19 provisions on 12/11/2026)

Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 (74 in 19)

Recital 13 · Recital 25 · Article 3³ · Article 22 · Article 24 · Article 27 · Article 46 · Article 53 · Article 57¹² · Article 58⁴ · Article 59¹⁰ · Article 60⁷ · Article 61² · Article 62⁶ · Article 63⁵ · Article 64⁵ · Article 65⁴ · Article 66⁷ · Article 67²