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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

approval authority

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:

‘approval authority’ means the authority of a Member State established or appointed by the Member State and notified to the Commission by the Member State with competence for all aspects of the approval of a type of vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit, for the authorisation process, for issuing and, if appropriate, withdrawing or refusing approval certificates, for acting as the contact point for the approval authorities of other Member States, for designating the technical services and for ensuring that the manufacturer meets his obligations regarding the conformity of production;

Earlier definition records in this act (1)

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Article 3(27) Historical · definitions end 01/01/2016

Used in (178 places in 43 provisions on 12/11/2026)

Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 (178 in 43)

Recital 15 · Article 3¹⁶ · Article 5² · Article 6² · Article 8² · Article 9³ · Article 10² · Article 11 · Article 20² · Article 21 · Article 22³ · Article 23² · Article 24¹⁵ · Article 25³ · Article 27³ · Article 28⁸ · Article 29⁶ · Article 30² · Article 31³ · Article 32⁶ · Article 35⁵ · Article 37⁷ · Article 41⁴ · Article 43 · Article 44¹¹ · Article 45 · Article 46¹¹ · Article 47¹² · Article 49 · Article 51² · Article 53³ · Article 57⁴ · Article 58³ · Article 59 · Article 60² · Article 62⁴ · Article 63³ · Article 64⁴ · Article 65² · Article 66¹⁰ · Article 67² · Article 68 · Article 73