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Product Safety Act ( Act No. V Of 2001) Two Or Three-Wheel Motor Vehicles (Ec Type-Approval) Regulations, 2003 (L.N. 28 Of 2003 )

PRODUCT SAFETY ACT (ACT NO. V OF 2001)
Two or Three-Wheel Motor Vehicles (EC Type-Approval) Regulations, 2003
IN exercise of the powers conferred by articles 38 to 40 of the Product Safety Act, 2001, the Minister for Economic Services, on the advice of the Malta Standards Authority, has made the following regulations>-
1.1. The title of these regulations is the Two or Three-Wheel
Motor Vehicles (EC Type-Approval) Regulations, 2003.
1.2. These regulations shall become operative on the 9th
November, 2003, hereafter referred to as the effective date>
1.2.1. Provided that, at the request of the manufacturer, the previous model of the certificate of conformity may still be used for twelve months following the effective date>
1.2.2. Provided that as from 9th May 2003, the first entry into service of vehicles complying with these regulations shall not be prohibited>
1.2.3. Provided that these regulations shall not invalidate any approvals granted before 9th November 2003, nor prevent extension of such approvals under the terms of the Directive under which they were originally granted. However, as from 9th November
2004 certificates of conformity issued by the manufacturer shall
comply with the model specified in Annex IV of the Directive, reproduced as Schedule IV hereto>
1.2.4. Provided that the Malta Transport Authority, set up under the provisions of the Malta Transport Authority Act, shall act as the Maltese ‘approval authority’ in terms of regulation 3.1.13 of these regulations, from such date as the Minister responsible for consumer affairs, after consultation with the Malta Standards Authority and the Malta Transport Authority, may prescribe>

Citation and commencement.

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Scope.

1.2.5. Provided that the requirement to provide information to the European Commission, referred to in regulation 12.1.2 of these regulations, shall come into force on such date as the Minister responsible for consumer affairs, after consultation with the Malta Standards Authority, may prescribe.
1.3. LN 96 of 2002> Two or Three-Wheel Motor Vehicles (EC Type-Approval) Regulations, 2002 are hereby repealed as from the effective date.
2.1. These regulations shall apply to all two or three-wheel motor vehicles, whether twin-wheeled or otherwise, intended to travel on the road, and to the components or separate technical units of such vehicles.
2.1.1. These regulations do not apply to the following vehicles>
- vehicles with a maximum design speed not exceeding 6 km#h,
- vehicles intended for pedestrian control,
- vehicles intended for use by the physically handicapped,
- vehicles intended for use in competitions, on roads or in off-road conditions,
- vehicles already in use before the application date of
Directive 92#61#EEC,
- tractors and machines, used for agricultural or similar purposes,
- vehicles designed primarily for off-road leisure use having wheels arranged symmetrically with one wheel at the front of the vehicle and two at the rear,
- cycles with pedal assistance which are equipped with an auxiliary electric motor having a maximum continuous rated power of 0.25 kw, of which the output is progressively reduced and finally cut off as the vehicle reaches a speed of 25 km#h, or sooner, if the cyclist stops pedalling,
nor to the components or technical units thereof unless they are intended to be fitted to vehicles covered by the Directive.
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2.1.2. These regulations do not apply either to the type- approval of single vehicles except that Member States granting such approvals shall accept any type-approval of components and separate technical units granted under the Directive instead of under the relevant national requirements.
2.2. The vehicles referred to in regulations 2.1, 2.1.1 and
2.1.2 shall be subdivided into>
- moped, i.e. two or three-wheel vehicles (category L1e) or three wheel vehicles (category L2e) with a maximum design speed of not more than 45 km#h, and characterized by>
(i) in the case of the two-wheel type, an engine whose>
- cylinder capacity does not exceed 50 cm3 in the case of the internal combustion type, or
- maximum continuous rated power is no more than 4 kW in the case of an electric motor<
(ii) in the case of the three-wheel type, an engine whose>
- cylinder capacity does not exceed 50 cm3 if of the spark
(positive) ignition type, or
- maximum net power output does not exceed 4 kW in the case of other internal combustion engines, or
- maximum continuous rated power does not exceed 4 kW in the case of an electric motor<
- motorcycles, i.e. two-wheel vehicles with or without sidecar (category L3e) or with a sidecar (category L4e), fitted with an engine having a cylinder capacity of more than 50 cm3 if of the internal combustion type and#or having a maximum design speed of more than 45 km#h,
- motor tricycles, i.e. vehicles with three symmetrically arranged wheels (category L5e) fitted with an engine having a cylinder capacity of more than 50 cm3 if of the internal combustion type and#or a maximum design speed of more than 45 km#h.
2.3. These regulations shall also apply to quadricycles, i.e. motor vehicles with four wheels having the following characteristics>
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(a) light quadricycles whose unladen mass is less than 350 kg (category L6e), not including the mass of batteries in case of electric vehicles, whose maximum design speed is not more than 45 km#h and
— whose engine cylinder capacity does not exceed 50 cm3
for spark (positive)ignition engines or
— whose maximum net power output does not exceed 4 kW
in the case of other internal combustion engines, or
— whose maximum continuous rated power does not exceed
4 kW in the case of an electric motor.
These vehicles shall fulfil the technical requirements applicable to three-wheel mopeds of category L2e unless specified differently in any of the separate directives<
(b) quadricycles, other than those referred to in (a), whose unladen mass is not more than 400 kg (catgory L7e) (550 kg for vehicles intended for carrying goods), not including the mass of batteries in the case of electric vehicles, and whose maximum net engine power does not exceed 15 kW. These vehicles shall be considered to be motor tricycles and shall fulfil the technical requirements applicable to motor tricycles of category L5e unless specified differently in any of the separate Directives.

Definitions.

3.1. For the purposes of these regulations, the following definitions shall apply>
3.1.1. ‘the Directive’ means Directive 2002#24#EC1 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 March 2002 relating to the type-approval of two or three-wheel motor vehicles and repealing Council Directive 92#61#EEC<
3.1.1.1. ‘separate Directive’ means a Directive specified in Annex I or III to the Directive (reproduced as Schedule I or III hereto)<
3.1.2. ‘type of vehicle’ means either a vehicle or a group of vehicles (variants) which>

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(a) belong to a single category (two-wheel moped L1e, three-wheel moped L2e, etc., as defined in regulations 2.1,
2.1.1 and 2.1.2 of these regulations)<
(b) are constructed by the same manufacturer<
(c) have the same chassis, frame, sub-frame, floor pan or structure to which major components are attached<
(d) have a power unit with the same principle of operation
(internal combustion, electric, hybrid, etc.)<
(e) have the same type designation given by the manufacturer.
3.1.2.1. A type of vehicle may include variants and versions<
3.1.3. ‘variant’ means either a vehicle or a group of vehicles
(versions) being of the same type where>
(a) they have the same shape of the bodywork (basic characteristics)<
(b) within the group of vehicles (versions) the difference in the mass in running order between the lowest value and the highest value does not exceed 20 % of the lowest value<
(c) within the group of vehicles (versions) the difference in the maximum permissible mass between the lowest value and the highest value does not exceed 20 % of the lowest value<
(d) they have the same operating cycle (two or four stroke, spark ignition or compression ignition)<
(e) within the group of vehicles (versions) the difference in the cylinder capacity of the power unit (in the case of an internal combustion unit) between the lowest value and the highest value does not exceed 30 % of the lowest value<
(f) have the same number and arrangement of cylinders< (g) within the group of vehicles (versions) the difference
in the power output of the power unit between the lowest
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value and the highest value does not exceed 30 % of the lowest value<
(h) have the same operating mode (of electric motors)<
(i) have the same type of gearbox (manual, automatic, etc.)<
3.1.4. ‘version’ means a vehicle of the same type and variant but which may incorporate any of the equipment, components or systems listed in the information document in Annex II of the Directive which is set out as Schedule II hereto, provided that there is only>
(a) one value quoted for>
(i) the mass in running order<
(ii) the maximum permissible mass<
(iii) the power output of the power unit<
(iv) the cylinder capacity of the power unit< and
(b) one set of test results quoted in accordance with Annex VII of the Directive, which is set out as Schedule VII hereto<
3.1.5. ‘system’ means any vehicle system such as brakes, emission control equipment, etc. which is subject to the requirements laid down in any of the separate directives<
3.1.6. ‘separate technical unit’ means a device, such as a replacement exhaust system silencer, subject to the requirements of a separate directive, intended to be part of a vehicle, which may be type-approved separately but only in relation to one or more specified types of vehicles, where the separate directive makes express provision for so doing<
3.1.7. ‘component’ means a device, such as a lamp, subject to the requirements of a separate directive, intended to be part of a vehicle, which may be type-approved independently of a vehicle, where the separate directive makes express provision for so doing<
3.1.8. ‘type-approval’ means the procedure whereby a Member State certifies that a type of vehicle satisfies the technical requirements set out in the directive or the separate directives and
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the checks on the correctness of the manufacturer’s data, as provided for in the exhaustive list set out in Annex I of the Directive, reproduced as Schedule I hereto<
3.1.9. ‘twinned wheels’ means two wheels mounted on the same axle, the distance between the centres of their areas of contact with the ground being less than 460 mm. Twinned wheels shall be considered as one wheel<
3.1.10. ‘twin-propulsion vehicles’ means vehicles with two different systems of propulsion, for example an electric system and a thermic system<
3.1.11. ‘manufacturer’ means the person or body responsible to the approval authority for all aspects of the type-approval process and for ensuring conformity of production. It is not essential that the person or body is directly involved in all stages of the construction of the vehicle, component or separate technical unit covered by the approval process<
3.1.12. ‘technical service’ means the organisation or body that has been appointed as a testing laboratory to carry out tests or inspections on behalf of the approval authority of a Member State. This function may also be carried out by the approval authority itself.
3.1.13. ‘approval authority’ means the competent authority of a Member State which is responsible for all aspects of type- approval of a type of vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit, to issue and (if appropriate) to withdraw approval certificates, to serve as the contact point with the approval authorities of the other Member States and which is responsible for verifying the manufacturer’s conformity of production arrangements,
4.1. Applications for type-approval shall be submitted by the manufacturer to the approval authority. They shall be accompanied by an information document, a model of which, for vehicle type-approval purposes, is set out in Annex II of the Directive (reproduced as Schedule II hereto) and, for type-approval purposes of systems, separate technical units or components, is contained in an Annex or Appendix to the relevant system, separate technical unit or component directive, and also by the other documents referred to in the information document.

Procedures for granting Type- Approval.

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4.1.1. Applications for a given type of vehicle, separate technical unit or component may be submitted to one Member State only.
4.2. The approval authority shall grant type-approval to all types of vehicle, systems, separate technical units or components if these meet the following conditions>
4.2.1. the type of vehicle meets the technical requirements of the separate directives and is as described by the manufacturer in accordance with the data provided for in the exhaustive list set out in Annex I of the Directive, reproduced as Schedule I hereto<
4.2.2. the system, separate technical unit or component meets the technical requirements of the relevant separate directive and is as described by the manufacturer in accordance with the data provided for in the exhaustive list set out in Annex I of the Directive, reproduced as Schedule I hereto.
4.3. Before conducting type-approval, the approval authority shall take all necessary steps to ensure, if necessary in cooperation with the competent authorities in the Member State where manufacturing takes place or the product is brought into the Community, that there is compliance with the provisions of Annex VI of the Directive, reproduced as Schedule VI hereto, in order that the new vehicles, systems, separate technical units or components manufactured, placed on the market, offered for sale or put into service, conform to the approved type.
4.4. The approval authority referred to in regulation 4.3 of these regulations shall ensure, if necessary in cooperation with the competent authorities in the Member State where manufacturing takes place or the product is brought into the Community that the provisions of Annex VI of the Directive, reproduced as Schedule VI hereto, continue to be observed.
4.5. Where an application for type-approval for a type of vehicle is accompanied by one or more type-approval certificates of a system, separate technical or component unit issued by one or more Member States, the approval authority shall be obliged to accept them and shall not perform, in respect of the systems, separate technical units and#or components which have been type-approved, the checks required by regulation 4.2.2 of these regulations.
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4.6. Each Member State shall be responsible for the type- approval of a system, separate technical unit or component that it grants. The competent authorities in the Member State which grant type- approval for a type of vehicle shall check conformity of production, where necessary in cooperation with those competent authorities in the other Member States which have issued type-approval certificates for systems, separate technical unit or components.
4.7. However, if a Member State finds that a vehicle, system, separate technical unit or component which complies with the provisions of regulation 4.2 of these regulations is nevertheless a serious risk to road safety, it may refuse to grant the type-approval. It shall forthwith inform the other Member States and the Commission thereof, stating the reasons on which its decision is based.
5.1. The approval authority shall complete the type-approval form contained in Annex III of the Directive, which is set out as Schedule III to these regulations, for all types of vehicles in respect of which it conducts type-approval, and in addition shall enter the test results under the relevant headings on the form attached to the vehicle approval form, the model for which is given in Annex VII, which is set out as Schedule VII to these regulations.
5.1.1. The approval authority shall complete the type approval form contained in an Annex or an Appendix to each relevant separate directive, for each type of system, separate technical unit or component in respect of which it conducts type- approval.
5.1.2. Type-approval certificates of a system, separate technical unit or component shall be numbered in accordance with the method described in Annex V, Part A, which is set out in Schedule V hereto.
5.2. The approval authority shall forward to those of the other Member States, within one month, a copy of the type-approval certificate together with the annexes for each type of vehicle that it type-approve or refuse to type-approve.
5.2.1. The approval authority shall send monthly to the competent authorities of the other Member States, a list of the type- approvals of a system, separate technical unit or component, which it has granted or refused to grant during that month.

The Type-Approval

Process.

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Certificate of

Conformity.

5.2.2. In addition, at the request of a competent authority of another Member State, it shall send forthwith a copy of the type-approval certificate together with the annexes for each type of system, separate technical unit or component.
6.1. A certificate of conformity, a model of which is shown in Annex IV-A of the Directive (reproduced as Schedule IV-A hereto) shall be completed by the manufacturer for each vehicle produced in conformity with the type that has been approved. Such a certificate shall accompany each vehicle.
6.1.1. However, for reasons of vehicle taxation3 or in order to draw up the vehicle registration document, it may be requested, after giving at least three months’ notice to the Commission and other Member States, that the certificate of conformity shall contain details other than those mentioned in Annex IV-A of the Directive (reproduced as Schedule IV-A hereto), provided that those details are explicitly included in the information document.
6.1.2. The certificate of conformity shall be made in such a way as to prevent any forgery. For this purpose, the printing shall be made on paper protected either by coloured graphics or watermarked with the vehicle manufacturer’s identification mark.
6.2. A certificate of conformity, a model of which is shown in Annex IV-B of the Directive (reproduced as Schedule IV-B hereto), shall be completed by the manufacturer for each non-original separate technical unit or component manufactured in conformity with the approved type.
6.2.1. That certificate is not required for original separate technical units or for components.
6.3. Where the separate technical unit or component to be type-approved performs its function or displays a specific characteristic only in conjunction with other components of the vehicle and for this reason compliance with one or more requirements can be verified only when that separate technical unit or component to be approved functions in conjunction with other vehicle components whether real or simulated, the scope of the component type-approval of that separate technical unit or component must be restricted accordingly.
6.3.1. The type-approval certificate for a separate technical unit or component shall then set out any restrictions on use and any instructions for fitting it.

3 The Motor Vehicles Registration Tax Act, Cap. 368.

Pending the harmonization of registration and taxation systems in the Member States in relation to vehicles covered by the Directive, Member States may use national code systems in order to facilitate registration and taxation in their territory. Member States may also request that the certificate of conformity be supplemented by the national code number.

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6.3.2. Compliance with these restrictions and requirements shall be verified when the vehicle is type-approved.
6.4. Without prejudice to regulation 6.2 of these regulations, the holder of a type-approval for a separate technical unit or component that has been granted under regulations 4.2 to 4.7 of these regulations shall be obliged to affix to each such separate technical unit or component manufactured in conformity with the approved type, his factory or trade mark, a statement of the type and, if the separate directive so requires, the component type-approval mark referred to in regulations 7.1, 7.2,
7.2.1 and 7.2.2 of these regulations .
6.4.1. In this latter case, he is not required to complete the certificate provided for in regulation 6.2.
6.5. Any holder of a type-approval certificate for a separate technical unit or component which, under regulation 6.3, contains restrictions on use, must supply detailed information on those restrictions and must give fitting instructions, where appropriate, with each separate technical unit or component manufactured.
6.6. Any holder of a type-approval certificate for a separate technical unit of non-original equipment, issued in connection with one or more types of vehicle, must with each such unit supply detailed information allowing those vehicles to be identified.
7.1. Any vehicle produced in conformity with the type which has been type-approved shall bear a type-approval mark composed in accordance with Section 1, Section 3 and Section 4 of the type-approval number, set out in Annex V, Part A of the Directive, reproduced as Schedule V, Part A of these regulations.
7.2. Any separate technical unit and any component produced in conformity with the type having been type-approved shall include, if the relevant separate directive so provides, a type-approval mark which meets the requirements set out in Annex V, Part B of the Directive, reproduced as Schedule V, Part B hereto.
7.2.1. The type-approval number listed in Annex V, Part B, paragraph 1.2 of the Directive, reproduced as Schedule V, Part B, paragraph 1.2 of these regulations, shall be composed in accordance with Section 4 of the type-approval number set out in Annex V, Part A, reproduced as Schedule V, Part A hereto.

Type-Approval

Mark.

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Registration and entry into service.

7.2.2. The information contained in that component type- approval mark may be supplemented by further information enabling certain characteristics which are specific to the separate technical unit or component at issue to be identified.
7.2.3. That further information shall, where appropriate, be specified in the separate directives on those separate technical units or components.
8.1. On grounds relating to the construction and functioning of new vehicles, their registration, sale or entry into service shall only be permitted if, and only if, they are accompanied by a valid certificate of conformity.
8.1.1. The market, sale, entry into service or use of new vehicles complying with these regulations shall not be prohibited.
8.1.2. Only vehicles complying with these regulations may be presented for initial registration.
8.2. The placing on the market, sale or use of new separate technical units or new components complying with these regulations shall not be prohibited.
8.2.1. Only separate technical units and components complying with these regulations may be placed on the market and sold for the first time for use in Malta.
8.3. These regulations shall not affect the right of the Maltese authorities to lay down - in accordance with the Treaty - the requirements which they consider necessary to ensure the protection of users during the use of the vehicles in question, provided that this does not entail modification to the vehicles.
8.4. By way of derogation from regulations 8.1.1, 8.1.2, 8.2 and 8.2.1 and within the limits set out in Annex VIII of the Directive, reproduced as Schedule VIII hereto, the approval authority may, for a limited period, register and permit the sale or entry into service of new vehicles conforming to a type of vehicle whose type-approval is no longer valid. This option shall be limited to a period of 12 months as from the date on which the type-approval lost its validity.
8.4.1. Regulation 8.4 of these regulations shall apply only to vehicles which were in the territory of the Community and were accompanied by a valid certificate of conformity which had been
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issued when the type-approval of the vehicle in question was still valid, but which had not been registered or put into service before the said type-approval lost its validity.
8.5. Before regulations 8.4 and 8.4.1 of these regulations may be applied to one or more types of a given category, the manufacturer shall submit a request to the approval authority concerned by the entry into service of such types of vehicle. The request shall specify the technical and#or economic reasons justifying it.
8.5.1. Within three months such approval authority shall decide whether, and for how many units, it will accept the vehicle type concerned for registration in its territory. The approval authority concerned by the entry into service of such types of vehicle shall be responsible for ensuring that the manufacturer complies with the provisions of Annex VIII of the Directive, reproduced as Schedule VIII hereto. The approval authority shall send the Commission every year a list of exemptions granted.
8.6. As regards vehicles, components or separate technical units incorporating technologies or concepts which cannot, due to their specific nature, comply with one or more of the requirements of one or more of the separate Directives, point (c) of Article 8(2) of Directive
70#156#EEC and regulation 12.5 of LN 95 of 2002> Motor Vehicles
(EC Type Approval) Regulations, 2002 shall apply.
9.1. By way of derogation from regulations 8.1, 8.1.1, 8.2 and
8.2.1>
9.1.1. vehicles, systems, separate technical units and components intended>
- either for production in small series of up to a maximum of 200 units a year per type of vehicle, per system, per component or per separate technical unit<
- or for the armed forces, law enforcement agencies, civil defence services, fire brigades or public-works bodies,
may be exempted from compliance with any of the requirements of the separate directives. The other Member States shall be informed of these exemptions within one month of their being granted<

Exemptions.

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Manufacturer’s responsibility.

9.1.1.1. Within three months these Member States shall decide whether they accept the type-approval for vehicles to be registered within their territory. The certificate of such type-approval may not bear the heading ‘EC type-approval certificate’<
9.1.2. type-approval certificates issued at national level before 17 June 1999 shall remain valid within the Member States issuing them for a period of four years from the date on which national laws are required to comply with the relevant directives. The same period is also extended to types of vehicles, systems, components or technical entities conforming to national requirements of Member States applying other legislative systems than those for type-approval in force before the implementation of the relevant directives.
9.1.2.1 Vehicles covered by the latter exemption may be placed on the market, sold and entered into service during this period with no time limit on their use. The placing on the market, sale and use of systems, separate technical units and components for these vehicles shall carry no time limit.
10.1. The manufacturer shall be responsible for the manufacture of each vehicle or the production of each system, separate technical unit or component in compliance with the approved type . The final cessation of production or any changes to the information contained in the information document must be notified by the type-approval holder to the approval authority which issued that type-approval.
10.1.1. If the approval authority referred to in regulation
10.1 of these regulations considers that a change of this type does not involve any change to the existing type-approval certificate, or the drawing up of a new type-approval certificate, it shall inform the manufacturer accordingly.
10.1.2. If the approval authority referred to in regulation 10.1 of these regulations confirms that a change in the information set out in the information document justifies new checks or new tests, it shall inform the manufacturer accordingly and shall perform those tests. Should the checks or tests involve amendments to the existing type-approval certificate or the drawing up of a new certificate, the approval authority shall inform the competent authorities of the other Member States in accordance with regulations 5.2, 5.2.1 and
5.2.2 of these regulations.
10.2. Where the particulars appearing in the information document for vehicle approval have changed, the manufacturer shall issue revised pages to the approval authority showing clearly the nature of the change and the date of re-issue.
10.2.1. Only where the changes made to the information document necessitate the amendment of one or more of the entries given in the certificate of conformity in Annex IV of the Directive, reproduced as Schedule IV hereto (except items 19.1 and 45 to 51 inclusive), shall the reference number on the information document be changed.
10.3. Where a type-approval certificate ceases to have effect as a result of final cessation of production of the type of vehicle which has been approved or of the system or of the separate technical unit or component which has been type-approved, the approval authority which has carried out that type-approval shall inform the competent authorities in the other Member States within one month.
11.1. If the approval authority which has conducted type-approval finds that vehicles, systems, separate technical units or components do not conform to the approved type, it shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the production of any item that has been type-approved is again in conformity.
11.1.1. The approval authority shall inform the authorities in the other Member States of the measures taken which may, where necessary, extend to the withdrawal of type- approval.
11.2. If the approval authority finds that vehicles, systems, separate technical units or components do not conform to the approved type, it may request the Member State which has conducted the type-approval to verify the irregularities found.
11.2.1. Any Member State which has conducted type- approval shall conduct the necessary check within six months following the date of receipt of that request.
11.2.2. Should a failure to conform be established, the competent authorities in the Member State which has conducted type-approval shall take the measures set out in regulations 11.1 and 11.1.1 of these regulations.
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Nonconformity with the approved type.

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Notification of decisions and remedies available.

Copies of EEC and

EC Directives.

11.3. The competent authorities in the Member States shall inform each other, within one month, of the withdrawal of any type-approval granted and of the reasons for such measure.
11.4. If the Member State which has granted type-approval disputes the failure to conform notified to it, the Member States involved shall endeavour to resolve the matter. The Commission shall be kept informed and, where necessary, shall hold appropriate consultations in order to reach a settlement.
12.1. If it is found that vehicles, systems, separate technical units or components constitute a road safety hazard, even though they are of an approved type, the sale, entry into service or use thereof on the Maltese territory may, for a maximum period of six months, be prohibited.
12.1.1. The Consumer and Industrial Goods Directorate4 of the Malta Standards Authority shall be informed forthwith and with the reasons for such decision.
12.1.2. The Consumer and Industrial Goods Directorate of the Malta Standards Authority shall immediately inform the Commission and other Member States of any measures taken in pursuance of regulation 12.1 of these regulations.
12.2. Any decision concerning the refusal or withdrawal of type-approval, a ban on the sale or use of a vehicle, separate technical unit or component taken in pursuance of the provisions adopted in implementation of these regulations shall state in detail the reasons on which it is based.
12.2.1. It shall be notified to the party concerned, who shall, at the same time, be informed of the remedies available under the laws in force in Malta and of the time limits allowed for the exercise of such remedies.
13.1. Copies of EEC and EC Directives referred to in these regulations and listed in Schedule XI to these regulations can be obtained from the Consumer and Industrial Goods Directorate of the Malta Standards Authority.

4 L.N. 213 of 2000

– Malta Standards Authority (Establishment of Directorates) Order, 2000, published in the

Government Gazette No. 17,002 of 20th October, 2000.

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