Type-approval of vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units
Article 17
Pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013, with effect from 1 January 2016, approval authorities shall not refuse, on grounds relating to functional safety with regard to braking performance, to grant EU type-approval to agricultural and forestry vehicle types which comply with the requirements of this Regulation. With effect from 1 January 2020 and in accordance with Article 6(2) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 and Article 16 of this Regulation, type-approval authorities shall refuse to grant type-approval to vehicle types of categories T and C fitted with hydraulic connections of the single-line type. With effect from 1 January 2018, national authorities shall, in the case of new vehicles that do not comply with Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 and the provisions of this Regulation on functional safety with regard to braking performance, prohibit the making available on the market, registration, or entry into service of such vehicles. With effect from 1 January 2021, for new vehicles of categories T and C fitted with hydraulic connections of the single-line type set out in Article 16, national authorities shall prohibit the making available on the market, registration, or entry into service of such vehicles.