Article 1
Article 9a of Directive 96/53/EC is amended as follows: (1) in paragraph 2, the second subparagraph, after point (d), is replaced by the following: βTo that end, the Commission shall take the measures necessary, within the framework of Directive 2007/46/EC, to provide for the type-approval of vehicles or vehicle combinations referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article by 1 November 2019.β; (2) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: β3.Β Β Β Paragraph 1 shall apply from 1 September 2020.β.