Temporary provisions regarding approvals under UN Regulation No 160
Article 6
1. With effect from 6 July 2022, national authorities shall refuse, on grounds relating to event data recorders, to grant EU type-approval or national type-approval in respect of new types of vehicle which do not comply with this Regulation and the technical requirements of 01 Series of Amendments to UN Regulation No 160. However, national authorities shall accept approvals in accordance with UN Regulation No 160 granted outside the EU as an alternative to an approval in accordance with 01 Series of Amendments to UN Regulation No 160, for the purposes of granting an EU approval in accordance with this Regulation until 1 July 2024. 2. With effect from 6 July 2024 national authorities shall, on grounds relating to event data recorders, prohibit the registration, sale and entry into service of new vehicles, where such vehicles do not comply with this Regulation and the technical requirements of 01 Series of Amendments to UN Regulation No 160, as certificates of conformity of such vehicles shall no longer be valid. However, national authorities shall accept approvals in accordance with UN Regulation No 160, granted outside the EU as an alternative to an approval in accordance with 01 Series of Amendments to UN Regulation No 160 for the purposes of registration, sale and entry into service of such vehicles in accordance with Articles 48, 49 and 50 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 until 1 July 2026.