Article 23

1. The manufacturer shall submit to the approval authority an application for EU type-approval and the information folder referred to in Article 24. 2. Only one application shall be submitted in respect of a particular type of vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit. That single application shall be submitted in only one Member State and to only one approval authority therein. A new application may not be submitted in another Member State in respect of the same type of vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit where: an approval authority has refused to grant a type-approval of that type; an approval authority has withdrawn type-approval of that type; or the manufacturer has revoked an application for a type-approval of that type. The approval authority shall reject an application for a type-approval of a different type designation or of a modification with respect to a previous application where the changes are not sufficient to constitute a new type of vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit. 3. An application for an EU type-approval of a particular type of vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit shall include a declaration by the manufacturer certifying, in accordance with the second subparagraph of paragraph 2 that: the manufacturer has not applied for an EU type-approval for the same type to any other approval authority, and no other approval authority granted the manufacturer such an approval; no approval authority has refused to grant type-approval of that type; no approval authority has withdrawn type-approval of that type; and the manufacturer has not revoked an application for a type-approval of that type. 4. A separate application shall be submitted for each type of vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit to be approved.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.