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Trailer Certification

Historically, Member States may have operated their own set of National requirements for trailers. However, Directive 2007/46/EC introduced the basis of a European wide certification scheme for trailers and this legislation will be phased in over coming years. The key application dates are:

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Some of the terminology used in the table above may be unfamiliar. Vehicle category definitions and a glossary of frequently used terms may be accessed at the link below.

EC approval is based around a "whole vehicle" framework and this will specify the range of aspects of the vehicle that must meet the requirements of separate technical Directives. Hence, in order to gain EC whole vehicle approval, a vehicle will have to be tested/assessed for things such as brakes, lights, tyres, etc. VCA already has a number of trailer customers and can help you find your way around the legislation.

The following linked PDF files explain things in more detail:

• The latest ECWVTA brochure (PDF 596.9KB)
• Follow this link for more information on ECWVTA - the Revised Framework Directive
• Link to definition of vehicle categories
• Link to Glossary of terms

The value of working with VCA

Other specific links:

• About Conformity of Production
• Visual Overview of the Type Approval Process (PDF 68KB)
• Make an application for Type Approval (PDF 163.3KB)

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