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In­di­vid­u­al ap­proval for new ve­hi­cles

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New vehicles without type approval (classes M/N/O)

So that a vehicle can be approved for operation on public roads, it has to conform to an approved type.

Complete vehicles that are produced in series in Europe and/or for the European market normally have an EU or EC type approval; older vehicles have a national general operating permit (ABE). Registration is possible without further appraisal.

National individual approval for new vehicles according to Regulation (EU) 2018/858 Article 45

Vehicles in categories M (passenger cars), N (commercial vehicles) and O (trailers), which are

  • are not produced in series (e.g. self-built trailers),
  • were imported from a third country (e.g. new vehicle from the USA),
  • have been structurally altered before initial registration (e.g. conversion to a motorhome),
  • have been completed (e.g. truck chassis receives body, tarpaulin/bows).

require an appraisal in line with Section 45 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 for approval in Germany, the so-called national individual approval.

Our authorised signatories would be happy to advise you on all matters relating to drawing up an expert opinion to get a national individual approval for your vehicle.

EU individual vehicle approval for new vehicles according to Regulation (EU) 2018/858 Article 44

If an individual vehicle that does not have a type approval is to be registered in a member state of the EU, it is possible to have an appraisal drawn up in accordance with Article 44 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858. Once the approval has been granted by the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (Federal Motor Transport Authority), this vehicle can be registered throughout the EU.

Vehicles for which an EU vehicle individual approval is possible are

  • vehicles of category M1 (passenger cars),
  • vehicles of category N1 (commercial vehicles),
  • vehicles with special purposes of all vehicle classes (e.g. mobile homes, bullet-proof vehicles, etc.)

Our authorised signatories would be happy to advise you on all matters relating to drawing up an appraisal to get a national individual approval for your vehicle.