Vehicle Safety Type Approval Management Regulations Article 12-1

For vehicles manufactured, constructed or imported but haven’t applied for registration, inspection and get the new license plate before the expiring date of the Type Approval Certificate which was acquired according to Paragraph 1 of Article 11 of this Regulations, the applicant for these vehicles may inventoried the vehicles and apply to extend 12 months for valid duration of Type Approval Certificate toward certification institution within 1 month after the expiring date to apply for registration, inspection and get the new license plate.Except other regulations promulgated by the MOTC, when the applicant constructs completed vehicles with the inventoried chassis specified in Paragraph 3 of Article 17,if they using the same type of chassis and their Type Approval Certificate will be expired, the applicant may apply to extend 18 months for valid duration of Type Approval Certificate toward certification institution to apply for registration, inspection and get the new license plate. This provision also applies to vehicles which were completed after the adoption of new Testing Regulations.The compliances of Vehicle Safety Testing Directions shall be specified on the Type Approval Certificate with valid extension duration according to the above two Paragraphs and the new registration document and user's manual of related vehicles.