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Validity period for type approval certificates
monday, 07 January 2019
New type approval certificates
As of 1-1-2019, new type approval certificates will be valid for a period of 6 years. Type approval certificates will expire six years after issue and products that were certified can no longer be sold as Piek-Keur certified.
To avoid expiration of the type approval certificate, a new application and test report must be submitted in a timely manner.
Existing type approval certificates
Many type-approval certificates have been issued in the course of Piek-Keur’s existence, the oldest corresponding test reports dating back to the beginning of this century. These type approval certificates do not expire on 1-1-2019. Type approval certificates that have already been issued fall under transitional arrangements. The table below explains these arrangements. The date of the test report is respected in determining when the type approval certificate was issued.
Update February 17, 2021:
The Piek-Keur Foundation will reassess the future of the foundation in 2021. Various social developments such as the Dutch Environmental Act are the reason for this.
Due to the review, it has been decided that the existing type approval certificates issued before 1-1-2014 will expire on 1-6-2022 instead of on 1-6-2021. All other expiration dates are not adjusted.
Piek type approval certificates issued before Valid until
01-01-2014 01-06-2022
01-01-2015 01-06-2022
01-01-2016 01-01-2023
01-01-2017 01-01-2024
01-01-2018 01-01-2025
01-01-2019 01-01-2026
To avoid expiration of the type approval certificate, a new application and test report must be submitted in a timely manner.
Products issued
Since the issue of the type approval certificate by Piek-Keur, the product may have been sold a number of times. These products are now being used by your customer.
The issued certificate of the individual product that was sold before the expiration date, will remain valid after the expiry of the type approval certificate. This means your customers will continue driving around with valid Piek certificates. This can be compared to the introduction of vehicle requirements such as the Euro 6 standard, where vehicles that do not comply to those requirements still keep their registration. Piek-Keur opted for a similar approach.