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granted the original type approval is not satisfied with the manufacturer's reporting in accordance with paragraph 10. of Annex 8, or has reported evidence of unsatisfactory in-service conformity, the authority may order the manufacturer to run a test for confirmatory purposes. The Type Approval Authority shall examine the confirmatory test report supplied by the manufacturer.
9.2.5. Where the Type Approval Authority which granted the original type approval is not satisfied with the results of in-service tests or confirmatory tests in accordance with the criteria set out in Annex 8, or based on in-service testing conducted by a Contracting Party, it shall require the manufacturer to submit a plan of remedial measures to remedy the non-conformity in accordance with paragraph 9.3. of this Regulation and paragraph 9. of Annex 8.
9.2.6. Any Contracting Party may conduct and report its own surveillance testing, based on the in-service conformity testing procedure set out in Annex 8. Information on the procurement, maintenance, and manufacturer's participation in the activities shall be recorded. On request by a Type Approval Authority, the Type Approval Authority that granted the original type approval shall provide the necessary information about the type approval to enable testing in accordance with the procedure set out in Annex 8.
9.2.7. If a Contracting Party demonstrates that an engine or vehicle type does not conform to the applicable requirements of this paragraph (i.e. paragraph 9.2.) and Annex 8, it shall notify through its own Type Approval Authority without delay the Type Approval Authority which granted the original type approval. On receipt of such a request, the Type Approval Authority concerned shall take the requisite action as soon as possible and in any case within six months of the date of the request.
Following that notification the Type Approval Authority of the Contracting Party which granted the original type approval shall promptly inform the manufacturer that an engine or vehicle type fails to satisfy the requirements of these provisions.
9.2.8. Following the notification referred to in paragraph 9.2.7. and in cases where earlier in-service conformity testing showed conformity, the Type Approval Authority which granted the original type approval may require the manufacturer to perform additional confirmatory tests after consultation with the experts of the Contracting Party that reported the failing vehicle.
If no such test data is available, the manufacturer shall, within 60 working days after receipt of the notification referred to in paragraph 9.2.7., either submit to the Type Approval Authority which granted the original type approval a plan of remedial measures in accordance with paragraph 9.3. or perform additional in-service conformity testing with an equivalent vehicle to verify whether the engine or vehicle type fails the requirements. In the case where the manufacturer