Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C00509:front:0:p12
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C00509
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Character Range: 33936–37039

dB(A), if the speed at which the rear of the vehicle passes the line BB' in third gear is greater than 61 km.
           6.3. Specifications regarding exhaust systems containing fibrous materials

           6.3.1. Requirements of annex 5 shall be applied.

           7. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF APPROVAL OF A
           VEHICLE TYPE

           7.1. Every modification of the vehicle type shall be notified to the administrative department which approved the vehicle type. The department may then either:

           7.1.1. Consider that the modifications made are unlikely to have an appreciable adverse effect and that in any case the vehicle still complies with the requirements, or

           7.1.2. Require a further test report from the technical service responsible for conducting the tests.

           7.2. Confirmation or refusal of approval, specifying the alterations shall be communicated by the procedure specified in paragraph 5.3 above to the Parties to the Agreement applying this Regulation.

           7.3. The competent authority issuing the extension of approval shall assign a series number for such an extension and inform thereof the other Parties to the 1958 Agreement applying this Regulation by means of a communication form conforming to the model in annex 1 to this Regulation.

           8. CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION

           8.1. Vehicles approved to this Regulation shall be so manufactured as to conform to the type approved by meeting the requirements set forth in paragraphs 6 above.

           8.2. In order to verify that the requirements of paragraph 8.1 are met, suitable controls of the production shall be carried out.

           8.3. The holder of the approval shall in particular

           8.3.1. ensure existence of procedures for the effective control of the quality of products;

           8.3.2. have access to the control equipment necessary for checking the conformity of each approved type;

           8.3.3. ensure that data of test results are recorded and that annexed documents shall remain available for a period to be determined in accordance with the administrative service;

           8.3.4. analyse the results of each type of test, in order to verify and ensure the stability of the product characteristics making allowance for variation of an industrial production;

           8.3.5. ensure that for each type of product at least the tests prescribed in annex 7 to this Regulation are carried out;

           8.3.6. ensure that any sampling or test pieces giving evidence of non-conformity with the type of test considered shall give rise to another sampling and another test. All the necessary steps shall be taken to re-establish the conformity of the corresponding production.

           8.4. The competent authority which has granted type-approval may at any time verify the conformity control method applicable to each production unit.

           8.4.1. In every inspection the test books and production survey records shall be presented to the visiting inspector.

           8.4.2. The inspector may take samples