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from any direction of access; covers for insulating the live parts of connectors, and varnish or paint for the purpose of insulation.
         2.34. "Subsystem" means any functional assembly of REESS components.
         2.35. "Tested-device" means either the complete REESS or the subsystem of a REESS that is subjected to the tests prescribed by this Regulation.
         2.36. "Type of REESS" means systems which do not differ significantly in such essential aspects as:
              (a) The manufacturer's trade name or mark;
              (b) The chemistry, capacity and physical dimensions of its cells;
              (c) The number of cells, the mode of connection of the cells and the physical support of the cells;
              (d) The construction, materials and physical dimensions of the casing and
              (e) The necessary ancillary devices for physical support, thermal management and electronic control.
         2.37. "Vehicle type" means vehicles which do not differ in such essential aspects as:
              (a) Installation of the electric power train and the galvanically connected high voltage bus;
              (b) Nature and type of electric power train and the galvanically connected high voltage components.
         2.38. "Working voltage" means the highest value of an electrical circuit voltage root-mean-square (rms), specified by the manufacturer, which may occur between any conductive parts in open circuit conditions or under normal operating condition. If the electrical circuit is divided by galvanic isolation, the working voltage is defined for each divided circuit, respectively.
         2.39. "Chassis connected to the electric circuit" means AC and DC electric circuits galvanically connected to the electrical chassis.
3. Application for approval
         3.1. Part I: Approval of a vehicle type with regard to its electrical safety, including the High Voltage System
         3.1.1. The application for approval of a vehicle type with regard to specific requirements for the electric power train shall be submitted by the vehicle manufacturer or by his duly accredited representative.
         3.1.2. It shall be accompanied by the under-mentioned documents in triplicate and following particulars:
         3.1.2.1. Detailed description of the vehicle type as regards the electric power train and the galvanically connected high voltage bus.
         3.1.2.2. For vehicles with REESS, additional evidence showing that the REESS is in compliance with the requirements of paragraph 6. of this Regulation.
         3.1.3. A vehicle representative of the vehicle type to be approved shall be submitted to the Technical Service responsible for conducting the approval tests and, if applicable, at the manufacturer's discretion with the agreement of the Technical Service, either additional vehicle(s), or those parts of the vehicle regarded by the Technical Service as essential for the test(s) referred to in the paragraph 6. of this Regulation.
         3.2. Part II: Approval of a Rechargeable Electrical Energy Storage System (REESS)
         3.2.1. The application for approval of a type of REESS or separate technical unit with