Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2012C00283:front:0:p30
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2012C00283
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 91778–94781

is to be carried out, it shall be conducted on all vehicles selected for the Type I conformity of production test set out in paragraph 8.2. The conditions laid down in Annex 6 shall apply.
              8.4.  Checking the conformity of the vehicle for a Type IV test
              8.4.1.  If a Type IV test is to be carried out, it shall be conducted in accordance with Annex 7.
              8.5.  Checking the conformity of the vehicle for On-board Diagnostics (OBD)
              8.5.1.  If a verification of the performance of the OBD system is to be carried out, it shall be conducted in accordance with the following requirements:
              8.5.1.1. When the Approval Authority determines that the quality of production seems unsatisfactory, a vehicle shall be randomly taken from the series and subjected to the tests described in Appendix 1 to Annex 11.
              8.5.1.2. The production shall be deemed to conform if this vehicle meets the requirements of the tests described in Appendix 1 to Annex 11.
              8.5.1.3. If the vehicle taken from the series does not satisfy the requirements of paragraph 8.5.1.1., a further random sample of four vehicles shall be taken from the series and subjected to the tests described in Appendix 1 to Annex 11. The tests may be carried out on vehicles which have been run in for no more than 15,000 km.
              8.5.1.4. The production shall be deemed to conform if at least three vehicles meet the requirements of the tests described in Annex 11, Appendix 1.
              8.6.  Checking the conformity of a vehicle fuelled by LPG or NG/biomethane
              8.6.1.  Tests for conformity of production may be performed with a commercial fuel of which the C3/C4 ratio lies between those of the reference fuels in the case of LPG, or of which the Wobbe index lies between those of the extreme reference fuels in the case of NG/biomethane. In that case a fuel analysis shall be presented to the Approval Authority.
  9.  In-service conformity
              9.1.  Introduction

                This paragraph sets out the in-service conformity requirements for vehicles type approved to this Regulation.

              9.2.  Audit of in-service conformity

              9.2.1.  The audit of in-service conformity by the Approval Authority shall be conducted on the basis of any relevant information that the manufacturer has, under the same procedures as those for the conformity of production defined in Appendix 2 to Agreement E/ECE/324//E/ECE/TRANS/505/Rev.2. Information from Approval Authority and Contracting Party surveillance testing may complement the in-service monitoring reports supplied by the manufacturer.

              9.2.2.  The figures 4/1 and 4/2 of Appendix 4 to this Regulation illustrate the procedure for in-service conformity checking. The process for in-service conformity is described in Appendix 5 to this Regulation.

              9.2.3.  As part of the information provided for the in-service conformity