Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00129:reg:99:p9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00129
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 99 (pt 9/39)
Character Range: 1178009–1181063

1.1. Applications for type approval or amendment of a type approval shall be accompanied by the relevant information concerning the engine or vehicle OBD system. This relevant information shall enable manufacturers of replacement or retrofit components to make the parts they manufacture compatible with the vehicle OBD system with a view to fault-free operation assuring the vehicle user against malfunctions. Similarly, such relevant information shall enable the manufacturers of diagnostic tools and test equipment to make tools and equipment that provide for effective and accurate diagnosis of engine or vehicle emission control systems.

1.2. Upon request, the Type Approval Authorities shall make paragraph 2.1. of this annex containing the relevant information on the OBD system available to any interested components, diagnostic tools or test equipment manufacturer on a non-discriminatory basis.

1.3. If a Type Approval Authority receives a request from any interested components, diagnostic tools or test equipment manufacturer for information on the OBD system of an engine system or vehicle that has been type- approved to a previous version of this Regulation:
                -  The Type Approval Authority shall, within 30 days, request the manufacturer of the vehicle in question to make available the information required in paragraph 2.1. of this annex;
                - The manufacturer shall submit this information to the Type Approval Authority within two months of the request;
                - The Type Approval Authority shall transmit this information to the Type Approval Authoritiesof the Contracting Parties and the Type Approval Authority which granted the original type approval shall attach this information to Annex 1 to this Regulation and concerning the approval information of engine system or vehicle type.
1.4. This requirement shall not invalidate any approval previously granted pursuant to this Regulation nor prevent extensions to such approvals under the terms of the Regulation under which they were originally granted.
1.5. Information can only be requested for replacement or service components that are subject to UN type approval, or for components that form part of a system that is subject to UN type approval.
              1.6. The request for information shall identify the exact specification of the engine system or vehicle model for which the information is required. It shall confirm that the information is required for the development of replacement or retrofit parts or components or diagnostic tools or test equipment.

       2.  OBD data
2.1. The following additional information shall be provided by the engine or vehicle manufacturer for the purposes of enabling the manufacture of OBD-compatible replacement or service parts and diagnostic tools and test equipment, unless such information is covered by intellectual property rights or constitutes specific know-how of the manufacturer or the OEM supplier(s).
2.1.1. A description of the type and number of the pre-conditioning cycles