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the request of the Type Approval Authority the type approval communication form (i.e. Annex 1 of this Regulation) of each RUPD shall also be supplied.
14.3. A vehicle representative of the type to be approved and fitted with an approved RUPD shall be submitted to the Technical Service responsible for conducting the approval tests.
14.3.1. A vehicle not comprising all the components proper to the type may be accepted for test provided that it can be shown by the applicant to the satisfaction of the Type Approval Authority that the absence of the components omitted has no effect on the results of the verifications, so far as the requirements of this Regulation are concerned.
14.4. The Type Approval Authority shall verify the existence of satisfactory arrangements for ensuring effective checks on conformity of production before type approval is granted.
15.  Approval
15.1. If the vehicle submitted for approval pursuant to this Regulation is provided with an approved RUPD and meets the requirements of paragraph 16. below and has been tested following the conditions set out in paragraph 2.2., approval of that vehicle type shall be granted.
15.2. An approval number shall be assigned to each type approved. Its first two digits (at present 03 corresponding to the 03 series of amendments) shall indicate the series of amendments incorporating the most recent major technical amendments made to the Regulation at the time of issue of the approval. The same Contracting Party may not assign the same number to another vehicle type.
15.3. Notice of approval or of extension or of refusal of approval of a vehicle type pursuant to this Regulation shall be communicated to the Parties to the 1958 Agreement which apply this Regulation, by means of a form conforming to the model in Annex 2 to this Regulation.
15.4. There shall be affixed, conspicuously and in a readily accessible place specified on the approval form, to every vehicle conforming to a vehicle type approved under this Regulation an international approval mark consisting of:
15.4.1. A circle surrounding the letter "E" followed by the distinguishing number of the country, which has granted approval;[3]
15.4.2. The number of this Regulation, followed by the letter "R", a dash and the approval number to the right of the circle prescribed in paragraph 15.4.1.
15.5. If the vehicle conforms to a vehicle type approved, under one or more other Regulations annexed to the Agreement, in the country, which has granted approval under this Regulation, the symbol prescribed in paragraph 15.4.1. need not be repeated; in such a case the Regulation and approval numbers and the additional symbols of all the Regulations under which approval has been granted in the country which has granted approval