Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C01210:reg:6:p15
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C01210
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 15/24)
Character Range: 39985–42823

TYPE AND EXTENSION OF APPROVAL
        16.1 Every modification of the vehicle type with regard to the characteristics in annex 1 shall be notified to the administrative department which approved the vehicle type. The department may then either:
        16.1.1 Consider that the modifications made are unlikely to have an appreciable adverse effect, and that the vehicle still complies with the requirements; or
        16.1.2 Require a further test report from the technical service responsible for conducting the tests.
        16.2 Confirmation or refusal of approval, specifying the alterations, shall be communicated by the procedure specified in paragraph 14.3 above to the Parties to the Agreement which apply this Regulation.
        16.3 The competent authority issuing the extension of approval shall assign a series number to each communication form drawn up for such an extension.

17. CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION
        17.1 Every vehicle identified by an approval mark and/or document in the case of the engine type installed as prescribed under paragraphs 5.4 and 14.4 of this Regulation shall conform with regard to components affecting the emission of visible pollutants to the vehicle type approved.
        17.2 In order to verify conformity as prescribed in paragraph 17.1 above, a vehicle shall be taken from the series.
17.3 Conformity of the vehicle with the type approved shall be verified
        on the basis of the description given in the approval form according to annex 2 to this Regulation. In addition, verifying tests shall be carried out in the following conditions:
        17.3.1 A vehicle with an engine which has not been run-in shall be subjected to the test under free acceleration prescribed in annex 5 to this Regulation. The vehicle shall be deemed to conform to the vehicle type approved if the absorption coefficient determined does not exceed by more than 0.5 m-l the figure shown in the approval mark or document (see paragraph 17.1 above). On the request of the manufacturer commercially available fuel may be used rather than the reference fuel. In the case of dispute, reference fuel has to be used.
        17.3.2 If the figure determined in the test referred to in paragraph 17.3.1 above exceeds by more than 0.5 m-l the figure shown in the approval mark or document (see paragraph 17.1 above) the engine shall be subjected to the test at steady speeds over the full-load curve as prescribed in annex 4 to this Regulation. The visible emission levels shall not exceed the limits prescribed in annex 7 to this Regulation.

18. PENALTIES FOR NON-CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION
        18.1 The approval granted in respect of a vehicle type pursuant to this Regulation may be withdrawn if the requirements laid down in paragraph 17.1 above are not complied with or if the vehicle has failed to pass