Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00446:front:0:p44
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00446
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Character Range: 140744–143867

1A:

              The manufacturer may request to merge these CoP families. The responsible authority shall evaluate on the basis of the supplied evidence by the manufacturer whether such a merge is justified.

              For Level 1B:

              At the request of the manufacturer, CoP families from different production facilities may be merged. For Type 1 testing this is only permitted if the planned annual production volume of each production plant is less than 1,000.

              8.1.3.1. CoP family for Type 1 test

              For the purposes of the manufacturer's conformity of production check on the Type 1 test, including, where applicable and if required, the check of the OBFCM device accuracy, the family means the conformity of production (CoP) family as specified in paragraphs 8.1.3.1.1 and 8.1.3.1.2.

              8.1.3.1.1. For interpolation families as described in paragraph 6.3.2. with a planned vehicle production volume of more than 1,000 vehicles per 12 months, the CoP family for the Type 1 test shall be identical to the interpolation family.

              8.1.3.1.2. For interpolation families as described in paragraph 6.3.2. with a planned production volume of 1,000 vehicles or less per 12 months, it is allowed to include other interpolation families into the same CoP family, up to a combined maximum production volume of 5,000 vehicles per 12 months. At the request of the responsible authority the manufacturer shall provide evidence on the justification and technical criteria for merging these interpolation families, ensuring that there is a large similarity between those families, for example in the following cases:

                  (a) Two or more interpolation families are merged which were split because the maximum interpolation range of 30 g/km CO2 is exceeded;
                  (b) Interpolation families that were split because there are different engine power ratings of the same combustion engine;
                  (c) Interpolation families that were split because the n/v ratios are just outside the tolerance of 8%;
                  (d) Interpolation families that were split, but still fulfil all the family criteria of a single IP family.
              8.1.3.2. CoP family for Type 4 test

              For the purposes of the manufacturer's conformity of production check on the Type 4 test, the family means the conformity of production (CoP) family, which shall be identical to the evaporative emissions family, as described in paragraph 6.6.3.

              8.1.3.3. CoP family for OBD

              For the purposes of the manufacturer's conformity of production check on OBD, the family means the conformity of production (CoP) family, which shall be identical to the OBD family, as described in paragraph 6.8.1.

              8.1.4. Test frequency for the Type 1 test

              8.1.4.1. For Level 1A:

              The frequency for product verification on the Type 1 test performed by the manufacturer shall be based on a risk assessment methodology consistent with the international standard ISO 31000:2018 — Risk Management