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Type Approval Authority in electronic format. A model of the technical information document is shown in Annex 1B.

12.3. A vehicle representative of the vehicle type to be approved shall be submitted to the technical service responsible for the approval tests.

              13. Approval
13.1. If the vehicle type submitted for approval pursuant to this Regulation meets the requirements of paragraph 14. below, approval for this vehicle type shall be granted.

13.2. An approval number shall be assigned to each type approved. Its first two digits (at present 00 for the UN Regulation in its original form) shall indicate the series of amendments incorporating the most recent major technical amendments made to the UN Regulation at the time of issue of the approval. The same Contracting Party may not assign this number to another vehicle type.

13.3. Communication on approval or extension or withdrawal of approval or production definitely discontinued of a vehicle type pursuant to this Regulation shall be communicated to the Parties to the Agreement applying this Regulation by means of a form conforming to the model in Annex 1B to the UN Regulation.

13.4. On every vehicle which conforms to a vehicle type approved under this Regulation there shall be affixed conspicuously, in an easily accessible place indicated on the approval form, an international approval mark comprising:

13.4.1. A circle surrounding the letter "E" followed by the distinguishing number of the country which has granted approval[5];

13.4.2. The number of this Regulation, followed by the letter "R", a dash and the approval number placed to the right of the circle prescribed in paragraph 13.4.1.

13.5. 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 13.4.2. need not be repeated; in such a case the UN Regulation and approval numbers and the additional symbols of all the UN Regulations under which approval has been granted in the country which has granted approval under this Regulation shall be placed in vertical columns to the right of the symbol prescribed in paragraph 13.4.

13.6. The approval mark must be clearly legible and indelible.

13.7. The approval mark shall be placed near the plate bearing the characteristics of the vehicle and may also be affixed to this plate.

13.8. Annex 2, Section II, to this Regulation gives an example of the arrangement of the approval mark.

13.9. The Type Approval Authority shall verify the existence of satisfactory arrangements for ensuring effective control of the conformity of production before type approval is granted.

              14. Specifications
              14.1. General specifications
              14.1.1. The audible warning device, audible warning system, multiple audible