Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018C00788:reg:60:p8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018C00788
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 60 (pt 8/11)
Character Range: 42892–46009

with the requirements; or

         7.1.2.  Require a further test report from the Technical Service responsible for conducting the tests.

         7.2.  A modification of the tread pattern of the tyre shall not be considered to necessitate a repetition of the tests prescribed in paragraph 6. of this Regulation.

         7.3.  Confirmation or refusal of approval, specifying the alterations, shall be communicated by the procedure specified in paragraph 5.3. above to the Parties to the Agreement which apply this Regulation.

         7.4.  The Competent Authority issuing the extension of approval shall assign a series number  for  such  an extension  and   inform  thereof  the  other  Parties   to   the 1958 Agreement applying this Regulation by means of a communication form conforming to the model in Annex 1 to this Regulation.

         8.  CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION

         The conformity of production procedures shall comply with those set out in the Agreement, Appendix 2 (E/ECE/324-E/ECE/TRANS/505/Rev.2), with the following requirements:

         8.1.  Tyres approved under this Regulation shall be so manufactured as to conform to the type approved, by meeting the requirements set forth in paragraph 6. above.

         8.2.  The authority which has granted type approval may at any time verify the conformity control methods applied in each production facility.  For each production facility, the normal frequency of these verifications shall be at least once every two years.

         9.  PENALTIES FOR NON-CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION

         9.1.  The approval granted in respect of a type of pneumatic tyre pursuant to this Regulation may be withdrawn if the requirements laid down in paragraph 8.1. above are not complied with or if the tyres taken from the series have failed to pass the tests prescribed in that paragraph.

         9.2.  If a Contracting Party to the Agreement applying this Regulation withdraws an approval it has previously granted, it shall forthwith so notify the other Contracting Parties applying this Regulation by means of a communication form conforming to the model in Annex 1 to this Regulation.

         10.  PRODUCTION DEFINITIVELY DISCONTINUED

         If the holder of an approval completely ceases to manufacture a type of pneumatic tyre approved in accordance with this Regulation, he shall so inform the authority which granted the approval.  Upon receiving the relevant communication that authority shall inform thereof the other Parties to the 1958 Agreement applying this Regulation by means of a communication form conforming to the model in Annex 1 to this Regulation.

         11.  TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

         11.1.  Contracting Parties applying this Regulation shall not refuse to grant extensions of approval to preceding series of amendments, or supplement to series of amendments to this Regulation.

         11.2.  No Contracting Parties applying this Regulation  shall refuse a tyre approved  to the 01 series of amendments to this Regulation.

         11.3.  Tread-wear indicators:

         11.3.1.  As from the date of