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by a detailed description of the modification, shall be deemed to meet this requirement.

              6.1.2. Extension

               The modification shall be designated an "extension" if, in addition to the change of the particulars recorded in the information folder:

                  (a) Further inspections or tests are required; or

                  (b) Any information on the communication document (with the exception of its attachments) has changed; or

                  (c) Approval to a later series of amendments is requested after its entry into force.

              6.1.2.1.  Any modification of the vehicle affecting the general form of the structure of the vehicle or any variation in the reference mass greater than 8 per cent which in the judgement of the authority would have a marked influence on the results of the test shall require a repetition of the test as described in Annex 4.

              6.1.2.2.  If the Technical Service, after consultation with the vehicle manufacturer, considers that modifications to a vehicle type are insufficient to warrant a complete retest then a partial test may be used. This would be the case if the reference mass is not more than 8 per cent different from the original vehicle or the number of front seats is unchanged. Variations of seat type or interior fittings need not automatically entail a full retest. An example of the approach to this problem is given in Annex 8.

              6.2. Notice of confirmation, extension, or refusal of approval shall be communicated by the procedure specified in paragraph 4.3. above, to the Contracting Parties to the Agreement applying this Regulation. In addition, the index to the information documents and to the test reports, attached to the communication document of Annex 1, shall be amended accordingly to show the date of the most recent revision or extension.

7.  Conformity of production
               The conformity of production procedure shall comply with the requirements set out in Schedule 1 of the Agreement (E/ECE/TRANS/505/Rev.3).

              7.1. Vehicles approved under this Regulation shall be so manufactured as to conform to the type approved by meeting the requirements of the relevant part(s) of this Regulation.

              7.2. In order to verify that the requirements of paragraph 7.1. are met, appropriate production checks shall be carried out.

              7.3. The Type Approval Authority which has granted type approval may at any time verify the conformity control methods applied in each production facility. The normal frequency of these verifications shall be once every two years.

8.  Penalties for non-conformity of production
              8.1. The approval granted in respect of a vehicle type pursuant to this Regulation may be withdrawn if the requirement laid down in paragraph 7.1. above is not complied with.

              8.2. If a Contracting Party to the Agreement applying this Regulation withdraws an approval it has previously granted, it