Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L02109:body:0:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L02109
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 17595–21093

2.25.                                       "Vehicle fuel system (for hydrogen-fuelled vehicles)" means an assembly of components used to store or supply hydrogen fuel to a fuel cell (FC) or internal combustion engine (ICE).
2.26.                                       "Vehicle type" means a category of vehicles, the design characteristics of which do not differ in such essential respects as:
(a)            The type of protective system(s);
(b)           The type of front seat(s);
(c)            The vehicle width;
(d)           The wheelbase and overall length of the vehicle;
(e)            The structure, dimensions, lines and materials of the side walls of the passenger compartment, including any optional arrangements or interior fittings within or about the side walls of the passenger compartment;
(f)             The type of door latches and hinges;
(g)           The type of fuel system(s);
(h)           The unladen vehicle mass and the rated cargo and luggage mass;
(i)             The sitting of the engine (front, rear or centre);
in so far as they may be considered to have a negative effect on the results of a vehicle‑to‑pole side impact test conducted in accordance with Annex 3 of this Regulation.
2.27.                                       "Vehicle width" means the distance between two planes parallel to the longitudinal median plane (of the vehicle) and touching the vehicle on either side of the said plane but excluding the rear-view mirrors, side marker lamps, tyre pressure indicators, direction indicator lamps, position lamps, flexible mud-guards and the deflected part of the tyre side-walls immediately above the point of contact with the ground.

3.                                              Application for approval
3.1.                                           The application for approval of a vehicle type with regard to its pole side impact performance shall be submitted by the vehicle manufacturer or their duly accredited representative.
3.2.                                           It shall be accompanied by the undermentioned documents in triplicate and the following particulars:
3.2.1                                       A detailed description of the vehicle type with respect to its structure, dimensions, lines and constituent materials;
3.2.2                                       Photographs and/or diagrams and drawings of the vehicle showing the vehicle type in front, side and rear elevation and design details of the lateral part of the structure;
3.2.3                                       Unladen vehicle mass, rated cargo and luggage mass, and gross vehicle mass specifications for the vehicle type;
3.2.4                                       The lines and inside dimensions of the passenger compartment; and
3.2.5                                       A description of the relevant side interior fittings and protective systems installed in the vehicle.
3.3.                                           The applicant for approval shall be entitled to present any data and results of tests carried out which make it possible to establish that compliance with the requirements can be achieved on prototype vehicles with a sufficient degree of accuracy.
3.4.                                           A vehicle which is representative of the vehicle type to be approved shall be submitted to the Technical Service responsible for conducting the approval test(s).
3.4.1                                       A vehicle not comprising