Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 427/2014Show full title

Article 7 Verification report

1. The verification report referred to in Article 4(2)(g) shall be established by an independent and certified body that is not part of the applicant or otherwise connected to it.

2. For the purposes of the verification report, the independent and certified body shall:

(a) verify that the eligibility criteria specified in Article 2(2) are met;

(b) verify that the information provided in accordance with Article 4(2)(f) meets the criteria set out in Article 9;

(c) verify that the testing methodology referred to in Article 4(2)(e) is appropriate for certifying the CO₂ savings from the innovative technology for the relevant vehicles referred to in Article 4(2)(d), and meets the minimum requirements specified in Article 6(1);

(d) verify that the innovative technology is compatible with relevant requirements specified for the type-approval of the vehicle;

(e) declare that it meets the requirement specified in paragraph 1.

For the purpose of point (c), the independent and certified body shall provide the testing protocols established for the verification.

3. For the purposes of the certification of the CO₂ savings in accordance with Article 11, the independent and certified body shall, at the request of the manufacturer, draw up a report on the interaction between several eco-innovations fitted to one vehicle type, variant or version.

The report shall specify the CO₂ savings from the different eco-innovations taking into account the impact of the interaction.

4. The verification report may be limited to include only the testing protocols referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 2, where the applicant is basing its application on data and assumptions that have already been approved by the Commission or are included in the guidance referred to in Article 6(2).