Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 725/2011Dangos y teitl llawn

Article 7 U.K. Verification report

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

[F1 1a. Where the applicant is a group of manufacturers or suppliers, the following conditions apply:

(a) the independent and certified body shall carry out the verifications referred to in points (a) to (e) of paragraph 2 in relation to each member of the applicant group, where relevant, depending on the content of the application for the approval of an innovative technology as an eco-innovation;

(b) where appropriate for confidentiality or competition reasons, several verification reports may be provided by the members of the applicant group for different sets of data supporting the same application.]

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 point (f) of Article 4(2) meets the criteria set out in Article 9;

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

[F1 (ca) verify, in the case of point (ea) of Article 4(2), that the simplified evaluation method or the pre-defined CO ₂ savings values referred to in that point are appropriate for certifying the CO ₂ savings for the relevant vehicles referred to in point (d) of Article 4(2), and meet the minimum requirements specified in Article 4[2][f](iv);]

(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 of this Article.

[F1 For the purpose of points (c) and (ca), the independent and certified body shall provide the testing protocols established for the verification.]

3. [F2 For the purposes of the certification of the CO ₂ 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, version or, where applicable, interpolation family.]

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

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/258 of 21 February 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 725/2011 for the purpose of adjusting it to the change in the regulatory test procedure and simplifying the administrative procedures for application and certification (Text with EEA relevance).

F2 Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/258 of 21 February 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 725/2011 for the purpose of adjusting it to the change in the regulatory test procedure and simplifying the administrative procedures for application and certification (Text with EEA relevance).