Application for GB type-approval of a type of replacement pollution control device as a separate technical unit
Article 16
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The manufacturer shall submit to the approval authority an application for GB type-approval of a type of replacement pollution control device as a separate technical unit.
2
The application shall be drawn up in accordance with the model of the information document set out in Appendix 1 to Annex XI.
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The manufacturer shall submit to the technical service responsible for the type-approval test the following:
a
an engine system or engine systems of a type-approved in accordance with this Regulation equipped with a new original equipment pollution control device;
b
one sample of the type of the replacement pollution control device;
c
an additional sample of the type of the replacement pollution control device, in the case of a replacement pollution control device intended to be fitted to a vehicle equipped with an OBD system.
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For the purposes of point (a) of paragraph 4, the test engines shall be selected by the applicant with the agreement of the approval authority.
The test conditions shall comply with the requirements set out in Section 6 of Annex 4 to UNECE Regulation No 49.
The test engines shall respect the following requirements:
a
they shall have no emission control system defects;
b
any malfunctioning or excessively worn emission-related original part shall be repaired or replaced;
c
they shall be tuned properly and set to the manufacturer's specification prior to emission testing.
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For the purposes of points (b) and (c) of paragraph 4, the sample shall be clearly and indelibly marked with the applicant's trade name or mark and its commercial designation.
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For the purposes of point (c) of paragraph 4, the sample shall be a qualified deteriorated component.
Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 133/2014 of 31 January 2014 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress as regards emission limits, Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 (Text with EEA relevance).
Word in Art. 16 heading substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 65(16)(a)
Word in Art. 16(1) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 65(16)(a)
Art. 16(3) omitted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by virtue of The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 65(16)(b)