[F1Article 4]U.K.Application for the approval of an innovative technology as an eco-innovation

1.An application for the approval of an innovative technology as an eco-innovation shall be submitted to the [F2Secretary of State] in writing. The application and all supporting documentation shall also be submitted by electronic mail or electronic data carrier or uploaded in a server managed by the [F2Secretary of State]. The written application shall list the supporting documentation.

2.[F1An application for the approval of an innovative technology as an eco-innovation shall include the following:]

(a)contact details of the applicant;

(b)a description of the innovative technology and the way it is fitted on a vehicle, including evidence that the technology falls within the scope specified in Article 2;

(c)a summary description of the innovative technology, including details supporting that the conditions provided for in Article 2(2) are met, and of the testing methodology referred to in point (e) of this paragraph to be made public upon submission of the application to the [F3Secretary of State];

(d)an estimated indication of the individual vehicles that may be, or are intended to be, fitted with the innovative technology, and the estimated reductions of CO2 emissions for those vehicles from the innovative technology;

[F1(e)a methodology to be used for demonstrating the CO 2 emissions reductions of the innovative technology, including a reference to the applicable standard test procedure in accordance with Article 2(3), or where such methodology has already been approved by the [F4Secretary of State], a reference to the approved methodology;]

[F5(ea)where appropriate, and in addition to the methodology referred to in point (e), a simplified method for evaluating the CO 2 savings to be certified or pre-defined CO 2 savings values to be used for the purpose of certification of all vehicles fitted with the innovative technology;]

(f)evidence demonstrating that:

(i)

[F1the emissions reduction achieved by the innovative technology as determined in accordance with points (e) and, where applicable, (ea) meets the relevant threshold specified in Article 9(1), taking into account any deterioration over time of the technology;

(ii)

the CO 2 savings of the innovative technology are not or only partially covered by the standard test procedure CO 2 measurement F6... as specified in Article 2(3) of this Regulation;]

(iii)

the applicant is accountable for the CO2 emissions reduction of the innovative technology as specified in Article 9(3);

(iv)

[F5the CO 2 reduction value to be attributed to a vehicle at the moment of certification using the simplified evaluation method or by way of pre-defined CO 2 savings values as referred to in point (ea), is lower or equal to the emissions reduction achieved by the innovative technology as determined using the testing methodology referred to in point (e), including any possible interactions with other approved eco-innovations;]

(g)a verification report from an independent and certified body as specified in Article 7.

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