The EC type approval for a recording equipment (or component) or a tachograph card is based on:
[F1a security certification , based on Common Criteria specifications, against a security target fully compliant with Appendix 10 to this Annex,]
a functional certification performed by a Member State authority certifying that the item tested fulfils the requirements of this Annex in terms of functions performed, measurement accuracy and environmental characteristics,
an interoperability certification performed by the competent body certifying that the recording equipment (or tachograph card) is fully interoperable with the necessary tachograph card (or recording equipment) models (see Chapter 8 of this Annex).
Textual Amendments
This Appendix specifies which tests, as a minimum, must be performed by a Member State authority during the functional tests, and which tests, as a minimum, must be performed by the competent body during the interoperability tests. Procedures to follow to carry out the tests or the type of tests are not specified further.
The security certification aspects are not covered by this Appendix. If some tests requested for type approval are performed during the security evaluation and certification process, then these tests do not need to be performed again. In this case, only the results of these security tests may be inspected. For information, the requirements expected to be tested (or closely related to tests expected to be performed) during the security certification, are marked with a ‘*’ in this Appendix.
The numbered requirements refer to the Annex corpus, while the other requirements refer to the other appendixes (e.g. PIC_001 refers to requirement PIC_001 of Appendix 3 Pictograms).
This Appendix considers separately the type approval of the motion sensor, of the vehicle unit, and of the external GNSS facility as components of the recording equipment. Each component will get its own type approval certificate in which the other compatible components will be indicated. The functional test of the motion sensor (or external GNSS facility) is done together with the vehicle unit and vice versa.
Interoperability between every model of motion sensor (resp. external GNSS facility) and every model of vehicle unit is not required. In that case the type approval for a motion sensor (resp. external GNSS facility) can be granted only in combination with the type approval of the relevant vehicle unit and vice versa.
The following references are used in this Appendix:
Environmental testing — Part 2-1: Tests — Test A: Cold
Basic environmental testing procedures; part 2: tests; tests B: dry heat (sinusoidal).
Environmental testing — Part 2: Tests — Test Fc: Vibration
Environmental testing; Part 2-14: Tests; Test N: Change of temperature
Environmental testing. Part 2: Tests. Test Ea and guidance: Shock
Environmental testing — Part 2-30: Tests — Test Db: Damp heat, cyclic (12 h + 12 h cycle)
Environmental testing — Part 2-64: Tests — Test Fh: Vibration, broadband random and guidance
Environmental testing — Part 2-78: Tests — Test Cab: Damp heat, steady state
Mechanical loads (2012-12)
Climatic loads(2010-04).
Road vehicles — Degree of protection (IP code) — Protection of electrical equipment against foreign objects, water and access
Road vehicles — Test methods for electrical disturbances from electrostatic discharge
Road vehicles — Electrical disturbances from conduction and coupling — Part 1: Definitions and general considerations.
Road vehicles — Electrical disturbances from conduction and coupling — Part 2: Electrical transient conduction along supply lines only.
Road vehicles — Electrical disturbances from conduction and coupling — Part 3: Electrical transient transmission by capacitive and inductive coupling via lines other than supply lines.
Identification cards — Integrated circuit(s) cards with contacts — Part 1: Physical characteristics..
Information technology — Identification cards — Integrated circuit(s) cards with contacts — Part 2: Dimensions and location of the contacts.
Information technology — Identification cards — Integrated circuit(s) cards with contacts — Part 3: Electronic signals and transmission protocol.
Identification cards — Test methods — Part 1: General characteristics
Identification cards — Test methods — Part 3: Integrated circuit cards with contacts and related interface devices
Road vehicles — Tachograph systems — Part 3: Motion sensor interface (with vehicle units).
Road vehicles — Tachograph systems — Part 4: CAN interface
Road vehicles — Tachograph systems — Part 6: Diagnostics
Road vehicles — Tachograph systems — Part 7: Parameters
Paper and board — Determination of thickness, density and specific volume
Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to electromagnetic compatibility (United Nation Economic Commission for Europe)