A manufacturer or its agent shall submit an application for type-approval of a tachograph or any of its components, or group of components, to F1the Secretary of State. It shall consist of an information folder containing the information for each of the components concerned including, where applicable, the type-approval certificates of other components necessary to complete the tachograph, as well as any other relevant documents.

F2The Secretary of State shall grant type-approval to any tachograph, component or group of components that conforms to the administrative and technical requirements referred to in Article 1(2) or (3), as applicable. In that case, the F3Secretary of State shall issue to the applicant a type-approval certificate that shall conform to the model laid down in Annex II to this Regulation.

The F4Secretary of State may request the manufacturer or its agent to supply any additional information.

The manufacturer or its agent shall make available to the F5Secretary of State, as well as to the F6persons responsible for issuing the certificates referred to in Article 12(3) of Regulation (EU) No 165/2014, as many tachographs or tachograph components as are necessary to enable the type-approval procedure to be conducted satisfactorily.

Where the manufacturer or its agent seeks a type-approval of certain components or groups of components of a tachograph, he shall provide the F7Secretary of State with the other components, already type-approved, as well as other parts necessary for the construction of the complete tachograph, in order for F8the Secretary of State to conduct the necessary tests.