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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/545 of 4 April 2018 establishing practical arrangements for the railway vehicle authorisation and railway vehicle type authorisation process pursuant to Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)
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1.The applicant shall identify and choose the relevant authorisation from the following cases:
(a)first authorisation: the vehicle type authorisation and/or the vehicle authorisation for placing on the market issued by the authorising entity for a new vehicle type, including its variants and/or versions if any, and, where applicable, the first vehicle of a type, pursuant to Article 21(1) of Directive (EU) 2016/797;
(b)renewed vehicle type authorisation: the renewal of a vehicle type authorisation pursuant to Article 24(3) of Directive (EU) 2016/797 which does not require a change in design of the vehicle type;
(c)extended area of use: the vehicle type authorisation and/or the vehicle authorisation for placing on the market issued by the relevant authorising entity for an already authorised vehicle type and/or vehicle in order to extend the area of use without a change of the design, pursuant to Article 21(13) of Directive (EU) 2016/797;
(d)new authorisation: the vehicle type authorisation and/or vehicle authorisation for placing on the market issued by the authorising entity after a change of an already authorised vehicle and/or vehicle type, pursuant to Articles 21(12) or 24(3) of Directive (EU) 2016/797;
(e)authorisation in conformity to type: the vehicle authorisation for placing on the market for a vehicle or a series of vehicles that conform to an already authorised and valid vehicle type on the basis of a declaration of conformity to that type, pursuant to Article 25(1) of Directive (EU) 2016/797. Where applicable, there shall be a clear identification of the vehicle type version and/or the vehicle type variant to which the vehicle or series of vehicles is conform.
2.In cases of vehicle type authorisations pursuant to cases (c) and (d), the applicant, if he is the holder of the existing vehicle type authorisation, shall decide whether the authorisation will result in the creation of:
(a)a new vehicle type; or
(b)a new vehicle type variant within the existing type on which it is based.
If the applicant is not the holder of the existing type the authorisation shall result in the creation of a new type in accordance with Article 15(4).
3.An applicant may combine:
(a)a request for new authorisation with a request for an authorisation for an extended area of use; or
(b)a request for a first authorisation with a request for authorisation in conformity to type.
The time frames set out in Article 34(1) and (2) shall apply to the combined application. Where appropriate, it may result in the issuing of several authorisation decisions by the authorising entity.
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