1.The concerned NSAs for the area of use shall assess the aspects listed in Annex III. The assessments to be performed by the NSAs for the area of use shall only concern the relevant national rules for the area of use taking into account the agreed arrangements referred to in Article 37(1).
2.In the assessment of the requirements capture, the NSAs for the area of use shall check the completeness, relevance and consistency of the evidence produced by the applicant from the applied methodology for requirements capture.
3.For a new authorisation referred to in Article 14(1)(d), the assessment performed by the NSAs for the area of use shall be limited to the parts of the vehicle that are changed and their impacts on the unchanged parts of the vehicle.
4.The checks to be performed by the NSAs for the area of use for an extended area of use authorisation referred to in Article 14(1)(c) shall be limited to the applicable national rules and to the technical compatibility between the vehicle and the network for the extended area of use. Checks already carried out during the previous authorisation shall not be repeated by the NSAs for the area of use.
5.In accordance with Articles 6 and 14 of Directive (EU) 2016/797, the NSAs for the area of use shall, in addition to those aspects specified in Annex III, check if there is any relevant information recorded pursuant to Article 8(2) and shall take it into account for the assessment of the application. Any issues raised shall be recorded in the issues log as specified in Article 41.
6.An assessment file shall be issued by the NSAs for the area of use and shall contain the following:
(a)a clear statement on whether the result of the assessment is negative or positive as per the applicant's request for the concerned area of use and where appropriate conditions of use and restrictions;
(b)a summary of the assessments performed;
(c)a report based on the issues log for the concerned area of use;
(d)a filled-in checklist giving evidence that all aspects listed in Annex III have been assessed.