Division 3.1 Granting of an ETA on the basis of ETA guideline (according to the Directive — Article 9.1)

The content and format of the ETA must correspond to the relevant ETA guideline.

The approval body which issues the ETA sends it to:

• all other EOTA bodies,

• the General Secretariat who will send a copy to the Commission of the EC.

During a transitional period determined individually for each ETA guideline by EOTA, in order to ensure the comparability of the ETAs issued by the approval bodies, the draft ETA with the accompanying documents (test results) are submitted for prior consultation to the relevant EOTA bodies^f1 and the General Secretariat asking for their comments within two months.

Should the Commission of the EC establish, under provisions of Article 5. 1 of the CPD and after the advice of the Standing Committee, a shortcoming in a given ETA due to a shortcoming of an ETA guideline, the approval bodies shall not issue any more ETAs on the basis of the above ETA guideline.