Appendix 2 CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION PROCEDURES

The approval authority of a Contracting Party must verify, before granting type-approval, the existence of satisfactory arrangements and procedures for ensuring effective control so that vehicles, equipment or parts when in production conform to the approved type.

The requirement in paragraph 1.1 must be verified to the satisfaction of the authority granting type-approval but may also be verified, on behalf and at the request of the authority granting type-approval, by the approval authority of another Contracting Party. In that case, the latter approval authority prepares a statement of compliance outlining the areas and production facilities it has covered as relevant to the produces) to be type-approved.

The approval authority must also accept the manufacturer's registration to Harmonized Standard ISO 9002 (the scope of which covers the product(s) to be approved) or an equivalent accreditation standard as satisfying the requirements of paragraph 1.1. The manufacturer must provide details of the registration and undertake to inform the approval authority of any revisions to its validity or scope.

On receiving an application from the authority of another Contracting Party the approval authority shall send forthwith the statement of compliance mentioned in the last sentence of paragraph 1.2 or advise that it is not in a position to provide such a statement.

Every vehicle, equipment or part approved pursuant to Regulation annexed to this Agreement must be so manufactured as to conform to the type approved by meeting the requirements of this Appendix and of the said Regulation.

The approval authority of a Contracting Party granting a type-approval pursuant to a Regulation annexed to this Agreement must verify the existence of adequate arrangements and documented control plans, to be agreed with the manufacturer for each approval, to carry out at specified intervals those tests or associated checks necessary to verify continued conformity with the approved type, including, specifically, where applicable, tests specified in the said Regulation.

The holder of the approval must in particular:

1. 2.3.1.

   ensure the existence of procedures for effective control of the conformity of products (vehicles, equipment or parts) to the type-approval;

2. 2.3.2.

   have access to the testing equipment necessary for checking the conformity to each approved type;

3. 2.3.3.

   ensure that test results' data are recorded and that annexed documents remain available for a period to be determined in agreement with the approval authority. This period must not exceed 10 years;

4. 2.3.4.

   analyse results of each type of test, in order to verify and ensure the stability of the product characteristics, making allowance for variation of an industrial production;

5. 2.3.5.

   ensure that for each type of product, at least the checks prescribed in this Appendix and the tests prescribed in the applicable Regulations are carried out;

6. 2.3.6.

   ensure that any set of samples or test pieces giving evidence of non-conformity in the type of test in question gives rise to a further sampling and test. All the necessary steps must be taken to restore conformity of the corresponding production.

The authority which has granted type-approval may at any time verify the conformity control methods applied in each production facility. The normal frequency of these verifications must be consistent with the arrangements (if any) accepted pursuant to paragraph 1.2 or 1.3 of this Appendix and be such as to ensure that the relevant controls are reviewed over a period consistent with the climate of trust established by the approval authority.

1. 2.4.1.

   At very inspection, the test records and production records must be available to the visiting inspector.

2. 2.4.2.

   Where the nature of the test is appropriate, the inspector may select samples at random to be tested in the manufacturer’s laboratory (or by the Technical Service where the Regulation annexed to this Agreement so provides). The minimum number of samples may be determined according to the results of the manufacturer’s own verification.

3. 2.4.3.

   Where the level of control appears unsatisfactory, or when it seems necessary to verify the validity of the tests carried out in application of paragraph 2.4.2, the inspector must select samples to be sent to the Technical Service which conducts the type-approval tests.

4. 2.4.4.

   The approval authority may carry out any check or test prescribed in this Appendix or in the applicable Regulation annexed to this Agreement.

5. 2.4.5.

   In cases where unsatisfactory results are found during an inspection, the approval authority must ensure that all necessary steps are taken to restore conformity of production as rapidly as possible.