Division 1 DEFINITIONSF1

For the purpose of the laboratory alignment procedure, the following definitions apply:

1. (1)

   ‘Reference laboratory’ means a laboratory that is part of the network of laboratories the references of which have been published for the purpose of the alignment procedure in the Official Journal of the European Union , and is able to achieve the accuracy of test results determined in section 3;

2. (2)

   ‘ Candidate laboratory ’ means a laboratory participating in the alignment procedure that is not a reference laboratory;

3. (3)

   ‘ Alignment tyre ’ means a tyre that is tested for the purpose of performing the alignment procedure;

4. (4)

   ‘ Alignment tyres set ’ means a set of five or more alignment tyres;

5. (5)

   ‘ Assigned value ’ means a theoretical value of one alignment tyre as measured by a theoretical laboratory which is representative of the network of reference laboratories that is used for the alignment procedure.