Annex III

ANNEX XV

REGULATORY ACTS FOR WHICH A MANUFACTURER MAY BE DESIGNATED AS TECHNICAL SERVICE

0.

Objectives and scope

0.1.

This Annex lays down the list of the regulatory acts for which a manufacturer may be designated as technical service in accordance with Article 41(6).

0.2.

It also includes appropriate provisions concerning the designation of a manufacturer as technical service, to be applied in the framework of the type-approval of vehicles, components and separate technical units concerned by Part I of Annex IV.

0.3.

However it does not apply to manufacturers which apply for small series approval in accordance with Article 22.

1.

Appointment of a manufacturer as technical service

1.1.

A manufacturer appointed as technical service is a manufacturer who has been designated by the approval authority as a testing laboratory to carry out approval tests on its behalf in the meaning of point 31 of Article 3.

In accordance with Article 41(6), a manufacturer may only be designated as technical service for category A activities.

1.2.

The expression “to carry out test” is not restricted to the measurement of performances but covers also the registration of test results and the submission of a report to the approval authority including the relevant conclusions.

It covers the checking of compliance with those provisions which do not necessarily require measurement. This is the case for the assessment of the design against legislative requirements.

For example, “check compliance of the location of the fuel tank in a vehicle with the provisions of point 5.10 of Annex I to Directive 70/221/EEC” has to be understood as part of “to carry out test”.

2.

List of regulatory acts and restrictions

	Regulatory act reference	Subject
4.	Directive 70/222/EEC	Rear registration plate space
7.	Directive 70/388/EEC	Audible warning
18.	Directive 76/114/EEC	Plates (statutory)
20.	Directive 76/756/EEC	Installation of lighting and light signalling devices
27.	Directive 77/389/EEC	Towing hooks
33.	Directive 78/316/EEC	Identification of controls, tell-tales and indicators
34.	Directive 78/317/EEC	Defrost/demist
35.	Directive 78/318/EEC	Wash/wipe
36.	Directive 2001/56/EC	Heating systems Except the provisions in Annex VIII relating to installation requirements of LPG heating systems in vehicle.
37.	Directive 78/549/EEC	Wheel guards
44.	Directive 92/21/EEC	Masses and dimensions (cars)
45.	Directive 92/22/EEC	Safety glazing Restricted to the provisions included in Annex 21 to UNECE Regulation 43.
46.	Directive 92/23/EEC	Tyres
48.	Directive 97/27/EC	Masses and dimensions (other than vehicles referred to in item 44)
49.	Directive 92/114/EEC	External projections of cabs
50.	Directive 94/20/EC	Couplings Restricted to the provisions included in Annexes V (up to and including Section 8) and VII.
61.	Directive 2006/40/EC	Air-conditioning system

Appendix

Designation of a manufacturer as technical service

1.

General

1.1.

The designation and notification of a manufacturer as technical service shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Articles 41, 42 and 43 as well with the practical measures included in this Appendix.

1.2.

The manufacturer shall be accredited under Standard EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005 — General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories.

2.

Subcontracting

2.1.

In accordance with the provisions of Article 41(6) first subparagraph, a manufacturer may nominate a subcontractor for performing tests on his behalf.

By subcontractor it shall be understood:

1. a))

   either a subsidiary which is entrusted with testing activities by the manufacturer inside its own organisation; or

2. b))

   a third party under contract with the manufacturer to perform test activities.

2.2.

Turning to the services of a subcontractor does not remove the obligation for the manufacturer to comply with the provisions of Article 41 in particular those concerning the skills of the technical services and compliance with Standard EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005.

2.3.

Section 1 of Annex XV shall apply to the subcontractor.

3.

Test report

Test reports shall be drafted in accordance with the general requirements set out in Appendix 3 of Annex V to Directive 2007/46/EC.