# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 427/2014 of 25 April 2014 establishing a procedure for the approval and certification of innovative technologies for reducing CO2 emissions from light commercial vehicles pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 510/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance), Article 4: Application for the approval of an innovative technology as an eco-innovation

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. An application for the approval of an innovative technology as an eco-innovation shall be submitted to the Secretary of State in writing. The application and all supporting documentation shall also be submitted by electronic mail or electronic data carrier or uploaded in a server managed by the Secretary of State. The written application shall list the supporting documentation.
2. An application for the approval of an innovative technology as an eco-innovation shall include the following:
(a) contact details of the applicant;
(b) a description of the innovative technology and the way it is fitted on a vehicle, including evidence that the technology falls within the scope specified in Article 2;
(c) a summary description of the innovative technology, including details supporting that the conditions provided for in Article 2(2) are met, and the testing methodology referred to in point (e) of this paragraph to be made public upon submission of the application to the Secretary of State;
(d) an estimated indication of the individual vehicles that may be, or are intended to be, fitted with the innovative technology, and the estimated reductions of CO2 emissions for those vehicles from the innovative technology;
(e) a methodology to be used for demonstrating the CO 2 emission reductions of the innovative technology, including a reference to the applicable standard test procedure in accordance with Article 2(4), or where such methodology has already been approved by the Secretary of State, a reference to the approved methodology;
(ea) where appropriate, and in addition to the methodology referred to in point (e), a simplified method for evaluating the CO 2 savings to be certified or predefined CO 2 savings values to be used for the purpose of certification of all vehicles fitted with the innovative technology;
(f) evidence demonstrating that:
(i)the emissions reduction achieved by the innovative technology as determined in accordance with points (e) and, where applicable, (ea) meets the relevant threshold specified in Article 9(1), taking into account any deterioration over time of the technology;
(ii)the CO 2 savings of the innovative technology are not or only partially covered by the standard test procedure CO 2 measurement ... as specified in Article 2(4) of this Regulation;
(iii)the applicant is accountable for the CO2 emission reduction of the innovative technology as specified in Article 9(3);
(iv)in the case of point (ea) of this Article, the CO 2 reduction value to be attributed to a vehicle at the moment of certification using the simplified evaluation method, or by way of predefined CO 2 savings values as referred to in point (ea), is lower or equal to the emissions reduction achieved by the innovative technology as determined using the testing methodology referred to in point (e), including any possible interactions with other approved eco-innovations;
(g) a verification report from an independent and certified body as specified in Article 7.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/427/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-427/article-4
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