Article 11 Application for GB type-approval of a type of replacement pollution control device as a separate technical unitF2

United Kingdom

The manufacturer shall submit to the approval authority an application for F1GB type-approval of a type of replacement pollution control device as a separate technical unit.

The application shall be drawn up in accordance with the model of the information document set out in Appendix 1 to Annex XIII.

In addition to the requirements laid down in paragraph 1, the manufacturer shall submit to the technical service responsible for the type-approval test all of the following:

(a)

a vehicle or vehicles of a type approved in accordance with this Regulation equipped with a new original equipment pollution control device;

(b)

one sample of the type of the replacement pollution control device;

(c)

an additional sample of the type of the replacement pollution control device, in the case of a replacement pollution control device intended to be fitted to a vehicle equipped with an OBD system.

For the purposes of point (a) of paragraph 2, the test vehicles shall be selected by the applicant with the agreement of the technical service.

The test vehicles shall comply with the requirements set out in Section 3.2 of Annex 4a to UN/ECE Regulation No 83.

The test vehicles shall respect all of the following requirements:

(a)

they shall have no emission control system defects;

(b)

any excessively worn out or malfunctioning emission-related original part shall be repaired or replaced;

(c)

they shall be tuned properly and set to manufacturer's specification prior to emission testing.

For the purposes of points (b) and (c) of paragraph 2, the sample shall be clearly and indelibly marked with the applicant's trade name or mark and its commercial designation.

For the purposes of point (c) of paragraph 2, the sample shall have been deteriorated as defined under point (25) of Article 2.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Art. 11(1) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 80(11)
F2: Words in Art. 11 heading substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 80(11)