Division 4.3

The holder of the EU type-approval shall:

1. 4.3.1.

   ensure the existence and application of procedures for effective control of the conformity of engines to the approved engine type or engine family;

2. 4.3.2.

   have access to the testing or other appropriate equipment necessary for checking conformity to each approved engine type or engine family;

3. 4.3.3.

   ensure that test or check result data are recorded and that annexed documents remain available for a period of up to 10 years to be determined in agreement with the approval authority;

4. 4.3.4.

   for engine categories NRSh and NRS, except for NRS-v-2b and NRS-v-3, ensure that for each type of engine, at least the checks and the tests prescribed in Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 and the delegated and implementing acts adopted pursuant to that Regulation are carried out. For other categories tests at a component or assembly of components level with appropriate criterion may be agreed between the manufacturer and the approval authority.

5. 4.3.5.

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

6. 4.3.6.

   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 or check.