Article 25 Additional information to be provided with an application for GB type-approvalF5

An application for a step-by-step type-approval shall be accompanied, in addition to the information folder referred to in Article 24, by the complete set of F1GB type-approval certificates or UN type-approval certificates, and their attachments, that are required pursuant to the regulatory acts listed in Annex II.

In the case of a system type-approval, a component type-approval or a separate technical unit type-approval, pursuant to the regulatory acts listed in Annex II, the approval authority shall have access to the information folder and, if applicable, the GB type-approval certificates and their attachments until the whole-vehicle type-approval is either granted or refused.

An application for a mixed type-approval shall be accompanied, in addition to the information folder referred to in Article 24, by the F2GB type-approval certificates or UN type-approval certificates, and their attachments, that are required pursuant to the regulatory acts listed in Annex II.

For systems for which no GB type-approval certificate or UN type-approval certificate has been presented, the application shall be accompanied, in addition to the information folder referred to in Article 24, by the information required for the approval of those systems during the vehicle approval phase, and by a test report instead of the GB type-approval certificate or UN type-approval certificate.

An application for a multi-stage type-approval shall be accompanied by the following information:

The information specified in this paragraph shall be supplied in accordance with Article 24(3).

The approval authority and technical services shall have the access to the software and algorithms of the vehicle that they consider to be necessary for the purpose of carrying out their activities.

The approval authority and technical services may also require the manufacturer to supply documentation or any additional information needed to allow the approval authority or technical services to develop an appropriate level of understanding of the systems, including the system development process and the system concept, as well as the functions of software and algorithms that are necessary to verify compliance with the requirements of this Regulation, to take a decision on which tests are required or to facilitate the execution of those tests.