1 — Application for and conduct of UN type approval Overeenkomst betreffende de vaststelling van geharmoniseerde technische reglementen van de Verenigde Naties voor voertuigen op wielen en voor uitrustingsstukken en onderdelen die daarop kunnen worden gemonteerd en/of gebruikt, en betreffende de voorwaarden voor wederzijdse erkenning van goedkeuringen die krachtens die reglementen van de Verenigde Naties zijn verleend
Application for and conduct of UN type approval
1.1. An application for UN type approval shall be submitted to the approval authority of a Contracting Party by the manufacturer or their authorized representative (hereinafter referred to as the “applicant”).
1.2. Only one application may be submitted for a particular type of vehicle, equipment or part and it may be submitted in only one Contracting Party applying the UN Regulations pursuant to which UN type approval is sought. A separate application shall be submitted for each type to be approved.
1.3. The application shall be accompanied by the information as specified in the UN Regulations pursuant to which approval is sought. This information shall contain a detailed description of the particulars of the type to be approved, including drawings, diagrams and pictures as necessary.
1.4. The approval authority may, by reasoned request, call upon the applicant to supply any additional information necessary to enable decision on the approval tests required or facilitating the execution of those tests.
1.5. The applicant shall make available to the approval authority as many wheeled vehicles, equipment or parts as are required for the performance of the tests required by the UN Regulations pursuant to which approval is sought.
1.6. Compliance with the requirements laid down in the UN Regulations shall be demonstrated by means of appropriate tests performed on wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which are representative of the type to be approved.
The approval authority shall apply the principle of “worst-casing”, by selecting the variant or version from the specified type that for the purpose of testing will represent the type to be approved under the worst conditions. The decisions taken along with their justification shall be recorded in the approval documentation.
However, the applicant may select, in agreement with the approval authority, a vehicle, equipment or parts which, while not representative of the type to be approved, combines a number of most unfavourable features with regard to the level of performance required by the UN Regulations (worst-casing). Virtual testing methods may be used to aid the decision-making on the selection of the worst-case.
1.7. The approval tests will be performed or supervised by technical services. The test procedures to be applied and the specific equipment and tools to be used shall be those specified in the UN Regulations.
1.8. As an alternative to the test procedures referred to in paragraphs 1.6 and 1.7 above, virtual testing may be used at the request of the applicant, in as far as this is provided for in the relevant UN Regulations and subject to the fulfilment of the general conditions as set out in Schedule 8 annexed to the 1958 Agreement.
1.9. Contracting Parties shall issue type approvals only where compliance with conformity of production requirements of Schedule 1 annexed to the 1958 Agreement is ensured.
1.10. When the approval tests have demonstrated that the type complies with the technical requirements of the UN Regulation, an approval of that type shall be granted, an approval number shall be assigned according to Schedule 4 annexed to the 1958 Agreement and an approval mark shall be assigned to each type in accordance with the specific provisions of the UN Regulation concerned.
1.11. The approval authority shall ensure that the following is included in the approval documentation:
a) A record of the worst-case selection and the justification for that selection. This may include information provided by the manufacturer;
b) A record of any significant technical interpretation made, different test methods applied, or new technology introduced;
c) A test report from the technical service that includes recorded values achieved for measurements and tests as required by the UN Regulation;
d) Information documents from the manufacturer, properly specifying the characteristics of the type to be approved;
e) A statement of compliance with the conformity of the production requirements of Schedule 1 annexed to the 1958 Agreement, detailing which of the arrangements referred to in paragraph 1.3 of Schedule 1 annexed to the 1958 Agreement have been taken into account as the basis for the initial assessment as well as the date of the initial assessment and any surveillance activities;
f) The type approval certificate.
- Regeling
- Overeenkomst betreffende de vaststelling van geharmoniseerde technische reglementen van de Verenigde Naties voor voertuigen op wielen en voor uitrustingsstukken en onderdelen die daarop kunnen worden gemonteerd en/of gebruikt, en betreffende de voorwaarden voor wederzijdse erkenning van goedkeuringen die krachtens die reglementen van de Verenigde Naties zijn verleend
- Soort
- Verdrag
- Geldend vanaf
- 27-12-2025
- BWB-id
- BWBV0001196
- Versie
- 2025-12-27_0