Commission Regulation (EU) No 582/2011Dangos y teitl llawn

2. PROCEDURE FOR OBD IN-USE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT U.K.

2.1. The in-use performance assessment during the phase-in period set out in Article 4(7) shall consist of a survey programme including at least two in-use performance surveys, each of 9 months duration. These two surveys shall be completed not later than by 1 July 2015. U.K.

2.2. Each manufacturer’s first survey shall start when the first complete or completed vehicle fitted with an engine produced by that manufacturer and type-approved according to this Regulation is put into service. U.K.

2.3. The surveys shall be organised and conducted by each manufacturer, in close cooperation with the approval authority that granted the type-approval of the vehicles or engines concerned. U.K.

2.4. Data Handling During the Phase-In Period set out in Article 4(7) U.K.

2.4.1. In order to achieve the aim of the phase-in period set out in Article 4(7) with respect to improvements in the assessment of the OBD in-use performance requirements set out in Appendix 4 of this Annex, manufacturers shall provide approval authorities and the Commission with following information: U.K.

(a)

the IUPR data that manufacturers are required to supply in accordance with Section 6 of this Appendix;

(b)

additional OBD information that manufacturers are required to supply by this Regulation and that may or may not be considered to be confidential;

(c)

additional data provided voluntarily by the manufacturer as an aid to achieving the aim of the phase-in period, and which may be considered to be commercially sensitive by the manufacturer.

2.4.2. The passing of information considered confidential or commercially sensitive under the terms of this Regulation falling into the category referred to in points (b) or (c) of Section 2.4.1 to third parties other than those mentioned in Section 2.4.1 and 2.4.3 shall be subject to the manufacturer’s agreement. U.K.

2.4.3. Examples of the kinds of aspects of the complementary data within the category defined in point (c) of Section 2.4.1 that might reasonably be thought to be commercially sensitive include the following: U.K.

(a)

information that would permit the identity of either the vehicle or engine manufacturer, or of the vehicle operator, to be determined or to be inferred with reasonable confidence;

(b)

information on measurement techniques that are under development.

2.5. Section 2.4 of Appendix 4 shall apply to the problems posed by faulty or non-conformant communication interfaces. U.K.

2.6. Engines or vehicles where the collection of in-use performance data influences the OBD monitoring performance shall be considered to be non-compliant. U.K.