Article 7Application for EC type-approval of a vehicle with an approved engine system with regard to emissions and access to vehicle repair and maintenance information
1.
The manufacturer shall submit to the approval authority an application for EC type-approval of a vehicle with an approved engine system with regard to emissions and access to vehicle repair and maintenance information.
2.
The application referred to in paragraph 1 shall be drawn up in accordance with the model of the information document set out in Part 2 of Appendix 4 to Annex I. This application shall be accompanied by a copy of the EC type-approval certificate for the engine system or engine family as a separate technical unit issued in accordance with Article 6.
3.
The manufacturer shall provide a documentation package that fully explains the elements of the warning and inducement system that is on board the vehicle and required by Annex XIII. This documentation package shall be provided in accordance with Article 5(3).
4.
In addition to the information referred to in paragraph 3, the manufacturer shall submit the following information:
(a)
a description of the measures taken to prevent tampering with and modification of the vehicle control units covered by this Regulation including the facility for updating using a manufacturer-approved programme or calibration;
(b)
a description of the OBD components on board of the vehicle, in accordance with the requirements of Section 5 of Annex X;
(c)
information related to the OBD components on board the vehicle for the purpose of access to OBD and repair and maintenance information;
F1(d)
the Certificate on Access to Vehicle OBD and Vehicle Repair and Maintenance Information;
(e)
where appropriate, copies of other type-approvals with the relevant data to enable extension of approvals.
5.
Changes to the make of a system, component or separate technical unit that occur after a type-approval shall not automatically invalidate a type-approval, unless its original characteristics or technical parameters are changed in such a way that the functionality of the engine or pollution control system is affected.