Common use of Type Approval Clause in Contracts

Type Approval. Type approvals authorise the manufacture of pressure receptacles, tanks, battery-vehicles or MEGCs within the period of validity of that approval. 1.8.7.2.1 The applicant shall: (a) In the case of pressure receptacles, place at the disposal of the relevant body representative samples of the production envisaged. The relevant body may request further samples if required by the test programme; (b) In the case of tanks, battery-vehicles or MEGCs, give access to the prototype for type testing. 1.8.7.2.2 The relevant body shall: (a) Examine the technical documentation specified in 1.8. 7.7.1 to verify that the design is in accordance with the relevant provisions of ADR, and the prototype or the prototype lot has been manufactured in conformity with the technical documentation and is representative of the design; (b) Perform the examinations and witness the tests specified in ADR, to determine that the provisions have been applied and fulfilled, and the procedures adopted by the manufacturer meet the requirements; (c) Check the certificate(s) issued by the materials manufacturer(s) against the relevant provisions of ADR; (d) As applicable, approve the procedures for the permanent joining of parts or check that they have been previously approved, and verify that the staff undertaking the permanent joining of parts and the non-destructive tests are qualified or approved; (e) Agree with the applicant the location and testing facilities where the examinations and necessary tests are to be carried out. The relevant body shall issue a type-examination report to the applicant. 1.8.7.2.3 Where the type satisfies all applicable provisions, the competent authority, its delegate or the inspection body, shall issue a type approval certificate to the applicant. This certificate shall contain: (a) The name and address of the issuer; (b) The name and address of the manufacturer and of the applicant when the applicant is not the manufacturer; (c) A reference to the version of ADR and standards used for the type examination; (d) Any requirements resulting from the examination; (e) The necessary data for identification of the type and variation, as defined by the relevant standard; (f) The reference to the type examination report(s); and (g) The maximum period of validity of the type approval. A list of the relevant parts of the technical documentation shall be annexed to the certificate (see 1.8.7.7.1). 1.8.7.2.4 The type approval shall be valid for a maximum of ten years. If within that period the relevant technical requirements of ADR (including referenced standards) have changed so that the approved type is no longer in conformity with them, the relevant body which issued the type approval shall withdraw it and inform the holder of the type approval.