Obligation to determine and declare CO 2 emissions and fuel consumption of new vehicles
Article 9
1. A vehicle manufacturer shall determine the CO 2 emissions and fuel consumption of each new vehicle to be sold, registered or put into service in the Union using the latest available version of the simulation tool referred to in Articles 5(3). A vehicle manufacturer may operate the simulation tool for the purposes of this Article only if in possession of a licence granted for the vehicle group concerned in accordance with Article 7 or extended to the vehicle group concerned in accordance with Article 8(1). 2. The vehicle manufacturer shall record the results of the simulation performed in accordance with the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 in the manufacturer's records file drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Part I of Annex IV. With the exception of the cases referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 21(3), and in Article 23(6), any subsequent changes to the manufacturer's records file shall be prohibited. 3. The manufacturer shall create a cryptographic hash of the manufacturer's records file using the hashing tool referred to in Article 5(5). 4. Each vehicle to be registered, sold or to enter into service shall be accompanied by the customer information file drawn up by the manufacturer in accordance with the model set out in Part II to Annex IV. Each customer information file shall include an imprint of the cryptographic hash of the manufacturer's records file referred to in paragraph 3. 5. Each vehicle to be registered, sold or to enter into service shall be accompanied by a certificate of conformity including an imprint of the cryptographic hash of the manufacturer's records file referred to in paragraph 3. The first subparagraph shall not apply in the case of vehicles approved in accordance with Article 24 of Directive 2007/46/EC.