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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/545 Article 48

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/545 Article 48

The information in the issued vehicle type authorisation

Article 48

The vehicle type authorisation issued by the authorising entity shall contain the following information: (a) the legal basis empowering the authorising entity to issue the vehicle type authorisation; (b) identification of: (i) the authorising entity; (ii) the application; (iii) authorisation case as specified in Article 14; (iv) the applicant for the vehicle type authorisation; (v) the EIN associated to the vehicle type authorisation; (c) an identification of the basic design characteristics of the vehicle type: (i) stated in the type and/or design examination certificates; (ii) the area of use of the vehicle; (iii) the conditions for use of the vehicle and other restrictions; (iv) the reference, pursuant to the provisions of Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No 402/2013, including the document identification and the version, to the written declaration by the proposer referred to in Article 3(11) of Regulation (EU) No 402/2013, covering the vehicle type; (d) an identification of: (i) the vehicle type ID, in accordance with Annex II to Commission Implementing Decision 2011/665/EU  ( 6 ) ; (ii) the vehicle type variants, where applicable; (iii) the vehicle type versions, where applicable; (iv) values of the parameters set out in the TSIs and, where applicable, in the national rules, for checking the technical compatibility between the vehicle and the area of use; (v) the vehicle type's compliance with the relevant TSIs and sets of national rules, relating to the parameters referred to in paragraph 1(d)(iv); (e) reference to the EC declarations of verification for the subsystems; (f) reference to other Union or national law with which the vehicle type is compliant; (g) reference to the documented reasons for the decision referred to in Article 45(5); (h) date and place of the decision to issue the vehicle type authorisation; (i) signatory of the decision to issue the vehicle type authorisation; and (j) the possibility and means of appealing the decision and the relevant time limits, including information about the national appeal process.

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