Procedure for the exchange of type-approval information
Article 3
1. When informing authorities on the granting of EU type-approvals, on amendments, refusals and withdrawals thereof pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 27 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858, the approval authority shall provide an entry for at least the following attributes in ETAES: (a) the distinguishing number of the Member State, in accordance with point 2.1 of Annex IV to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/683 ( 2 ) , that issued the EU type-approval certificate; (b) the number of the EU type-approval certificate ( 3 ) ; (c) the approval date of the EU type-approval certificate; (d) the name of the technical service responsible for carrying out the tests, where applicable ( 4 ) ; (e) the name of the manufacturer; (f) the type of vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit as specified by the manufacturer in the EU type-approval certificate; (g) the vehicle category pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858, where applicable; (h) the Regulation applying to the EU type approved whole-vehicle-, system-, separate technical unit- or component; (i) the status of the EU type-approval ‘granted’, ‘amended’, ‘refused’ or ‘withdrawn’; (j) the EU type-approval reference to a vehicle, system, component or a separate technical unit. 2. In the cases referred to in paragraph 1, the approval authority shall also upload the following documents separately in ETAES, in an electronic searchable format: (a) a copy of the EU type-approval certificate, with the indication ‘CERT’ followed by the EU type-approval certificate number ( 5 ) ( 6 ) ; (b) the information items to be attached to the EU type-approval certificate referred to in points (a), (c) and (d) of Article 28(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/858, with the indication ‘IF’ followed by the EU type-approval certificate number ( 7 ) ; (c) the test report and/or the test results sheet referred to in point (b) of Article 28(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/858, with the indication ‘TR’ followed by the EU type-approval certificate number ( 8 ) ; (d) any documents other than the ones mentioned in points (a), (b) and (c), with the indication ‘OTHER’ followed by the EU type-approval certificate number ( 9 ) . 3. Where it is necessary to include multiple documents for the uploads referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, an additional sequential number, starting from 1, shall follow the indications laid down in points (b), (c) and (d) of paragraph 2 of this Article ( 10 ) . 4. In the case documents are amended by a revision, as provided for in Article 34 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858, the indications laid down in points (a), (b), (c) and (d) of paragraph 2 of this Article shall be followed by the indication Rev. and a two-digit sequential number starting from 01 ( 11 ) .