Type and number of in-service verification tests
Article 4
1. Each reporting period, the granting approval authority shall perform, for each manufacturer to which it has granted a licence to operate the simulation tool, at least for the number of VTP families, ISV air drag families and ISV tyre families selected in accordance with Article 3 and set out in Table 1 of Annex I, the corresponding in-service verification tests on the individual vehicles and tyres selected in accordance with Article 5. The granting approval authority shall calculate, for each manufacturer, the ‘total number of vehicles under Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2400’, referred to in Table 1 of Annex I to this Regulation, as the average, over the three reporting periods preceding the in-service verification, of the manufacturer’s total number of vehicles for which the CO 2 emissions and fuel consumption have been determined under Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2400. In addition, for each manufacturer for whom the ‘total number of vehicles under Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2400’ is equal to or higher than 5 000, the granting approval authority shall perform each reporting period one mass test per manufacturer and one artificial strategies test per manufacturer. 2. If the risk assessment referred to in Article 3(1) of this Regulation identifies families for one or more manufacturers for which the ‘total number of vehicles under Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2400’ is lower than 5 000, the granting approval authority shall perform the corresponding test(s) for at least one such manufacturer. 3. In addition, if the risk assessment referred to in Article 3(1) identifies a CFD family, the granting approval authority shall perform the CFD method air drag test for that CFD family. 4. For trailer manufacturers, the granting approval authority shall perform the tyre RRC tests on the tyres selected in accordance with Article 5 for each reporting period, at least for the number of tyre families set out in Table 2 of Annex I to this Regulation. The granting approval authority shall calculate, for each trailer manufacturer, the ‘total number of trailers under Article 8 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1362’, referred to in Table 2 of Annex I to this Regulation, as the average, over the three reporting periods preceding the in-service verification, of the trailer manufacturer’s total number of trailers for which the CO 2 emissions and fuel consumption have been determined under Article 8 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1362. In addition, for each trailer manufacturer for whom the ‘total number of trailers under Article 8 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1362’ is equal to or higher than 5 000, the granting approval authority shall perform each reporting period one mass test per trailer manufacturer. If the risk assessment referred to in Article 3(1) identifies trailer manufacturers for which the ‘total number of vehicles under Article 8 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1362’ is lower than 5 000, the granting approval authority shall perform the corresponding test(s) for at least one such manufacturer. 5. For each family selected in accordance with Article 3, the following tests shall be carried out for the following number of vehicles and tyres selected in accordance with Article 5: (a) VTP tests: for 1 to maximum 5 vehicles; (b) air drag tests: for 1 to maximum 5 vehicles; (c) CFD method air drag tests: for 2 vehicles, where the two vehicles are allowed to be from different air drag families; (d) tyre RRC tests: for 3 to maximum 10 tyres. The results of the tests referred to in the first subparagraph, points (a), (b) and (d), shall be evaluated in accordance with the method described in Annex II to this Regulation, while the results of the tests referred to in the first subparagraph, point (c), shall be evaluated in accordance with the method described in Appendix 10 of Annex VIII of Regulation (EU) 2017/2400. 6. In addition to the tests referred to in paragraph 5, the following tests shall be carried out pursuant to paragraph 1, third subparagraph, for each manufacturer for the following number of vehicles selected in accordance with Article 5: (a) mass tests: for 3 to maximum 10 vehicles; (b) artificial strategies tests: for at least 1 vehicle. The results of the tests referred to in the first subparagraph, point (a), shall be evaluated in accordance with the method described in Annex II. 7. The granting approval authority may decide to include in-service verification test results performed by the Commission, another type-approval authority, a market surveillance authority or a third party complying with the requirements of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/163 in the statistical method described in Annex I if both of the following conditions are met: (a) the granting approval authority is informed of such upcoming testing in order to allow the granting approval authority to observe the testing; (b) all results of such in-service verification testing are reported to the granting approval authority within 5 days from the performance of each test.