[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
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[CITE: 19CFR115.8]

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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 115--CARGO CONTAINER AND ROAD VEHICLE CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMS CONVENTIONS--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart B--Administration
 
Sec. 115.8  Certifying Authorities responsibilities--road vehicles.

    (a) General. Road vehicles may be approved individually or by design 
type.
    (b) Individual approval. The Certifying Authority to whom a road 
vehicle is submitted for approval shall inspect such road vehicle 
produced in accordance with the general rules contained in Annex 3 of 
the TIR Convention, 1975.
    (c) Design type approval. The Certifying Authority to whom a road 
vehicle is submitted for design type approval shall examine the drawings 
and detailed design specifications submitted with the application for 
approval. The Certifying Authority shall advise the applicant of any 
changes that must be made to the proposed design type in order that 
approval may be granted. The Certifying Authority shall examine one or 
more vehicles to confirm that such vehicles comply with the technical 
conditions contained in Annex 2 of the TIR Convention, 1975. The 
Certifying Authority shall notify the applicant of its decision to grant 
design type approval, and it shall issue an approval certificate 
complying with Annexes 3 and 4 of the TIR Convention, 1975.
    (d) Supplementary examinations. If a road vehicle approved by design 
type is the subject of an extended production run under one certificate 
of approval, the Certifying Authority shall confirm by examination of 
one or more road vehicles during the manufacturing process, or by other 
means, that such vehicles continue to meet the approved drawings and 
detailed design specifications and the technical requirements of Annex 2 
of the TIR Convention, 1975.
    For the purposes of this section, an extended production run shall 
be considered a continuous run of many units over long periods of time, 
as well as a new run following the completion of a previous run.