[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 19, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 19CFR115.8]



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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES

 

   CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 

              HOMELAND SECURITY; 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.