Whereas a harmonised type-approval procedure for rear-view mirrors makes it possible for each Member State to check compliance with the common construction and testing requirements and to inform the other Member States of its findings by sending a copy of the type-approval certificate completed for each type of rear-view mirror;

Where required by New Zealand legislative, regulatory and administrative provisions, European Community conformity assessment bodies subcontracting all or part of the testing will subcontract only to testing laboratories accredited in accordance with clause 2 in Section IV of this Sectoral Annex.

Where required by New Zealand legislative, regulatory and administrative provisions, European Community Conformity Assessment Bodies subcontracting all or part of the testing will subcontract only to testing laboratories accredited in accordance with clause 2 in Section IV of this Sectoral Annex.

Whereas a harmonized component type-approval procedure for parking lamps makes it possible for each Member State to check compliance with the common construction and testing requirements and to inform the other Member States of its findings by sending a copy of the component type-approval certificate completed for each type of parking lamp;

Whereas by means of a harmonized procedure for the component type-approval of safety glazing, each Member State shall be able to confirm compliance with common requirements relating to manufacture and testing and to inform the other Member States of any such confirmation by forwarding a copy of the component type-approval certificate drawn up for each type of safety glazing;

WHEREAS A HARMONISED TYPE APPROVAL PROCEDURE FOR AUDIBLE WARNING DEVICES MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR EACH MEMBER STATE TO CHECK COMPLIANCE WITH THE COMMON REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION AND TESTING AND TO INFORM THE OTHER MEMBER STATES OF ITS FINDINGS BY SENDING A COPY OF THE TYPE APPROVAL CERTIFICATE COMPLETED FOR EACH TYPE OF AUDIBLE WARNING DEVICE;

whereas, in order to facilitate the task of proving compliance with the essential requirements, harmonized European standards are necessary, more especially with regard to the non-electrical aspects of protection against explosions - standards relating to the design, manufacture and testing of equipment, compliance with which enables a product to be presumed to meet such essential requirements;

National Laboratories generating results for the purposes of national, intra-Community or international trade must generate and store the necessary records demonstrating compliance of their testing procedures with the relevant OIE or Community requirements.

Where a ship with equipment on board which is covered by paragraph 1 is transferred to another Member State, the receiving flag Member State may undertake the measures necessary, which may include tests and practical demonstrations, to ensure that the equipment is at least as effective as equipment which does comply with the conformity-assessment procedures.

WHEREAS A HARMONIZED COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL PROCEDURE FOR HEAD RESTRAINTS MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR EACH MEMBER STATE TO CHECK COMPLIANCE WITH THE COMMON CONSTRUCTION AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS AND TO INFORM THE OTHER MEMBER STATES OF ITS FINDINGS BY SENDING A COPY OF THE COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL CERTIFICATE COMPLETED FOR EACH TYPE OF HEAD RESTRAINT;

whereas a harmonized component type-approval procedure makes it possible for each Member State to check compliance with the common construction and testing requirements and to inform the other Member States of its findings by sending a copy of the component type-approval certificate completed for each type of driver's seat;

Notwithstanding Article 6, after the installation of equipment which complies with this Directive on board a Community ship, evaluation by that ship's flag State administration of that equipment shall be permitted when operational on-board performance tests are required by international instruments for safety and/or pollution-prevention purposes, provided that they do not duplicate the conformity-assessment procedures already carried out.

In accordance with the terms of this Annex, Australia shall recognise and accept results of testing, conformity of production and approval procedures according to Regulations adopted in the context of the UN/ECE 1958 Agreement (UN/ECE Regulations), deemed to be equivalent to EC Directives, carried out in the European Community, where these Regulations are substantially equivalent to Australian regulatory provisions.

Whereas compliance with international testing standards can best be demonstrated by means of conformity-assessment procedures such as those laid down in Council Decision 93/465/EEC of 22 July 1993 concerning the modules for the various phases of the conformity-assessment procedures and the rules for the affixing and use of the CE conformity marking, which are intended to be used in the technical harmonization Directives (5);

Whereas a harmonized type-approval procedure for rear registration plate lamps makes it possible for each Member State to check compliance with the common construction and testing requirements and to inform the other Member States of its findings by sending a copy of the component type-approval certificate completed for each type of rear registration plate lamp;

During the final control of the finished product before its release for sale or distribution or for use in clinical trials, the quality control system shall take into account, in addition to analytical results, essential information such as the production conditions, the results of in-process controls, the examination of the manufacturing documents and the conformity of the product to its specifications, including the final finished pack.

'technical specification`, a specification contained in a document which lays down the characteristics required of a product such as levels of quality, performance, safety or dimensions, including the requirements applicable to the product as regards the name under which the product is sold, terminology, symbols, testing and test methods, packaging, marking or labelling and conformity assessment procedures.

To verify compliance with the provisions on good clinical and manufacturing practice, Member States shall appoint inspectors to inspect the sites concerned by any clinical trial conducted, particularly the trial site or sites, the manufacturing site of the investigational medicinal product, any laboratory used for analyses in the clinical trial and/or the sponsor's premises.

These characteristics shall include levels of environmental performance, design for all requirements (including accessibility for disabled persons) and conformity assessment, performance, safety or dimensions, including the procedures concerning quality assurance, terminology, symbols, testing and test methods, packaging, marking and labelling and production processes and methods.

Where product composition or parameters require confidential treatment (e.g. chemical composition of certain materials), they should not be indicated in the ETA itself but kept by the issuing approval body in the technical documentation of the ETA and only communicated to the approved bodies involved in the conformity attestation procedure in so far as is necessary for their testing, inspection and certification tasks.

Whereas a harmonized component type-approval procedure for roll-over protection structures and their attachment to the tractor makes it possible for each Member State to check compliance with the common construction and testing requirements and to inform the other Member States of its findings by sending a copy of the component type-approval certificate completed for each type of roll-over protection structure and its attachment to the tractor;

"Technical specification", in the case of service or supply contracts, means a specification in a document defining the required characteristics of a product or a service, such as quality levels, environmental performance levels, design for all requirements (including accessibility for disabled persons) and conformity assessment, performance, use of the product, safety or dimensions, including requirements relevant to the product as regards the name under which the product is sold, terminology, symbols, testing and test methods, packaging, marking and labelling, user instructions, production processes and methods and conformity assessment procedures;

In the interest of consistency of Community legislation, the verification of compliance of plastic-coated regenerated cellulose films with the migration limits set by Directive 2002/72/EC should be carried out according to the rules laid down in Council Directive 82/711/EEC of 18 October 1982 laying down the basic rules necessary for testing migration of the constituents of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs(7), as last amended by Commission Directive 97/48/EC(8), and Council Directive 85/572/EEC of 19 December 1985 laying down the list of simulants to be used for testing migration of constituents of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs(9).

These characteristics shall include levels of environmental performance, design for all requirements (including accessibility for disabled persons) and conformity assessment, performance, safety or dimensions, including the procedures concerning quality assurance, terminology, symbols, testing and test methods, packaging, marking and labelling, user instructions, and production processes and methods.

"technical specification", in the case of public supply or service contracts, means a specification in a document defining the required characteristics of a product or a service, such as quality levels, environmental performance levels, design for all requirements (including accessibility for disabled persons) and conformity assessment, performance, use of the product, safety or dimensions, including requirements relevant to the product as regards the name under which the product is sold, terminology, symbols, testing and test methods, packaging, marking and labelling, user instructions, production processes and methods and conformity assessment procedures;

In accordance with the terms of this Annex, the European Community shall accept results of testing and conformity of production procedures carried out in Australia in accordance with the Council Directives for which there is a UN/ECE Regulation, which is fully or partially/conditionally applied by Australia and is recognised as substantially equivalent in Annex IV, Part 2 to Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, as last amended.

standardisation, conformity testing and certification for information technology and telecommunications;