Chapter II - Regulations for Approval of New Containers by Design Type
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Chapter II - Regulations for Approval of New Containers by Design Type

Regulation 3 - Approval of New Containers

 To qualify for approval for safety purposes under the present Convention all new containers shall comply with the requirements set out in annex II.

Regulation 4 - Design Type Approval

 In the case of containers for which an application for approval has been submitted, the Administration will examine designs and witness testing of a prototype container to ensure that the containers will conform with the requirements set out in annex II. When satisfied, the Administration shall notify the applicant in writing that the container meets the requirements of the present Convention and this notification shall entitle the manufacturer to affix the Safety Approval Plate to every container of the design type series.

Regulation 5 - Provisions for Approval by Design Type

  1 Where the containers are to be manufactured by design type series, application made to an Administration for approval by design type shall be accompanied by drawings, a design specification of the type of container to be approved and such other data as may be required by the Administration.

  2 The applicant shall state the identification symbols which will be assigned by the manufacturer to the type of container to which the application for approval relates.

  3 The application shall also be accompanied by an assurance from the manufacturer that he will:

  • (a) produce to the Administration such containers of the. design type concerned as the Administration may wish to examine;

  • (b) advise the Administration of any change in the design or specification and await its approval before affixing the Safety Approval Plate to the container;

  • (c) affix the Safety Approval Plate to each container in the design type series and to no others;

  • (d) keep a record of containers manufactured to the approved design type. This record shall at least contain the manufacture's identification numbers, dates of delivery and names and addresses of customers to whom the containers are delivered.

  4 Approval may be granted by the Administration to containers manufactured as modifications of an approved design type if the Administration is satisfied that the modifications do not affect the validity of tests conducted in the course of design type approval.

  5 The Administration shall not confer on a manufacturer authority to affix Safety Approval Plates on the basis of design type approval unless satisfied that the manufacturer has instituted internal production-control features to ensure that the containers produced will conform to the approved prototype.

Regulation 6 - Examination During Production

 In order to ensure that containers of the same design type series are manufactured to the approved design, the Administration shall examine or test as many units as it considers necessary, at any stage during production of the design type series concerned.

Regulation 7 - Notification of Administration

 The manufacturer shall notify the Administration prior to commencement of production of each new series of containers to be manufactured in accordance with an approved design type.


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