5 EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES

5.1 The following provisions of Appendix A do not apply to this vehicle standard:

Section 3 Application for Approval

Section 4 Approval

Section 6 Modifications of the vehicle type

Section 8 Conformity of production

Section 9 In-service conformity

Section 10 Penalties for non-conformity of production

Section 11 Production definitely discontinued

Section 12 Transitional provisions

Section 13 Names and addresses of technical services responsible for conducting approval tests, and of administrative departments

Appendix 1 Procedure for verifying the conformity of production requirements if the production standard deviation given by the manufacturer is satisfactory

Appendix 2 Procedure for verifying the conformity of production requirements if the production standard deviation given by the manufacturer is either not satisfactory or not available

Appendix 3 In-service conformity check

Appendix 4 Statistical procedure for in-service conformity check

Appendix 5 Responsibilities for in service conformity

Annex 1 Engine and vehicle characteristics and information concerning the conduct of tests

Annex 2 Communication

Annex 3 Arrangements of the Approval Mark

5.2 In section 5 of Appendix A, the entire text and table regarding small volume manufacturers immediately following the heading “5. Specifications and tests” is deleted.

5.3 Notwithstanding that Section 8 and 9 and Appendices 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Appendix A have been declared not applicable in clause 5.1 of this vehicle standard, the requirements and procedures set out in these appendices are deemed acceptable for the purposes of demonstrating compliance with the conformity requirements of this vehicle standard.

5.4 The test procedures for measuring particulate mass emissions in Annex 4 of Appendix A of ADR 79/02 may be used in lieu of the test procedures for measuring particulate mass emissions in Annex 4a of Appendix A of this vehicle standard, and in that case a particulate mass emissions limit of 5mg/km will apply in lieu of the particulate mass emissions limit values specified in column L5 of Table 1 of paragraph 5.3.1.4 of Appendix A.

5.5 Vehicles which operate on diesel are not required to comply with the limit values for the number of particles from compression ignition engines specified in column L6 of Table 1 of paragraph 5.3.1.4 of Appendix A.

5.6 For the purposes of the Type VI test specified in paragraph 5.3.5 of Appendix A, flex fuel ethanol vehicles are only required to perform the Type VI test on the petrol (E5) reference fuel specified in the table to paragraph 2 of Annex 10 of Appendix A.