Chapter V Supplementary provisions
Article 34
If the language of the documents for type approval application is other than Chinese or English, the applicant shall provide the Chinese or English translation of the documents.
The Chinese or English translation of the documents specified in Paragraph 2 of Article 8 shall be verified by our foreign embassy, consulate, agency or domestic notary.
Article 35
The fees of safety tests, test witness, examination, type approval, type registration, on-site assessment, verification and check shall be born by the applicants.
When apply for vehicle safety type approval or technical service accreditation, the applicants shall pay the fees to certification institution.
When the application of vehicle safety type approval or technical service accreditation fails, the fees shall not be returned to applicants.
Article 36
The safety test reports, examination report, certification reports and other relevant technical documents shall be in detail and accurately be recorded by certification institution and be kept at least for five years.
Article 37
When the certification institution has problems in processing the vehicle safety type approval, it may invite relevant representatives from the motor vehicle authorities, experts and associations to jointly handle the cases and discuss the relevant type approval affairs. Under the approval from the MOTC, the conclusion or record of the meeting shall be the guidelines for processing vehicle safety type approval.
Article 38
If the vehicles specified in Subparagraph 3 of Paragraph 1, Article 7 are vehicles with the buy back records of insurance, accident or safety recalls, “recycled vehicle” shall be marked on the Type Approval Certificates, registration document, and vehicle licenses.
If the vehicle specified in Paragraph 1 of Article 38 have damages or defects, after the certification institution report to MOTC and considers there is safety concern, relevant information about damages or defects of the import vehicle and damages or defects have been repaired, shall be marked on the Type Approval Certificates, registration document and vehicle licenses.
Article 39
When applying for new license plate registration and inspection, the applicants of the vehicles approved with low volume safety approval shall provide the original copy of Low Volume Safety Type Approval Certificate Document for each vehicle.
Article 40
The Type Approval Certificates, certification reports and technical service accreditation certificates acquired before the implementation of these Regulations according to “Directions for the Safety Type and Conformity of Production of Motor Vehicles” and “Directions for the Safety Type and Conformity of Production of Motor Vehicle Components” may be used until the expiration date and apply for re-issuance according to these Regulations.
Within six months from the implementation date, the applicants may apply for type approval to the certification institution with the test reports and COP control plan specified in forementioned Directions instead of the examination reports specified in Article 6.
Where the type approval certificates, certification reports, examination reports, test reports, technical service approval certificate and witnessed laboratory assessment report acquired before the amendment of this regulation published on april 28 2022, are continue to be valid until the expiration date and apply for renewal according to these regulations.
Article 41
These Regulations shall be effective upon the day of promulgation.
For the amendment of this regulation published on april 28 2022, the date of entry into force shall be determined by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications
(These Regulations are made in Chinese, which shall prevail in case of any discrepancy between the
English translation and the Chinese original. )