According to section 66, subsection 3 of the Vehicles Act, prior to granting a type-approval, the approval authority shall ensure that there are sufficient procedures in effect for ensuring an efficient control of conformity of production.
According to section 66, subsection 4 of the Vehicles Act, the approval authority or a body designated for this purpose by the approval authority shall assess the func-tionality of the arrangements concerning the initial assessments and product con-formity related to national, UNECE, EC and EU type-approval once every 12 months. For a special reason, the assessment may be carried out less frequently, however, it shall be carried out at least once every 24 months.
By this Regulation, the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency issues under section 66, subsection 8 of the Vehicles Act further regulations on the written con-trol plans related to the control of conformity of production as regards national, UNECE, EC and EU type-approval as well as national small series type-approval and on sufficient product conformity arrangements This Regulation shall be applied to applicants and holders of national, UNECE, EC and EU type-approvals and national small series type-approvals.