Fulfilling the role of type approval authority for the type approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, agricultural or forestry vehicles, two- or three-wheeled vehicles and quadricycles, as well as systems, components and separate technical units used in these in accordance with a framework regulation, European Union regulation or UN regulation, including type approvals for small EU or national series, including national type approval of road vehicles that belong to categories M, N or O and are designed and manufactured or modified to be used exclusively by the military forces.
1. Classification of type approvals:
1.1 By object:
a. Type approval of the entire vehicle;
It applies to motor vehicles and their trailers, as defined in Regulation (EU) 2018/858, Regulation (EU) 167/2013 and Regulation (EU) 168/2013;
b. Type approval for vehicle systems, components or separate technical units.
A vehicle system is its equipment (i.e. braking system, anti-pollution system) that cannot normally be detached from the vehicle as a separate part.
A vehicle component is a device which is intended to be part of the vehicle and which can be detached and approved separately (e.g a lighting device).
A separate technical unit is a device intended to be part of a type of vehicle and which can be approved separately, or as part of the vehicle (for example a rear underrun device) or a device which is not part of a vehicle but which is used in traffic (for example a helmet or a child seat).
1.2 By type of approval:
a. International type approval;
a1. International (UN) type approval granted based on the regulations of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations;
a2. Type approval (EU) granted under the applicable regulatory acts;
b. National type approval.
2. Purpose of type approval
The certification of compliance by manufacturers of vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units with EU and UN administrative provisions and technical requirements to provide a high level of safety, performance and environmental protection.
3. Validity of type approval
Type approval ceases to be valid in each of the following cases:
– When for the approved type of vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit, new requirements for making available on the market, registration or putting into operation become mandatory, and the type approval cannot be extended;
– When during a check it is found that the vehicle does not comply with all the regulatory acts that are relevant for the respective type;
– If the type approval has been withdrawn;
– If the validity of the type approval certificate expires due to a restriction;
– If the type approval proved to be based on false statements, falsified test results or if no data were disclosed that would have led to the refusal to grant the type approval;
– If the whole-vehicle type-approval for a single variant of a vehicle type or for a single version of a variant ceases to be valid, the whole-vehicle type-approval for that vehicle type ceases to be valid only in so far as refers to that variant or version;
– If the production of a certain type of vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit is permanently stopped.
4. The RAR type approval process consists of:
– Receiving the approval application and the documents necessary for approval;
– Analysis of the application and verification of the content of the approval file;
– Selecting of the Technical Service (testing laboratory);
– Carrying out the initial assessment of a new manufacturer or an existing manufacturer that submits an application for approval for a new product or a new regulatory area;
– Issuance of the initial payment document;
– Allocation of the approval number;
– Establishing the tests;
– Issuing the test order;
– Verification of the fulfillment of technical requirements – test reports;
– The final analysis of the homologation file and the final decision regarding the granting of the homologation;
– Issuance of the final payment document;
– Generation and transmission of the approval document;
– Periodic verification of production conformity;
– Periodic verification of the validity of the type approvals granted.
Type Approval Directorate
Address: Bucureşti, B-dul. Expoziţiei nr. 1K, sector 1
Tel.: 031 425.72.64
Email: dot@rarom.ro
Costin ILIESCU
Head of Type Approvals Department
Tel.: 031 425.72.64