§ 423.3a Technical requirements for containers.

(a) A container that is submitted for inspection for individual approval must comply with the requirements of Annex 6, as modified by applicable resolutions of the Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods Under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention), January 15, 1959 (20 UST 184, TIAS 6633). Copies of Annex 6, as modified by applicable resolutions, may be obtained from the Coast Guard (MHM), Room 8306,400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, D.C. 20590.

(b) If any of the requirements in Articles 1 through 3 of Annex 6 are not compatible with the technical requirements that insulated and refrigerator containers, furniture containers, tank containers, and containers specially built for carriage by air must fulfill in use, the certifying authority may approve other arrangements that are equivalent to the requirements in Annex 6 and serve the purpose for which the certification is intended.

[39 FR 27670, July 31, 1974]

§ 423.4 Approval of individual containers.

The certifying authority issues an individual certificate of approval, valid for 2 years, for each container that meets the requirements in § 423.3a.

[39 FR 27671, July 31, 1974]

§ 423.4a Certificate of approval.

A certificate of approval framed as required in Article 1-4 of Annex 6, Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods Under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention), is evidence of approval if it remains sealed in the protective frame.

[39 FR 27671, July 31, 1974]

§ 423.5 Renewal of certificate.

A certificate of approval may be renewed if the Certifying Authority determines by inspection every 2 years that the container continues to comply with the applicable requirements in § 423.3a.

[39 FR 27671, July 31, 1974]

§ 424.3 Eligibility.

A road vehicle may be submitted for inspection by the manufacturer, owner, or carrier to a certifying authority of the country in which the manufacturer, owner, or carrier, respectively, is resident or established.

§ 424.4 Technical requirements for road vehicles.

(a) A road vehicle that is submitted for inspection for individual approval must comply with the requirements of Annex 3, as modified by applicable resolutions, of the Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods Under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention), January 15, 1959 (20 UST 184, TIAS 6633). Copies of Annex 3, as modified by applicable resolution, may be obtained from the Coast Guard (MHM), Room 8306, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, D.C. 20590.

(b) If any of the requirements in Articles 1 through 3 of Annex 3 are not compatible with the technical requirements that insulated vehicles, refrigerator vehicles, furniture vehicles, and tank vehicles must fulfill in use, the certifying authority may approve other arrangements that are equivalent to the requirements in Annex 3 and serve the purpose for which the certificate is intended.

§ 424.5 Approval of individual road vehicles.

The certifying authority issues a certificate of approval, valid for 2 years, to each road vehicle that complies with the applicable requirements in § 424.4.

§ 424.6 Certificate of approval.

A certificate of approval must be kept on the vehicle as evidence of approval.

§ 424.7 Renewal of certificate.

A certificate of approval may be renewed if the certifying authority determines by inspection every 2 years that the vehicle continues to comply with the applicable requirements in § 424.4.

§ 424.8 Termination of approval.

Approval of a road vehicle terminates

(a) Upon expiration of the certificate of approval;

(b) Upon a change in the road vehicle by a major repair or alteration of any of the essential features required in § 424.4. Repairs by replacement in kind do not constitute a change of the essential features; or

(c) Upon a change of ownership.