‘approval authority’ means the authority of a Member State established or appointed by the Member State and notified to the Commission by the Member State, with competence for all aspects of the approval of a type of vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit, for the authorisation process, for issuing and, if appropriate, withdrawing or refusing approval certificates, for acting as the contact point for the approval authorities of other Member States, for designating the technical services and for ensuring that the manufacturer meets his obligations regarding the conformity of production;
ciallaíonn “údarás ceadaithe” údarás Ballstáit arna bhunú nó arna cheapadh ag an mBallstát, ar chuir an Ballstát an Coimisiún ar an eolas ina leith agus atá inniúil maidir le gach gné a bhaineann le cineál feithicle, córais, comhpháirte nó aonaid theicniúil ar leithligh a cheadú, maidir leis an bpróiseas údaraithe, maidir le deimhnithe ceadaithe a eisiúint agus, más iomchuí, iad a tharraingt siar nó a dhiúltú, maidir le gníomhú mar phointe teagmhála d’údaráis ceadaithe Bhallstáit eile, maidir leis na seirbhísí teicniúla a ainmniú agus maidir lena áirithiú go gcomhlíonfaidh an monaróir a chuid oibleagáidí i leith chomhréireacht na táirgeachta;