Homologation certificate
A document listing a vehicle's technical modifications compared with the standard production model. It serves to admit the vehicle to an event and is usually required at racing events.
A homologation certificate (German Homologationsbescheinigung) lists a vehicle's technical modifications compared with the standard production model. It documents which modifications are permitted and serves to admit or approve vehicles for participation. It is needed above all at racing events, where compliance with a defined technical set of regulations must be proven. At the document check it is examined together with the other papers. Which vehicles and conversions are admitted is set out in the supplementary regulations.
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