When the application for authorisation to operate provided for in Article L. 342-17-1 concerns a conveyor belt that does not have the same technical characteristics and conditions of use as an already authorised conveyor belt, the Prefect shall apply, under article R. 472-18 of the town planning code, the opinion of the technical service for ski lifts and guided transport.
This opinion, known as a “type opinion”, specifies in particular the technical characteristics and conditions of use of the conveyor in question to ensure the safety of users. It is issued within two months.
Type approval may also be requested, under the same conditions as those set out in the previous paragraph, by a manufacturer of a conveyor belt independently of any application for authorisation to operate.
An order by the Minister for Transport specifies the conditions under which the type approval is published and the conditions under which the technical department for ski lifts and guided transport may issue this approval for types of conveyor put into service after 15 September 2004.