Commission Directive 91/662/EEC of 6 December 1991 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 74/297/EEC in respect of the behaviour of the steering wheel and column in an impact
Date: 1991-12-06

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paragraphs: The Annexes to Directive 74/297/EEC are hereby amended in accordance with the Annexes to this Directive.
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paragraphs: 1. With effect from 1 October 1992 no Member State may
(a) - refuse, in respect of a type of vehicle, to grant EC type-approval, or to issue the copy of the certificate provided for in the last indent of Article 10 (1) of Council Directive 70/156/EEC (2), or to grant national type-approval, or
- prohibit the entry into service of vehicles,
on grounds relating to their steering mechanism if this has been approved in accordance with Directive 74/297/EEC as amended by this Directive;
(b)
- refuse to grant EC type-approval in respect of a type of steering control intended for installation in a vehicle or vehicles, or
- prohibit the placing on the market of steering controls intended for installation in a vehicle or vehicles
if the said steering control complies with the requirements of Directive 74/297/EEC as amended by this Directive.
2. With effect from 1 October 1996, in respect of motor vehicles of category M1 which are not forward control, Member States:
- shall no longer issue the copy of the certificate provided for in the last indent of Article 10 (1) of Directive 70/156/EEC, and
- may refuse to grant national type-approval
on grounds relating to the steering mechanism if this does not comply with the requirements of Directive 74/297/EEC as amended by this Directive.
3. With effect from 1 October 1995, in respect of forward-control motor vehicles of category M1 and all N1 motor vehicles with a permissible maximum mass not exceeding 1 500 kilograms, Member States:
- shall no longer issue the copy of the certificate provided for in the last indent of Article 10 (1) of Directive 70/156/EEC, and
- may refuse to grant national type-approval
on grounds relating to the steering mechanism if this does not comply with the requirements of Directive 74/297/EEC as amended by this Directive.
4. With effect from 1 October 1996, in respect of types of steering control, Member States:
- shall no longer issue the copy of the certificate provided for in the last indent of Article 10 (1) of Directive 70/156/EEC, and
- may refuse to grant national type-approval
on grounds relating to steering controls if these steering controls do not comply with the requirements of paragraphs 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 of Annex I to Directive 74/297/EEC as amended by this Directive.
5. With effect from 1 October 1996 Member States may prohibit the first entry into service of vehicles in which the steering mechanisms do not comply with the requirements of Directive 74/297/EEC, as amended by this Directive.
However, this shall not apply until 1 October 1997:
- to a forward-control vehicle of category M1, or
- to a vehicle of category N1 with a maximum permissible mass not exceeding 1 500 kilograms, or
- in the case of a vehicle of category M1 other than a forward-control vehicle, with respect to the requirements laid down in paragraph 5.1 of Annex I (maximum vertical displacement of the steering column).
6. With effect from 1 October 1995 Member States may prohibit the placing on the market of steering controls intended for the installation in a vehicle or vehicles if these steering controls do not comply with the requirements laid down in paragraphs 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 of Annex I to Directive 74/297/EEC, as amended by this Directive.
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paragraphs: 1. Member States shall bring into force the legislative, regulatory and administrative provisions necessary in order to comply with this Directive before 1 October 1992 and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When the Member States adopt these provisions these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such a reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.
2. Member States shall ensure that the terms of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive are communicated to the Commission.