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of 25 June 1987
on roll-over protection structures mounted in front of the driver's seat on narrow-track wheeled
agricultural and forestry tractors
(87/402/EEC)
(OJ L 220, 8.8.1987, p. 1)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1 Council Directive 89/681/EEC of 21 December 1989 L 398 27 30.12.1989
►M2 Commission Directive 2000/22/EC of 28 April 2000 L 107 26 4.5.2000
Amended by:
►A1 Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C 241 21 29.8.1994
(adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995
►A2 Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the
Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia,the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of
Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak
Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the EuropeanUnion is foundedL 236 33 23.9.2003
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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 25 June 1987
on roll-over protection structures mounted in front of the driver's
seat on narrow-track wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors
(87/402/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee (3),
Whereas Council Directive 74/150/EEC of 4 March 1984 on the
approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of wheeled agricultural or forestory tractors (
4), as last
amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, lays down
that the necessary provisions for the implementation of the EEC type-approval procedure in respect of individual tractor parts or characteris-tics should be specified in special directives; whereas the provisionsrelating to roll-over protection structures and their attachments to trac-
tors were laid down by Directives 77/536/EEC (
5) and 79/622/EEC (6),
as last amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal;whereas these two Directives cover respectively dynamic and statictesting procedures — either of which may be employed by manufac-turers for the present — and relate to standard tractors, that is,tractors having a maximum ground clearance of 1 000 mm and a fixed
or adjustable track width of one of the driving axles of not less than
1 150 mm and weighing between 1,5 and 4,5 tonnes in the case of trac-tors covered by the ‘dynamic testing’ directive and not less than 800kilograms in the case of tractors covered by the ‘static testing’ direc-tive;
Whereas the tractors covered by this Directive have a maximum
ground clearance of 600 mm, afixed or adjustable minimum trackwidth with one of the axles less than 1 150 mm fitted with tyres of a
larger size and a mass greater than 600 but less than 3 000 kilograms;
whereas the roll-over protection structures of these tractors, which areused for specific activities, can be made subject to specific requirementor requirements other than those of Directive 77/536/EEC and 79/622/EEC;
Whereas the technical requirements with which such ‘narrow track’
tractors must comply pursuant to national laws relate, inter alia ,t o
roll-over protection structures and to their attachment to the tractor;
whereas those requirements differ from one Member State to another;
whereas it is therefore necessary that all Member States adopt the samerequirements either in addition to, or in place of, their existing rules inorder, in particular, to allow the EEC type-approval procedure whichwas the subjet of Directive 74/150/EEC to be introduced in respect of
each type of tractor;
Whereas this Directive covers roll-over protection structures of the
dual-pillar type mounted in front of the driver's seat and characterized
by a reduced zone of clearance attributable to the tractor silhouette,
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(1) OJ No C 222, 2. 9. 1985, p. 1.
(2) OJ No C 190, 20. 7. 1987.
(3) OJ No C 169, 8. 7. 1985, p. 5.
(4) OJ No L 84, 28. 3. 1974, p. 10.
(5) OJ No L 220, 29. 8. 1977, p. 1.
(6) OJ No L 179, 17. 7 1979, p. 1.
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(fold-down or not) in view of their undoubted ease of use; whereas rear
mounted roll-over protection structures of narrow track wheeled agri-cultural and forestry tractors have been the subject of Directive 86/
298/EEC (
1);
Whereas a harmonized component type-approval procedure for roll-
over protection structures and their attachment to the tractor makes itpossible for each Member State to check compliance with the commonconstruction and testing requirements and to inform the other MemberStates of its findings by sending them copies of the component type-approval certificate completed for each type of roll-over protection
structure and its attachment to the tractor; whereas the placing of an
EEC component type-approval mark on all structures manufactured inconformity with the approved type obviates any need for technicalchecks on those structures in the other Member States; whereascommon requirements concerning other elements and characteristics of
the roll-over protection structure will be laid down at a later date;
Whereas the harmonized requirements are intended principally to
ensure safety at work and safety on the road throughout the Commu-
nity; whereas, for this reason, it is necessary to introduce theobligation for tractors covered by this Directive to be fitted with roll-over protection structures;
Whereas the approximation of the national laws relating to these trac-
tors entails reciprocal recognition by Member States of the checkscarried out by each of them on the basis of the common requirements,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE,
Article 1
This Directive shall apply to tractors as defined in Article 1 of Direc-
tive 74/150/EEC having the following characteristics:
— ground clearance of not more than 600 mm beneath the lowest
points of the front and rear axles, allowing for the differential,
— fixed or adjustable minimum track width with one of the axles less
than 1 150 mm fitted with tyres of a larger size. It is assumed thatthe axle mounted with the wider types is set at a track width of not
more than 1 150 mm. It must be possible to set the track width of
the other axle in such a way that the outer edges of the narrowertyres do not go beyond the outer edges of the tyres of the otheraxle. Where the two axles are fitted with rims and tyres of thesame size, the fixed or adjustable track width of the two axlesmust be less than 1 150 mm,
— mass of 600 and 3 000 kilograms, corresponding to the unladen
weight of the tractor as defined in section 2.4 of Annex I to Direc-tive 74/150/EEC, including the roll-over protection structure fitted
in compliance with this Directive and tyres of the largest size
recommended by the manufacturer.
Article 2
1. Each Member State shall grant component type-approval for any
type of roll-over protection structure and its tractor attachment which
satisfies the construction and testing requirements laid down in
Annexes I to IV.
2. A Member State which has granted EEC component type-
approval shall take the measures required to verify, in so far as isnecessary and if need be in cooperation with the competent authoritiesin the other Member States, that production models conform to theapproved type. Such verification shall be limited to spot checks.1987L0402 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 004.001 — 3
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Article 3
Member States shall, for each type of roll-over protection structure and
its tractor attachment which they approve pursuant to Article 2, issue tothe manufacturer of the tractor or of the roll-over protection structure,or to his authorized representative, an EEC component type-approvalmark conforming to the model shown in Annex VII.
Member States shall take all appropriate measures to prevent the use of
marks liable to create confusion between roll-over protection structureswhich have been component type-approved pursuant to Article 2 andother devices.
Article 4
1. No Member State may prohibit the placing on the market of roll-
over protection structures or their tractor attachments on groundsrelating to their construction if they bear the EEC component type-approval mark.
2. Nevertheless, a Member State may prohibit the placing on the
market of roll-over protection structures bearing the EEC componenttype-approval mark which fail to conform to the approved type.
That State shall forthwith inform the other Member States and the
Commission of the measures taken, specifying the reasons for its deci-
sion.
Article 5
The competent authorities of each Member State shall within one
month send to the competent authorities of the other Member States
copies of the component type-approval certificate, an example of whichis given in Annex VIII, completed for each type of roll-over protectionstructure which they approve or refuse to approve.
Article 6
1. If the Member State which has granted EEC component type-
approval finds that a number of roll-over protection structures and theirtractor attachments bearing the same EEC component type-approvalmark do not conform to the type which it has approved, it shall takethe necessary measures to ensure that production models conform to
the approved type. The competent authorities of that State shall advise
those of the other Member States of the measures taken which may,where there is serious and repeated failure to conform, extend to with-drawal of EEC component type-approval. The said authorities shalltake the same measures if they are informed by the competent authori-
ties of another Member State of such failure to conform.
2. The competent authorities of the Member States shall within one
month inform each other of any withdrawal of EEC component type-approval and of the reasons for any such measure.
Article 7
Any decision taken pursuant to the provisions adopted in implementa-
tion of this Directive to refuse or withdraw component type-approvalfor roll-over protection structures and their tractor attachments, or toprohibit their placing on the market or their use, shall set out in detail
the reasons on which it is based. Such decision shall be notified to the
party concerned, who shall at the same time be informed of the reme-dies available to him under the laws in force in the Member States andof the time limits allowed for the exercise of such remedies.
Article 8
No Member State may refuse to grant EEC type-approval or national
type-approval in respect of a tractor on grounds relating to the roll-over protection structure or its tractor attachment if these bear theEEC component type-approval mark and if the requirements laiddown in Annex IX have been satisfied.1987L0402 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 004.001 — 4
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Article 9
1. No Member State may refuse or prohibit the sale, registration,
entry into service or use of any tractor on grounds relating to the roll-
over protection structure and its tractor attachment if these bear the
EEC component type-approval mark and if the requirements laiddown in Annex IX have been met.
However, Member States may, in compliance with the Treaty, impose
restrictions on the use of tractors referred to in this Directive in certainareas where safety so dictates, owing to the specific nature of certainterrains or crops. Member States shall inform the Commission of any
such restrictions before they are implemented and of the reasons for
their adoption.
2. This Directive shall not affect the right of Member States to
specify — in due compliance with the Treaty — the requirementsthey deem necessary to ensure that workers are protected when usingthe tractors in question, provided this does not mean that the protection
structures are modified in a way unspecified in this Directive.
Article 10
1. In connection with EEC type-approval, any tractor to which
Article 1 refers must be fitted with a roll-over protection structure.
2. The structure, referred to in paragraph 1, unless it is a rear-
mounted protection structure, must comply with the requirements laiddown in Annexes I to V to this Directive, or in Directives 77/536/EEC or 79/622/EEC.
Article 11
Any amendments which are necessary in order to adapt the require-
ments of the Annexes to this Directive so as to take account oftechnical progress shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 13 of Directive 74/150/EEC.
Article 12
Within 18 months following notification of this Directive, the Council,
acting on a proposal from the Commission, on the basis of the provi-
sions of the Treaty, shall adopt a Directive supplementing thisDirective with provisions introducing additional impact tests into thedynamic test procedure.
Article 13
1. Member States shall bring into force the provisions necessary to
comply with this Directive within 24 months of its notification (
1) and
shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of
the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field
covered by this Directive.
Article 14
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.1987L0402 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 004.001 — 5
(1) This Directive was notified to the Member States on 26 June 1987.
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ANNEX I
CONDITIONS FOR EEC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL
1. The requirements of point 1 of Code 6 of the OECD (Decision C(87) 53
final of 24 November 1987, as last amended on 3 March 1999), with the
exception of point 1.1 shall be applied
.
2. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
2.1. Every protection structure and its attachment to a tractor must be so
designed and constructed as to fulfil the essential purpose laid down in
section 1.1.
2.2. This condition is considered to be fulfilled if the requirements of
Annexes II, III and IV are complied with.
3. APPLICATION FOR EEC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL
3.1. The application for EEC component type-approval with regard to the
strength of a protection structure and the strength of its attachment to a
tractor must be submitted by the tractor manufacturer or by the manufac-
turer of the protection structure or by their authorized representatives.
3.2. The application must be accompanied by the undermentioned documents
in triplicate and by the following particulars:
— a drawing, either to scale or with indication of the principal dimen-
sions, showing the general arrangement of the protection structure.
This drawing must, in particular, show details of the mounting
components,
— photographs from side and front showing mounting details,
— a brief description of the protection structure, including type of
construction, method of mounting on the tractor and, where necessary,
details of cladding and interior padding,
— details of materials used in the structure and in the roll-over protec-
tion structure mountings (see Annex VI).
3.3. A tractor representative of the tractor type for which the protection struc-
ture to be approved is intended must be submitted to the technical service
responsible for conducting the component type-approval tests. This
tractor must be equipped with the protection structure.
Furthermore, the manufacturer must indicate the sizes of tyres fitting or
able to fit the front and rear axles.
3.4. The holder of EEC component type-approval may request its extension to
other tractor types. The competent authority which has granted the
original EEC component type-approval must grant the extension if the
approved protection structure and the type(s) of tractor for which the
extension is requested comply with the following conditions:
— the mass of the unballasted tractor, as defined in section 1.4 of Annex
III, does not exceed by more than 5 % the reference mass used in the
test;
— the method of attachment and the points of attachment to the tractor
are identical,
— any components such as mudguards and bonnet which may provide
support for the protection structure have identical strength and are
identically situated with respect to the protection structure,
— the critical dimensions and the position of the seat and steering wheel
relative to the protection structure, and the position relative to the
protection structure of the points deemed rigid and taken into consid-
eration for the purpose of verifying that the zone of clearance is
protected, are such that the zone of clearance continues to be
protected by the structure after the latter has undergone the deforma-
tion resulting from the various tests.
4. MARKINGS
4.1. Every protection structure conforming to the approved type must bear the
following markings:
4.1.1. The trade mark or name;
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4.1.3. Serial number of the protection structure;
4.1.4. Make and type(s) of tractor(s) for which the protection structure is
intended.
4.2. All these particulars must appear on a small plate.
4.3. These markings must be visible, legible and indelible.1987L0402 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 004.001 — 7
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ANNEX II
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
The technical requirements for the EC component type-approval of roll-over
protection structures mounted in front of the driver's seat on narrow-track
wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors shall be those set out in point 3 of
Code 6 of the OECD (Decision C(87) 53 final of 24 November 1987, as last
amended on 3 March 1999). These technical requirements shall not apply to
the chapters of point 3 relating to the test bulletin, minor modifications andidentifications.1987L0402 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 004.001 — 8
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ANNEX VI
MODEL
REPORT RELATING TO THE EEC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL TEST OF A
PROTECTION STRUCTURE (FRONT-MOUNTED BAR) WITH REGARD TO ITS
STRENGTH AS WELL AS TO THE STRENGTH OF ITS ATTACHMENT TO THE
TRACTOR
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ANNEX VII
MARKS
The EEC component type-approval mark consists of:
— a rectangle surrounding the lower case letter ‘e’ followed by the distin-
guishing number of the Member State which has granted the component
type-approval:
1 for Germany, 2 for France, 3 for Italy, 4 for the Netherlands, 5 for
Sweden, 6 for Belgium, ►A2 7 for Hungary, 8 for the Czech Republic, ◄
9 for Spain, 11 for the United Kingdom, 12 for Austria, 13 for Luxembourg,
17 for Finland, 18 for Denmark, ►A2 20 for Poland, ◄21 for Portugal, 23
for Greece, 24 for Ireland, ►A2 26 for Slovenia, 27 for Slovakia, 29 for
Estonia, 32 for Latvia, 36 for Lithuania, CY for Cyprus, MT for Malta, ◄
— the EEC component type-approval number which corresponds to the number
of the EEC component type-approval certificate issued with regard to the
strength of the type of protection structure and its attachment to the tractor
placed under and in the vicinity of the retangle,
— the letters V or SV, depending on whether a dynamic (V) or static (SV) test
was conducted, followed by the number 2, indicating that this is a protection
structure within the meaning of the Directive.
EXAMPLE OF AN EEC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL MARK
Legend: The protection structure bearing the EEC component type-approval
mark shown above is a structure of the bar type subjected to a
dynamic test with two front-mounted uprights intended for a
narrow-track tractor (V2), for which EEC component type-approval
was granted in Belgium (e6) under the number 43.1987L0402 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 004.001 — 12
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ANNEX VIII
MODEL EEC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL CERTIFICATE
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ANNEX IX
CONDITIONS FOR EEC TYPE-APPROVAL
1. The application for EEC type-approval of a tractor with regard to the
strength of a protection structure and the strength of its attachment to the
tractor is submitted by the tractor manufacturer or by his authorized repre-
sentative.
2. A tractor representative of the tractor type to be approved, on which a
protection structure and its attachment, duly approved, are mounted, must
be submitted to the technical services responsible for conducting the type-
approval tests.
3. The technical service responsible for conducting the type-approval test
checks whether the approved type of protection structure is intended to be
mounted on the type of tractor for which the type-approval is requested. In
particular, it must ascertain that the attachment of the protection structure
corresponds to that which was used when the EEC component type-
approval was granted.
4. The holder of the EEC type-approval may ask for its extension for other
types of protection structures.
5. The competent authorities grant such extension on the following conditions:
5.1. The new type of protection structure and its tractor attachment must have
received EEC component type-approval.
5.2. It is designed to be mounted on the type of tractor for which the extension
of the EEC type-approval is requested.
5.3. The attachment of the protection structure to the tractor must correspond to
that which was tested when EEC component type-approval was granted.
6. A certificate, of which a model is shown in Annex X, is annexed to the
EEC type-approval certificate for each type-approval or type-approval
extension which has been granted or refused.
7. If the application for EEC type-approval for a type of tractor is introduced
at the same time as the request for EEC component type-approval for a
type of roll-over protection structure intended to be mounted on the type
of tractor for which EEC type-approval is requested, the checks laid down
in 2 and 3 are not applicable.1987L0402 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 004.001 — 14
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ANNEX X
MODEL
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