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►B COUNCILDIRECTIVE
of6February1970
on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor
vehiclesandtheirtrailers
(70/156/EEC)
(OJ L 42, 23.2.1970, p. 1)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Council Directive 78/315/EEC of 21 December 1977 L 81 1 28.3.1978
►M2Council Directive 78/547/EEC of 12 June 1978 L 168 39 26.6.1978
►M3Council Directive 80/1267/EEC of 16 December 1980 L 375 34 31.12.1980
►M4Council Directive 87/358/EEC of 25 June 1987 L 192 51 11.7.1987
►M5Council Directive 87/403/EEC of 25 June 1987 L 220 44 8.8.1987
►M6Council Directive No 92/53/EEC of 18 June 1992 L 225 1 10.8.1992
►M7Commission Directive 93/81/EEC of 29 September 1993 L 264 49 23.10.1993
►M8Commission Directive 95/54/EC of 31 October 1995 L 266 1 8.11.1995
►M9Directive 96/27/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20
May 1996L 169 1 8.7.1996
►M10Directive 96/79/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16
December 1996L 18 7 21.1.1997
►M11Directive 97/27/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22
July 1997L 233 1 25.8.1997
►M12Commission Directive 98/14/EC of 6 February 1998 L 91 1 25.3.1998
►M13Directive 98/91/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14
December 1998L 11 25 16.1.1999
►M14Directive 2000/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of
26 June 2000L 203 9 10.8.2000
►M15Commission Directive 2001/92/EC of 30 October 2001 L 291 24 8.11.2001
►M16Directive 2001/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of
27 September 2001L 292 21 9.11.2001
►M17Commission Directive 2001/116/EC of 20 December 2001 L 18 1 21.1.2002
►M18Directive 2001/85/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of
20 November 2001L 42 1 13.2.2002
►M19Council Regulation (EC) No 807/2003 of 14 April 2003 L 122 36 16.5.2003
Amended by:
►A1Act of Accession of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern IrelandL 73 14 27.3.1972
(adapted by Council Decision of 1 January 1973) L 2 1 1.1.1973
►A2Act of Accession of Greece L 291 17 19.11.1979
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►A3Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal L 302 23 15.11.1985
►A4Act 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
Corrected by:►
C1Consolidated text of corrigenda to instruments published in Special
Editions1952-72, p. 71 (70/156/EEC)
►C2Corrigendum, OJ L 265, 19.9.1981, p. 28 (80/1267/EEC)
►C3Corrigendum, OJ L 145, 15.5.1998, p. 63 (92/53/EEC)
►C4Corrigendum, OJ L 102, 19.4.1997, p. 46 (96/27/EC)
►C5Corrigendum, OJ L 291, 13.11.1999, p. 39 (98/14/EC)
►C6Corrigendum, OJ L 103, 19.4.2002, p. 32 (2001/116/EC)
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COUNCILDIRECTIVE
of6February1970
on the approximationof the lawsofthe Member States relating to
thetype-approvalofmotorvehiclesandtheirtrailers
(70/156/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;
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1);
Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee (2);
Whereasin each Member State motor vehiclesintended for the carriage
of goods or passengers must comply with certain mandatory technicalrequirements; whereas such requirements differ from one Member State
to another and consequently hinder trade within the European
Economic Community;
Whereas such hindrances to the establishment and proper functioning
of the common market can be reduced and even eliminated if allMember States adopt the same requirements, either in addition to orin place of their existing laws;
Whereas it is the established practice of the Member States to check
that vehiclescomply with the relevant technical requirementsbeforethey are placed on the market; whereasthischeck iscarried out onvehicle types;
Whereasthe harmonis ed technical requirementsapplicable to indivi-
dual parts and characteristics of a vehicle should be specified in
separate Directives;
Whereas at Community level it is necessary to introduce a Community
type-approval procedure for each vehicle type in order that compliancewith the above requirementscan be checked and that each MemberState may recognise checks carried out by other Member States;
Whereas that procedure must enable each Member State to ascertain
whether a vehicle type hasbeen s ubmitted to the checkslaid down by
separate Directive and listed in a type approval certificate; whereas thatprocedure must enable manufacturers to complete a certificate ofconformity for all vehicleswhich conform to an approved type;whereas a vehicle accompanied by such a certificate must be consid-ered by all Member Statesasconforming to their own laws ; whereas
each Member State should inform the other Member States of its find-
ingsby s ending a copy of the type approval certificate completed foreach vehicle type which hasbeen approved;
Whereas, as a transitional measure, it must be possible to grant type
approval on the basis of Community requirements as and when sepa-rate Directivesrelating to the variousvehicle partsand characteris tics
enter into force, national requirementsremaining applicable in res pect
of parts and characteristics still not covered by such Directives;
Whereas, without prejudice to Articles 169 and 170 of the Treaty, it is
advisable, within the framework of co-operation between the competentauthorities of the Member States, to lay down provisions to helpresolve disputes of a technical nature regarding the conformity of
production modelsto an approved type;
Whereasa vehicle may conform to an approved type but nevertheles s
have certain features which are potential road safety hazards; whereas1970L0156 — EN — 05.06.2003 — 015.001 — 3
(1) OJ No C 160, 18.12.1969, p. 7.
(2) OJ No C 48, 16.4.1969, p. 14.
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it is therefore advisable to prescribe an appropriate procedure to
preclude such hazards;
Whereas technical progress requires prompt adjustment of the technical
requirements specified in the separate Directives; whereas, in order tofacilitate implementation of the measures required for this purpose, a
procedure should be prescribed for establishing close co-operation
between the Member States and the Commission within the Committeeon the Adjustment to Technical Progress of the Directives on theRemoval of Technical Barriersto Trade in the Motor Vehicle Sector;
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Scope
ThisDirective appliesto the type-approval of motor vehiclesand their
trailers built in one or more stages, of systems, components and sepa-rate technical units intended for use on such vehicles and trailers.
It doesnot apply to:
— the approval of single vehicles except that Member States granting
such approvals shall accept any valid system, component, separatetechnical unit or incomplete vehicle approval granted under this
Directive instead of the relevant national requirement,
— ‘quadricycles’ within the meaning of Article 1(3) of Council Direc-
tive 92/61/EEC relating to the type-approval of two- or three-wheelmotor vehicles(
1).
Article 2
Definitions
For the purpose of this Directive:
—type-approval meansthe procedure whereby a Member State certi-
fies that a type of vehicle, system, component or separate technicalunit satisfies the relevant technical requirements of this Directive ora separate Directive contained in the exhaustive list set out in
Annex IV or XI,
—multi-stage type-approval meansthe procedure whereby one or
more Member Statescertify that, depending on the s tate of comple-
tion, an incomplete or completed vehicle type satisfies the relevant
technical requirementsof thisDirective,
—vehicle meansany motor vehicle intended for us e on the road,
being complete or incomplete, having at least four wheels and a
maximum design speed exceeding 25 km/h, and its trailers, with
the exception of vehicleswhich run on railsand of agriculturaland forestry tractors and all mobile machinery,
—base vehicle meansany incomplete vehicle, the vehicle identifica-
tion number of which is retained during subsequent stages of the
multi-stage type-approval process,
—incomplete vehicle meansany vehicle which s till needscompletion
in at least one further stage in order to meet all the relevant require-
mentsof thisDirective,
—completed vehicle means a vehicle resulting from the process of
multi-stage type-approval which meets all the relevant requirements
of thisDirective,
—typeof vehicle meansvehiclesof one category which do not differ
in at least the essential respects specified in Annex II.B. A type ofvehicle may contain variants and versions (see Annex II.B),1970L0156 — EN — 05.06.2003 — 015.001 — 4
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—system means any vehicle system such as brakes, emission control
equipment, interior fittings, etc. which is subject to the requirementsin any of the separate Directives,
—component means a device, such as a lamp, subject to the require-
mentsof a s eparate Directive, intended to be part of a vehicle,which may be type-approved independently of a vehicle where theseparate Directive makes express provisions for so doing,
—separate technical unit meansa device, s uch asa rear protective
device, subject to the requirements of a separate Directive, intendedto be part of a vehicle, which may be type-approved separately butonly in relation to one or more specified types of vehicle, where theseparate Directive makes express provisions for so doing,
—manufacturer means the person or body who is responsible to the
approval authority for all aspects of the type-approval process andfor ensuring conformity of production. It is not essential that theperson or body is directly involved in all stages of the construction
of the vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit which
is the subject of the approval process,
—approval authority meansthe competent authority of a Member
State which is responsible for all aspects of type-approval of atype of vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit, to
issue and (if appropriate) to withdraw approval certificates, to serve
asthe contact point with the approval authoritiesof the otherMember States and which is responsible for verifying the manufac-turer'sconformity of production arrangements ,
—technical service meansthe organization or body that hasbeen
appointed as a testing laboratory to carry out tests or inspectionson behalf of the approval authority of a Member State. Thisfunc-tion may also be carried out by the approval authority itself,
—information document meansthe document s et out in Annex I or
Annex III to this Directive or the corresponding Annex to a sepa-
rate Directive that prescribes the information to be supplied by anapplicant,
—information folder meansthe total folder or file of data, drawings ,
photographs, etc. supplied by the applicant to the technical service
or the approval authority aspres cribed in the information document,
—information package meansthe information folder plusany tes t
reportsor other documentsthat the technical s ervice or the approvalauthority hasadded to the information folder in the cours e of
carrying out their functions.
—index to the information package meansthe document in which is
listed the contents of the information package suitably numbered orotherwise marked to clearly identify all pages.
Article 3
Applicationfortype-approval
1. Applications for vehicle type-approval shall be submitted by the
manufacturer to the approval authority of a Member State. An applica-tion shall be accompanied by an information folder containing theinformation required by Annex III, and by the approval certificatesforeach of the applicable separate Directives as required in Annex IV or
XI; also, the information package for system and separate technical
unit approvals in respect of each separate Directive shall be madeavailable to the approval authority throughout the period up to thedate when the approval is either issued or refused.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, in the case where no
approval certificatesfor any of the relevant s eparate Directivesareavailable, the documents accompanying an application shall comprisean information folder containing the relevant information required byAnnex I in relation to the separate Directives specified in Annex IVor XI and, where applicable, Part II of Annex III.1970L0156 — EN — 05.06.2003 — 015.001 — 5
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3. In the case of multi-stage type-approval the information to be
supplied shall consist of:
— at stage 1: those parts of the information folder and the approval
certificatesasrequired for a complete vehicle which are relevantto the state of completion of the base vehicle,
— at the second and subsequent stages: those parts of the information
folder and the approval certificateswhich are relevant to the currentstage of construction and a copy of the approval certificate for the
incomplete vehicle issued at the previous stage of build. In addition,
the manufacturer shall supply full details of the changes and addi-tionscarried out by him to the incomplete vehicle.
4. Applications for system component or separate technical unit
type-approval shall be submitted by the manufacturer to the approval
authority of a Member State. An application shall be accompanied by
an information folder, the contentsof which isgiven in the informationdocument in the relevant separate Directive.
5. No application in respect of one type of vehicle, system, compo-
nent or separate technical unit may be submitted to more than oneMember State. A separate application shall be submitted for each type
to be approved.
Article 4
Thetype-approvalprocess
1. Each Member State shall grant:
(a) vehicle type-approval to:
— vehicle typeswhich conform to the particularsin the informa-
tion folder and which meet the technical requirementsof allthe relevant separate Directives as prescribed in Annex IV,
— special-purpose vehicle types mentioned in Annex XI which
conform to the particularsin the information folder and whichmeet the technical requirementsof the s eparate Directivesasdenoted in the relevant column of Annex XI.
This process shall be satisfied by the procedures described in
Annex V;
(b) multi-stage type-approval to base, incomplete or completed vehicle
typeswhich conform to the particularsin the information folderand which meet the technical requirementsof the relevant s eparateDirectivesaspres cribed in Annex IV or XI taking account of thestate of completion of the vehicle type.
This process shall be satisfied by the procedures described in
Annex XIV;
(c) system type-approval to vehicle types which conform to the parti-
cularsin the information folder and which meet the technicalrequirementsof ►
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mentioned in Annex IV or XI ◄;
(d) component or separate technical unit type-approval to all types of
component or separate technical unit which conform to the particu-larsin the information folder and which meet the technicalrequirementscontained in ►
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asmentioned in Annex IV or XI ◄which makesexpres sprovi-
sion for so doing.
In the case of a vehicle approval relating to Annex XI or to Article
8(2)(c), or in case of a system, component, or separate technical unitapproval relating to Annex XI or to Article 8(2)(c) and including
restrictions or exemptions from some provisions of the relevant sepa-
rate Directive, the approval certificate shall include the restrictions onitsvalidity and the exemptionsgranted ►
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Where particularsin the information foldersreferred to in (a), (b), (c),
and (d) above specify provisions for special purpose vehicles asdenoted in the relevant columnsof Annex XI and itsAppendices , the1970L0156 — EN — 05.06.2003 — 015.001 — 6
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type-approval certificate shall also specify such provisions and exemp-
tions.
2. However, if a Member State finds that a vehicle, system, compo-
nent or separate technical unit which complies with the provisions ofparagraph 1 is nevertheless, a serious risk to road safety, it may refuseto grant the type-approval. It shall forthwith inform the other MemberStates and the Commission thereof, stating the reasons on which itsdecision is based.
3. Each Member State shall complete all applicable sections of a
type-approval certificate (modelsfor which are given in Annex VI tothis Directive and in an Annex to each of the separate Directives) foreach type of vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit
which it approves and, in addition, shall complete the relevant sections
of the test results attachment to the vehicle approval certificate (themodel for which isgiven in Annex VIII) and s hall compile or verifythe contentsof the index to the information package. Approval certifi-cates shall be numbered in accordance with the method described in
Annex VII. The completed certificate and itsattachmentss hall be
delivered to the applicant.
4. Where the component or the separate technical unit to be
approved fulfilsitsfunction or offersa s pecific feature only in conjunc-
tion with other partsof the vehicle and for thisreas on compliance with
one or more requirementscan be verified only when the component orseparate technical unit to be approved operates in conjunction withother vehicle parts, whether real or simulated, the scope of the type-approval of the component or the separate technical unit must be
restricted accordingly. The type-approval certificate for a component
or a separate technical unit shall then include any restrictions on itsuse and shall indicate any conditions for fitting it. Observance of theserestrictions and conditions shall be verified at the time of type-approvalof the vehicle.
5. The approval authority of each Member State shall, within one
month, send to the approval authorities of the other Member States acopy of the vehicle type-approval certificate (together with itsattach-ments) for each vehicle type which it has approved or refused to
approve or withdrawn.
6. The approval authority of each Member State shall send monthly
to the approval authoritiesof the Member Statesa lis t (containing theparticulars shown in Annex XIII) of the system, component or separate
technical unit approvalsit hasgranted, refus ed to grant or withdrawn
during that month; in addition, on receiving an application from theapproval authority of another Member State, it shall send forthwith acopy of the system, component or separate technical unit type-approvalcertificate and/or information package for each type of system, compo-nent or separate technical unit which it has approved or refused to
approve or withdrawn.
Article 5
Amendmentstotype-approvals
1. The Member State which hasgranted type-approval mus t take the
necessary measures to ensure that it is informed of any change in theparticularsappearing in the information package.
2. The application for amendment of a type-approval shall be
submitted exclusively to the Member States which granted the originaltype-approval.
3. In the case of system, component or separate technical unit
approval, if particularsappearing in the information package havechanged, the approval authority of the Member State in question shallissue revised page(s) of the information package as necessary, markingeach revised page to show clearly the nature of the change and the dateof re-issue; a consolidated, updated version of the information package1970L0156 — EN — 05.06.2003 — 015.001 — 7
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accompanied by a detailed description of the change shall also be
deemed to meet thisrequirement.
On any occasion when revised pages or a consolidated, updated version
are issued, the index to the information package (which is attached tothe approval certificate) shall also be amended to show the latest datesof revised pages or the date of the consolidated, updated version.
If, in addition, any information on the approval certificate (excluding
itsattachments ) haschanged or the requirementsof the Directive have
changed since the date currently on the approval, the amendment shall
be designated as ‘extension’ and the approval authority of the MemberState in question shall issue a revised approval certificate (denoted byan extension number) which shall show clearly the reason for extensionand the date of re-issue.
If the approval authority of the Member State in question finds that an
amendment to an information package warrants fresh tests or checks, itshall inform the manufacturer thereof and issue the documentsmentioned in the first, second and third subparagraphs only after theconduct of successful fresh tests or checks.
4. In the case of vehicle type-approval, if particulars appearing in
the information package have changed, the approval authority of the
Member State in question shall issue revised page(s) of the informationpackage as necessary, marking each revised page to show clearly thenature of the change and the date of re-issue; a consolidated, updatedversion of the information package accompanied by a detailed descrip-
tion of the change shall also be deemed to meet this requirement.
On any occasion when revised pages or a consolidated, updated version
are issued, the index to the information package (which is attached tothe approval certificate) shall also be amended to show the latest datesof revised pages or the date of the consolidated, updated version.
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information on the approval certificate (excluding itsattachments ) haschanged or the requirementsof any of the s eparate Directivesapplic-able to the date from which first entry into service is prohibited havechanged since the date currently on the vehicle approval, the amend-ment shall be designated as ‘extension’ and the approval authority of
the Member State in question shall issue a revised approval certificate
(denoted by an extension number) which shall show clearly the reasonfor extension and the date of re-issue.
If the approval authority of the Member State in question finds that an
amendment to an information package warrants fresh inspections, it
shall inform the manufacturer thereof and issue the documents
mentioned in the first, second and third subparagraphs only after theconduct of successful fresh inspections. Any revised document shallbe sent to all other approval authorities within one month.
5. Where it becomesapparent that a vehicle type-approval isabout
to become invalid because one or more of the separate Directive
approvalsreferred to in itsinformation package isabout to become
invalid or because of the introduction of a new separate Directive inAnnex IV, Part I, the approval authority of the Member State whichgranted that approval shall, not less than one month before the vehicletype-approval ceases to be valid, communicate that fact to the approval
authoritiesof the other Member Statestogether with an indication of
the relevant date or the vehicle identification number of the last vehicleproduced in conformity with the old certificate.
6. For vehicle categoriesnot affected by a change of requirementsin
separate Directives or in this Directive, no amendment to the approvalshall be required.1970L0156 — EN — 05.06.2003 — 015.001 — 8
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Article 6
Certificate ofconformity
1. The manufacturer, in hiscapacity asthe holder of a vehicle type-
approval, shall issue a certificate of conformity (models for which aregiven in Annex IX), which shall accompany each vehicle, whether
complete or incomplete, manufactured in conformity with the approved
vehicle type. In the case of an incomplete or completed vehicle type,the manufacturer shall complete only those items on side 2 of the certi-ficate of conformity which have been added or changed at the currentstage of approval and, if applicable, shall attach to this certificate allcertificates of conformity delivered at the previous stage(s).
The certificate of conformity shall be made in such a way to prevent
any forgery. For this purpose, the printing shall be made on paper
protected either by coloured graphicsor watermarked with the manu-facturer'sidentification mark.
2. However, Member Statesmay, for purpos esof vehicle taxation or
registration, after giving at least three months' notice to the Commis-sion and the other Member States, request particulars not mentioned
in Annex IX to be added to the certificate provided that such particu-
larsare explicitly s tated in the information package or can be derivedfrom it by a simple calculation.
Member States may also request that the certificate of conformity
contained in Annex IX be completed in such a way as to highlight thedata necessary and sufficient for the purposes of taxation and registra-tion by the national competent authorities.
3. The manufacturer, in hiscapacity asthe holder of a type-approval
for a component or separate technical unit shall affix to each compo-
nent or unit manufactured in conformity with the approved type the
trade name or mark, the type and/or, if the separate Directive soprovides, the type-approval mark or number. However, in the lattercase, the manufacturer may choose not to affix the trade name ormark and type.
4. The manufacturer, in hiscapacity asthe holder of a type-approval
certificate, which in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 (4)
includes restrictions on its use, shall deliver with each component or
unit manufactured detailed information on these restrictions and shallindicate any conditionsfor fitting it.
Article 7
Registrationandentryintoservice
1. Each Member State shall register, permit the sale or entry into
service of new vehicles on grounds relating to their construction andfunctioning if, and only if, they are accompanied by a valid certificateof conformity. In the case of incomplete vehicles, each Member Stateshall permit the sale of such vehicles but may refuse their permanentregistration and entry into service so long as they are not completed.
2. Each Member State shall permit the sale or entry into service of
componentsor s eparate technical unitsif, and only if, they comply
with the requirement of the relevant separate Directive and the require-mentsreferred to in Article 6 (3) provided that thiss hall not apply tocomponents and separate technical units intended for use on vehicleswhich are fully or partially exempt from or not covered by thisDirec-tive.
3. If a Member State finds that vehicles, components or separate
technical units of a particular type are a serious risk to road safety
although they are accompanied by a valid certificate of conformity orare properly marked, then that State may, for a maximum period of sixmonths, refuse to register such vehicles or may prohibit the sale orentry into service in its territory of such vehicles, components or sepa-rate technical units. It shall forthwith notify the other Member States1970L0156 — EN — 05.06.2003 — 015.001 — 9
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and the Commission thereof, stating the reasons on which its decision
is based. If the Member State which granted type-approval disputes therisk to road safety notified to it the Member States concerned shall
endeavour to settle the dispute. The Commission shall be kept
informed and shall, where necessary, hold appropriate consultationsfor the purpose of reaching a settlement.
Article 8
Exemptionsandalternativeprocedures
1. The requirementsof Article 7 (1) do not apply to:
— vehicles intended for use by the armed services, civil defence, fire
services and forces responsible for maintaining public order,
— vehiclesapproved in accordance with paragraph 2.
2. Each Member State may, at the request of the manufacturer,
exempt from one or more of the provisions of one or more of the sepa-rate Directives:
(a)Vehicles produced in small series
In thiscas e, the number of vehiclesof a family of typesper year
registered, sold or entering service in that Member State shall belimited to not more than the number of unitss hown in Annex XII.Each year the Member States shall send to the Commission a list ofsuch approvals. The Member State granting such an approval shall
send a copy of the approval certificate and its attachments to the
approval authoritiesof the other Member Statesdes ignated by themanufacturer, stating the nature of exemptions which have beengranted. Within three months these Member States shall decidewhether, and for which number of units, they accept the type-
approval for vehiclesto be regis tered within their territory. For the
purposes of approvals granted in accordance with this point (a), therequirements of Articles 3, 4, 5, 6, 10 and 11 shall apply only in sofar asthey are deemed to be relevant by the approval authority.Where an exemption isgranted in accordance with thispoint (a)the Member State may require a relevant alternative provision;
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XII, section B and for a limited period Member States mayregister and permit the sale or entry into service of new vehiclesconforming to a type of vehicle whose type-approval is nolonger valid under Article 5 (5).
This provision shall apply only to vehicles which:
— were in the territory of the European Community, and
— were accompanied by a valid certificate of conformity which
had been issued
when the type-approval of the vehicle in question was still valid,
but which had not been registered or put into service before thesaid type-approval lost its validity.
Thisoption s hall be limited to a period of 12 monthsfor
complete vehiclesand 18 monthsfor vehiclescompleted as
from the date on which the type-approval lost its validity.
2. For point 1 to be applied to one or more typesof a given cate-
gory, the manufacturer must submit a request to the competentauthority of each Member State concerned by the entry intoservice of such types of vehicle. The request must specify the
technical and/or economic reasons on which it is based.
Within three months these Member States shall decide whether
and for which number of units, they accept the vehicle typeconcerned to be registered within their territory.
Each Member State concerned by the entry into service of such
types of vehicle shall be responsible for ensuring that the manu-facturer complieswith the provis ionsof Annex XII.B.1970L0156 — EN — 05.06.2003 — 015.001 — 10
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Member States shall each year send the Commission a list of
exemptionsgranted.
(c)Vehicles, components or separate technical units incorporating
technologies or concepts which cannot, owing to their specificnature, comply with one or more of the requirements of one ormore of the separate Directives
In this case, the Member State may grant an approval restricted in
validity to its own territory, but shall within one month of so doing,
send a copy of the approval certificate and its attachments to the
approval authoritiesof the other Member Statesand to theCommission. At the same time, it shall send a request to theCommission to be allowed to grant a type-approval in accordancewith this Directive. The request shall be accompanied by a file
containing the following elements:
— the reason why the technologies or concepts in question prevent
the vehicle, component or separate technical unit fromcomplying with the requirementsof one or more of the relevantseparate Directives,
— a description of the areas of safety and environmental protec-
tion concerned and the measures taken,
— a description of the tests and their results that demonstrate at
least an equivalent level of safety and environmental protectionasisprovided by the requirementsof one or more of the rele-vant separate Directives,
— proposals for amendments to the relevant separate Directives or
new separate Directive(s) as applicable.
The Commission shall, within three months after the date of receipt
of the complete file, submit a draft decision to the Committee
referred to in Article 13. The Commission shall, in accordance
with the procedure laid down in Article 13, decide whether or notto allow the Member State to grant an approval in accordance withthisDirective.
Only the request to grant an approval and the draft decision will be
transmitted to the Member States in their national language(s), but
Member Statesmay reques t all the elementsof the file in the
original language as a prerequisite to a decision being taken inaccordance with the procedure laid down Article 13.
If a decision is taken to approve the request, the Member State may
issue a type-approval in accordance with this Directive. In such
cases, the decision shall also establish whether to place any restric-
tions (such as a time period) on its validity. In no case should thevalidity of the approval be less than 36 months.
When the relevant separate Directive(s) have been adapted to tech-
nical progress such that the vehicles, components or separate
technical unitsfor which approvalshave been granted under the
provisions of this subparagraph (c), comply with the amendingDirective(s), the Member States shall convert such approvals tonormal approvals making any necessary allowances for the timeneeded, e.g. for manufacturersto change approval markingsoncomponents. This will include deletion of any reference to restric-
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If the necessary steps to adapt the separate Directive(s) have not
been taken, the validity of approvalsgranted under the provis ionsof thispoint may be extended upon reques t of the Member Statewhich granted the approval by a further decision taken in accor-
dance with the procedure laid down in Article 13.
3. Approval certificates issued in accordance with paragraph 2, the
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Article 9
Acceptanceofequivalentapprovals
1. The Council may, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal
from the Commission, acknowledge the equivalence between theconditions or provisions for type-approval of systems, components andseparate technical units established by the present Directive and the
procedures established by international regulations or regulations of
third countries, in the framework of multilateral or bilateral agreementsbetween the Community and third countries.
2. The equivalence of the international regulationslis ted in Part II of
Annex IV with the corresponding separate Directives shall be recog-nized. The approval authoritiesof the Member Statess hall acceptapprovalsaccording to thos e regulationsand, where applicable, the
pertaining approval marks, in lieu of the corresponding approvals and/
or approvals marks according to the equivalent separate Directives. Thelisted international regulations shall be published in the Official
Journal of the European Communities .
Article 10
Conformityofproductionarrangements
1. A Member State granting type-approval shall take the necessary
measures in accordance with Annex X in relation to that approval toverify, if need be in cooperation with the approval authoritiesof theother Member States, that adequate arrangements have been made toensure that production vehicles, systems, components or separate tech-nical units, as the case may be, conform to the approved type.
2. A Member State which hasgranted a type approval s hall take the
necessary measures in accordance with Annex X in relation to that
approval to verify, if need be in cooperation with the approval authori-
tiesof the other Member States , that the arrangementsreferred to inparagraph 1 continue to be adequate and that production vehicles,systems, components or separate technical units, as the case may be,continue to conform to the approved type. ►
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the procedures set out in Sections 2 and 3 of Annex X and in thoseseparate Directives that contain specific requirements. ◄
Article 11
Nonconformitywiththeapprovedtype
1. There shall be failure to conform to the approved type where
deviationsfrom the particularsin the type-approval certificate and/or
the information package are found to exist und where these deviations
have not been authorized under Article 5 (3) or (4), by the MemberState which granted the type-approval. A vehicle shall not be consid-ered to deviate from the approved type where tolerancesare permittedby separate Directives and these tolerances are respected.
2. If a Member State which hasgranted type-approval findsthat
vehicles, components or separate technical units accompanied by a
certificate of conformity or bearing an approval mark do not conform
to the type it has approved, it shall take the necessary measures toensure that production vehicles, components or separate technical units,asthe cas e may be, again conform to the approved type. The approvalauthorities of that Member State shall advise those of the other
Member States of the measures taken which may, where necessary,
extend to withdrawal of type-approval.
3. If a Member State demonstrates that vehicles, components or
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taken as soon as possible and in any case within six months of the date
of the request.
4. In the case of:
— vehicle type-approval where the nonconformity of a vehicle arises
exclusively from the nonconformity of a system, component orseparate technical unit, or
— multi-stage type-approval where the nonconformity of a completed
vehicle arises exclusively from the nonconformity of a system,
component or separate technical unit being part of the incomplete
vehicle, or of the incomplete vehicle itself,
the vehicle-approval authority shall request the Member State(s) which
granted any relevant system, component, separate technical unit orincomplete vehicle type-approval(s) to take the necessary action toensure that vehicles in production again conform to the approved
type. Such action shall be taken as soon as possible and in any case
within six months of the date of the request, if necessary in conjunctionwith the Member State making the request. Where a failure to conformis established, the approval authorities of the Member State whichgranted the system, component or separate technical unit type-approval
or the approval of the incomplete vehicle shall take the measures set
out in paragraph 2.
5. The approval authoritiesof the Member Statess hall inform each
other within one month of any withdrawal of type-approval and of thereasons for such a measure.
6. If the Member State which granted type-approval disputes the
failure to conform notified to it the Member Statesconcerned s hall
endeavour to settle the dispute. The Commission shall be keptinformed and shall, where necessary, hold appropriate consultationsfor the purpose of reaching a settlement.
Article 12
Notificationofdecisionsandremedies available
All decisions taken pursuant to the provisions adopted in implementa-
tion of thisDirective and refus ing or withdrawing type-approval, or
refusing registration or prohibiting sale, shall state in detail the reasons
on which they are based. Any decisions shall be notified to the partyconcerned who shall, at the same time, be informed of the remediesavailable to him under the lawsin force in the Member Statesand ofthe time limits allowed for the exercise of such remedies.
Article 13
AdaptationoftheAnnexes
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee referred to as
the ‘Committee for Adaptation to Technical Progress’.
2. All the amendments necessary for adapting:
— the Annexesto thisDirective, or
— the provisions of the separate Directives, save as otherwise
provided therein,
shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in para-
graph 3. This procedure shall also apply to the introduction of
provisions on the type-approval of separate technical units into the
separate Directives.
3. Where reference ismade to thisArticle, Articles5 and 7 of Deci-
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The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be
set at three months.
4. Should the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission,
adopt a new separate Directive, it shall on the basis of that sameproposal adopt appropriate amendments to the relevant Annexes tothisDirective.
5. Should the Commission adopt amendments to a separate Direc-
tive, it shall on the basis of the same amendments adopt appropriate
amendmentsto the relevant Annexesto thisDirective.
6. The committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.
Article 14
Notificationofapprovalauthoritiesandtechnicalservices
1. The Member States shall notify to the Commission and to the
other Member States the names and addresses of:
— the type-approval authoritiesand, if applicable, the dis ciplinesfor
which the authorities are responsible, and
— the technical services which they have appointed, specifying for
which test procedures each of these services has been appointed.
The notified services must satisfy the harmonized standards on theoperation of testing laboratories (EN 45001) subject to thefollowing provisos:
(i) a manufacturer cannot be accredited asa technical s ervice
except where the separate Directives make express provision;
(ii) for the purposes of this Directive it is not considered excep-
tional for a technical service to use outside equipment, subjectto the agreement of the approval authority.
2. A notified service shall be presumed to satisfy the harmonized
standard but, where appropriate, the Commission may request MemberStatesto provide s upporting evidence.
Third country services may only be notified as an appointed technical
service in the framework of a bilateral or multilateral agreement
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LIST OF ANNEXES
Annex I Complete list of information for the purposes of vehicle EC type-
approval
Annex II Definition of vehicle categoriesand vehicle typesAnnex III Information document for the purpose of vehicle EC type-
approval
Annex IV List of requirements for the purposes of vehicle EC type-
approval
Annex V Proceduresto be followed during vehicle EC type-approvalAnnex VI Vehicle EC type-approval certificate
Annex VII EC type-approval certificate numbering system
Annex VIII Test resultsAnnex IX EC Certificate of conformity
Annex X Conformity of production procedures
Annex XI Nature of and provisions for special purpose vehiclesAnnex XII Small series and end-of-series limits
Annex XIII List of EC type-approvals issued pursuant to separate Directives
Annex XIV Proceduresto be followed during multis tage EC type-approvalAnnex XV Certificate of origin of the vehicle — Manufacturer'sdeclaration
of base/incomplete vehicle of category other than M
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ANNEX II
DEFINITIONOFVEHICLECATEGORIESANDVEHICLETYPES
A. DEFINITION OF VEHICLE CATEGORY
Vehicle categories are defined according to the following classification:(Where reference is made to ‘maximum mass’ in the following definitions, this
means ‘technically permissible maximum laden mass’ as specified in point 2.8
of Annex I.)
1.Category M : Motor vehicles with at least four wheels designed and
constructed for the carriage of passengers.
Category M
1: Vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of
passengers and comprising no more than eight seats in
addition to the driver'ss eat.
Category M2: Vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of
passengers, comprising more than eight seats in addition
to the driver's seat, and having a maximum mass not
exceeding 5 tonnes.
Category M3: Vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of
passengers, comprising more than eight seats in addition
to the driver's seat, and having a maximum mass
exceeding 5 tonnes.
The typesof bodywork and codificationspertinent to the vehiclesof cate-
gory M are defined in Part C of thisAnnex paragraph 1 (vehiclesof
category M1) and paragraph 2 (vehiclesof categoriesM2and M3)t ob e
used for the purpose specified in that Part.
2.Category N : Motor vehicles with at least four wheels designed and
constructed for the carriage of goods.
Category N1: Vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of
goodsand having a maximum mas snot exceeding 3,5
tonnes.
Category N2: Vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of
goodsand having a maximum mas sexceeding 3,5 tonnes
but not exceeding 12 tonnes.
Category N3: Vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of
goods and having a maximum mass exceeding 12 tonnes.
In the case of a towing vehicle designed to be coupled to a semi-trailer or
centre-axle trailer, the mass to be considered for classifying the vehicle is
the mass of the tractor vehicle in running order, increased by the mass
corresponding to the maximum static vertical load transferred to the
tractor vehicle by the semi-trailer or centre-axle trailer and, where applic-
able, by the maximum mass of the tractor vehicles own load.
The typesof bodywork and codificationspertinent to the vehiclesof cate-
gory N are defined in Part C of thisAnnex paragraph 3 to be us ed for the
purpose specified in that Part.
3.Category O : Trailers (including semi-trailers).
Category O1: Trailerswith a maximum mas snot exceeding 0,75 tonnes
Category O2: Trailerswith a maximum mas sexceeding 0,75 tonnesbut
not exceeding 3,5 tonnes.
Category O3: Trailerswith a maximum mas sexceeding 3,5 tonnesbut
not exceeding 10 tonnes.
Category O4: Trailers with a maximum mass exceeding 10 tonnes.
In the case of a semi-trailer or centre-axle trailer, the maximum mass to
be considered for classifying the trailer corresponds to the static vertical
load transmitted to the ground by the axle or axles of the semi-trailer or
centre-axle trailer when coupled to the towing vehicle and carrying its
maximum load.
The typesof bodywork and codificationspertinent to the vehiclesof cate-
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4. OFF-ROAD VEHICLES (symbol G)
4.1. Vehiclesin category N1with a maximum mass not exceeding two tonnes
and vehiclesin category M1are considered to be off-road vehicles if they
have:
— at least one front axle and at least one rear axle designed to be driven
simultaneously including vehicles where the drive to one axle can be
disengaged,
— at least one differential locking mechanism or at least one mechanism
having a similar effect and if they can climb a 30 % gradient calcu-
lated for a solo vehicle.
In addition, they must satisfy at least five of the following six require-
ments:
— the approach angle must be at least 25º,
— the departure angle must be at least 20º,
— the ramp angle must be at least 20º,— the ground clearance under the front axle must be at least 180 mm,
— the ground clearance under the rear axle must be at least 180 mm,
— the ground clearance between the axles must be at least 200 mm.
4.2. Vehiclesin category N
1with a maximum mass exceeding two tonnes or
in category N2,M2or M3with a maximum mass not exceeding 12 tonnes
are considered to be off-road vehicles either if all their wheels are
designed to be driven simultaneously, including vehicles where the drive
to one axle can be disengaged, or if the following three requirements are
satisfied:
— at least one front and at least one rear axle are designed to be driven
simultaneously, including vehicles where the drive to one axle can be
disengaged,
— there is at least one differential locking mechanism or at least one
mechanism having a similar effect,
— they can climb a 25 % gradient calculated for a solo vehicle.
4.3. Vehiclesin category M3with a maximum mass exceeding 12 tonnes or in
category N3are to be considered to be off-road vehicles either if the
wheels are designed to be driven simultaneously, including vehicles
where the drive to one axle can be disengaged, or if the following
requirements are satisfied:
— at least half the wheels are driven,
— there is at least one differential locking mechanism or at least one
mechanism having a similar effect,
— they can climb a 25 % gradient calculated for a solo vehicle,
at least four of the following six requirements are satisfied:
— the approach angle must be at least 25º,
— the departure angle must be at least 25º,
— the ramp angle must be at least 25º,
— the ground clearance under the front axle must be at least 250 mm,— the ground clearance between the axles must be at least 300 mm,
— the ground clearance under the rear axle must be at least 250 mm.
4.4. Load and checking conditions.
4.4.1. Vehiclesin category N
1with a maximum mass not exceeding two tonnes
and vehiclesin category M1must be in running order, namely with
coolant fluid, lubricants, fuel, tools, spare-wheel and driver ( see footnote
(o) in Annex I).
4.4.2. Motor vehicles other than those referred to in 4.4.1 must be loaded to the
technically permissible maximum mass stated by the manufacturer.
4.4.3. The ability to climb the required gradients(25 % and 30 %) isverified by
simple calculation. In exceptional cases, however, the technical services
may ask for a vehicle of the type concerned to be submitted to it for an
actual test.
4.4.4. When measuring approach and departure angles and ramp angles, no
account istaken of underrun protective devices .
4.5. Definitionsand s ketchesof ground clearance. (For definitionsof
approach angle, departure angle, ramp angle, see Annex I, footnotes (na),
(nb) and (nc)).
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Multi-axled bogies are considered to be a single axle.
4.5.2. ‘Ground clearance beneath one axle’ meansthe dis tance beneath the
highest point of the arc of a circle passing through the centre of the tyre
footprint of the wheelson one axle (the inner wheelsin the cas e of twin
tyres) and touching the lowest fixed point of the vehicle between the
wheels.
No rigid part of the vehicle may project to the shaded area of the
diagram. Where appropriate, the ground clearance of several axles is indi-
cated in accordance with their arrangement, for example 280/250/250.
4.6. Combined designation
Symbol ‘G’ shall be combined with either symbol ‘M’ or ‘N’. For
example, a vehicle of category N1which is suited for off-road use shall
be designated as N1G.
5. ‘Special purpose vehicle’ means a vehicle of category M, N or O for
conveying passengers or goods and for performing a special function for
which special body arrangements and/or equipment are necessary.
5.1. ‘Motor caravan’ means a special purpose M category vehicle constructed
to include living accommodation which containsat leas t the following
equipment:
— seats and table,
— sleeping accommodation which may be converted from the seats,— cooking facilities, and
— storage facilities.
Thisequipment s hall be rigidly fixed to the living compartment; however,
the table may be designed to be easily removable.
5.2. ‘Armoured vehicles’ means vehicles intended for the protection of
conveyed passengers and/or goods and complying with armour plating
anti-bullet requirements.
5.3. ‘Ambulances’ means motor vehicles of category M intended for the trans-
port of sick or injured people and having special equipment for such
purpose.
5.4. ‘Hearses’ means motor vehicles of category M intended for the transport
of deceased people and having special equipment for such purpose.
5.5. ‘Trailer caravans’ see ISO Standard 3833 — 1977, term No 3.2.1.3.5.6. ‘Mobile cranes’ means a special purpose vehicle of category N
3, not fitted
for the carriage of goods, provided with a crane whose lifting moment is
equal to or higher than 400 kNm.
5.7. ‘Other special purpose vehicles’ means vehicles as defined in point 5
with the exception of those mentioned in points 5.1 to 5.6.
The codifications pertinent to ‘special purpose vehicles’ are defined in Part C of
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B. DEFINITION OF VEHICLE TYPE
1. For the purposes of category M1:
A ‘type’ shall consist of vehicles which do not differ in at least the following
essential respects:
— the manufacturer,
— the manufacturer'stype des ignation,
— essential aspects of construction and design:
— chassis/floor pan (obvious and fundamental differences),
— power plant (internal combustion/electric/hybrid).
‘Variant’ of a type meansvehicleswithin a type which do not differ in at
least the following essential respects:
— body style (e.g. saloon, hatchback, coupé, convertible, station-wagon,
multi-purpose vehicle),
— power plant:
— working principle (asin point 3.2.1.1 of Annex III),
— number and arrangement of cylinders,
— power differencesof more than 30 % (the highes t ismore than 1,3
timesthe lowes t),
— capacity differencesof more than 20 % (the highes t ismore than 1,2
timesthe lowes t),
— powered axles(number, pos ition, interconnection),— steered axles (number and position).
‘Version’ of a variant means vehicles, which consist of a combination of
items shown in the information package subject to the requirements in Annex
VIII.
Multiple entriesof the following parametersmay not be combined within one
version:
— technically permissible maximum laden mass,
— engine capacity,
— maximum net power,
— type of gearbox and number of gears,— maximum number of seating positions as defined in Annex II C.
2. For the purpose of categories M
2and M3:
A ‘type’ shall consist of vehicles which do not differ in at least the following
essential respects:
— the manufacturer,
— the manufacturer'stype des ignation,
— category,
— essential aspects of construction and design:
— chassis/self-supporting body, single-/double deck, rigid/articulated
(obviousand fundamental differences ),
— number of axles,
— power plant (internal combustion/electric/hybrid),
‘Variant’ of a type meansvehicleswithin a type which do not differ in at
least the following essential respects:
— class as defined in Directive 2001/…/EC ‘Buses and coaches’ (only for
complete vehicles),
— extent of build (e.g. complete/incomplete),
— power plant:
— working principle (asin point 3.2.1.1 of Annex III),
— number and arrangement of cylinders,— power differencesof more than 50 % (the highes t ismore than 1,5
timesthe lowes t),
— capacity differencesof more than 50 % (the highes t ismore than 1,5
timesthe lowes t),
— location (front, mid, rear)
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‘Version’ of a variant means vehicles, which consist of a combination of
items shown in the information package subject to the requirements in Annex
VIII.
3. For the purpose of categories N1,N2and N3:
A ‘type’ shall consist of vehicles, which do not differ in at least the
following essential respects:
— the manufacturer,
— the manufacturer'stype des ignation,— category,— essential aspects of construction and design:
— chassis/floor pan (obvious and fundamental differences),
— number of axles,
— power plant (internal combustion/electric/hybrid),
‘Variant’ of a type meansvehicleswithin a type which do not differ in at
least the following essential respects:
— body structural concept (e.g. platform truck/tipper/tanker/semi-trailer
towing vehicle) (only for complete vehicles),
— extent of build (e.g. complete/incomplete),
— power plant:
— working principle (asin point 3.2.1.1 of Annex III),
— number and arrangement of cylinders,— power differencesof more than 50 % (the highes t ismore than 1,5
timesthe lowes t),
— capacity differencesof more than 50 % (the highes t ismore than 1,5
timesthe lowes t),
— technically permissible maximum laden mass differences of more than
20 % (the highest is more than 1,2 times the lowest),
— powered axles(number, pos ition, interconnection),
— steered axles (number and position),
‘Version’ of a variant means vehicles, which consist of a combination of
items shown in the information package subject to the requirements in Annex
VIII.
4. For the purpose of categories O
1,O2,O3and O4:
A ‘type’ shall consist of vehicles which do not differ in at least the following
essential respects:
— the manufacturer,
— the manufacturer'stype des ignation,
— category,
— essential aspects of construction and design:
— chassis/self supporting body (obvious and fundamental differences),
— number of axles,— drawbar trailer/semi-trailer/centre axle trailer,— type of braking system (e.g. unbraked/inertia/power).
‘Variant’ of a type meansvehicleswithin a type which do not differ in at
least the following essential respects:
— extent of build (e.g. complete/incomplete),
— body style (e.g. caravans/platform/tanker) (only for complete/completed
vehicles),
— technically permissible maximum laden mass differences of more than
20 % (the highest is more than 1,2 times the lowest),
— steered axles (number and position),
‘Version’ of a variant means vehicles, which consist of a combination of
itemss hown in the information package.
5. For all categories:
Full identification of the vehicle just from the designations of type, variant
and version must be consistent with a single accurate definition of all the
technical characteristics required for the vehicle to be put into service.
C. DEFINITION OF TYPE OF BODYWORK
(onlyforcomplete/completed vehicles)
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1. Passenger cars (M1)
AA Saloon ISO Standard 3833 — 1977, term No 3.1.1.1, but
including also vehicles with more than four side
windows.
AB Hatchback Saloon (AA) with a hatch at the rear end of the
vehicle.
AC Station wagon ISO Standard 3833 — 1977, term No 3.1.1.4
(estate car)
AD Coupé ISO Standard 3833 — 1977, term No 3.1.1.5AE Convertible ISO Standard 3833 — 1977, term No 3.1.1.6AF Multi-purpose vehicle Motor vehicle other than those mentioned in AA
to AE intended for carrying passengers and their
luggage or goods, in a single compartment.
However, if such a vehicle meets both of the
following conditions:
(a) the number of seating positions, excluding
the driver, isnot more than s ix.
a ‘seating position’ shall be regarded as
existing if the vehicle is provided with
‘accessible’ seat anchorages.
‘accessible’ shall mean those anchorages,
which can be used. In order to prevent
anchorages being ‘accessible’, the manufac-
turer shall physically obstruct their use, for
example by welding over cover platesor by
fitting similar permanent fixtures which
cannot be removed by use of normally avail-
able tools; and
(b) P − (M + N × 68) > N × 68
where:
P = technically permissible maximum
laden mass in kg
M = mass in running order in kgN = number of seating positions excluding
the driver
Thisvehicle isnot cons idered to be a vehicle of
category M
1.
2. Motor vehiclesof category M2or M3
Vehicles of Class I (see Directive 2001/…/EC ‘Buses and coaches’)CA Single deck
CB Double deck
CC Articulated single deck
CD Articulated double deckCE Low-floor single deckCF Low-floor double deckCG Articulated low-floor single deck
CH Articulated low-floor double deck
Vehicles of Class II (see Directive 2001/…/EC ‘Buses and coaches’)
CI Single deck
CJ Double deck
CK Articulated single deckCL Articulated double deckCM Low-floor single deckCN Low-floor double deckCO Articulated low-floor single deck
CP Articulated low-floor double deck
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CT Articulated double deck
Vehicles of Class A (see Directive 2001/…/EC ‘Buses and coaches’)
CU Single deck
CV Low-floor single deckVehicles of Class B (see Directive 2001/…/EC ‘Buses and coaches’)
CW Single deck
3. Motor vehiclesof category N
BA Lorry See Directive 1997/27/EC ‘Masses and
dimensions of certain categories of motor
vehiclesand their trailers ’ Annex I, point
2.1.1
BB Van Lorry with the cab integrated into the body.
BC Semi-trailer
towing vehicleSee Directive 1997/27/EC ‘Masses and
dimensions of certain categories of motor
vehiclesand their trailers ’ Annex I, point
2.1.1
BD Trailer towing
vehicle (road
tractor)See Directive 1997/27/EC ‘Masses and
dimensions of certain categories of motor
vehiclesand their trailers ’ Annex I, point
2.1.1
— However, if a vehicle defined as BB with a technically permissible
maximum mass not exceeding 3 500 kg:
— has more than six seating positions excluding the driver
or
— meetsboth of the following conditions :
(a) the number of seating positions, excluding the driver, is not more
than six, and
(b) P − (M + N × 68) ≤N×6 8
thisvehicle isnot cons idered to be a vehicle of category N.
— However, if a vehicle defined as BA, BB with a technically permissible
maximum mass exceeding 3 500 kg, BC or BD meets at least one of the
following conditions:
(a) the number of seating positions, excluding the driver, is more than
eight, or
(b) P − (M + N × 68) ≤N×6 8
thisvehicle isnot cons idered to be a vehicle of category N.
See Part C, item of this Annex for the definitions of ‘seating positions’, P, M
and N.
4. Vehiclesof category O
DA Semi-trailer See Directive 1997/27/EC ‘Masses and
dimensions of certain categories of motor
vehiclesand their trailers ’ Annex I, point2.1.2
DB Drawbar trailer See Directive 1997/27/EC ‘Masses and
dimensions of certain categories of motor
vehiclesand their trailers ’ Annex I, point
2.2.3
DC Centre-axle trailer See Directive 1997/27/EC ‘Masses and
dimensions of certain categories of motor
vehiclesand their trailers ’ Annex I, point
2.2.4
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cles(See Annex IIA, point 5.2)
SC Ambulances(See Annex IIA, point 5.3)
SD Hearses (See Annex IIA, point 5.4)SE Trailer caravans(See Annex IIA, point 5.5)
SF Mobile cranes(See Annex IIA, point 5.6)
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LISTOFREQUIREMENTSFORTHEPURPOSESOFVEHICLEECTYPE-APPROVAL
PART I
List of separate Directives
(As appropriate, taking account of the scope and latest amendment to each of the separate Directives listed below)X Directive applicable.
SubjectDirective
numberOfficial Journal
referenceApplicability
M1M2M3N1N2N3O1O2O3O4
1. Sound levels70/157/EEC L 42,
23.2.1970, p. 16XXXXXX
2. Emissions 70/220/EEC L 76, 6.4.1970,
p. 1XXXXXX
3. Fuel tanks/rear
protective devices70/221/EEC L 76, 6.4.1970,
p. 23X(5)X (5)X (5)X (5)X (5)X (5)X X X X
4. Rear registra-
tion plate space70/222/EEC L 76, 6.4.1970,
p. 25XXXXXXXXXX
5. Steering effort 70/311/EEC L 133,
18.6.1970, p. 10XXXXXXXXXX
6. Door latches
and hinges70/387/EEC L 176,
10.8.1970, p. 5XX X X
7. Audible
warning70/388/EEC L 176,
10.8.1970, p. 12XXXXXX
8. Rear visibility 71/127/EEC L 68,
22.3.1971, p. 1XXXXXX
9. Braking 71/320/EEC L 202,
6.9.1971, p. 37XXXXXXXXXX
10. Suppression
(radio)72/245/EEC L 152,
6.7.1972, p. 15XXXXXXXXXX
11. Diesel smoke 72/306/EEC L 190,
20.8.1972, p. 1XXXXXX
12. Interior
fittings74/60/EEC L 38,
11.2.1974, p. 2X
13. Anti-theft and
immobiliser74/61/EEC L 38,
11.2.1974, p. 22XXXXXX
14. Protective
steering74/297/EEC L 165,
20.6.1974, p. 16X
15. Seat strength 74/408/EEC L 221,
12.8.1974, p. 1XXXXXX
16. Exterior
projections74/483/EEC L 256,
2.10.1974, p. 4X
17. Speedometer
and reverse gear75/443/EEC L 196,
26.7.1975, p. 1XXXXXX
18. Plates(s tatu-
tory)76/114/EEC L 24,
30.1.1976, p. 1XXXXXXXXXX
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numberOfficial Journal
referenceApplicability
M1M2M3N1N2N3O1O2O3O4
anchorages30.1.1976, p. 6
20. Installation of
lighting and light
signalling devices76/756/EEC L 262,
27.9.1976, p. 1XXXXXXXXXX
21. Retro reflec-
tors76/757/EEC L 262,
27.9.1976, p. 32XXXXXXXXXX
22. End-outline,
front-position
(side), rear-posi-
tion (side), stop,
side marker,
daytime running
lamps76/758/EEC L 262,
27.9.1976, p. 54XXXXXXXXXX
23. Direction
indicatorsDirection
indicatorsL 262,
27.9.1976, p. 71XXXXXXXXXX
24. Rear registra-
tion plate lamps76/760/EEC L 262,
27.9.1976, p. 85XXXXXXXXXX
25. Headlamps
(including bulbs)76/761/EEC L 262,
27.9.1976, p. 96XXXXXX
26. Front fog
lamps76/762/EEC L 262,
27.9.1976, p.
122XXXXXX
27. Towing hooks77/389/EEC L 145,
13.6.1977, p. 41XXXXXX
28. Rear fog
lamps77/538/EEC L 220,
29.8.1977, p. 60XXXXXXXXXX
29. Reversing
lamps77/539/EEC L 220,
29.8.1977, p. 72XXXXXXXXXX
30. Parking lamps77/540/EEC L 220,
29.8.1977, p. 83XXXXXX
31. Seat belts77/541/EEC L 220,
29.8.1977, p. 95XXXXXX
32. Forward
vision77/649/EEC L 267,
19.10.1977, p. 1X
33. Identification
of controls78/316/EEC L 81,
28.3.1978, p. 3XXXXXX
34. Defrost/
demist78/317/EEC L 81,
28.3.1978, p. 27X(1)(1)(1)(1)(1)
35. Wash/wipe 78/318/EEC L 81,
28.3.1978, p. 49X(2)(2)(2)(2)(2)
36. Heating
systems2001/56/
EECL 292,
9.11.2001, p. 21XXXXXXXXXX
37. Wheel guards78/549/EEC L 168,
26.6.1978, p. 45X
38. Head
restraints78/932/EEC L 325,
20.11.1978, p. 1X
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SubjectDirective
numberOfficial Journal
referenceApplicability
M1M2M3N1N2N3O1O2O3O4
sions/fuel
consumptionEEC 31.12.1980, p.
36
40. Engine power 80/1269/
EECL 375,
31.12.1980, p.
46XXXXXX
41. L 375,
31.12.1980, p. 4688/77/EEC L 36, 9.2.1988,
p. 33XXXXXX
42. Lateral
protection89/297/EEC L 124,
5.5.1989, p. 1XX XX
43. Spray-
suppression
systems91/226/EEC L 103,
23.4.1991, p. 5XX XX
44. Masses and
dimensions (cars)92/21/EEC L 129,
14.5.1992, p. 1X
45. Safety glass 92/22/EEC L 129,
14.5.1992, p. 11XXXXXXXXXX
46. Tyres92/23/EEC L 129,
14.5.1992, p. 95XXXXXXXXXX
47. Speed limiters92/24/EEC L 129,
14.5.1992, p.
154XX X
48. Masses and
dimensions (other
than vehicles
referred to in item
44)97/27/EC L 233,
28.8.1997, p. 1XXXXXXXXX
49. External
projectionsof
cabs92/114/EEC L 409,
31.12.1992, p.
17XXX
50. Couplings94/20/EC L 195,
29.7.1994, p. 1X(3)X (3)X (3)X (3)X (3)X (3)X X X X
51. Flammability 95/28/EC L 281,
23.11.1995, p. 1X
52. Buses and
coaches…/…/EC L X X
53. Frontal
impact96/79/EC L 18,
21.1.1997, p. 7X
54. Side impact 96/27/EC L 169,
8.7.1996, p. 1XX
55.
56. Vehicles
intended for the
transport of
dangerousgoods98/91/EC L 11,
16.1.1999, p. 25X(4)X (4)X (4)X (4)X (4)X (4)X (4)
57. Front
underrun protec-
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X Directive applicable.
(1) Vehicles of this category shall be fitted with an adequate windscreen defrosting and demisting device.
(2) Vehicles of this category shall be fitted with adequate windscreen washing and wiping devices.
(3) The requirementsof Directive 94/20/EC are only applicable for vehiclesequipped with couplings .
(4) The requirementsof Directive 98/91/EC are only applicable when the manufacturer appliesfor the EC type-approval of a vehicle
intended for the transport of dangerous goods
(5) In case of LPG or CNG vehicles, pending the adoption of the relevant amendments to Directive 70/221/EEC in order to include
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PART II
Where reference is made to a separate Directive, an approval issued under the
following Regulations of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
(taking account of the scope (1), and the amendment to each of the UN/ECE
Regulations listed below) shall be recognised as an alternative to an EC type-
approval granted under the relevant separate Directive in the table of Part I.
These Regulations are the ones to which the Community has adhered as a
Contracting Party to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
‘Revised 1958 Geneva Agreement’ by virtue of Council Decision 97/836/EC
(OJ L 346, 17.12.1997, p. 78), or subsequent Council decisions as provided for
under Article 3(3) of that Decision.
Any further amendment of the UN/ECE Regulations listed below has also to be
deemed to be equivalent, subject to the Community decision provided for under
Article 4(2) of Decision 97/836/EC ++.
SubjectBasic UN/ECE Regulation
NoSeriesof amend-
ments
1. Sound levels51 02
1. Replacement silencing systems 59 00
2. Emissions 83 032. Replacement catalytic conver-
ters103 00
3. Rear protective device 58 01
3. Fuel tanks34 013. Fuel tanks67 01
3. Fuel tanks110 00
5. Steering effort 79 016. Door latchesand hinges 11 027. Audible warning 28 00
8. Rear view mirrors46 01
9. Braking 13 099. Braking 13H 0010. Radio suppression 10 0211. Diesel smoke 24 03
12. Interior fittings21 01
13. Anti-theft 18 0213. Immobiliser 97 0013. Alarm systems 97 00
14. Behaviour of steering device
under impact12 03
15. Seat strength 17 06
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SubjectBasic UN/ECE Regulation
NoSeriesof amend-
ments
16. Exterior projections26 02
17. Speedometer 39 0019. Seat belt anchorages14 0420. Installation of lighting and
light signalling devices48 01
21. Retro reflectors3 02
22. End-outline/front-position
(side)/rear-position (side)/stop
lamps70 2
22. Daytime running lamps87 00
22. Side marker lamps91 0023. Direction indicators6 0124. Rear registration plate lamp 4 0025. Headlamps(R
2and HS1)1 0 1
25. Headlamps(s ealed beam) 5 02
25. Headlamps(H1,H2,H3,H B3,
HB4,H7, and/or H8)80 4
25. Headlamps(H4)2 0 0 2
25. Headlamps(halogen s ealed
beam)31 02
25. Filament lampsfor us e in
approved lamp units37 03
25. Headlampswith gas -
discharge light sources98 00
25. Gas-discharge light sources
for use in approved gas-discharge
lamp units99 00
26. Front fog lamps19 02
28. Rear fog lamps38 00
29. Reversing lamps 23 0030. Parking lamps77 0031. Seat belts16 0431. Child restraints 44 03
38. Head restraints (combined
with seats)17 06
38. Head restraints 25 04
39. Fuel consumption 101 00
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SubjectBasic UN/ECE Regulation
NoSeriesof amend-
ments
41. Diesel emission 49 02
42. Lateral protection 73 00
45. Safety glass 43 00
46. Tyres, motor vehicles and
their trailers30 02
46. Tyres, commercial vehicles
and their trailers54 00
46. Temporary-use spare wheels/
tyres64 00
47. Speed limiters89 00
52. Strength of superstructure
(buses)66 00
57. Front underrun protection 93 00
(1) Where the separate Directives contain installation requirements, these apply also to
componentsand s eparate technical unitsapproved in accordance with the Regulationsof the United NationsEconomic Commis s ion for Europe.
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ANNEX V
PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED DURING VEHICLE EC TYPE-
APPROVAL
1. In the case of an application for a whole vehicle type-approval, the EC type-
approval authority must:
(a) verify that all separate Directive EC type-approvals are applicable to the
appropriate standard in the relevant separate Directive;
(b) by reference to the documentation make sure that the vehicle specifica-
tion(s) and data contained in Part I of the vehicle information document
are included in the data in the information packagesand/or the approval
certificates of the relevant separate Directive approvals; and when an
item number in Part I of the information document isnot included in
the information package of any of the separate Directives, confirm that
the relevant part or characteristic conforms to the particulars in the infor-
mation folder;
(c) on a selected sample of vehicles from the type to be approved carry out
or arrange to be carried out inspections of vehicle parts and systems to
verify that the vehicle(s) is/are built in accordance with the relevant
data contained in the authenticated information package in respect of all
separate Directive EC type-approvals;
(d) carry out or arrange to be carried out relevant installation checks in
respect of separate technical units where applicable;
(e) carry out or arrange to be carried out necessary checks in respect of the
presence of the devices provided for in footnotes (1) and (2) of Part I of
Annex IV where applicable.
2. The number of vehicles to be inspected for the purposes of paragraph 1.c
must be sufficient to permit the proper control of the various combinations
to be type-approved according to the following criteria:
Vehicle category M1M2M3N1N2N3O1O2O3O4
Criteria
Engine XXXXXX- - - -
Gear box XXXXXX- - - -
Number of axles- XXXXXXXXX
Powered axles
(number, position,
interconnection)XXXXXX- - - -
Steered axles
(number and posi-
tion)XXXXXXXXXX
Body styles XXXXXXXXXX
Number of doors XXXXXXXXXX
Hand of drive XXXXXX- - - -
Number of seats XXXXXX- - - -
Level of equipment XXXXXX- - - -
3. In the case where no approval certificates for any of the relevant separate
Directivesare available, the EC type-approval authority mus t:
(a) arrange for the necessary tests and checks as required by each of the rele-
vant separate Directives;
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respect of separate technical units where applicable;
(d) carry out or arrange to be carried out necessary checks in respect of the
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ECTYPE-APPROVALCERTIFICATENUMBERINGSYSTEM (1)
1. The EC type-approval number shall consist of four sections for whole vehicle
type-approvals and five sections for system, component, and separate tech-
nical unit type-approvals as detailed below. In all cases, the sections shall
be separated by the ‘*’ character.
Section 1 : The lower case letter ‘e’ followed by the distinguishing number
of the Member State issuing the EC type-approval:
1 for Germany;
2 for France;3 for Italy;
4 for the Netherlands;
5 for Sweden;
6 for Belgium;
9 for Spain;11 for the United Kingdom;
12 for Austria;
13 for Luxembourg;
17 for Finland;
18 for Denmark;
21 for Portugal;
23 for Greece;24 for Ireland.
Section 2 : The number of the base Directive.
Section 3 : The number of the latest amending Directive applicable to the
EC type-approval.
— In the case of whole vehicle EC type-approvals, this means
the latest Directive amending an Article (or Articles) of
Directive 70/156/EEC.
— Means the latest Directive containing the actual provisions
with which the system, component or technical unit
conforms.
— Should a Directive contain different implementation dates
referring to different technical standards, an alphabetical
character shall be added to specify to which standard the
approval wasgranted.
Section 4 : A four-digit sequential number (with leading zeros as applicable)
for EC whole vehicle type-approvals, or four or five digits for
EC type-approval pursuant to a separate Directive to denote the
base type-approval number. The sequence shall start from 0001
for each base Directive.
Section 5 : A two-digit sequential number (with leading zeros if applicable)
to denote the extension. The sequence shall start from 00 for
each base approval number.
2. In the case of an EC type-approval for a whole vehicle, Section 2 shall be
omitted.
3. On the vehicle's statutory plate(s) only, Section 5 shall be omitted.
4. Example of the third-system approval (with as yet no extension) issued by
France to the braking Directive:
e2*71/320*98/12*0003*00
or
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by the United Kingdom:
e11*98/14*0004*02
Directive 98/14/EC being up to now the latest Directive amending the Arti-
clesof Directive 70/156/EEC.
6. Example of the EC type-approval number stamped on the vehicle's statutory
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CONFORMITYOFPRODUCTIONPROCEDURES
0. CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION
Conformity of production to ensure conformity to the approved type
including assessment of quality management systems referenced below
as initial assessment (1) and verification of the approval subject and
product related controlsreferenced below asproduct conformity
arrangements.
1. INITIAL ASSESSMENT
1.1. The EC type-approval authority of a Member State must verify, before
granting EC type-approval, the existence of satisfactory arrangements
and procedures for ensuring effective control so that components,
systems, separate technical units or vehicles when in production
conform to the approved type.
1.2. The requirement in point 1.1 must be verified to the satisfaction of the
authority granting EC type-approval. That authority shall be satisfied
with the initial assessment and the initial product conformity arrange-
ments at Section 2, taking account, as necessary, of one of the
arrangementsdes cribed in points1.2.1 to 1.2.3, or a combination of
those arrangements in full or in part as appropriate.
1.2.1. The actual initial assessment and/or verification of product conformity
arrangementsmay be carried out by the EC type-approval authority
granting EC type-approval or a technical service on behalf of the EC
type-approval authority.
1.2.1.1. When considering the extent of the initial assessment to be carried out,
the EC type-approval authority may take account of available informa-
tion relating to:
the manufacturer'scertification des cribed in point 1.2.3, which hasnot
been qualified or recognised under that paragraph,
in the case of component or separate technical unit EC type-approval,
quality system assessments performed in the component or separate
technical unit manufacturer's premises by vehicle manufacturer(s),
according to one or more of the industry sector specifications satis-
fying the requirements in harmonised standard EN ISO 9002 —
1994, or EN ISO 9001 — 2000 with the permissible exclusion of the
requirementsrelated to the conceptsof des ign and development, point
7.3 ‘Customer satisfaction and continual improvement’.
1.2.2. The actual initial assessment and/or verification of product conformity
arrangementsmay als o be carried out by the EC type-approval
authority of another Member State or the technical service designated
for this purpose by the EC type-approval authority. In that case, the
EC type-approval authority of the other Member State shall prepare a
statement of compliance outlining the areas and production facilities it
hascovered asrelevant to the product(s ) to be EC type-approved and
to the Directive according to which these products are to be
approved (2). On receiving an application for a compliance statement
from the EC type-approval authority of a Member State granting EC
type-approval, the EC type-approval authority of another Member
State shall send forthwith the statement of compliance or advise that
it is not in a position to provide such a statement. The statement of
compliance should at least include:
Group or company: (e.g. XYZ Automotive)
Particular organisation: (e.g. European Division)
Plants/sites: (e.g. Engine Plant 1 (United Kingdom) Vehicle Plant 2
(Germany))
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(1) Guidance on the planning and conduct of assessment is to be found in harmonised stan-
dard ISO 10011, Parts1, 2 and 3, 1991.
(2) For example, the relevant separate Directive, if the product to be approved is a system,
component or technical unit, and Directive 70/156/EEC if it isa whole vehicle.
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Areas assessed: (e.g. Engine assembly, body pressing and assembly, vehicle
assembly)
Documents examined: (e.g. Company and site quality manual and procedures)Assessment: (e.g. Conducted: 18-30.9.2001)
(e.g. Planned monitor visit: March 2002)
1.2.3. The EC type-approval authority must also accept the manufacturer's
suitable certification to harmonised standard EN ISO 9002 — 1994
(whose scope covers the locations of production and product(s) to be
approved), or EN ISO 9001 — 2000 with the permissible exclusion of
the requirementsrelated to the conceptsof des ign and development,
point 7.3 ‘Customer satisfaction and continual improvement’, or an
equivalent harmonised standard as satisfying the initial assessment
requirementsof point 1.2. The manufacturer mus t provide detailsof
the certification and undertake to inform the EC type-approval
authority of any revisions to its validity or scope.
‘Suitable’ meansgranted by a certification body complying with
harmonised standard EN 45012, and either qualified as such by the
EC type-approval authority of a Member State itself, or accredited as
such by a national accreditation organisation of a Member State and
recognised by that Member State's EC type-approval authority.
The EC type-approval authoritiesof the Member State s hall inform
each other of the certification bodiesthey have qualified or recognis ed
as abovementioned, and of any revision to the validity or scope of
these bodies.
1.3. For the purpose of the whole vehicle EC type-approval, the initial
assessments carried out for granting of approvals for systems, compo-
nentsand technical unitsof the vehicle need not be repeated, but s hall
be completed by an assessment covering the locations and activities
relating to the assembly of the whole vehicle not covered by the
former assessments.
2. PRODUCT CONFORMITY ARRANGEMENTS
2.1. Every vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit approved
pursuant to this Directive or a separate Directive must be so manufac-
tured asto conform to the type approved by meeting the requirements
of this Directive or a separate Directive contained in the complete list
set out in Annex IV or XI.
2.2. The EC type-approval authority of a Member State, at the time of
granting an EC type-approval, must verify the existence of adequate
arrangementsand documented control plans , to be agreed with the
manufacturer for each approval, to carry out at specified intervals
those tests or associated checks necessary to verify continued confor-
mity with the approved type including specifically, where applicable,
tests specified in the separate Directives.
2.3. The holder of the EC type-approval must, in particular:2.3.1. ensure the existence and application of procedures for effective control
of the conformity of products (vehicles, systems, components or sepa-
rate technical units) to the approved type;
2.3.2. have access to the testing or other appropriate equipment necessary for
checking the conformity to each approved type;
2.3.3. ensure that test or check results data are recorded and that annexed
documentsremain available for a period to be determined in agree-
ment with the type-approval authority. Thisperiod isnot required to
exceed 10 years;
2.3.4. analyse the results of each type of test or check, in order to verify and
ensure the stability of the product characteristics, making allowance
for variation of an industrial production;
2.3.5. ensure that for each type of product, at least the checks prescribed in
this Directive and the tests prescribed in the applicable separate Direc-
tives contained in the complete list set out in Annex IV or XI, are
carried out;
2.3.6. ensure that any set of samples or test pieces, giving evidence of non-
conformity in the type of test or check in question gives rise to a
further sampling and test or check. All the necessary steps shall be
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2.3.7. in the case of whole-vehicle EC type-approval, the checks referred to
in point 2.3.5 are restricted to those verifying the correct build speci-
fication in relation to the approval and especially to the information
document laid down in Annex III and the information required for
certificatesof conformity given in Annex IX to thisDirective.
3. CONTINUED VERIFICATION ARRANGEMENTS
3.1. The authority which hasgranted EC type-approval may at any time
verify the conformity control methodsapplied in each production
facility.
3.1.1. The normal arrangementss hall be to monitor the continued effective-
ness of the procedures established at 1.2 (initial assessment and
product conformity) of thisAnnex.
3.1.1.1. Surveillance activitiescarried out by a certification body (qualified or
recognised as required by point 1.2.3 of this Annex) must be accepted
as satisfying the requirements of point 3.1.1 with regard to the proce-
dures established at initial assessment (point 1.2.3).
3.1.1.2. The normal frequency of verificationsby the EC type-approval
authority (other than those at point 3.1.1.1) shall be such as to ensure
that the relevant controlsapplied in accordance with Sections1 and 2
of this Annex are reviewed over a period consistent with the climate
of trust established by the type-approval authority.
3.2. At every review, recordsof tes tsor checksand recordsof production
shall be made available to the inspector; in particular, records of those
tests or checks documented as required by point 2.2 of this Annex.
3.3. Where the nature of the test is appropriate, the inspector may select
samples at random to be tested in the manufacturer's laboratory (or
by the technical service where the separate Directive so provides).
The minimum number of samples may be determined according to
the results of the manufacturer's own verification.
3.4. Where the level of control appears unsatisfactory, or when it seems
necessary to verify the validity of the tests carried out in application
of point 3.2, the inspector must select samples to be sent to the tech-
nical service which conducted the EC type-approval tests.
3.5. The EC type-approval authority may carry out any check or test
prescribed in this Directive or in the applicable separate Directives
contained in the complete list set out in Annex IV or XI.
3.6. In cases where unsatisfactory results are found during an inspection or
a monitoring review, the EC type-approval authority must ensure that
all necessary steps are taken to restore conformity of production as
rapidly as possible.1970L0156 — EN — 05.06.2003 — 015.001 — 110
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ANNEX XI
NATUREOFANDPROVISIONSFORSPECIALPURPOSEVEHICLES
Appendix 1
Motor-caravans,ambulancesandhearses
Item Subject Directive NoM1≤
2 500 (1)
kgM1> 2 500 (1)
kgM2M3
1 Sound levels70/157/EEC H G + H G + H G + H
2 Emissions 70/220/EEC Q G + Q G + Q G + Q3 Fuel tanks/rear protective
devices70/221/EEC F F F F
4 Rear registration plate
space70/222/EEC X X X X
5 Steering effort 70/311/EEC X G G G
6 Door latchesand hinges 70/387/EEC B G + B7 Audible warning 70/388/EEC X X X X8 Rear visibility 71/127/EEC X G G G
9 Braking 71/320/EEC X G G G
10 Suppression of radio inter-
ference72/245/EEC X X X X
11 Diesel smoke 72/306/EEC H H H H
12 Interior fittings74/60/EEC C G + C13 Anti-theft and immobiliser 74/61/EEC X G G G14 Protective steering 74/297/EEC X G
15 Seat strength 74/408/EEC D G + D G + D G + D
16 Exterior projections74/483/EEC X for the cab;
A for the
remaining
partG for the cab;
A for the
remaining
part
17 Speedometer and reverse
gear75/443/EEC X X X X
18 Plates(s tatutory) 76/114/EEC X X X X
19 Seat belt anchorages76/115/EEC D G + L G + L G + L
20 Installation of lighting and
light signalling devices76/756/EEC A+N A+G+N for
the cab; A+N
for the
remaining
partA+G+N for
the cab; A+N
for the
remaining
partA+G+N for
the cab; A+N
for the
remaining
part
21 Retro reflectors76/757/EEC X X X X22 End-outline, front-side,
rear-side, stop, day time
running, side-marker76/758/EEC X X X X1970L0156 — EN — 05.06.2003 — 015.001 — 111
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Item Subject Directive NoM1≤
2 500 (1)
kgM1> 2 500 (1)
kgM2M3
lamps
23 Direction indicators76/759/EEC X X X X
24 Rear registration plate
lamps76/760/EEC X X X X
25 Head lamps(including
bulbs)76/761/EEC X X X X
26 Front fog lamps76/762/EEC X X X X
27 Towing hooks77/389/EEC E E E E
28 Rear fog lamps77/538/EEC X X X X29 Reversing lamps 77/539/EEC X X X X30 Parking lamps77/540/EEC X X X X31 Seat belts77/541/EEC D G + M G + M G + M
32 Forward vision 77/649/EEC X G
33 Identification of controls78/316/EEC X X X X34 Defrost/demist 78/317/EEC X G + O O O35 Wash/wipe 78/318/EEC X G + O O O
36 Heating systems Council
Directive 78/
548/EEC (OJ
L 168,
26.6.1978, p.
4)IG + P
37 Wheel guards78/549/EEC X G
38 Head restraints 78/932/EEC D G + D
39 CO
2emissions/fuel
consumption80/1268/EEC N/A N/A
40 Engine power 80/1269/EEC X X X X
41 Diesel emissions 88/77/EEC H G + H G + H G + H44 Masses and dimensions
(cars)92/21/EEC X X
45 Safety glass 92/22/EEC J G + J G + J G + J
46 Tyres92/23/EEC X G G G47 Speed limiters92/24/EEC X
48 Masses and dimensions
(other than vehicles
referred to in item 44)97/27/EC X X
50 Couplings94/20/EC X G G G
51 Flammability 95/28/EC G for the cab;
X for the1970L0156 — EN — 05.06.2003 — 015.001 — 112
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Item Subject Directive NoM1≤
2 500 (1)
kgM1> 2 500 (1)
kgM2M3
remaining
part
52 Buses and coaches …/…/EC A A53 Front impact 96/79/EC N/A N/A
54 Side impact 96/27/EC N/A N/A
(1) Technically permissible maximum laden mass.1970L0156 — EN — 05.06.2003 — 015.001 — 113
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Appendix 2
ArmouredVehicles
Item Subject Directive No M1M2M3N1N2N3O1O2O3O4
1 Sound levels70/157/EEC XXXXXX
2 Emissions 70/220/EEC AAAAAA
3 Fuel tanks/rear
protective
devices70/221/EEC XXXXXXXXXX
4 Rear registration
plate space70/222/EEC XXXXXXXXXX
5 Steering effort 70/311/EEC XXXXXXXXXX
6 Door latchesand
hinges70/387/EEC X X X X
7 Audible warning 70/388/EEC A +
KA+
KA+
KA+
KA+
KA+
K
8 Rear visibility 71/127/EEC AAAAAA
9 Braking 71/320/EEC XXXXXXXXXX
10 Suppression of
radio interference72/245/EEC XXXXXXXXXX
11 Diesel smoke 72/306/EEC XXXXXX
12 Interior fittings74/60/EEC A13 Anti-theft and
immobiliser74/61/EEC XXXXXX
14 Protective
steering74/297/EEC N/A N/A
15 Seat strength 74/408/EEC XDDDDD
16 Exterior projec-
tions74/483/EEC A
17 Speedometer and
reverse gear75/443/EEC XXXXXX
18 Plates(s tatutory) 76/114/EEC XXXXXXXXXX
19 Seat belt
anchorages76/115/EEC AAAAAA
20 Installation of
lighting and light
signalling devices76/756/EEC A +
NA+
NA+
NA+
NA+
NA+
NA+
NA+
NA+
NA+
N
21 Retro reflectors76/757/EEC XXXXXXXXXX
22 End-outline,
front-side, rear-
side, stop, day
time running,
side-marker
lamps76/758/EEC XXXXXXXXXX
23 Direction indica- 76/759/EEC XXXXXXXXXX1970L0156 — EN — 05.06.2003 — 015.001 — 114
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Item Subject Directive No M1M2M3N1N2N3O1O2O3O4
tors
24 Rear registration
plate lamps76/760/EEC XXXXXXXXXX
25 Head lamps
(including bulbs)76/761/EEC XXXXXX
26 Front fog lamps76/762/EEC XXXXXX
27 Towing hooks77/389/EEC AAAAAA
28 Rear fog lamps77/538/EEC XXXXXXXXXX
29 Reversing lamps 77/539/EEC XXXXXXXXXX
30 Parking lamps77/540/EEC XXXXXX
31 Seat belts77/541/EEC AAAAAA
32 Forward vision 77/649/EEC S
33 Identification of
controls78/316/EEC XXXXXX
34 Defrost/demist 78/317/EEC AOOOOO
35 Wash/wipe 78/318/EEC AOOOOO
36 Heating systems 78/548/EEC X
37 Wheel guards78/549/EEC X
38 Head restraints 78/932/EEC X
39 CO2emissions/
fuel consumption80/1268/EEC N/A
40 Engine power 80/1269/EEC XXXXXX
41 Diesel emissions 88/77/EEC AXXXXX
42 Lateral protection 89/297/EEC X X X X
43 Spray suppres-
sion systems91/226/EEC X X X X
44 Masses and
dimensions (cars)92/21/EEC X
45 Safety glass 92/22/EEC N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
46 Tyres92/23/EEC AAAAAAAAAA
47 Speed limiters92/24/EEC X X X
48 Masses and
dimensions (other
than vehicles
referred to in
item 44)97/27/EC X X X XXXXXX
49 External projec-
tionsof cabs92/114/EEC A A A
50 Couplings94/20/EC XXXXXXXXXX1970L0156 — EN — 05.06.2003 — 015.001 — 115
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Item Subject Directive No M1M2M3N1N2N3O1O2O3O4
51 Flammability 95/28/EC X
52 Buses and
coaches…/…/EC
53 Front impact 96/79/EC N/A
54 Side impact 96/27/EC N/A N/A56 Vehiclesintended
for the transport
of dangerous
goods98/91/EC X (
1)X (1)X (1)X (1)X (1)X (1)X (1)
57 Front underrun
protection2000/40/EC X X
(1) The requirementsof Directive 1998/91/EC are only applicable when the manufacturer appliesfor the EC type-approval of a vehicle
intended for the transport of dangerous goods.1970L0156 — EN — 05.06.2003 — 015.001 — 116
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Appendix 3
Otherspecialpurpose vehicles(includingtrailercaravans)
Application of the exemptions is only permitted if the manufacturer demonstrates to the satisfaction of the approval
authority that the vehicle, due to the special function, cannot meet all the requirements.
Item Subject Directive No M2M3N1N2N3O1O2O3O4
1 Sound levels70/157/EEC H H H H H
2 Emissions 70/220/EEC Q Q Q Q Q3 Fuel tanks/rear
protective devices70/221/EEC F F F F F X X X X
4 Rear registration
plate space70/222/EEC A + R A + R A + R A + R A + R A + R A + R A + R A + R
5 Steering effort 70/311/EEC X X X X X X X X X
6 Door latchesand
hinges70/387/EEC B B B
7 Audible warning 70/388/EEC X X X X X
8 Rear visibility 71/127/EEC X X X X X9 Braking 71/320/EEC X X X X X X X X X
10 Suppression of
radio interference72/245/EEC X X X X X X X X X
11 Diesel smoke 72/306/EEC H H H H H
13 Anti-theft and
immobiliser74/61/EEC X X X X X
14 Protective steering 74/297/EEC X
15 Seat strength 74/408/EEC D D D D D
17 Speedometer and
reverse gear75/443/EEC X X X X X
18 Plates(s tatutory) 76/114/EEC X X X X X X X X X
19 Seat belt
anchorages76/115/EEC D D D D D
20 Installation of
lighting and light
signalling devices76/756/EEC A +
NA+
NA+
NA+
NA+
NA+
NA+
NA+
NA+N
21 Retro reflectors76/757/EEC X X X X X X X X X
22 End-outline, front-
side, rear-side,
stop, day time
running, side-
marker lamps76/758/EEC X X X X X X X X X
23 Direction indica-
tors76/759/EEC X X X X X X X X X
24 Rear registration
plate lamps76/760/EEC X X X X X X X X X
25 Head lamps76/761/EEC X X X X X1970L0156 — EN — 05.06.2003 — 015.001 — 117
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Item Subject Directive No M2M3N1N2N3O1O2O3O4
(including bulbs)
26 Front fog lamps76/762/EEC X X X X X27 Towing hooks77/389/EEC A A A A A
28 Rear fog lamps77/538/EEC X X X X X X X X X
29 Reversing lamps 77/539/EEC X X X X X X X X X30 Parking lamps77/540/EEC X X X X X31 Seat belts77/541/EEC D D D D D
33 Identification of
controls78/316/EEC X X X X X
34 Defrost/demist 78/317/EEC O O O O O
35 Wash/wipe 78/318/EEC O O O O O
40 Engine power 80/1269/EEC X X X X X41 Diesel emissions 88/77/EEC H H H H H42 Lateral protection 89/297/EEC X X X X43 Spray suppression
systems91/226/EEC X X X X
45 Safety glass 92/22/EEC J J JJJJJJJ
46 Tyres92/23/EEC X X X X X X X X X
47 Speed limiters92/24/EEC X X X
48 Masses and dimen-
sions97/27/EC X X X X X X X X X
49 External projec-
tionsof cabs92/114/EEC X X X
50 Couplings94/20/EC X X X X X X X X X
51 Flammability 95/28/EC X
52 Buses and coaches …/…/EC X X54 Side impact 96/27/EC A56 Vehiclesintended
for the transport of
dangerousgoods98/91/EC X X X X X X
57 Front underrun
protection2000/40/EC X X1970L0156 — EN — 05.06.2003 — 015.001 — 118
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Appendix 4
Mobilecranes
Item Subject Directive NoMobile crane of
category N
1 Sound levels70/157/EEC T
2 Emissions 70/220/EEC X
3 Fuel tanks/rear protective devices 70/221/EEC X
4 Rear registration plate space 70/222/EEC X5 Steering effort 70/311/EEC X crab steering
allowed
6 Door latchesand hinges 70/387/EEC A
7 Audible warning 70/388/EEC X
8 Rear visibility 71/127/EEC X9 Braking 71/320/EEC U
10 Suppression of radio interference 72/245/EEC X
11 Diesel smoke 72/306/EEC X12 Interior fittings74/60/EEC X
13 Anti-theft and immobiliser 74/61/EEC X
15 Seat strength 74/408/EEC D
17 Speedometer and reverse gear 75/443/EEC X
18 Plates(s tatutory) 76/114/EEC X19 Seat belt anchorages76/115/EEC D
20 Installation of lighting and light signalling devices 76/756/EEC A + Y
21 Reflex reflectors76/757/EEC X22 End-outline, front position (side), rear-position (side), stop, side
marker, daytime running lamps76/758/EEC X
23 Direction indicators76/759/EEC X
24 Rear registration plate lamps 76/760/EEC X
25 Head lamps(including bulbs ) 76/761/EEC X26 Front fog lamps76/762/EEC X
27 Towing hooks77/389/EEC A
28 Rear fog lamps77/538/EEC X
29 Reversing lamps 77/539/EEC X
30 Parking lamps77/540/EEC X31 Seat belts77/541/EEC D1970L0156 — EN — 05.06.2003 — 015.001 — 119
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Item Subject Directive NoMobile crane of
category N
33 Identification of controls78/316/EEC X
34 Defrost/demist 78/317/EEC O
35 Wash/wipe 78/318/EEC O
40 Engine power 80/1269/EEC X41 Diesel emissions 88/77/EEC V42 Lateral protection 89/297/EEC X
43 Spray-suppression systems 91/226/EEC X
45 Safety glass 92/22/EEC J46 Tyres92/23/EEC A, provided that
the requirements
in ISO 10571 —
1995 (E) or
ETRTO Standards
Manual 1998 are
fulfilled.
47 Speed limiters92/24/EEC X
48 Masses and dimensions 97/27/EC X
49 External projectionsof cabs 92/114/EEC X50 Couplings94/20/EC X57 Front underrun protection 2000/40/EC X
Meaning of letters
X No exemptions except those specified in the separate Directive.
N/A ThisDirective isnot applicable to thisvehicle (no requirements ).A Exemption permitted where special purposes make it impossible to fully
comply. The manufacturer shall demonstrate this to the satisfaction of the
type-approval authority that the vehicle cannot meet the requirementsdue
to its special purpose.
B Application limited to doors giving access to the seats designated for
normal use when the vehicle is travelling on the road and where the
distance between the R point of the seat and the average plane of the
door surface, measured perpendicular to the longitudinal medium plane
of the vehicle, doesnot exceed 500 mm.
C Application limited to that part of the vehicle in front of the rearmost seat
designated for normal use when the vehicle is travelling on the road and
also limited to the head impact zone as defined in Directive 74/60/EEC.
D Application limited to seats designated for normal use when the vehicle is
travelling on the road.
E Front only.
F Modification to the routing and length of the refuelling duct and re-posi-
tioning of the tank inboard is permissible.
G Requirementsaccording to the category of the bas e/incomplete vehicle
(the chassis of which was used to built the special purpose vehicle). In
the case of incomplete/completed vehicles, it is acceptable that the
requirements for vehicles of the corresponding category N (based on
maximum mass) are satisfied.
H Modification of exhaust system length after the last silencer not
exceeding 2 m is permissible without any further test.
I Application limited to those heating systems not specially designed for
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J For all window glazing other than driver'scab glazing (winds hield and
side glasses), the material may be either of safety glass or rigid plastic
glazing.
K Additional panic alarm devicespermitted.L Application limited to seats designated for normal use when the vehicle is
travelling on the road. At least anchorages for lap belts are required in the
rear seating positions.
M Application limited to seats designated for normal use when the vehicle is
travelling on the road. At least lap belts are required in all rear seating
positions.
N Provided that all mandatory lighting devicesare ins talled and that the
geometric visibility is not affected.
O The vehicle shall be fitted with an adequate system in the front.
P Application limited to those heating systems not specially designed for
habitation purposes. The vehicle shall be fitted with an adequate system
in the front.
Q Modification of exhaust system length after the last silencer not
exceeding 2 m is permissible without any further test. An EC type-
approval issued to the most representative base vehicle remains valid irre-
spective of change in the reference weight.
R Provided that the registration plates of all member states can be mounted
and remain visible.
S The light transmission factor is at least 60 %, also the ‘A’ pillar obstruc-
tion angle isnot more than 10 degrees .
T Test to be performed only with the complete/completed vehicle. The
vehicle can be tested according to Directive 70/157/EEC as last amended
by 99/101/EC. Concerning point 5.2.2.1 of Annex I to Directive 70/157/
EEC the following limit valuesare applicable:
81 dB(A) for vehicleswith an engine power of les sthan 75 kW
83 dB(A) for vehicleswith an engine power of not les sthan 75 kW but
less than 150 kW
84 dB(A) for vehicleswith an engine power of not les sthan 150 kW
U Test to be performed only with the complete/completed vehicle. Vehicles
up to four axless hall comply with all the requirementslaid down by
Directive 1971/320/EEC. Derogationsare admitted for vehicleshaving
more than four axles, provided that:
they are justified by the particular construction
all the braking performances, related to parking, service and secondary
braking laid down by Directive 1971/320/EEC are fulfilled.
V The compliance with Directive 1997/68/EC can be accepted.
Y Provided that all mandatory lighting devicesare ins talled.1970L0156 — EN — 05.06.2003 — 015.001 — 121
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ANNEX XII
SMALLSERIESANDEND-OF-SERIESLIMITS
A. SMALL SERIES LIMITS
The number of unitsof one family of typesasdefined below to be regis tered
sold or entered into service per year in one Member State shall not exceed
the figure shown below for the vehicle category in question.
Category Units
M1500
M2,M3250
N1500
N2,N3(*) 250
O1,O2500
O3,O4250
(*) For mobile cranes, 20 units.
A ‘family of types’ shall consist of vehicles do not differ in the following
essential respects:
1. For the purpose of category M1:
— the manufacturer,
— essential aspects of construction and design:
— chassis/floor pan (obvious and fundamental differences),
— power plant (internal combustion/electric/hybrid).
2. For the purpose of category M2and M3:
— the manufacturer,
— category,
— essential aspects of construction and design:
— chassis/self-supporting body (obvious and fundamental differ-
ences),
— power plant (internal combustion/electric/hybrid),
— number of axles.
3. For the purpose of category N1,N2and N3:
— the manufacturer,
— category,
— essential aspects of construction and design:
— chassis/floor pan (obvious and fundamental differences),
— power plant (internal combustion/electric/hybrid),
— number of axles.
4. For the purpose of category O1,O2,O3and O4:
— the manufacturer,
— category,
— essential aspects of construction and design:
— chassis/self-supporting body (obvious and fundamental differ-
ences),
— number of axles,
— drawbar trailer/semi-trailer/centre axle trailer,— type of braking system (e.g. unbraked/inertia/power).1970L0156 — EN — 05.06.2003 — 015.001 — 122
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B. END-OF-SERIES LIMITS
The maximum number of complete and completed vehiclesput into s ervice
in each Member State under the procedure ‘end-of-series’ shall be restricted
in one of the following waysto be chos en by the Member State:
either1. the maximum number of vehiclesof one or more typesmay, in the cas e
of category M
1, not exceed 10 % and in the case of all other categories
not exceed 30 % of the vehiclesof all typesconcerned put into s ervice in
that Member State during the previousyear.
Should 10 %, respectively 30 %, be less than 100 vehicles, then the
Member State may allow the putting into service of a maximum of 100
vehicles, or
2. vehicles of any one type shall be restricted to those for which a valid
certificate of conformity was issued on or after the date of manufacture
and which remained valid for at least three months after its date of issue
but subsequently lost its validity because of coming into force of a sepa-
rate Directive.
A special entry shall be made on the certificate of conformity of the vehicles
put into service under this procedure.1970L0156 — EN — 05.06.2003 — 015.001 — 123
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ANNEX XIII
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ANNEX XIV
PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED DURING MULTI-STAGE EC
TYPE-APPROVAL
1. GENERAL
1.1. The satisfactory operation of the process of multi-stage EC type-approval
requiresjoint action by all the manufacturersconcerned. To thisend
approval authorities must ensure, before granting first and subsequent
stage approval, that suitable arrangements exist between the relevant
manufacturersfor the s upply and interchange of documentsand informa-
tion such that the completed vehicle type meets the technical requirements
of all the relevant separate Directives as prescribed in Annex IV or Annex
XI. Such information must include details of relevant system, component
and separate technical unit approvals and of vehicle parts which form part
of the incomplete vehicle but are not yet approved.
1.2. EC type-approvalsin accordance with thisAnnex are granted on the bas is
of the current state of completion of the vehicle type and must incorporate
all approvals granted at earlier stages.
1.3. Each manufacturer in a multi-stage EC type-approval process is respon-
sible for the approval and conformity of production of all systems,
componentsor s eparate technical unitsmanufactured by him or added by
him to the previously built stage. He is not responsible for subjects which
have been approved in an earlier stage except in those cases where he
modifiesrelevant partsto an extent that the previous ly granted approval
becomesinvalid.
2. PROCEDURES
The type-approval authority must:
(a) verify that all relevant separate Directive EC type-approvals are
applicable to the appropriate standard in the separate Directive;
(b) ensure that all the relevant data, taking account of the state of comple-
tion of the vehicle, isincluded in the information folder;
(c) by reference to the documentation make sure that the vehicle specifi-
cation(s) and data contained in Part I of the vehicle information folder
are included in the data in the information packagesand/or the
approval certificatesof the relevant s eparate Directive EC type-
approvals; and in the case of a completed vehicle, where an item
number in Part I of the information folder isnot included in the infor-
mation package of any of the separate Directives, confirm that the
relevant part of characteristic conforms to the particulars in the infor-
mation folder;
(d) on a selected sample of vehicles from the type to be approved carry
out or arrange to be carried out inspections of vehicle parts and
systems to verify that the vehicle(s) is/are built in accordance with
the relevant data contained in the authenticated information package
in respect of all relevant separate Directive EC type-approvals;
(e) carry out or arrange to be carried out relevant installation checks in
respect of separate technical units where applicable.
3. The number of vehicles to be inspected for the purposes of paragraph 2(d)
must be sufficient to permit the proper control of the various combinations
to be EC type-approved according to the state of completion of the
vehicle and the following criteria:
— engine,
— gearbox,
— powered axles(number, pos ition, interconnection),— steered axles (number and position),
— body styles,
— number of doors,— driving position,
— number of seats,
— level of equipment.
4. IDENTIFICATION OF THE VEHICLE
At the second and subsequent stages, in addition to the statutory plate
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vehicle an additional plate the model of which iss hown in the appendix to
this Annex. This plate must be firmly attached, in a conspicuous and
readily accessible position on a part not subject to replacement in use. It
must show clearly and indelibly the following information in the order
listed:
— name of the manufacturer,
— Sections1, 3 and 4 of the EC type-approval number,— the stage of approval,— vehicle identification number,— maximum permissible laden mass of the vehicle (
a)
— maximum permissible laden mass of the combination (where the
vehicle ispermitted to tow a trailer) (a),
— maximum permissible mass on each axle, listed in order from front to
rear (a),
— in the case of a semi-trailer or centre axle trailer, the maximum
permitted mass on the coupling device (a).
— Unless otherwise provided for above, the plate must comply with the
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(a) Only where the value haschanged during the current s tage of approval.
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Appendix
Model of the manufacturer'sadditional plate
The example below isgiven asa guide only.
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