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of 17May 197 9
on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the coupling device and the
reverse of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors
(79/533/EEC)
(OJ L 145, 13.6.1979, p. 20)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Council Directive 82/890/EEC of 17 December 1982 L 378 45 31.12.1982
►M2Directive 97/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23
September 1997 L 277 24 10.10.1997
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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 17May 197 9
on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to
the coupling device and the reverse of wheeled agricultural or
forestry tractors
(79/533/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas the technical requirements which tractors must satisfy pursuant
to national laws relate inter alia to the coupling device and to thereverse;
Whereas these requirements differ from one Member State to another;
whereas it is therefore necessary that all Member States adopt the samerequirements either in addition to or in place of their existing rules, inorder, in particular, to allow the EEC type-approval procedure whichwas the subject of Council Directive 74/150/EEC of 4 March 1974 onthe approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to thetype-approval of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (
4), to be
applied in respect of each type of tractor,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
1. ‘Agricultural or forestry tractor' means any motor vehicle, fitted
with wheels or endless tracks and having at least two axles, the mainfunction of which lies in its tractive power and which is speciallydesigned to tow, push, carry or power certain tools, machinery ortrailers intended for agricultural or forestry use. It may be equipped tocarry a load and passengers.
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2. This Directive shall apply only to tractors defined in paragraph Iwhich are equipped with pneumatic tyres and have at least two axlesand a maximum design speed of between 6 and ►
M240 km/h ◄.
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Article 2
No Member State may refuse to grant EEC type-approval or national
type-approval of a tractor on grounds relating to the coupling device orto the reverse if these satisfy the requirements set out in the Annexeshereto.
Article 3
No Member State may refuse the registration or prohibit the sale, entry
into service or use of tractors on grounds relating to the coupling deviceor to the reverse if these satisfy the requirements set out in the Annexeshereto.
(1) OJ No C 268, 11. 11. 1978, p. 34.
(2) OJ No C 296, 11. 12. 1978, p. 69.
(3) OJ No C 128, 21. 5. 1979, p. 17.
(4) OJ No L 84, 28. 3. 1974, p. 10.
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Article 4
Any amendments necessary for adapting the requirements of the
Annexes to technical progress shall be adopted in accordance with theprocedure laid down in Article 13 of Directive 74/150/EEC.
Article 5
1. Member States shall bring into force the provisions necessary in
order to comply with this Directive within 18 months of its notificationand shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
2. Member States shall ensure that the texts of the main provisions of
national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive arecommunicated to the Commission.
Article 6
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
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ANNEX I
COUPLING DEVICE
1.Number
Every tractor must have a special device to which it must be possible to attach
aconnection such a s atow-ba r or atow-rope for towing purposes.
2.Position
The device must be fitted to the front of the tractor, which must be equipped
with acoupling pin.
3.Design
The device must be of the slotted-jaw type. The functional dimensions speci-
fied must be adhered to.
The coupling pin must have a diameter of 30 + 1 ·5 mm and be fitted with a
device preventing it from leaving its seating during use. The securing devicemust be non-detachable.
The tolerance of + 1 ·5 referred to above should not be regarded as a manufac-
turing tolerance but as a permissible variation in nominal dimensions for pinsof different designs.
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ANNEX II
REVERSE
All tractors must be equipped with a device for reversing which can be operated
from the driving position.