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►B DIRECTIVE 2002/24/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 18 March 2002
relating to the type-approval of two or three-wheel motor vehicles and repealing Council Directive
92/61/EEC
(Text with EEA relevance)
(OJ L 124, 9.5.2002, p. 1)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1 Commission Directive 2003/77/EC of 11 August 2003 L 211 24 21.8.2003
Amended by:
►A1 Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the
Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia,
the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of
Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the SlovakRepublic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the EuropeanUnion is foundedL 236 33 23.9.2003
Corrected by:
►C1 Corrigendum, OJ L 49, 22.2.2003, p. 23 (2002/24/EC)
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DIRECTIVE 2002/24/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 18 March 2002
relating to the type-approval of two or three-wheel motor vehicles
and repealing Council Directive 92/61/EEC
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and
in particular Article 95 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee (2),
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of
the Treaty (3),
Whereas:
(1) Council Directive 92/61/EEC of 30 June 1992 relating to the
type-approval of two or three-wheel motor vehicles (4), laid
down the procedure for Community type-approval of two orthree-wheel motor vehicles, of components and of separate tech-nical units produced in conformity with the technical
requirements set out in separate directives.
(2) All the separate directives, provided for in the exhaustive list of
systems, components and separate technical units to be regulatedat Community level, have been adopted.
(3) The commencement of the application of Directive 97/24/EC ofthe European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 1997 oncertain components and characteristics of two or three-wheelmotor vehicles (
5) allows the type-approval procedure to be
applied in full.
(4) It is clearly necessary, in order that the type-approval systemmay work properly, to clarify certain administrative instructionsand to supplement the norms contained in the annexes to Direc-tive 92/61/EEC. With this in view, it is necessary to introduce
harmonised norms concerning, in particular, the numbering of
type-approval certificates as well as exemptions for end-of-seriesvehicles and for vehicles, components and separate technicalunits incorporating technologies which are not yet covered byCommunity arrangements, in the manner of the analogous norms
of Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the
approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to thetype-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (
6).
(5) Account being taken of currently established technologies, exam-ination of the components and characteristics of the said vehicles
has resulted in the retention only of those set out in Annex I to
this Directive since all others are inappropriate for regulatorypurposes. However, in view of progress and developments in2002L0024 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 002.001 — 2
(1) OJ C 307 E, 26.10.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 368, 20.12.1999, p. 1.
(3) Opinion of the European Parliament of 27 October 1999 (OJ C 154,
5.6.2000, p. 50), Council Common Position of 29 October 2001 (not yet
published in the Official Journal) and Decision of the European Parliament
of 5 February 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
(4) OJ L 225, 10.8.1992, p. 72. Directive as last amended by Directive 2000/7/
EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 106, 3.5.2000, p.
1).
(5) OJ L 226, 18.8.1997, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 42, 23.2.1970, p. 1. Directive as last amended by European Parliament
and Council Directive 2000/40/EC (OJ L 203, 10.8.2000, p. 9).
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technology, it will be appropriate to examine any further compo-
nents and characteristics, in particular those relating to secondarysafety, to be added to those already listed in the said Annex I.
(6) The Community approval procedure is intended to enable eachMember State to confirm that each type of vehicle has under-gone the checks provided for in the separate directives and hasbeen issued with a type-approval certificate. It is also intendedto enable manufacturers to prepare a certificate of conformity
for all vehicles conforming to the type that has been approved.
When a vehicle is accompanied by this certificate it may beplaced on the market, sold and registered for use throughout theCommunity.
(7) Since the objectives of improving the functioning of the system
of Community vehicle approval according to type cannot be
sufficiently achieved by the Member States individually andcan therefore, given the scale and the impact of the measuresproposed, be better achieved at Community level, the Commu-nity may adopt measures in accordance with the principle ofsubsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance
with the principle of proportionality as set out in that Article,
this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order toachieve those objectives.
(8) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Directiveshould be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/
468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the
exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commis-sion (
1).
(9) For reasons of clarity it is advisable to repeal Council Directive92/61/EEC and replace it by this Directive,
HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
CHAPTER I
Scope and definitions
Article 1
1. This Directive applies to all two or three-wheel motor vehicles,
whether twin-wheeled or otherwise, intended to travel on the road,
and to the components or separate technical units of such vehicles.
This Directive does not apply to the following vehicles:
(a) vehicles with a maximum design speed not exceeding 6 km/h;
(b) vehicles intended for pedestrian control;
(c) vehicles intended for use by the physically handicapped;
(d) vehicles intended for use in competition, on roads or in off-road
conditions;
(e) vehicles already in use before the application date of Directive 92/
61/EEC;
(f) tractors and machines, used for agricultural or similar purposes;
(g) vehicles designed primarily for off-road leisure use having wheels
arranged symmetrically with one wheel at the front of the vehicle
and two at the rear;
(h) cycles with pedal assistance which are equipped with an auxiliary
electric motor having a maximum continuous rated power of 0,25kW, of which the output is progressively reduced and finally cutoff as the vehicle reaches a speed of 25 km/h, or sooner, if thecyclist stops pedalling,2002L0024 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 002.001 — 3
(1) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.
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nor to the components or technical units thereof unless they are
intended to be fitted to vehicles covered by this Directive.
It does not apply to the approval of single vehicles except that Member
States granting such approvals shall accept any type-approval ofcomponents and separate technical units granted under this Directiveinstead of under the relevant national requirements.
2. The vehicles referred to in paragraph 1 shall be subdivided into:
(a) mopeds, i.e. two-wheel vehicles (category L1e) or three-wheel
vehicles (category L2e) with a maximum design speed of notmore than 45 km/h and characterised by:
(i) in the case of the two-wheel type, an engine whose:
— cylinder capacity does not exceed 50 cm
3in the case of the
internal combustion type, or
— maximum continuous rated power is no more than 4 kW in
the case of an electric motor;
(ii) in the case of the three-wheel type, an engine whose:
— cylinder capacity does not exceed 50 cm3if of the spark
(positive) ignition type, or
— maximum net power output does not exceed 4 kW in the
case of other internal combustion engines, or
— maximum continuous rated power does not exceed 4 kW in
the case of an electric motor;
(b) motorcycles, i.e. two-wheel vehicles without a sidecar (category
L3e) or with a sidecar (category L4e), fitted with an engine having
a cylinder capacity of more than 50 cm3if of the internal combus-
tion type and/or having a maximum design speed of more than 45km/h,
(c) motor tricycles, i.e. vehicles with three symmetrically arranged
wheels (category L5e) fitted with an engine having a cylinder capa-city of more than 50 cm
3if of the internal combustion type and/or a
maximum design speed of more than 45 km/h.
3. This Directive shall also apply to quadricycles, i.e. motor vehicles
with four wheels having the following characteristics:
(a) light quadricycles whose unladen mass is not more than 350 kg
(category L6e), not including the mass of the batteries in case of
electric vehicles, whose maximum design speed is not more than45 km/h, and
(i) whose engine cylinder capacity does not exceed 50 cm
3for
spark (positive) ignition engines, or
(ii) whose maximum net power output does not exceed 4 kW in
the case of other internal combustion engines, or
(iii) whose maximum continuous rated power does not exceed 4
kW in the case of an electric motor.
These vehicles shall fulfil the technical requirements applicable to
three-wheel mopeds of category L2e unless specified differently inany of the separate directives;
(b) quadricycles, other than those referred to in (a), whose unladen
mass is not more than 400 kg (category L7e) (550 kg for vehicles
intended for carrying goods), not including the mass of batteries in
the case of electric vehicles, and whose maximum net enginepower does not exceed 15 kW. These vehicles shall be consideredto be motor tricycles and shall fulfil the technical requirementsapplicable to motor tricycles of category L5e unless specifieddifferently in any of the separate Directives.2002L0024 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 002.001 — 4
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Article 2
For the purposes of this Directive:
1. ‘type of vehicle’ means either a vehicle or a group of vehicles
(variants) which:
(a) belong to a single category (two-wheel moped L1e, three-
wheel moped L2e, etc., as defined in Article 1);
(b) are constructed by the same manufacturer;
(c) have the same chassis, frame, sub-frame, floor pan or structure
to which major components are attached;
(d) have a power unit with the same principle of operation
(internal combustion, electric, hybrid, etc.);
(e) have the same type designation given by the manufacturer.
A type of vehicle may include variants and versions;
2. ‘variant’ means either a vehicle or a group of vehicles (versions)
being of the same type where:
(a) they have the same shape of the bodywork (basic characteris-
tics);
(b) within the group of vehicles (versions) the difference in the
mass in running order between the lowest value and the highest
value does not exceed 20 % of the lowest value;
(c) within the group of vehicles (versions) the difference in the
maximum permissible mass between the lowest value and the
highest value does not exceed 20 % of the lowest value;
(d) they have the same operating cycle (two or four stroke, spark
ignition or compression ignition);
(e) within the group of vehicles (versions) the difference in the
cylinder capacity of the power unit (in the case of an internal
combustion unit) between the lowest value and the highestvalue does not exceed 30 % of the lowest value;
(f) have the same number and arrangement of cylinders;
(g) within the group of vehicles (versions) the difference in the
power output of the power unit between the lowest value and
the highest value does not exceed 30 % of the lowest value;
(h) have the same operating mode (of electric motors);
(i) have the same type of gearbox (manual, automatic, etc.);
3. ‘version’ means a vehicle of the same typeand variant but which
may incorporate any of the equipment, components or systemslisted in the information document in Annex II provided that there
is only:
(a) one value quoted for:
(i) the mass in running order;
(ii) the maximum permissible mass;
(iii) the power output of the power unit;
(iv) the cylinder capacity of the power unit; and
(b) one set of test results quoted in accordance with Annex VII;
4. ‘system’ means any vehicle system such as brakes, emission
control equipment, etc. which is subject to the requirements laid
down in any of the separate directives;
5. ‘separate technical unit’ means a device, such as a replacement
exhaust system silencer, subject to the requirements of a separatedirective, intended to be part of a vehicle, which may be type-approved separately but only in relation to one or more specifiedtypes of vehicles, where the separate directive makes expressprovision for so doing;
6. ‘component’ means a device, such as a lamp, subject to the
requirements of a separate directive, intended to be part of a2002L0024 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 002.001 — 5
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vehicle, which may be type-approved independently of a vehicle,
where the separate directive makes express provision for so doing;
7. ‘type-approval’ means the procedure whereby a Member State
certifies that a type of vehicle, system, separate technical unit orcomponent satisfies the technical requirements set out in thisDirective or the separate directives and the checks on the correct-
ness of the manufacturer's data, as provided for in the exhaustive
list set out in Annex I;
8. ‘twinned wheels’ means two wheels mounted on the same axle, the
distance between the centres of their areas of contact with the
ground being less than 460 mm. Twinned wheels shall be consid-ered as one wheel;
9. ‘twin-propulsion vehicles’ means vehicles with two different
systems of propulsion, for example an electric system and a
thermic system;
10. ‘manufacturer’ means the person or body responsible to the
approval authority for all aspects of the type-approval process and
for ensuring conformity of production. It is not essential that theperson or body is directly involved in all stages of the constructionof the vehicle, component or separate technical unit covered by theapproval process;
11. ‘technical service’ means the organisation or body that has been
appointed as a testing laboratory to carry out tests or inspectionson behalf of the approval authority of a Member State. This func-tion may also be carried out by the approval authority itself.
CHAPTER II
Procedures for granting type-approval
Article 3
Applications for type-approval shall be submitted by the manufacturer
to the approval authority of a Member State. They shall be accompa-nied by an information document, a model of which, for vehicle type-
approval purposes, is set out in Annex II and, for type-approval
purposes of systems, separate technical units or components, iscontained in an annex or appendix to the relevant system, separatetechnical unit or component directive, and also by the other documentsreferred to in the information document. Applications for a given typeof vehicle, system, separate technical unit or component may be
submitted to one Member State only.
Article 4
1. Each Member State shall grant type-approval to all types of
vehicle, systems, separate technical units or components if these meetthe following conditions:
(a) the type of vehicle meets the technical requirements of the separate
directives and is as described by the manufacturer in accordance
with the data provided for in the exhaustive list set out in Annex I;
(b) the system, separate technical unit or component meets the tech-
nical requirements of the relevant separate directive and is as
described by the manufacturer in accordance with the data provided
for in the exhaustive list set out in Annex I.
2. Before conducting type-approval, the competent authorities in the
Member State which carry out these operations shall take all necessarysteps to ensure, if necessary in cooperation with the competent autho-
rities in the Member State where manufacturing takes place or the
product is brought into the Community, that there is compliance withthe provisions of Annex VI in order that the new vehicles, systems,separate technical units or components manufactured, placed on themarket, offered for sale or put into service, conform to the approvedtype.2002L0024 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 002.001 — 6
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3. The competent authorities referred to in paragraph 2 shall ensure,
if necessary in cooperation with the competent authorities in theMember State where manufacturing takes place or the product is
brought into the Community, that the provisions of Annex VI continue
to be observed.
4. Where an application for type-approval for a type of vehicle is
accompanied by one or more type-approval certificates of a system,separate technical or component unit issued by one or more Member
States, the Member State conducting type-approval for a type of
vehicle shall be obliged to accept them and shall not perform, inrespect of the systems, separate technical units and/or componentswhich have been type-approved, the checks required by paragraph 1(b).
5. Each Member State shall be responsible for the type-approval of a
system, separate technical unit or component that it grants. The compe-
tent authorities in the Member State which grant type-approval for a
type of vehicle shall check conformity of production, where necessaryin cooperation with those competent authorities in the other MemberStates which have issued type-approval certificates for systems, sepa-rate technical unit or components.
6. However, if a Member State finds that a vehicle, system, separate
technical unit or component which complies with the provisions of
paragraph 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.
Article 5
1. The competent authority in a Member State shall complete the
type-approval form contained in Annex III for all types of vehicles in
respect of which it conducts type-approval, and in addition shall enterthe test results under the relevant headings on the form attached to thevehicle approval form, the model for which is given in Annex VII.
2. The competent authority in a Member State shall complete the
type-approval form contained in an annex or an appendix to each rele-
vant separate Directive, for each type of system, separate technical unit
or component in respect of which it conducts type-approval.
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C1 3. Type-approval certificates of a vehicle, system, separate
technical unit or component ◄shall be numbered in accordance with
the method described in Annex V, Part A.
Article 6
1. The competent authority in each Member State shall forward to
those of the other Member States, within one month, a copy of the
type-approval certificate, together with the annexes for each type ofvehicle that they type-approve or refuse to type-approve.
2. The competent authority in each Member State shall send
monthly to the competent authorities of the other Member States, alist of the type-approvals of a system, separate technical unit or compo-
nent, which it has granted or refused to grant during that month.
In addition, at the request of a competent authority of another Member
State, it shall send forthwith a copy of the type-approval certificatetogether with the annexes for each type of system, separate technicalunit or component.
Article 7
1. A certificate of conformity, a model of which is shown in Annex
IV-A, shall be completed by the manufacturer for each vehicle
produced in conformity with the type that has been approved. Such acertificate shall accompany each vehicle. However, Member Statesmay request, after giving at least three months' notice to the Commis-sion and other Member States, for reasons of vehicle taxation or inorder to draw up the vehicle registration document, that the certificate2002L0024 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 002.001 — 7
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of conformity shall contain details other than those mentioned in
Annex IV-A, provided that those details are explicitly included in theinformation document.
The certificate of conformity shall be made in such a way as to prevent
any forgery. For this purpose, the printing shall be made on paper
protected either by coloured graphics or watermarked with the vehiclemanufacturer's identification mark.
2. A certificate of conformity, a model of which is shown in Annex
IV-B, shall be completed by the manufacturer for each non-originalseparate technical unit or component manufactured in conformity withthe approved type. That certificate is not required for original separate
technical units or components.
3. Where the separate technical unit or component to be type-
approved performs its function or displays a specific characteristic
only in conjunction with other components of the vehicle and for thisreason compliance with one or more requirements can be verified onlywhen that separate technical unit or component to be approved func-tions in conjunction with other vehicle components whether real orsimulated, the scope of the type-approval of that separate technical
unit or component must be restricted accordingly. The type-approval
certificate for a separate technical unit or component shall then set outany restrictions on use and any instructions for fitting it. Compliancewith these restrictions and requirements shall be verified when thevehicle is type-approved.
4. Without prejudice to paragraph 2, the holder of a type-approval
for a separate technical unit or component that has been granted under
Article 4 shall be obliged to affix to each such separate technical unit
or component manufactured in conformity with the approved type, hisfactory or trade mark, a statement of the type and, if the separate direc-tive so requires, the type-approval mark referred to in Article 8. In thislatter case, he is not required to complete the certificate provided for in
paragraph 2.
5. Any holder of a type-approval certificate for a separate technical
unit or component which, under paragraph 3, contains restrictions on
use, must supply detailed information on those restrictions and mustgive fitting instructions, where appropriate, with each separate tech-nical unit or component manufactured.
6. Any holder of a type-approval certificate for a separate technical
unit of non-original equipment, issued in connection with one or moretypes of vehicle, must with each such unit supply detailed information
allowing those vehicles to be identified.
Article 8
1. Any vehicle produced in conformity with the type which has been
type-approved shall bear a type-approval mark composed in accordance
with Section 1, Section 3 and Section 4 of the type-approval number,
set out in Annex V, Part A.
2. Any separate technical unit and any component produced in
conformity with the type having been type-approved shall include, ifthe relevant separate directive so provides, a type-approval mark whichmeets the requirements set out in Annex V, Part B. The type-approvalnumber listed in Annex V, Part B, paragraph 1.2 shall be composed inaccordance with Section 4 of the type-approval number set out in
Annex V, Part A.
The information contained in the type-approval mark may be supple-
mented by further information enabling certain characteristics whichare specific to the separate technical unit or component at issue to beidentified. That further information shall, where appropriate, be speci-fied in the separate directives on those separate technical units orcomponents.2002L0024 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 002.001 — 8
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Article 9
1. The manufacturer shall be responsible for the manufacture of
each vehicle or the production of each system, separate technical unit
or component in compliance with the approved type. The final cessa-
tion of production or any changes to the information contained in theinformation document must be notified by the type-approval holder tothe competent authorities in the Member State which issued that type-approval.
2. If the competent authorities of the Member State referred to in
paragraph 1 consider that a change of this type does not involve any
change to the existing type-approval certificate, or the drawing up of
a new type-approval certificate, they shall inform the manufactureraccordingly.
3. If the competent authorities in the Member State referred to in
paragraph 1 confirm that a change in the information set out in theinformation document justifies new checks or new tests, they shall
inform the manufacturer accordingly and shall perform those tests.
Should the checks or tests involve amendments to the existing type-approval certificate or the drawing up of a new certificate, the authori-ties shall inform the competent authorities of the other Member Statesin accordance with Article 6.
4. Where the particulars appearing in the information document for
vehicle approval have changed, the manufacturer shall issue revised
pages to the approval authority showing clearly the nature of the
change and the date of re-issue. Only where the changes made to theinformation document necessitate the amendment of one or more ofthe entries given in the certificate of conformity in Annex IV (exceptitems 19.1 and 45 to 51 inclusive), shall the reference number on the
information document be changed.
5. Where a type-approval certificate ceases to have effect as a result
of final cessation of production of the type of vehicle which has beenapproved or of the system or of the separate technical unit or compo-nent which has been type-approved, the competent authorities in theMember State which have carried out that type-approval shall inform
the competent authorities in the other Member States within one
month.
Article 10
1. If the Member State which has conducted type-approval finds that
vehicles, systems, separate technical units or components do notconform to the approved type, it shall take the necessary measures toensure that the production of any item that has been type-approved isagain in conformity. The competent authorities in that Member Stateshall inform the authorities in the other Member States of the measures
taken which may, where necessary, extend to the withdrawal of type-
approval.
2. If a Member State finds that vehicles, systems, separate technical
units or components do not conform to the approved type, it mayrequest the Member State which has conducted the type-approval toverify the irregularities found. Any Member State which has conducted
type-approval shall conduct the necessary check within six months
following the date of receipt of that request. Should a failure toconform be established, the competent authorities in the Member Statewhich has conducted type-approval shall take the measures set out inparagraph 1.
3. The competent authorities in the Member States shall inform each
other, within one month, of the withdrawal of any type-approval
granted and of the reasons for such measure.
4. If the Member State which has granted type-approval disputes the
failure to conform notified to it, the Member States involved shallendeavour to resolve the matter. The Commission shall be keptinformed and, where necessary, shall hold appropriate consultations inorder to reach a settlement.2002L0024 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 002.001 — 9
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Article 11
Acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, the
Council may acknowledge equivalence between the conditions orprovisions for type-approval of vehicles, systems, separate technicalunits and components established by this Directive together with theseparate directives, and the procedures established by international
regulations or regulations of third countries in the framework of multi-
lateral agreements or bilateral agreements between the Community andthird countries.
Article 12
If a Member State finds that vehicles, systems, separate technical units
or components constitute a road safety hazard, even though they are ofan approved type, it may, for a maximum period of six months,prohibit on its territory the sale, entry into service or use thereof. It
shall forthwith inform the other Member States and the Commission,
giving reasons for its decision.
Article 13
Any decision concerning the refusal or withdrawal of type-approval, a
ban on the sale or use of a vehicle, separate technical unit or compo-nent taken in pursuance of the provisions adopted in implementation ofthis Directive shall state in detail the reasons on which it is based. It
shall be notified to the party concerned, who shall, at the same time,
be informed of the remedies available under the laws in force in theMember States and of the time limits allowed for the exercise of suchremedies.
Article 14
1. Member States shall notify the Commission and the other
Member States of the names and addresses of:
(a) the type-approval authorities and, if applicable, the disciplines for
which the authorities are responsible;
(b) the technical services which they have approved, specifying for
which test procedures each of these services has been approved.The notified services must satisfy the harmonised standards on theoperation of testing laboratories (EN 45001) subject to the
following provisos:
(i) a manufacturer may not be approved as a technical service
except where the separate Directive makes express provisionsfor doing so;
(ii) for the purpose of this Directive it is not considered excep-
tional for a technical service to use equipment from an outside
source, subject to the agreement of the approval authority.
2. A notified service shall be presumed to satisfy the harmonised
standard but, where appropriate, the Commission may ask Member
States to provide supporting evidence.
Third country services may not be notified as approved technical
services other than in the framework of bilateral agreements or multi-lateral agreements between the Community and third countries.
CHAPTER III
Conditions attached to free movement, provisional arrangements,
exemptions and alternative procedures.
Article 15
1. Member States shall not prohibit the placing on the market, sale,
entry into service or use of new vehicles complying with this Directive.Only vehicles complying with this Directive may be presented forinitial registration.2002L0024 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 002.001 — 10
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2. Member States shall not prohibit the placing on the market, sale
or use of new separate technical units or new components complyingwith this Directive. Only separate technical units and components
complying with this Directive may be placed on the market and sold
for the first time for use in the Member States.
3. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2:
(a) Member States may exempt vehicles, systems, separate technical
units and components intended:
(i) either for production in small series of up to a maximum of
200 units a year per type of vehicle, per system, per componentor per separate technical unit;
(ii) or for the armed forces, law enforcement agencies, civil
defence services, fire brigades or public-works bodies,
from compliance with any of the requirements of the separate
directives.
The other Member States shall be informed of these exemptions
within one month of their being granted. Within three months these
Member States shall decide whether they accept the type-approval
for vehicles to be registered within their territory. The certificate ofsuch type-approval may not bear the heading ‘EC type-approvalcertificate’;
(b) type-approval certificates issued at national level before 17 June
1999 shall remain valid within the Member States issuing themfor a period of four years from the date on which national lawsare required to comply with the relevant directives.
The same period is also extended to types of vehicles, systems,
components or technical entities conforming to national require-ments of Member States applying other legislative systems thanthose for type-approval in force before the implementation of the
relevant directives.
Vehicles covered by the latter exemption may be placed on the
market, sold and entered into service during this period with notime limit on their use.
The placing on the market, sale and use of systems, separate tech-
nical units and components for these vehicles shall carry no timelimit.
4. This Directive shall not affect the right of the Member States to
lay down — in accordance with the Treaty — the requirements whichthey consider necessary to ensure the protection of users during the useof the vehicles in question, provided that this does not entail modifica-tion to the vehicles.
Article 16
1. By way of derogation from Article 15(1) and (2), and within the
limits set out in Annex VIII, Member States may, for a limited period,
register and permit the sale or entry into service of new vehiclesconforming to a type of vehicle whose type-approval is no longer valid.This option shall be limited to a period of 12 months as from the dateon which the type-approval lost its validity.
The first subparagraph shall apply only to vehicles which were in the
territory of the Community and were accompanied by a valid certifi-cate of conformity which had been issued when the type-approval ofthe vehicle in question was still valid, but which had not been regis-tered or put into service before the said type-approval lost its validity.
2. Before paragraph 1 may be applied to one or more types of a
given category, the manufacturer shall submit a request to the compe-
tent authority of each Member State concerned by the entry intoservice of such types of vehicle. The request shall specify the technicaland/or economic reasons justifying it.
Within three months such Member States shall decide whether, and for
how many units, they will accept the vehicle type concerned for regis-2002L0024 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 002.001 — 11
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tration in their territory. Each Member State concerned by the entry
into service of such types of vehicle shall be responsible for ensuringthat the manufacturer complies with the provisions of Annex VIII.
Member States shall send the Commission every year a list of exemp-
tions granted.
3. As regards vehicles, components or separate technical units incor-
porating technologies or concepts which cannot, due to their specific
nature, comply with one or more of the requirements of one or more
of the separate Directives, point (c) of Article 8(2) of Directive 70/156/EEC shall apply.
CHAPTER IV
Procedure for adaptation to technical progress
Article 17
Any amendments needed for the purposes of adapting to technical
progress the Annexes to this Directive or the provisions of the separate
directives referred to in Annex I shall be adopted in accordance withthe procedure set out in Article 18(2).
Article 18
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee for Adapta-
tion to Technical Progress, set up by Article 13 of Directive 70/156/
EEC (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Committee’).
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of
Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of
Article 8 thereof.
The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC is set at
three months.
3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.
CHAPTER V
Final provisions
Article 19
Council Directive 92/61/EEC shall be repealed with effect from 9
November 2003. References made to Directive 92/61/EEC shall beconstrued as references to this Directive and read according to the tableof correspondance in Annex IX.
Article 20
1. Member States shall bring into force before 9 May 2003 the laws,
regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with thisDirective. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a refer-
ence to this Directive or be accompanied by such reference on theoccasion of their official publication. Methods of making such refer-ence shall be laid down by Member States.
2. Member States shall apply the provisions referred to in paragraph
1, first subparagraph, as from 9 November 2003. However, at therequest of the manufacturer the previous model of the certificate ofconformity may still be used for 12 months thereafter.
3. From 9 May 2003 Member States shall not prohibit the first entry
into service of vehicles complying with this Directive.
4. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of
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Article 21
This Directive shall not invalidate any approvals granted before 9
November 2003, nor prevent extension of such approvals under the
terms of the Directive under which they were originally granted.
However, as from 9 November 2004 certificates of conformity issuedby the manufacturer shall comply with the model specified in AnnexIV.
Article 22
Pending the harmonisation of registration and taxation systems in the
Member States in relation to vehicles covered by this Directive,Member States may use national code systems in order to facilitateregistration and taxation in their territory. Member States may also
request that the certificate of conformity be supplemented by the
national code number.
Article 23
This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Communities .
Article 24
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LIST OF ANNEXES
Annex I: List of requirements for the purpose of vehicle-type
approval
Annex II: Information documentAnnex III: EC type-approval certificate
Annex IV: Certificates of conformity
Annex V: Numbering and markingAnnex VI: Provisions relating to checking the conformity of
production
Annex VII: Test resultsAnnex VIII: End-of-series vehicles
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ANNEX I
LIST OF REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF VEHICLE TYPE-
APPROVAL
The vehicle components and characteristics on the exhaustive list below are
followed by ‘CONF’ if their conformity with the manufacturer's data has to be
checked or by ‘SD’ if their conformity with requirements laid down in Commu-
nity legislation has to be checked.
(As appropriate, taking account of the scope and latest amendment to each of
the separate Directives listed below)
Heading
NoSubject TermDirective
number (if
applicable)
1 Make CONF
2 Type/variant/version CONF
3 Name and address of vehicle
manufacturerCONF
4 Name and address of vehicle
manufacturer's authorised
representative, if anyCONF
5 Category of vehicle (*) CONF 2002/24/EC
6 Number of wheels and their
position in case of three-wheel
vehicleCONF
7 Outline drawing of frame CONF
8 Name and address of engine
manufacturer (if different from
vehicle manufacturer)CONF
9 Make and description of
engineCONF
10 Type of engine ignition CONF
11 Engine operating cycle (**) CONF
12 Type of engine cooling CONF
13 Type of engine lubrica-
tion (**)CONF
14 Number and configuration of
cylinders or stators (in the
case of rotary-piston engine)
in the engine (**)CONF
15 Bore, stroke, cylinder capacity
or volume of combustion
chambers (in the case of
rotary-piston engine) in the
engine (**)CONF
16 Full diagram of the engines
induction system (**)CONF
17 Engine compression ratio (**) CONF
18 Maximum torque and
maximum net power of
engine, whether this is:SD 95/1/EC
— of the spark-ignition or
compression-ignition type,
or
— electricCONF
19 Anti-tampering measures for
mopeds and motorcyclesSD 97/24/EC C7
20 Fuel tank (**) SD 97/24/EC C6
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Heading
NoSubject TermDirective
number (if
applicable)
22 Carburettor or other engine
fuel supply system (type and
make) (**)CONF
23 Electric system (nominal
voltage)CONF
24 Generator (type and maximum
output) (**)CONF
25 Maximum design speed of the
vehicleSD 95/1/EC
26 Masses and dimension SD 93/93/EEC
27 Coupling devices and their
attachmentSD 97/24/EC C10
28 Anti-air pollution
measures (**)SD 97/24/EC C5
29 Tyres SD 97/24/EC C1
30 Transmission CONF
31 Braking system SD 93/14/EEC
32 Installation of lighting and
light-signalling devices on the
vehicleSD 93/92/EEC
33 Lighting and light-signalling
devices on the vehicle the
mandatory or optional
presence of which is laid down
in the installation requirements
under heading No 32SD 97/24/EC C2
34 Audible warning device SD 93/30/EEC
35 Position for the mounting of
rear registration plateSD 93/94/EEC
36 Electromagnetic compatibility SD 97/24/EC C8
37 Sound level and exhaust
system (**)SD 97/24/EC C9
38 Rear-view mirror(s) SD 97/24/EC C4
39 External projections SD 97/24/EC C3
40 Stand (except in case of vehi-
cles having three or more
wheels)SD 93/31/EEC
41 Devices to prevent
unauthorised use of the vehicleSD 93/33/EEC
42 Windows; windscreen wipers;
windscreen washers; devices
for de-icing and de-misting for
three-wheel mopeds, motor
tricycles and quadricycles with
bodyworkSD 97/24/EC C12
43 Passenger hand-hold for two-
wheel vehiclesSD 93/32/EEC
44 Anchorage points for safety
belts and safety belts for three-
wheel mopeds, motor tricycles
and quadricycles with body-
workSD 97/24/EC C11
45 Speedometer SD 2000/7/EC
46 Identification of controls, tell-
tales and indicatorsSD 93/29/EEC
47 Statutory inscriptions (content,
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(*) In the case of twin-propulsion vehicles, if the two systems of propulsion are such that
the vehicle falls within the definition either of a moped or of a motorcycle, motortricycle or quadricycle, the latter definitions shall apply to it.
(**) Electrically-propelled vehicles are not subject to the requirements relating to this
heading. This does not apply to twin-propulsion vehicles in which one of the systemsof propulsion is electric and the other thermic.
Note
The separate Directives will lay down specific requirements for low-perfor-
mance mopeds, i.e. mopeds with pedals, with an auxiliary engine of power not
exceeding 1 kW and a maximum design speed not exceeding 25 km/h. These
specific characteristics will apply in particular to the components and character-
istics covered by heading Nos 18, 19, 29, 32, 33, 34, 41, 43 and 46 of this
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ANNEX V
NUMBERING AND MARKING
A. TYPE-APPROVAL CERTIFICATE NUMBERING SYSTEM
(Article 5(3))
1. The type-approval number shall consist of:
— four sections for vehicle type-approvals and
— five sections for system, component, and separate technical unit
approvals, as detailed below. In all cases, the sections shall be sepa-
rated by the ‘*’ character.
Section 1: ►A1 the lower case letter ‘e’ followed by the distin-
guishing code (number) of the Member State issuing the
type-approval:
1 for Germany;
2 for France;
3 for Italy;
4 for the Netherlands;5 for Sweden;
6 for Belgium;
7 for Hungary;
8 for the Czech Republic;
9 for Spain;11 for the United Kingdom;
12 for Austria;
13 for Luxembourg;17 for Finland;
18 for Denmark;
20 for Poland;21 for Portugal;
23 for Greece;
24 for Ireland;26 for Slovenia;
27 for Slovakia;
29 for Estonia;32 for Latvia;
36 for Lithuania;
CY for Cyprus;
MT for Malta. ◄
Section 2: the number of the base Directive.Section 3: the number of the latest amending Directive applicable to
the type-approval.
In the case of vehicle type-approvals, this means the
latest Directive amending an Article (or Articles) of this
Directive.
In the case of system, component and separate technical
unit type-approvals, this means the latest separate Direc-
tive containing the actual provisions with which the
system, component or technical unit conforms.
However, if a base directive has not been amended, its
number is retaken in Section 3.
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 was granted.
Where system, component or separate technical unit type-
approvals are possible according to chapters or sections
of the same separate directive, the number of the separate
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1(1), Annex (2) and Appendix (3) in order to indicate the
subject of the type-approval. In all cases, these numbers
shall be separated by the ‘/’ character.
(1): In Arabic characters
(2): In Roman characters
(3): In Arabic characters and capital letters, where
applicable.
Section 4: a four-digit sequential number (with leading zeros as
applicable) to denote the base type-approval number.
The sequence shall start from 0001 for each base Direc-
tive.
Section 5: a two-digit sequential number (with leading zeros if
applicable) to denote the extension. The sequence shallstart from 00 for each base type-approval number.
2. In the case of EC type-approval for a whole vehicle, Section 2 shall be
omitted.
3. On the vehicle's statutory plate only, Section 5 shall be omitted.
4. Example of the second type-approval granted by the Netherlands
according to Directive 97/24/EC, Chapter 5, Annex II:
e4*97/24*97/24/5/II*0002*00
5. Example of the third type-approval (extension 1) granted by Italy
according to Directive 95/1/EC, Annex I:
e3*95/1*95/1/I*0003*01
6. Example of the ninth type-approval (extension 4) granted by the United
Kingdom according to Directive 93/29/EEC as amended by Directive
2000/74/EC:
e11*93/29*2000/74*0009*04
7. Example of the fourth vehicle type-approval (extension 2) granted by
Germany according to Directive 92/61/EEC:
e1*92/61*0004*02
8. Example of the vehicle type-approval number stamped on the vehicle's
statutory plate:
e1*92/61*0004
B. TYPE-APPROVAL MARK
1. The type-approval mark of a component or separate technical unit
consists of:
1.1. a rectangle surrounding a lower case letter ‘e’, followed by the distin-
guishing number of the Member State which has issued type-approval,
i.e.:
— 1 for Germany
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— 17 for Finland
— 18 for Denmark
— 20 for Poland
— 21 for Portugal
— 23 for Greece
— 24 for Ireland
— 26 for Slovenia
— 27 for Slovakia— 29 for Estonia
— 32 for Latvia
— 36 for Lithuania— CY for Cyprus
— MT for Malta.
1.2. The four-digit number from Section 4 of the type-approval number, as
given on the type-approval form completed for the separate technical
unit or component concerned. The number is entered below and close
to the rectangle referred to in 1.1. The figures making up the number
are entered on the same side of the letter ‘e’ and face the same direc-
tion. In order to avoid any confusion with other symbols, Roman
numerals must not be used in the type-approval number.
2. The type-approval mark is affixed to the separate technical unit or
component in such a way as to be indelible and clearly legible, even
when the separate technical unit or component is fitted to the vehicle.
3. An example of a type-approval mark is contained in the Appendix to
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Example of a type-approval mark
Legend: the above type-approval of a component or a separate technical unit was issued by Ireland
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ANNEX VI
PROVISIONS RELATING TO CHECKING THE CONFORMITY OF
PRODUCTION
1. In order to check that vehicles, systems, separate technical units and
components are produced in such a way as to conform to the type which
has been type-approved, the following provisions apply.
1.1. The holder of the type-approval certificate is obliged to:
1.1.1. ensure that there are procedures for the effective monitoring of product
quality;
1.1.2. have access to the monitoring equipment necessary for checking the
conformity of each type of vehicle or each type of system, separate tech-
nical unit or component which has been type-approved;
1.1.3. ensure that the data concerning test results are recorded and the attached
documents are kept for a period of 12 months after the cessation of
production;
1.1.4. analyse the results of each type of test in order to monitor and ensure the
consistency of the characteristics of the product, with due regard for the
variations permissible within industrial manufacture;
1.1.5. take steps to ensure that the tests prescribed in the relevant separate
Directive are performed for each type of product;
1.1.6. take steps to ensure that any taking of samples or test-pieces which give
evidence of non-conformity for the type of test under consideration is
followed by a fresh taking of samples and a new test. All necessary
measures must be taken to re-establish the conformity of the corre-
sponding production.
1.2. The competent authorities, which have issued the type-approval certifi-
cate, may check at any time the methods used for checking conformity
in each production unit.
1.2.1. At the time of each inspection the test and production records must be
conveyed to the inspector.
1.2.2. The inspector may select at random samples to be tested in the manufac-
turer's laboratory. The minimum number of samples may be determined
in accordance with the results of the manufacturer's own checks.
1.2.3. Where the quality level appears unsatisfactory or where it seems neces-
sary to check the validity of tests performed in accordance with 1.2.2,
the inspector must take samples which will be sent to the technical body
which has performed the tests for type-approval.
1.2.4. The competent authorities may perform all the tests prescribed in the
separate Directive(s) applying to the product(s) concerned.
1.2.5. The competent authorities must authorise one inspection per year. If a
different number of inspections is necessary, it will be specified in each
of the separate Directives. If negative results are noted during an inspec-
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ANNEX VIII
END-OF-SERIES VEHICLES
(Article 16 (1) and (2))
The maximum number of vehicles put into service in each Member State under
the procedure laid down in Article 16 (2) shall be restricted in one of the
following ways to be chosen by the Member State:
either
(a) the maximum number of vehicles of one or more types may not exceed 10 %
of the vehicles of all types concerned put into service in that Member State
during the previous year. Should 10 % be less than 100 vehicles, then the
Member State may allow the putting into service of a maximum of 100
vehicles; or
(b) the number of 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 manufac-
ture 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
separate directive.
A special entry shall be made on the certificate of conformity of the vehicles put
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ANNEX IX
CORRELATION TABLE PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 19
Directive 92/61/EEC This Directive
Chapter I Chapter I
Article 1 Article 1
Article 2 Article 2
Chapter II Chapter II
Article 3 Article 3
Article 4 Article 4
Article 5 Article 5
Article 6 Article 6
Article 7 Article 7
Article 8 Article 8
Article 9(1) Article 9(1)
Article 9(2) Article 9(2)
Article 9(3) Article 9(3)
— Article 9(4)
Article 9(4) Article 9(5)
Article 10 Article 10
Article 11 Article 11
Article 12 Article 12
Article 13 Article 13
Article 14 Article 14
Chapter III Chapter III
Article 15 Article 15
— Article 16
Chapter IV Chapter IV
Article 16 Article 17
Article 17 —
— Article 18
— Article 19
Chapter V Chapter V
Article 18 Article 20
— Article 21
— Article 22
— Article 23
Article 19 Article 24
Annex I Annex I
Annex II Annex II
Annex III Annex III
Annex IV Annex IV
Annex V Annex V
Annex VI Annex VI
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