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►B COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 4 March 1974
on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of wheeled
agricultural to forestry tractors
(74/150/EEC)
(OJ L 84, 28.3.1974, p. 10)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1 Council Directive 79/694/EEC of 24 July 1979 L 205 17 13.8.1979
►M2 Council Directive 82/890/EEC of 17 December 1982 L 378 45 31.12.1982
►M3 Council Directive 88/297/EEC of 3 May 1988 L 126 52 20.5.1988
►M4 Directive 97/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23
September 1997L 277 24 10.10.1997
►M5 Commission Directive 2000/2/EC of 14 January 2000 L 21 23 26.1.2000
►M6 Directive 2000/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of
22 May 2000L 173 1 12.7.2000
►M7 Commission Directive 2001/3/EC of 8 January 2001 L 28 1 30.1.2001
►M8 Council Regulation (EC) No 807/2003 of 14 April 2003 L 122 36 16.5.2003
Amended by:
►A1 Act of Accession of Greece L 291 17 19.11.1979
►A2 Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal L 302 23 15.11.1985
►A3 Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C 241 21 29.8.1994
(adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995
►A4 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 226, 18.8.1976, p. 16 (74/150/EEC)
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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 4 March 1974
on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to
the type-approval of wheeled agricultural to forestry tractors
(74/150/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);
Whereas in each Member State tractors must comply with certain
mandatory technical requirements; whereas such requirements differ
from one Member State to another and consequently hinder tradewithin the European Economic Community;
Whereas such hindrances to the establishment and proper functioning
of the common market can be reduced, and even eliminated, if all
Member States adopt the same requirements, either in addition to or
in place of their existing laws;
Whereas the requirements of this Directive apply to tractors fitted with
pneumatic types and having a maximum design speed between 6 and
25 km/h; whereas these requirements are intended principally to
improve safety on the road and at work in so far as the design of thesevehicles is concerned; whereas, on the other hand, other tractors and, inparticular, those with a maximum design speed in excess of 25 km/hwill if necessary, be subject to special requirements;
Whereas it is the established practice of the Member States to check
that tractors comply with the relevant technical requirements beforethey are placed on the market; whereas this check is carried out ontractor types;
Whereas the harmonized technical requirements applicable to indivi-
dual tractor parts and characteristics should be specified in specialDirectives;
Whereas at Community level it is necessary to introduce a Community
type-approval procedure for each tractor type in order that compliance
with the above requirements can be checked and that each Member
State may recognize checks carried out by other Member States;
Whereas that procedure must enable each Member State to ascertain
whether a tractor type has been submitted to the checks laid down by
special Directives and listed in a type-approval certificate; whereas that
procedure must enable manufacturers to complete a certificate ofconformity for all tractors which conform to an approved type; whereasa tractor accompanied by such a certificate must be considered by allMember States as conforming to their own laws; whereas each MemberState should inform the other Member States of its findings by sending
a copy of the type-approval certificate completed for each tractor type
which has been approved;
Whereas, as a transitional measure, it must be possible to grant type-
approval on the basis of Community requirements as and when special
Directives relating to the various tractor parts or characteristics enter
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(2) OJ No C 48, 16. 4. 1969, p. 17.
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Whereas, without prejudice to Articles 169 and 170 of the Treaty, it is
advisable within the framework of cooperation between the competentauthorities of the Member States, to lay down provisions to help
resolve disputes of a technical nature regarding the conformity of
production models to an approved type;
Whereas a tractor may conform to an approved type but nevertheless
have certain features which are potential safety hazards on the road or
at work; whereas it is therefore advisable to prescribe an appropriate
procedure to preclude such hazards;
Whereas technical progress requires prompt adaption of the technical
requirements specified in the special Directives; whereas, in order tofacilitate implementation of the measures required for this purpose, a
procedure should be prescribed for establishing close cooperation
between the Member States and the Commission within the Committeeon the Adaptation to Technical Progress of the Directives on theRemoval of Technical Barriers to Trade in the Agricultural or ForestryTractor Sector,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
CHAPTER I
Definitions
Article 1
1. ‘Agricultural or forestry tractor’ means any motor vehicle, fittedwith wheels or ►
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main function of which lies in its tractive power and which is speciallydesigned to tow, push, carry or power certain tools, machinery or trai-lers intended for agricultural or forestry use. It may be equipped to
carry a load and passengers.
2. This Directive shall apply only to tractors defined in paragraph I
which are equipped with pneumatic tyres and have at least two axles
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Article 2
For the purposes of this Directive:
(a) ‘national type-approval’ means the administrative procedure known
as:
— ‘agréation par type’ and ‘aanneming’ in Belgian law;
— ‘standardtypegodkendelse’ in Danish law;— ‘allgemeine Betriebserlaubnis’ in German law;— ‘réception par type’ in French law;— ‘type-approval’ in Irish law;— ‘omologazione’ or ‘approvazione del tipo’ in Italian law;— ‘agréation’ in Luxembourg law;— ‘typegoedkeuring’ in Netherlands law;— ‘type-approval’ in the law of the United Kingdom;
—‘έγκριση τύπου ’ in Hellenic law;
— homologación de tipo in Spanish law,
— aprovação de marca e modelo in Portuguese law;
— ‘Typengenehmigung’ in Austrian law;
— ”tyyppihyväksyntä” — ”typgodkännande” in Finnish law;
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— ‘vnitrostátní schválení typu’ in Czech law;
— ‘riiklik tüübikinnitus’ in Estonian law;—‘Εγκριση Τύπου ’ in Cypriot law;
— ‘Tipa apstiprin āšana’ in Latvian law;
— ‘tipo patvirtinimas’ in Lithuanian law;— ‘típusjóváhagyás’ in Hungarian law;— ‘tip approvat’ in Maltese law;— ‘homologacja typu pojazdu’ in Polish law;— ‘homologacija’ in Slovenian law;
— ‘typové schválenie’ in Slovak law.
(b) ‘EEC type-approval’ means the procedure whereby a Member State
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listed in the EEC type-approval certificate, the model of which isgiven in Annex II.
CHAPTER II
EEC tractor type-approval
Article 3
Application for EEC type-approval shall be submitted by the manufac-
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application shall be accompanied by an exhaustive list of informationor an information document, the models of which are given in Annex
I, and by the documents referred to therein. ◄ No application in
respect of any one type of tractor may be submitted to more than oneMember State.
Article 4
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Annex II, along with the category to which it belongs) which satisfythe following conditions: ◄
(a) the tractor type must conform to the particulars in the information
document;
(b) the tractor type must satisfy the checks listed in the model, referred
to in Article 2 (b), of the type-approval certificate.
2. The Member State which has granted type-approval shall take the
necessary measures to verify, in so far as is necessary, and if need bein cooperation with the competent authorities of the other MemberStates, that production models conform to the approved prototype.
Such verification shall be limited to spot checks.
The Member State shall complete all the sections of a type-approval
certificate for each tractor type which it approves.
Article 5
1. The competent authorities of each Member State shall send within
one month to the competent authorities of the other Member States acopy of the information document and approval certificate for eachtractor type which they approve or refuse to approve.
2. The manufacturer or his authorized representative in the country
of registration shall complete a certificate of conformity, the model ofwhich is given in Annex III, for each tractor manufactured in confor-mity with the approved prototype.
3. Member States may, however, for purposes of tractor taxation or
completion of its registration documents, ask for particulars notmentioned in Annex III to be given on the certificate of conformity,provided that such particulars are explicitly stated on the informationdocument or can be derived therefrom by a straight-forward calcula-tion.1974L0150 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 012.001 — 4
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Article 6
1. The Member State which has granted EEC type-approval must
take the necessary measures to ensure that it is informed of any cessa-tion of production and of any change in particulars appearing in the
information document.
2. If the State in question considers that such a change does not
require an amendment to the existing type-approval certificate, or
completion of a new type-approval certificate, the competent authori-ties of that State shall inform the manufacturer thereof and shall sendto the competent authorities of the other Member States, in periodicconsignments, copies of amendments to information documents whichhave already been distributed.
3. If the State in question finds that an amendment to an information
document warrants fresh checks or fresh tests and that it is accordingly
necessary to amend the existing type-approval certificate or complete anew type-approval certificate, the competent authorities of that Stateshall inform the manufacturer thereof and shall, within one month ofsuch new documents being completed, send them to the competentauthorities of the other Member States.
4. Where a type-approval certificate is amended or replaced or
production of the approved tractor type ceases, the competent authori-
ties of the Member State which granted that type-approval shall, within
one month, communicate to the competent authorities of the otherMember States the serial numbers of the last tractor produced inconformity with the old certificate and, where applicable, the serialnumbers of the first tractor produced in conformity with the new or
amended certificate.
Article 7
1. No Member State may refuse the registration or may prohibit the
sale, entry into service or use of any new tractor on grounds relating toits construction or operation where that tractor is accompanied by a
certificate of conformity.
2. Nevertheless, this certificate shall not prevent a Member State
from taking such measures in respect of tractors which do not conformto the approved prototype.
Failure to conform to the approved prototype shall be established
where deviations from the particulars in the information document arefound to exist and where these deviations have not been authorizedunder Article 6 (2) or (3) by the Member State which granted thetype-approval. A tractor shall not be considered to deviate from the
approved type where tolerances are permitted by special Directives
and these tolerances are respected.
Article 8
1. If the Member State which has granted EEC type-approval finds
that a number of tractors accompanied by a certificate of conformity to
a particular type do not conform to the type which it has approved, itshall take the necessary measures to ensure that production modelsconform to the approved type. The competent authorities of that Stateshall advise those of the other Member States of the measures taken,which may, where necessary, extend to withdrawal of EEC type-
approval. The said authorities shall take like measures if they are
informed by the competent authorities of another Member State ofsuch failure to conform.
2. The competent authorities of the Member States shall inform one
another, within one month, of any withdrawal of EEC type-approval,and of the reasons for such a measure.
3. If the Member State which has granted EEC type-approval
disputes the failure to conform notified to it, the Member Statesconcerned shall endeavour to settle the dispute.1974L0150 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 012.001 — 5
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The Commission shall be kept informed and shall, where necessary,
hold appropriate consultations for the purpose of reaching a settlement.
Article 9
1. If a Member State finds that tractors of a particular type may be a
hazard to safety on the road or at work, even though they are accom-panied by a properly issued certificate of conformity, then that State
may, for a maximum period of six months, refuse to register new trac-
tors of that type or prohibit their sale, entry into service or use in itsterritory. It shall forthwith inform the other Member States and theCommission thereof, stating the reasons for its decision.
2. The Commission shall within six weeks consult the Member
States concerned. It shall deliver an opinion without delay and takeappropriate steps. Where the Commission considers that an amendment
as envisaged in Article 11 is necessary, the period of time laid down in
paragraph 1 of this Article shall be extended until the procedure set outin Article 13 has been completed.
Article 9a
1. Where the separate Directives make express provision for so
doing, EEC type-approval may also be granted for types of systems orparts of tractors which form a separate technical unit.
2. Where the separate technical unit to be approved fulfils its func-
tion or offers a specific feature only in conjunction with othercomponents of the tractor and for this reason compliance with one or
more requirements can be verified only when the separate technical
unit to be approved operates in conjunction with other tractor compo-nents, whether real or simulated, the scope of the EEC type-approval ofthe separate technical unit must be restricted accordingly. The EECtype-approval certificate for a separate technical unit shall then includeany restrictions on its use and shall indicate any conditions for fitting
it. Observance of these restrictions and conditions shall be verified at
the time of EEC type-approval of the tractor.
3. Articles 3 to 9 and 14 shall apply by analogy.However, the holder of the EEC type-approval for a separate technical
unit granted in accordance with this Article shall be obliged not only tocomplete the certificate provided for in Article 5 (2), but also to affixto each unit manufactured in conformity with the approved type thetrade name or mark, the type and, if the separate Directive so provides,
the type-approval number.
CHAPTER III
Transitional provisions
Article 10
1. Once this Directive has entered into force and as the special
Directives necessary for the granting of EEC type-approval become
applicable:
— in Member States where tractors or a category of tractor are subject
to national type-approval, such national type-approval shall bebased on the harmonized technical requirements instead of on the
corresponding national requirements if the applicant so requests;
— in Member States where tractors or a category of tractor are not
subject to national type-approval, the sale, registration, entry into
service or use of such tractors may not be refused or prohibited on
the grounds that they comply with the harmonized technicalrequirements instead of the corresponding national requirementsprovided that the manufacturer or his authorized representativeinforms the competent authorities of those States that they do socomply;1974L0150 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 012.001 — 6
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— on application by a manufacturer or his authorized representative
and on submission of the information document referred to inArticle 3, the Member State concerned shall complete the sections
of the type-approval certificate referred to in Article 2 (b). A copy
of this certificate shall be issued to the applicant. Other MemberStates shall accept this document as proof that the requisite checkshave been carried out on the same type of tractor.
2. The provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article shall be repealed
once all the requirements necessary for the granting of EEC type-approval are applicable.
CHAPTER IV
General and final provisions
Article 11
Any changes which are necessary in order to adapt:
— Annexes I, II and III of this Directive; or
— the provisions contained in the special Directives referred to in
Annex II and specified in each of those Directives,
to take account of technical progress shall be adopted in accordance
with the procedure laid down in Article 13.
This procedure shall also apply for the purpose of introducing the
provisions relating to EEC type-approval for separate technical unitsinto the separate Directives.
Article 12
1. A Committee on the Adaptation to Technical Progress of the
Directives on the Removal of Technical Barriers to Trade in the Agri-
cultural and Forestry Tractors Sector, hereinafter called ‘theCommittee’, is hereby set up; it shall consist of representatives of theMember States with a representative of the Commission as Chairman.
Article 13
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee on the Adap-
tation to Technical Progress of the Directives on the Removal ofTechnical Barriers to Trade in the Agricultural and Forestry TractorsSector.
2. Where reference is made to this Article, Articles 5 and 7 of Deci-
sion 1999/468/EC (
1) shall apply.
The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be
set at three months.
3. The committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.
Article 14
Any decisions taken pursuant to the provisions adopted in implementa-
tion of this Directive and refusing or withdrawing type-approval, or
refusing registration or prohibiting sale or use, shall state in detail thereasons on which they are based. A decision shall be notified to theparty concerned, who shall at the same time be informed of the reme-dies available to him under the laws in force in the Member States andof the time limits allowed for the exercise of such remedies.1974L0150 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 012.001 — 7
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Article 15
1. Member States shall put into force provisions containing the
provisions necessary in order to comply with this Directive within
eighteen months of its notification and 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 Directiveare communicated to the Commission.
Article 16
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LIST OF ANNEXES
ANNEX I Model information documents
ANNEX II Chapter A Definition of tractor categories and types
Chapter B List of requirements for the purposes of EC tractor
type-approval
Appendix 1: Definition of T4 special-purpose tractors and condi-
tions of use
Appendix 2: Procedures to be followed during EC tractor type-
approval
Chapter C EC tractor type-approval certificate
Appendix 1: Numbering system for the approval certificate
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ANNEX I
MODEL INFORMATION DOCUMENTS
(All of the information documents referred to in the Directive and in the separate directives shall
consist solely of extracts from this exhaustive list and shall use its numbering system to the exclusion
of all others.)
The following information, if applicable, must be supplied in triplicate and include a list of
contents. Any drawings needed shall be supplied to an appropriate scale and with sufficient details
in A4 format or in a folder of this format. Photographs, if any, must show sufficient detail.
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ANNEX II
CHAPTER A
Definition of tractor categories and types
1. THE TRACTOR CATEGORIES ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
— Category T1: wheeled tractors with a maximum design speed of not
more than 40 km/h, with at least one axle having a minimum track
width of not less than 1 150 mm, with an unladen mass, in running
order, of more than 600 kg, and with a ground clearance of not more
than 1 000 mm.
— Category T2: wheeled tractors with a maximum design speed of not
more than 40 km/h, with a minimum track width of less than
1 150 mm, with an unladen mass, in running order, of more than
600 kg and with a ground clearance of not more than 600 mm.
However, where the heigth of the centre of gravity of the tractor (1)
(measured in relation to the ground) divided by the average minimum
track for each axle exceeds 0,90, the maximum design speed is
restricted to 30 km/h.
— Category T3: wheeled tractors with a maximum design speed of not
more than 40 km/h, and with an unladen mass, in running order, of
not more than 600 kg.
— Category T4: other wheeled tractors with a maximum design speed of
not more than 40 km/h (as defined in Appendix 1).
2. THE TYPE OF TRACTOR IS DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
‘type’ means tractors of the same category that are identical in respect of at
least the following essential aspects:
— manufacturer,
— manufacturer's type designation,
— essential construction and design characteristics:
— backbone chassis/chassis with side members/articulated chassis
(obvious and fundamental differences),
— engine (internal combustion/electric/hybrid),— axles (number),
‘variant’ means tractors of the same type identical in respect of at least the
following aspects:
— engine:
— operating principle,
— number and arrangement of cylinders,— power difference of no more than 30 % (the highest power being no
more than 1,3 times the lowest power),
— cylinder capacity difference of no more than 20 % (the hghest
figure being no more than 1,2 times the lowest figure),
— powered axles (number, position, interconnection),— steered axles (number and position),— maximum laden mass differing by no more than 10 %,— transmission (type),— roll-over protection structure,— braked axles (number),
‘version’ of a variant means tractors which consist of a combination of
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CHAPTER B
List of requirements for the purposes of EC tractor type approval
PART I
List of separate Directives
(As appropriate, taking account of the scope and latest amendments to each of the following separate Directives)
No SubjectBasic Directive and
AnnexOficial Journal (OJ) LApplicability
(for T4 see Appendix 1)
T1 T2 T3
1.1 Maximum laden mass 74/151/EEC I 84, 28.3.1974, p. 25 X X X
1.2 Registration plate 74/151/EEC II — X X X
1.3 Fuel tank 74/151/EEC III — X X X
1.4 Ballast masses 74/151/EEC IV — X X X
1.5 Audible warning device 74/151/EEC V — X X X
1.6 Sound leel (external) 74/151/EEC VI — X X X2.1 Maximum speed 74/152/EEC
paragraph 184, 28.3.1974, p. 33 X X X
2.2 Load platforms 74/152/EEC
paragraph 2—X X X
3.1 Rear-view mirrors 74/346/EEC 191, 15.7.1974, p. 1 X X X
4.1 Field of vision and windscreen wipers 74/347/EEC 191, 15.7.1974, p. 5 X X X
5.1 Steering 75/321/EEC 147, 9.6.1975, p. 24 X X X
6.1 Suppression of radio interference 75/322/EEC 147, 9.6.1975, p. 28 X X X
7.1 Braking devices 76/432/EEC 122, 8.5.1976, p. 1 X X X
8.1 Passenger seats 76/763/EEC 262, 27.9.1976, p. 135 X — X
9.1 Sound levels (internal) 77/311/EEC 105, 28.4.1977, p. 1 X X X
10.1 Roll-over protective structures (ROPS) 77/536/EEC 220, 29.8.1977, p. 1 X — —
11.1 Diesel emissions (smoke) 77/537/EEC 220, 29.8.1977, p. 38 X X X
12.1 Driving seat 78/764/EEC 255, 18.9.1978, p. 1 X X X
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T1 T2 T3
14.1 Lighting and light signalling devices 79/532/EEC 145, 13.6.1979, p. 16 X X X
15.1 Coupling and reversing devices 79/533/EEC 145, 13.6.1979, p. 20 X X X
16.1 ROPS (static testing) 79/622/EEC 179, 17.7.1979, p. 1 X — —
17.1 Operating space, access to the driving
position80/720/EEC 194, 28.7.1980, p. 1 X — X
18.1 Power take-offs 86/297/EEC 186, 8.7.1986, p. 19 X X X
19.1 Rear-mounted ROPS (narrow-track
tractors)86/298/EEC 186, 8.7.1986, p. 26 — X —
20.1 Installation of the controls 86/415/EEC 240, 26.8.1986, p. 1 X X X
21.1 Front-mounted ROPS (narrow-track
tractors)87/402/EEC 220, 8.8.1987, p. 1 — X —
22.1 Dimensions and towable mass 89/173/EEC I 67, 10.3.1989, p. 1 X X X
22.2 Glazing 89/173/EEC III — X X X
22.3 Speed governor 89/173/EEC II,1 — X X X
22.4 Protection of drive components 89/173/EEC II,2 — X X X
22.5 Mechanical linkages 89/173/EEC IV — X X X
22.6 Registration plate 89/173/EEC V — X X X
22.7 Trailer-brake coupling 89/173/EEC VI — X X X
23.1 Pollutant emissions 2000/25/EC 173, 12.7.2000, p. 1 X X X
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PART II
In the following table, the technical requirements of the separate directives relating to motor vehicles
(in the latest version in force) may be used applied in place of those of the corresponding directives
relating to agricultural tractors.
Number given in the table in Part I and subject of the
Directive relating to agricultural tractorsNumber of the
basic Directive
relating to motor
vehiclesOfficial Journal L
1.5. Audible warning device 70/388/EEC 329, 25.11.1982, p. 31
1.6. (External) sound levels 70/157/EEC 42, 23.2.1970, p. 16
4.1. Field of vision and windscreen wiper 77/649/EEC 284, 10.10.1978, p. 11
5.1. Steeering 70/311/EEC 133, 18.6.1970, p. 106.1. Suppression of radio interference 72/245/EEC 152, 6.7.1972, p. 157.1. Braking devices 71/320/EEC 202, 6.9.1971, p. 3711.1. Diesel emissions (smoke) 72/306/EEC 190, 20.8.1972, p. 1
14.1. Rear reflex reflextors 76/757/EEC 262, 27.9.1976, p. 32
14.1. Rear lamps 76/758/EEC 262, 27.9.1976, p. 5414.1. Direction indicator 76/759/EEC 262, 27.9.1976, p. 7114.1. Number plate illumination 76/760/EEC 262, 27.9.1976, p. 85
14.1. Headlights 76/761/EEC 262, 27.9.1976, p. 96
14.1. Dipped-beam headlamps 76/761/EEC —14.1. Front fog lamps 76/762/EEC 262, 27.9.1976, p. 12214.1. Rear fog lamps 77/538/EEC 220, 29.8.1977, p. 60
14.1. Reversing lamps 77/539/EEC 220, 29.8.1977, p. 72
22.2. Safety glazing 92/22/EEC 129, 14.5.1992, p. 1123.1. Pollutant emissions 88/77/EEC 36, 9.2.1988, p. 331974L0150 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 012.001 — 33
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Appendix 1
Part I
Definition of T4 tractors and conditions of use
1. T4 tractors
1.1. T 4 . 1 H i g h - c l e a r a n c e t r a c t o r s :
Tractors designed for working with high-growing crops e.g. vines. They
feature a raised chassis or section of chassis, enabling them to advance in
parallel with the crop with left and right wheels on either side of one or
more rows of the crop. They are intended for carrying or operating tools,
which may be fitted at the front, between the axles, at the rear or on a plat-
form. When the tractor is in working position the ground clearance
perpendicular to the crop rows exceeds 1 000 mm. Where the height of
the centre of gravity of the tractor (1) (measured in relation to the ground,
using the tyres normally fitted), divided by the average minimum track of
all of the axles exceeds 0,90, the maximum design speed must not exceed
30 km/h.
1.2. T 4 . 2 E x t r a - w i d e t r a c t o r s :
Tractors characterised by their large dimensions, primarily intended for
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(1) In accordance with ISO standard 789, part 6.
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Part II
Applicability of the separate Directives to T4 tractors
No Subject Directive and AnnexApplicability
T4.1 T4.2
1.1 Maximum laden mass 74/151/EEC I X (X)
1.2 Registration plate 74/151/EEC II X X1.3 Fuel tank 74/151/EEC III X X1.4 Ballast masses 74/151/EEC IV X X1.5 Audible warning device 74/151/EEC V X X1.6 Sound level (external) 74/151/EEC VI X X2.1 Maximum speed 74/152/EEC para-
graph 1XX
2.2 Load platforms 74/152/EEC para-
graph 2(X) X
3.1 Rear-view mirrors 74/346/EEC (X) X
4.1 Field of vision and windscreen
wipers74/347/EEC (X) (X)
5.1 Steering 75/321/EEC X X
6.1 Suppression of radio interfer-
ence75/322/EEC X X
7.1 Braking devices 76/432/EEC (X) X
8.1 Passenger seats 76/763/EEC X X9.1 Sound levels (internal) 77/311/EEC X X10.1 ROPS 77/536/EEC SD X11.1 Diesel emissions (smoke) 77/537/EEC X X
12.1 Driving seat 78/764/EEC (X) X
13.1 Lighting installation 78/933/EEC (X) (X)14.1 Lighting and light signalling
devices79/532/EEC X X
15.1 Coupling and reversing devices 79/533/EEC (X) X
16.1 ROPS (static testing) 79/622/EEC SD X
17.1 Operating space, access to the
driving position80/720/EEC (X) (X)
18.1 Power take-offs 86/297/EEC X X
19.1 Rear-mounted ROPS (narrow-
track tractors)86/298/EEC — —
20.1 Installation of the controls 86/415/EEC X X
21.1 Front-mounted ROPS (narrow-
track tractors)87/402/EEC — —
22.1 Dimensions and towable mass 89/173/EEC I (X) (X)
22.2 Glazing 89/173/EEC III X X22.3 Speed governor 89/173/EEC II, I X X22.4 Protection of drive components 89/173/EEC II,2 (X) X22.5 Mechanical linkages 89/173/EEC IV X (X)22.6 Registration plate 89/173/EEC V X X1974L0150 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 012.001 — 35
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No Subject Directive and AnnexApplicability
T4.1 T4.2
22.7 Trailer-brake coupling 89/173/EEC VI X (X)
23.1 Pollution emissions 2000/25/EC X X
X = Directive applicable.
(X) = Directive applicable in amended form (1).
DP = Requires separate directive.— = Not applicable.1974L0150 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 012.001 — 36
(1) For EC type-approval to be granted, the parentheses will have to be removed. Meanwhile, until the ‘second
stage’ revision of the framework Directive, once all requirements of individual directives have been met,including those required by a separate directive (SD) not yet drafted, an EC type-approval certificate may be
granted.
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APPENDIX 2
Procedures to be followed during EC tractor type-approval
1. In the case of an application made in accordance with Article 3
(Annex I, model B), the approval authority shall:
(a) check that the component type-approvals and type-approvals
issued pursuant to the separate directives are applicable, and
shall arrange for any tests and checks required by any of theseparate directives not covered by such approvals to be carriedout;
(b) make sure, by reference to the documentation, that the tractor
specification(s) and data contained in part I of the tractor infor-
mation document are included in the data in the informationpackages or the approval certificates for the relevant separatedirective approvals and, when an item number in part I of theinformation document is not included in the information
package for any of the separate directives, confirm that the
relevant part or characteristic conforms to the particulars inthe information folder;
(c) carry out or arrange to have carried out, on a selected sample
of tractors from the type to be approved, inspections of tractor
parts and systems to verify that the tractor(s) is/are built inaccordance with the relevant data contained in the authenti-cated information package in respect of all separate directiveapprovals;
(d) carry out or arrange to have carried out relevant installation
checks in respect of separate technical units where applicable.
2. The number of tractors to be inspected for the purposes of para-
graph 1(c) shall be sufficient to permit the proper examination ofthe various combinations to be approved in accordance with thefollowing criteria:
— engine,
— gearbox,
— powered axles (number, position, interconnection),
— steered axles (number and position),— braked axles (number),— roll-over protection structure.
3. In the case of an application made in accordance with Article 3
(Annex I, model A), the approval authority shall:
(a) arrange for the necessary tests and checks as required by each
of the relevant separate directives;
(b) verify that the tractor conforms to the particulars in the tractor
information folder and that it meets the technical requirementsof each of the relevant separate directives;
(c) carry out or arrange to have carried out relevant installation
checks in respect of separate technical units, where applicable.1974L0150 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 012.001 — 37
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CHAPTER C
EC tractor type-approval report
PART I
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PART II
Test results
(to be completed by the approval authority and attached to the tractor type-approval report)
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APPENDIX 1
Numbering system for EC type-approval reports
1. The approval number consists of four parts where complete trac-
tors are approved and of five parts where systems, componentsand separate technical units are approved, in accordance with the
requirements set out below. Components and separate technical
units shall be marked in accordance with the provisions of the rele-vant separate directive. In all cases the sections are to be separatedby an asterisk.
Section 1: a lower-case letter ‘e’ followed by the distinguishing
number of the Member State issuing the approval:
1 for Germany; 2 for France, 3 for Italy; 4 for the Neth-
erlands; 5 for Sweden, 6 for Belgium, ►
A4 7 for
Hungary; 8 for the Czech Republic; ◄9 for Spain; 11
for the United Kingdom; 12 for Austria; 13 for Luxem-bourg; 17 for Finland; 18 for Denmark; ►
A4 20 for
Poland; ◄ 21 for Portugal; 23 for Greece; 24 for
Ireland►A4 ; 26 for Slovenia; 27 for Slovakia; 29 for
Estonia; 32 for Latvia; 36 for Lithuania; CY for Cyprus;MT for Malta ◄.
Section 2: number of the base Directive.
Section 3: number of the latest amending directive that is applic-
able to the approval.
In the case of tractor approvals, this is the most recent
directive that amends an Article(s) of Directive 74/150/
EEC.
In the case of approvals under separate directives, this is
the most recent directive containing specific provisionsto which the system, component or separate technicalunit is to conform.
Where a directive includes different dates of entry into
force which refer to different technical standards a letterof the alphabet is to be added. This letter will identifythe specific technical requirement on the basis of whichapproval has been granted.
Section 4: 4-digit sequential number (with leading zeros as applic-
able) to denote the base approval number. The sequencestarts from 0001 for each base directive.
Section 5: 2-digit sequential number (with a leading zero if applic-
able) to denote the extension. The sequence shall startfrom 00 for each base approval number.
2. Where a tractor is approved, section 2 shall be omitted.3. Section 5 is to be omitted solely from the statutory plate(s).4. Example of a third system approval (that has so far received no
extension) issued by France in respect of the Directive on workingclearance and access:
e 2*80/720*88/414*0003*00
or
e 2*88/77*91/542A*0003*00
in the case of a directive involving two implementation stages,
namely A and B.
5. Example of a second extension to a fourth tractor approval issued
by the United Kingdom:
e 11*97/54*0004*02
in which case Directive 97/54/EC is the most recent Directive so
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6. Example of the approval number stamped on the tractor's statutory
plate(s):
e 11*97/54*00041974L0150 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 012.001 — 41
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EC CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY
PART I
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