Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on EC type-approval of agricultural and forestry tractors, their trailers and interchangeable towed equipment, together with their systems, components and separate technical units

(presented by the Commission)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1. ORIGIN / EXISTING LEGISLATION

This proposal makes up the second stage of rewriting Directive 74/150/EEC [1] on the type-approval of agricultural and forestry tractors, with the aim, in particular, of extending its scope to cover more specific types of tractors, their trailers and interchangeable towed equipment.

[1] OJ L 84, 28.3.1974, p. 10.

Directive 74/150/EEC has been amended several times, by Directives 79/694/EEC [2], 88/297/EEC [3], 97/54/EC [4], 2000/2/EC [5], 2000/25/EC [6] and 2001/3/EC [7].

[2] OJ L 205, 13.8.1979, p. 17.

[3] OJ L 126, 20.5.1988, p. 52.

[4] OJ L 277, 10.10.1997, p. 24.

[5] OJ L 21, 26.1.2000, p. 23.

[6] OJ L 173, 12.7.2000, p. 1.

[7] OJ L 28, 30.1.2001, p. 1.

2. REASONS AND OBJECTIVES

In the interests of effectiveness and greater transparency, this proposal for a directive has been prepared with a view to eliminating excess regulation and simplifying the implementation of legislation.

This proposal also aims to clarify the type-approval procedure along the lines of the framework Directive on motor vehicles (Directive 70/156/EEC, as last amended by Directive 2000/40/EC), that on two- or three-wheel motor vehicles (Directive 92/61/EEC), and to take into account the experience gained.

As there were a large number of significant amendments to Directive 74/150/EEC, and in order to ensure the text was clear, it was decided to recast the directive in two stages.

The first stage of recasting was to consolidate the amended Directive 70/156/EEC. This was achieved after a vote by the Regulatory Committee that led to the adoption of a directive by the Commission. This proposal makes up the second stage of the recasting. This proposal essentially concerns the enacting terms, which have been completely redrafted, as have the new Annexes IV to VIII. The Commission wishes to emphasise that Annexes I to III were recently extensively amended by Directive 2001/3/EC, and that only the underlined parts of these annexes are affected by this proposal for recasting.

3. LEGAL BASES

This proposal for revision of the 'agricultural or forestry tractors' framework Directive is based on Article 95 of the EC Treaty, which sets out the principles relating to the establishment of the Single Market. It will facilitate the strengthening and the completion of the Single Market by covering new types of tractors. This proposal is also relevant to the countries of the European Economic Area (EEA), as they make extensive use of agricultural machinery.

4. IMPORTANCE OF THE SECTOR COVERED BY THE DIRECTIVE

This sector has a European turnover of approximately EUR 16 billion and directly employs 140 000 generally highly-skilled individuals in 5 000 companies. It indirectly creates 150 000 jobs in distribution and sales.

Intra-Community trade makes up 40 % of the market, while exports outside the European Union make up 26 %.

The trend seems to be towards gradual growth in production over the long term, with increased trade both within the Community and with external partners (mainly the USA and Central Europe).

5. CONTENT OF THE DIRECTIVE

This new text is strongly in favour of total, Community-wide harmonisation, the goal being the replacement of national type-approval with European type-approval. Up to now, national type-approval has co-existed with EC type-approval, and the manufacturer was free to choose which system to use. This proposal also extends EC type-approval to systems, components and separate technical units, in accordance with the corresponding separate directives. It also recognises certain international regulations as an alternative, for example, those of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

The proposal establishes a procedure for exempting from Community requirements vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units which - owing to their design - do not meet the requirements of the directives concerned, but which offer at least equivalent guarantees as regards safety and environmental protection.

It sets up a safeguard-clause procedure for discrepancies during checks on the conformity of production.

This text also specifies that an information document and a type-approval report designed to enable EC type-approval to be computerised are to be annexed to each separate directive.

6. CONCLUSION

The Commission feels that the proposed directive will help to simplify and expedite the administrative tasks which manufacturers must complete in order to be able to market their products. It will eliminate the need to produce technical variants in order to meet diverging national requirements and to submit new types of vehicles to a Community type-approval procedure in a single Member State. Once type-approval has been obtained, it will be accepted in all Member States.

2002/0017 (COD)

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on EC type-approval of agricultural and forestry tractors, their trailers and interchangeable towed equipment, together with their systems, components and separate technical units

(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 [8],

[8] OJ C [...], [...], p. [...].

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee [9],

[9] OJ C [...], [...], p. [...].

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty,

Whereas:

(1) In connection with the harmonisation of approval procedures, it has become essential to bring the provisions of Council Directive 74/150/EEC of 4 March 1974 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors [10] into line with those of Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers [11] and those of Council Directive 92/61/EEC of 30 June 1992 relating to the type-approval of two- or three-wheel motor vehicles [12].

[10] OJ L 84, 28.3.1974, p. 10, as last amended by Commission Directive 2001/3/EC (OJ L 28, 30.1.2001, p. 1).

[11] OJ L 42, 23.2.1970, p. 1, as last amended by Directive 2000/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 203, 10.8.2000, p. 9).

[12] OJ L 225, 10.8.1992, p. 72, as last amended by Directive 2000/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 106, 3.5.2000, p. 1).

(2) Directive 74/150/EEC currently limits the scope of the European type-approval procedure to wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors; it is therefore also essential to extend its scope to other categories of agricultural or forestry vehicles.

(3) Account should also be taken of the fact that an exemption procedure must be introduced for certain vehicles built in limited numbers, end-of-series vehicles, or those which take advantage of technical progress not covered by a separate directive.

(4) This Directive being based on the principle of total harmonisation, the period before European type-approval becomes compulsory must be long enough to allow the manufacturers of those vehicles to adjust to the new harmonised procedures.

(5) As a result of Council Decision 97/836/EC of 27 November 1997 with a view to accession by the European Community to the Agreement of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the adoption of uniform technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted to and/or be used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these prescriptions ('Revised 1958 Agreement') [13], the various international regulations to which the Community has acceded must be taken into consideration. Also, certain tests should be harmonised with those defined by the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) codes.

[13] OJ L 346, 17.12.1997, p. 78.

(6) The measures needed to implement this Directive are measures of general scope within the meaning of Article 2 of Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission [14]. They should therefore be implemented according to the regulatory procedure set out in Article 5 of the above decision.

[14] OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

(7) This instrument respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union as general principles of Community law.

(8) Directive 74/150/EEC has been variously and substantially amended, and should therefore be recast in the interests of clarity and rationality,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Scope

1. This Directive applies to the EC type-approval of vehicles, whether built in one or more stages.

It also applies to the EC type-approval of the systems, components and separate technical units intended for use on such vehicles.

2. This Directive does not apply to:

(a) type-approval of single vehicles;

However, this procedure may apply to certain categories of vehicles which fall within the scope of this Directive and for which EC type-approval is obligatory, provided that the number of approvals granted under this procedure for a given type of vehicle does not exceed the quantitative limit set in Annex V, Section C;

(b) interchangeable equipment especially designed solely for forestry use, as defined in standard ISO 6814-2000;

(c) interchangeable forestry equipment based on chassis for earthmoving equipment as defined in standard ISO 6165-1997;

(d) towed ploughs as defined in standard ISO 3339;

(e) interchangeable equipment that is fully raised from the ground when the vehicle to which it is attached is in use on a road.

Article 2

Definitions

For the purposes of this Directive:

(a) 'EC type-approval' means the procedure whereby a Member State certifies that a type of vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit satisfies the relevant technical requirements of this Directive; the type-approval of systems, components and separate technical units may also be referred to as 'component type-approval';

(b) 'multi-stage EC type-approval' means the procedure whereby one or more Member States certify that, depending on the state of completion, an incomplete or completed vehicle type satisfies the relevant technical requirements of this Directive;

(c) 'type-approval of single vehicles' means the procedure whereby a Member State certifies that a vehicle approved individually satisfies the national requirements;

(d) 'vehicle' means any tractor, trailer or interchangeable equipment, whether complete, incomplete or completed, which is used in agriculture or forestry,

(i) 'vehicle category' means any set of vehicles which have identical design characteristics;

(ii) 'type of vehicle' means vehicles of a particular category which do not differ in the essential respects referred to in Annex II, Chapter A; the different variants and versions of a type of vehicle set out in Annex II, Chapter A are permissible;

iii) 'base vehicle' means any incomplete vehicle, the vehicle identification number of which is retained during subsequent stages of the multi-stage EC type-approval process;

iv) 'incomplete vehicle' means any vehicle which still needs completion in at least one further stage in order to meet all the relevant requirements of this Directive;

v) 'completed vehicle' means a vehicle resulting from the process of multi-stage type-approval which meets all the relevant requirements of this Directive;

(e) 'tractor' means any motorised, wheeled or tracked agricultural or forestry tractor having at least two axles and a maximum design speed of not less than 6 km/h, the main function of which lies in its tractive power and which has been especially designed to pull, push, carry and actuate certain interchangeable equipment designed to perform agricultural or forestry work, or to tow agricultural or forestry trailers; it may be adapted to carry a load in the context of agricultural or forestry work and/or may be equipped with passenger seats;

(f) 'trailer' means any towed agricultural or forestry trailer intended mainly to carry loads and designed to be towed by a tractor for agricultural or forestry purposes; trailers of which part of the load is borne by the drawing vehicle fall within this category; any vehicle coupled to a tractor and permanently incorporating an implement shall be assimilated to an agricultural or forestry trailer if the ratio of the technically permissible gross mass to the unladen mass of that vehicle is equal to or greater than 3,0 and if the vehicle has not been designed to process materials;

(g) 'interchangeable towed equipment' means any instrument used in agriculture or forestry which is designed to be towed by a tractor and changes or adds to its functions, insofar as this equipment is neither a spare part nor an implement; it may include a load platform designed and constructed to receive any tools and appliances needed in order to accomplish those tasks, and to store temporarily any materials produced or needed during work; any vehicle intended to be towed by a tractor and permanently incorporating an implement or designed to process materials shall be considered interchangeable towed equipment if the ratio of the technically permissible gross mass to the unladen mass of that vehicle is less than 3,0;

(h) 'system' means any vehicle system, such as brakes, exhaust gas pollution control devices, or interior fittings, which is subject to the requirements set out in Annex II;

(i) 'component' means a device, such as a lamp, subject to the requirements set out in Annex II and intended to be part of a vehicle, which may be type-approved separately where there is express provision for doing so;

(j) 'separate technical unit' means a device, such as a rollover protection structure, subject to the requirements set out in Annex II and intended to be part of a vehicle, which may be type-approved separately but only in relation to one or more specified types of vehicles, where there is express provision for doing so;

(k) 'manufacturer' means any natural or legal person responsible for the design and manufacture of a system, component or separate technical unit, with the intention of placing it on the market under his own name or brand; the following are also considered to be manufacturers:

(i) any natural or legal person who, for his own use, designs, has designed, manufactures or has manufactured a vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit;

(ii) any natural or legal person who is responsible for ensuring compliance with this Directive at the time a vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit is placed on the market or enters into service;

(l) 'authorised representative' means any natural or legal person established in the Community who has received a written mandate from the manufacturer to act on his behalf with regard to some or all of the obligations and formalities related to this Directive;

(m) 'entry into service' means the first use for its intended purpose within the Community of any vehicle which requires no installation or adjustment by the manufacturer or a third party designated by him prior to its first use; the date it is placed on the market shall be considered the date of entry into service;

(n) 'EC type-approval authority' means the authority in a Member State which is responsible for all aspects of the approval of a type of vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit, and which issues and, where appropriate, withdraws type-approvals, serves as the contact point for the approval authorities in the other Member States and checks the measures taken by the manufacturer in order to ensure product conformity;

(o) 'testing body' means the organisation or body that has been appointed as a testing laboratory to carry out tests or inspections on behalf of the EC type-approval authority in a Member State; this function may also be carried out by the approval authority itself;

(p) 'separate directives' means the directives listed in Annex II;

(q) 'EC type-approval report' means one of the forms appearing in Annex II, Chapter C, or the corresponding annex to a separate directive, setting out what information is to be supplied by the approval authority;

(r) 'information document' means one of the forms appearing in Annex I, or the corresponding annex to a separate directive, setting out what information is to be supplied by the applicant;

(s) 'information folder' means the complete folder or file containing, in particular, the data, drawings and photographs required as per Annex I and supplied by the applicant to the testing body or approval authority as required by the information document provided for in a separate directive or in this Directive;

(t) 'information package' means the information folder plus any test reports or other documents that the testing body or approval authority has added to the information folder while carrying out its tasks;

(u) 'index to the information package' means the document setting out the contents of the information package which has been suitably numbered or otherwise marked in order clearly to identify all pages.

Article 3

Application for EC type-approval

1. The manufacturer or his authorised representative shall submit an application for vehicle type-approval to the approval authority of a Member State. It shall be accompanied by an information folder containing the information required by Annex I.

With regard to the EC type-approval of systems, components and separate technical units, the information folder shall also be made available to the approval authority until type-approval is granted or refused.

2. In the case of multi-stage EC type-approval, the information to be supplied shall consist of:

(a) at stage one: those parts of the information folder and the type-approval reports required for a complete vehicle which correspond to the state of completion of the base vehicle;

(b) at the second and subsequent stages: those parts of the information folder and the type-approval reports which are relevant to the current stage of construction and a copy of the type-approval report for the incomplete vehicle issued at the previous stage; in addition, the manufacturer shall supply a detailed list of the changes and additions which he has made to the incomplete vehicle.

3. The manufacturer shall submit an application for EC type-approval of a system, component or separate technical unit to the approval authority in a Member State. It shall be accompanied by an information folder as required by the separate directive.

4. Applications for EC type-approval of a type of vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit may be submitted to only a single Member State. A separate application shall be submitted for each type to be approved.

Article 4

The EC type-approval process

1. Each Member State shall grant:

(a) according to the procedures described in Annex IV, EC type-approval to the vehicle types which conform to the particulars in the information folder and which, according to their category, meet the technical requirements of all the separate directives set out in Annex II, Chapter B;

(b) according to the procedures described in Annex VII, multi-stage EC type-approval to incomplete or completed base vehicles which conform to the particulars in the information folder and which meet the technical requirements of all the separate directives set out in Annex II, Chapter B;

(c) system, component or separate technical unit EC type-approval to all types of systems, components or separate technical units which conform to the particulars in the information folder and which meet the technical requirements contained in the corresponding separate directive listed in Annex II, Chapter B.

Where the system, component or separate technical unit to be approved fulfils its function or offers a specific feature only in conjunction with other parts of the vehicle, and where, for this reason, compliance with one or more requirements can be verified only when the system, component or separate technical unit to be approved operates in conjunction with other vehicle parts, whether real or simulated, the scope of the EC type-approval of the system, component or separate technical unit must be restricted accordingly.

In this case, the EC type-approval report for such a system, component or separate technical unit shall indicate any restrictions on its use and any conditions for fitting it. Observance of these restrictions and conditions shall be verified at the time of EC type-approval of the vehicle.

2. If a Member State finds that a vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit which complies with the provisions of paragraph one is nevertheless a serious risk to road safety, the environment or occupational safety, it may refuse to grant type-approval. It shall forthwith notify the other Member States and the Commission thereof, stating the reasons on which its decision is based.

3. For each vehicle type in respect of which they have granted, refused to grant or withdrawn type-approval, the approval authority in each Member State shall send a copy of the information documents and of the type-approval report to the approval authorities in the other Member States within one month.

4. Each month, the EC type-approval authority in each Member State shall send a list containing the particulars shown in Annex VI of the EC type-approvals for systems, components or separate technical units which it has granted, refused to grant or withdrawn during the month in question to the approval authorities in the other Member States.

These authorities, on receiving an application from the approval authority in another Member State, are immediately to send it a copy of the type-approval report for the system, component or separate technical unit in question and/or an information package for each type of system, component or separate technical unit in respect of which it has issued, refused to issue or withdrawn type-approval.

Article 5

Amendments to EC type-approvals

1. The Member State which has granted EC type-approval must take the necessary measures to ensure that it is informed of any change in the particulars appearing in the information package.

2. An application for amendment of an EC type-approval shall be submitted exclusively to the Member State which granted the initial type-approval.

3. If, in the case of EC type-approval, any particulars appearing in the information package have changed, the approval authority in the Member State which granted the initial type-approval shall issue revised pages of the information package as necessary, marking each revised page to show clearly the nature of the change and the date of re-issue.

A consolidated, updated version of the information package, accompanied by a detailed description of the amendment, shall also be considered to meet this requirement.

4. Each time amended pages or a consolidated, updated version are issued, the index to the information package attached to the type-approval report shall also be amended to show the most recent dates of amendment, or the date of the consolidated, updated version.

5. The amendment shall be considered to be an 'extension' and the approval authority in the Member State which granted the initial type-approval shall issue a revised type-approval report bearing an extension number that clearly states the reason for the extension and its date of re-issue in the following cases:

(a) if further inspections are required;

(b) if any information in the type-approval report, with the exception of its attachments, has changed;

(c) if the requirements of a separate directive which applied on the date from which first entry into service is prohibited have changed since the date which currently appears in the vehicle EC type-approval report.

6. If the approval authority in the Member State which granted the initial type-approval finds that an amendment to an information package warrants further inspections or fresh tests or checks, it shall inform the manufacturer accordingly and shall issue the documents referred to in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 only after carrying out tests or checks which have produced satisfactory results.

Article 6

Certificate of conformity and type-approval mark

1. In his capacity as holder of a vehicle EC type-approval report, the manufacturer or his authorised representative shall issue a certificate of conformity.

This certificate, models for which are given in Annex III, shall accompany each vehicle, whether complete or incomplete, manufactured in conformity with the approved vehicle type.

2. For purposes of vehicle taxation or registration, Member States may, after giving at least three months' notice to the Commission and the other Member States, require particulars not mentioned in Annex III to be added to the certificate of conformity, provided such particulars are explicitly stated in the information package or can be derived from it by a simple calculation.

Member States may also require the certificate of conformity shown in Annex III to be expanded so as to indicate more clearly the data that are both necessary and sufficient for the purposes of taxation and registration by the competent national authorities.

3. In his capacity as holder of an EC type-approval report for a system, component or separate technical unit, the manufacturer or his authorised representative shall affix to each component or unit manufactured in conformity with the approved type the trade name or mark, the type and/or, if the separate directive so provides, the type-approval mark or number.

4. In his capacity as holder of a type-approval report which, in accordance with Article 4(1), third subparagraph, includes restrictions on the use of the system, component or separate technical unit in question, the manufacturer or his authorised representative shall provide with each system, component or separate technical unit detailed information on these restrictions and shall indicate any conditions for fitting it.

Article 7

Registration, sale and entry into service

1. Each Member State shall register new type-approved vehicles, permit their sale or permit their entry into service on grounds relating to their construction and functioning only if they are accompanied by a valid certificate of conformity.

Each Member State shall permit the sale of incomplete vehicles but may refuse their permanent registration and entry into service until such time as they are completed.

2. Each Member State shall permit the sale or entry into service of systems, components or separate technical units only if these systems, components or separate technical units comply with the requirements of the corresponding separate directives and the requirements referred to in Article 6(3).

Article 8

Exemptions

The requirements of Article 7(1) shall not apply to vehicles intended for use by the armed forces and the civil protection, fire-fighting and public order services and vehicles type-approved in accordance with Article 9, as well as to vehicles type-approved singly.

Article 9

Each Member State may, at the request of the manufacturer or his authorised representative, exempt the vehicles referred to in Articles 10 to 12 from one or more of the provisions of one or more of the separate directives.

Every year, the Member States shall send the Commission a list of the exemptions granted.

Article 10

Vehicles produced in small series

For vehicles produced in small series, the number of vehicle types registered, offered for sale or put into service each year in the Member State in question shall be limited to the maximum number of units indicated in Annex V, Section A.

Every year, the Member States shall send the Commission a list of the type-approvals of these vehicles. The Member State granting such a type-approval shall send a copy of the information documents and the type-approval report and all its attachments to the approval authorities in the other Member States designated by the manufacturer, stating the nature of the exemptions which have been granted. Within three months, these Member States shall decide whether they accept the type-approval for vehicles to be registered within their territory and, if so, for how many vehicles.

Article 11

End-of-series vehicles

1. For end-of-series vehicles, Member States may, at the request of the manufacturer or his authorised representative, within the quantitative limits set out in Annex V, Section B, and for the limited period specified in the third subparagraph, register and permit the sale or entry into service of new vehicles that conform to a type of vehicle the approval of which is no longer valid.

This subparagraph shall apply solely to vehicles which:

(a) are on Community territory, and

(b) are accompanied by a valid certificate of conformity issued when the type-approval of the vehicle in question was still valid, but which was not registered or placed in service before the said approval lost its validity.

This option shall be restricted to a period of 24 months for complete vehicles and 30 months for completed vehicles from the date of expiry of the type-approval.

2. In order to apply paragraph 1 to one or more types of vehicles in a specific category, their manufacturer or his authorised representative must submit a request to the competent authorities in each Member State concerned by the entry into service of that type of vehicle. The request must specify the technical and/or economic grounds on which it is based.

Within three months, these Member States shall decide whether or not to authorise the registration of the type of vehicle in question in their territory, and if so for how many vehicles.

Each Member State affected by the entry into service of these types of vehicles shall be responsible for ensuring that their manufacturer complies with Annex V, Section B.

Article 12

Incompatibility of vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units

For vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units designed in accordance with techniques or principles that are incompatible with one or more of the requirements of one or more of the separate directives,

(a) a Member State may grant EC type-approval which is valid only on its own territory. In this case, it must, within one month, send a copy of the type-approval report and its attachments to the approval authorities in the other Member States and to the Commission. At the same time, it shall send the Commission a request for authorisation to grant type-approval under this Directive.

That request must be accompanied by a file containing the following information:

(i) the reasons for which the techniques or principles at issue make the vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit incompatible with the requirements of one or more of the relevant separate directives;

(ii) a description of the safety, environmental protection or occupational safety issues raised and of the action taken;

(iii) a description of the tests, together with their results, which show that the level of safety, environmental protection and occupational safety guaranteed is at least equivalent to that guaranteed by the requirements of one or more of the relevant separate directives;

(iv) proposals for the amendment of the separate directives in question or, where appropriate, for new separate directives.

(b) within three months of receipt of the complete file, the Commission shall submit a draft decision to the committee referred to in Article 21(1). In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 21(2), the Commission shall decide whether or not to authorise the Member State to grant an EC type-approval under this Directive.

Only the request for an authorisation and the draft decision shall be sent to the Member States in their national language(s). However, Member States may make any decision made in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 21(2) subject to receipt of all of the information contained in the file in the original language.

(c) if the request is approved, the Member State may grant an EC type-approval under this Directive. In this case, the decision must also state whether restrictions are to be imposed on the validity of such type-approvals. In no case shall the period of validity of the type-approval be less than 36 months.

(d) where the separate directives have been adapted to technical progress in such a way that the types of vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units approved under this Article comply with the amended directives, the Member States shall convert those type-approvals into type-approvals which comply with this Directive, allowing the time needed for the necessary changes to components, in particular, the removal of any references to restrictions or exemptions.

(e) if the action needed to adapt the specific separate directives has not been taken, the validity of the type-approvals granted under this point may be extended, at the request of the Member State having granted the type-approval, by means of another Commission decision.

(f) an exemption granted for the first time under this point can serve as a reference for further, strictly identical requests.

Article 13

Equivalence of EC type-approvals granted on the basis of other instruments

1. The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, may acknowledge equivalence between the conditions for or provisions relating to the EC type-approval of vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units established by this Directive and the procedures established by international regulations or regulations of non-member countries, as part of multilateral or bilateral agreements between the Community and non-member countries.

2. The equivalence of EC type-approvals issued on the basis of the separate directives on motor vehicles as defined in Directive 70/156/EEC and set out in Annex II, Chapter B, Part II-A, is acknowledged.

3. The equivalence of EC type-approvals issued on the basis of the regulations which are annexed to the revised 1958 Agreement set out in Annex II, Chapter B, Part II-B, is acknowledged.

4. The equivalence of the test bulletins issued on the basis of the standardised OECD codes set out in Annex II, Chapter B, Part II-C is acknowledged as an alternative to the test reports drawn up under the separate directives.

Article 14

Arrangements to ensure conformity of production

1. A Member State granting an EC type-approval shall take the measures referred to in Annex IV in relation to that approval to verify, where appropriate in co-operation with the approval authorities in the other Member States, that adequate arrangements have been made to ensure that the vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units produced conform to the approved type.

2. A Member State which has granted an EC type-approval shall take the measures referred to in Annex IV in relation to that approval to verify, where appropriate in co-operation with the approval authorities in the other Member States, that the arrangements referred to in paragraph 1 continue to be adequate and that the vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units produced continue to conform to the approved type.

Verification to ensure that products conform to the approved type shall be limited to the procedures set out in Sections 2 and 3 of Annex IV.

Article 15

Obligation to provide information

The competent approval authorities in the Member States shall inform each other within one month of any withdrawal of EC type-approval and of the reasons for any such measure.

Article 16

Safeguard clauses

1. If a Member State establishes that vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units of a particular type pose a serious risk to road safety or occupational safety although they are accompanied by a valid certificate of conformity or are properly marked, it may, for a maximum period of six months, refuse to register such vehicles or prohibit the sale or entry into service in its territory of such vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units.

It shall forthwith notify the other Member States and the Commission thereof, stating the reasons on which its decision is based, particularly if:

(a) the requirements of a separate directive were not met;

(b) there is a gap in one of the separate directives.

2. In the situations described in paragraph 1, the Commission must enter into consultation with the parties concerned as soon as possible.

Where, after such consultations, the Commission concludes:

(a) that the measure is justified, it shall immediately inform the Member State which initiated the action and the other Member States;

(b) that the measure is not justified, it shall immediately inform the Member State which initiated the action and the manufacturer or his authorised representative.

Where the decision described in paragraph 1 is justified due to a gap in one of the separate directives, the Commission shall refer the matter to the committee referred to in Article 21(1) if the Member State which made the decision intends to maintain it.

Article 17

Failure to conform to the approved type

1. Failure to conform to the approved type occurs where deviations from the particulars in the type-approval report and/or the information package are found and where these deviations have not been authorised under Article 5(3) by the Member State which granted the type-approval.

A vehicle is not to be considered to deviate from the approved type where the tolerances permitted by separate directives are met.

2. If a Member State which has granted EC type-approval finds that vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units accompanied by a certificate of conformity or bearing a type-approval mark do not conform to the type it has approved, it shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units produced conform to the approved type.

The approval authority in that Member State shall inform those of the other Member States and the Commission of the measures taken, which may extend to withdrawal of type-approval.

3. The authority responsible for EC type-approval of the vehicle shall ask the Member State which granted type-approval of the system, component, separate technical unit or incomplete vehicle to take the necessary action to ensure that the vehicles produced conform to the approved type in the case of:

(a) EC vehicle type-approval where non-conformity of a vehicle arises exclusively from non-conformity of a system, component or separate technical unit, or

(b) multi-stage EC type-approval where non-conformity of a completed vehicle arises exclusively from non-conformity of a system, component or separate technical unit forming part of the incomplete vehicle, or of the incomplete vehicle itself.

It shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof, and the provisions of paragraph 2 shall apply.

Article 18

Verification of non-conformity

If a Member State finds that vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units accompanied by an EC certificate of conformity or bearing a type-approval mark do not conform to the approved type, it may ask the Member State which granted the EC type-approval to verify that the vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units produced conform to the approved type.

Such action shall be taken as soon as possible, and in any case within six months of the date of the request.

Article 19

Notification of decisions and legal remedies available

All decisions refusing or withdrawing EC type-approval, refusing registration or prohibiting entry into service or sale taken pursuant to the provisions adopted in implementation of this Directive shall state the grounds on which they are based.

All such decisions shall be notified to the party concerned who shall, at the same time, be informed of the remedies available to him under the laws in force in the Member States and of the time limits allowed for the exercise of such remedies.

Article 20

Amendment of the Annexes to this Directive or of the separate directives

1. The procedure referred to in Article 21(2) shall not apply to:

(a) the changes needed to adapt the Annexes to this Directive, or

(b) the changes needed to adapt the provisions of the separate directives, or

(c) the introduction into the separate directives of provisions relating to the EC type-approval of separate technical units.

2. If, pursuant to Council Decision 97/836/EC, new regulations or amendments to existing regulations which the Community has accepted are introduced, the Commission shall, as a result, adapt the Annexes to this Directive, in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 21(2).

Article 21

Committee

1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee composed of the representatives of the Member States and chaired by the representative of the Commission.

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, the regulatory procedure laid down in Article 5 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, in compliance with Article 7 and Article 8 thereof.

3. The period referred to in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC is set at three months.

Article 22

Notification of the approval authorities and testing bodies

1. The Member States shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of the names and addresses of:

(a) the approval authorities and, where appropriate, the fields for which they are responsible, and

(b) the testing bodies which they have appointed, specifying for which test procedures each of these bodies has been appointed.

The notified bodies must meet the harmonised standards on the operation of testing laboratories (EN - ISO/IEC 17025) subject to the following conditions:

(i) a manufacturer may be approved as a testing body only where this is expressly provided for by separate directives or alternative regulations;

(ii) the use of outside equipment by a testing body, with the agreement of the approval authority, is authorised.

2. A notified body shall be presumed to meet the harmonised standard.

However, where appropriate, the Commission may ask the Member States to provide supporting evidence.

3. Bodies in non-member countries may be notified as appointed testing bodies only where this is provided for in a bilateral or multilateral agreement between the Community and the non-member country in question.

Article 23

Implementation

1. The Member States shall adopt and publish the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 31 December 2004 at the latest. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.

They shall apply these provisions from 1 January 2005.

When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The form of the reference shall be decided by the Member States.

2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.

Article 24

Replacement of national type-approvals

Once all the separate directives for a category of vehicle as defined in Annex II are adapted, national type-approval shall be replaced by EC type-approval:

(a) three years after the date of entry into force of the last separate directive which must still be adopted for new types of vehicles;

(b) six years after the date of entry into force of the last separate directive which must still be adopted for all vehicles.

Article 25

Repeal

1. Directive 74/150/EEC is repealed.

2. References to the repealed directive shall be construed as references to this Directive in accordance with the table of correspondence set out in Annex VIII.

Article 26

Entry into force

This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Article 27

Addressees

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels,

For the European Parliament For the Council

The President The President

LIST OF ANNEXES

Annex I // Model information documents

Annex II: //

- Chapter A // Definition of vehicle categories and vehicle types

- Chapter B // List of requirements for the purposes of EC vehicle type-approval

Appendix 1 // Definition of special-purpose vehicles and list of requirements for the purposes of EC vehicle type-approval

Appendix 2 // Procedures to be followed during EC vehicle type-approval

- Chapter C // EC vehicle type-approval report

Appendix 1 // Numbering system for the EC type-approval report

Annex III // Certificate of conformity

Annex IV // Procedures to ensure conformity of production

Annex V // Small-series and end-of-run limits

Annex VI // List of type-approvals issued under separate directives

Annex VII // Procedures to be followed during multi-stage type-approval

Annexe VIII // Table of correspondence

ANNEX I MODEL INFORMATION DOCUMENTS

(All the information documents referred to in this 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 must be supplied in appropriate scale and in sufficient detail on size A4 or on a folder of A4 format. Photographs, if any, must show sufficient detail.

MODEL A Exhaustive list

Model A should be used in the absence of a type-approval report granted under a separate directive on the subject.

0. // GENERAL

0.1. // Make(s) (trade mark registered by the manufacturer):

0.2. // Type (specify any variants and versions):

0.2.0. // Situation in relation to finishing of the vehicle:

for complete/completed/incomplete vehicle (1)

In the case of a completed vehicle, specify the name and address of the previous manufacturer and the approval number of the incomplete or complete vehicle.

0.2.1. // Trade name(s) (where appropriate):

0.3. // Means of identification of type, if marked on the vehicle:

0.3.1. // Manufacturer's plate (location and method of affixing):

0.3.2. // Chassis identification number (location):

0.4. // Category of vehicle (4):

0.5. // Name and address of manufacturer:

0.6. // Location of and method of affixing statutory plates and inscriptions (photographs or drawings):

0.7. // Location of the EC type-approval mark on systems, components and separate technical units, and method of affixing it:

0.8. // Name(s) and address(es) of assembly plant(s):

1. // GENERAL CONSTRUCTION CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VEHICLE

(Attach ¾ front and ¾ rear photographs or drawings of a representative version, and a dimensioned drawing of the entire vehicle.)

1.1. // Number of axles and wheels:

1.1.1. // Number and position of axles with twinned wheels (if applicable):

1.1.2. // Number and position of steered axles:

1.1.3. // Powered axles (number, position, interconnection):

1.1.4. // Braked axles (number, position):

1.2. // Position and arrangement of the engine:

1.3. // Position of the steering wheel: right/left/centre (1)

1.4. // Reversible driving position: yes/no (1)

1.5. // Chassis: backbone/chassis with side members/articulated chassis/other (1)

1.6. // Vehicle designed for on-road use on the: right/left (1)

>TABLE POSITION>

2.2.4. // Payload(s) (16):

2.3. // Ballast masses (total weight, material, number of components):

2.3.1. // Distribution of this (these) mass(es) among the axles:

2.4. // Technically permissible towable mass(es) for the tractor in the case of:

2.4.1. // Drawbar trailer (interchangeable towed equipment):

2.4.2. // Semi-trailer (interchangeable towed equipment):

2.4.3. // Drawbar trailer (interchangeable towed equipment):

2.4.4. // Total technically permissible mass(es) of the tractor-trailer combination (interchangeable towed equipment) (for each braking configuration of the trailer (interchangeable towed equipment):

2.4.5. // Maximum mass of the trailer (interchangeable towed equipment) which may be towed:

2.4.6. // Position of coupling point:

2.4.6.1. // Height above ground:

2.4.6.1.1. // Maximum height:

2.4.6.1.2. // Minimum height:

2.4.6.2. // Distance from the vertical plane passing through the axis of the rear axle:

2.4.6.3. // Maximum static vertical load/technically permissible mass on the coupling point:

2.4.6.3.1. // of the tractor:

2.4.6.3.2. // of the semi-trailer (interchangeable towed equipment) or the centre-axle trailer (interchangeable towed equipment):

2.5. // Wheelbase (8):

2.5.1. // For semi-trailers (interchangeable towed equipment):

2.5.1.1. // distance between the coupling pin and the first rear axle:

2.5.1.2. // distance between the coupling pin and the rear of the semi-trailer (interchangeable towed equipment):

2.6. // Maximum and minimum width of track of each axle (measured between the symmetry planes of the single or twin tyres normally fitted) (to be stated by the manufacturer) (9):

2.7. // Range of vehicle dimensions (overall and for on-road use):

2.7.1. // For chassis without bodywork:

2.7.1.1. // Length (10):

2.7.1.1.1. // Maximum permissible length for the completed vehicle:

2.7.1.1.2. // Minimum permissible length for the completed vehicle:

2.7.1.2. // Width (11):

2.7.1.2.1. // Maximum permissible width for the completed vehicle:

2.7.1.2.2. // Minimum permissible width for the completed vehicle:

2.7.1.3. // Height (in running order) (12) (for suspensions, if any, which are adjustable for height, state the normal running position):

2.7.1.4. // Forward overhang (13):

2.7.1.4.1. // Approach angle: ...... degrees

2.7.1.5. // Rear overhang (14):

2.7.1.5.1. // Departure angle: ...... degrees

2.7.1.5.2. // Minimum and maximum permissible overhang of the coupling point (14):

2.7.1.6. // Ground clearance (15):

2.7.1.6.1. // Between the axles:

2.7.1.6.2. // Under the front axle(s):

2.7.1.6.3. // Under the rear axle(s):

2.7.1.7. // Extreme permissible positions of the centre of gravity of the body and/or interior fittings and/or equipment and/or payload:

2.7.2. // For chassis with bodywork:

2.7.2.1. // Length (10):

2.7.2.1.1. // Length of the loading area:

2.7.2.2. // Width (11):

2.7.2.3. // Height (in running order) (12) (for suspensions, if any, which are adjustable for height, state the normal running position):

2.7.2.4. // Forward overhang (13):

2.7.2.4.1 // Approach angle: ...... degrees

2.7.2.5. // Rear overhang (14):

2.7.2.5.1. // Departure angle: ...... degrees

2.7.2.5.2. // Minimum and maximum permissible overhang of the coupling point (14):

2.7.2.6. // Ground clearance (15):

2.7.2.6.1. // Between the axles:

2.7.2.6.2. // Under the front axle(s):

2.7.2.6.3. // Under the rear axle(s):

2.7.2.7. // Ramp angle (nc): ...... degrees

2.7.2.8. // Extreme permissible positions of the centre of gravity of the payload (in the case of non-uniform load):

>TABLE POSITION>

>TABLE POSITION>

3.7. // Maximum torque: ...... N.m at ...... min-1 (according to Directive 97/68/EC)

3.8. // Other traction engines or motors (spark ignition, etc.), or combinations thereof (characteristics of components):

3.9. // Air filter:

3.9.1. // Make(s):

3.9.2. // Type(s):

3.9.3. // Average depression at maximum power: ...... kPa

3.10. // Exhaust system:

3.10.1. // Description and diagrams:

3.10.2. // Make(s):

3.10.3. // Type(s):

3.11. // Electrical system:

3.11.1. // Rated voltage, positive/negative earth (1): ...... V

3.11.2. // Generator:

3.11.2.1. // Type:

3.11.2.2. // Rated power: ...... VA

>TABLE POSITION>

4.6.1 // Maximum dimensions of tyres on powered axles:

4.7. // Calculated maximum tractor design speed in top gear (show factors used in calculation) (17): ...... km/h

4.7.1. // Measured maximum speed: ...... km/h

4.8. // Actual forward movement of powered wheels corresponding to one complete revolution:

4.9. // Speed governor: yes/no (1)

4.9.1. // Description:

4.10. // Speedometer, tachometer and hour meter (if fitted)

4.10.1. // Speedometer (if fitted)

4.10.1.1. // Method of operation and description of drive mechanism:

4.10.1.2. // Instrument constant:

4.10.1.3. // Measuring mechanism tolerance:

4.10.1.4. // Overall transmission ratio:

4.10.1.5. // Design of the instrument dial or of the other forms of read-out

4.10.1.6. // Brief description of the electrical/electronic components:

4.10.2. // Tachometer and hour metre (if fitted): yes/no (1)

4.11. // Differential lock (if fitted): yes/no (1)

4.12. // Power take-off(s) (revolutions per minute and ratio of this figure to that of the engine) (number, type and position)

4.12.1. // - main power take-off(s):

4.12.2. // - other(s):

4.12.3. // Power take-off guard(s) (description, dimensions, drawings, photographs):

4.13. // Protection of engine parts, projecting parts and wheels (descriptions, drawings, sketches, photos):

4.13.1. // Single surface protection:

4.13.2. // Multi-surface protection:

4.13.3. // Protection by total encapsulation:

4.14. // Brief description of the electrical/electronic components (if any):

5. // AXLES

5.1. // Description of each axle:

5.2. // Make (where appropriate):

5.3. // Type (where appropriate):

6. // SUSPENSION (where appropriate)

6.1. // Extreme (maximum-minimum) tyre/wheel combinations (if any) (dimensions, characteristics, inflation pressure for road use, maximum permissible load, wheel dimensions and front/rear combinations):

6.2. // Type of suspension (if fitted) for each axle or wheel:

6.2.1. // Level adjustment: yes/no/optional (1)

6.2.2. // Brief description of the electrical/electronic components (if any):

6.3. // Other devices (if any):

>TABLE POSITION>

8. // BRAKES (overall sketch and operating sketch) (19)

8.1. // Service braking system:

8.2. // Secondary braking system (if fitted):

8.3. // Parking brake:

8.4. // Any additional braking device(s) (and especially retarders):

8.5. // For vehicles with anti-lock brake systems, description of system operation (including any electronic parts), electric block diagram, hydraulic or pneumatic circuit plan:

8.6. // List of braking-system components, properly identified:

8.7. // Dimensions of the largest permissible tyres on the braked axles:

8.8. // Calculation for the braking system (determination of the ratio of the total braking forces at the circumference of the wheels to the force applied to the braking control):

8.9. // Locking of left and right braking controls:

8.10. // External energy source(s) (if any) (characteristics, capacity of energy reservoirs, maximum and minimum pressure, pressure gauge and minimum-pressure warning device on the dashboard, vacuum reservoirs and supply valve, supply compressors, compliance with provisions regarding pressure equipment):

8.11. // Vehicles fitted with trailer braking devices

8.11.1. // Trailer-brake actuating device (description, characteristics):

8.11.2. // Mechanical/hydraulic/pneumatic coupling (1)

8.11.3. // Connectors, couplings, safety devices (description, drawing, sketch):

8.11.4. // Single- or two-line connections (1)

8.11.4.1. // Supply overpressure (1 line): ...... kPa

8.11.4.2. // Supply overpressure (2 line): ...... kPa

9. // BODYWORK, FIELD OF VISION, GLAZING, WINDSCREEN WIPERS AND REAR-VIEW MIRRORS

9.1. // Type of bodywork:

9.2. // Materials used and methods of construction:

9.3. // Field of vision

9.3.1. // Drawing(s) or photograph(s) showing the position of parts in the forward field of vision:

9.4. // Glazing

9.4.1. // Data for quick identification of reference point:

9.4.2. // Windscreen(s)

9.4.2.1. // Material(s) used:

9.4.2.2. // Method of fitting:

9.4.2.3. // Rake angle(s): ...... degrees

9.4.2.4. // Component type-approval mark(s):

9.4.2.5. // Windscreen accessories and their location and concise description of any electrical/electronic components:

9.4.3. // Other window(s)

9.4.3.1. // Position(s):

9.4.3.2. // Material(s) used:

9.4.3.3. // Component type-approval mark(s):

9.4.3.4 // Brief description of the electrical/electronic components (if fitted) of the side-window operating mechanism:

9.5. // Windscreen wipers: yes/no(1) (description, number, frequency of operation):

9.6. // Rear-view mirror(s)

9.6.1. // Class(es):

9.6.2. // Component type-approval mark(s):

9.6.3. // Position(s) in relation to vehicle structure (drawings):

9.6.4. // Fixing method(s):

9.6.5. // Optional equipment that might restrict the field of vision to the rear:

9.6.6. // Brief description of the electrical/electronic components (if fitted) of the adjusting system:

9.7. // Defrosting and demisting

9.7.1 // Technical description:

10. // ROLL-OVER PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES, WEATHER PROTECTION, SEATS, LOAD PLATFORMS

10.1. // ROPS (dimensioned drawings, photographs (where appropriate), description)

10.1.1. // Frame(s):

10.1.1.0. // Presence: yes/no (1)

10.1.1.1. // Trade-mark(s):

10.1.1.2. // Component type-approval mark(s):

10.1.1.3. // Internal and external dimensions:

10.1.1.4. // Material(s) and method of construction:

10.1.2. // Cab(s)

10.1.2.0. // Presence: yes/no (1)

10.1.2.1. // Trade-mark(s):

10.1.2.2. // Component type-approval mark(s):

10.1.2.3. // Doors (number, dimensions, direction of opening, latches and hinges):

10.1.2.4. // Windows and emergency exit(s) (number, dimensions, positions):

10.1.2.5. // Other weather protection arrangements (description):

10.1.2.6. // Internal and external dimensions:

10.1.3. // Roll bar(s) mounted at front/rear (1), fold-down or not (1)

10.1.3.0. // Presence: yes/no(1)

10.1.3.1. // Description (position, fixing, etc.):

10.1.3.2. // Trade mark(s) or name(s):

10.1.3.3. // Component type-approval mark(s):

10.1.3.4. // Dimensions:

10.1.3.5. // Material(s) and method of construction:

10.2. // Operating space and access to driving cab (description, characteristics, dimensioned drawings):

10.3. // Seats and footrests

10.3.1. // Driving seat(s) (drawings, photographs, description)

10.3.1.1. // Trade mark(s) or name(s):

10.3.1.2. // Component type-approval mark(s):

10.3.1.3. // Seat type category: category A class I/II/III, category B (1):

10.3.1.4. // Position and main characteristics:

10.3.1.5. // Adjustment system:

10.3.1.6. // Displacement and locking system:

10.3.2. // Passenger seats (number, dimensions, position and characteristics):

10.3.3. // Footrests (number, dimensions and positions):

10.4. // Load platform

10.4.1. // Dimensions: ...... mm

10.4.2. // Position:

10.4.3. // Technically permissible load: ...... kg

10.4.4. // Distribution of load among the axles: ...... kg

10.5. // Suppression of radio interference

10.5.1. // Description and drawings/photographs of the shapes and constituent materials of the part of the body forming the engine compartment and adjacent parts of the passenger compartment:

10.5.2. // Drawings or photographs of the position of the metal components housed in the engine compartment (e.g. heating appliances, spare wheel, air filter, steering mechanism, etc.):

10.5.3. // Table and drawing of radio interference control equipment:

10.5.4. // Particulars of the nominal value of the direct current resistances, and in the case of resistive ignition cables, of their nominal resistance per metre:

11. // LIGHTING AND LIGHT-SIGNALLING DEVICES (dimensioned sketches of the exterior of the vehicle showing the position of the illuminating surface of all devices; number, wiring, type-approval mark and colour of lights)

11.1. // Compulsory devices

11.1.1 // Dipped-beam headlamps:

11.1.2. // Front position (side) lamps:

11.1.3. // Rear position lamps:

11.1.4. // Direction indicator lamps:

- front:

- rear:

- side:

11.1.5. // Rear reflex reflectors:

11.1.6. // Rear registration plate lamps:

11.1.7 // Stop lamps:

11.1.8 // Hazard-warning device:

11.2. // Optional devices:

11.2.1 // Main-beam headlamps:

11.2.2. // Front fog lamps:

11.2.3. // Rear fog lamps:

11.2.4. // Reversing lamps:

11.2.5. // Work lamps:

11.2.6. // Parking lamps:

11.2.7. // End-outline marker lamps:

11.2.8. // Warning light(s) for trailer direction indicator lamps:

11.3. // A brief description of electrical/electronic components other than lamps (if any)

12. // MISCELLANEOUS

12.1. // Audible warning device(s) (position):

12.1.1. // Component type-approval mark(s):

12.2. // Mechanical couplings between tractor and towed vehicles

12.2.1. // Type(s) of coupling:

12.2.2. // Trade-mark(s):

12.2.3. // Component type-approval mark(s):

12.2.4. // Device designed for a maximum horizontal load of ...... kg; and for a maximum vertical load (if any) of ...... kg (20)

12.3. // Hydraulic lift - three-point coupling: yes/no (1)

12.4. // Power connection for lighting and light-signalling devices on trailer (description):

12.5. // Installation, location, functioning and marking of controls (description, photographs or diagrams):

12.6. // Location of rear registration plate (shape and dimensions):

12.7. // Front coupling device (dimensioned drawing):

12.8. // Description of the on-board electronics used for the operation and control of the vehicle-mounted or towed implements:

NOTES

(1) // Delete if not applicable.

(2) // Give the tolerance.

(3) // If a part has been type-approved that part need not be described if reference is made to such approval. Likewise the description is not needed for all components whose structural characteristics are clearly illustrated by the diagrams or sketches attached to the document.

State the numbers of the corresponding annexes for each heading where photographs or drawings must be attached.

(4) // Classification according to the definitions set out in Annex II.

(5) // Standards ISO 612:1978 and 1176:1990.

(6) // The mass of the driver shall be assumed to be 75 kg.

(7) // Load transmitted to the reference centre of the coupling under static conditions.

(8) // Standard ISO 612/-6.4:1978

(9) // Standard ISO 4004:1983

(10) // Standard ISO 612/-6.1:1978

(11) // Standard ISO 612/-6.2:1978

(12) // Standard ISO 612/-6.3:1978

(13) // Standard ISO 612/-6.6:1978

(14) // Standard ISO 612/-6.7:1978

(15) // Standard ISO 612/-8:1978

(16) // The information requested should be supplied for all possible variants.

(17) // A 5 % tolerance is permitted. This provision must be based on a measured speed not exceeding 43 km/h, including the tolerance of 3 km/h (cf. Directive 98/89/EC).

(18) // Standard ISO 789/-3:1993

(19) // The following particulars are to be given for each braking device:

- type and character of brakes (dimensioned sketch) (drums or discs, etc., braked wheels, transmission to those wheels, friction surfaces, their properties and effective areas, radius of drums, shoes or discs, weight of drums and adjustment devices),

- transmission and control (attach diagram) (construction, adjustment, lever ratios, accessibility of control and its position, ratchet controls in the case of mechanical transmission, characteristics of the main parts of the transmission, control cylinders and pistons, brake cylinders).

(20) // Values in respect of the mechanical strength of the coupling device.

(21) // In the case of applications involving more than one parent engine, a separate form should be submitted for each one.

MODEL B Simplified information document for the purposes of EC vehicle type-approval

Part I

Model B is to be used where one or more type-approval or component type-approval certificates issued pursuant to separate directives are available.

The numbers of the relevant type-approval or component type-approval certificates must be given in the table in Part III.

The information referred to in Annex III (certificate of conformity) must be provided for each of chapters 1-12 below and for each type/variant/version of vehicle.

Where no type-approval or component type-approval certificate issued pursuant to a separate directive is available, the information referred to in model A of the information document must also be provided for the corresponding chapters.

0. GENERAL

0.1. Make(s) (trade mark registered by the manufacturer):

0.2. Type (specify any variants and versions):

0.2.0. Situation in relation to finishing of the vehicle:

for complete/completed/incomplete vehicle (1):

In the case of a completed vehicle, specify the name and address of the previous manufacturer and the approval number of the incomplete or complete vehicle.

0.2.1. Trade name(s) (where appropriate):

0.3. Means of identification of type, if marked on the vehicle:

0.3.1. Manufacturer's plate (location and method of affixing):

0.3.2. Chassis identification number (location):

0.4. Category of vehicle (1):

0.5. Name and address of manufacturer:

0.7. In the case of components or separate technical units, location and method of affixing the EC approval mark:

0.8. Name(s) and address(es) of assembly plant(s):

1. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VEHICLE

(Attach 3/4 front and 3/4 rear photographs or drawings of a representative version, and a dimensioned drawing of the entire vehicle.)

2. MASSES AND DIMENSIONS

3. ENGINE

4. TRANSMISSION

5. AXLES

6. SUSPENSION

7. STEERING

8. BRAKING DEVICES

9. BODYWORK, FIELD OF VISION, GLAZING, WINDSCREEN WIPERS AND REAR-VIEW MIRRORS

10. ROLL-OVER PROTECTION STRUCTURE, WEATHER PROTECTION, SEATS, LOAD PLATFORM

11. LIGHTING AND LIGHT SIGNALLING DEVICES

12. MISCELLANEOUS

NOTE

(1) Classification according to the definitions set out in Annex II.

PART II

Table summarising the authorised combinations in the various versions of the Part I components, for which there are multiple entries. Each entry for each of these components is to receive a letter which will identify the entry or entries in the table concerning a specific component or components that can apply to a specific version.

A separate table is to be drawn up for each variant of the type.

Multiple entries subject to no restriction as regards their combination within a variant shall be entered in the 'All versions' column.

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This information may be presented in an alternative format or layout so long as the original purpose is fulfilled.

Each variant and version shall be identified by a numerical or alphanumerical code, which must also be entered on the certificate of conformity (Annex III) of the vehicle concerned.

PART III Type-approval numbers relating to the separate directives

Supply the information requested below on the aspects [15] applying to the vehicle.

[15] Information which appears on the relevant installation approval certificate need not be repeated here.

For the purposes of EC type-approval, all the type-approval or component type-approval certificates concerned (together with their annexes) must be included and presented to the approval authorities.

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Signature:

Position within organisation:

Date:

ANNEX II

CHAPTER A Definition of vehicle categories and vehicle types.

A. The vehicle categories are defined as follows :

1. Category T: Wheeled tractors

- Category T1: wheeled tractors with a maximum design speed of not more than 40 km/h, with the closest axle to the driver 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 height of the centre of gravity of the tractor1 (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).

- Category T5: wheeled tractors with a maximum design speed of more than 40 km/h.

2. Category C: Track-laying tractors

Track-laying tractors that are propelled and steered by endless tracks and whose categories C1 to C5 are defined by analogy with categories T1 to T5.

3. Category R: Trailers

- Category R1: trailers, the sum of the technically permissible masses per axle of which does not exceed 1 500 kg.

- Category R2: trailers, the sum of the technically permissible masses per axle of which exceeds 1 500 kg but does not exceed 3 500 kg.

- Category R3: trailers, the sum of the technically permissible masses per axle of which exceeds 3 500 kg but does not exceed 21 000 kg.

- Category R4: trailers, the sum of the technically permissible masses per axle of which exceeds 21 000 kg.

Each trailer category also includes an 'a' or 'b' index, according to its design speed:

- 'a' for trailers with a maximum design speed below or equal to 40 km/h;

- 'b' for trailers with a maximum design speed above 40 km/h.

Example: Rb3 is a category of trailers for which the sum of the technically permissible masses per axle exceeds 3 500 kg but does not exceed 21 000 kg, and which are designed to be towed by a tractor in category T5.

4. Category S: Interchangeable towed equipment

- Category S1: Interchangeable towed equipment intended for agricultural or forestry use, the sum of the technically permissible masses per axle of which does not exceed 3 500 kg;

- Category S2: Interchangeable towed equipment intended for agricultural or forestry use, the sum of the technically permissible masses per axle of which exceeds 3 500 kg.

Each category of interchangeable towed equipment also includes an 'a' or 'b' index, according to its design speed:

- 'a' for interchangeable towed equipment with a maximum design speed below or equal to 40 km/h;

- 'b' for interchangeable towed equipment with a maximum design speed above 40 km/h.

Example: Sb2 is a category of interchangeable towed equipment for which the sum of the technically permissible masses per axle exceeds 3 500 kg, and which is designed to be towed by a tractor in category T5.

B. Definition of vehicle types

1. Wheeled tractors:

For the purposes of this Directive:

'type' means tractors of the same category that do not differ 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 which do not differ 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 highest 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);

- rollover protection structure;

- braked axles (number);

'version' of a variant means tractors which consist of a combination of items shown in the information package in accordance with Annex I.

2. Track-laying tractors: idem wheeled tractors.

3. Trailers:

'Type' means trailers of the same category that do not differ 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);

- axles (number);

'variant' means trailers of the same type which do not differ in respect of at least the following aspects:

- steering axles (number, position, interconnection);

- maximum laden mass differing by no more than 10 %;

- braked axles (number);

4. Interchangeable towed equipment: idem trailers.

(1) In accordance with ISO standard 789-6.

CHAPTER B List of requirements for the purposes of EC vehicle 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)

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Legend:

X = applicable as is

(X) = applicable in amended form ( [16])

[16] For EC type-approval to be granted, the parentheses must be removed.

SD = separate directive

-- = not applicable

I = same as T according to the category

PART II.A

In the following table, the separate directives relating to 'motor vehicles' (in the latest version in force on the date of EC type-approval) may be applied in place of the corresponding Directives relating to 'agricultural and forestry tractors'.

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PART II.B

The following Regulations, taken from the Annex to the revised 1958 United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) Agreement and recognised in their latest versions by the European Community in its capacity as a contracting party to the said Agreement on the date of EC type-approval according to the corresponding Directive, may be applied in place of the corresponding separate directives on 'agricultural tractors' and those on 'motor vehicles' in the table, part II A.

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PART II.C CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE OECD STANDARDISED CODES

The test bulletins (complete) which conform to the OECD codes given below may be used in place of the test reports drawn up in compliance with the corresponding Directives.

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* Decision (2059) final, amended by C 2001/5 final.

SD: to be covered by a separate directive

APPENDIX 1

PART I Definition of special-purpose vehicles and list of requirements for the purposes of EC vehicle type-approval

Owing to the need to operate in specific situations, the following special-purpose vehicles exist:

1 T4 tractors

1.1. T4.1 High-clearance tractors

Tractors designed for working with high-growing crops, such as 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 platform. When the tractor is in working position the ground clearance perpendicular to the crop rows exceeds 1000 mm. Where the height of the centre of gravity of the tractor [17] (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.

[17] in accordance with ISO standard 789 -6

1.2. T4.2 Extra-wide tractors

Tractors characterised by their large dimensions, primarily intended for working large areas of farmland.

1.3. T4.3 Low-clearance tractors

Four-wheel drive agricultural or forestry tractors whose interchangeable equipment is intended for agricultural or forestry use and which are characterised by a supporting frame, equipped with one or more power take-offs, having a technically permissible mass no greater than 10 tonnes, and for which the ratio of this mass to the maximum unladen mass in running order is less than 2.5. Moreover, the centre of gravity of these tractors* (measured in relation to the ground, using the tyres normally fitted) is less than 850 mm.

2 Category C4

C4.1: Tracked high-clearance tractors: defined by analogy with category T4.1.

PART II APPLICABILITY OF THE SEPARATE DIRECTIVES TO SPECIAL-PURPOSE VEHICLES

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Legend:

X = applicable as is

(X) = applicable in amended form (1)

SD = requires separate directive

-- = not applicable

APPENDIX 2 PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED DURING EC VEHICLE TYPE-APPROVAL

1. In the case of an application made pursuant to Article 3 (in accordance with 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 the separate directives not covered by such approvals to be carried out;

b. make sure, by reference to the documentation, that the vehicle specification(s) and data contained in part I of the vehicle information document are included in the data in the information packages or the approval reports for the relevant separate directive approvals and, when an item number in part I of the information 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 in the information folder;

c. carry out or arrange to have carried out, on a selected sample of vehicles from the type to be approved, inspections of vehicle parts and systems to verify that the vehicle(s) is/are built in accordance with the relevant data contained in the authenticated information package in respect of all separate directive approvals;

d. carry out or arrange to have carried out relevant installation checks in respect of separate technical units where applicable.

2. The number of vehicles to be inspected for the purposes of paragraph 1 (c) shall be sufficient to permit the proper examination of the various combinations to be approved in accordance with the following 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 pursuant to Article 3 (in accordance with 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 vehicle conforms to the particulars in the information folder and that it meets the technical requirements of 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.

CHAPTER C EC VEHICLE TYPE-APPROVAL REPORT

SPECIMEN: (maximum format: A4 (210 x 297 mm) or a folder of A4 format)

PART I

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pursuant to Directive 74/150/EEC, as last amended by Directive .../.../EC

Type-approval number:

Reason for extension:

0 GENERAL

0.1 Make(s) (registered by the manufacturer):

0.2 Type (specify any variants and versions):

0.2.1 Trade name(s) ( [18] (where appropriate):

[18] If this component is not known during reception, it must be completed during the last stage prior to the vehicle being placed on the market.

0.3. Means of identification of type, if marked on the tractor:

0.3.1 Manufacturer's plate (location and method of affixing):

0.3.2 Chassis identification number (location):

0.4 Category of tractor ( [19]:

[19] As defined in Annex II.

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0.5 Name and address of manufacturer of complete vehicle (1) ( [20]):

[20] ) See page 2

Name and address of manufacturer of base vehicle (1) (4):

Name and address of manufacturer of the last stage of the incomplete vehicle (1) (4):

Name and address of manufacturer of completed vehicle (1) (4):

0.8 Name(s) and address(es) of assembly plant(s):

I the undersigned hereby certify that the manufacturer's description in the attached information document of the vehicle(s) described above (a sample of each vehicle having been selected by the approval authority and submitted by the manufacturer as prototype of the vehicle type) is accurate and that the attached test results are applicable to the vehicle type.

1. For complete and completed vehicles/variants ( [21])

[21] ) Delete whichever does not apply.

The type of vehicle meets/does not meet (1) the requirements of all of the relevant separate directives.

2. For incomplete vehicles (1)

The type of vehicle meets/does not meet (1) the requirements of all of the relevant separate directives listed in the table on page 3.

3. Type-approval is granted/refused/withdrawn (1).

4. Type-approval is granted under Article 8(2)(C) and shall be valid until dd/mm/yy.

(Place) // (Date)

(Signature)

Annexes: Information file (including Parts II and III where appropriate) of the information document model B).

Test results

Name(s) and specimen(s) of the signature of the person(s) authorised to sign the certificates of conformity, and a statement as to his/their function within the organisation.

N.B.: If this model is used for type-approval pursuant to Article 8 (2), it may not bear the heading 'EC vehicle type-approval report' except in the case referred to in Article 8 (2)(c) where the Commission has approved the report.

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Where incomplete or completed vehicles or variants are concerned, this type-approval is based on the type-approval(s) of incomplete vehicles referred to below:

Stage 1: Manufacturer of base vehicle:

- Type-approval number:

- Date:

- Variants concerned:

Stage 2: Manufacturer:

- Type-approval number:

- Date:

- Variants concerned:

Stage 3: Manufacturer:

- Type-approval number:

- Date:

- Variants concerned:

Where the type-approval covers one or more incomplete variants, a list of the variants which are complete or completed:

List of requirements applying to types of type-approved incomplete vehicle or variants

(Where appropriate, account being taken of the scope and most recent amendment of each of the separate directives referred to below).

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In the case of type-approval of a special-purpose vehicle, or of type-approval granted under Article 8 (2)(C), a list of exemptions granted or special measures taken.

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PART II TEST RESULTS

(to be completed by the approval authority and attached to the tractor type-approval report)

1. Results of the sound-level tests (external)

Number of base directive and most recent amendment applicable for type-approval. For a Directive with two or more application phases, indicate which phase:

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2. Results of the exhaust emission tests

Number of base directive and most recent amendment applicable for type-approval. For a Directive with two or more application phases, indicate which phase:

Variant/version:

a. Results

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b. Results [22]

[22] If applicable.

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3. Driver-perceived sound level

Number of base directive and most recent amendment applicable for type-approval. For a Directive with two or more application phases, indicate which phase:

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APPENDIX 1 NUMBERING SYSTEM FOR EC TYPE-APPROVAL REPORTS

Type-approval reports shall be numbered in accordance with the method described below.

1. The approval number consists of four parts where complete tractors are approved and of five parts where systems, components and separate technical units are approved, in accordance with the requirements set out below. Components and separate technical units should be marked in accordance with the relevant separate directives. In all cases the sections are to be separated by an asterisk.

- Section 1: a lower-case letter 'e' followed by the distinguishing number of the Member State which has granted the approval:

1 for Germany; 2 for France; 3 for Italy; 4 for the Netherlands; 5 for Sweden; 6 for Belgium; 9 for Spain; 11 for the United Kingdom; 12 for Austria; 13 for Luxembourg; 17 for Finland; 18 for Denmark; 21 for Portugal; 23 for Greece; 24 for Ireland.

- Section 2: number of the base Directive:

- Section 3: number of the latest amending Directive that is applicable to the approval

In the case of tractor approvals, this is the most recent directive that amends an (some) article(s) of Directive 74/150/EEC.

In the case of approvals under separate directives, this is the most recent Directive containing specific provisions to which the system, component or separate technical unit is to conform.

Where a Directive includes different dates of entry into force which refer to different technical standards a letter of the alphabet is to be added. This letter will identify the specific technical requirement on the basis of which approval has been granted.

- Section 4: 4-digit sequential number (with leading zeros as applicable) to denote the base approval number. The sequence shall start from 0001 for each base Directive.

- Section 5: 2-digit sequential number (with leading zero if applicable) to denote the extension. The sequence shall start from 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 working clearance and access: e 2*80/720*88/414*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 far amending the Articles of Directive 74/150/EEC.

6. Example of the approval number stamped on the tractor's statutory plate(s): e 11*97/54*0004.

ANNEX III EC CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY

PART I SPECIMENS

(maximum format: A4 (210 x 297 mm) or a folder of A4 format)

(The certificate must be drawn up using the manufacturer's letterhead and in such a way as to exclude any possibility of falsification. To that end it shall be printed on paper protected either by means of colour graphics or by means of a watermark corresponding to the manufacturer's identification mark.)

Complete / completed vehicles ( [23])

[23] Delete whichever does not apply.

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I, the undersigned: (Full name)

hereby certify that the following vehicle:

0.1. Make(s) (registered by the manufacturer):

0.2. Type (specify any variants and versions):

0.2.1 Trade name(s) (where appropriate):

0.3. Means of identification of type, if marked on the vehicle:

0.3.1. Manufacturer's plate (location and method of affixing):

0.3.2. Chassis identification number (location):

0.4. Category of vehicle:

0.5. Name and address of manufacturer:

0.6 Location of the statutory plates:

Stage 1: Base vehicle:

- Manufacturer:

- Type-approval number:

- Date:

Stage 2:

- Manufacturer:

- Type-approval number:

- Date:

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Vehicle identification number:

Numeric or alphanumeric identification code:

according to the type(s) of vehicle described in the approval(s)

corresponds in every respect to the type described in

- Type-approval number:

- Date:

The vehicle may be registered permanently, without requiring any further approvals, for driving on the right/left (1).

(Place) // (Date)

(Signature) // (Position)

Attachment: (only in the case of multi-stage vehicle types): certificates of conformity for each stage.

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A - Complete / completed tractors ( [24])

[24] Delete whichever does not apply.

1. General construction characteristics of the vehicle

1.1. Number of axles and wheels (1):

of which:

1.1.3. Powered axles:

1.1.4. Braked axles:

1.4. Reversible driving position: yes/no (1)

1.6. Vehicle designed for driving on the: right/left (1)

2. Masses and dimensions

2.1.1 Unladen mass(es) in running order:

- maximum:

- minimum:

2.2.1 Maximum laden mass(es) of the tractor according to the tyre specification:

2.2.2 Distribution of that mass (those masses) among the axles:

2.2.3.1 Mass(es) and tyre(s):

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2.3. Ballast masses: (total mass, material, number of components):

2.4. Technically permissible towable masses:

2.4.1. Drawbar trailer / interchangeable towed equipment: ...... kg

2.4.2. Semi-trailer / interchangeable towed equipment: ...... kg

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2.4.3. Drawbar trailer / interchangeable towed equipment: ...... kg

2.4.4. Total technically permissible mass(es) of the tractor-trailer combination for each configuration of trailer braking: ...... kg

2.4.5. Maximum mass of the trailer/ interchangeable towed equipment which may be towed: ...... kg

2.4.6. Position of coupling point

2.4.6.1 Height of the coupling point above the ground:

2.4.6.1.1. Maximum: ...... mm

2.4.6.1.2. Minimum: ...... mm

2.4.6.2. Distance from the vertical plane passing through the axis of the rear axle: mm

2.5. Wheelbase: ...... mm 2)

2.6. Minimum and maximum track: ...... / ...... mm (2)

2.7.1. Length: ...... mm (2)

2.7.2. Width: ...... mm (2)

2.7.3. Height: ...... mm (2)

3. Engine

3.1.1. Make:

3.1.3 Means of identification of type, location and method of affixing:

3.1.6 Operating principle:

- spark/compression ignition (1):

- direct/indirect injection (1):

- -wo/four-stroke (1):

3.1.7. Fuel:

diesel/petrol/LPG/other (1)

3.2.1.2. Type:

Type-approval number:

3.2.1.6 Number of cylinders:

3.2.1.7. Cylinder capacity: ...... cm3

3.6. Rated power: ...... kW at rated engine power at ...... min-1 (3)

3.6.1. Optional: power at the power take-off ...... kW (3) at ...... min-1 (rated speed PTO)

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4. Transmission

4.5. Gearbox

Number of ratios:

- front:

- rear:

4.7. Calculated maximum design speed: ...... km/h

4.7.1. Measured maximum speed: ...... km/h

7. Steering

7.1. Steering category: manual/power/servo steering (1)

8. Braking (brief description of the braking system):

8.11.4.1. Overpressure at coupling: (single-line): ...... kPa

8.11.4.2. Overpressure at coupling: (two-line): ...... kPa

10. Roll-over protective structures, weather protection, seat, load platforms.

10.1. Frame/cab (1)

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10.1.3. Roll-over hoop:

- front/rear (1)

- fold-down/fixed (1)

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10.3.2 Passenger seat(s):

Number:

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10.4. Load platform:

10.4.1 Dimensions: ...... mm

10.4.3 Technically permissible load: ...... kg

11. Lighting and light-signalling devices:

11.2. Optional devices

12. Miscellaneous

12.2 Mechanical coupling between the tractor and the trailer:

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12.3. Hydraulic lift - three-point coupling: yes/no (1)

13 Exterior sound level

Number of base directive and most recent amendment applicable for type-approval. For a Directive with two or more application phases, indicate which phase:

14.1. stationary: ...... dB(A)

14.2. moving: ...... dB(A)

14 Driver-perceived sound level

Number of base directive and most recent amendment applicable for type-approval. For a Directive with two or more application phases, indicate which phase: ...... dB(A)

15 Exhaust emissions (2)

Number of base directive and most recent amendment applicable for type-approval. For a Directive with two or more application phases, indicate which phase:

15.1. Results of tests

CO: ...... g/kWh HC: ...... g/kWh NOx: ...... g/kWh

Particulates: ...... g/kWh Smoke (x): ...... m-1

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15.2. Results of tests (x)

CO: ...... g/kWh NOx: ...... g/kWh NMHC: ...... g/kWh

CH4: ...... g/kWh Particulates: ...... g/kWh

16 Fiscal horsepower(s) or class(es)

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17. Comments (4)

(1) Delete whichever does not apply.

(2) State the minimum values.

(3) State the test method used.

(4) Inter alia, any information required with regard to the various optional areas or values and mutually dependent relationships (where appropriate, in the form of a table).

(x) If applicable.

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B - Agricultural or forestry trailers - complete / completed [25]

[25] Delete whichever does not apply.

1. General construction characteristics of the vehicle

1.1. Number of axles and wheels:

of which:

1.1.4. - Braked axles:

2. Masses and dimensions

2.1.1 Unladen mass(es) in running order:

- maximum:

- minimum:

2.2.1. Technically permissible maximum laden mass(es) of the trailer according to the tyre specification:

2.2.2. Distribution of this (these) mass(es) among the axles and, in the case of a semi-trailer or a centre-axle trailer, the load on the coupling point:

2.2.3.1 Mass(es) and tyre(s):

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2.4.6. Position of coupling point

2.4.6.1 Height of the coupling point above the ground:

2.4.6.1.1. Maximum: ...... mm

2.4.6.1.2. Minimum: ...... mm

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2.4.6.2. Distance from the vertical plane passing through the axis of the rear axle: ...... mm

2.5. Wheelbase: ...... mm (2)

2.5.1.2. Distance between the coupling pin and the rear of the semi-trailer: ...... mm

2.6. Minimum and maximum track: ...... / ...... mm (2)

2.7.2.1. Length (2): ...... mm

2.7.2.1.1. Length of the loading area: ...... mm

2.7.2.2. Width (2): ...... mm

8. Braking (brief description of the braking system):

unbraked / separate braking system / inertia brakes / assisted braking (1)

8.11.4.1. Overpressure at coupling: (single-line): ...... kPa

8.11.4.2. Overpressure at coupling: (two-line): ...... kPa

9. Bodywork

9.1. Type of bodywork:

11. Lighting and light-signalling devices:

11.2. Additional optional devices:

12. Miscellaneous

12.2 Mechanical coupling between the tractor and the trailer:

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16 Fiscal horsepower(s) or class(es) (if applicable)

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17. Comments (4)

(1) Delete whichever does not apply.

(2) State the minimum values.

(3) State the test method used.

(4) Inter alia, any information required with regard to the various optional areas or values and mutually dependent relationships (where appropriate, in the form of a table).

(x) If applicable.

C- Interchangeable towed equipment - complete / completed ( [26])

[26] Delete whichever does not apply.

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I, the undersigned: (Full name)

hereby certify that the following interchangeable equipment:

0.1. Make(s) (registered by the manufacturer):

0.2. Type (specify any variants and versions):

0.2.1 Trade name(s) (where appropriate):

0.3. Means of identification of type, if marked on the vehicle:

0.3.1. Manufacturer's plate (location and method of affixing):

0.3.2. Chassis identification number (location):

0.4. Category of vehicle:

0.5. Name and address of manufacturer:

0.6 Location of the statutory plates:

Stage 1: Base vehicle:

- Manufacturer:

- Type-approval number:

- Date:

Stage 2:

- Manufacturer:

- Type-approval number:

- Date:

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Vehicle identification number:

Numeric or alphanumeric identification code:

according to the type(s) of interchangeable equipment described in the approval(s)

corresponds in every respect to the type described in:

- Type-approval number:

- Date:

The vehicle may be registered permanently, without requiring any further approvals, with regard to road safety.

It may nonetheless be subject to possible national authorisation according to the national criteria for 'special transport'.

In addition, this vehicle has been granted 'occupational safety' type-approval under the Machinery Directive.

(Place) // (Date)

(Signature) // Position)

Attachment: (only in the case of multi-stage vehicle types): Certificates of conformity

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1. General construction characteristics of the vehicle

1.1. Number of axles and wheels:

of which:

1.1.4. Braked axles:

2. Masses and dimensions

2.1.1 Unladen mass(es) in running order:

- maximum:

- minimum:

2.2.1 Maximum laden mass(es) of the interchangeable equipment according to the tyre specification:

2.2.2 Distribution of that mass (those masses) among the axles:

2.2.3.1 Mass(es) and tyre(s):

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2.4.6. Position of coupling point

2.4.6.1 Height of the coupling point above the ground:

2.4.6.1.1. Maximum: ...... mm

2.4.6.1.2. Minimum: ...... mm

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2.4.6.2. Distance from the vertical plane passing through the axis of the rear axle: ...... mm

2.5. Wheelbase: ...... mm (2)

2.6. Minimum and maximum track: ...... / ...... mm (2)

2.7.1. Length: ...... mm (2)

2.7.2. Width: ...... mm (2)

2.7.3. Height: ...... mm (2)

8. Braking (brief description of the braking system):

unbraked / separate braking system / inertia brakes / assisted braking (1)

8.11.4.1. Overpressure at coupling: (single-line): ...... kPa

8.11.4.2. Overpressure at coupling: (two-line): ...... kPa

10. Roll-over protective structures, weather protection, seat, load platforms.

10.4. Load platform:

10.4.1 Dimensions: ...... mm

10.4.3 Technically permissible load: ...... kg

11. Lighting and light-signalling devices:

11.2. Additional optional devices:

12. Miscellaneous

12.2 Mechanical coupling between the tractor and the interchangeable towed equipment:

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16 Fiscal horsepower(s) or class(es) (if applicable)

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17. Comments (4)

(1) Delete whichever does not apply.

(2) State the minimum values.

(3) State the test method used.

(4) Inter alia, any information required with regard to the various optional areas or values and mutually dependent relationships (where appropriate, in the form of a table).

(x) If applicable.

PART II SPECIMENS

(maximum format: A4 (210 x 297 mm) or a folder of A4 format)

(The certificate must be drawn up using the manufacturer's letterhead and in such a way as to exclude any possibility of falsification. To that end it shall be printed on paper protected either by means of colour graphics or by means of a watermark corresponding to the manufacturer's identification mark.)

EC CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY

for incomplete vehicles

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I, the undersigned, (Full name)

hereby certify that the following vehicle:

0.1. Make(s) (name of manufacturer):

0.2. Type (specify any variants and versions):

0.2.1 Trade name(s) (where appropriate):

0.3. Location of and method of affixing statutory plates and inscriptions (photographs or drawings):

0.3.1. Manufacturer's plate (location and method of affixing):

0.3.2. Chassis identification number (location):

0.4. Category of vehicle:

0.5. Name and address of manufacturer of base vehicle:

Name and address of manufacturer having carried out the final stage of manufacture of the vehicle (1):

0.6 Location of the statutory plates:

Vehicle identification number:

Vehicle identification number:

according to the type(s) of vehicle described in the approval(s) (1)

Base vehicle:

- Manufacturer:

- Type-approval number:

- Date:

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Stage 2:

- Manufacturer:

- Type-approval number:

- Date:

corresponds in every respect to the incomplete type described in

Type-approval number:

Date:

The vehicle may not be registered permanently without obtaining further approvals for driving on the right/left (1).

(Place) // (Date)

(Signature) // (Position)

Attachment: certificates of conformity for each stage.

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A - Agricultural or forestry trailers - incomplete

1. General construction characteristics of the vehicle

1.1. Number of axles and wheels:

of which:

1.1.4. - Braked axles:

2. Masses and dimensio