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II 
(Preparatory Acts) 
COMMISSION 
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) on the type-approval of two or three-wheel motor 
vehicles 
(91/C 110/03) 
COM(90) 669 final — SYN 331 
(Submitted by the Commission on 15 March 1991) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 100a 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
In cooperation with the European Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and 
Social Committee, 
Whereas measures should be adopted which are intended 
gradually to establish the internal market within a period 
expiring on 31 December 1992; whereas the internal 
market consists of an area without frontiers within which 
the free movement of goods, persons, services and 
capital is ensured; 
Whereas in each Member State two and three-wheel 
vehicles must display certain mandatory technical charac­
teristics which differ from one Member State to another; 
whereas, as a result of their differences, they constitute 
barriers to trade within the Community; 
Whereas these barriers to the establishment and 
operation of the internal market may be removed if the 
same requirements are adopted by all of the Member 
States in place of their national rules; 
Whereas the Member States have traditionally monitored 
compliance with the technical requirements before the 
vehicles to which they apply are placed on the market; 
whereas that monitoring covers different types of such 
vehicles; Whereas it is necessary to draw up precisely and 
uniformly the definitions applying to these vehicles 
(mopeds, motorcycles and tricycles) and more 
particularly the definition of moped since there are 
throughout the 12 Member States 15 different definitions 
of this type of vehicle; whereas such a large number of 
definitions, which in practice means the same number of 
vehicle categories, raises major barriers to trade since 
products need to be tailored to their markets and thus 
constitutes a fragmentation of the moped market; 
Whereas in order to reconcile industrial and safety 
concerns it is however appropriate to enable those 
Member States who so desire to maintain or introduce a 
second category of moped which differs from the first 
only in respect of its lower design speed harmonized at 
25 km/h; whereas it is also advisable that the solution 
thus adopted should be open to re-examination by the 
Council three years after the entry into force of this 
Regulation on the basis of a report which will be 
submitted to it by the Commission setting out the 
advantages and disadvantages of this solution; whereas 
this report must draw extensively on road traffic accident 
statistics which are specific to this sector; 
Whereas, account being taken of currently established 
technologies, examination of the components and 
characteristics of the said vehicles has resulted in the 
retention only of those set out in Annex I since all others 
are inappropriate for regulatory purposes; whereas in 
view of technological progress and developments, it will 
be appropriate to examine any further components and 
characteristics to be added, if necessary, to those already 
listed in Annex I; 
Whereas the harmonized technical requirements applying 
to the various components and characteristics of such 
vehicles will be assembled together in separate regu­
lations; whereas monitoring of compliance with those 
requirements and recognition by each Member State of 
the checks carried out by other Member States require 
the implementation of a Community approval procedure 
for each type of such vehicle; 
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Whereas this procedure is intended to enable each 
Member State to confirm that each type of vehicle has 
been submitted to the checks provided for in the separate 
regulations and has been issued with a type-approval 
certificate; whereas it is also intended to enable manu­
facturers to prepare a certificate of conformity for all 
vehicles conforming to the type that has been approved; 
whereas, when a vehicle is accompanied by said 
certificate it may be placed on the market, sold, 
registered and used throughout the Community; 
Whereas, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 
169 of the Treaty, provision should be made, as part of 
the cooperation between the competent authorities in the 
Member States, for requirements that are able to ease the 
resolution of any technical conflicts arising from the 
conformity of products with the type that has been 
approved; 
Whereas, although it may conform to the type that has 
been approved, a vehicle may nevertheless prove to 
incorporate features which are likely to be a risk to road 
safety; whereas it is therefore appropriate to provide for 
a suitable procedure in order to reduce that risk; 
Whereas technical progress requires rapid adaptation of 
the technical requirements set out in the Annexes to this 
Regulation and in the annexes to the separate regu­
lations; whereas it is appropriate to assign this task to the 
Commission in order to simplify and speed up the 
procedure, whereas in all instances where the Council 
confers upon the Commission authority to implement 
rules drawn up in the two and three-wheel motor 
vehicles sector provision should be made for a prior 
consultation between the Commission and the Member 
States within an Advisory Committee; 
Whereas procedures similar to those intended for such 
vehicles must be applied to their components and to their 
technical entities; 
Whereas road safety and environmental and consumer 
protection require, inter alia, design and manufacturing 
requirements for the vehicles and components covered by 
this Regulation which are based on a high level; whereas 
these requirements are intended at the same time to 
ensure that there is market unity; whereas it is therefore 
necessary to base this Regulation on total harmonization, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
CHAPTER I 
Scope and definitions 
Article 1 
1. This Regulation applies to all two or three-wheel 
motor vehicles, twinned or otherwise, intended to travel 
on the road, and to the components or technical entities 
of such vehicles. It does not apply to: 
— vehicles intended for pedestrian control, 
— vehicles intended for use by the physically handi­
capped, 
— vehicles intended for use in competitions, 
— vehicles already in use before the date of entry into 
force of this Regulation, 
— tractors and agricultural or other machines, 
or the components or technical entities thereof. 
2. The vehicles referred to in paragraph 1 shall be 
subdivided into: 
— mopeds, i.e. two or three-wheel vehicles fitted with 
an engine having a cylinder capacity not exceeding 
50 cm2 if of the internal combustion type and a 
maximum design speed of not more than 45 km/h, 
— motorcycles, i.e. two-wheel vehicles with or without 
sidecar, fitted with an engine having a cylinder 
capacity of more than 50 cm2 if of the internal 
combustion type and/or having a maximum design 
speed of more than 45 km/h, 
— tricycles, i.e. vehicles with three symmetrical wheels 
fitted with an engine having a cylinder capacity of 
more than 50 cm2 if of the internal combustion type 
and/or a maximum design speed of more than 45 
km/h. 
Article 2 
1. For the purposes of this Regulation: 
(a) 'type of vehicle' means vehicles belonging to the 
same category (two-wheel mopeds; three-wheel 
mopeds; motorcycles, motorcycles with sidecar; 
tricycles) and constructed by the same manufacturer 
having the same chassis and the same type desig­
nation given by the manufacturer. 
A type of vehicle may include variants and versions; 
(b) 'variant' means vehicles of the same type with 
differences which may relate to: 
— the shape of the bodywork, 
— the mass in running order and the maximum 
technically permissible mass (difference in excess 
of 20 %), 
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— the type of power unit (spark-ignition, 
compression-ignition, electric, hybrid, etc.), 
— operating cycle (two/four stroke), 
— cylinder capacity (difference in excess of 30 °/p), 
— number and configuration of cylinders, 
— power (difference in excess of 30 %), 
— operating mode (of electric motors), 
— number and capacity of traction batteries. 
Variants may include versions; 
(c) 'version' means vehicles of the same type and, as the 
case may be, of the same variant displaying 
differences which may relate to: 
— power transmission (automatic or non-automatic 
gearbox, transmission ratios, gear selection 
method, etc.), 
— cylinder capacity (difference of not more than 
30 %), 
— power (difference of not more than 30 %), 
— mass in running order and maximum technically 
permissible mass (difference of not more than 
20 °/o), 
— other minor modifications made by the manu­
facturer concerning the essential characteristics 
contained in Annex II; 
(d) 'technical entity' means a component or charac­
teristic which must meet the requirements of a 
separate regulation and which is intended to form 
part of a vehicle. They may be component type-
approved separately, but only in conjunction with 
one or more specific types of vehicle; 
(e) 'component' means the element or characteristic 
which must meet the requirements of a separate 
regulation and which is intended to form part of a 
vehicle. It may be component type-approved inde­
pendently of a vehicle. 
A technical entity or component may either be 
original equipment — fitted initially or as a 
replacement — if they are of the type fitted to the 
vehicle when the latter is type-approved, or be 
non-original equipment solely in the case of 
replacements; (f) 'type-approval' means the act whereby a Member 
State confirms that a type of vehicle meets both the 
technical requirements set out in the separate regu­
lations and those of the checks on the correctness of 
the manufacturer's data, as provided for in the 
exhaustive list set out in Annex I; 
(g) 'component type-approval' means the act whereby a 
Member State confirms that a technical entity 
(type-approval of a technical entity) or a component 
(component type-approval) meets the technical 
requirements of the relevant separate regulation 
contained in the exhaustive list set out in Annex I. 
Type-approval or component type-approval may 
include extensions for any modifications, variants or 
versions; 
(h) 'twinned wheels' means two wheels mounted on the 
same axle such that the distance between the centres 
of their areas of contact with the ground is less than 
460 mm. Two twinned wheels shall be considered as 
one wheel. 
CHAPTER II 
Procedures for granting type-approval or component 
type-approval 
Article 3 
Applications for type-approval or component type-
approval shall be lodged by manufacturers or producers 
or their authorized representative in a given Member 
State. They shall be accompanied by an information 
document, a model of which, for type-approval 
purposes, is set out in Annex II and which, for 
component type-approval purposes, is set out in an 
annex or appendix to each separate regulation on the 
technical entity or component at issue, together with the 
other documents referred to in that document. 
Applicants for a given type of vehicle, technical entity or 
component may be lodged with a single Member State 
only. 
Article 4 
1. Each Member State shall type-approve all types of 
vehicle, and component type-approve technical entities 
or components if these meet the following conditions: 
(a) the type of vehicle meets the technical requirements 
of the separate regulations and are as described by 
their manufacturer in accordance with the data 
provided for in the exhaustive list set out in Annex I; 
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(b) the technical entity or component meets the technical 
requirements of the relevant separate regulation and 
is as described by the manufacturer in accordance 
with the data provided for in the exhaustive list set 
out in Annex I. 
2. Before conducting type-approval or component 
type-approval, the competent authorities in the Member 
State which carry out these operations shall take all 
necessary steps to ensure, if necessary in cooperation 
with the competent authorities in the Member State 
where manufacturing takes place or the product is 
brought into the Community, that there is compliance 
with the provisions of Annex VI in order that the 
vehicles manufactured, placed on the market, registered 
and used conform to the type that has been approved 
and that the technical entities or components produced, 
placed on the market, sold and used conform to the type 
which has been component type-approved. 
3. Those same competent authorities shall ensure, if 
necessary in cooperation with the competent authorities 
in the Member State where manufacturing takes place or 
the product is brought into the Community, that the 
provisions referred to in paragraph 2 continue to be 
appropriate. 
4. Where an application for type-approval is ac­
companied by one or more component type-approval 
certificates issued by one or more other Member States, 
the Member State conducting type-approval shall be 
obliged to accept them and shall not perform, in respect 
of the components and/or technical entities which have 
been component type-approved, the checks required by 
paragraph 1 (b). 
5. Each Member State shall be responsible for the 
component type-approvals that it grants. The competent 
authorities in the Member State which grants type-
approval for a type of vehicle shall check conformity of 
production, where necessary in cooperation with the 
competent authorities in the other Member States which 
have issued component type-approval certificates for 
components or technical entities. 
Article 5 
1. For all types of vehicle in respect of which it 
conducts type-approval, the competent authority in a 
Member State shall fill in all the headings of the type-
approval form contained in Annex III. 
2. For each type of technical entity or component in 
respect of which it conducts component type-approval, 
the competent authority in a Member State shall fill in 
the columns in the component type-approval certificate contained in an annex or an appendix to each separate 
regulation concerning the relevant technical entity or 
component. 
Article 6 
1. The competent authorities in each Member State 
shall send to those authorities in the other Member 
States, within one month, a copy of the type-approval 
certificate filled in for each type of vehicle that they 
type-approve or refuse to type-approve. 
2. The competent authorities in each Member State 
shall apply those same arrangements to the component 
type-approval certificates filled in for each type of 
technical entity or component that they component type-
approve or refuse to component type-approve. 
Article 7 
1. A certificate of conformity, a model of which is 
shown in Annex IV.A, shall be completed by the manu­
facturer or his authorized representative for each vehicle 
produced in conformity with the type that has been 
approved. 
However, Member States may request, for reasons of 
vehicle taxation or in order to draw up the vehicle regis­
tration document, that the certificate of conformity 
contain information other than that mentioned in Annex 
IV.A, provided that it is explicitly stated in the infor­
mation sheet. 
2. A certificate of conformity, a model of which is 
shown in Annex IV.B, shall be completed by the manu­
facturer or his authorized representative for each 
non-original technical entity or component manu­
factured in conformity with the type that has been 
component type-approved. That certificate is not 
required for original technical entities or components. 
3. Where the technical entity or component to be 
component type-approved performs its function or 
displays a specific characteristic only in conjunction with 
other components of the vehicle and where, therefore, 
compliance with one or several requirements can be 
checked only when that technical entity or component to 
be component type-approved functions in conjunction 
with other components of vehicles, whether simulated or 
real, the scope of the component type-approval of that 
technical entity or component must be duly restricted. 
The component type-approval certificate for a technical 
entity or component shall then set out any restrictions on 
use and any fitting instructions. Compliance with these 
restrictions and instructions shall be checked when the 
vehicle is type-approved. 
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4. Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph 2, 
the holder of a component type-approval for a technical 
entity or component that has been granted under Article 
4 shall be obliged to affix to each technical entity or each 
component produced in conformity with the type that 
has been component type-approved, his factory or trade 
mark, a statement of the type and, if the separate regu­
lation so requires, the component type-approval mark 
referred to in Article 8. In this latter case, he is not 
required to complete the certificate provided for in 
paragraph 2. 
5. Any holder of a component type-approval 
certificate which, under paragraph 3, contains 
restrictions on use, must supply detailed information on 
those restrictions and must give fitting instructions, 
where appropriate, with each technical entity or 
component produced. 
6. Any holder of a component type-approval 
certificate for a technical entity of non-original 
equipment, issued in connection with one or more types 
of vehicle, must supply detailed information with each of 
these technical entities which allows these vehicles to be 
identified. 
Article 8 
1. Any vehicle produced in conformity with the type 
which has been type-approved must bear a type-approval 
mark consisting of the following: 
— the type-approval number, 
— the letter V, followed by the identifying number or 
initials of the Member State conducting the type-
approval, 
— the vehicle identification number. 
2. Any technical entity and any component produced 
in conformity with the type which has been component 
type-approved must include, if the relevant separate 
regulation so provides, a component type-approval mark 
which meets the requirements set out in Annex V. 
However, the information contained in that component 
type-approval mark may be supplemented by further 
information enabling certain characteristics that are 
specific to the technical entity or component at issue to 
be identified. That further information shall, where 
appropriate, be specified in the separate regulations on 
those technical entities or components. 
Article 9 
1. The manufacturer of a vehicle and the producer of 
a technical entity or component shall be responsible for 
the manufacture of each vehicle or the production of 
each technical entity or component in compliance with 
the type which has been type-approved or component 
type-approved. The final cessation of production or any changes to the 
information contained in the information document must 
be notified by the type-approval or component type-
approval holder to the competent authorities in the 
Member State which issued that type-approval or 
component type-approval. 
2. If the competent authorities of that Member State 
feel that a change of this type does not involve any 
change to the existing type-approval or component type-
approval certificate, or the drawing up of a new type-
approval or component type-approval certificate, they 
shall inform the manufacturer or producer thereof. 
3. If the competent authorities in that Member State 
confirm that a change in the information set out in the 
information document justifies new checks or new tests, 
they shall inform the manufacturer or producer thereof 
and shall perform those tests. Should the checks or tests 
involve amendments to the existing type-approval or 
component type-approval certificate or the drawing up 
of a new certificate, the authorities shall send the 
updated documents to the competent authorities in the 
other Member States no later than a month after the 
date on which they were drawn up. 
4. Where a type-approval or component type-approval 
certificate ceases to have effect as a result of cessation of 
production of the type of vehicle that has been type-
approved or of the technical entity or component that 
has been component type-approved, the competent auth­
orities in the Member State which has carried out that 
type-approval or component type-approval shall inform 
the competent authorities in the other Member States 
within one month. 
Article 10 
1. If the Member State which has conducted type-
approval or component type-approval notes that vehicles, 
technical entities or components do not conform to the 
type that is has type-approved or component type-
approved, it shall take any steps needed in order to 
ensure that the production of any item that has been 
type-approved or component type-approved is again in 
conformity. The competent authorities in that Member 
State shall inform the authorities in the other Member 
States of any steps taken which may, where appropriate, 
extend to the withdrawal of type-approval or component 
type-approval. 
2. If a Member State notes that vehicles, technical 
entities or components are not in conformity with the 
type that has been type-approved or component type-
approved, it may point out to the Member State which 
has conducted the type-approval or component type-
approval the irregularities noted. Any Member State 
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which has conducted type-approval or component type-
approval shall conduct the necessary check within six 
months following the date of receipt of the application. 
If a failure fully to conform is noted the competent 
authorities in the Member State which has conducted 
type-approval or component type-approval shall take the 
steps provided for in paragraph 1. 
3. The competent authorities in the Member States 
shall inform each other, within one month, of the with­
drawal of any type-approval or component type-approval 
granted, together with any justifications for that step. 
4. If the Member State which has conducted type-
approval or component type-approval challenges the 
failure fully to conform of which it has been informed, 
the Member States involved shall make an effort to settle 
the difference. 
The Commission shall be kept informed. Where 
necessary, it shall carry out the appropriate consultations 
in order to reach a solution. 
Article 11 
If a Member State notes that vehicles, technical entities 
or components constitute a road safety hazard, even 
though they are of a type which has been type-approved 
or component type-approved, it may, for a maximum 
period of six months, ban on its territory the sale, entry 
into service or use thereof. It shall forthwith inform the 
other Member States and the Commission, giving 
reasons for its decision. 
Article 12 
Any decision concerning the refusal or withdrawal of 
type-approval or component type-approval, a ban on the 
sale or use of a vehicle, technical entity or component 
taken in pursuance of the provisions adopted in 
implementation of this Regulation shall be supported by 
substantiated reasoning. It shall be notified to the 
interested party, together with a statement of the possible 
remedies offered by the laws in force in the Member 
States and of the deadlines within which those remedies 
may be introduced. 
Article 13 
1. Member States shall inform each other, by the 
latest on the date laid down in Article 17, of the names 
and addresses of the competent authorities issuing type-
approvals and component type-approvals, and to whom 
the type-approval or component type-approval 
certificates or refusals or withdrawals of type-approval 
or component type-approval must be sent, together with the names and addresses of the technical departments 
responsible for type-approval and component type-
approval tests. The same information shall at the same 
time be sent to the Commission. 
2. The technical departments referred to in paragraph 
1 shall be established on Community territory. They 
may, where appropriate and with the agreement of the 
competent authorities issuing type-approvals and 
component type-approvals, use the equipment in test 
laboratories, whether State-owned or not, that are 
located on the territory of either a Community or a 
non-Community country. 
CHAPTER III 
Conditions attached to free movement and provisional 
arrangements 
Article 14 
1. Member States shall not prohibit the marketing, 
sale, registration or use of new vehicles conforming to 
this Regulation. 
Only vehicles complying with this Regulation may be 
marketed, sold, registered and used within the Member 
States. 
2. Member States shall not prohibit the marketing, 
sale or use of new technical entities or new components 
conforming to the provisions of this Regulation. 
Only the technical entities and components complying 
with this Regulation may be marketed, sold or used in 
the Member States. 
3. Member States may introduce or maintain in their 
national legislation a second category of mopeds having 
a maximum design speed restricted to 25 km/h provided 
that this does not entail modifications to the vehicles 
beyond those which are necessary to ensure that the 
restriction of their maximum speed is effective. 
Three years after the entry into force of this Regulation 
the Commission shall submit to the Council and the 
European Parliament a report on the advantages and 
disadvantages of this possibility taking account of road 
safety considerations, specifying in particular whether it 
should be maintained or abolished. 
4. By way of a derogation from the provisions of 
paragraphs 1 and 2: 
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(a) Member States which, as regards mopeds, have 
special national provisions concerning the presence 
of pedals, may continue to apply those provisions for 
a maximum period of three years from the date of 
entry into force of this Regulation; 
(b) Member States may exempt vehicles, technical 
entities and components intended: 
— either for small production runs of up to a 
maximum of 200 units a year, 
— or for the armed forces, law enforcement 
agencies, civil defence services or public-works 
bodies, 
from compliance with one or several of the 
provisions of the separate regulations. 
The other Member States shall be informed of these 
exemptions within one month of their being granted; 
(c) type-approval and component type-approval 
certificates issued at national level before the date of 
entry into force of the provisions of this Regulation 
or of the separate regulations covering corre­
sponding national provisions shall remain valid 
within the Member States issuing them for a 
maximum period of three years from the date on 
which national laws are replaced by this Regulation 
or by corresponding separate regulations. 
Vehicles covered by this exemption may be 
marketed, sold and registered during this period with 
no time limit on their use. 
The marketing, sale and use of technical entities and 
components for these vehicles shall carry no time 
limit. 
5. This Regulation shall not affect the right of the 
Member States to lay down — in accordance with the 
Treaty — the requirements which they consider 
necessary to ensure the protection of users during the 
use of the vehicles in question, provided that this does 
not entail modifications to the vehicles. CHAPTER IV 
Procedure for adaptation to technical progress 
Article 15 
Any changes needed for the purposes of adaptation to 
technical progress of: 
— Annexes I to VI, 
— the provisions of the separate regulations referred to 
in Annex I, which are specifically referred to in each 
of those regulations, 
shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid 
down in Article 16. 
Article 16 
A committee of an advisory nature shall be set up for the 
adaptation to technical progress of the regulations 
concerning the two or three-wheel vehicle sector, here­
inafter referred to as the 'Committee', which shall 
comprise representatives of the Member States and be 
chaired by a representative of the Commission. 
In all cases where reference is made to the procedure set 
out in this Article the matter shall be laid before the 
Committee by its chairman, either on his own account or 
at the request of a representative of a Member State. 
The representative of the Commission shall submit to the 
Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The 
Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a 
time limit which the chairman may lay down according 
to the urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a 
vote. 
The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; in 
addition, each Member State shall have the right to ask 
to have its position recorded in the minutes. 
The Commission shall take the utmost account of the 
opinion delivered by the Committee. It shall inform the 
Committee of the manner in which its opinion has been 
taken into account. 
CHAPTER V 
Implementation 
Article 17 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1993. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States. 
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ANNEX I 
The components and characteristics of the vehicle which are on the exhaustive list below are followed by 
'CONF' if their conformity with the manufacturer's data has to be checked or by 'SR' if their conformity 
with requirements laid down at Community level has to be checked. 
Heading No 
1. 
2., 
3. 
4. 
5. 
6. 
7. 
8. 
9. 
10. 
11. 
12. 
13. 
14. 
15. 
16. 
17. 
18. 
19. 
20. 
21. 
22. 
23. 
24. 
25. Heading 
Make 
Typ/Variant/Version 
Name and address of vehicle manufacturer 
Name and address of vehicle manufacturer's authorized represen­
tative, if any 
Category of vehicle 
No of wheels and their position in the case of a three-wheeled 
vehicle 
Outline drawing of frame 
Name and address of engine manufacturer (if different from 
vehicle manufacturer) 
Make of engine 
Type and description of engine 
Engine operating cycle (') 
Type of engine cooling 
Type of engine lubrication (') 
No and configuration of cylinders or stators (in the case of rotary-
piston engines) in the engine 
Bore, stroke, cylinder capacity or volume of combustion chambers 
(in the case of rotary-piston engines) (') in the engine 
Full diagram of the engine's induction system (') 
Engine compression ratio (') 
Maximum design speed 
Maximum torque and maximum net power of engine, whether this 
— of the spark-ignition or compression-ignition type, or 
— electric 
Measures to prevent the tuning of mopeds 
Fuel tank (*) 
Traction battery(ies) 
Carburettor or other engine fuel supply system (type and make) (') 
Electrical system (nominal voltage) 
Generator (type and maximum output) (') Term 
CONF 
CONF 
CONF 
CONF 
CONF 
CONF 
CONF 
CONF 
CONF 
CONF 
CONF 
CONF 
CONF 
CONF 
CONF 
CONF 
CONF 
SR 
SR 
CONF 
SR 
SR 
CONF 
CONF 
CONF 
CONF 
(') The requirements relating to this heading do not apply to electrically propelled vehicles. 
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Heading No 
26. 
27. 
28. 
29. 
30. 
31. 
32. 
33. 
34. 
35. 
36. 
37. 
38. 
39. 
40. 
41. 
42. 
43. 
44. 
45. 
46. 
47. Heading 
Masses and dimensions 
Coupling devices and their fixings 
Anti-air-pollution measures (') 
Tyres 
Transmission 
Braking system 
Installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on the vehicle 
Lighting and light-signalling devices the mandatory or optional 
presence of which is laid down in the installation requirements 
under 32 
Audible warning device 
Position of rear registration plate (except for mopeds) 
Electrical and electromagnetic interference 
Sound level and exhaust system (') 
Rear-view mirror(s) 
Exterior projections 
Stand (except in the case of three-wheel vehicles) 
Devices to prevent unauthorized use of the vehicle 
Windows; windscreen wipers; windscreen washers; devices for 
de-icing and de-misting tricycles with bodywork 
Passenger hand-hold for two-wheeled vehicles 
Attachment points for safety belts and safety belts for three-
wheeled vehicles with bodywork 
Speedometer and odometer for motorcycles and tricycles 
Identification of controls, tell-tales and indicators 
Statutory inscriptions (content, location and method of affixing) Tem 
SR 
SR 
SR 
SR 
CONF 
SR 
SR 
SR 
SR 
SR 
SR 
SR 
SR 
SR 
SR 
SR 
SR 
SR 
SR 
CONF 
SR 
SR 
(') The requirements relating to this heading do not apply to electrically propelled vehicles. 
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ANNEX II 
INFORMATION DOCUMENT (a) 
(Model) 
The following information on the vehicle to be type-approved and the technical entity or components to be 
component type-approved must be supplied in triplicate and be accompanied by a list of contents. All 
drawings must be sufficiently detailed and presented on an appropriate scale on A4 format or be folded to 
that dimension. Photographs too shall be sufficiently detailed. Where functions are commanded by micro­
processors appropriate information concerning performance should be provided. The information 
document shall have a reference number supplied by the applicant. 
A. INFORMATION RELATING JOINTLY TO MOPEDS, MOTOR CYCLES AND TRICYCLES 
0. General 
0.1. Make: 
0.2. Type (state any possible variants and versions): 
0.3. Means of type identification if stated on vehicle (b): 
0.3.1. Location of that means of identification: 
0.4. Vehicle category (c): 
0.5. Name and address of manufacturer: 
0.6. Name and address of manufacturer's authorized representative, if any: 
0.7. Position and method of affixing statutory inscriptions to the chassis: 
0.7.1. The serial numbering of the type begins with No 
0.8. Position and method of affixing the component type-approval mark for components and 
technical entities: 
1. General arrangement of vehicles 
1.1. Photos and/or drawings of a typical vehicle: 
1.2. Dimensional drawing of the complete vehicle: 
1.3. Number of axles and wheels (where appropriate, number of crawler tracks or belts): 
1.4. Position and arrangement of engine: 
2. Masses (in kg) (d) 
2.1. Mass of vehicle in running order: 
2.1.1. Distribution of that mass between the axles: 
2.2. Mass of vehicle in running order, together with rider: 
2.2.1. Distribution of that mass between the axles: 
2.3. Maximum technically permissible maximum mass declared by the manufacturer: 
2.3.1. Division of that mass between the axles: 
2.3.2. Maximum technically permissible maximum mass on each of the axles: 
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2.4. Maximum hill-starting ability at the maximum technically permissible mass declared by 
the manufacturer: 
2.5. Maximum towable mass (where applicable): 
3. Engine (e) 
3.0. Manufacturer: 
3.1. Make: 
3.1.1. Type (stated on the engine, or other means of identification): 
3.2. Spark- or compression-ignition engine 
3.2.1. Specific characteristics of the engine 
3.2.1.1. Operating cycle: spark/compression ignition, four/two stroke (') 
3.2.1.2. Number, arrangement and firing order of cylinders: 
3.2.1.2.1. Bore: mm (f) 
3.2.1.2.2. Stroke: mm (f) 
3.2.1.3. Cylinder capacity: cm3 (g) 
3.2.1.4. Compression ratio (2): 
3.2.1.5. Drawings of cylinder head, piston(s), piston rings and cylinder(s): 
3.2.1.6. Idling speed (2): min"1 
3.2.1.7. Maximum net power output: kW at min" 
3.2.1.8. Net maximum torque: Nm at min"1 
3.2.2. Fuel: diesel fuel/petrol/mixture/LPG/other (') 
3.2.3. Fuel tank 
3.2.3.1. Maximum capacity (2): 
3.2.3.2. Drawing of tank with indication of materials used: 
3.2.3.3. Diagram clearly indicating the position of the tank on the vehicle: 
3.2.4. Fuel supply 
3.2.4.1. Via carburetter(s): yes/no (') 
3.2.4.1.1. Make(s): 
3.2.4.1.2. Type(s): 
3.2.4.1.3. Number fitted: 
3.2.4.1.4. Settings (2) 
i.e. of: 
3.2.4.1.4.1. Diffusers: 
3.2.4.1.4.2. Level in float chamber: 
3.2.4.1.4.3. Mass of float: 
3.2.4.1.4.4. Float needle: 
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3.2.4.1.4.5. Fuel curve as a function of the air flow and settings required in order to maintain that 
curve: 
3.2.4.1.5. Cold-starting system: manual/automatic (') 
3.2.4.1.5.1. Operating principle(s): 
3.2.4.2. By fuel injection (solely in the case of compression ignition): yes/no (l) 
3.2.4.2.1. Description of system: 
3.2.4.2.2. Operating principle: direct/indirect/turbulence chamber injection (') 
3.2.4.2.3. Injection pump 
either: 
3.2.4.2.3.1. Make(s): 
3.2.4.2.3.2. Type(s): 
or: 
3.2.4.2.3.3. Maximum fuel flow rate (') (2): 
mmVper stroke or cycle 
at a pump rotational speed of: min"1 
or characteristic diagram: 
3.2.4.2.3.4. Injection advance (2): 
3.2.4.2.3.5. Injection advance curve (2): 
3.2.4.2.3.6. Calibration procedure: test bench/engine (') 
3.2.4.2.4. Regulator 
3.2.4.2.4.2. Type: 
3.2.4.2.4.2. Cut-off point 
3.2.4.2.4.2.1. Cut-off point under load: min"1 
3.2.4.2.4.2.2. Cut-off point under no load: min"1 
3.2.4.2.4.3. Idling speed: min"1 
3.2.4.2.5. Injection pipework 
3.2.4.2.5.1. Length: mm 
3.2.4.2.5.2. Internal diameter: mm 
3.2.4.2.6. Injector(s) 
either: 
3.2.4.2.6.1. Make(s): 
3.2.4.2.6.2. Type(s): 
3.2.4.2.6.3. Opening pressure (2): kPa 
or characteristic diagram (2): 
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3.2.4.2.7. Cold starting system (if it exists) 
either: 
3.2.4.2.7.1. Make(s): 
3.2.4.2.7.2. Type(s): 
or: 
3.2.4.2.7.3. Description: 
3.2.4.2.8. Secondary starting device (if it exists) 
either: 
3.2.4.2.8.1. Make(s): 
3.2.4.2.8.2. Type(s): 
or: 
3.2.4.2.8.3. Description of system: 
3.2.4.3. By fuel injection (solely in the case of spark-ignition): yes/no (') 
either: 
3.2.4.3.1. Description of system: 
3.2.4.3.2. Operating principle: Injection into induction manifold (single/multiple point) (^/direct 
injection/other (state which: ) (') 
or: 
3.2.4.3.2.1. Make(s) of the injection pump: 
3.2.4.3.2.2. Type(s) of the injection pump: 
3.2.4.3.3. Injectors: (2): kPa 
or characteristic diagram (2): 
3.2.4.3.4. Injection advance: 
3.2.4.3.5. Cold-starting system 
3.2.4.3.5.1. Operating principle(s): 
3.2.4.3.5.2. Operating/setting limits (') (2): 
3.2.4.4. Fuel pump: yes/no (l) 
3.2.5. Electrical equipment 
3.2.5.1. Nominal voltage: V, positive/negative earth (') 
3.2.5.2. Generator 
3.2.5.2.1. Type: 
3.2.5.2.2. Nominal power: W 
3.2.6. Ignition 
3.2.6.1. Make(s): 
3.2.6.2. Type(s): 
3.2.6.3. Operating principle: 
3.2.6.4. Ignition advance curve or operating set point (2): 
3.2.6.5. Static timing (2): ° before TDC 
3.2.6.6. Points gap (2): mm 
3.2.6.7. Dwell angle (2): 
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3.2.6.8. Anti-interference system: 
3.2.6.8.1. Terminology and drawing of anti-interference equipment: 
3.2.6.8.2. Indication of the nominal dc resistance value and, in the case of resistive ignition leads, 
statement of nominal resistance per metre: 
3.2.7. Cooling system (liquid/air) (') 
3.2.7.1. Nominal setting for the engine-temperature control device: 
3.2.7.2. Liquid 
3.2.7.2.1. Nature of liquid: 
3.2.7.2.2. Circulating pump(s): yes/no (') 
3.2.7.3. Air 
3.2.7.3.1. Blower: yes/no C) 
3.2.8. Induction system 
3.2.8.1. Supercharging: with/without (') 
3.2.8.1.1. Make(s): 
3.2.8.1.2. Type(s): 
3.2.8.1.3. Description of system (example: maximum boost pressure kPa, waste gate 
(where appropriate) . . .) 
3.2.8.2. Intercooler: yes/no (') 
3.2.8.3. Description and drawings of induction pipework and accessories (plenum, reheater, 
additional air offtakes, etc.): 
3.2.8.3.1. Description of induction manifold (with drawings and/or photos): 
3.2.8.3.2. Air filter, drawings: 
or: 
3.2.8.3.2.1. Make(s): 
3.2.8.3.2.2. Type(s): 
3.2.8.3.3. Inlet silencer, drawings: 
or: 
3.2.8.3.3.1. Make(s): 
3.2.8.3.3.2. Type(s): 
3.2.9. Exhaust system 
3.2.9.1. Drawing of complete exhaust system: 
3.2.10. Minimum cross section of the inlet and exhaust ports: 
3.2.11. Induction system or equivalent data 
3.2.11.1. Maximum valve lift, opening and closing angles in relation to the dead centres, or data 
concerning the settings of other possible systems: 
3.2.11.2. Reference and/or setting ranges ('): 
3.2.12. Anti-air-pollution measures adopted 
3.2.12.1. Crankcase-gas recycling device, solely in the case of four-stroke engines (description and 
drawings): 
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3.2.12.2. Additional anti-pollution devices (where present and not included under another 
heading): 
3.2.12.2.1. Description and/or drawings: 
3.2.13. Location of absorption coefficient symbol (solely in the case of compression-ignition 
engines): 
3.3. Electric traction motor 
3.3.1. Type (winding, excitation): 
3.3.1.1. Maximum hourly output: kW 
3.3.1.2. Service voltage: V 
3.3.2. Battery 
3.3.2.1. Number of components: 
3.3.2.2. Mass: kg 
3.3.2.3. Capacity: Ah (amp/hours) 
3.3.2.4. Location: 
3.4. Other motors or combinations of motors (specific information concerning the parts of 
those motors): 
3.5. Temperatures permitted by the manufacturer 
3.5.1. Cooling system 
3.5.1.1. Liquid cooling 
Maximum outlet temperature: °C 
3.5.1.2. Air cooling 
3.5.1.2.1. Reference point: 
3.5.1.2.2. Maximum temperature at reference point: °C 
3.6. Lubrication system 
3.6.1. Description of system 
3.6.1.1. Location of oil tank (if it exists): 
3.6.1.2. Supply system (pump/injection into induction system/mixed with the fuel, etc.) ('): 
3.6.2. Lubricant mixed with the fuel 
3.6.2.1. Percentage: 
3.6.3. Oil cooler: yes/no (') 
3.6.3.1. Drawing(s): 
or 
3.6.3.1.1. Make(s): 
3.6.3.1.2. Type(s): 
4. Transmission (h) 
4.1. Diagram of transmission system: 
4.2. Type (mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, etc.): 
4.3. Clutch (type): 
4.4. Gearbox 
4.4.1. Type: automatic/manual (*) 
4.4.2. Method of selection: by hand/foot (') 
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4.5. Gear ratios 
N 
Minimum CVT 
1 
2 
3 
Maximum CVT 
Reverse gear Rl R2 R3 Rt 
N = gear ratio, 
Rl -» primary ratio (ratio of engine speed to rotational speed of primary gearbox shaft), 
R2 = secondary ratio (ratio of rotational speed of primary shaft to rotational speed of secondary 
shaft in gearbox), 
R3 = final drive ratio (ratio of rotational speed of gearbox output shaft to rotational speed of drive 
wheels), 
Rt = overall ratio. 
4.6. Maximum speed of vehicle and gear in which it is reached (in km/h) (i): 
4.7. Speedometer and odometer: yes/no (') 
4.7.1. Make(s): 
4.7.2. Type(s): 
5. Suspension 
5.1. Drawing of suspension components: 
5.2. Tyres (category, dimensions and maximum loading) and standard-mount wheels: 
5.2.1. Nominal rolling circumference: 
5.2.2. Tyre pressures recommended by the manufacturer: kPa 
5.2.3. Tyre/wheel combinations: 
6. Steering 
6.1. Steering gear and control 
6.1.1. Type of gear: 
7. Braking 
7.1. Diagram of braking devices: 
7.2. Front and rear brakes, disc and/or drum (') 
7.2.1. Make(s): 
7.2.2. Type(s): 
7.3. Drawing of parts of the brake system: 
7.3.1. Shoes and/or pads ('): 
7.3.2. Linings and/or pads ('): 
^.^.^1 ^fici^]ourn^ofrn^Furoo^nC^ornmUnin^ ^oC^MOBt^ 
^.^. Brake levers andBor pedals CP 
BA^Bt. Hydraulic reservoirs ^whereapplicablep 
^. Other devices ^whereapplicablep drawing and descriptions 
^. L^t^ga^dl^ght-s^atl^g devices 
^.1. List of all devices ^mentioning the number, make^sg model, component type-approval 
mark^,the maximum intensity of the mainheam headlights, colour,the corresponding 
telltaleg 
^.^. Diagram showing the location of the lighting and light-signalling devices^ 
^. Hazard warning flashers ^wherefittedg. 
^.^. Additional requirements relating to special vehicles^ 
^.t. C^^^^^where applicable^ 
^1.1. Type^hookBringBotherC^ 
^.t.^. Photographs andBor drawings showing the position and the construction of the coupling 
devices^ 
^.1. Photographs andBor drawings of the arrangement of the symbols, controls, tell-tales and 
indicators' 
^.1. Photographs andBor drawings showing the location of the statutory inscriptions and the 
frame numbers 
^.^. Photographs andBor drawings showing the official part of the inscriptions ^example filled 
inwithastatementofdimensionsp 
^.^. Photographs andBor drawings of the chassis number ^example filled in with statement of 
dimensionsp 
B.INEORMATIONRELATINCSOLELYTOTWO-WHEELMOPEDS AND MOTOR CYCLES 
t. E^u^e^ 
t.t. ^^r-^^^rr^r^ (^please provide the following information for each rear-view mirrors 
t.t.t Make 
t.t.^. Component type-approval mark^ 
t.t.^. Variants 
t.tBt. Drawings showing the location of the rear-view mirrors in relation to the structure of 
the vehicles 
t.t.^. Precise information concerning the type of attachment, including that part of the vehicle 
structure to which the rear-view mirror is attached^ 
t.^. Location of rear registration plate of motor cycles vindicate variants where necessary^ 
drawings may be used as appropriated 
t.^.t. Inclination of plane in relation to the verticals 
^oCMMOB^O C^ffici^journ^lofrli^Euroo^nCornrnunin^ ^^^1 
t.^.t. Type^ central andBor side (^) 
t.^t. Btr^^^^^^r^^^^ (where applicahle) 
t.^.t. Photographs andBor drawings showing the location and the constructions 
I.^.t Type^ strap andBor handled) 
t.^. Phonographs andBor drawings showing the locations 
C.INEORMATIONRELATINGSOLELYTO THREE-WHEEL MOPEDS AND TRICYCLES 
t. Dimensions and masses (in mm and kg) (where necessary refer to sketches) 
t.t. Dimensions to he maintained when an unhodied frame is hodied^ 
t.t.t. Lengths 
t.t.^. Widths 
t.t.^. Unladen heights 
t.t.^. Eronto^erhang^ 
t.t.^. Rearo^erhang^ 
t.t.D. Limit positions for centre of gravity of hodied^ehicle^ 
L^ A^^^(d) 
t.^.t. Maximum payload declared hy manufacturers 
^. E^mnmen^ 
^.t.t. Nature of hodywork^ 
^.t.^. General dimensional arrangement drawing of insider 
^.t.^. General dimensional arrangement drawing of outsider 
^.t.^. Materials and methods of manufactured 
^.t.^. Passenger doors, locks and hinges^ 
^.t.D. Configuration, dimensions, direction and maximum opening angle of doors^ 
^.t.^. Drawing of locks and hinges and their location in the doors^ 
^.t.^. Technical description of locks and hinges^ 
^.t Windscreen 
^.IBt Materials used^ 
^.^. Other gla^ing^ 
^^t Materials used^ 
^.t. Detailed technical description (with photographs or drawings)^ 
^.^t COfhci^Journ^ofLn^Euroo^nC^ornrnunin^ ^loClMOB^t 
^Bt.t. Detailed technical description (with photographs or drawingsg 
^Met. Detailed technical description (with photographs or drawingsg 
^. ^O^r^^^^^rr^r(^(please give the following information for each rear^view mirrors 
^.Dt. ^ake^ 
^.^. Component type^approvalmark^ 
^D.^. Variants 
^.D.^t. Drawing(s^ showing the location of the rear^viewmirror(s^ in relation to the structure of 
the vehicles 
^.D.^. Detailed information on the method of attachment, including that part of the structure of 
the vehicle to which the rearDview mirror is attached^ 
^ ^^ 
^.1 ^Cumher^ 
^.^.^. Locations 
^.B5^. Coordinates or drawing of the^point(i^ 
^.^1. Driving seat^ 
^.B5^. (Other seats^ 
^.^. intended seat^hack inclinations 
^.^.t. Driving seat^ 
^BB.^ (Other seats^ 
^mm^. Seat adiustment range 
^.^1. Driving seat^ 
^.^. (Other seats^ 
^. ^^^^r^^^^rr^^^^r^^^^ (where applicahle^ 
^.1. Summary description of type of vehicle in respect of the heating system if this uses heat 
from the liquid engine coolants 
^.^. Detailed description of the type of vehicle in respect of the heating system if this uses the 
cooling air or exhaust gases asaheat source,including^ 
^.^.t. ^n overall drawing of the heating system giving its location on the vehicle (and the 
arrangement of thesound dampingdevices (including theposition of the heattransfer 
points^g ^.... 
^MMe An overall drawing of the heatexehanger used in systemsutili^ing the heatfrom the 
exhaust gases, or of thepartswherethat exchange takesplace (in the case of heating 
systems using the heat provided hy the engine cooling airg 
^mmm^. ^ sectional drawing of the heat exchanger or parts where heat exchange takes place, 
together with a statement of the wall thickness of the materials used and the 
characteristics of their surfa^e^ 
^mr^. Specifications regarding the method of manufacturer and technical data relating to other 
maior components of the heating system, su^h as the fan^ 
No C 110/22 Official Journal of the European Communities 25. 4. 91 
2.9. Safety belts 
2.9.1. Number and location of safety belts together with a reference to the seats where that type 
of equipment may be used: 
D/P Complete component Variant 
type approval mark (if any) 
Front seats 
Rear seats 
Centre rear and centre front seats 
Special devices (example: seat height adjustment, preloading device, etc.) 
D = drivers side. 
P = front passenger side. 
2.10. Attachment points 
2.10.1. Number and location of the attachment points: 
2.10.2. Photographs and/or drawings of the bodywork showing the true, effective location and 
dimensions of the attachment points, together with an indication of the R-point position: 
2.10.3. Drawings of the attachment points and the parts of the structure of the vehicle to which 
they are attached (together with a statement of the nature of the materials used): 
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2.10.4. Designation of the types (*) authorized for attachment to the attachment points on the 
vehicle 
Front 
outside 
lower attachment points 
inside 
Right-hand seat upper attachment points 
right 
lower attachment points 
left 
Central seat upper attachment points 
outside 
lower attachment points 
inside 
Left-hand seat upper attachment points 
Rear 
outside 
lower attachment points 
inside 
Right-hand seat upper attachment points 
right 
lower attachment points 
left 
Central seat upper attachment points 
outside 
lower attachment points 
inside 
Left-hand seat upper attachment points Location of attachment point 
structure of 
vehicle structure of 
seat 
2.10.5. Description of a specific type of belt, one attachment point of which is attached to the 
seat back-rest or incorporates an energy-dissipation device: 
2.11. Location of the rear registration plate of tricycles (mention variants, if any; drawings may 
be used, as appropriate): 
2.11.1. Inclination of the plane from the vertical: 
(*) 'A' for a three-point belt. 'B' for a lap belt. 'S' for the special types of belt; in this case provide specific information on 
the nature of these types under 'observations'. 'Ar', 'Br' or 'Sr' for a belt incorporating an inertia reel. 'Are', 'Bre' and 
'Sre' for belt equipped with an inertia reel and an energy-absorption device on at least one attachment point. 
Footnotes 
Wherever they appear references (') and (2) mean: 
(*) Delete where inappropriate. 
(2) State tolerance(s). 
(a) The description may be replaced by a reference to that component-type approval for each device that has been 
component-type approved. Likewise, no description is needed for any component the structure of which emerges 
clearly from the diagrams or sketches attached to the certificate. 
State the number or the corresponding annexes for each heading where photographs and drawings must be attached. 
(b) Where used, means of identification shall only appear on vehicles, technical entities or components falling within the 
scope of the separate regulation governing component-type approval. 
Where the method of type identification includes characters which do not relate to the description of the types of 
vehicle/technical entity/component referred to in this information document, those characters shall be replaced in the 
documentation by the sign '?' (example: ABC??123??). 
(c) Classification in accordance with the following categories: 
— two-wheel moped, 
— three-wheel moped, 
— motor-cycle, 
— motor-cycle with side-car, 
— tricycle. 
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(d) 1. Unladen mass: mass of vehicle ready for normal use and equipped as follows: 
— additional equipment required solely for the normal use under consideration, 
— complete electrical equipment, including the lighting and light-signalling devices supplied by the manufacturer, 
— instruments and devices required by the laws under which the unladen mass of the vehicle has been measured, 
— the appropriate amounts of liquids in order to ensure the proper operation of all parts of the vehicle. 
NB: the fuel and the fuel/oil mixture are not included in the measurement, but components such as the battery 
acid, the hydraulic fluid, the coolant and the engine oil must be included. 
2. Mass in running order: unladen mass to which the mass of the following components shall be added: 
— fuel: tank filled to at least 90 % of the capacity stated by the manufacturer, 
— additional equipment normally supplied by the manufacturer in addition to that needed for normal operation 
(tool kit, luggage carrier, windscreen, protective equipment, etc.). 
NB: in the case of a vehicle operating with a fuel/oil mixture: 
(a) when the fuel and oil are pre-mixed the word 'fuel' must be interpreted so as to mean a prior mixture of fuel 
and oil of this type; 
(b) when the fuel and oil are introduced separately the word 'fuel' must be interpreted in such a way as only to 
include the petrol. In this case the oil is already included in the measurement or the dry weight. 
3. Technically permissible maximum mass: mass calculated by the manufacturer for specific operating conditions, 
taking account of factors such as the strength of the materials, loading capacity of the tyres, etc. 
4. Maximum payload declared by the manufacturer: load obtained by subtracting the mass defined in 2, with rider, 
from the mass defined in 3. 
5. The mass of the rider is taken to be a round figure of 75 kg. 
(e) Where unconventional engines and systems are fitted information equivalent to that referred under this heading must 
be supplied by their manufacturer. 
(f) This figure should be to the nearest tenth of a millimetre. 
(g) This value should be calculated with PI = 3,1416 to the nearest cm3, 
(h) The information requested should be supplied for all possible variants, 
(i) A tolerance of 5 % shall be permitted. 
(j) The 'R point' or 'seat reference point' means the reference point referred to by the manufacturer, which: 
— has specific coordinates in relation to the structure of the vehicle, 
— corresponds to the theoretical position of the point of rotation of the trunk/thighs ('H point') for the lowest 
normal driving or use position and the rearmost position stated by the manufacturer of the vehicle for each of the 
seats provided, 
— 'R point' declared by the manufacturer may be taken as a reference by the competent authorities, where they so 
wish, for each of the seats other than the front seats where the 'H point' cannot be determined by means or the 
'tridimensional reference system' or the procedures for determination of the 'H point'. 
ANNEX III 
TYPE-APPROVAL FORM 
(Model) 
A. PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED 
Completion of a type-approval form, as part of the type approval procedure, comprises the following 
operations: 
1. entries against the headings provided for that purpose in the model type-approval certificate set out 
in item B below on the basis of corresponding data contained in the information document; 
2. checking the correctness of the corresponding information contained in the information document if 
the term CONF is opposite the heading in the type-approval document, and placing a cross in one 
of the two boxes, depending upon the outcome of the tests carried out: the first box if the infor­
mation set out in the information document is correct, and the second box if the information is not 
correct; 
3. checking the conformity of the component or characteristic referred to in the heading with the 
requirements of the separate regulation relating to it (them) if the term SR is opposite the heading in 
the model type-approval certificate, and entering a cross in one of the two boxes, depending upon 
the result or the checks carried out: the first box if the requirements of the separate regulation have 
been met, and the second box if those requirements have not been met; 
4. after the checks referred to in 2 and 3 above have been carried out the type-approval certificate 
shown in item C below shall be filled in. 
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B. TYPE-APPROVAL CERTIFICATE No 
Heading 
No 
1. 
1.1. 
1.2. 
1.3. 
1.4. 
2. 
2.1. 
2.2. 
2.3. 
2.3.1. 
2.3.2. 
2.4. 
3. 
4. 
4.1. 
4.2. 
4.3. 
4.4. 
4.4.1. 
4.4.2. 
4.4.3. 
4.4.4. 
4.4.5. 
4.4.6. 
4.4.7. 
4.4.8. 
4.4.9. 
4.4.10. 
4.4.11. 
4.4.12. 
4.4.13. 
4.5. 
4.5.1. 
4.5.2. 
4.5.3. 
4.5.4. 
5. Heading 
General 
Make 
Type (specify any variants or versions) 
Name and address of manufacturer 
Name and address of manufacturer's authorized represen­
tative, if any 
General arrangement of vehicle 
Category of vehicle 
Maximum design speed 
Wheels 
Number 
Symmetrical or asymmetrical configuration (in the case of 
three-wheel vehicles) 
Frame layout diagram 
Masses and dimensions 
Engine or motor 
Manufacturer's name and address (if different to manufacturer 
of vehicle) 
Make 
Type (spark-or compression-ignition, or electric) 
Spark or compression-ignition engine 
Cycle 
Cooling system 
Lubrication system 
Number and configuration of cylinders or stators (in the case 
of a rotary-piston engine) 
Bore, stroke, cylinder capacity or volume of combustion 
chamber (in the case of rotary-piston engines) 
Full diagram of induction system 
Compression ratio (pistons and seals) 
Net maximum engine power and maximum torque 
Fuel tank 
Carburettor or other fuel systems 
Electrical system (voltage) 
Generator (type and maximum output) 
Anti-pollution devices 
Electric traction motor 
Nominal supply voltage 
Traction battery(s) 
Maximum net power and maximum torque 
Cooling system 
Transmission T-
CONF 
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No C 110/26 Official Journal of the European Communities 25. 4. 91 
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and de-misting devices for three-wheeled vehicles with 
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wheeled vehicles with bodywork 
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C. TYPE-APPROVAL CERTIFICATE No 
I the undersigned certify that the description contained in information document No ... supplied by 
the manufacturer corresponds to the moped/motorcycle/tricycle (l), identified in item 1 above of this 
type-approval certificate and submitted as a prototype for a series of vehicles. 
It emerges from the test carried out that the vehicle described above, which was submitted as a 
prototype for a series, complies with/does not comply with (l) the references (CONF and SR) entered 
in this type-approval form. 
Done at , 
(signature) 
(position held) 
(') Delete where inappropriate. 
25. 4. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities NoC 110/27 
ANNEX IV 
A. CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY ACCOMPANYING EACH VEHICLE IN THE SERIES OF 
THE TYPE THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED 
(Model) 
I the undersigned (surname and first name) 
hereby certify that the following moped/motorcycle/tricycle (') 
1. Make: 
2. Type: 
3. No in type series: 
conforms to the type that was approved at on by described in 
type-approval certificate No and in information document No 
Done at on 
(signature) 
(position held) 
B. CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY ACCOMPANYING EACH TECHNICAL ENTITY OR 
COMPONENT NOT FITTED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TO THE SERIES OF THE TYPE 
THAT HAS BEEN COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVED 
(Model) 
I the undersigned (surname and first name) 
hereby certify that the (technical entity or component) 
1. Make: 
2. Type: 
3. No in type series: 
conforms to the type that was component type-approved on by described by 
component type-approval certificate No and by information document No 
Done at on 
(signature) 
(position held) 
(') Delete where inappropriate. 
NoC 110/28 Official Journal of the European Communities 25. 4. 91 
ANNEX V 
COMPONENT TYPE APPROVAL MARK 
1. The component type-approval mark shall consist of: 
1.1. a rectangle surrounding a lower case letter 'e', followed by the distinctive number or group of letters 
of the Member State that has delivered component type-approval, i.e.: 
— 1 
— 2 
— 3 
— 4 
— 6 
— 9 
— 11 
— 13 
— 18 
— 21 
— EL 
— IRL for the Federal Republic of Germany, 
for France, 
for Italy, 
for the Netherlands, 
for Belgium, 
for Spain, 
for the United Kingdom, 
for Luxembourg, 
for Denmark, 
for Portugal, 
for Greece, 
for Ireland; 
1.2. the component type-approval number corresponding to the number of the component type-approval 
form completed for the technical entity or component concerned. The component type-approval 
number shall be entered below and close to the rectangle referred to in item 1.1. The figures making 
up the component type-approval number shall be entered on the same side of the letter V and shall 
face the same direction. In order to avoid any confusion with other symbols, the use of roman 
numerals in the component type-approval number must be avoided. 
2. The component type-approval mark shall be affixed to the technical entity or component in such a 
way as to be indelible and clearly legible, even when the technical entity or component is fitted to the 
vehicle. 
3. An example of a component type-approval mark is contained in the appendix. 
25. 4. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities NoC 110/29 
Appendix 
Example of a component type-approval mark 
3a 
60676 2a 
Legend: The above component type-approval mark was issued by Ireland (e IRL) under No 60676. 
No C 110/30 Official Journal of the European Communities 25. 4. 91 
ANNEX VI 
PROVISIONS RELATING TO CHECKING THE CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION 
1. In order to check that vehicles, technical entities and components are produced in such a way as to 
conform to the type which has been type-approved (for vehicles) or component type-approved (for 
technical entities or components), the following provisions shall apply: 
1.1. the holder of the type-approval certificate or component type-approval certificate shall be obliged to: 
1.1.1. ensure that there are procedures for the effective monitoring of product quality; 
1.1.2. have access to the monitoring equipment necessary for checking the conformity of each type of 
vehicle which has been type-approved or each type of technical entity or component which has been 
component type-approved; 
1.1.3. ensure that the data concerning test results are recorded and the attached documents are kept for a 
period of 12 months after the cessation of production; 
1.1.4. analyse the results of each type of test in order to monitor and ensure the consistency of the charac­
teristics of the product, with due regard for the variations permissible within industrial manufacture; 
1.1.5. take steps to ensure that the tests prescribed in the relevant separate regulation are performed for 
each type of product; 
1.1.6. take steps to ensure that any taking of samples or specimens which give evidence of non-conformity 
for the type of test under consideration is followed by a fresh taking of samples and a new test. All 
necessary measures must be taken to reestablish the conformity of the corresponding production. 
1.2. The competent authorities which have issued the type approval certificate or component type 
approval certificate may check at any time the methods used for checking conformity in each 
production unit. 
1.2.1. At the time of each inspection the test and production records must be conveyed to the inspector. 
1.2.2. The inspector may select at random samples to be tested in the manufacturer's laboratory. The 
minimum number of samples may be determined in accordance with the results of the manu­
facturer's own checks. 
1.2.3. Where the quality level appears unsatisfactory or where it seems necessary to check the validity of 
tests performed in accordance with 1.2.2, the inspector must take samples which will be sent to the 
technical body which has performed the tests for type-approval or component type-approval. 
1.2.4. The competent authorities may perform all the tests prescribed in the separate regulation(s) applying 
to the product(s) concerned. 
1.2.5. Normally the competent authorities shall authorize (n) (') inspections per year. If negative results are 
noted during an inspection, the competent authority must ensure that all necessary measures are 
taken to reestablish conformity of production as soon as possible. 
(') n is defined in each individual Regulation.