9.11.92 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoC293/43
ProposalforaCouncilDirectiveonstatutorymarkingsfortwoorthree-wheelmotorvehicles
(92/C293/07)
COM(92)336Final—SYN434
(Submitted ,bytheCommissionon28September1992)
shouldbeentrustedtotheCommissioninordertosimplify
andexpeditetheprocedure;whereasitisadvisable,
whenevertheCouncilgrantspowerstotheCommissionfor
theimplementation oftheruleslaiddowninrespectoftwoor
three-wheelmotorvehicles,toprovideforanadvance
consultationprocedurebetweentheCommissionandthe
MemberStateswithinanAdvisoryCommittee,
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE :
Article1
ThisDirectiveanditsAnnexshallapplytostatutory
markingsforalltypesoftwoorthree-wheelvehicleas
definedinArticle1ofCouncilDirective92/.../EECof...
onthetype-approvaloftwoorthree-wheelvehicles.THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle100a
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
IncooperationwiththeEuropeanParliament,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicandSocial
Committee,
Whereasitisnecessarytoadoptmeasuresintendedgradually
tointroducetheinternalmarketoveraperiodexpiringon31
December1992;whereastheinternalmarketcomprisesan
entitywithoutinternalfrontierswithinwhichthefree
movementofgoods,persons,servicesandcapitalis
guaranteed;
WhereasineachMemberStatetwoorthree-wheelvehicles
must,inrespectoftheirstatutorymarkings,displaycertain
mandatorytechnicalcharacteristics whichdifferfromone
MemberStatetoanother;whereasthisdisparityconstitutesa
barriertotradewithintheCommunity ;
Whereasthosebarrierstotheestablishmentandoperationof
theinternalmarketcanberemovedifthesamerequirements
areadoptedbyalloftheMemberStatesinplaceoftheir
nationalregulations;
Whereasthedrawing-upofharmonizedrequirementsfor
statutorymarkingsfortwoorthree-wheelvehiclesis
necessaryinordertoenablethetype-approval and
componenttype-approvalprocedureslaiddowninDirective
92/.../EECtobeimplementedinrespectofeach"typeof
saidvehicle(');
Whereas,giventhescaleandimpactoftheactionproposedin
thesectorinquestion,theCommunitymeasureswhichare
thesubjectofthisDirectivearenecessary,oreven
indispensable ,toattaintheobjectiveset,namelyCommunity
vehicletype-approval ;whereasthisobjectivecannotbe
adequatelyachievedbytheMemberStatesindividually;
Whereasthereisaneedfortherapidadjustmentofthe
technicalrequirementssetoutintheAnnextothisDirective
totakeaccountoftechnicalprogress;whereasthistaskArticle2
Theprocedureforthegrantingofcomponenttype-approval
inrespectofthestatutorymarkingsforatypeoftwoor
three-wheelvehicleandtheconditionsgoverningthefree
movementofsaidvehiclesshallbethosesetoutinCouncil
Directive92/.../EECintheChaptersIIandIII
respectively .
Article3
Anyamendmentsnecessarytoadapttherequirementsofthe
Annexestotechnicalprogressshallbeadoptedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle4ofthis
Directive.
Article4
Inallcaseswherereferenceismadetotheproceduresetoutin
thisArticle,therepresentative oftheCommissionshall
submittotheCommitteesetupbyArticle12ofDirective
70/156/EEC(2)adraftofthemeasurestobetaken.The
(')OJNoL.(2)OJNoL42,23.2.1970,p.1,aslastamendedbyDirective
92/53/EEC(OJNoL225,10.8.1992,p.1).

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complywiththisDirectivenotlaterthan1August1994.
TheyshallforthwithinformtheCommissionthereof.
Theyshallimplementtheseprovisionswitheffectfrom
1October1994.
2.WhentheMemberStatesadopttheseprovisions,the
provisionsshallcontainareferencetothisDirectiveorshall
beaccompaniedbysuchareferencewhentheyarepublished
inofficialform.Theproceduresformakingsuchreference
shallbelaiddownbytheMemberStates.Committeeshalldeliveritsopiniononthedraftwithinatime
limitwhichthechairmanmaylaydownaccordingtothe
urgencyofthematter,ifnecessarybytakingavote.
Theopinionshallberecordedintheminutes;inaddition,
eachMemberStateshallhavetherighttoasktohaveits
positionrecordedintheminutes.TheCommissionshalltake
theutmostaccountoftheopinondeliveredbythe
Committee .ItshallinformtheCommitteeofthemannerin
whichitsopinionhasbeentakenintoaccount.
Article5
1.MemberStatesshallbringintoforcethelaws,
regulationsandadministrative provisionsnecessarytoArticle6
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.

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ANNEX
REQUIREMENTS ATTACHEDTOSTATUTORY MARKINGSFORTWOORTHREE-WHEEL MOTOR
VEHICLES
1.GENERAL
1.1.Allvehiclesshallreceiveaplateandmarkingsasdescribedbelow.Thatplateandthosemarkingsshallbe
affixedbythemanufacturerorhisauthorizedrepresentative .
2.MANUFACTURER 'SDATAPLATE
2.1.Amanufacturer'sdataplate,amodelofwhichisshowninAppendix1shallbefirmlyattached,atan
easilyaccessiblepoint,toapartwhichisnormallynotlikelytobereplacedduringuse;itmustbeeasily
legibleandcontainthefollowinginformationinanindelibleform,inthefollowingorder:
2.1.1.nameofmanufacturer ;
2.1.2.type-approvalmarkasdescribedinArticle8ofCouncilDirective92//EEConthetype-approvalof
twoorthree-wheelmotorvehicles;
2.1.3.thevehicleidentificationnumber(VIN);
2.1.4.themakeandreferenceofthetype(s)ofsilencer.Thisdoesnotapplytomopedsandmotorcyclessince
thisinformationiscontainedontheplateprovidedforbyCouncilDirective93//EEConmeasures
againsttamperingwithmopedsandmotorcycles;
2.1.5.thestaticsoundlevel:...dB(A)at...rev/min.
2.2.Thetype-approvalmarkasrequiredbyitem2.1.2.,thestaticsoundlevelvalueandthenumberof
rev/minuteasrequiredbyitem2.1.5.arenotincludedinthecomponenttype-approvalofstatutory
markings.However,thosepiecesofinformationshallbeattachedtoallvehiclesmanufactured in
conformitywiththetypethathasbeenapproved.
2.3.Manufacturers mayaffixadditionalinformationbelowortoonesideofthemandatorymarkings,
outsideaclearlymarkedrectanglewhichcontainsonlytheinformationrequiredbyitems2.1.1.to
2.1.5.(seeAppendix1).
3.VEHICLEIDENTIFICATION NUMBER
Thevehicleidentificationnumberconsistsofastructuredcombinationofcharactersassignedtoeach
vehiclebytheirmanufacturer .Itspurposeistoenableanyvehicletobeidentifiedunambiguously viaits
manufacturer —withoutanyneedforanyotherinformation—foraperiodof30years.The
identificationmustmeetthefollowingrequirements :
3.1.thevehicleidentificationnumbermustbeenteredonthemanufacturer'sdataplate.Itmustalsobe
hammeredorpunchedinsuchawayastoavoidobliterationorchangeonthechassisorframeatapoint
suchthatitcaneasilybeaccessible,anditmustbesituatedontherighthalfofthevehicle;
3.1.1.thevehicleidentificationnumbermustbeinthreeparts:
3.1.1.1.thefirstpartconsistsofacodeassignedtothevehiclemanufacturerenablingthatpersontobeidentified.
Thecodeshallconsistofthreecharacters(lettersordigits)issuedbythecompetentauthoritiesinthe
countryinwhichthemanufacturerhashisregisteredaddressinlinewiththepracticeoftheinternational
agencyactingontheauthorizationoftheInternationalOrganizationforStandardization (ISO).The
firstcharacterdesignatesageographicalarea,thesecondacountrywithinageographicalareaandthe
thirdcharacteraparticularmanufacturer .Wherethemanufacturerproduceslessthan500vehiclesper
yearthethirdcharacterisalwaysa9.Inordertoidentifythatmanufacturertheauthorityreferredto
aboveshallalsoissuethethird,fourthandfifthpart-3characters;

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3.1.1.2.thesecondpartconsistsofsixcharacters(lettersordigits)forthepurposeofdescribingthegeneral
characteristicsofthevehicle(type,variantandversion);eachcharacteristicmayberepresentedbytwo
characters.Ifitsmanufacturerdoesnotuseoneormoreofthosecharacterstheunusedspacesshallbe
filledbyalphabeticalornumericalcharacters,thechoicebeinglefttothemanufacturer ;
3.1.1.3.thethirdpartshallconsistofeightcharactersthelastfourofwhicharerequiredtobenumericaland,in
combinationwiththetwootherparts,mustenableaparticularvehicletobeclearlyidentified.Any
unusedpositionmustbefilledbya0inordertoobtaintherequisitetotalnumberofcharacters;
3.1.2.thevehicleidentificationnumbermust,whereverpossible,occupyasingleline.Bywayofanexception
andfortechnicalreasonsitmayalsooccupytwolines.However,inthiscasetheremustbenobreaks
withinanyofthethreeparts;
thebeginningandendofeachlinemustbemarkedbyasymbolwhichisneitheranArabicnumeralnora
capitalLatinletter,normustitbepossibletoconfusethiswithanysuchcharacter.Anexemptionmaybe
grantedifthenumberisenteredonasinglelineonthemanufacturer'?dataplate.Theintroductionof
saidsymbolwithinalinebetweenthethreeparts(Item3.1.1.)isalsoauthorized;
Theremustbenospacesbetweenthecharacters.
4.CHARACTERS
4.1.LatinlettersandArabicnumeralsmustbeusedforallofthemarkingsprovidedforinItems2
and3.
4.2.Inthevehicleidentification number:
4.2.1.lettersI,OandQ,ordashes,asterisksorotherspecificsignsareprohibited;
4.2.2.lettersandfiguresshallhavethefollowingminimumheights:
4.2.2.1.4mminthecaseofcharactersentereddirectlyonthechassisorframeoranyothersimilarvehicle
structure;
4.2.2.2.3mminthecaseofcharactersenteredonthemanufacturer'sdataplate.

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Appendix1
Exampleofmanufacturer'sdataplate
Theexamplebelowshallinnowayaffecttheinformationactuallysetoutonmanufacturer'sdataplates,northe
dimensionsoftheplateitself,thefiguresorletters.Itisgivensolelybywayofanexample.
Theadditionalinformationreferredtoinitem2.3maybeenteredbelowortoonesideoftheinformationrequired
inthefollowingrectangle.
STELLAFABBRICAMOTOCICLI
e35364
3GSKLM3AC8B120000
ROSSANIXT28
80dB(A)—3750t/m
Legend:
Intheaboveexampleofaplatethevehicleatissuehasbeenmadeby'Stellafabbricamotocicli'andtype-approved
inItaly(e3),undernumber5364.
Theidentificationnumber(3GSKLM3AC8B120000 )meansasfollows:
—firstpart(3GS):
—3:geographicalarea(Europe);
—G:countrywithinthegeographicalarea(Germany);
—S:manufacturer (StellaFabbricaMotocicli);
—secondpart(KLM3AC):
—KL:typeofvehicle;
—M3:variant(vehiclebodywork);
—AC:version(vehicleengine);
—thirdpart(8B120000):
—8B12:identificationofthevehicleandcombinationofthetwootherpartsoftheidentification
number;
—0000:unusedpositionsthathavebeenfilledbya0inordertomakeupthetotalnumberofcharacters
required.
TheonlytypeofsilencerfittedtothevehicleisoftheRossanimakeanditsreferenceisXT28.
Thestaticsoundlevelis80dB(A)at3750rev/min.

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Appendix2
Informationdocumentinrespectofstatutorymarkingsforatypeoftwoorthree-wheelmotorvehicle
(tobeattachedtotheapplicationforcomponenttype-approvalwherethisissubmittedseparatelyfromthe
applicationforvehicletype-approval )
OrderNo(assignedbytheapplicant):
Theapplicationforcomponenttype-approvalinrespectofstatutorymarkingsforatypeoftwoorthree-wheel
motorvehicleshallcontaintheinformationsetoutunderthefollowingpointsinAnnexIItoDirective
92/.../EEC:
—0.1
—0.2
—0.4to0.6
—9.3.1to9.3.3.
Appendix3
Certificateofcomponenttype-approvalinrespectofstatutorymarkingsforatypeoftwoorthree-wheelmotor
vehicle
MODEL
Nameofadministration
ReportNo bytestingbody date
Componenttype-approvalNo: ExtensionNo:
1.Makeortradenameofvehicle:
2.Typeofvehicle:
3.Manufacturer 'snameandaddress:
4.Nameandaddressofmanufacturer'srepresentatives (ifany):
5.Vehiclesubmittedforteston:
6.Componenttype-approvalgranted/refused(*):
7.Place:
8.Date:
9.Signature:
(')Deleteasappropriate .