COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMVIUNITIES 
C0M(91)238 final - SYN 347 
Brussels, 8 July 1991 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 
RELATING TO THE EXTERNAL PROJECTIONS 
FORWARD OF THE CAB'S REAR PANEL 
OF MOTOR VEHICLES OF CATEGORY N 
(presented by the Commission) 
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
I. BACKGROUND 
1. The Implementation of the EEC type approval procedure for motor 
vehicles and their trailers covered by Council directive 70/156/EEC of 
6 February 19701> comprises especially the adoption of the last 
separate directives for passenger cars (tyres, masses and dimensions, 
safety glazing). The Commission has submitted proposals for this 
reason in January 1990. Furthermore the framework directive assigns 
the adoption of special provisions for goods vehicles, that is to say 
trucks with a maximum mass exceeding 3,5 t. To take care of the 
precise and comprehensive content of these provisions it is deemed 
opportune to adopt in particular harmonized Community requirements, 
inter alia, masses and dimensions (items 2.2, 2.4, 2,6 and 2,8 fo Annex 
II), speed limiters and external projections of cabs (item 12.4 of 
Annex I I) as special safety provisions for goods vehicles. 
2. The European Parliament has adopted, on the 13 March 1984, a resolution 
on the introduction of a programme of Community measures to promote 
road safety2* and on the 18 February 1986 another resolution on common 
measures to reduce road accidents as part of the Community's programme 
for Road Safety Year 19863). The Council and the Commission are asked 
by these resolutions to take the necessary measures with the aim of 
promoting road safety. 
1) OJ n° L 42, 23.2.1970, p. 1 
2) OJ n° C 104, 16.4.1984, p. 38 
3) OJ n° C 68, 24.3.1986, p. 35 
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3. in view of the entry into force of the Single European Act and of the 
aim of a single internal market to be achieved by the end of 1992, it 
is now urgent that the remaining measures that are needed in order to 
complete EEC type approval should be adopted. 
4. The legal/administrative procedure put forward in the enacting terms of 
these proposals does not depart from that laid down in framework 
directive 70/156/EEC that is currently in force except as regards the 
procedure for adaptation to technical progress, whereby the Regulatory 
Committee has been replaced by the Advisory Committee. Indeed, the 
Commission intends to apply the provisions of the Single Act, which 
provide for the delegation of power to the Commission in order to 
proceed with this task. 
5. With regard to the other options, such as that of the method of 
harmonization (total or optional), the Commission is still applying the 
solutions currently in force. 
However, the Commission does not intend to neglect this important 
matter; considering that the total harmonization will be essential in 
order to fully achieve the large single market, it intends to put 
forward relevant proposals when the framework directive 70/156/EEC is 
next amended. 
I I. REASONS FOR AND CONTENT OF THE PROPOSALS 
6. External projections of cabs of commercial vehicles 
This draft directive is based on item 12.4 of Annex M to the framework 
directive 70/156/EEC and on the resolutions of European Parliament 
related to the promotion of road safety and the Road Safety Year 1986. 
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Whereas these requirements differ from one Member State to another-, whereas it 
is therefore necessary that all Member States adopt the same requirements either 
in addition to or in place of their existing rules in order to allow, in 
particular, the EEC type-approval procedure which was the subject of Council 
Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the Laws of 
Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their 
trailers4, as last amended by Directive 87/403/EEC,5 to be applied in respect 
of each type of vehicle-, 
Whereas, with the view of improving road safety, it is considered imperative 
and urgently necessary that the cabs of motor vehicles of category N do not 
exhibit sharp external projections to reduce the risk or the severity of 
injuries sustained by a person coming into contact with the external surface of 
the vehicle in the event of an accident; 
Whereas, it is recommended to follow the technical requirements of ECE-
Regulation No. 61 (Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations) 
relating to the uniform provisions concerning external projections of the cabs 
of goods vehicles; this ECE-Regulation is annexed to the Agreement of 
20 March 1958 concerning the adoption of uniform conditions of approval and 
Reciprocal recognition of approval for motor vehicle equipment and parts-, 
Whereas Article 13 of Directive 70/156/EEC lays down a procedure for the 
adaptation to technical progress of the provisions of the annexes thereto-, 
whereas however technical progress makes prompt adaptation of the technical 
requirements laid down by the separate directives necessary; whereas the 
Commission should be made responsible for the adoption thereof in order to 
simplify and expedite the procedure; whereas in all cases where the Council 
confers powers upon the Commission to implement rules laid down in the motor 
vehicle sector it is appropriate to provide for a procedure of prior 
consultation between the Commission and the Member States within an Advisory 
Commi ttee; 
4 OJ N* L 42, 23.2.1970, p.1 
5 OJ N' L 220, 8.8.1987, p.44 
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Article 1 
For the purpose of this Directive "vehicle" means any motor vehicle of category 
N, as defined in Annex I to Directive 70/156/EEC, designed and constructed for 
use on the road, with or without bodywork, having at least four wheels and a 
maximum design speed exceeding 25 km/h. 
Article 2 
Member States may not refuse EEC type-approval or national type approval of a 
vehicle type, or refuse or prohibit the sale, registration, entering into 
service or use of a vehicle on grounds relating to their external projections 
forward of the cab's rear panel, if these vehicles satisfy the requirements set 
out in 
Annex 1 hereto. 
Article 3 
Any amendments necessary to adapt the requirements of the Annexes to this 
Directive to technical progress shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance 
with the procedure laid down in Article 4. 
Article 4 
The Commission shall be assisted by the committee established under Article 12 
of Directive 70/156/EEC. 
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. 
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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. 
Article 5 
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative 
provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 1 October 
1992. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. 
2. When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to i 
this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their 
official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by 
Member States. 
Article 6 
With effect from 1 October 1993 Member States : 
- may no longer issue the document provided for in Article 10 (1), third 
indent, of Directive 70/156/EEC in respect of a type of vehicle of which the 
external projections of the cab do not meet the requirements of this 
Directive, 
- may refuse to grant national type-approval in respect of a type of vehicle of 
which the external projections of the cab do not comply with the provisions 
of this Directive. 
Article 7 
This directive is addressed to the Member states 
Done at Brussels 1992 
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ANNEX I 
1. SCOPE 
This Directive applies to the external projections forward of the 
cab's rear panel of motor vehicles of category N; it is limited to 
• the external surface as defined below and does not apply to the 
exterior rearview mirrors, including their supports, or to the 
accessories such as aerials and luggage racks. 
2. DEFINITIONS 
For the purposes of this Directive: 
2.1. "External surface" means that part of the vehicle forward of the 
cab's rear panel as defined in 2.5. below, with the exception of the 
rear panel itself, and includes such items as the front wings, front 
bumpers and front wheels-, 
2.2. "Vehicle approval" means the approval of a vehicle type with regard 
to its external projections; 
2.3. "Vehicle type" means motor vehicles which do not differ in such 
essential respects as the "external surface"; 
2.4. "Cab" means that part of the bodywork which constitutes the driver 
and passenger compartment, including the doors; 
2.5. "Cab rear panel" means the rearmost part of the external surface of 
the driver and passenger compartment. Where it is not possible to 
determine the position of the rear cab panel, for the purposes of 
this Directive it would be deemed to be the vertical transversal 
plane situated 50 cm to the rear of the R point of the driver seat, 
with the seat, if adjustable, located at its rearmost driving 
position (see Annex I I I to Directive 77/649/EEC). If the cab is 
fitted with more than one row of seats the rearmost passenger seat in 
its rearmost position has to be taken into account for the definition 
of the rear cab panel. However, the manufacturer may, with the 
agreement of the technical services, request an alternative distance 
if 50 cm can be shown as being inappropriate for a particular 
vehicle; 
2.6. "Reference plane" means a horizontal plane passing through the centre 
of the front wheels or a horizontal plane situated at the height of 
50 cm above the ground, whichever is lower. This plane is defined for 
the laden state of the vehicle-, 
2.7. "Floor Iine" means a line determined as follows: 
When a vertical-axis cone of undetermined height having its side at 
an angle of 15° to the vertical is moved about the external surface 
of the loaded vehicle so as to remain in contact with the external 
surface of the body at its lowest point, the floor line is the 
geometrical trace of the points of contact. 
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In determining the floor line, no account shall be taken of the 
exhaust pipes or wheels, or of functional mechanical features 
attached to the under-body such as jacking points, suspension 
mountings or attachments for use in towing or in case of breakdown. 
In the spaces at the outside of wheel arches an imaginary surface 
extending the adjacent external surfaces without change of position 
shall be assumed. The front bumpers shall be taken into account in 
determining the floor line. Depending on the type of vehicles, the 
trace of the floor line may be at either the outer edge of the bumper 
profile or at the body panel below the bumper. Where there are two 
or more points of contact at the same time, the lowest point of 
contact shall be used to determine the floor line-, 
2.8. "Radius of curvature" means the radius of the arc of a circle which 
comes closest to the rounded form of the component under 
considérât ion. 
2.9. "Loaded vehicle" means the vehicle at its technically permissible 
maximum laden mass and the distribution of this mass among the axles 
as stated by the manufacturer. 
3. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS 
3.1. The provisions of this Directive shall not apply to these parts of 
the "external surface" of the vehicle which, with the vehicle in 
running order, with doors, windows, access lids, etc., in the closed 
posi tion are ei ther: 
3.1.1. Outside a zone having as its upper limit a horizontal plane situated 
2.00 m above the ground and as its lower limit either the reference 
plane defined in 2.6. or the floor line defined in 2.7. as selected 
by the manufacturer, or 
3.1.2. located within the zone as described in 3.1.1, but in static 
condition cannot be contacted by a sphere of 100 mm in diameter. 
3.1.3. Where the reference plane is the lower limit of the zone, account 
shall be taken only of the parts of the vehicle falling between two 
vertical planes, one touching the external surface of the vehicle and 
the other parallel to it at a distance of 80 mm towards the interior 
of the vehicle. 
3.2. The "external surface" of the vehicle shall not exhibit, directed 
outwards, any part likely to catch on pedestrians, cyclists or motor 
cyclists. 
3.3. Any components specified in 4. below, shall not exhibit, directed 
outwards, any pointed or sharp parts or any project ions of such 
shape, dimensions, direction or hardness as to be likely to increase 
the risk or seriousness of bodily injury to a person hit by the 
external surface or brushing against it in the event of a collision. 
3.4. Projecting parts of the outer surface having a hardness of not more 
than 60 Shore A, may have a radius of curvature lower than the values 
prescribed under Section 4. below. 
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3.5. Subject to the provisions of items as specified in 4, no protruding 
part of the external surface shall have a radius of curvature less 
than 2,5 mm. 
4. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS 
4.1. Ornaments, commercial symbols, letters and numbers of commercial 
markings 
4.1.1. Ornaments, commercial symbols, letters and numbers of commercial 
markings shall not have any radius of curvature of less than 2.5 mm. 
This requirement does not apply to these parts if they do not 
protrude more than 5 mm from the surrounding surface; however, in 
this case their edges directed outwards shall be blunted. 
4.1.2. Ornaments, commercial symbols, letters and numbers of commercial 
markings, which project more than 10 mm from the surrounding surface 
shall retract, become detached or bend over under a force of 10 daN 
exerted at their most salient point in any direction in a plane 
approximately parallel to the surface on which they are mounted. 
To apply 10daN force a flat-ended ram of not more than 50 mm diameter 
shall be used. Where this is not possible, an equivalent method 
shall be used. After the ornaments are retracted, detached or bent 
over, the remaining portion shall not project more than 10 mm and 
shall not have any pointed, sharp or cutting edges. 
4.2. Headlamp visors and rims 
4.2.1. Projecting visors and rims shall be permitted on headlamps provided 
that their projection as measured in relation to the external 
transparent surface of the headlamp does not exceed 30 mm and their 
radius of curvature is at least 2.5 mm throughout. 
4.2.2. Retracting headlamps shall meet the requirements of 4.2.1. above in 
both operative and retracted positions. 
4.2.3. The provisions of 4.2.1. above shall not apply to headlamps recessed 
in the body, or where the headlamp is overhung by the body, provided 
the bodywork conforms to the requirements of 3.2. above. 
4.3. Grilles 
Parts of grilles shall exhibit a radius of curvature of: 
not less than 2.5 mm if the distrance between adjacent parts is 
more than 40 mm-, 
not less than 1 mm if the distance is between 25 mm and 40 mm; 
not less than 0.5 mm if the distance is less than 25 mm. 
4.4. Windscreen and headlamp cleaning devices 
4.4.1. The above-mentioned devices shall be such that the wiper shafts have 
a protective covering with a radius of curvature of not less than 
2.5 mm and a surface area of not less than 150 mm2 measured in the 
projection of a section not further than 6.5 mm from the most 
protruding point. 
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4.4.2. Nozzles for windscreen washer and headlamp cleaning devices shall 
have a radius of curvature of not less than 2.5 mm. Those protruding 
less than 5 mm shall have blunted outward facing edges. 
4.5. Protective devices (bumpers) 
4.5.1. The ends of front protective devices shall be turned in towards the 
external surface of the body. 
4.5.2. The components of the front protective devices shall be so designed 
that all rigid surfaces facing outwards have a radius of curvature of 
not less than 5 mm. 
4.5.3. Equipment such as towing hitches and winches shall not protrude 
beyond the foremost surface of the bumper. However, winches may 
protrude beyond the foremost surface of the bumper provided they are 
covered when not in use by a suitable protective covering having a 
radius of curvature of not less than 2.5 mm. 
4.5.4. The requirements of paragraph 4.5.2. shall not apply to parts of the 
bumper or parts mounted on or inset in the bumper which project less 
than 5 mm. The edges of devices projecting less than 5 mm shall be 
blunted. With respect to devices mounted on the bumpers and referred 
to in other paragraphs of this Directive, the particular requirements 
contained in this Directive shall remain applicable. 
4.6. Handles, hinaes. pushbuttons of doors, luggage compartments, bonnets, 
vents access flaps and grab handles 
4.6.1. The above parts shall not protrude more than: 30 mm in the case of 
pushbuttons, 70 mm in the case of grab handles and bonnet-fasteners, 
and 50 mm in all other cases. They shall have radii of curvature of 
not less than 2.5 mm. 
4.6.2. If lateral door handles rotate to operate, they shall meet one or 
other of the following requirements: 
4.6.2.1. In the case of handles which rotate parallel to the plane of the door 
the open end of handles must be directed towards the rear. The end 
of such handles shall be turned back towards the plane of the door 
and fitted into a protective surround or be recessed; 
4.6.2.2. handles which pivot outwards in any direction which are not parallel 
to the plane of the door shall, when in the closed position, be 
enclosed in a protective surround or be recessed. The open end shall 
face either rearwards or downwards. 
Nevertheless, handles which do not comply with this last condition 
may be accepted i f: 
they have an independent return mechanism, 
« should the return mecanisms fail, they cannot project more than 
15 mm, 
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they, in such opened position, have a radius of curvature not less 
than 2.5 mm (this requirement does not apply if in maximum opened 
position the projection is less than 5 mm, in which case the angles 
of the parts facing outwards shall be blunted), 
their end surface area, when measured not more than 6.5 mm from the 
point projecting furthest, is not less than 150 mm2. 
4.7. Running boards 
The edges of running boards and steps shall be rounded. 
4.8. Lateral air and rain deflectors and window anti-smear air deflectors 
Edges capable of being directed outwards shall have a radius of 
curvature of not less than 1 mm. 
4.9. Sheet metal edges 
Sheet metal edges are permitted provided that the edge is folded back 
towards the body so that it cannot be touched by a sphere of 100 mm 
diameter or is provided with a protective covering having a radius of 
curvature of not less than 2.5 mm. 
4.10. Wheel nuts, hub caps and protective devices 
4.10.1. The wheel nuts, hub caps and protective devices shall not exhibit any 
fin-shaped projections. 
4.10.2. When the vehicle is travelling in a straight line, no part of the 
wheels, other than the tyres, situated above the horizontal plane, 
passing through their axis of rotation, shall project beyond the 
vertical projection in a horizontal plane, of the body panel edge 
above the wheel. However, if functional requirements so warrant, the 
protective devices which cover wheel nuts and hubs may project beyond 
the vertical projection of the body panel edge above the wheel, on 
condition that radius of curvature of the surface of the projection 
part is not less than 5 mm and that the projection beyond the 
vertical projection of the body panel edge above the wheel in no case 
exceeds 30 mm. 
4.10.3. Protective device(s) conforming to 4.10.2. above shall be fitted if 
bolts or nuts protrude beyond the projection of the outside surface 
of the tyre (the part of the tyre situated above the horizontal plane 
passing through the axis of rotation of the wheel). 
4.11. Jacking points and exhaust pioe(s) 
4.11.1. The jacking points (if any) and exhaust pipe or pipes shall not 
project more than 10 mm beyond the vertical projection of the floor 
line or the vertical projection of the intersection of the reference 
plane with the external surface of the vehicle. 
4.11.2. Notwithstanding the above requirement, an exhaust pipe may project 
more than 10 mm provided that its edges are rounded at the end to a 
radius of curvature of not less than 2.5 mm. 
4.12. Projections and distances shall be measured according to the 
requirements of Annex II. 
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5. APPLICATION FOR EEC TYPE - APPROVAL 
5.1. The application for EEC Type - approval of a vehicle type with regard 
to external projections shall be submitted by the vehicle 
manufacturer or by his authorized representative. 
5.2 It shall be accompanied by the undermentioned documents in 
triplicate: 
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5.2.1. A description of the vehicle type, its external projections forward 
of the cab's rear panel, comprising the particulars referred to in 
Annex III, along with the documentation required in application of 
Article 3 of Directive 70/156/EEC; 
5.2.2. photographs of the front and the side parts of the vehicle; 
5.2.3. such dimensional drawings of the external surface, containing the 
external projections, R-point, the reference plane or floor line, 
which in the opinion of the technical service are required in order 
to demonstrate compliance with the provisions in 3 and 4. 
5.3. The applicant shall submit to the technical service responsible for 
conducting the approval test: 
5.3.1. A vehicle representative of the type to be approved and part(s) of 
the vehicle deemed essential to carry out the checks and tests 
required by this Directive; 
5.3.2. certain parts and samples of the materials used, if so required by 
the technical service. 
6. EEC TYPE-APPROVAL 
An' EEC type-approval shall be granted and a certificate according to 
the model of Annex IV shall be issued, if the vehicle submitted for 
approval conforms with the provisions described in 5 and meets the 
requirements in 3 and 4 of this Annex. 
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7. EXTENSION OF THE EEC TYPE-APPROVAL, 
7.1 Every modification of the vehicle type or of its external projections 
forward of the cab's rear panel shall be communicated to the 
administrâtive department which approved the vehicle type. That 
department may then either: 
7.1.1. Consider that the modifications made are unlikely to have an 
appreciable adverse effect and that in any case the vehicle still 
complies with the requirements; or 
7.1.2. require a further test report from the technical service responsible 
for conducting the tests. 
7.2. The component authority issueing the extension of approval shall 
assign a series number of an extension in the type-approval 
certificate as shown in Annex IV. 
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ANNEX I I 
MEASUREMENT OF PROJECTIONS AND DISTANCES 
1. METHOD OF DETERMINING THE DIMENSIONS OF THE PROJECTION OF A PART 
FITTED ON THE EXTERNAL SURFACE 
1.1. The dimensions of the projection of a part mounted on a convex panel 
may be determined either directly or by reference to a drawing of an 
appropriate section of the part in the fitted positon. 
1.2. If the projection of a part mounted on a panel other than convex 
cannot be determined by simple measurement, it shall be determined by 
the maximum variation in the distance between the reference line of 
the panel and the centre of a sphere of 100 mm diameter when the 
sphere is moved in constant contact with the part. An example of the 
use of this method is given in figure 1. 
1i.3. For grab handles, the projection shall be measured in relation to a 
plane passing through the points of attachment. An example is given 
in figure 2. 
2. METHOD OF DETERMINING THE PROJECTION OF HEADLAMP VISORS AND RIMS 
2.1. The projection from the outer surface of the headlamp shall be 
measured horizontally from the point of contact of a sphere of 100 mm 
diameter, as shown in figure 3. 
3. METHOD OF DETERMINING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN PARTS OF A GRILLE 
3.1. The distance between parts of a grille shall be the distance between 
two planes passing through the points of contact of the sphere and 
perpendicular to the line joining the points of contact. Examples of 
the use of this method are given in figures 4 and 5. 
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Grab handle 
visor 
100 mm.0 
Distance measured 
Distance measured 
100 mm 0 Figure 1 
Body panel 
Figure 2 
Projection measures 
(horisontally) 
Mi 
Figure 3 eadlanp disc 
Figure 4 Parts of a 
grille 
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ANNEX III 
MODEL INFORMATION DOCUMENT*3* 
The following information, if applicable, shall 
be supplied in triplicate and shall include a 
Iist of contents. 
Drawings, if any, shall be supplied in 
appropriate scale and in sufficient detail 
on size A4 or folded to that size. 
Photographs, if any, shall show sufficient detail 
on size A4 or folded to that size. 
Photographs, if any, shall show sufficient 
detaiI. 
In the case of micro-processor control led 
functions supply relevant performance-related 
information. 
0. G1NJÊBAL 
0.1 Make (trade name of manufacturer): 
0.2 Type and commercial description (mention any variants): 
0.3 Means of identification of type, if marked on the vehicle*0*: 
0.3.1 Location of that marking: 
0.4 Category of vehicle *c>: 
0.5 Name and address of manufacturer: 
0.6 Name and address of manufacturer's authorized representative (if 
any ) : 
0.7 Location of statutory plates and inscriptions and method of affixing 
0.7.1 On the chassis: 
0.7.2 On the bodywork: 
0.8 The serial numbers of the chassis of this type commence at No 
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1. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VEHICLE 
1.1 Photographs and/or drawings of a representative vehicle: 
1.2 Dimensional drawing of the whole vehicle: 
1.3 Number of axles and wheels (if applicable, number of caterpillars or 
tracks): 
1.3.2 Number and position of steered axles: 
1.7 Driving cab (forward, semi-forward or normal): 
2. MASSES AND DIMENS IONS*e* (jn |<g anc| mm) (refer to drawing where 
applI cab le) 
2.3 Axle track(s) and width(s) 
2.3.1 Track of each steered axle*'*: 
2.4 Range of vehicle dimensions (overall) 
2.4.1 For chassis without bodywork 
2.4.1.2 Width***: 
2.4.1.3 Height (unladen)*1* (For suspension adjustable for height, indicate 
normal running position): 
2.4.1.4 Front overhang*"1*: 
2.4.1.6 Ground clearnace (As defined in para. 4.5.4 of footnote*0* of this 
Annex): 
2.4.2 For chassis with bodywork 
2.4.2.2 Width***: 
2.4.2.3 Height (unladen)*1* (For suspension adjustable for height, indicate 
normal running position): 
2.4.2.4 Front overhang*"1*: 
2.4.2.6 Ground clearance (As defined in para. 4.5.4 of footnote*0* of this 
Annex): 
2.6 Mass of the vehicle with bodywork in running order, or mass of the 
chassis with cab if the manufacturer does not fit the bodywork 
(including coolant, oils, fuel, tools, spare wheel and driver)*0*: 
2.6.1 Distribution of this mass among the axles and, in the case of a semi­
trailer, load on the fifth wheel king pin: 
2.8 Technically permissible maximum laden mass stated by the 
manufacturer : 
2.8.1 Distribution of this mass among the axles and, in the case of a semi-* 
trailer, load on the fifth wheel king pin: 
2.9 Technically permissible maximum mass on each axle and, in the case of 
a semi-trailer, load on the fifth wheel king pin stated by the 
manufacturer : 
5. AXLES 
5.1 Drawing of each axle, together with a statement of the materials used 
and (optionally) of the make and type: 
6. SUSPENSION 
6.1 Drawing of the suspension arrangements: 
6.2 Tyres and wheels normally fitted 
6.2.1 Distribution of tyres to axles and permitted tyre combinations: 
6.2.2 Range of tyre sizes 
6.2.3 Upper and lower limits of rolling radii: 
6.2.4 Tyre pressure(s) as recommended by the vehicle manufacturer: ....kPa 
6.2.5 Tyre/wheel combination(s): 
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6.3 Type design of the suspension of each axle or wheel: 
6.3.1 Level adjustment: yes/no*1* 
6.4 Characteristics of the springing parts of the suspension (design, 
characteristics of the materials and dimensions): 
9.11 External projections 
9.11.1 General arrangment (drawing or photographs) indicating the position 
of the attached sections and views: 
9.11.2 Drawings and/or photographs, for example and where relevant, of the 
door and window pillars, air-intake grilles, radiator grille, 
windscreen wipers, rain gutter channels, handles, slide rails, flaps, 
door hinges and locks, hooks, eyes, decorative trim, badges, emblems 
and recesses and any other external projections and parts of the 
exterior surface which can be regarded as critical (e.g. lighting 
equipment). If the parts listed in the previous sentence are not 
critical, for documentation purposes they may be replaced by 
photographs, accompanied if necessary by dimensional details and/or 
text: 
9.11.4 Drawing of bumpers: 
9.11.5 Drawing of the floor line: 
9.16 Wheel guards 
9.16.1 Brief description of the vehicle with regard to its wheel guards: 
9.16.2 Detailed drawings of the wheel guards and their position on the 
vehicle taking account of the extremes of tyre/wheel combinations: 
9.17 Statutory plates 
9.17.1 Photographs and/or drawings of the locations of the statutory plates 
and inscriptions and of the chassis number: 
9.17.2 Photographs and/or drawings of the official part of the plates and 
inscriptions (completed example with dimensions): 
9.17.3 Photographs and/or drawings of the chassis number (completed example 
with dimensions): 
9.17.4 Manufacturer's certificate of compliance with the requirement of the 
Annex I, item 3 to Directive 76/114/EEC 
9.17.4.1 If characters in the 2nd section are used to indicate general 
characteristics of the vehicle, these characteristics shall be 
indicated: 
9.17.4.2 If characters in the 2nd section are used to comply with the 
requirements of item 3.1.1.3, their meaning shall be explained: 
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ANNEX IV 
MODEL 
(maximum format: A4 (210 x 297 mm)) 
EEC TYPE-APPROVAL CERTIFICATE 
(vehicle) 
STAMP OF 
ADM INISTRATI ON 
Communication concerning the 
- type-approval1 
- extension of type-approval1 
- refusal of type-approval 
of a type of a vehicle with regard to Directive relating to the externa 
projections forward of the cab's rear panel of motor vehicles of category N 
EEC type-approval No. Extension No. 
SECTION | 
0.1 Make (name of undertaking): 
0.2 Type and commercial description (mention any variants): 
0.3 Means of identification of type, if marked on the vehicle2 : 
0.3.1 Location of that marking 
0.4 Category of vehicle3 : 
0.5 Name and address of manufacturer: 
0.6 Name and address of manufacturer's authorized representative (if 
any): 
1 Delete where inapplicable 
2 The means of identification of type, if used, shall appear only on those 
vehicles covered by the individual directive approval. If the means of 
identification of type contains characters not relevant to describe the 
vehicle types covered by this type-approval certificate, such characters 
• shall be represented in the documentation by the symbol "?" 
(e.g. abc 77123??). 
3 As defined by footnote (b) of Annex I to Directive 70/156/EEC 
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1. Additional information for a vehicle 
chassis cab/complete vehicle with bodywork1 
1.1 Type of cab (forward, semi-forward, normal): 
1.2 Width of cab on the vehicle: mm 
1.3 Height of cab on the vehicle: mm 
1.4 Technically permissible max. mass of the vehicle*. t 
1.5 Technically permissible max. masses on the front axle(s) 
1.5.1 1. Axle: t 
2. Axle: t 
3. Axle1: t 
1.6 Tyre/wheeI-s i zes: 
2. Technical department responsible for carrying 
out the tests: 
3. Date of test report: 
4. Number of test report: 
5. Ground(s) for extending type-approval 
(where appropr i ate): 
6. Comments (i f any): 
6.1 The vehicle type including the bodywork also complies with the 
requirements of Directive 74/483/EEC : yes/no1 
7. Place: 
8. Date: 
9. Signature: 
10. A list of documents making up the type-approval file 
lodged with the administrative department that has 
granted type-approval, which may be obtained on request, 
is attached. 
Delete where inapplicable 
FICHE D'IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIVITE ET L'EMPLOI 
Proposition de directive du Conseil concernant Le rapprochement des § 
Législations des Etats membres relatives aux : | 
saillies extérieures des cabines des véhicules commerciaux. <: 
I. Quelle est la justification principale de la mesure ? 
- Achèvement de la procédure de réception CEE des véhicules automobiles, 
- Harmonisation des législations nationales. 
- Augmentation de La sécurité de La circulation routière. 
II. Caractéristiques des entreprises concernées / 
En particulier : 
- y-a-t-il un grand nombre de PME ? Non. 
- note t'on des concentrations dans des régions : 
.. éligibles aux aides régionales des E.M. ? Non. 
. éligibles. au Feder ? Non. 
III. Quelles sont les obligations imposées aux entreprises ? 
Respecter les prescriptions desdites directives assurant ainsi le libre 
accès de leurs véhicules dans tout Le territoire de La Communauté. 
IV. Quelles sont les obligations susceptibles d'être imposées 
indirectement aux entreprises via les autorités locales ? 
Respecter Les prescriptions desdites directives assurant ainsi Le Libre 
accès de Leurs véhicules dans tout Le territoire de ta Communauté. 
V. y-a-t-il des mesures spéciales pour les PME ? Non. 
- lesauelles ? 
VI. Quel est l'effet prévisible : 
- sur la compétitivité des entreprises ? 
pas d'effet prévisible. 
- sur l'emploi ? 
pas d'effet prévisible. 
VII. Les partenaires sociaux ont-ils été consultés ? Oui 
- Avis des partenaires sociaux : Favorable. 
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