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COMMISSION OBTESEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)1121 final
Brussels -22July1974
Proposal fora
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OFTHEAPPROXIMATION OP
THELAWSOPTHEMEMBER STATES RELATING TO
ANCHORAGES FORMOTOR-VEHICLE
SAFETY BELTS
(submitted .totheCouncil "bytheCommission )
COM(74)1121final

EXPLAMTORY ÎIEMCRiLNDUM
I.GENERAL
Technical requirements relatingtosafetybeltanchorages existinthe
majority oftheMemberStates *Thesenational requirements divergeat
present onmanypointsanddonottalcesufficiont accountof
recenttechnical developments# Hiisnecessitates thespeedyadoptionof
Community specifications thatwillnotonlyensurethefreemovement
ofgoodsinrespectofmotorvehicles butalsoprovidetheusersof
thesevehicles withthegreatest safetyandcomfortpossible inthe
presentstateoftheart.
ThisproposalforaDirective comeswithinthescopeoftheEECtype~
approvalprocedureformotorvehicles (1)andoftheCommunity programme
ofactiononindustrial policyof21December 1973*
Thetechnical requirements involved concerntheposition ,strength and
testingofsafety-belt anchorages .Theprovisions proposed envisagein
particular thatalloftheseatsinallprivatemotorcarsandvehicles
derivedtherefrom shouldbefittsdwithanchorages .Thismeasureforms
theessential basisfortheCommunity provisions currently ihpreparation
withaviewtofittingvehicles withsafetybelts.Aproposalfor
aD?.rective willbetransmitted totheCouncilbeforetheendofthe
year1974°nthissubject.Itwillbeaccompanied byaproposalfora
Directive relatingtoheadrestraints ,thusconstituting afurthermeasure
"bytheCommunity ontheprotection oftheoccupants ofmotorvehicles®
ThepresentproposalforaDirective hasbeenpreparedinclosecollabo -*
rationwithnational expertsandwiththerepresentatives ofconsumer
interests oftheautomobile industry andofequipment manufacturers and
hasobtained alargemeasureofagreement.
(l)CouncilDirective 70/156/EEC,6February1570»OJET°L42,
23February 1970*

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Discussions withexpertshave,however,shownthatitwillbedifficult
.forcertaintypesofvehiclesuchasconvertible carsorcarswitha
removable rooftocomplywiththeproposed requirements ontheposition
oftheupperanchorages bythedateenvisaged forentryintoeffect*
Sinceitappreciates thesedifficulties theCommission proposesthat
suchvehicles shouldbesubjecttomodifiedrequirements ,theapplica­
bilityofwhichwould,however,berestricted totwoyearsfollowing
thedateofnotification oftheDirective.
II.CCffig-EHTS OUTTHEPROPOSAL FORADIRECTIVE
TheproposedDirectivecoversmotorvehicleshavingatleastfourwheels
and«maximumdesignspeedofmorethan25km/h(Article 1).
'ArticleZlinkstherequirements concerning safetybeltanchorages with
theESCtype/approvalprocedure."v ' •''
1
SincecertainofthenewMemberStatesdonotatpresentoperatea
nationaltypeapprovalprocedureithasbeennecessary tointroduce
aspecialArticletoensurethatvehicles complying withtherequirements
oftheDirective canbeusedinthoseStates(Article3)(l)».
/IftheprototypeismodifiedtheMemberStatewhichissuedthe.type
approvalshalldetermine whethernewtestsarenecessary (Article4)•
(l)SeeO.J.N°L73of2?March1972"Documents concerning the
Accession totheEuropean Communities oftheKingdomof
Denmark,Ireland,¥heKingdomofNorwayandtheUnitedKingdom
ofGreatBritain andNorthern Ireland"-Actconcerning the
conditions ofAccession andtheadjustments totheTreaties –
AnnexI,TitleX. ~

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Article 5providesthat ■theprocedure foradjusting therequi­
rementsoftheAnnexes soastotakeaccountoftechnical progress
should "bethatsetoutiinArticle13oftheCouncilDirective of
6February1970ontypeapprovalofmotorvehiclesandtheirtrailers.
Article 6laysdowntwodeadlines ;beforeexpiryofthefirstdead­
linetheMemberStatesmustadoptandpublishtheprovisions needed
inordertocomplywiththisDirective .Theymaydosoatanytime
withinthisdeadline .Theseconddeadline constitutes thesingledate
onwhichalltheMemberStatesmustsimultaneously implement the
commonrules(Article6,l)).
Finally ,theCommission mustbenotified ofanydraftprovisions drawn
upbytheMemberStatesinthefieldcoveredbythisDirective ,in
sufficient timetoenableittosubmititscomments ,ifany,onthat
draft(Article6,2)).
III.CONSULT ATIOKOPTHEEUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ANDTHEECONOMIC !ANDS0CI1L
COMMITTEE
TheOpinio*1ofthesetwoinstitutions isrequired undertheprovisions
ofthesecondparagraph ofArticle 100«

THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean Eoonomic Community,
andinparticular Article 100thereof;
HavingregardtotheProposal fromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean Parliament ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomic andSocialCommittee ;
Whereasthetechnical requirements whichmotorvehioles mustsatisfy
pursuanttonational lawsrelateinteraliatosafety-belt anchorages ;
Whereasthoserequirements differfromoneMemberStatetoanother;where­
asitistherefore necessary thatallMemberStatesadoptthesamerequire­
mentseitherinadditiontoorinplaceoftheirexistingrules,inorder,
inparticular ,toallowtheEECtypeapprovalprocedure whichwasthesub­
jectoftheCouncilDirective70/156/EEC^^of6February1970onthe
approximation ofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtothetypeapproval
ofmotorvehicles andtheirtrailerstobeappliedinrespectofeachtype
ofvehicle ;
Whereas commonrequirements concerning theinterior ofthepassenger comp­
artment,thelayoutofthecontrols,theroof,thebackrest andrearpart
oftheseatshavebeenlaiddownbyCouncilDirective 74/6Q/EECof17
December .1973(2);whereasrequirements oninteriorfittingsrelatingto
theprotection ofthedriveragainstthesteeringunitintheeventof
impactwerelaiddownbytheCouncilDirectiveof•••(3)>whereasrequire­
mentsconcerning thestrengthofseatsandtheiranchorages werelaiddown
on••#•(4);and.whereasotherrequirements oninteriorfittings,andin
particular headrestraints ,safetybeltsandtheidentification -of-controls,
willbelaiddownatalaterdate;
riTOrMoT™f 23February1970,p.1.
(2)O.J.NoL38of11February 1974.
(3)C0M(72)955of15September 1972.(4)COM173)682of14May1973andC0H(74)H6of13February 1974®

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Whereas approximation ofthenational lawsrelatingtomotorvehicles
entailsrecognition bytheMemberStatesofthetestscarriedout"by
eachofthemonthebasisofthecommonrequirements ,andwhereasin
ordertofunction properly suchasystemcallsfortheimplementation
oftheserequirements byalloftheMemberStateswitheffectfrom
thesemedate;
IIASADOPTED THISDHGCTIVE

Article 1
1.Forthepurposesof thisDirective "vehicle"meansanymotorvehicle
incategoryII1e.r3(definedinAnnexIofDirective 7Q/156/EEC(l))
designedforuseontheroad,havingatleastfourwheelsanda
maximumdesignspeedofmorethan25km/h.
2.ThisDirective appliestoanchorages forsafetybeltsforadult
occupants offorward-facing seats.
Article 2
NoMemberStatemayrefusetograntESCtype-approval ornational type-
approval ofavehicle ongroundsrelating totheanchorages forsafety
beltsiftheseanchorages satisfytherequirements setoutinAnnexes
I,III.IVandV.
Article 3
NoMemberStatemayrefusetoregisterorprohibitthe
salo,.entxjrintoservicooruc3oxsayvehicleongroundsxolatingtothe
forsafetybeltsiftheseanchorages satisfytherequirements setout
inAnnexesI,III,IVandV.
Artide 4
TheHembnrSt?,tov&iohhasgnat*?.typo^npprovel shellteto
t;i«necessary m^&su-osto^neurothatitisitttfovsKKJ .
ofanymodification o:?s.partorcharacteristic
referredtoinAnnexI,point1.1.Thecompetent authorities ofthat
Stateshalldetermine whetherfreshtestsshouldbecarriedoutonthe
modifiedprototype andafreshreportdrawnup.
Wheresuchtestsrevealfailuretocomplywiththerequirements ofthis
Directive ,themodification shallnotbeapproved.
(l)O.J.N°L42.23Fobruary 1970»P*1*

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Article 5
Anyamendments necessary inordertoadjusttherequirements ofAnnexesI
toVsoastotakeaccountoftechnical progress shallheadoptedin
accordance withtheprocedure laiddowninArticle 13ofDirective
70/156/EEContheapproximation ofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelating
tothetype-approval ofmotorvehicles andtheirtrailers. J...
»
Article 6
1.TheMemberStatesshalladoptandpublishtheprovisions necessary in
ordertocomplywiththisDirective before1October1975andshall
forthwith informtheCommission thereof#
Theyshallapplytheseprovisions witheffectfrom1April19
2,OncethisDirective hasbeennotified ,theMemberStatesshallensure
thattheCommission isinformed insufficient timetoenableit
submititscomments ,ofalldraftlaws,regulations oradministrative
provisions whichtheyareproposing toadoptinthefieldcoveredby
theDirective .
Article 7
ThisDirective isaddressed totheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels .

ANNEXE I
DEFINITIONS ,APPLICATION FOREECTYPE-APPROVAL ,
EEC-TYPE APPROVAL ,SPECIFICATIONS ,TESTS ,
CONFORMIÏY OFPRODUCTION ,INSTRUCTIONS
1. DEFINITIONS
For thepurpose ofthis Directive t
1,1 ."vehicle type asregards belt enchorages "means acategory ofpower -
driven' vehicles which donot differ insuch essential respects as
thedimensions ,lines andmaterials ofcomponents ofthevehicle
structure orseat structure orany oth.4*part' ofthiVehicle to
which thebelt anchorages areattached }
1*2*"belt anchorages "means theparts ofthevehicle structure or .seat
structure orany other part ofthevehicle towhich thesafety belt
assemblies are tobesecured ;
1.3*"safety belt (seat belt ,belt )"means anarrangement ofstraps with
asecuring buckle ,adjusting devices andattachments which iscapa­
ble ■ofbeing arichored toapower-driven vehicle and isdesigned to
diminish therisk ofinjury to .itswearer ,intheevent ofcollision
orofabrupt deceleration ofthe veliicle ,bylimiting themobility
ofthewearer 1sbody .Such anarrangement isgenerally referred toas
a".belt assembly ",which term also embraces ©.nydevice forab.sorbung orfoi
retracting thebelt .
l.Jf .Effective belt :anchorage tmenas thepoint used todetermine conven­
tionally ,asspecified inpoint theangle ofeach part ofthe
safety belt inrelation tothewearer ,that -is,thepoint towhich
astrap-' would need tobe 'attached toprovide thesame lieasthe
intended lieofthebelt when worn ,andwhich mayormaynotbethe
actual belt anchorage depending ontheconfiguration ofthesafety
belt fierdmre atitsattachment tothebelt anchorage .
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For example ,inthe case
I.4.I. where asafety belt incorporates arigid part which isattached toa
lower belt anchorage andwhich iseither fixed orfree toswivel ,the
effective belt anchorage forallpositions ofseat adjustment isthe
point where thestrap isattached tothar rigid part ;
where astrap guide isused onthevehicle structure orontheseat
structure ,themiddle point oftheguide attheplace where thestrap
leaves the "guide onthebelt wearer 'sside ,shall beconsidered asthe
effective belt anchorage ;and ,
1.^.3 .where thebelt runs directly from thewearer toaretractor attached to .
thevehicle structure ortheseat structure without anintervening strap .
guide ,the effective belt anchorage shall beconsidered asbeing the
int'ef section 'oftheaxis ofther©el forstoring thestrap with theplane
passing through thecentre line ofthestrap cnthereel .
1.5 . "seat "means astructure which may ormaynot beintegral with the
vehicle structure complete with trim ,intended toseat oneadult
person .Theterm covers both anindividual seat orpart ofabench
seat intended toseat oneperson ;
1.6. "bench seat "means astructure complete with trim ,intended toseat
more than oneadult person ;
1.7 .,"group' of£eats "means either abench-type seat ,orseats which are "v
separate butside byside (i.e. fixed sotha(thefront seat ancho­
rages ofone ofthese seats are inline with the front orrear
; anchorages oftheother orbetween the .anchorages oftheother seat ) .
andaccommodate oneormore seatet adult person ;
1*8."folding (tip-up )seat"means anauxiliary seat intended forocca­
sional use ,andwhich isnormally folded outoftheway ;
1.9 . "scat type "means acategory ofseats which donotdiffer insuch
essential respects as :
1.9.1 *theshape dimensions andmaterials oftheseat structure ;

thetypes anddimensions of-theadjustment systems andalllocking
systems ;
thetype anddimensions ofthebelt anchorages on .theseat ,ofthe
seat anchorage and oftheaffected parts ofthevehicle structure ; -
"seat anchorage "means thesystem bywhich theseat assembly is
secured tothevehicle structure ,includind theaffected parts ofthe
vehicle structure ; ,,
"adjustment system "means thedevice bywhich theseat oritsparts
can beadjusted toaposition -suited tothemorphology of,,theseated
occupant ;this device may ,inparticular ,permit of :
longitudinal displacement ;
vertical displacement ; "*'.•
angular displacement ;
"displacement system "means adsvice enabling ,theseat .or .one ?ofits
parts tobedisplaced angularly orlongitudinally ,wothout afixed
intermediate position ,tofacilitate access bypassengers ;
"locking system "means anydevice ensuring that th.©>seat anditsparts
aremaintauned inanyposition ofuseandincludes both devices to
lock the seat back relative tothe seat and the seat relative tothe
vehicle ,
APPLICATION FOP TYPE-APPROVAL .
Theapplication forEEC .,type-approval ofavehicle type with regard .
tothebelt anchorages shall vesubmitted bythevehicle manufacturer
orbyhis representative •
Itshall beaccompanied bytheundermentioned documents intriplicate
andbythe following particulars ;

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2.2.1 .General arrangement drawings ofthevehicle structure onanappropriate
scale ,showing thesites ofthebelt anchorages ,anddetailed drawings
ofthebelt anchorages andthestructure towhich they areattached .
2.2.2 .Aspecification ofthematerials used which mayaffect thestrength
ofthebelt anchorages ;
2.2.3 .atechnical description ofthebelt anchorages ;
2.2,^.inthecase ofbelt anchorages affixed torheseat structure adetailed
description ofthevehicle type with regard tothedesign oftheseats ,
oftheseat anchorages and oftheir adjustment andlocking systems ;
2.2,5# drawings ,onanappropriate scale andinsufficient detail ,ofthe
.seats ,oftheir anchorage tothevehicle ,andoftheir adjustment and
locking systels .
2.J ,Themanufacturer ,shall submit tothetechnical service either avehicle
representative ofthevehicle type tobeapproved ortheparts ofthe
vehicle considered essential for thebelt anchorage tests bythetechni­
calservice conducting approval tests .
3. EEC TYPE-APPKOVÀL
3.1 .Aform conforming tothemodel inAnnex IIshall beattached to ,the
EEC type-approval certificate .
k. .■SPECIFICATIONS .
Jf.l .Définitions (seeAnnex III )
H-.l.l .Point Hisareference point determined bytheprocedure prescribed in
Annex IVtothis Directive .
*f.l.2 .Reference line isastraight line which isindicated ,bythemanikin re­
produced inAnnex IV,fordetermining theHpoint . •Thereference line
isthat shown inFigure 1.tothat Annex ,Itrepresents aline passing
;through' :thejoint ofthelegwith thepelvis ,andthejoint ,,oftheneck
with thethorax onamanikin representing ,.a50th percentile adult male .
*(■•1.3.Points and arethelower effective belt .anchorages . ..
•^«1.^»Point Cisapoint situated b^Ommvettically above point H.

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4.1.5 *Theangles^and-J^arerespectively theangles between ahorizon­
talplane andplanes perpendicualr tothemedian longitudinal plane
ofthevehicle andpassing through point IIandpoints andBg.
. * •'• »4.1.6 .Sisthedistance inmillimeters oftheeffective upper belt ancho­
rage from areference plane Pparallel tothelongitudinal median
plane ofthevehicle defined asfollows s
4.1.6.1 .Iftheseating position iswell defined bytheshape oftheseat ,the' '
plane Pshall bethemedian plane ofthis ;6eat .
4.1.6.2 .Intheabsence ofawell defined position :
4.1.6.2.1 theplane Fforthedriver shall beavertical plane passing through
thecentre ofthesteering wheel initsmean position idadjustable ;
4.1.6 .2.2.theplane P'forthefront outboard passenger shall besymmetrical
with "that ofthe driver . '
4.1.6.2.3 .plane Pfor "therear outboard seating position shall bethat specified
bythemanufacturer oncondition thefollowing limits fordistance A
.between thelongitudinal median plane ofthevehicle andplane Pare
respect ed :
1 , \
ANy200mmifthebench seat hasbeen designed -
ftoaccomodate two -passengers only ,
A 300mmifthebench seat hasbeen designed
toaccomodate two orthre3 passengers . ,:
4.2 . Gensral Spécifications
4.2.1 .Anchorages forasafety belt shall besodesigned ,mad3 andsituated
asto :
4«2.1.1 .enable theinstallation ofasuitable safety bolt ,iThebelt anchorar -- •
gesofthefront outboard positions shall besuitable forsafety belts
incorporating aretractor andpulley taking into consideration inpar- ;
"ticular thestrenght characteristics ofthebelt anchorages ,unless
themanufacturer supplies thevehicle equipped with other types ofsafety
belts which incorporate retractor . .Iftheanchorages aresuitable only
forparticular types ofsafety belts there types shall bestated onthe
form mentioned inpoint 3.1 .above ;
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4.2.1 .2.reduce toaminimum therisk ofthebelt slipping when worn correctly ;
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4.2.1.3.reducetoaminimumtheriskofstrapdamageduetocontactwith
sharprigidpartsof-the-vehicle -orseatstructures .
4.2.1.4.forboltanchorages whichtakeupdifferent positions toallow
personstoenterthevehicleandtorestraintheoccupants ,the
specifications ofthisDirective shallapplytothebeltanchorages
intheeffective restraint position .
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4.3.I-Iinimumnumberofbeltanchorages tobeprevied
4.3.1.Forfrontoutboard seatstwolowerbeltanchorages andoneupperbelt
anchorage shallbeprovided .
4.3.2.Forrearoutboardseats,thereshallbetwolowerbeltanchorages
andoneupperbeltanchorage butwhennoupperbeltanchorages can
beinstalled suchasinsomeconvertible carsorcarswithanremovable
■•reof,twolowerbeltanchorages shallbeacceptable .
4.3.3.Forallotherseats,exceptfolding (tip-up)seatsthereshallbe
twolowerbeltanchorages .
4.3.4.Forfolding(tip-up)seatsthereisnorequirement forbeltanchorar-
ges.However,ifthevehicleisfittedwithbeltanchorages for
suchaseat,theseanchorages shallsatisfytheprovisions ofthepresent
Directive .
4.4.Locationforbeltanchorages
,4.4.1.Thelocationof.the.,beltanchorages recfuiredbypoint-4.3.mustcomply
withthefollowing requirements .
4.4.2.General .-
4.4.2.1.Thebeltanchorages foranyonebeltmaybelocatedeitherwhollyin
thevehiclestructure orinseatstructure oranyotherpartofthe
vehicleordispersed betweentheselocations .
4-4.2.2.Anyonebeltanchorage maybeusedforattaching theendsoftwo
adjacentsafetybaitsprovidedthatthetestrequirements aremet.
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Inthecaseofabenchseatprovidedwithbeltanchorages for
twoormoreseatingpositions thelowerbeltanchorages shall
allbeeitherintegral withtheseatorinthebodystructure .
Asimilarrequirement shallalsoapplytoupperbeltanchorages .
Location oftheeffective l'owerbeltanchorages
Theangleso'L^andoQshallbewithinthe'rangeof30to80°in
allnormaltravelling positions ofthescat.Providedthat,
whereinthecaseofthefrontseats,thereisnoseatadjustment
orwherethebeltanchorages 'areontheseatitself,theangles
andoCgshallbe60°+10°,
InthecaseoftherearseatstheanglesoC^andoC^tiaybeless
thantheminimumspecified inpoint™4*4*3.1.providedtheyarenot
lessthan20°.
Thedistance betweenthetwovertioal planesparalleltothemedian
longitudinal planeofthsseatandeachpassingthroughadifferent
oneoftwoeffectiveloweranchorages andB^ofthesameseat
beltshallnotbelessthan350mm.Themedianlongitudinal plane
oftheseatshallpassbetweenpointsB^andB^andshall.beat
least120mmfromthesepoints.
Location oftheeffective upperbeltanchorage
Inthecasewhereastrapguideorsimilardeviceisusedwhich
affectsthelocation of.theeffective upper ,beltanchorage ,this
locationwillbedetermined inaconventional waybyconsidering
theposition oftheanchorage whenthelongitudinal centreline
ofthestrappassesthroughapoint;J.of.coordinates x=60mm,
y=120mmandz=530mminthefollowing systemofcoordinates :
Hzisthetorsoreference .line,
By-isahorizontal transverse linedirected
towardsthesidenearer ..to,-theanchorage ,
Hxisaperpendicular toyHz,inaforward
direction .

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4«4«4«2 »Iflocated.totherearofaplaneperpendicular tothemedianlongitu­
dinalplanepftheseatandpassingthroughthereference line,the
effective upper "beltanchorage shalllie"belowtheplaneINperpendi­
culartothemedianlongitudinal planeoftheseatandformingan
anglecf650tothereference line#Intheoaseofrearseatsthis
anglemaybereducedto60°«TheplaneFITissopositioned thatit
intersects thereference lineatapointDsuchthatDHequals
315ma+1.6S.
Iflocatedonorforwardofaplaneperpendicular tothemedianlongi­
tudinalplaneoftheseatandpassingthroughthereference line,the
effective upper "beltanchorage shallhebelowtheplane perpen­
dicularto'themedianlongitudinal planeoftheseatandformingan
angleof650tothereference line.Inthecaseofrearseats,this
anglemaybereducedto60°.Theplane issopositioned thatit
intersects thereference lineatapointD'suchthatD'Hequals
315mm+1,8S,.
4.4.4.3.Iflocatedtotherearofaplaneperpendicular tothemedianlongitu­
dinalplaneoftheseatandpassingthroughthereference line,the
effective upperbeltanchorage shallliebehindaplaneFK,perpendi­
culartothemedianlongitudinal planeoftheseat,intersecting the
reference lineatanangleof120°atapointBsuchthatBHequals .
260mm+1.2S.
Iflocatedonorforwardofaplaneperpendicular tothemedianlongi­
tudinalplanoftheseatandpassingthroughthereference line,the..
effective upperbeltanchorage •shallliebehindaplane perpendi­
culartothemedianlongitudinal planeoftheseat,interseeting the
reference lineatanangleof12C°atapoint3thatB'Eequals
260Rial+S. (
4.4.4.4,■ThevalueofSa'aall'not belessthatMOmm.
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k»k,k,5 »Theeffective upper belt anchorage shall besituated totherear of
avertical plane perpendicular tothemedian longitudinal plane ofthe
vehicle andpassing through theHpoint asshown inAnnex III .
4.*u4.6 »Theeffective upper belt anchorage shall besituated above thehori­
zontal plane passing through point C.
k»k,k,7 »Bywayofanexception tothereguirement ofpoint 4.4.4 .6.andfor
aperiod of2years from thenotification ofthisDirective ,the
effective upper belt anchorage maybeplaced inthearea included between
horizontal plane C-Yandplane C-Mperpendicular tothemedian longitu­
dinal plane ofthevehicle and forming a20degree angle with plane
C-Y where theconfiguration ofthevehicle does not allow thelocation
oftheseat anchorage above theplane C-Y .Inthis case theseat back
shall bedesigned soastosupport thestrap above thepoint where the
seat bnck intersects theplane C-Ywhen tested inaccordance with point 5
Also theseat back shall reach aheight not less than theheight ofa
horizontal plane through thepoint Cand astrap guide must beprovided
toprevent thestrap from sliding off theshoulder .
^'*51 Dimensions ofthreaded belt anchorage holes
1
^•5.1« Abelt anchorage shall have athreaded hole of11.11 mm(7/16)
20UNF 2D.
5. TESTING
■I ,5.1 . General
5.1.1 . iSubject toapplication oftheprovisions ofpoint 5-2 ..-.andattherequest
ofthe manufacturer .
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5.1«1.1 .the tests may becarried outeither onavehicle structure orona
completely finished vehicle $
5.1.1.2 .windows anddoors may .befitted .ornotandclosed ornot ;-
5*1 *1*3*anyfitting provided inthevehicle type andlikely tocontribute to
..,therigidity ofthevehicle structure maybefitted .
5.1»2 . Theseats shall befitted andshall beplaced intheposition fordriving
orusechosen bythetechnical service conducting approval tests togive \
4.-■' I
themost adverse conditions with respect tothestrength ofthesystem . j
Theposition oftheseats shall bestated .inthereport .Ifthq nglg r. j
between theseat back andthecushion isadjustable iitshall besetas !
specified inAnnex IVpoint 2.2. y !

Securing ;ofthe vehicle
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The method used tosecure thevehicle during the test shall not besuch a
tostrengthen thebelt anchorages orthebelt anchorage areas ortolesse
the normal deformation ofthe structure .
Asecuring device shall beregarded assatisfactory ifitproduces no
* * «
effect onanarea extending over thewhole width ofthe structure and
ifthe vehicle orthe structure isblocked orfixed infront ata
distance ofnot less than 500 ramfrom the belt anchorage tobetested
and isheld offixed attherear not less than 300 mmfrom that anchorage
Itisrecommended that the .structure shdulfl rest onsupports arranged
approximately inline with theaxis ofthewheels or,ifthat isnot
possible ,inline with thepoints ofattachment ofthesuspension .
General test spécifications '■
See thebelt anchorages ofthe same group ofseats shall betested simult
neausly .
The tractive force shall beapplied inaforward direction atan ,angle
of10®,+5°above thehorizontal inaplane parallel tothemedian
longitudinal plane of ,thevehicle .
Full ,application oftheload shall beachieved asrapidly aspossible .
Thebelt .anchorages ;must withstand thespecified load fornotless than
0.2 second . . .■ .
Traction devices tobeused inthetests described in :point below
are shown inAnnex V.
Thebelt anchorages forseats for -which upper ,belt anchopage.s axepro­
vided shall betested under thefollowing conditions :
ϊτοητ ου,ΐβο&Γά εβαΐε χ
Thebelt anchorages shall besubmitted tothetest prescribed in
point 5i^'.lV'in which theloads aretransmitted tothem bymeans ofa
device reproducing thegeometry ofasafety belt equipped with are­
tractor having apulley orstrap guide attheupper belt anchorage .
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Rear outboard seats and all centre seats :
The belt anchorages shall besubjected tothe test prescribed in
point 5»^*2 .inwhich theloads aretransmitted tothem bymeans of
adevice reproducing thegeometry ofathree point safety belt without
aretractor ,andtothetest prescribed inpoint 5«^*3*inwhich the
loads are transmitted tothetwolower belt anchorages bymeans of:a ..
device reproducing thegeometry ofalapbelt .The twotests canbe
performed ontwodifferent ,structures ifthemanufacturer sorequests .
5«3*5«3 Notwithstanding therequirements of5»3»5*1 »and when araanu -."
facturer supplies hisvehicle with safety belts ,installed which incorpora
teretractor ,thecorrespondig belt anchorages shall besubmitted tothe
test inwhich theloads are transmitted tothem bymeans ofadevice re­
producing thegeometry ofthesafety belt (s)forwhich these anchora­
ges are tobeapproved . .
•Ifnoupper belt anchorages fereprovided for .therear outboard seats
,and thecentre seats ,thelower belt anchorages shall besubmitted to
thetest prescribed inpoint 5«^«3 *inwhich theloads aretransmitted
tothese anchorages bymeans ofadevice reproducing thegeometry of'alap
belt . .•
5»3»7 »Ifthevehicle isdesigned toaccept other devices which donotenable
thestraps tobedirectly attached tobelt anchorages without inter --•.•
.vening sheaves ,etc..orwhich require belt anchorages supplementary
tothese mentioned inpoint 4.3.' ,thesafety belt oranarrangement
ofwires ,sheaves ,etc .representing theequipment ofthesafety v
belt ,shall beattached bysuch adevice tothebelt anchorages in
thevehicle andthebelt anchorages shall basubjected tothetesyts
prescribed inpoint asappropriate .
3.8.Atest method other than those prescribed inpoint 5*3 *®ayb®
used ,butevidence must befurnished that itisequivalent .
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5.4*Particular testspécifications
5.4.1.Testinconfiguration ofathreepointbeltincorporating aretractor
havingapulleyorstrapguideattheupperbeltanchorage
5.4.1.1.Aspecialpulleyorguideforthewireorstrapappropriate totransmit
theloadfromthetraction device,orthepulleyorstrapguidesupplied
bythemanufacturer shallbefittedtotheupperbeltanchorage *
5«4.1*2.Atestloadof1350dalT+20dalTshallbeappliedtoatraction device
(seeAnnexV,figure2)attachedtothebeltanchorages ofthesamebelt,
bymeansofadevicereproducing thegeometry oftheuppertorsostrapofsuch
asafetybelt.
5.4.I.3.Atthesametimeatractive forceof1350dalT+20datTshallbeapplied
toatractiondevice(seeAnnexV,figurel)attachedtothetwolower'''
beltanchorages .
5.4.2.Testinconfi.juration ofathreepointbeltwithoutretractor orwith
aretractor attheupperbeltanchorage .
5.4*2.1.Atestloadof1350daH+20dalTshallbeappliedtoatraction device
(seeAnnexV,figure2)attachedtotheupperbeltanchorage andtothe
opposite lowerbeltanchorage ofthesamebelt,using,ifsupplied by
themanufacturer ,aretractor fixedatthoupperbeltanchorage. ...
5.4*2.2.Atthesametimeatractiveforceof1350dalT+20daUshallbeapplied
toatractiondevice(seeAnnexV,figurel)attachedtothelowerbelt
anchorages .
5.4.3*Testinconfiguration ofalapbelt..
Atestloadof2225 +20daH3hallbeappliedtoatraction device
(seeAnnexV,figurel)attachedtothetwolowerbeltanchorages.
5.4*4*Testforbeltanchorages locatedwhollywithintheseatstructure or
dispersed betweenthevehiclestructure andtheseatstructure .
5.4.4.1.Thetests -specified inpoint?5*4.1*»5*4.2.and5*4*3.aboveshallbe
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performed ,asappropriate ,atthesametimesuperimposing foreachscut
andforeachgroupofseatsaforceasstatedbelow.
5*4.4.2 «Theloadsindicated inpoints5*4'*1«»5*4*2«and5»4»3»shallbesupple­
mentedbyaforceequalto20timestheweightofthecompleteseat
appliedhorizontally andlongitudinally ,throughthecentre .'of.gravity
ofi;heseat,,
5«5*'ResuitsofTests
5*5.1.Alltheanohorages shallbecapableofwithstanding thetestprescribed
inpoint5»3#and5»4»Permanent deformation including partialrupture
orbreakage ,ofanyanchorage orsurrounding areashallnotconstitute
failureiftherequired forceissustained forthespecified time#
Duringthetest,theminimumspacingsfortheeffective lowerbelt
anchorages specified in4*4*3«3 *antherequirements of4.4.4.6# and
4*4,4.7.foreffective upperbeltanchorages shallborespected#
5.5.2.Intheoaseofatwodoorcar,;thedisplacement andlockingsystem
enablingtheoccupants oftherearseatstoleavethevehiclemust
stillbeoperable byhandafterremovalofthetractive force#
5«5«3«Aftertesting,,anydamagetothe^el.t.'anchorages andstructures
supporting 3oadduringtestsshall -benoted# ■
6. C03EF0RÏ1ITY OFPROttJCTIOlï
6#1# Inordertoverifyconformity withtheapprovedtype,asufficient
.numberofrandomchecksshallbeperformed onserially-produced .......
vehicles .*
6#2# Asageneralrulethechecksasaforesaid shallbeconfinedtothe
talcingofmeasurements# However,.,ifnecessary ,thevehiclesshall
.besubjected totestsconforming to'therequirements ofpoint5above.
7# INSTRUCTIONS
For-everyvehicleconforming totheapprovedtypethe"manufacturer shall
stateolearlyintheinstructions foroperating thevehicle,wherethebelt
anchorages are,andforwhat'typeof-safetybeltstheyareintended# •'■'

ANNEX II
Name of
administration
ANNEX TOTHE EZC VEHICLE TYPE APPROVAL FORM s
APPROVAL OFANCKORAGE FOR SAFETY BELT'S
(Article k(2)andarticle 10oftheCouncil Directive of6February 1970
ontheapproximation ofthelaws oftheMember States relating tothe
type-approval ofmotor vehicles andtheir trailers ).
EEC type-approval number
1«Trade name ormark ofthe vehicle
2.Vehiclc type
3»Name and address ofmanufacturer
Ifapplicable ,name andaddress ofmanufacturer 'srepresentative ....

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Annex II
5.Designation ofthetypes ofbelts authorized forfitting tothe
anchorage with which thevehicle isequipped :
Anchorage (+)
Vehicle
structureSeat
structure
FrontIïight
hand
seat
Kiddle (
Left
hand
seat(outboard
(Lower anchorages (
(( (inboard
( ' ',
(Upper anchorage (right
(Lower anchorages (
seat ((left
(Upper anchorage
(outboard
(Lower anchorages (
( (inboard
(
(Upper anchorage
EearEight
hand
side
Kidûle
seat
left
hand
seat(putboard
Lower anchorages (
(inboard
Upper anchorage
(right
Lower anchorages (
(left "
Upper anchorage
(outboard
Lower anchorages (
(inboard
(
(Upper anchorage
Remarks :
(x)lnsert intheactual position thefollowing letter orletters :
"A"for athree-point belt including thecase where aretractor isat­
tached directly totheanchorage without aoulley orstrap guide at
the upper anchorage .
"B"for alat belt
"S"for special-type belts ;inthis case state thenature ofthetypes
under "Remarks "
"Ar","Br"or"Sr"forabelt incorporating retractors using apulley or
strap guide
"Ae",Be",or"Se "forabelt with aenergy absorption device
"Are",Bre "|or"Sre"forabelt fitted with aretractor using apulley orstrap
guide andanenergy absorption device onatleast oneanchorage .

Annex II
C++) 6mDescription ofseats « .
(++) 7.Description offeeadjustment ,displacement andlocking system
either oftheseat orofitsparts
(++) 8.Description ofseat anchorage
9,Description ofparticular type ofsafety belt required inthe
case ofananchorage located inthe seat back orincorporating an
energy-dissipating device
10.Number ofreport issued bythat service
11.Approvai grant ed/refused (+++) .
12.Place
13.Date
l'>.Signature
15«?hefollowing documents ,bearing theapproval number shown above ,
are annexed tothis communication :
...drawings ,technical descriptiobs ofthebelt anchorages and of
thevehicle structure including photographs where necessary ,
••• drawings ,technical descriptions oftheseats ,their anchorage
onthevehicle andtheir adjustment ,displacement andlocking
systems including photographs where necessary .
C++) Only iftheanchorage isaffixed ontheseat oriftheseat supports
thebelt strap#
(+++) Strike outwhat does notapply .

MNEXI7-I
AREASOPLQvATIOlTS
OPEFFECTIVE BELTANCHORAGES
Reference lineaccording -fco
'point4.1.2.ofAnnexI
DH=315+1,6S
BH=2Ö0+1,2S
D«H=315.+1,8S
B'H=260+S
Unlessotherwise /specifiedthis\
angletohe
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B.y».
forlefthandsea:120'
_L4-B,-120min
120min
J_350min
r
S=1H0min
rUppereffective "beltanchorage/////'/ !
Alldimensions areinmillimeters

ANNEX IV
PROCEDURE FORDETERMINING -THE "H'«POINT .
ANDVERIFYING THE RELATIVE POSITIONS OFTHE "H"
AND "R"POINTS .
DEFINITIONS
The "H"point ,which indicates theposition oraseated occupant
inthepassenger compartment ,isthetrace ,inalongitudinal ver­
tical plane ,ofthetheoretical axis ofrotation between thelegs and
thetorso ofahuman body represented bythemanikin described in
point 3»
The "R"point or"seating reference point "isthe reference point
specified bythemanufacturer which ' . '
hasco-ordinates determined inrelation tothevehicle structure ;
corresponds tothetheoretical position ofthepoint oftorso /legs
rotation ("H"point )forthelowestandmost rearward normal driving
» «
position orposition ofuse given toeach seat provided bythe
vehicle manufacturer .
DETERMINATION OF"H"POINTS
AnHpoint shall bedetermined for each seat provided bythemanu­
facturer ofthe vehicle .Ifthe seats inthe same row can beregar­
dedassimilar (bench seat ,identical seats ,etc# )only oneHpoint
shall bedetermined for e'ach rowofseats ,themanikin described in
point 3below being seated inaplace regarded asrepresentative for
the row .This :place .shall be
inthe "ease ofthefront row ,thedriver 'sseat ; ''
inthecase oftherear roworrows ,anouter seat .
When an"H"point isbeing determined ,the seat considered shall be
placed inthelowest andmost rearward normal driving position or
position ofuseprovided foritbythemanufacturer .Theseat back
shall ifitsinclination isadjustable belocked asspecified bythe
manufacturer orinthe absence ofamyspecification toanactual
seat-back angle ofasnearly aspossible 25° from thevertical .

Annex IV
3• DESCRIPTION OFTEE MANIKIN
3#1 * .Athree-dimensional manikin ofaweight andcontour corresponding
tothose ofanadult male ofaverage height shall beused .Such a
manikin isdepicted infigures :1..and 2.
3-*2 . Themanikin shall comprise j
3*2*1 •twocomponents ,onesimulating thebaok andtheother theseat of
thebody ,pivoting onanaxis representing the axis ofrotation
between the torso and thethigh .The trace ofthis axis ontheside
ofthemanikin isthemanikin 's.H-point j;
3.2*2 .twocomponents simulating thelegs andpivot ally attached tothe
component simulating the seat ;and .
3*2.3 *twocomponents simulating thefeet andconnected tothelegs by
pivotal joints simulating ankles *
' *3*2 .4.Inaddition ,thecomponent ,simulating theseat shall be'provided
with alevel enabling itstransverse orientation tobeverified .
».« . * •# ».»
3*3 * Body segment weights shall beattached atappropriate points cor­
responding totherelevant centres ofgravity ,soastobring *the 1
total mass ofthemanikiji uptoabout 75*6 kg.Details ofthe
various masses aregiven inthetable infigure '£« '
4. SETTING UPTHEMANIKIN
The three-dimensional manikin shall "be"set'upinthefollowing
mann&r t "• ' **"" '
4*,1. thevehicle shall beplaced on ,ahorizontal plane andtheseats
adjusted asprescribed inpoint 2.2 .above ;.
4.2 . .theseat tobetested sha3JL becovered *,with apiece ,;of-cloth to
facilitate correct setting uppfthe .manikin ;.£ ■ .•■■■
4.3 . themanikin ghall beplaced ontheseat :concerned ,its.pivptal axes
being perpendicular tothelongitudinal plane ofsymmetry pfthe
vehicle :

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.. Annex IV
the feet ofthemanikin shall beplaced asfollows ;
4.4 .1.inthefront seats ,insuch awaythat theaxis representing the
transverse inclination ofthe seat ofthemanikin isbrought to
thehorizontal ;
4.4.2 .intherear seats ,sofaraspossible insuch asway astobein
contact with the front seats .Ifthe feet then rest onparts of
thefloor which are atdifferent levels ,the foot which first comes
into contact with the front seat shall serve asareference point
and the other foot shall besoarranged that the axis representing
the transverse inclination ofthe seat ofthemanikin isbrought
tothehorizontal ;
4.4.3 .ifthe "H"point isbeing determined foracentre seat ,thefeet
shall beplaced one oneach .side ofthe tunnel .
4.5 « Theweights shall be -placed onthethighs ,theaxis representing the
transverse inclination .oftheseat ofthemanikin shall bebrought
tothehorizontal ,and theweights shall beplaced onthe component
representing the seat ofthemanikin .
4.6. Themanikin shall bemoved away from theseat back bymeans ofthe
knee-pivot l#ar and theback ofthemanikin shall bepivoted forwardse
Themanikin shall berepositioned onthe seat ofthevehicle by
being slid backwards onitsseat until resistance isencountered ,
theback ofthemanikin then being replaced against theseat-back ;
4.7« -Ahorizontal load ofapproximately 10+1 daNshall betwice applied
, tothemanikin .Thedirection andpoint ofapplication oftheload
,areshown byablack arrow infigure 2,
4.8. Theweights shall beinstalled ontheright andleft sides ,andthe
t<prso weights shall then beplaced inposition .The .transverse axis
ofthemanikin shall bekept horizontal .
4.9. Thetransverse axis ofthemanikin being kept horizontal ,theback
ofthemanikin shall bepivoted forwards until thetorso weights
areabove the "H"point ,soastoeliminate anyfriction with the
seat back .4.4 .
4.4.2 .

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Annex IV
Theback ofthemanikin shall begently moved rearwards soasto
complete thesetting-up operation .The transverse axis ofthe
manikin shall behorizontal .Ifitisnot ,theprocedure described
above shall berepeated .
RESULTS . .• _■
When' themanikin hasbeen setupasdescribed inpoint Vabove ,
the "H"point ofthevehicle seat considered isconstituted by
the "H"point ofthemanikin . ,
Theco-ordinates ofthe "H"p'oint inthethree mutually perpendicu­
larplanes ,shall bemeasured forcomparison with thedata supplied
bythe vehicle manufacturer , '
VERIFYING THE RELATIVE POSITIONS OFTHE "R»AND "H"'POINTS
The results ofthemeasurements carried out asdescribed inpoint
5«2 .for the "II"point shall becompared with the coordinates' of
the "R"poittt assupplied bythevehicle manufacturer .
The relative positions ofthe "R"point andthe "H"point shall be
;
considered' tobesatisfactory for "theseat in ;question ifthe "H"
point ,asdefined byitsco-ordinates ,lies within alongitudinal
rectangle whose horizontal andvertical sides are30nimand20mm
long respectively andwhose diagonals intersect ,atthe "R"point *
Ifthese' conditions aremet ,the "R"point shall beused forthe
test and ,ifnecessary ,themanikin shall besoadjusted that the
"H"point coincides with the "R"'poifit ;
Ifthe "H"point does notsatisfy therequirements ofpoint 6.2.
above' ,the MH"point shall 1bedetermined twice more (three times "
inall )•Iftheresults oftwo orthese thfeie operations satisfy
therequirements thferesult ofthetest shali bfeconsidered tobe
.satisfactory . ... . .
Ifatleast *two ofthethree test results donotsatisfy therequire­
ments ofpoint 6,2.,theresult ;ofthetest shall beconsidered to
bp .;not satisfactory «' . 1.

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Annex IV
Ifthesituation described inpoint 6mk,above arises ,orifve­
rification cannot beeffected because the manufacturer has failed
tosupply information regarding theposition ofthe "R"point ,
the average ofthe results ofthe three determinations may beused
and beregarded asapplicable inallcases where the "R"point
isreferred tointhis Directive .
Forverifying therelative positions ofthe "R"point and the
"H"point inaserially produced vehicle therectangle referred
toinpoint 6.2.asove shall bereplaced byasquare of50mm
side *

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DIMENSIONS ANDWSIGHTOFKANIKIN
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.v>ndscatofbody 15,6 ■ 'f)
! 5fTorcoweichts 31*2 'liSi^ I– ,,-;.Seatwcights • 7.8 IJL™ «
Thifjhweights . 5.8 ; ■-V||f
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