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Brussels, 11.3.2011

COM(2011) 120 final

2011/0053 (COD)

Proposal for a

DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

relating to tyres for motor vehicles and their trailers and to their fitting

(Codification)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1. In the context of a people’s Europe, the Commission attaches great importance to simplifying and clarifying the law of the Union so as to make it clearer and more accessible to citizens, thus giving them new opportunities and the chance to make use of the specific rights it gives them.

This aim cannot be achieved so long as numerous provisions that have been amended several times, often quite substantially, remain scattered, so that they must be sought partly in the original instrument and partly in later amending ones. Considerable research work, comparing many different instruments, is thus needed to identify the current rules.

For this reason a codification of rules that have frequently been amended is also essential if the law is to be clear and transparent.

2. On 1 April 1987 the Commission decided [1] to instruct its staff that all acts should be codified after no more than ten amendments, stressing that this is a minimum requirement and that departments should endeavour to codify at even shorter intervals the texts for which they are responsible, to ensure that their provisions are clear and readily understandable.

3. The Conclusions of the Presidency of the Edinburgh European Council (December 1992) confirmed this [2], stressing the importance of codification as it offers certainty as to the law applicable to a given matter at a given time.

Codification must be undertaken in full compliance with the normal procedure for the adoption of acts of the Union.

Given that no changes of substance may be made to the instruments affected by codification, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission have agreed, by an interinstitutional agreement dated 20 December 1994, that an accelerated procedure may be used for the fast-track adoption of codification instruments.

4. The purpose of this proposal is to undertake a codification of Council Directive 92/23/EEC of 31 March 1992 relating to tyres for motor vehicles and their trailers and to their fitting [3]. The new Directive will supersede the various acts incorporated in it [4]; this proposal fully preserves the content of the acts being codified and hence does no more than bring them together with only such formal amendments as are required by the codification exercise itself.

5. The codification proposal was drawn up on the basis of a preliminary consolidation, in 22 official languages, of Directive 92/23/EEC and the instruments amending it, carried out by the Publications Office of the European Union, by means of a data-processing system. Where the Articles have been given new numbers, the correlation between the old and the new numbers is shown in a table contained in Annex VIII to the codified Directive.

92/23/EEC (adapted)

2011/0053 (COD)

Proposal for a

DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

relating to tyres for motor vehicles and their trailers and to their fitting

(Codification)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 114 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national Parliaments,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee [5],

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure,

Whereas:

(1) Council Directive 92/23/EEC of 31 March 1992 relating to tyres for motor vehicles and their trailers and to their fitting [6] has been substantially amended several times [7]. In the interests of clarity and rationality the said Directive should be codified.

92/23/EEC recital 4 (adapted)

(2) Directive 92/23/EEC is one of the separate Directives of the EC type-approval system provided for in Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (Framework Directive) [8], and lays down technical prescriptions which motor vehicles and their trailers must satisfy relating , inter alia, to pneumatic tyres. Those technical prescriptions concern the approximation of the laws of the Member States to enable the EC type-approval procedure provided for in Directive 2007/46/EC to be applied in respect of each type of motor vehicle and trailer. Consequently the provisions laid down in Directive 2007/46/EC relating to motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, apply to this Directive.

92/23/EEC recital 6

(3) Rules on tyres should lay down common requirements concerning not only their characteristics, but also the requirements for the equipment of vehicles and their trailers with regard to their tyres.

92/23/EEC recital 8 (adapted)

(4) It is desirable to take into account the technical requirements adopted by the UN Economic Commission for Europe in its Regulation No 30 (‘Uniform provisions concerning the approval of pneumatic tyres for motor vehicles and their trailers’), as amended [9], in its Regulation No 54 (‘Uniform provisions concerning the approval of pneumatic tyres for commercial vehicles and their trailers’) [10], in its Regulation No 64 (‘Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles equipped with temporary-use spare wheels/tyres’), as amended, [11] and in its Regulation No 117 ('Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval Of Tyres With Regard To Rolling Sound Emissions And To Adhesion On Wet Surfaces'), as amended [12] , which are annexed to the Agreement of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the adoption of uniform technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted and/or be used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these prescriptions (Revised 1958 Agreement) [13] .

(5) This Directive should be without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States relating to the time-limits for transposition into national law and application of the Directives set out in Annex VII, Part B,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

92/23/EEC (adapted)

Article 1

For the purposes of this Directive the following definitions shall apply :

2001/43/EC Art. 1 pt. 2

(a) ‘tyre’ means any new pneumatic tyre including a winter tyre with holes for studs, in the form of original equipment or of a replacement, intended to be fitted to vehicles to which Directive 2007/46/EC applies. This definition does not cover winter tyres with studs;

92/23/EEC

(b) ‘vehicle’ means any vehicle to which Directive 2007/46/EC applies;

(c) ‘manufacturer’ means the holder of the trade name or mark of vehicles or tyres.

2001/43/EC Art. 1 pt. 3

Article 2

1. The requirements set out in Annex V shall apply to tyres intended to be fitted to vehicles first used on or after 1 October 1980.

2. The requirements set out in Annex V shall not apply to:

(a) tyres whose speed rating is less than 80 km/h;

(b) tyres whose nominal rim diameter does not exceed 254 mm (or code 10) or is 635 mm or more (code 25);

(c) T type temporary use spare tyres as defined in point 2.3.6 of Annex II;

(d) tyres designed only to be fitted to vehicles registered for the first time before 1 October 1980.

2001/43/EC Art. 1 pt. 4 (adapted)

Article 3

1. Member States shall grant EC type-approval, under the conditions laid down in Annex I, to all types of tyres meeting the requirements of Annex II, and shall allocate to them an approval number as specified in Annex I.

2. Member States shall grant EC type-approval, under the conditions laid down in Annex I, to all types of tyres meeting the requirements of Annex V and shall allocate to them an approval number as specified in Annex I.

3. Member States shall grant EC type-approval to all vehicles in respect of their tyres under the conditions laid down in Annex III, where those tyres (including spare tyres, where appropriate) meet the requirements of Annex II and the requirements concerning vehicles laid down in Annex IV, and shall allocate to any such vehicle an approval number as specified in Annex III.

92/23/EEC (adapted)

1 2001/43/EC Art. 1 pt. 1

Article 4

The approval authority of a Member State shall, within one month of issuing or refusing an 1 EC type-approval for a component (tyre) or vehicle, send a copy of the relevant certificate, models of which are given in the Appendices to Annex I and Annex III, to the other Member States and, if requested, send the test report on any type of tyre approved.

92/23/EEC

1 2001/43/EC Art. 1 pt. 1

Article 5

No Member State may prohibit or restrict the placing on the market of tyres bearing the 1 EC type-approval mark.

92/23/EEC (adapted)

1 2001/43/EC Art. 1 pt. 1

Article 6

No Member State may refuse to grant 1 EC type-approval or national type-approval to a vehicle on grounds relating to its tyres if those tyres bear the 1 EC type-approval mark and are fitted in accordance with the requirements laid down in Annex IV.

Article 7

No Member State may prohibit the use of a vehicle on grounds relating to its tyres if those tyres bear the 1 EC type-approval mark and are fitted in accordance with the requirements laid down in Annex IV.

92/23/EEC

Article 8

1. If, on the basis of a substantiated justification, a Member State considers that a tyre type or a vehicle type is dangerous although complying with the requirements of this Directive, it may, within its territory, provisionally prohibit the marketing of that product or subject it to special conditions. It shall immediately inform the other Member States and the Commission thereof, stating the grounds for its decision.

2. The Commission shall, within six weeks, consult the Member States concerned, following which it shall deliver its opinion without delay and take the appropriate steps.

92/23/EEC (adapted)

1 2001/43/EC Art. 1 pt. 1

3. If the Commission is of the opinion that technical adaptations to this Directives are necessary, such adaptations shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 11. In this event, the Member State which has adopted safeguard measures may maintain them until the entry into force of the adaptations.

Article 9

1. The Member State which has granted the 1 EC type-approval for a component (tyre) or vehicle shall take the measures required in order to verify that production models conform to the approved type in so far as this is necessary and if need be in cooperation with the approval authorities in the other Member States. For this purpose, that Member State may at any time check the conformity of the tyres or vehicles to the requirements of this Directive. Such verification shall be limited to spot checks.

2. If the Member State referred to in paragraph 1 finds that a number of tyres or vehicles with the same approval marking do not conform to the approved type, it shall take the necessary measures to ensure that production models so conform. Where there is a consistent failure to conform, those measures may extend to a withdrawal of 1 EC type-approval . The authorities shall take the same measure if they are informed by the approval authorities of another Member State of such failure to conform.

3. The approval authorities of the Member States shall within one month notify each other using the relevant form shown in the Appendices to Annex I and Annex III of any withdrawal of 1 EC type-approval and of the reasons for such a measure.

Article 10

Any decision taken pursuant to the provisions adopted in implementation of this Directive to refuse or withdraw 1 EC type-approval for a tyre or 1 for a vehicle with regard to the fitting of its tyres implying a prohibition of marketing or of use shall set out in detail the reasons on which it is based. Every such decision shall be notified to the party concerned, who shall at the same time be informed of the remedies available to him under the laws in force in the Member States and of the time limits allowed for the exercise of such remedies.

Article 11

Any amendments necessary to adapt the requirements of Annexes I to VI to technical progress shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 40(2) of Directive 2007/46/EC.

2001/43/EC Art. 1 pt 6 (adapted)

Article 12

1. Member States may not:

(a) refuse to grant EC type-approval or national approval for a type of vehicle or type of tyre, or

(b) refuse the registration or prohibit the sale or entry into service of vehicles, and the sale or entry into service or use of tyres,

for reasons relating to the tyres and their fitting to new vehicles, if those vehicles or tyres comply with the requirements laid down in this Directive.

2. Member States may not grant EC type-approval, and shall refuse to grant national type-approval for those types of tyre which fall within the scope of this Directive and which do not meet the requirements of this Directive.

3. Member States may not grant EC type-approval or national approval for a type of vehicle, for reasons relating to its tyres or their fitting, if the requirements of this Directive are not met.

4. Member States shall:

(a) consider certificates of conformity accompanying new vehicles in accordance with the provisions of Directive 2007/46/EC as not being valid for the purposes of Article 26(1) of that Directive, if the requirements of this Directive are not met; and

(b) refuse the registration or prohibit the sale or entry into service of new vehicles which do not meet the requirements of this Directive.

5. The provisions of this Directive, shall apply for the purposes of Article 28 of Directive 2007/46/EC to all tyres which fall within the scope of this Directive, with the exception of tyres of class C1e, to which they shall apply as from 1 October 2011.

92/23/EEC (adapted)

Article 13

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

Article 14

Directive 92/23/EEC, as amended by the acts listed in Annex VII, Part A, is repealed, without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States relating to the time-limits for transposition into national law and application of the Directives set out in Annex VII, Part B.

References to the repealed Directive shall be construed as references to this Directive and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex VIII.

Article 15

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

92/23/EEC

Article 16

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at […]

For the European Parliament For the Council

The President The President

LIST OF ANNEXES

2001/43/EC Art. 1 pt. 5 and Annex pt. 1 (adapted)

ANNEX I | Administrative provisions for the EC type-approval of tyres |

Appendix 1 | Information document relating to EC type-approval for a type of tyre |

Appendix 2 | EC type-approval certificate (tyres) |

Appendix 3 | Information document relating to EC type-approval for a type of tyre relating to tyre/road noise emission |

Appendix 4 | EC type-approval certificate (tyre/road noise emission) |

ANNEX II [14] | Requirements for tyres |

Appendix 1 | Explanatory figure |

Appendix 2 | List of symbols of load-capacity indices (LI) and corresponding maximum mass to be carried (KG) |

Appendix 3 | Arrangement of tyre markings |

Appendix 4 | Relationship between the pressure index and the units of pressure |

Appendix 5 | Measuring rim, outer diameter and section width of tyres of certain size designations |

Appendix 6 | Method of measuring tyre dimensions |

Appendix 7 | Load/speed test procedure |

Appendix 8 | Variation of load capacity index with speed; commercial-vehicle tyres radial and diagonal |

ANNEX III | Administrative provisions for EC type-approval of vehicles with regard to the fitting of their tyres |

Appendix 1 | Information document (vehicle) |

Appendix 2 | EC type-approval certificate (vehicle) |

ANNEX IV | Requirements for vehicles with regard to the fitting of their tyres |

ANNEX V | Tyre/road noise emission |

Appendix 1 | Test method for tyre-road sound levels, coast-by method |

Appendix 2 | Test report |

ANNEX VI | Specifications for the test site |

ANNEX VII | Repealed Directive with list of its successive amendments/List of time-limits for transposition into national law and application |

ANNEX VIII | Correlation Table |

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2001/43/EC Art. 1 pt. 5 and Annex pt. 2

ANNEX I

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR THE EC TYPE-APPROVAL OF TYRES

1. APPLICATION FOR THE EC TYPE-APPROVAL OF A TYPE OF TYRE

1.1. The application for EC type-approval for a type of tyre pursuant to Article 7(1) and (2) of Directive 2007/46/EC is to be submitted by the tyre manufacturer.

1.1.1. The application for EC type-approval pursuant to Annex II is to be accompanied, in triplicate, by a description of the tyre type as described in the information document in Appendix 1.

1.1.1.1. The application must be accompanied (all in triplicate) by a sketch, or a representative photograph, which identifies the tyre tread pattern and a sketch of the envelope of the inflated tyre mounted on the measuring rim showing the relevant dimensions (see points 6.1.1. and 6.1.2. of Annex II) of the type submitted for approval.

1.1.1.2. It must be accompanied either by the test report issued by the appointed technical service or by a number of samples to be determined by the approval authority.

1.1.2. The application for EC type-approval pursuant to Annex V is to be accompanied, in triplicate, by a description of the tyre type as described in the information document in Appendix 3.

1.1.2.1. The application must be accompanied (all in triplicate) by sketches, drawings or photographs of the tread pattern(s) that is/are representative of the type of tyres.

1.1.2.2. It must also be accompanied either by the test report issued by the appointed technical service or by a number of samples to be determined by the approval authority.

1.2. The manufacturer may apply for EC type-approval to be extended:

1.2.1. to include modified tyre types for EC type-approvals pursuant to Annex II and/or

1.2.2. to include additional tyre size designations and/or amended brand names or manufacturer's trade descriptions and/or tread patterns for EC type-approvals pursuant to Annex V.

2005/11/EC Art. 1

1.3. The approval authority may accept the laboratories of the tyre manufacturers as approved test laboratories pursuant to Article 41 of Directive 2007/46/EC.

2001/43/EC Art. 1 pt. 5 and Annex pt. 2 (adapted)

2. INSCRIPTIONS

2.1. Samples of a type of tyre submitted for EC type-approval must bear the applicant's clearly visible and indelible trade mark or name and must allow sufficient space for the inscription of the EC type-approval mark as required in section 4 of this Annex.

3. EC TYPE-APPROVAL

3.1. EC type-approval pursuant to Articles 8, 9 and 10 of Directive 2007/46/EC is to be granted and an EC type-approval number is to be issued in respect of any tyre type, submitted in accordance with point 1.1.1. of this Annex , which satisfies the requirements of Annex II.

3.1.1. Notice of approval or extension or refusal or withdrawal of approval or of production definitively discontinued in relation to a tyre type pursuant to Annex II must be communicated to the Member States in accordance with Article 8(7) and (8) of Directive 2007/46/EC.

3.1.2. EC type-approval pursuant to Articles 8, 9 and 10 of Directive 2007/46/EC is to be granted and an EC type-approval number is to be issued in respect of any tyre type, submitted in accordance with point 1.1.2. of this Annex , which satisfies the requirements of Annex V.

3.2.1. Notice of approval or extension or refusal or withdrawal of approval or of production definitely discontinued in relation to a tyre type pursuant to Annex V must be communicated to the Member States in accordance with Article 8(7) and (8) of Directive 2007/46/EC.

3.3. An EC type-approval number is to be assigned to each tyre type-approved. The same Member State must not assign the same number to another tyre type. In particular, approval numbers assigned pursuant to Annex II and EC type-approval numbers assigned pursuant to Annex V must be different.

4. EC TYPE-APPROVAL MARKING

4.1. Any tyre conforming to a type in respect of which EC type-approval has been granted pursuant to this Directive must bear the relevant EC type-approval mark.

4.2. The EC type-approval mark will consist of a rectangle surrounding the lower case letter ‘e’ followed by the distinguishing number of the Member State which has granted the type-approval as per Annex VII to Directive 2007/46/EC. The EC type-approval number will consist of the EC type-approval number shown on the certificate completed for the type, preceded by two figures: ‘00’ for commercial vehicle tyres, ‘02’ for passenger car tyres.

4.2.1. The rectangle forming the EC type-approval mark must have a minimum length of 12 mm and a minimum height of 8 mm. Letter(s) and number(s) must be at least 4 mm in height.

4.3. The EC type-approval marks and numbers, and any additional marks required in Annex II, section 3., the latter for the type-approval pursuant to the requirements of Annex II, must be affixed as prescribed in that section.

4.4. Approval numbers assigned pursuant to Annex V must be followed by the suffix ‘s’ where ‘s’ is an abbreviation for sound.

4.5. An example of the EC type-approval mark is given below:

(...PICT...)

The tyre bearing the EC type-approval mark shown above is a commercial vehicle tyre (00) satisfying the EC requirements (e), for which the EC type-approval mark has been granted in Ireland (24) under the number 479 pursuant to Annex II and in Italy (3) under the number 687-s pursuant to Annex V.

Note: The numbers ‘479’ and ‘687’ (EC -mark type-approval numbers) and the number ‘24’ and the digit ‘3’ (letters and number of the Member States which granted the EC type approval) are for guidance only.

The approval numbers must be placed close to the rectangle and may be above, below, to the left or to the right. The characters of the approval number must all be on the same side of the ‘e’ and face in the same direction.

5. MODIFICATION OF A TYRE TYPE

5.1. If a tyre EC type-approved pursuant to Annex II or pursuant to Annex V has been modified, the provisions of Articles 13 to 16 of Directive 2007/46/EC shall apply.

5.2. If the tread pattern of a tyre has been modified in the case of type-approvals pursuant to Annex II, no repetition of the tests prescribed in Annex II is considered necessary.

5.3. In the case where tyre-size designations or trade marks are added to a range of tyres type-approved pursuant to Annex V, any requirement for retesting shall be determined by the type approval authority.

5.4. In the case of modification of the tyre tread pattern of a range of tyres approved pursuant to Annex V, a representative set of samples shall be retested unless the type approval authority is satisfied that the modification does not affect the tyre/road noise emissions.

6. CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION

6.1. The general rules to ensure the conformity of production shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions laid down in Article 12 of Directive 2007/46/EC.

6.2. In particular, when checks are carried out in accordance with Appendix 1 to Annex V in order to check the conformity of production, if the noise level of the tyre tested does not exceed the limit values set out in point 4.2. of Annex V by more than 1 dB(A), the production shall be deemed to conform to the requirements of section 4 of Annex V.

2001/43/EC Art. 1 pt. 5 and Annex pt. 3 (adapted)

Appendix 1

INFORMATION DOCUMENT No … RELATING TO EC TYPE-APPROVAL FOR A TYPE OF TYRE

92/23/EEC

(...PICT...)

2001/43/EC Art. 1 pt. 5 and Annex pt. 4

Appendix 2

EC TYPE-APPROVAL CERTIFICATE

(tyres)

MODEL

(maximum format: A4 (210 mm × 297 mm))

92/23/EEC (adapted)

1 2001/43/EC Art. 1 pt. 1

2 2001/43/EC Art. 1 pt. 5 and Annex pt. 5

Stamp of Administration |

Communication concerning the:

– EC type-approval(1),

– extension of EC type-approval(1),

– refusal of EC type-approval(1),

– withdrawal of EC type-approval(1),

– discontinuation of production(1),

of a component with regard to Directive […] relating to tyres.

(...PICT...)

1 2

(...PICT...)

2001/43/EC Art. 1 pt. 5 and Annex pt. 6 (adapted)

Appendix 3

INFORMATION DOCUMENT No…RELATING TO EC TYPE – APPROVAL FOR A TYPE OF TYRE RELATING TO TYRE/ROAD NOISE EMISSION

(...PICT...)

2.5. List of tread-pattern designations:

(specify for each trade mark or brand name and trade description the list of tyre designations as per point 2.17. of Annex II to Directive […] adding, in the case of class Cl tyres, the mark 'Reinforced' or ‘Extra Load’, if applicable).

2001/43/EC Art. 1 pt. 5 and Annex pt. 6

Appendix 4

EC TYPE-APPROVAL CERTIFICATE

(tyre/road noise emission)

MODEL

(maximum format: A4 (210 mm x 297 mm))

(...PICT...)

(...PICT...)

of a type of tyre with regard to Annex V to Directive […], relating to tyre/road noise emission.

(...PICT...)

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92/23/EEC (adapted)

1 2001/43/EC Art. 1 pt. 1

ANNEX II

REQUIREMENTS FOR TYRES

1. DEFINITIONS

2. For the purposes of this Directive:

2.1. ‘type of tyre’ means a category of tyres which do not differ in such essential respects as:

2.1.1. manufacturer's name or trade mark;

2.1.2. tyre-size designation;

2.1.3. category of use:

– normal: normal road-use tyre,

– special: special-use tyre, e.g. tyre for mixed use (both on and off the road) and at restricted speed,

– snow tyre,

– temporary-use spare tyre

2.1.4. structure (diagonal (bias-ply), bias-belted, radial-ply);

2.1.5. speed category;

2.1.6. load capacity index;

2.1.7. tyre cross-section;

2.2. ‘snow tyre’ means a tyre the tread pattern and structure of which are primarily designed to ensure in mud and fresh or melting snow a performance better than that of a normal tyre. The tread pattern of a snow tyre generally consists of groove (rib) and/or solid-block elements more widely spaced than on a normal tyre;

2.3. ‘structure’ of a tyre means the technical characteristics of the tyre's carcass. The following structures are distinguished in particular:

2.3.1. ‘diagonal’ or ‘bias-ply’ describes a tyre structure in which the ply cords extend to the bead and are laid at alternate angles of substantially less than 90o to the centreline of the tread;

2.3.2. ‘bias-belted’ describes a tyre structure of diagonal (bias-ply) type in which the carcass is restricted by a belt comprising two or more layers of substantially inextensible cord material laid at alternate angles close to those of the carcass;

2.3.3. ‘radial’ describes a tyre structure in which the ply cords extend to the beads and are laid substantially at 90o to the centreline of the tread, the carcass being stabilised by an essentially inextensible circumferential belt;

2.3.4. ‘reinforce’ describes a tyre structure in which the carcass is more resistant than that of the corresponding standard tyre;

2.3.5. ‘temporary-use spare tyre’ means a tyre different from a tyre intended to be fitted to any vehicle for normal driving conditions; but intended only for temporary use under restricted driving conditions;

2.3.6. ‘T-type temporary-use spare tyre’ means a type of temporary-use spare tyre designed for use at inflation pressure higher than those established for standard and reinforced tyres;

2.4. ‘bead’ means the part of a tyre which is of such shape and structure as to fit the rim and hold the tyre on it [15];

2.5. ‘cord’ means the strands forming the fabric of the plies in the tyre [16];

2.6. ‘ply’ means a layer of rubber-coated parallel cords [17];

2.7. ‘carcass’ means that part of a tyre other than the tread and the rubber sidewalls which, when inflated, bears the load [18];

2.8. ‘tread’ means that part of a tyre which comes into contact with the ground [19];

2.9. ‘sidewall’ means the part of the tyre, excluding the tread, which is visible when the tyre, fitted to a rim, is viewed from the side [20];

2.10. ‘lower sidewall’ means the area below the line of maximum section width of the tyre, which is visible when the tyre, fitted to a rim, is viewed from the side [21];

2.11. ‘tread groove’ means the space between the adjacent ribs or blocks in the tread pattern [22];

2.12. ‘section width’ means the linear distance between the outsides of the sidewalls of an inflated tyre, excluding elevations due to labelling (marking), decoration or protective bands or ribs [23];

2.13. ‘overall width’ means the linear distance between the outsides of the sidewalls of an inflated tyre, including labelling (marking), decoration and protective bands or ribs [24];

2.14. ‘section height’ means a distance equal to half the difference between the outer diameter of the tyre and the nominal rim diameter [25];

2.15. ‘nominal aspect ratio Ra’ means one hundred times the number obtained by dividing the number expressing the nominal section height in millimetres by the number expressing the nominal section width in millimetres;

2.16. ‘outer diameter’ means the overall diameter of an inflated new tyre [26];

2.17. ‘tyre-size designation’:

2.17.1. means a designation showing:

2.17.1.1. the nominal section width. This width must be expressed in mm, except in the case of tyres for which the size designation is shown in the first column of the tables in Appendix 5;

2.17.1.2. the nominal aspect ratio, except in the case of tyres for which the size designation is shown in the first column of the tables in Appendix 5;

2.17.1.3. a conventional number ‘d’ (the ‘d’ symbol) denoting the nominal rim diameter and corresponding to the diameter of the rim expressed either in inches (number below 100 — see table) or in mm (numbers above 100) but not both.

The exhaustive range of values is shown in the table below:

Nominal rim diameter (the ‘d’ symbol) |

Expressed in inches (code) | Equivalence in mm (reference point 6.1.2.1) |

10 | 254 |

11 | 279 |

12 | 305 |

13 | 330 |

14 | 356 |

15 | 381 |

16 | 406 |

17 | 432 |

18 | 457 |

19 | 483 |

20 | 508 |

21 | 533 |

22 | 559 |

24 | 610 |

25 | 635 |

14,5 | 368 |

16,5 | 419 |

17,5 | 445 |

19,5 | 495 |

20,5 | 521 |

22,5 | 572 |

24,5 | 622 |

2.17.1.4. the letter ‘T’ in front of the nominal section width in case of T-type temporary-use spare tyres;

2.18. ‘nominal rim diameter (d)’ means the diameter of the rim on which a tyre is designed to be mounted [27];

2.19. ‘rim’ means the support for a tyre-and-tube assembly, or for a tubeless tyre, on which the tyre beads are seated [28];

2.20. ‘theoretical rim’ means the notional rim whose width would be equal to x times the nominal section width of a tyre; the value ‘x’ must be specified by the tyre manufacturer;

2.21. ‘measuring rim’ means the rim on which a tyre must be fitted for size measurements;

2.22. ‘test rim’ means the rim on which a tyre must be fitted for testing;

2.23. ‘chunking’ means the breaking away of pieces of rubber from the tread;

2.24. ‘cord separation’ means the parting of the cords from their rubber coating;

2.25. ‘ply separation’ means the parting of adjacent plies;

2.26. ‘tread separation’ means the pulling away of the tread from the carcass;

2.27. ‘tread-wear indicators’ mean projections within the tread-grooves designed to give a visual indication of the degree of wear of the tread;

2.28. ‘load-capacity index’ means one or two numbers which indicate the load the tyre can carry in single or in single and dual formation at the speed corresponding to the associated speed category and when operated in conformity with the requirements governing utilisation specified by the manufacturer. The list of these indices and their corresponding masses is given in Annex II, Appendix 2;

2.28.1. on passenger car tyres there must be one load index only;

2.28.2. on commercial vehicle tyres there may be one or two load indices, the first one for single formation and the second one, when present, for dual (twin) formation in which case the two indices are divided by a slash (/);

2.28.3. a type of tyre may have either one or two sets of load capacity indices depending on whether or not the provisions of point 6.2.5 are applied;

2.29. ‘speed category’, expressed by the speed category symbol as shown in the table in point 2.29.3;

2.29.1. in the case of a passenger car tyre, the maximum speed which the tyre can sustain;

2.29.2. in the case of a commercial vehicle tyre, the speed at which the tyre can carry the mass corresponding to the load capacity index;

2.29.3. The speed categories are as shown in the table below:

Speed category symbol | Corresponding speed (km/h) |

F | 80 |

G | 90 |

J | 100 |

K | 110 |

L | 120 |

M | 130 |

N | 140 |

P | 150 |

Q | 160 |

R | 170 |

S | 180 |

T | 190 |

U | 200 |

H | 210 |

V | 240 |

2.29.4. tyres suitable for maximum speeds higher than 240 km/h are identified by means of the letter code ‘Z’ placed within the tyre size designation;

2.29.5. a type of tyre may have either one or two sets of speed category symbols depending on whether or not the provisions of point 6.2.5 are applied;

2.30. ‘table: Variation of load capacity with speed’ means: the table, in Annex II, Appendix 8, showing as a function of the load capacity indices and nominal speed category symbols the load variations which a tyre can withstand when used at speeds different from that corresponding to its speed category symbol;

2.30.1. the load variations do not apply in the case of passenger car tyres nor, in the case of commercial vehicle tyres, to the additional load capacity indices and speed category symbol when the provisions of point 6.2.5 are applied;

2.31. ‘maximum load rating’ means the maximum mass the tyre is rated to carry:

2.31.1. in the case of passenger car tyres suitable for speeds not exceeding 210 km/h, the maximum load rating must not exceed the value associated with the load capacity index of the tyre;

2.31.2. in the case of passenger car tyres suitable for speeds exceeding 210 km/h, but not exceeding 240 km/h (tyres classified with speed category symbol ‘V’), the maximum load rating must not exceed the percentage of the value associated with the load capacity index of the tyre, indicated in the table below, with reference to the speed capability of the vehicle to which the tyre is fitted;

Maximum speed (km/h) | Load (%) |

215 | 98,5 |

220 | 97 |

225 | 95,5 |

230 | 94 |

235 | 92,5 |

240 | 91 |

for intermediate maximum speeds linear interpolations of the maximum load rating are allowed;

2.31.3. for speeds exceeding 240 km/h (‘Z tyres’) the maximum load rating must not exceed the value specified by the tyre manufacturer with reference to the maximum speed capability of the vehicle to which it is fitted;

2.31.4. in the case of commercial vehicle tyres, the maximum load rating, both for single and for dual formation, must not exceed the percentage of the value associated with the relevant load capacity index of the tyre as indicated in the table ‘Load-capacity variation with speed’ (see point 2.30), with reference to the speed category symbol of the tyre and the speed capability of the vehicle to which the tyre is fitted. When additional load capacity indices and speed category symbols apply, those too are considered to determine the maximum load rating of the tyre;

2.32. ‘passenger car tyre’ means a tyre designed primarily, but not only, for passenger cars (motor vehicles in category M1) and their trailers (01 and 02);

2.33. ‘commercial vehicle tyre’ means a tyre designed primarily, but not only, for vehicles other than passenger cars (motor vehicles in categories M2, M3, N) and their trailers (03 and 04);

2.34. ‘tyre ground pressure (F/Ac)’ means the average until load transmitted by the tyre, through its contact area, to the road surface expressed as the ratio between the vertical force (F), in static conditions on the axis of the wheel and the tyre contact area (Ac) measured with the tyre inflated at the cold inflation pressure recommended for the intended type of service. It is expressed in kN/m2;

2.35. ‘tyre contact area (Ac)’ means the area of the flat surface contained within the virtual perimeter of the tyre footprint. It is expressed in m2;

2.36. ‘virtual perimeter of the tyre footprint’ means the convex polygonal curve circumscribing the smallest area containing all points of contact between the tyre and the ground;

2.37. ‘cold inflation pressure’ means the internal pressure of the tyre with the tyre at ambient temperature and does not include any pressure build up due to tyre usage. It is expressed in bar or kPa.

3. MARKING REQUIREMENTS

3.1. Tyres must bear:

3.1.1. the manufacturer's name or trade mark;

3.1.2. the tyre-size designation as defined in point 2.17;

3.1.3. an indication of the structure as follows:

3.1.3.1. on diagonal (bias-ply) tyres, no making or the letter ‘D’;

3.1.3.2. on radial-ply tyres, the letter ‘R’ placed in front of the nominal in diameter marking and, optionally, the word ‘RADIAL’;

3.1.3.3. on bias-belted tyres, the letter ‘B’ placed in front of the nominal rim diameter marking and, in addition, the words ‘BIAS-BELTED’;

3.1.4. an indication of the tyre's speed category by means of the symbol shown in point 2.29; in the case of tyres suitable for speeds higher than 240 km/h the speed category of the tyre must be indicated by the letter code ‘Z’ placed in front of the indication of the structure (see point 3.1.3);

3.1.5. the inscription ‘M + S’ (or alternatively ‘M.S.’ or ‘M & S’) in the case of a snow tyre;

3.1.6. the load-capacity index as defined in point 2.28;

3.1.6.1. however, in the case of tyres suitable for speeds higher than 240 km/h the indication of the load capacity index may be omitted;

3.1.7. the word ‘TUBELESS’ if the tyre is designed for use without an inner tube;

3.1.8. the word ‘REINFORCED’ if the tyre is a reinforced tyre;

3.1.9. the date of manufacture in the form of a group of three digits, the first two showing the week and the last one the year of manufacture;

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3.1.10. in the case of commercial vehicle tyres which can be regrooved, the symbol ‘’ at least 20 mm in diameter, or the word ‘REGROOVABLE’, moulded into or on to each sidewall;

3.1.11. in the case of commercial vehicle tyres, an indication, by the ‘PSI’ index (see Appendix 4), of the inflation pressure to be adopted for the load/speed tests, as explained in Appendix7, Part B;

3.1.12. the additional load capacity index/indices and the speed category symbol in the case where the provisions of point 6.2.5 are applied.

3.2. Appendix 3 gives examples of the arrangement of tyre markings.

3.3. The tyre must also bear the 1 EC type-approval mark, the model of which is given in Annex I, point 4.5.

POSITION OF MARKINGS

3.4. The markings referred to in points 3.1 and 3.3 must be clearly and legibly moulded into or on to both sidewalls, and at least on one side on the lower sidewall, as follows:

3.4.1. in the case of symmetrical tyres, all the markings referred to in point 3.4 must be located on both sidewalls except the markings referred to in points 3.1.9, 3.1.11 and 3.3 which may be on one sidewall only;

3.4.2. in the case of asymmetrical tyres all the markings must be located on at least the outer sidewall.

(4.)

(5.)

(6.)

6.1. Dimensional requirements

6.1.1. Section width of a tyre

6.1.1.1. Except as provided by point 6.1.1.2, the section width is calculated by the following formula:

S = S1 + K (A−A1),

where: |

S | = | the ‘section width’ expressed in mm [29] and measured on the measuring rim; |

S1 | = | the ‘nominal section width’ in mm as shown on the sidewall of the tyre in the tyre-size designation as prescribed; |

A | = | the width (expressed in mm) of the measuring rim, as shown by the manufacturer in the descriptive note, (see point 6.11 of Annex I, Appendix 1); |

A1 | = | the width (expressed in mm) of the theoretical rim; it is taken to equal S1 multiplied by the factor x as specified by the tyre manufacturer (see point 6.15 of Annex I, Appendix 1); and K is taken to equal 0,4. |

6.1.1.2. However, for the types of tyre for which the size designation is given in the first column of the tables in Appendix 5 A or 5 B, the measuring rim width (A) and the section width (S) are those given opposite the tyre size designation in those tables.

6.1.2. Outer diameter of a tyre

6.1.2.1. Except as provided by point 6.1.2.2, the outer diameter of a tyre is calculated by the following formula:

D = d + 0,02H

where: |

— | D is the outer diameter expressed in mm, |

— | d is the conventional number defined in point 2.17.1.3, expressed in mm, |

— | H is the nominal section height in mm and is equal to S1 × 0,01 Ra; |

where: |

— | Ra is the nominal aspect ratio, |

all as shown on the sidewall of the tyre in the tyre-size designation in conformity with the requirements of section 3.

6.1.2.2. However, for the types of tyres for which the size designation is given in the first column of the tables of Appendix 5 the outer diameter is that given opposite the tyre size designation in those tables.

6.1.3. Method of measuring tyre dimensions

The actual dimensions of tyres are measured as prescribed in Appendix 6.

6.1.4. Tyre section width: specification of tolerance

6.1.4.1. The overall width of a tyre may be less than the section width determined pursuant to point 6.1.1 or shown in Appendix 5;

6.1.4.2. It may not exceed that value by more than the following:

6.1.4.2.1. diagonal (bias-ply) tyres: 6 % for passenger car tyres, 8 % for commercial vehicle tyres;

6.1.4.2.2. radial-ply tyres: 4 %; and

6.1.4.2.3. in addition, if the tyre has a special protective band, the figure as increased by the above tolerances may be exceeded by 8 mm.

6.1.4.2.4. However, for tyres of a section width exceeding 305 mm intended for dual (twin) mounting the nominal value must not be exceeded by more than 2 % for radial-ply or 4 % for diagonal (bias-ply) tyres.

6.1.5. Tyre outer diameter: specification of tolerance

The outer diameter of a tyre must not be outside the values Dmin and Dmax obtained from the following formulae:

Dmin | = | d + (2H × a) |

Dmax | = | d + (2H × b) |

6.1.5.1. for sizes listed in Appendix 5:

H = 0,5 (D — d) — (for references see point 6.1.2.2).

6.1.5.2. for other sizes not listed in Appendix 5:

‘H’ and ‘d’ are as defined in point 6.1.2.1.

6.1.5.3. coefficients ‘a’ and ‘b’ are respectively:

6.1.5.3.1. coefficient ‘a’ = 0,97;

6.1.5.3.2. coefficient ‘b’ for normal, special, snow or temporary-use spare tyres

Category of use | Passenger car tyres | Commercial vehicle tyres |

| Radial | Bias | Radial | Bias |

Normal | 1,04 | 1,08 | 1,04 | 1,07 |

Special | — | — | 1,06 | 1,09 |

Snow | 1,04 | 1,08 | 1,04 | 1,07 |

Temporary-use | 1,04 | 1,08 | — | — |

6.1.5.4. For snow tyres the outer diameter (Dmax) established in conformity with point 6.1.5 may be exceeded by 1 %.

6.2. Load/speed test requirement

6.2.1. The tyre must undergo a load/speed test carried out in accordance with the relevant procedure described in Appendix 7.

6.2.2. A tyre which, after undergoing the relevant load/speed test, does not exhibit any tread separation, ply separation, cord separation, chunking or broken cords is deemed to have passed the test.

6.2.3. The outer diameter of the tyre, measured six hours after the load/speed test, must not be more than 3,5 % greater than the outer diameter as measured before the test.

6.2.4. Where application is made for the EC type- approval of a type of commercial vehicle tyre the load/speed combinations given in the table in Appendix 8 apply and, the load/speed test prescribed in point 6.2.1 need not be carried out for load and speed values other than the nominal values.

6.2.5. Where application (see point 6.13 of Appendix I to Annex I) is made for the EC type-approval of a type of commercial vehicle tyre which has a load/speed combination in addition to the one that is subject to the variation of load with speed given in the table in Appendix 8, the load/speed test prescribed in point 6.2.1 must also be carried out on a second tyre of the same type at the additional load/speed combination.

6.2.6. Where a tyre manufacturer produces a range of tyres it is not considered necessary to carry out a load/speed test on every type of tyre in the range. Worst-case selection may be made, at the discretion of the approval authority.

6.3. Tread-wear indicators

6.3.1. In the case of passenger car tyres the tread of the tyre must include not less than six transverse rows of tread-wear indicators, approximately equally spaced and situated in the wide grooves in the central zone of the tread, which covers approximately three quarters of the tread width. The tread-wear indicators must be such that they cannot be confused with the rubber ridges between the ribs or blocks of the tread.

6.3.2. However, in the case of tyres of dimensions appropriate for mounting on rims of a nominal diameter of 12″ or less, four rows of tread-wear indicators are acceptable.

6.3.3. The tread-wear indicators must give visual warning when the depth of the corresponding tread grooves has been reduced to 1,6 mm with a tolerance of + 0,6/- 0 mm.

Appendix 1

EXPLANATORY FIGURE

(see Annex II, section 2 and point 6.1)

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Appendix 2

LIST OF SYMBOLS OF LOAD-CAPACITY INDICES (LI) AND CORRESPONDING MAXIMUM MASS TO BE CARRIED (KG)

(see Annex II, point 2.28)

LI | Maximum | | LI | Maximum | | LI | Maximum | | LI | Maximum |

0 | 45 | | 51 | 195 | | 101 | 825 | | 151 | 3 450 |

1 | 46,2 | | 52 | 200 | | 102 | 850 | | 152 | 3 550 |

2 | 47,5 | | 53 | 206 | | 103 | 875 | | 153 | 3 650 |

3 | 48,7 | | 54 | 212 | | 104 | 900 | | 154 | 3 750 |

4 | 50 | | 55 | 218 | | 105 | 925 | | 155 | 3 875 |

5 | 51,5 | | 56 | 224 | | 106 | 950 | | 156 | 4 000 |

6 | 53 | | 57 | 230 | | 107 | 975 | | 157 | 4 125 |

7 | 54,5 | | 58 | 236 | | 108 | 1 000 | | 158 | 4 250 |

8 | 56 | | 59 | 240 | | 109 | 1 030 | | 159 | 4 375 |

9 | 58 | | 60 | 250 | | 110 | 1 060 | | 160 | 4 500 |

10 | 60 | | 61 | 257 | | 111 | 1 090 | | 161 | 4 625 |

11 | 61,5 | | 62 | 265 | | 112 | 1 120 | | 162 | 4 750 |

12 | 63 | | 63 | 272 | | 113 | 1 150 | | 163 | 4 875 |

13 | 65 | | 64 | 280 | | 114 | 1 180 | | 164 | 5 000 |

14 | 67 | | 65 | 290 | | 115 | 1 215 | | 165 | 5 150 |

15 | 69 | | 66 | 300 | | 116 | 1 250 | | 166 | 5 300 |

16 | 71 | | 67 | 307 | | 117 | 1 285 | | 167 | 5 450 |

17 | 73 | | 68 | 315 | | 118 | 1 320 | | 168 | 5 600 |

18 | 75 | | 69 | 325 | | 119 | 1 360 | | 169 | 5 800 |

19 | 77,5 | | 70 | 335 | | 120 | 1 400 | | 170 | 6 000 |

20 | 80 | | 71 | 345 | | 121 | 1 450 | | 171 | 6 150 |

21 | 82,5 | | 72 | 355 | | 122 | 1 500 | | 172 | 6 300 |

22 | 85 | | | | | | | | | |

23 | 87,5 | | 73 | 365 | | 123 | 1 550 | | 173 | 6 500 |

24 | 90 | | 74 | 375 | | 124 | 1 600 | | 174 | 6 700 |

25 | 92,5 | | 75 | 387 | | 125 | 1 650 | | 175 | 6 900 |

26 | 95 | | 76 | 400 | | 126 | 1 700 | | 176 | 7 100 |

27 | 97,5 | | 77 | 412 | | 127 | 1 750 | | 177 | 7 300 |

28 | 100 | | 78 | 425 | | 128 | 1 800 | | 178 | 7 500 |

29 | 103 | | 79 | 437 | | 129 | 1 850 | | 179 | 7 750 |

30 | 106 | | 80 | 450 | | 130 | 1 900 | | 180 | 8 000 |

31 | 109 | | 81 | 462 | | 131 | 1 950 | | 181 | 8 250 |

32 | 112 | | 82 | 475 | | 132 | 2 000 | | 182 | 8 500 |

33 | 115 | | 83 | 487 | | 133 | 2 060 | | 183 | 8 750 |

34 | 118 | | 84 | 500 | | 134 | 2 120 | | 184 | 9 000 |

35 | 121 | | 85 | 515 | | 135 | 2 180 | | 185 | 9 250 |

36 | 125 | | 86 | 530 | | 136 | 2 240 | | 186 | 9 500 |

37 | 128 | | 87 | 545 | | 137 | 2 300 | | 187 | 9 750 |

38 | 132 | | 88 | 560 | | 138 | 2 360 | | 188 | 10 000 |

39 | 136 | | 89 | 580 | | 139 | 2 430 | | 189 | 10 300 |

40 | 140 | | 90 | 600 | | 140 | 2 500 | | 190 | 10 600 |

41 | 145 | | 91 | 615 | | 141 | 2 575 | | 191 | 10 900 |

42 | 150 | | 92 | 630 | | 142 | 2 650 | | 192 | 11 200 |

43 | 155 | | 93 | 650 | | 143 | 2 725 | | 193 | 11 500 |

44 | 160 | | 94 | 670 | | 144 | 2 800 | | 194 | 11 800 |

45 | 165 | | 95 | 690 | | 145 | 2 900 | | 195 | 12 150 |

46 | 170 | | 96 | 710 | | 146 | 3 000 | | 196 | 12 500 |

47 | 175 | | 97 | 730 | | 147 | 3 075 | | 197 | 12 850 |

48 | 180 | | 98 | 750 | | 148 | 3 150 | | 198 | 13 200 |

49 | 185 | | 99 | 775 | | 149 | 3 250 | | 199 | 13 600 |

50 | 190 | | 100 | 800 | | 150 | 3 350 | | 200 | 14 000 |

Appendix 3

ARRANGEMENT OF TYRE MARKINGS

(see Annex II, point 3.2)

PART A: PASSENGER CAR TYRES

Example of the markings to be borne by types of tyres placed on the market after notification of this Directive

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These markings define a tyre:

– having a nominal section width of 185,

– having a nominal aspect ratio of 70,

– of radial-ply structure (R),

– having a nominal rim diameter of 14,

– having a load capacity of 580 kg, corresponding to load index 89 in Appendix 2,

– classified in the speed category T (maximum speed 190 km/h),

– for fitting without an inner tube (‘tubeless’),

– of ‘snow’ type,

– manufactured during the twenty-fifth week of the year 1993.

The positioning and order of the markings constituting the tyre designation are as follows:

(a) the size designation, comprising the nominal section width, the nominal aspect ratio, the type of structure symbol (where applicable) and the nominal rim diameter, must be grouped as shown in this example: 185/70 R 14;

(b) the load index and the speed category symbol are placed near the size designation. They may either precede or follow it or be placed above or below it;

(c) the symbols ‘tubeless’, ‘reinforced’, and ‘M + S’ may be at a distance from the size designation.

PART B: COMMERCIAL VEHICLE TYRES

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These markings define a tyre:

– having a nominal section width of 250,

– having a nominal aspect ratio of 70,

– of racial-ply structure (R),

– having a nominal rim diameter of 508 mm, for which the symbol is 20,

– having load capacities of 3 250 kg when single and 2 900 kg when twinned (dual), corresponding respectively to the load capacity indices 149 and 145 shown in Appendix 2,

– classified in the nominal speed category J (reference speed 100 km/h),

– able to be used additionally in speed category L (reference speed 120 km/h) with a load capacity of 3 000 kg when single and 2 725 kg when twinned (dual), corresponding respectively to the load capacity indices 146 and 143 shown in Appendix 2,

– for fitting without an inner tube ‘tubeless’,

– of ‘snow’ type,

– manufactured during the twenty-fifth week of the year 1991, and

– requiring to be inflated to 620 kPa for load/speed endurance tests, for which the PSI symbol is 90.

The positioning and order of the markings constituting the tyre designation are as follows:

(a) the size designation, comprising the nominal section width, the nominal aspect ratio, the type-of-structure symbol (where applicable) and the nominal rim diameter, must be grouped as shown in this example: 250/70 R 20;

(b) the load indices and the speed category symbol are placed together near the size designation. They may either precede or follow it or be placed above or below it;

(c) the symbols ‘tubeless’, ‘M + S’ and ‘regroovable’ may be at a distance from the size designation;

(d) if point 6.2.5 of Annex II is applied the additional load-capacity indices and speed-category symbol must be shown inside a circle near the nominal load-capacity indices and speed category symbol appearing on the tyre sidewall.

Appendix 4

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PRESSURE INDEX AND THE UNITS OF PRESSURE

(see Annex II, Appendix 7, Part B, point 1.3)

Pressure Index (‘PSI’) | bar | kPa |

20 | 1,4 | 140 |

25 | 1,7 | 170 |

30 | 2,1 | 210 |

35 | 2,4 | 240 |

40 | 2,8 | 280 |

45 | 3,1 | 310 |

50 | 3,4 | 340 |

55 | 3,8 | 380 |

60 | 4,2 | 420 |

65 | 4,5 | 450 |

70 | 4,8 | 480 |

75 | 5,2 | 520 |

80 | 5,5 | 550 |

85 | 5,9 | 590 |

90 | 6,2 | 620 |

95 | 6,6 | 660 |

100 | 6,9 | 690 |

105 | 7,2 | 720 |

110 | 7,6 | 760 |

115 | 7,9 | 790 |

120 | 8,3 | 830 |

125 | 8,6 | 860 |

130 | 9,0 | 900 |

135 | 9,3 | 930 |

140 | 9,7 | 970 |

145 | 10,0 | 1 000 |

150 | 10,3 | 1 030 |

Appendix 5

MEASURING RIM, OUTER DIAMETER AND SECTION WIDTH OF TYRES OF CERTAIN SIZE DESIGNATIONS

(see Annex II, points 6.1.1.2 and 6.1.2.2)

PART A: PASSENGER CAR TYRES

TABLE 1

Tyres in diagonal construction

Tyre size designation | Measuring rim width (in inches) | Outer diameter (1) (in mm) | Section width (1) (in mm) |

Super balloon series | | | |

| 4,80-10 | 3,5 | 490 | 128 |

| 5,20-10 | 3,5 | 508 | 132 |

| 5,20-12 | 3,5 | 558 | 132 |

| 5,60-13 | 4 | 600 | 145 |

| 5,90-13 | 4 | 616 | 150 |

| 6,40-13 | 4,5 | 642 | 163 |

| 5,20-14 | 3,5 | 612 | 132 |

| 5,60-14 | 4 | 626 | 145 |

| 5,90-14 | 4 | 642 | 150 |

| 6,40-14 | 4,5 | 666 | 163 |

| 5,60-15 | 4 | 650 | 145 |

| 5,90-15 | 4 | 668 | 150 |

| 6,40-15 | 4,5 | 692 | 163 |

| 6,70-15 | 4,5 | 710 | 170 |

| 7,10-15 | 5 | 724 | 180 |

| 7,60-15 | 5,5 | 742 | 193 |

| 8,20-15 | 6 | 760 | 213 |

Low section series | | | |

| 5,50-12 | 4 | 552 | 142 |

| 6,00-12 | 4,5 | 574 | 156 |

| 7,00-13 | 5 | 644 | 178 |

| 7,00-14 | 5 | 668 | 178 |

| 7,50-14 | 5,5 | 688 | 190 |

| 8,00-14 | 6 | 702 | 203 |

| 6,00-15 L | 4,5 | 650 | 156 |

Super low section series (2) | | | |

| 155-13/6,15-13 | 4,5 | 582 | 157 |

| 165-13/6,45-13 | 4,5 | 600 | 167 |

| 175-13/6,95-13 | 5 | 610 | 178 |

| 155-14/6,15-14 | 4,5 | 608 | 157 |

| 165-14/6,45-14 | 4,5 | 626 | 167 |

| 175-14/6,95-14 | 5 | 638 | 178 |

| 185-14/7,35-14 | 5,5 | 654 | 188 |

| 195-14/7,75-14 | 5,5 | 670 | 198 |

Ultra low section | | | |

| 5,9-10 | 4,5 | 483 | 148 |

| 6,5-13 | 4,5 | 586 | 166 |

| 6,9-13 | 4,5 | 600 | 172 |

| 7,3-13 | 5 | 614 | 184 |

(1) Tolerances: see points 6.1.4 and 6.1.5 of Annex II.(2) The following size designations are accepted: 185-14/7,35-14 or 185-14 or 7,35-14 or 7,35-14/185-14. |

TABLE 2

Tyres in radial construction

Tyre size designation | Measuring rim width (in inches) | Outer diameter (1) (in mm) | Section width (1) (in mm) |

5,60 R 13 | 4 | 606 | 145 |

5,90 R 13 | 4,5 | 626 | 155 |

6,40 R 13 | 4,5 | 640 | 170 |

7,00 R 13 | 5 | 644 | 178 |

7,25 R 13 | 5 | 654 | 184 |

5,90 R 14 | 4,5 | 654 | 155 |

5,60 R 15 | 4 | 656 | 145 |

6,40 R 15 | 4,5 | 690 | 170 |

6,70 R 15 | 5 | 710 | 180 |

140 R 12 | 4 | 538 | 138 |

150 R 12 | 4 | 554 | 150 |

150 R 13 | 4 | 580 | 149 |

160 R 13 | 4,5 | 596 | 158 |

170 R 13 | 5 | 608 | 173 |

150 R 14 | 4 | 606 | 149 |

180 R 15 | 5 | 676 | 174 |

(1) Tolerances: see points 6.1.4 and 6.1.5 of Annex II. |

TABLE 3

Millimetric series — radial

Tyre size designation (2) | Measuring rim width (in inches) | Outer diameter (1) (in mm) | Section width (1) (in mm) |

125 R 10 | 3,5 | 459 | 127 |

145 R 10 | 4 | 492 | 147 |

125 R 12 | 3,5 | 510 | 178 |

135 R 12 | 4 | 522 | 184 |

145 R 12 | 4 | 542 | |

155 R 12 | 4,5 | 550 | 155 |

125 R 13 | 3,5 | 536 | 127 |

135 R 13 | 4 | 548 | 137 |

145 R 13 | 4 | 566 | 147 |

155 R 13 | 4,5 | 578 | 157 |

165 R 13 | 4,5 | 596 | 167 |

175 R 13 | 5 | 608 | 178 |

185 R 13 | 5,5 | 624 | 188 |

125 R 14 | 3,5 | 562 | 127 |

135 R 14 | 4 | 574 | 137 |

145 R 14 | 4 | 590 | 147 |

155 R 14 | 4,5 | 604 | 157 |

165 R 14 | 4,5 | 622 | 167 |

175 R 14 | 5 | 634 | 178 |

185 R 14 | 5,5 | 650 | 188 |

195 R 14 | 5,5 | 666 | 198 |

205 R 14 | 6 | 686 | 208 |

215 R 14 | 6 | 700 | 218 |

225 R 14 | 6,5 | 714 | 228 |

125 R 15 | 3,5 | 588 | 127 |

135 R 15 | 4 | 600 | 137 |

145 R 15 | 4 | 616 | 147 |

155 R 15 | 4,5 | 630 | 157 |

165 R 15 | 4,5 | 646 | 167 |

175 R 15 | 5 | 660 | 178 |

185 R 15 | 5,5 | 674 | 188 |

195 R 15 | 5,5 | 690 | 198 |

205 R 15 | 6 | 710 | 208 |

215 R 15 | 6 | 724 | 218 |

225 R 15 | 6,5 | 738 | 228 |

235 R 15 | 6,5 | 752 | 238 |

175 R 16 | 5 | 686 | 178 |

185 R 16 | 5,5 | 698 | 188 |

205 R 16 | 6 | 736 | 208 |

10″ | = | 255 | | 12″ | = | 305 | | 13″ | = | 330 | | 14″ | = | 355 |

15″ | = | 380 | | 16″ | = | 405 | | (example: 125 R 225). | | |

TABLE 4

70 Series — Radial (*)

Tyre size designation | Measuring rim width (in inches) | Outer diameter (1) (in mm) | Section width (1) (in mm) |

145/70 R 10 | 3,5 | 462 | 139 |

155/70 R 10 | 3,5 | 474 | 146 |

165/70 R 10 | 4,5 | 494 | 165 |

145/70 R 12 | 4 | 512 | 144 |

155/70 R 12 | 4 | 524 | 151 |

165/70 R 12 | 4,5 | 544 | 165 |

175/70 R 12 | 5 | 552 | 176 |

145/70 R 13 | 4 | 538 | 144 |

155/70 R 13 | 4 | 550 | 151 |

165/70 R 13 | 4,5 | 568 | 165 |

175/70 R 13 | 4,5 | 580 | 176 |

185/70 R 13 | 5 | 598 | 186 |

195/70 R 13 | 5,5 | 608 | 197 |

205/70 R 13 | 5,5 | 625 | 204 |

145/70 R 14 | 4 | 564 | 144 |

155/70 R 14 | 4 | 576 | 151 |

165/70 R 14 | 4,5 | 592 | 165 |

175/70 R 14 | 5 | 606 | 176 |

185/70 R 14 | 5 | 624 | 186 |

195/70 R 14 | 5,5 | 636 | 197 |

205/70 R 14 | 5,5 | 652 | 206 |

215/70 R 14 | 6 | 665 | 217 |

225/70 R 14 | 6 | 677 | 225 |

235/70 R 14 | 6,5 | 694 | 239 |

245/70 R 14 | 6,5 | 705 | 243 |

145/70 R 15 | 4 | 590 | 144 |

155/70 R 15 | 4 | 602 | 151 |

165/70 R 15 | 4,5 | 618 | 165 |

175/70 R 15 | 5 | 632 | 176 |

185/70 R 15 | 5 | 648 | 186 |

195/70 R 15 | 5,5 | 656 | 197 |

205/70 R 15 | 5,5 | 669 | 202 |

215/70 R 15 | 6 | 682 | 213 |

225/70 R 15 | 6 | 696 | 220 |

235/70 R 15 | 6,5 | 712 | 234 |

245/70 R 15 | 6,5 | 720 | 239 |

(*) Dimensional data applicable to some tyres in existence. For new approvals, dimensions calculated according to points 6.1.1.1 and 6.1.2.1 of Annex II apply.(1) Tolerances: see points 6.1.4 and 6.1.5 of Annex II. |

TABLE 5

60 Series radial (*)

Tyre size designation | Measuring rim width (in inches) | Outer diameter (1) (in mm) | Section width (1) (in mm) |

165/60 R 12 | 5 | 504 | 167 |

165/60 R 13 | 5 | 530 | 167 |

175/60 R 13 | 5,5 | 536 | 178 |

185/60 R 13 | 5,5 | 548 | 188 |

195/60 R 13 | 6 | 566 | 198 |

205/60 R 13 | 6 | 578 | 208 |

215/60 R 13 | 6 | 594 | 218 |

225/60 R 13 | 6,5 | 602 | 230 |

235/60 R 13 | 6,5 | 614 | 235 |

165/60 R 14 | 5 | 554 | 167 |

175/60 R 14 | 5,5 | 562 | 178 |

185/60 R 14 | 5,5 | 574 | 188 |

195/60 R 14 | 6 | 590 | 198 |

205/60 R 14 | 6 | 604 | 208 |

215/60 R 14 | 6 | 610 | 215 |

225/60 R 14 | 6 | 620 | 220 |

235/60 R 14 | 6,5 | 630 | 231 |

245/60 R 14 | 6,5 | 642 | 237 |

265/60 R 14 | 7 | 670 | 260 |

185/60 R 15 | 5,5 | 600 | 188 |

195/60 R 15 | 6 | 616 | 198 |

205/60 R 15 | 6 | 630 | 208 |

215/60 R 15 | 6 | 638 | 216 |

225/60 R 15 | 6,5 | 652 | 230 |

235/60 R 15 | 6,5 | 664 | 236 |

255/60 R 15 | 7 | 688 | 255 |

205/60 R 16 | 6 | 654 | 208 |

215/60 R 16 | 6 | 662 | 215 |

225/60 R 16 | 6 | 672 | 226 |

235/60 R 16 | 6,5 | 684 | 232 |

(*) Dimensional data applicable to some tyres in existence. For new approvals, dimensions calculated according to points 6.1.1.1 and 6.1.2.1 of Annex II apply.(1) Tolerances: see points 6.1.4 and 6.1.5 of Annex II. |

TABLE 6

High flotation tyres — radial

Tyre size designation | Measuring rim width (in inches) | Outer diameter (1) (in mm) | Section width (1) (in mm) |

27 × 8,50 R 14 | 7 | 674 | 218 |

30 × 9,50 R 15 | 7,5 | 750 | 240 |

31 × 10,50 R 15 | 8,5 | 775 | 268 |

31 × 11,50 R 15 | 9 | 775 | 290 |

32 × 11,50 R 15 | 9 | 801 | 290 |

33 × 12,50 R 15 | 10 | 826 | 318 |

(1) Tolerances: see points 6.1.4 and 6.1.5 of Annex II. |

PART B: COMMERCIAL VEHICLE TYRES

TABLE 1

Commercial vehicle tyres

RADIAL

NORMAL SECTION SIZES MOUNTED

ON 5o-TAPERED OR FLAT BASE RIMS

Tyre size designation | Measuring-rim width (in inches) | Outer diameter (in mm) | Section width (in mm) |

6,50 R 20 | 5,00 | 860 | 181 |

7,00 R 16 | 5,50 | 784 | 198 |

7,00 R 18 | 5,50 | 842 | 198 |

7,00 R 20 | 5,50 | 892 | 198 |

7,50 R 16 and/or A16 or 1-16 | 6,00 | 802 | 210 |

7,50 R 17 and/or A17 or 1-17 | 6,00 | 852 | 210 |

7,50 R 20 and/or A20 or 1-20 | 6,00 | 928 | 210 |

8,25 R 16 and/or B16 or 2-16 | 6,50 | 860 | 230 |

8,25 R 17 and/or B17 or 2-17 | 6,50 | 886 | 230 |

8,25 R 20 and/or B20 or 2-20 | 6,50 | 962 | 230 |

9,00 R 16 and/or C16 or 3-16 | 6,50 | 912 | 246 |

9,00 R 20 and/or C20 or 3-20 | 7,00 | 1 018 | 258 |

10,00 R 20 and/or D20 or 4-20 | 7,50 | 1 052 | 275 |

10,00 R 22 and/or D22 or 4-22 | 7,50 | 1 102 | 275 |

11,00 R 16 | 6,50 | 980 | 279 |

11,00 R 20 and/or E20 or 5-20 | 8,00 | 1 082 | 286 |

11,00 R 22 and/or E22 or 5-22 | 8,00 | 1 132 | 286 |

11,00 R 24 and/or E24 or 5-24 | 8,00 | 1 182 | 286 |

12,00 R 20 and/or F20 or 6-20 | 8,50 | 1 122 | 313 |

12,00 R 22 | 8,50 | 1 174 | 313 |

12,00 R 24 and/or F24 or 6-24 | 8,50 | 1 226 | 313 |

13,00 R 20 | 9,00 | 1 176 | 336 |

14,00 R 20 and/or G20 or 7-20 | 10,00 | 1 238 | 370 |

14,00 R 22 | 10,00 | 1 290 | 370 |

14,00 R 24 | 10,00 | 1 340 | 370 |

Tolerances: see points 6.1.4 and 6.1.5 of Annex II.

TABLE 2

Commercial vehicle tyres

DIAGONAL

NORMAL SECTION SIZES MOUNTED ON

5o-TAPERED OR FLAT BASE RIMS

Tyre size designation | Measuring-rim width (in inches) | Outer diameter (in mm) | Section width (in mm) |

7,00-16 | 5,50 | 774 | 198 |

7,00-20 | 5,50 | 898 | 198 |

7,50-16 and/or A16 or 1-16 | 6,00 | 806 | 210 |

7,50-17 and/or A17 or 1-17 | 6,00 | 852 | 210 |

7,50-20 and/or A20 or 1-20 | 6,00 | 928 | 213 |

8,25-16 and/or B16 or 2-16 | 6,50 | 860 | 234 |

8,25-17 and/or B17 or 2-17 | 6,50 | 895 | 234 |

8,25-20 and/or B20 or 2-20 | 6,50 | 970 | 234 |

9,00-16 | 6,50 | 900 | 252 |

9,00-20 and/or C20 or 3-20 | 7,00 | 1 012 | 256 |

9,00-24 and/or C24 or 3-24 | 7,00 | 1 114 | 256 |

10,00-20 and/or D20 or 4-20 | 7,50 | 1 050 | 275 |

10,00-22 and/or D22 or 4-22 | 7,50 | 1 102 | 275 |

11,00-20 and/or E20 or 5-20 | 8,00 | 1 080 | 291 |

11,00-22 and/or E22 or 5-22 | 8,00 | 1 130 | 291 |

11,00-24 and/or E24 or 5-24 | 8,00 | 1 180 | 291 |

12,00-18 | 8,50 | 1 070 | 312 |

12,00-20 and/or F20 or 6-20 | 8,50 | 1 120 | 312 |

12,00-22 and/or F22 or 6-22 | 8,50 | 1 172 | 312 |

12,00-24 and/or F24 or 6-24 | 8,50 | 1 220 | 312 |

13,00-20 | 9,00 | 1 170 | 342 |

14,00-20 and/or G20 or 7-20 | 10,00 | 1 238 | 375 |

14,00-22 and/or G22 or 7-22 | 10,00 | 1 290 | 375 |

14,00-24 and/or G24 or 7-24 | 10,00 | 1 340 | 375 |

15,00-20 | 11,25 | 1 295 | 412 |

16,00-20 | 13,00 | 1 370 | 446 |

Tolerances: see points 6.1.4 and 6.1.5 of Annex II.

TABLE 3

Commercial vehicle tyres

RADIAL

NORMAL SECTION SIZES

MOUNTED ON 15o-TAPERED RIMS

(DROP-CENTRE)

Tyre size designation | Measuring-rim width (in inches) | Outer diameter (in mm) | Section width (in mm) |

8 R 17,5 | 6,00 | 784 | 208 |

8,5 R 17,5 | 6,00 | 802 | 215 |

9 R 17,5 | 6,75 | 820 | 230 |

9.5 R 17,5 | 6,75 | 842 | 240 |

10 R 17,5 | 7,50 | 858 | 254 |

11 R 17,5 | 8,25 | 900 | 279 |

7 R 19,5 | 5,25 | 800 | 185 |

8 R 19,5 | 6,00 | 856 | 208 |

8 R 22,5 | 6,00 | 936 | 208 |

9 R 19,5 | 6,75 | 894 | 230 |

9 R 22,5 | 6,75 | 970 | 230 |

9.5 R 19,5 | 6,75 | 916 | 240 |

10 R 19,5 | 7,50 | 936 | 254 |

10 R 22,5 | 7,50 | 1 020 | 254 |

11 R 19,5 | 8,25 | 970 | 279 |

11 R 22,5 | 8,25 | 1 050 | 279 |

11 R 24,5 | 8,25 | 1 100 | 279 |

12 R 19,5 | 9,00 | 1 008 | 300 |

12 R 22,5 | 9,00 | 1 084 | 300 |

13 R 22,5 | 9,75 | 1 124 | 320 |

TABLE 4

DIAGONAL

NORMAL SECTION SIZES

MOUNTED ON 15o-TAPERED RIMS

(DROP-CENTRE)

Tyre size designation | Measuring-rim width (in inches) | Outer diameter (in mm) | Section width (in mm) |

8-19,5 | 6,00 | 856 | 208 |

9-19,5 | 6,75 | 894 | 230 |

9-22,5 | 6,75 | 970 | 230 |

10-22,5 | 7,50 | 1 020 | 254 |

11-22,5 | 8,25 | 1 054 | 279 |

11-24,5 | 8,25 | 1 100 | 279 |

12-22,5 | 9,00 | 1 084 | 300 |

Tolerance: see points 6.1.4 and 6.1.5 of Annex II.

TABLE 5

Commercial vehicle tyres

RADIAL

‘WIDE BASE’ SIZES MOUNTED ON 15o-TAPERED RIMS

(DROP-CENTRE)

Tyre size designation | Measuring-rim width (in inches) | Outer diameter (in mm) | Section width (in mm) |

14 R 19,5 | 10,50 | 962 | 349 |

15 R 19,5 | 11,75 | 998 | 387 |

15 R 22,5 | 11,75 | 1 074 | 387 |

16,5 R 19,5 | 13,00 | 1 046 | 425 |

16,5 R 22,5 | 13,00 | 1 122 | 425 |

18 R 19,5 | 14,00 | 1 082 | 457 |

18 R 22,5 | 14,00 | 1 158 | 457 |

19,5 R 19,5 | 15,00 | 1 134 | 495 |

21 R 22,5 | 16,50 | 1 246 | 540 |

TABLE 6

DIAGONAL

‘WIDE BASE’ SIZES MOUNTED ON 15o-TAPERED RIMS

(DROP-CENTRE)

Tyre size designation | Measuring-rim width (in inches) | Outer diameter (in mm) | Section width (in mm) |

15-19,5 | 11,75 | 1 004 | 387 |

15-22,5 | 11,75 | 1 080 | 387 |

16,5-19,5 | 13,00 | 1 052 | 425 |

16,5-22,5 | 13,00 | 1 128 | 425 |

18-19,5 | 14,00 | 1 080 | 457 |

18-22,5 | 14,00 | 1 156 | 457 |

19,5-19,5 | 15,00 | 1 138 | 495 |

21-22,5 | 16,50 | 1 246 | 540 |

Tolerances: see points 6.1.4 and 6.1.5 of Annex II.

TABLE 7

Commercial vehicle tyres

RADIAL

‘80’ SERIES MOUNTED ON 5o TAPERED OR FLAT-BASE RIMS

Tyre size designation | Measuring-rim width (in inches) | Outer diameter (in mm) | Section width (in mm) |

12/80 R 20 | 8,50 | 1 008 | 305 |

13/80 R 20 | 9,00 | 1 048 | 326 |

14/80 R 20 | 10,00 | 1 090 | 350 |

14/80 R 24 | 10,00 | 1 192 | 350 |

14,75/80 R 20 | 10,00 | 1 124 | 370 |

15,5/80 R 20 | 10,00 | 1 158 | 384 |

TABLE 8

RADIAL

‘70’ SERIES MOUNTED ON 15o TAPERED RIMS

(DROP-CENTRE)

Tyre size designation | Measuring-rim width (in inches) | Outer diameter (in mm) | Section width (in mm) |

9/70 R 22,5 | 6,75 | 892 | 229 |

10/70 R 22,5 | 7,50 | 928 | 254 |

11/70 R 22,5 | 8,25 | 962 | 279 |

12/70 R 22,5 | 9,00 | 999 | 305 |

13/70 R 22,5 | 9,75 | 1 033 | 330 |

TABLE 9

RADIAL

‘80’ SERIES MOUNTED ON 15o TAPERED RIMS

(DROP-CENTRE)

Tyre size designation | Measuring-rim width (in inches) | Outer diameter (in mm) | Section width (in mm) |

12/80 R 22,5 | 9,00 | 1 046 | 305 |

Tolerances: see points 6.1.4 and 6.1.5 of Annex II.

TABLE 10

Commercial vehicle tyres

RADIAL

TYRES FOR LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLES MOUNTED ON RIM OF

16″ DIAMETER AND OVER

Tyre size designation | Measuring-rim width (in inches) | Outer diameter (in mm) | Section width (in mm) |

6,00 R 16 C | 4,50 | 728 | 170 |

6,00 R 18 C | 4,00 | 782 | 165 |

6,50 R 16 C | 4,50 | 742 | 176 |

6,50 R 17 C | 4,50 | 772 | 176 |

6,50 R 17 LC | 4,50 | 726 | 166 |

6,50 R 20 C | 5,00 | 860 | 181 |

7,00 R 16 C | 5,50 | 778 | 198 |

7,50 R 16 C | 6,00 | 802 | 210 |

7,50 R 17 C | 6,00 | 852 | 210 |

TABLE 11

DIAGONAL

TYRES FOR LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLES MOUNTED ON RIM OF

16″ DIAMETER AND OVER

Tyre size designation | Measuring-rim width (in inches) | Outer diameter (in mm) | Section width (in mm) |

6,00-16 C | 4,50 | 730 | 170 |

6,00-18 C | 4,00 | 786 | 165 |

6,00-20 C | 5,00 | 842 | 172 |

6,50-20 C | 4,50 | 748 | 176 |

6,50-17 LC | 4,50 | 726 | 166 |

6,50-20 C | 5,00 | 870 | 181 |

7,00-16 C | 5,50 | 778 | 198 |

7,00-18 C | 5,50 | 848 | 198 |

7,00-20 C | 5,50 | 898 | 198 |

7,50-16 C | 6,00 | 806 | 210 |

7,50-17 C | 6,00 | 852 | 210 |

8,25-16 C | 6,50 | 860 | 234 |

8,90-16 C | 6,50 | 885 | 250 |

9,00-16 C | 6,50 | 900 | 252 |

Tolerances: see points 6.1.4 and 6.1.5 of Annex II.

TABLE 12

Commercial vehicle tyres

RADIAL

TYRES FOR LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLES MOUNTED ON 5o TAPERED RIMS

Rim diameter 12″ — 15″

(DROP-CENTRE)

Tyre size designation | Measuring-rim width (in inches) | Outer diameter (in mm) | Section width (in mm) |

‘Super balloon’ series |

5,60 R 12 C | 4,00 | 570 | 150 |

6,40 R 13 C | 5,00 | 648 | 172 |

6,70 R 13 C | 5,00 | 660 | 180 |

6,70 R 14 C | 5,00 | 688 | 180 |

6,70 R 15 C | 5,00 | 712 | 180 |

7,00 R 15 C | 5,50 | 744 | 195 |

‘Low section’ series |

6,50 R 14 C | 5,00 | 640 | 170 |

7,00 R 14 C | 5,00 | 650 | 180 |

7,50 R 14 C | 5,50 | 686 | 195 |

TYRES FOR LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLES

MOUNTED ON 15o TAPERED RIMS

(DROP-CENTRE)

Tyre size designation | Measuring-rim width (in inches) | Outer diameter (in mm) | Section width (in mm) |

7 R 17,5 C | 5,25 | 752 | 185 |

8 R 17,5 C | 6,00 | 784 | 208 |

Tolerances: see points 6.1.4 and 6.1.5 of Annex II.

TABLE 13

Commercial vehicle tyres

DIAGONAL

TYRES FOR LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLES

MOUNTED ON 5o TAPERED RIMS

(DROP CENTRE)

Rim diameter 12″ — 15″

Tyre size designation | Measuring-rim width (in inches) | Outer diameter (in mm) | Section width (in mm) |

‘Super balloon’ series |

5,20-12 C | 3,50 | 560 | 136 |

5,60-12 C | 4,00 | 572 | 148 |

5,60-13 C | 4,00 | 598 | 148 |

5,90-13 C | 4,50 | 616 | 158 |

5,90-14 C | 4,50 | 642 | 158 |

5,90-15 C | 4,50 | 668 | 158 |

6,40-13 C | 5,00 | 640 | 172 |

6,40-14 C | 5,00 | 666 | 172 |

6,40-15 C | 5,00 | 692 | 172 |

6,40-16 C | 4,50 | 748 | 172 |

6,70-13 C | 5,00 | 662 | 180 |

6,70-14 C | 5,00 | 688 | 180 |

6,70-15 C | 5,00 | 714 | 180 |

‘Low section’ series |

5,50-12 C | 4,00 | 552 | 142 |

6,00-12 C | 4,50 | 574 | 158 |

6,00-14 C | 4,50 | 626 | 158 |

6,50-14 C | 5,00 | 650 | 172 |

6,50-15 C | 5,00 | 676 | 172 |

7,00-14 C | 5,00 | 668 | 182 |

7,50-14 C | 5,50 | 692 | 192 |

‘Balloon’ series |

7,00-15 C | 5,50 | 752 | 198 |

7,50-15 C | 6,00 | 780 | 210 |

‘Millimetric’ series |

125-12 C | 3,50 | 514 | 127 |

165-15 C | 4,50 | 652 | 167 |

185-14 C | 5,50 | 654 | 188 |

195-14 C | 5,50 | 670 | 198 |

245-16 C | 7,00 | 798 | 248 |

17-15 C or | 5,00 | 678 | 178 |

17-380 C | 5,00 | 678 | 178 |

17-400 C | 19 × 400 mm | 702 | 186 |

19-400 C | 19 × 400 mm | 736 | 200 |

21-400 C | 19 × 400 mm | 772 | 216 |

Tolerances: see points 6.1.4 and 6.1.5 of Annex II.

TABLE 14

Commercial vehicle tyres

RADIAL

TYRES FOR LIGHT COMMERCIAL

VEHICLES MOUNTED ON 5o TAPERED RIMS (DROP-CENTRE) RIMS

‘Millimetric’ series

Tyre size designation | Measuring-rim width (in inches) | Outer diameter (in mm) | Section width (in mm) |

125 R 12 C | 3,50 | 510 | 127 |

125 R 13 C | 3,50 | 536 | 127 |

125 R 14 C | 3,00 | 562 | 127 |

125 R 15 C | 3,50 | 588 | 127 |

135 R 12 C | 4,00 | 522 | 137 |

135 R 13 C | 4,00 | 548 | 137 |

135 R 14 C | 4,00 | 574 | 137 |

135 R 15 C | 4,00 | 600 | 137 |

145 R 10 C | 4,00 | 492 | 147 |

145 R 12 C | 4,00 | 542 | 147 |

145 R 13 C | 4,00 | 566 | 147 |

145 R 14 C | 4,00 | 590 | 147 |

145 R 15 C | 4,00 | 616 | 147 |

155 R 12 C | 4,50 | 550 | 157 |

155 R 13 C | 4,50 | 578 | 157 |

155 R 14 C | 4,50 | 604 | 157 |

155 R 15 C | 4,50 | 630 | 157 |

155 R 16 C | 4,50 | 656 | 157 |

165 R 13 C | 4,50 | 596 | 167 |

165 R 14 C | 4,50 | 622 | 167 |

165 R 15 C | 4,50 | 646 | 167 |

165 R 16 C | 4,50 | 672 | 167 |

175 R 13 C | 5,00 | 608 | 178 |

175 R 14 C | 5,00 | 634 | 178 |

175 R 15 C | 5,00 | 660 | 178 |

175 R 16 C | 5,00 | 684 | 178 |

185 R 13 C | 5,50 | 624 | 188 |

185 R 14 C | 5,50 | 650 | 188 |

185 R 15 C | 5,50 | 674 | 188 |

185 R 16 C | 5,50 | 700 | 188 |

195 R 14 C | 5,50 | 666 | 198 |

195 R 15 C | 5,50 | 690 | 198 |

195 R 16 C | 5,50 | 716 | 198 |

205 R 14 C | 6,00 | 686 | 208 |

205 R 15 C | 6,00 | 710 | 208 |

205 R 16 C | 6,00 | 736 | 208 |

215 R 14 C | 6,00 | 700 | 218 |

215 R 15 C | 6,00 | 724 | 218 |

215 R 16 C | 6,00 | 750 | 218 |

225 R 14 C | 6,50 | 714 | 228 |

225 R 15 C | 6,50 | 738 | 228 |

225 R 16 C | 6,50 | 764 | 228 |

235 R 14 C | 6,50 | 728 | 238 |

235 R 15 C | 6,50 | 752 | 238 |

235 R 16 C | 6,50 | 778 | 238 |

17 R 15 C or | 5,00 | 678 | 178 |

17 R 380 C | 5,00 | 678 | 178 |

17 R 400 C | 19 × 400 mm | 698 | 186 |

19 R 400 C | 19 × 400 mm | 728 | 200 |

Tolerances: see points 6.1.4 and 6.1.5 of Annex II.

TABLE 15

Commercial vehicle tyres

DIAGONAL

WIDE-BASE TYRES FOR MULTIPURPOSE TRUCKS ON HIGHWAY, OFF-THE-ROAD AND AGRICULTURAL SERVICES

Tyre size designation | Measuring-rim width (in inches) | Outer diameter (in mm) | Section width (in mm) |

10,5-18 MPT | 9 | 905 | 270 |

10,5-20 MPT | 9 | 955 | 270 |

12,5-18 MPT | 11 | 990 | 325 |

12,5-20 MPT | 11 | 1 040 | 325 |

14,5-20 MPT | 11 | 1 095 | 355 |

14,5-24 MPT | 11 | 1 195 | 355 |

7,50-18 MPT | 5,50 | 885 | 208 |

TABLE 16

RADIAL WIDE-BASE TYRES FOR MULTIPURPOSE TRUCKS ON HIGHWAY, OFF-THE-ROAD AND AGRICULTURAL SERVICES

Tyre size designation | Measuring-rim width (in inches) | Outer diameter (in mm) | Section width (in mm) |

10,5 R 20 MPT | 9 | 955 | 276 |

12,5 R 20 MPT | 11 | 1 040 | 330 |

14,5 R 20 MPT | 11 | 1 095 | 362 |

14,5 R 24 MPT | 11 | 1 195 | 362 |

Tolerances: see points 6.1.4 and 6.1.5 of Annex II.

TABLE 17

Commercial vehicle tyres

RADIAL

‘FREE-ROLLING’ TYRES IN HIGHWAY SERVICE

Tyre size designation | Measuring-rim width (in inches) | Outer diameter (in mm) | Section width (in mm) |

5,00 R 8 | 3,00 | 467 | 132 |

6,00 R 9 | 4,00 | 540 | 160 |

7,00 R 12 | 5,00 | 672 | 192 |

7,50 R 15 | 6,00 | 772 | 212 |

8,25 R 15 | 6,50 | 836 | 234 |

10,00 R 15 | 7,50 | 918 | 275 |

TABLE 18

DIAGONAL

‘FREE-ROLLING’ TYRES IN HIGHWAY SERVICE

Tyre size designation | Measuring-rim width (in inches) | Outer diameter (in mm) | Section width (in mm) |

6,00-9 | 4,00 | 540 | 160 |

7,00-12 | 5,00 | 672 | 192 |

7,00-15 | 5,00 | 746 | 192 |

7,50-15 | 6,00 | 772 | 212 |

8,25-15 | 6,50 | 836 | 234 |

10,00-15 | 7,50 | 918 | 275 |

200-15 | 6,50 | 730 | 205 |

TABLE 19

DIAGONAL

‘75’ SERIES MOUNTED ON 15o TAPERED RIMS

Tyre size designation | Measuring-rim width (in inches) | Outer diameter (in mm) | Section width (in mm) |

7,25/75-16,5 or 7,25-16,5 | 5,25 | 695 | 182 |

8,00/75-16,5 or 8,00-16,5 | 6,00 | 724 | 203 |

8,75/75-16,5 or 8,75-16,5 | 6,75 | 752 | 224 |

9,50/75-16,5 or 9,50-16,5 | 7,50 | 781 | 245 |

Tolerances: see points 6.1.4 and 6.1.5 of Annex II.

TABLE 20

Commercial vehicle tyres

DIAGONAL

DIAGONAL AND RADIAL TYRES MOUNTED ON FLAT BASE OR DIVIDED RIMS

Tyre size designation | Measuring-rim width (in inches) | Outer diameter (in mm) | Section width (in mm) |

3,00-4 | 2,10 | 255 | 81 |

4,00-4 | 2,50 | 312 | 107 |

4,00-8 | 2,50 | 414 | 107 |

5,00-8 | 3,00 | 467 | 132 |

6,50-10 | 5,00 | 588 | 177 |

7,00-9 | 5,00 | 562 | 174 |

7,50-10 | 5,50 | 645 | 207 |

8,25-10 | 6,50 | 698 | 240 |

10,50-13 | 6,00 | 889 | 275 |

10,50-16 | 6,00 | 965 | 275 |

11,00-16 | 6,00 | 952 | 272 |

14,00-16 | 10,00 | 1 139 | 375 |

15 × 4,5-2 | 3,25 | 385 | 122 |

16 × 6-8 | 4,33 | 425 | 152 |

18 × 7-8 (1) | 4,33 | 462 | 173 |

21 × 4 | 2,32 | 565 | 113 |

21 × 8-9 | 6,00 | 535 | 200 |

23 × 9-10 | 6,50 | 595 | 225 |

22 × 4,5 | 3,11 | 595 | 132 |

23 × 5 | 3,75 | 635 | 155 |

25 × 6 | 3,75 | 680 | 170 |

27 × 6 | 4,33 | 758 | 188 |

27 × 10-12 | 8,00 | 690 | 255 |

28 × 6 | 3,75 | 760 | 170 |

28 × 9-15 | 7,00 | 707 | 216 |

(8,15-15) | 7,00 | 707 | 216 |

29 × 7 | 5,00 | 809 | 211 |

29 × 8 | 6,00 | 809 | 243 |

9,00-15 | 6,00 | 840 | 249 |

2,50-15 | 7,50 | 735 | 250 |

3,00-15 | 8,00 | 840 | 300 |

(1) Also marked 18 × 7. |

RADIAL

Tyre size designation | Measuring-rim width (in inches) | Outer diameter (in mm) | Section width (in mm) |

6,50 R 10 | 5,00 | 588 | 177 |

7,00 R 15 | 5,50 | 746 | 197 |

7,50 R 10 | 5,50 | 645 | 207 |

15 × 4,5 R 8 | 3,25 | 385 | 122 |

16 × 6 R 8 | 4,33 | 425 | 152 |

18 × 7 R 8 | 4,33 | 462 | 173 |

560 × 165 R 11 | 5,00 | 560 | 175 |

680 × 180 R 15 | 5,00 | 680 | 189 |

Tolerances: see points 6.1.4 and 6.1.5 of Annex II.

TABLE 21

Tyres for trucks, buses, trailers and multipurpose passenger vehicles in normal highway service

DIAGONAL AND RADIAL

TYRES MOUNTED ON 5o DROP-CENTRE OR SEMI-DROP-CENTRE RIMS

Tyre size designation | Measuring-rim width (in inches) | Section width (in mm) (1) | Outer diameter |

Diagonal | Radial | | | Highway tread (in mm) (2) | Mud and snow (in mm) (2) |

6,00-16 LT | 6,00 R 16 LT | 4,50 | 173 | 732 | 743 |

6,50-16 LT | 6,50 R 16 LT | 4,50 | 182 | 755 | 767 |

6,70-15 LT | 6,70 R 15 LT | 5,00 | 191 | 722 | 733 |

7,00-13 LT | 7,00 R 13 LT | 5,00 | 187 | 647 | 658 |

7,00-14 LT | 7,00 R 14 LT | 5,00 | 187 | 670 | 681 |

7,00-15 LT | 7,00 R 15 LT | 5,50 | 202 | 752 | 763 |

7,00-16 LT | 7,00 R 16 LT | 5,50 | 202 | 778 | 788 |

7,10-15 LT | 7,10 R 15 LT | 5,00 | 199 | 738 | 749 |

7,50-15 LT | 7,50 R 15 LT | 6,00 | 220 | 782 | 794 |

7,50-16 LT | 7,50 R 16 LT | 6,00 | 220 | 808 | 819 |

8,25-16 LT | 8,25 R 16 LT | 6,50 | 241 | 859 | 869 |

9,00-16 LT | 9,00 R 16 LT | 6,50 | 257 | 890 | 903 |

D78-14 LT | DR 78-14 LT | 5,00 | 192 | 661 | 672 |

E78-14 LT | ER 78-14 LT | 5,50 | 199 | 667 | 678 |

C78-15 LT | CR 78-15 LT | 5,00 | 187 | 672 | 683 |

G78-15 LT | GR 78-15 LT | 6,00 | 212 | 711 | 722 |

H78-15 LT | HR 78-15 LT | 6,00 | 222 | 727 | 739 |

L78-15 LT | LR 78-15 LT | 6,50 | 236 | 749 | 760 |

F78-16 LT | FR 78-16 LT | 5,50 | 202 | 721 | 732 |

H78-16 LT | HR 78-16 LT | 6,00 | 222 | 753 | 764 |

L78-16 LT | LR 78-16 LT | 6,50 | 236 | 775 | 786 |

(1) Overall tyre widths may exceed the above section widths by 8 %.(2) Tolerance + 8 % of the difference between the above outer diameter and the nominal rim diameters. |

TABLE 22

Tyres for trucks, buses, trailers and multipurpose passenger vehicles in normal highway service

DIAGONAL AND RADIAL

TYRES MOUNTED ON 15o DROP-CENTRE RIMS

TABLE 22.1

Tyre size designation | Measuring-rim width (in inches) | Section width (in mm) (1) | Outer diameter |

Diagonal | Radial | | | Highway tread (in mm) (2) | Mud and snow (in mm) (2) |

7-14,5 LT | — | 6,00 | 185 | 677 | — |

8-14,5 LT | — | 6,00 | 203 | 707 | — |

9-14,5 LT | — | 7,00 | 241 | 711 | — |

7-17,5 LT | 7 R 17,5 LT | 5,25 | 189 | 758 | 769 |

8-17,5 LT | 8 R 17,5 LT | 5,25 | 199 | 788 | 799 |

(1) Overall tyre widths may exceed the above section widths by 8 %.(2) Tolerance + 8 % of the difference between the above outer diameters and the nominal rim diameters. |

TABLE 22.2

Tyre size designation | Measuring-rim width (in inches) | Section width (in mm) (1) | Outer diameter |

Diagonal | Radial | | | Highway tread (in mm) (2) | Mud and snow (in mm) (2) |

8,00-16,5 LT | 8,00 R 16,5 LT | 6,00 | 203 | 720 | 730 |

8,75-16,5 LT | 8,75 R 16,5 LT | 6,75 | 222 | 748 | 759 |

9,50-16,5 LT | 9,50 R 16,5 LT | 6,75 | 241 | 776 | 787 |

10-16,5 LT | 10 R 16,5 LT | 8,25 | 264 | 762 | 773 |

10-17,5 LT | 10 R 17,5 LT | 8,25 | 264 | 787 | 798 |

12-16,5 LT | 12 R 16,5 LT | 9,75 | 307 | 818 | 831 |

30 × 9,50-16,5 LT | 30 × 9,50 R 16,5 LT | 7,50 | 240 | 750 | 761 |

31 × 10,50-16,5 LT | 31 × 10,50 R 16,5 LT | 8,25 | 266 | 775 | 787 |

33 × 10,50-16,5 LT | 33 × 12,50 R 16,5 LT | 9,75 | 315 | 826 | 838 |

37 × 10,50-16,5 LT | 37 × 14,50 R 16,5 LT | 11,25 | 365 | 928 | 939 |

(1) Overall tyre widths may exceed the above section widths by 7 %.(2) Tolerance + 8 % of the difference between the above outer diameter and the nominal rim diameters. |

TABLE 23

Tyres for trucks, buses, trailers in normal highway service

DIAGONAL AND RADIAL TYRES MOUNTED ON 15o DROP-CENTRE RIMS

Tyre size designation | Measuring-rim width (in inches) | Section width (in mm) (1) | Outer diameter |

Diagonal | Radial | | | Highway tread (in mm) (2) | Heavy tread (in mm) (2) | Mud and snow (in mm) (2) |

Normal-section tyres |

7-22,5 | 7 R 22,5 | 5,25 | 178 | 878 | — | 894 |

8-19,5 | 8 R 19,5 | 6,00 | 203 | 859 | — | 876 |

8-22,5 | 8 R 22,5 | 6,00 | 203 | 935 | — | 952 |

9-22,5 | 9 R 22,5 | 6,75 | 229 | 974 | 982 | 992 |

10-22,5 | 10 R 22,5 | 7,50 | 254 | 1 019 | 1 031 | 1 038 |

11-22,5 | 11 R 22,5 | 8,25 | 279 | 1 054 | 1 067 | 1 037 |

11-24,5 | 11 R 24,5 | 8,25 | 279 | 1 104 | 1 118 | 1 123 |

12-22,5 | 12 R 22,5 | 9,00 | 300 | 1 085 | 1 099 | 1 104 |

12-24,5 | 12 R 24,5 | 9,00 | 300 | 1 135 | 1 150 | 1 155 |

12,5-22,5 | 12,5 R 22,5 | 9,00 | 302 | 1 085 | 1 099 | 1 104 |

12,5-22,5 | 12,5 R 24,5 | 9,00 | 302 | 1 135 | 1 150 | 1 155 |

Wide-base tyres |

14-17,5 | 14 R 17,5 | 10,50 | 349 | 907 | — | 921 |

15-19,5 | 15 R 19,5 | 11,75 | 389 | 1 005 | — | 1 019 |

15-22,5 | 15 R 22,5 | 11,75 | 389 | 1 082 | — | 1 095 |

16,5-19,5 | 16,5 R 19,5 | 13,00 | 425 | 1 052 | — | 1 068 |

16,5-22,5 | 16,5 R 22,5 | 13,00 | 425 | 1 128 | — | 1 144 |

18-19,5 | 18 R 19,5 | 14,00 | 457 | 1 080 | — | 1 096 |

18-22,5 | 18 R 22,5 | 14,00 | 457 | 1 158 | — | 1 172 |

19,5-19,5 | 19,5 R 19,5 | 15,00 | 495 | 1 138 | — | 1 156 |

(1) Overall tyre widths may exceed the above section widths by 6 %.(2) Tolerance + 5 % of the difference between the above outer diameter and the nominal rim diameters. |

TABLE 24

Tyres for trucks, buses, trailers in normal highway service

DIAGONAL AND RADIAL TYRES MOUNTED ON 5o DROP-CENTRE RIMS

Tyre size designation | Measuring-rim width (in inches) | Section width (in mm) (1) | Outer diameter |

Diagonal | Radial | | | Highway tread (in mm) (2) | Heavy tread (in mm) (2) | Mud and snow (in mm) (2) |

— | 8R14LT | 7,00 | 216 | 667 | — | — |

9-15LT | — | 8,00 | 254 | 744 | 755 | — |

10-15LT | 10R15LT | 8,00 | 264 | 773 | 783 | — |

10-16LT | — | 8,00 | 264 | 798 | 809 | — |

11-14LT | — | 8,00 | 279 | 752 | 763 | — |

11-15LT | 11R15LT | 8,00 | 279 | 777 | 788 | — |

11-16LT | — | 8,00 | 279 | 803 | 813 | — |

12-15LT | — | 10,00 | 318 | 823 | 834 | — |

— | 9R15LT | 8,00 | 254 | 744 | 755 | 752 |

24 × 7,50-13LT | 24 × 7,50R13LT | 6,00 | 191 | 597 | 609 | 604 |

27 × 8,50-14LT | 27 × 8,50-14LT | 7,00 | 218 | 674 | 685 | 680 |

28 × 8,50-15LT | 28 × 8,50-15LT | 7,00 | 218 | 699 | 711 | 705 |

29 × 9,50-15LT | 29 × 9,50-15LT | 7,50 | 240 | 724 | 736 | 731 |

30 × 9,50-15LT | 30 × 9,50-15LT | 7,50 | 240 | 750 | 761 | 756 |

31 × 10,50-15LT | 31 × 10,50-15LT | 8,50 | 268 | 775 | 787 | 781 |

31 × 11,50-15LT | 31 × 11,50-15LT | 9,00 | 290 | 775 | 787 | 781 |

32 × 11,50-15LT | 32 × 11,50-15LT | 9,00 | 290 | 801 | 812 | 807 |

33 × 12,50-15LT | 33 × 12,50-15LT | 10,00 | 318 | 826 | 838 | 832 |

35 × 12,50-15LT | 35 × 12,50-15LT | 10,00 | 318 | 877 | 888 | 883 |

37 × 12,50-15LT | 37 × 12,50-15LT | 10,00 | 318 | 928 | 939 | 934 |

31 × 13,50-15LT | 31 × 13,50-15LT | 11,00 | 345 | 775 | 787 | 781 |

37 × 14,50-15LT | 37 × 14,50-15LT | 12,00 | 372 | 928 | 939 | 934 |

31 × 15,50-15LT | 31 × 15,50-15LT | 12,00 | 390 | 775 | 787 | 781 |

(1) Overall tyre widths may exceed the above section widths by 6 %.(2) Tolerance + 6 % of the difference between the above outer diameter and the nominal rim diameters. |

TABLE 25

Tyres for trucks, buses and trailers in normal highway service

DIAGONAL AND RADIAL TYRES MOUNTED ON MULTI-PIECE BYMS

Tyre size designation | Measuring-rim width (in inches) | Section width (in mm) (1) | Outer diameter |

Diagonal | Radial | | | Highway tread (in mm) (2) | Heavy tread (in mm) (2) | Mud and snow (in mm) (2) |

6,50-20 | 6,50R20 | 5,00 | 184 | 878 | — | 1 049 |

7,00-15TR | 7,00R15TR | 5,50 | 199 | 777 | — | 962 |

7,00-17 | 7,00R17 | 5,50 | 199 | 828 | — | 843 |

7,00-18 | 7,00R18 | 5,50 | 199 | 853 | — | 868 |

7,00-20 | 7,00R20 | 5,50 | 199 | 904 | — | 919 |

7,50-15TR | 7,50R15TR | 6,00 | 215 | 808 | — | 825 |

7,50-17 | 7,50R17 | 6,00 | 215 | 859 | — | 876 |

7,50-18 | 7,50R18 | 6,00 | 215 | 884 | — | 981 |

7,50-20 | 7,50R20 | 6,00 | 215 | 935 | — | 952 |

8,25-15TR | 8,25R15TR | 6,50 | 236 | 847 | 855 | 865 |

8,25-17 | 8,25R17 | 6,50 | 236 | 898 | 906 | 915 |

8,25-20 | 8,25R20 | 6,50 | 236 | 974 | 982 | 992 |

9,00-15TR | 9,00R15TR | 7,00 | 259 | 891 | 904 | 911 |

9,00-20 | 9,00R20 | 7,00 | 259 | 1 019 | 1 031 | 1 038 |

10,00-15TR | 10,00R15TR | 7,50 | 278 | 927 | 940 | 946 |

10,00-20 | 10,00R20 | 7,50 | 278 | 1 054 | 1 067 | 1 073 |

10,00-22 | 10,50R22 | 7,50 | 278 | 1 104 | 1 118 | 1 123 |

11,00-15TR | 11,00R15TR | 8,00 | 293 | 958 | 972 | 977 |

11,00-20 | 11,00R20 | 8,00 | 293 | 1 085 | 1 099 | 1 104 |

11,00-22 | 11,00R22 | 8,00 | 293 | 1 135 | 1 150 | 1 155 |

11,00-24 | 11,00R24 | 8,00 | 293 | 1 186 | 1 201 | 1 206 |

11,50-20 | 11,50R20 | 8,00 | 296 | 1 085 | 1 099 | 1 104 |

11,50-22 | 11,50R22 | 8,00 | 296 | 1 135 | 1 150 | 1 155 |

12,50-20 | 12,00R20 | 8,50 | 315 | 1 125 | — | 1 146 |

12,50-24 | 12,00R24 | 8,50 | 315 | 1 226 | — | 1 247 |

(1) Overall tyre widths may exceed the above section widths by 6 %.(2) Tolerance + 6 % of the difference between the above outer diameter and the nominal rim diameters. |

TABLE 26

Tyres for trucks and trailers in highway service at restricted speeds

DIAGONAL AND RADIAL TYRES MOUNTED ON MULTI-PIECE RIMS

Tyre size designation | Measuring-rim width (in inches) | Section width (in mm) (1) | Outer diameter |

Diagonal | Radial | | | Highway tread (in mm) (2) | Mud and snow (in mm) (2) |

13,00-20 | 13,00R20 | 9,00 | 340 | 1 177 | 1 200 |

14,00-20 | 14,00R20 | 10,00 | 375 | 1 241 | 1 266 |

14,00-24 | 14,00R24 | 10,00 | 375 | 1 343 | 1 368 |

(1) Overall tyre widths may exceed the above section widths by 6 %.(2) Tolerance + 6 % of the difference between the above outer diameter and the nominal rim diameters. |

TABLE 27

Tyres for mobile homes in highway service

DIAGONAL

Tyre size designation | Measuring-rim width (in inches) | Section width (in mm) (1) | Outer diameter (in mm) (2) |

Tyres mounted on 15o drop-centre rims |

7-14,5 MH | 6,00 | 185 | 677 |

8-14,5 MH | 6,00 | 203 | 707 |

9-14,5 MH | 7,00 | 241 | 711 |

Tyres mounted on 5o drop-centre and semi-drop-centre rims |

7,00-15 MH | 5,50 | 202 | 752 |

(1) Overall tyre widths may exceed the above section widths by 8 %.(2) Tolerance + 8 % of the difference between the above outer diameter and the nominal rim diameters. |

TABLE 28

Mining and logging tyres in intermittent highway service

DIAGONAL

Tyre size designation | Measuring-rim width (in inches) | Section width (in mm) (1) | Outer diameter |

| | | Traction tread (in mm) (2) | Extra tread (in mm) (2) |

Tyres mounted on 15o drop-centre rims |

7,00-20 ML | 5,50 | 199 | 919 | — |

7,50-20 ML | 6,00 | 215 | 952 | — |

8,25-20 ML | 6,50 | 236 | 992 | — |

9,00-20 ML | 7,00 | 259 | 1 038 | 1 063 |

10,00-20 ML | 7,50 | 278 | 1 073 | 1 099 |

10,00-22 ML | 7,50 | 278 | 1 123 | 1 150 |

10,00-20 ML | 7,50 | 278 | 1 174 | 1 200 |

11,00-20 ML | 8,00 | 293 | 1 104 | 1 131 |

11,00-22 ML | 8,00 | 293 | 1 155 | 1 182 |

11,00-24 ML | 8,00 | 293 | 1 206 | 1 233 |

12,00-20 ML | 8,50 | 315 | 1 146 | 1 173 |

12,00-24 ML | 8,50 | 315 | 1 247 | 1 275 |

13,00-20 ML | 9,00 | 340 | 1 200 | — |

13,00-24 ML | 9,00 | 340 | 1 302 | — |

14,00-20 ML | 10,00 | 375 | 1 266 | — |

14,00-24 ML | 10,00 | 375 | 1 368 | — |

Tyres mounted on full-tapered bead seat rims |

11,00-25 ML | 8,50 | 298 | 1 206 | 1 233 |

12,00-21 ML | 8,50 | 315 | 1 146 | 1 175 |

12,00-25 ML | 8,50 | 315 | 1 247 | 1 275 |

13,00-25 ML | 10,00 | 351 | 1 302 | — |

14,00-21 ML | 10,00 | 375 | 1 266 | — |

14,00-25 ML | 10,00 | 375 | 1 368 | — |

Tyres mounted on 15o drop-centre rims |

9-22,5 ML | 6,75 | 229 | 992 | — |

10-22,5 ML | 7,50 | 254 | 1 038 | — |

11-22,5 ML | 8,25 | 279 | 1 073 | — |

11-24,5 ML | 8,25 | 279 | 1 123 | — |

12-22,5 ML | 9,00 | 300 | 1 104 | — |

Tyres mounted on 15o drop-centre rims |

14-17,5 ML | 10,50 | 349 | 921 | — |

15-19,5 ML | 11,75 | 389 | 1 019 | — |

15-22,5 ML | 11,75 | 389 | 1 095 | — |

16,5-19,5 ML | 13,00 | 425 | 1 068 | — |

16,5-22,5 ML | 13,00 | 425 | 1 144 | — |

18-19,5 ML | 14,00 | 457 | 1 096 | — |

18-22,5 ML | 14,00 | 457 | 1 172 | — |

19,5-19,5 ML | 15,00 | 495 | 1 156 | — |

23-23,5 ML | 17,00 | 584 | 1 320 | — |

(1) Overall tyre widths may exceed the above section widths by 8 %.(2) Tolerance + 6 % of the difference between the above outer diameter and the nominal rim diameters. |

Appendix 6

METHOD OF MEASURING TYRE DIMENSIONS

(see Annex II point 6.1.3)

PART A: PASSENGER CAR TYRES

1.1. The tyre is mounted on the measuring rim specified by the manufacturer pursuant to point 6.11 of Annex I, Appendix 1.

1.2. The pressure in the tyre is then adjusted as follows:

1.2.1. in standard bias — belted tyres to 1,7 bar;

1.2.2. in diagonal (bias-ply) tyres to the pressure shown below (bar):

Ply-rating | Speed category |

| L, M, N | P, Q, R, S | T, U, H, V |

4 | 1,7 | 2,0 | — |

6 | 2,1 | 2,4 | 2,6 |

8 | 2,5 | 2,8 | 3,0 |

1.2.3. in standard radial tyres to 1,8 bar,

1.2.4. in reinforced tyres to 2,3 bar, and

1.2.5. in T-type temporary-use spare tyres: to 4,2 bar.

2. The tyre, mounted on its rim, is conditioned at the ambient room temperature for not less than 24 hours, with the exception referred to in point 6.2.3 of Annex II.

3. The pressure is readjusted to that specified in point 1.2.

4. The overall width is measured by calliper at six equally-spaced points, account being taken of the thickness of the protective ribs or bands. The highest measurement so obtained is taken as the overall width.

5. The outer diameter is determined by measuring the maximum circumference and dividing the figure so obtained by π (3,1416).

PART B: COMMERCIAL VEHICLE TYRES

1. The tyre is mounted on the measuring rim specified by the manufacturer pursuant to point 6.11 of Appendix 1 to Annex I and is inflated to a pressure specified by the manufacturer pursuant to point 6.12 of Annex I, Appendix 1.

2. The tyre fitted on its rim is conditioned to the ambient temperature of the laboratory for at least 24 hours.

3. The pressure is readjusted to the value specified in section 1.

4. The overall width is measured by calliper at six equally-spaced points, account being taken of the thickness of the protective ribs or bands. The highest measurement so obtained is taken as the overall width.

5. The outer diameter is determined by measuring the maximum circumference and dividing the figure so obtained by π (3,1416).

Appendix 7

LOAD/SPEED TEST-PROCEDURE [30]

(see Annex II, point 6.2)

PART A: PASSENGER CAR TYRES

1. Preparing the tyre

1.1. A new tyre is mounted on the test rim specified by the manufacturer pursuant to point 6.11 of Annex I, Appendix 1.

1.2. It is inflated to the appropriate pressure as given in the table below:

Test pressure (bar)

Speed category | Diagonal (bias-ply) tyres | Radial tyres | Bias-belted tyres |

| Ply-rating | Standard | Reinforced | Standard |

| 4 | 6 | 8 | | | |

L, M, N | 2,3 | 2,7 | 3,0 | 2,4 | — | — |

P, Q, R, S | 2,6 | 3,0 | 3,3 | 2,6 | 3,0 | 2,6 |

T, U, H | 2,8 | 3,2 | 3,5 | 2,8 | 3,2 | 2,8 |

V | 3,0 | 3,4 | 3,7 | 3,0 | — | — |

T-type temporary use spare tyres: to 4,2 bars. |

1.3. The manufacturer may request, giving reasons, the use of an inflation pressure differing from those under point 1.2. In such a case the tyre is inflated to that pressure (see point 6.14 of Appendix 1 to Annex I).

1.4. The tyre-and-wheel assembly is conditioned at test-room temperature for not less than three hours.

1.5. The tyre pressure is readjusted to that specified in point 1.2 or 1.3.

2. Carrying out the test

2.1. The tyre-and-wheel assembly is mounted on a test axle and pressed against the outer face of a smooth wheel 1,70 m ± 1 % or 2 m ± 1 % in diameter.

2.2. Apply to the test axle a load equal to 80 % of:

2.2.1. the maximum load rating equated to the load capacity index for tyres with speed symbols L to H inclusive;

2.2.2. the maximum load rating associated with a maximum speed of 240 km/h for tyres with speed symbol ‘V’ (see point 2.31.2 of Annex II).

2.3. Throughout the test the tyre pressure must not be corrected and the test load must be kept constant.

2.4. During the test the temperature in the test-room must be maintained at between 20 oC and 30 oC or at a higher temperature if the manufacturer agrees.

2.5. The test is carried out without interruption in conformity with the following particulars:

2.5.1. time taken to pass from zero speed to initial test speed: 10 minutes;

2.5.2. initial test speed: prescribed maximum speed for the type of tyre, less 40 km/h in the case of the smooth wheel having 1,70 m ± 1 % in diameter or less 30 km/h in the case of the smooth wheel having 2 m ± 1 % in diameter;

2.5.3. successive speed increments: 10 km/h;

2.5.4. duration of test at each speed step except the last: 10 minutes;

2.5.5. duration of test at last speed step: 20 minutes;

2.5.6. maximum test speed: prescribed maximum speed for the type of tyre, less 10 km/h in the case of the smooth wheel having 1,70 m ± 1 % in diameter or equal to prescribed maximum speed in the case of the smooth wheel having 2 m ± 1 % in diameter.

3. Equivalent test methods

If a method other than that described in section 2 is used, its equivalence must be demonstrated.

PART B: COMMERCIAL VEHICLE TYRES [31]

1. Preparing the tyre

1.1. Mount a new tyre on the test rim specified by the manufacturer pursuant to point 6.11 of Appendix 1 to Annex I.

1.2. Use a new inner tube or combination of inner tube, valve and flap (as required) when testing tyres with inner tubes.

1.3. Inflate the tyre to the pressure corresponding to the pressure index specified by the tyre manufacturer, pursuant to point 6.14 of Appendix 1 to Annex I.

1.4. Condition the tyre and wheel assembly at test room temperature for not less than three hours.

1.5. Readjust the tyre pressure to that specified in point 1.3.

2. Test procedure

2.1. Mount the tyre and wheel assembly on the test axle and press it against the outer face of a smooth power-driven test drum 1,70 m ± 1 % in diameter having a surface at least as wide as the tyre tread.

2.2. Apply to test axle a series of test loads expressed as a percentage of the load indicated in Appendix 2, opposite the load index moulded on the sidewall of the tyre, in accordance with the load/speed test programme shown in the Table below. When the tyre has load capacity indices for both single and twin utilisation, the reference load for single utilisation is taken as the basis for the test loads.

2.3. The tyre pressure must not be corrected throughout the test and the test load must be kept constant throughout each of the three test stages.

2.4. During the test the temperature in the test room must be maintained at between 20 oC and 30 oC or at a higher temperature if the manufacturer so agrees.

2.5. The load/speed test programme must be carried out without interruption.

3. Equivalent test methods

If a method other than that described in section 2 is used, its equivalence must be demonstrated.

LOAD/SPEED TEST PROGRAMME

Load index | Tyre speed category symbol | Test-drum speed (rev/min) (1) | Load placed on the wheel as a percentage of the load corresponding to the load index |

| | Radial-ply tyre | Diagonal (bias-ply) tyre | 7 h. | 16 h. | 24 h. |

122 or more | F | 100 | 100 | 66 % | 84 % | 101 % |

| G | 125 | 100 | | | |

| J | 150 | 125 | | | |

| K | 175 | 150 | | | |

| L | 200 | — | | | |

| M | 225 | — | | | |

121 or less | F | 100 | 100 | | | |

| G | 125 | 125 | | | |

| J | 150 | 150 | | | |

| K | 175 | 175 | | | |

| L | 200 | 175 | 70 % | 88 % | 106 % |

| | | | 4 h. | 6 h. | |

| M | 250 | 200 | 75 % | 97 % | 114 % |

| N | 275 | — | 75 % | 97 % | 114 % |

| P | 300 | — | 75 % | 97 % | 114 % |

(1) ‘Special-use’ tyres (see point 2.1.3. of Annex II) should be tested at a speed equal to 85 % of the test-drum speed prescribed above for equivalent normal tyres. |

Appendix 8

VARIATION OF LOAD CAPACITY WITH SPEED

Commercial-vehicle tyres

RADIAL AND DIAGONAL

(see Annex II, points 2.30, 2.31 and 6.2.4)

Speed(km/h) | Variation of load capacity (%) |

| All load indices | Load indices (1) ≥ 122 | Load indices (1) ≤ 121 |

| Speed category symbol | Speed category symbol | Speed category symbol |

| F | G | J | K | L | M | L | M | N | P (2) |

0 | + 150 | + 150 | + 150 | + 150 | + 150 | + 150 | + 110 | + 110 | + 110 | + 110 |

5 | + 110 | + 110 | + 110 | + 110 | + 110 | + 110 | + 90 | + 90 | + 90 | + 90 |

10 | + 80 | + 80 | + 80 | + 80 | + 80 | + 80 | + 75 | + 75 | + 75 | + 75 |

15 | + 65 | + 65 | + 65 | + 65 | + 65 | + 65 | + 60 | + 60 | + 60 | + 60 |

20 | + 50 | + 50 | + 50 | + 50 | + 50 | + 50 | + 50 | + 50 | + 50 | + 50 |

25 | + 35 | + 35 | + 35 | + 35 | + 35 | + 35 | + 42 | + 42 | + 42 | + 42 |

30 | + 25 | + 25 | + 25 | + 25 | + 25 | + 25 | + 35 | + 35 | + 35 | + 35 |

35 | + 19 | + 19 | + 19 | + 19 | + 19 | + 19 | + 29 | + 29 | + 29 | + 29 |

40 | + 15 | + 15 | + 15 | + 15 | + 15 | + 15 | + 25 | + 25 | + 25 | + 25 |

45 | + 13 | + 13 | + 13 | + 13 | + 13 | + 13 | + 22 | + 22 | + 22 | + 22 |

50 | + 12 | + 12 | + 12 | + 12 | + 12 | + 12 | + 20 | + 20 | + 20 | + 20 |

55 | + 11 | + 11 | + 11 | + 11 | + 11 | + 11 | + 17,5 | + 17,5 | + 17,5 | + 17,5 |

60 | + 10 | + 10 | + 10 | + 10 | + 10 | + 10 | + 15,0 | + 15,0 | + 15,0 | + 15,0 |

65 | + 7,5 | + 8,5 | + 8,5 | + 8,5 | + 8,5 | + 8,5 | + 13,5 | + 13,5 | + 13,5 | + 13,5 |

70 | + 5,0 | + 7,0 | + 7,0 | + 7,0 | + 7,0 | + 7,0 | + 12,5 | + 12,5 | + 12,5 | + 12,5 |

75 | + 2,5 | + 5,5 | + 5,5 | + 5,5 | + 5,5 | + 5,5 | + 11,0 | + 11,0 | + 11,0 | + 11,0 |

80 | 0 | + 4,0 | + 4,0 | + 4,0 | + 4,0 | + 4,0 | + 10,0 | + 10,0 | + 10,0 | + 10,0 |

85 | − 3 | + 2,0 | + 3,0 | + 3,0 | + 3,0 | + 3,0 | + 8,5 | + 8,5 | + 8,5 | + 8,5 |

90 | − 6 | 0 | + 2,0 | + 2,0 | + 2,0 | + 2,0 | + 7,5 | + 7,5 | + 7,5 | + 7,5 |

95 | − 10 | − 2,5 | + 1,0 | + 1,0 | + 1,0 | + 1,0 | + 6,5 | + 6,5 | + 6,5 | + 6,5 |

100 | − 15 | − 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | + 5,0 | + 5,0 | + 5,0 | + 5,0 |

105 | | − 8 | − 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | + 3,75 | + 3,75 | + 3,75 | + 3,75 |

110 | | − 13 | − 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | + 2,5 | + 2,5 | + 2,5 | + 2,5 |

115 | | | − 7 | − 3 | 0 | 0 | + 1,25 | + 1,25 | + 1,25 | + 1,25 |

120 | | | − 12 | − 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

125 | | | | | | 0 | − 2,5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

130 | | | | | | 0 | − 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

135 | | | | | | | − 7,5 | − 2,5 | 0 | 0 |

140 | | | | | | | − 10 | − 5 | 0 | 0 |

145 | | | | | | | | − 7,5 | − 2,5 | 0 |

150 | | | | | | | | − 10 | − 5 | 0 |

155 | | | | | | | | | − 7,5 | − 2,5 |

160 | | | | | | | | | − 10 | − 5 |

(1) The load capacity indices refer to single operations (see point 2.28.2 of Annex II).(2) Load variations are not allowed above 160 km/h. For speed category symbols Q and above, the speed category corresponding to the speed category symbol (see point 2.29.3 of Annex II) specifies the maximum speed permitted for the tyre. |

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ANNEX III

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR THE EC TYPE-APPROVAL OF VEHICLES WITH REGARD TO THE FITTING OF THEIR TYRES

1. APPLICATION FOR THE 1 EC TYPE-APPROVAL OF A VEHICLE TYPE

1.1. The application for 1 EC type-approval of a vehicle type with regard to its tyres is submitted by the vehicle manufacturer or by his authorised representative.

1.2. It is accompanied, in triplicate, by a description of the vehicle type and of its tyres in terms of their tyre-size designation, speed category and load-capacity index, including any temporary-use spare unit(s), with which it may be fitted as described in the information document in Appendix 1.

1.3. A vehicle representative of the vehicle type to be approved must be submitted to the technical service responsible for conducting the approval tests.

1.4. The vehicle manufacturer or his representative may apply for the 1 EC type-approval to be extended to include tyres of additional tyre-size designations, speed categories or load-capacity indices or additional temporary-use spare unit(s).

2. 1 EC TYPE-APPROVAL OF A VEHICLE

2.1. 1 EC type-approval is granted and an 1 EC type-approval number issued in respect of any vehicle type submitted in accordance with section 1 which satisfied the requirements of this Directive.

2.2. Notice of approval or of extension or of refusal of approval of a vehicle type pursuant to this Directive is communicated to the Member States by means of a form conforming to the model in Appendix 2.

2.3. An approval number is assigned to each vehicle type approved. The same Member State must not assign the same number to another vehicle type.

3. MODIFICATION OF VEHICLE TYPE

3.1. Every modification of a vehicle type must be notified to the approval authority which approved it. That approval authority may