Commission Directive 2000/1/EC of 14 January 2000 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 89/173/EEC as regards certain components and characteristics of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2000-01-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural vehicle, technical standard, technological change, tractor

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COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2000/1/EC

of 14 January 2000

adapting to technical progress Council Directive 89/173/EEC as regards certain components and
characteristics of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

— prohibit the entry into service of tractors,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

if the tractors in question meet the requirements of Directive
89/173/EEC, as amended by this Directive.

Having regard to Council Directive 74/150/EEC of 4 March
1974 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States
relating to the type-approval of wheeled agricultural or forestry
tractors (1), as last amended by European Parliament and
Council Directive 97/54/EC (2), and in particular Article 11
thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 89/173/EEC of 21
December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the
Member States relating to certain components and characteris-
tics of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (3), as last
amended by Directive 97/54/EC, and in particular Article 9
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

In order to take account of technical progress, it is now
necessary to revise certain provisions concerning dimen-
sions and masses, and in particular those of the mechan-
ical couplings, in order to make the best possible use of
ISO standards; and,
the
testing arrangements should be specified in Directive
89/173/EEC, for all possible configurations.

in order to improve safety,

The provisions of this Directive are in accordance with
the opinion of the Committee for Adaptation to Tech-
nical Progress established by Article 12 of Directive
74/150/EEC,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

From 1 January 2001, Member States:

2.
— may no longer issue the document provided for in the third
indent of Article 10(1) of Directive 74/150/EEC in respect
of a type of tractor which does not meet the requirements
of Directive 89/173/EEC, as amended by this Directive,
— may refuse to grant national type-approval in respect of a
type of tractor which does not meet the requirements of
Directive 89/173/EEC, as amended by this Directive.

Article 3

1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations
and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this
Directive by 30 June 2000 at the latest. They shall forthwith
inform the Commission thereof.

those provisions,

When Member States adopt
they shall
contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by
such a reference on the occasion of their official publication.
Member States shall determine how such reference is to be
made.

2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the
text of the main provisions of domestic law that they adopt in
the field governed by this Directive.

Article 4

This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following
that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities.

Annexes I, II, IV and V to Directive 89/173/EEC are hereby
amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Article 5

Article 2

From 1 July 2000, Member States may not:

1.
— refuse to grant EC type-approval, to issue the document
provided for in the third indent of Article 10(1) of Directive
74/150/EEC, or to grant national type-approval, in respect
of a type of tractor, or

Done at Brussels, 14 January 2000.

For the Commission

Erkki LIIKANEN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 84, 28.3.1974, p. 10.
(2) OJ L 277, 10.10.1997, p. 24.
(3) OJ L 67, 10.3.1989, p. 1.

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Annexes I, II, IV and V to Directive 89/173/EEC are amended as follows:

Annex I:

ANNEX

In point 2.1.2, ‘2,5 m’ is replaced by ‘2,55 m (ignoring any bulging of the part of the tyres that is in contact with the
ground)’.

Annex II:

1. In point 2.3.2.7.1:

(a) The following sentence is inserted.

‘Where the lower links are directly activated by the lifting mechanism, the

reference plane is determined by the median transverse vertifical plane of those links.’

(b) Figure 3 is replaced by the following figure:

‘Figure 3

Legend:

A = Lift arm

B = Lower link

C = Lift rod

D = Tractor chassis

E = Plane passing through the axes of the lift rod pivot points

F = Clearance envelope’.

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2. In point 2.3.2.15.2, Table 6, value ‘a’ reduced from ‘50’ to ‘40’.

Annex IV:

1. The following point 2.8 is added:

‘2.8. Provided at least one mechanical coupling has received EC component type-approval, other types of mechanical
link or coupling used in the Member States shall be authorised for a period of 10 years dating from the entry into
force of this Directive without invalidating the EC type-approval of the tractor.’

2. The first sentence of point 3.4.1 is amended to read:

‘3.4.1. All tractors with a loaded mass exceeding 2,5 tonnes must be fitted with a trailer coupling having a ground

clearance satisfying one of the following relations:

h1

≤

or

h2

≤

(m
– 0,2.m
a
t
0,6.(0,8.m

).l – (S.c)

t + S)

(ml a – 0,2.m1).l – (S.c)
0,6.(0,8.m
+ S)’
– 0,2.m
t

lt

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3. In Appendix 1, Figure 1 is replaced by the following Figures 1a, 1b and 1c:

‘

Non-automatic trailer coupling, with cylindrical locking pin

Figure 1a

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Automatic trailer coupling, with cylindrical locking pin

Figure 1b

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Automatic trailer coupling, with cambered locking pin’

Figure 1c

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4. In Appendix 2, point 3.2, the formula:

‘F = √Fh2 + Fv2’

is replaced by the following formula:

‘F = √F

2 2 + F
v

2’

h

5. In Appendix 4:

(a) The introductory wording and text of the second indent are replced by the following:

‘The EC component type-approval mark consists of:

— a rectangle surrounding the lower-case letter “e” followed by the distinguishing code (letter(s) or number) of the

Member State which has granted the component type-approval:

1 for Germany; 2 for France; 3 for Italy; 4 for the Netherlands; 5 for Sweden; 6 for Belgium; 9 for Spain; 11 for
the United Kingdom; 12 for Austria; 13 for Luxembourg; 17 for Finland; 18 for Denmark; 21 for Portugal; 23
for Greece; 24 for Ireland.’

(b) In the second indent the words ‘below and’ are deleted.

Annex V:

Point 2.1.3 is replaced by the following:

‘EC type-approval number:

The EC type-approval number consists of the lower-case letter “e” followed by the distinguishing code (letter(s) or number)
of the Member State which has granted the EC type-approval:

1 for Germany; 2 for France; 3 for Italy; 4 for the Netherlands; 5 for Sweden; 6 for Belgium; 9 for Spain; 11 for the
United Kingdom; 12 for Austria; 13 for Luxembourg; 17 for Finland; 18 for Denmark; 21 for Portugal; 23 for Greece; 24
for Ireland,

and the type-approval number which corresponds to the number of the type-approval certificate issued for the type of
vehicle.

An asterisk is placed between the letter “e” followed by the distinguishing code of the country granting EC type-approval
and the type-approval number.’