Commission Directive 2001/92/EC of 30 October 2001 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 92/22/EEC on safety glazing and glazing materials on motor vehicles and their trailers and Council Directive 70/156/EEC relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-10-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: approval, commercial vehicle, glass, motor vehicle, safety device, technological change

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COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2001/92/EC

of 30 October 2001

adapting to technical progress Council Directive 92/22/EEC on safety glazing and glazing materials
on motor vehicles and their trailers and Council Directive 70/156/EEC relating to the type-approval
of motor vehicles and their trailers

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February
1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States
relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their
trailers (1), as
last amended by European Parliament and
Council Directive 2000/40/EC (2), and in particular Article
13(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Council Directive 92/22/EEC of 31 March 1992 on
safety glazing and glazing materials on motor vehicles
and their trailers (3), as amended by the Act of Accession
of Austria, Finland and Sweden, is one of the separate
Directives of the EC type-approval procedure established
by Directive 70/156/EEC. Consequently, the provisions
laid down in Directive 70/156/EEC relating to vehicle
systems, components and separate technical units apply
to Directive 92/22/EEC.

In order to standardise Community approval, it is neces-
sary to introduce the information document provided
for by Directive 70/156/EEC and to modify the approval
certificate based on Annex VI thereto.

should

Furthermore,
be
type-approval procedures
simplified in order to maintain the choice, provided for
in Article 9(2) of Directive 70/156/EEC, between certain
separate directives and the corresponding regulations of
the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
(UN/ECE). As a first step, the technical requirements of
Directive 92/22/EEC should be replaced by those of
Regulation No 43 of the UN/ECE.

Directives 92/22/EEC and 70/156/EEC should therefore
be amended accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Directive are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Committee for
Adaptation to Technical Progress established under
Directive 70/156/EEC,

(1) OJ L 42, 23.2.1970, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 203, 10.8.2000, p. 9.
(3) OJ L 129, 14.5.1992, p. 11.

Article 1

Directive 92/22/EEC is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 1(1) is replaced by the following:

‘1. Member States shall grant EC type-approval to any
safety glazing and glazing materials for motor vehicles and
their trailers that meet the structural and testing require-
ments set out in the Annexes.’

2. The first paragraph of Article 2 is replaced by the following:

‘All applications for EC component type-approval shall be
made by the manufacturer or his authorised representative
in a Member State. The Member States shall issue to the
manufacturer or to his authorised representative an EC
component type-approval mark conforming to the model
set out in Annex II A, for each type of safety glazing and
each glazing material for motor vehicles and their trailers
that they type-approve pursuant to Article 1.’

3. In Article 4, the following second paragraph is added:

the Member States shall
‘The competent authorities of
inform each other, by means of the procedure specified in
Article 4(6) of Directive 70/156/EEC, of each component
type-approval which they have granted, refused or with-
drawn pursuant to this Directive.’

4. Article 8 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 8

For the purposes of this Directive, “vehicle” means any
motor vehicle intended for use on the road, with or without
bodywork, having at least four wheels and a maximum
design speed exceeding 25 km/h, and its trailers, with the
exception of vehicles which run on rails, agricultural and
forestry tractors, and mobile machinery.’

5. The Annexes are amended as follows:

(a) the list of annexes and Annexes I and II are replaced by

the Annex to this Directive;

(b) the appendix to Annex III is deleted.

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Article 2

Article 3

1. With effect from 1 July 2002, Member States may not,
on grounds relating to safety glazing or glazing materials on
motor vehicles and their trailers:
— refuse to grant EC type-approval or national type-approval
of a type of vehicle, or component type-approval of safety
glazing or glazing materials for motor vehicles and their
trailers, nor

— refuse to register or prohibit the sale or entry into service of
vehicles, or prohibit the sale or entry into service of safety
glazing or glazing materials for motor vehicles and their
trailers,

if such safety glazing or glazing materials for motor vehicles
and their trailers comply with the requirements of Directive
92/22/EEC, as amended by this Directive.

2. With effect from 1 October 2002, Member States:
— shall no longer grant EC type-approval, and
— may refuse to grant national type approval,

of any type of vehicle on grounds relating to any type of safety
glazing or glazing materials for motor vehicles and their trailers
if the requirements of Directive 92/22/EEC as amended by this
Directive, are not met.

from 1 July 2003,

3. With effect
the requirements of
Directive 92/22/EEC relating to safety glazing as a component,
as modified by this Directive, shall apply for the purposes of
Article 7(2) of Directive 70/156/EEC.

By way of derogation from paragraph 3, Member States
4.
may,
in respect of spare parts, continue to grant EC type-
approval and to authorise the sale and entry into service of
safety glazing and glazing materials for motor vehicles and
their trailers which comply with the provisions of Directive
92/22/EEC, in the version in force before the entry into effect
of the present Directive, provided that such safety glazing and
glazing materials for motor vehicles and their trailers:
— are intended to be fitted to vehicles already in use, and
— comply with the requirements of that Directive applicable

when the vehicles were first registered.

The following point 9.5.1.5 is added to Annex I to Directive
70/156/EEC:

‘9.5.1.5. Windscreen accessories and the position in which
they are fitted together with a brief description of
any electrical/electronic components involved.’

Article 4

1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations
and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this
Directive no later than 30 June 2002. They shall immediately
inform the Commission thereof.

The measures adopted by the Member States shall contain a
reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such
reference on the occasion of their official publication. The
methods of making such reference shall be laid down by the
Member States.

2. 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 5

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

Article 6

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 30 October 2001.

For the Commission

Erkki LIIKANEN

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I:

Administrative provisions for EC type-approval

ANNEX

‘LIST OF ANNEXES

Appendix 1:

Information document relating to a type of safety glazing

Appendix 2:

EC type-approval certificate relating to a type of safety glazing

Appendix 3:

Information document relating to a type of vehicle

Appendix 4:

EC type-approval certificate relating to a type of vehicle

ANNEX II:

Scope and definitions

ANNEX II A:

EC component type-approval marks

Appendix 1:

Examples of component type-approval marks

ANNEX II B:

General and individual specifications, tests and technical requirements

ANNEX III:

Vehicles: Requirements concerning the fitting of windscreens, and of glazing other than windscreens,
to vehicles

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ANNEX I

Administrative provisions for EC type-approval

1.

APPLICATION FOR EC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL

1.1. All applications under Article 3(4) of Directive 70/156/EEC for glazing type-approval are to be submitted by the

safety glazing manufacturer.

1.2.

1.3.

The model

information document is reproduced in Appendix 1 to this Annex.

The technical department responsible for conducting the type-approval tests must be provided with:

1.3.1. a sufficient number of test pieces or samples of the finished glass panes of the models considered, where necessary
the number being determined by agreement with the technical department responsible for conducting the tests.

2.

APPLICATION FOR EC VEHICLE TYPE-APPROVAL

2.1. All applications under Article 3(4) of Directive 70/156/EEC for vehicle type-approval with regard to safety glazing

are to be submitted by the vehicle manufacturer.

2.2.

2.3.

The model

information document is reproduced in Appendix 3 to this Annex.

The technical department responsible for conducting the type-approval tests must be provided with:

2.3.1. a vehicle representative of the type, the vehicle being if necessary determined by agreement with the technical

department responsible for conducting the tests.

3.

GRANTING OF EC SAFETY GLAZING OR VEHICLE TYPE-APPROVAL

3.1. Once the relevant requirements have been met, EC type-approval as indicated in Article 4(3) and, where

appropriate,

in Article 4(4) of Directive 70/156/EEC shall be granted.

3.2.

The model EC tye-approval certificate and its addenda are reproduced in:
— Appendix 2 to this Annex in respect of applications under point 1.1,
— Appendix 4 to this Annex in respect of applications under point 2.1.

3.3. A type-approval number in accordance with Annex VII to Directive 70/156/EEC is assigned to each safety glazing
or vehicle type. The same Member State must not assign the same number to another glazing or vehicle type.

4.

TYPE MODIFICATIONS AND AMENDMENTS TO APPROVALS

4.1. Where type modifications are made to the type approved under this Directive, the provisions of Article 5 of

Directive 70/156/EEC shall apply.

5.

CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION

5.1. Measures to ensure conformity of production must be taken in accordance with the provisions laid down in Article

10 of Directive 70/156/EEC.

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Appendix 2

EC type-approval certificates

MODEL

(maximum format: A4 (210 × 297 mm))

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MODEL

(maximum format: A4 (210 × 297 mm))

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ANNEX II

SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

1. Scope

This Directive applies to safety glazing and glazing materials intended to be fitted as a windscreen or other glazing or
as separating panels on motor vehicles and their trailers, and to their fitting, with the exception of glazing for lighting
and light-signalling devices and for the dashboard, special glazing offering protection against attack, toughened glass
and windscreens intended for vehicles used in extreme environments and having a maximum speed of 40 km/h.

2. Definition

The items in question are those laid down in Article 2 of Regulation No 43 of the United Nations Economic
Commission for Europe,

in the most recent version adopted by the European Community.

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ANNEX II A

EC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL MARKS

1. All safety-glass panes, including the samples and test pieces submitted for component type-approval, shall bear the

trade name or mark of the manufacturer. The marking shall be clearly legible,

indelible and visible.

2. In addition to the items listed in point 3.3 of Annex I, symbols shall be affixed in conformity with those laid down in
Regulation No 43 of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, in the most recent version adopted by the
European Community.

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ANNEX II B

GENERAL AND INDIVIDUAL SPECIFICATIONS, TESTS AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

With the exception of the provisions applicable to toughened windscreens (not covered by this Directive), the provisions
governing the general and individual specifications, tests and technical requirements are those set out in Regulation No 43
of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe,
in the most recent version adopted by the European
Community.’