Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on EC type-approval of agricultural and forestry tractors, their trailers and interchangeable towed equipment, together with their systems, components and separate technical units
Date: 2002-01-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural equipment, approval, commercial vehicle, tool industry, tractor

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COMMISSION

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on EC type-approval of
agricultural and forestry tractors, their trailers and interchangeable towed equipment, together
with their systems, components and separate technical units

(2002/C 151 E/01)

(Text with EEA relevance)

COM(2002) 6 final — 2002/0017(COD)

(Submitted by the Commission on 17 January 2002)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL
OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 95 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee,

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article
251 of the Treaty,

Whereas:

(1) In connection with the harmonisation of

approval
procedures, it has become essential to bring the provisions
of 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)
into line with those of 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 (2) and those of Council
Directive 92/61/EEC of 30 June 1992 relating to the type-
approval of two- or three-wheel motor vehicles (3).

(2) Directive 74/150/EEC currently limits the scope of

the
European type-approval procedure to wheeled agricultural
and forestry tractors; it is therefore also essential to extend
its scope to other categories of agricultural or forestry
vehicles.

(3) Account should also be taken of the fact that an exemption
procedure must be introduced for certain vehicles built in

(1) OJ L 84, 28.3.1974, p. 10, as last amended by Commission

Directive 2001/3/EC (OJ L 28, 30.1.2001, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 42, 23.2.1970, p. 1, as last amended by Directive 2000/40/EC
(OJ L 203,

the European Parliament and of

the Council

of
10.8.2000, p. 9).

limited numbers, end-of-series vehicles, or those which take
advantage of technical progress not covered by a separate
directive.

(4) This Directive being based on the principle of

total
harmonisation, the period before European type-approval
becomes compulsory must be long enough to allow the
to the new
manufacturers of
harmonised procedures.

those vehicles to adjust

(5) As

a result of Council Decision 97/836/EC of 27
November 1997 with a view to accession by the
the United
European Community to the Agreement of
Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning
the
for
adoption of uniform technical prescriptions
wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be
fitted to and/or be used on wheeled vehicles and the
conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted
(‘Revised 1958
these prescriptions
on the basis of
Agreement’) (4),
regulations to
the various international
which the Community has acceded must be taken into
consideration. Also, certain tests should be harmonised
with those defined by the OECD (Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Development) codes.

(6) The measures needed to implement

this Directive are
measures of general scope within the meaning of Article
2 of Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999
laying
of
implementing powers conferred on the Commission (5).
They should therefore be implemented according to the
regulatory procedure set out in Article 5 of the above
decision.

procedures

exercise

down

the

the

for

(7) This

respects

instrument

rights and
observes the principles recognised in particular by the
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union as
general principles of Community law.

the fundamental

(8) Directive 74/150/EEC has been variously and substantially
amended, and should therefore be recast in the interests of
clarity and rationality,

(3) OJ L 225, 10.8.1992, p. 72, as

last amended by Directive
2000/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L
106, 3.5.2000, p. 1).

(4) OJ L 346, 17.12.1997, p. 78.
(5) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

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HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

(i) ‘vehicle category’ means any set of vehicles which

have identical design characteristics;

Article 1

Scope

This Directive applies to the EC type-approval of vehicles,

1.
whether built in one or more stages.

the systems,
It also applies
components and separate technical units intended for use on
such vehicles.

to the EC type-approval of

2.

This Directive does not apply to:

(a) type-approval of single vehicles;

However, this procedure may apply to certain categories of
vehicles which fall within the scope of this Directive and
for which EC type-approval is obligatory, provided that the
number of approvals granted under this procedure for a
given type of vehicle does not exceed the quantitative limit
set in Annex V, Section C;

(b) interchangeable equipment especially designed solely for
forestry use, as defined in standard ISO 6814-2000;

(c)

interchangeable forestry equipment based on chassis for
earthmoving equipment
as defined in standard ISO
6165-1997;

(d) towed ploughs as defined in standard ISO 3339;

(e)

interchangeable equipment
is fully raised from the
that
ground when the vehicle to which it is attached is in use
on a road.

Article 2

Definitions

For the purposes of this Directive:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

‘EC type-approval’ means
the procedure whereby a
Member State certifies that a type of vehicle, system,
the
component or
relevant technical requirements of this Directive; the type-
approval of systems, components and separate technical
units may also be referred to as
type-
approval’;

technical unit

‘component

separate

satisfies

the procedure
‘multi-stage EC type-approval’ means
whereby one or more Member States
certify that,
depending on the state of completion, an incomplete or
technical
completed vehicle type satisfies the relevant
requirements of this Directive;

‘type-approval of single vehicles’ means the procedure
whereby a Member State certifies that a vehicle approved
individually satisfies the national requirements;

‘vehicle’ means any tractor,
equipment, whether complete,
which is used in agriculture or forestry,

trailer or
interchangeable
incomplete or completed,

(ii) ‘type of vehicle’ means vehicles of a particular
category which do not differ in the essential respects
referred to in Annex II, Chapter A;
the different
variants and versions of a type of vehicle set out in
Annex II, Chapter A are permissible;

(iii) ‘base vehicle’ means any incomplete vehicle,

the
vehicle identification number of which is retained
during subsequent stages of the multi-stage EC type-
approval process;

(iv) ‘incomplete vehicle’ means any vehicle which still
needs completion in at
least one further stage in
order to meet all the relevant requirements of this
Directive;

(v) ‘completed vehicle’ means a vehicle resulting from the
process of multi-stage type-approval which meets all
the relevant requirements of this Directive;

‘tractor’ means any motorised, wheeled or tracked agri-
cultural or forestry tractor having at least two axles and
a maximum design speed of not less than 6 km/h, the
main function of which lies in its tractive power and
which has been especially designed to pull, push, carry
and actuate certain interchangeable equipment designed
to perform agricultural or forestry work, or to tow agri-
cultural or forestry trailers; it may be adapted to carry a
load in the context of agricultural or forestry work and/or
may be equipped with passenger seats;

‘trailer’ means any towed agricultural or forestry trailer
intended mainly to carry loads and designed to be towed
by a tractor for agricultural or forestry purposes; trailers of
which part of the load is borne by the drawing vehicle fall
within this category; any vehicle coupled to a tractor and
be
permanently
shall
assimilated to an agricultural or forestry trailer if
the
the technically permissible gross mass to the
ratio of
unladen mass of that vehicle is equal to or greater than
3,0 and if the vehicle has not been designed to process
materials;

incorporating

implement

an

‘interchangeable towed equipment’ means any instrument
used in agriculture or forestry which is designed to be
towed by a tractor and changes or adds to its functions,
insofar as this equipment is neither a spare part nor an
implement; it may include a load platform designed and
constructed to receive any tools and appliances needed in
order to accomplish those tasks, and to store temporarily
any materials produced or needed during work; any
vehicle intended to be towed by a tractor and permanently
incorporating an implement or designed to process
materials
towed
equipment
the technically permissible
gross mass to the unladen mass of that vehicle is less
than 3,0;

considered interchangeable

shall be
if

the ratio of

(e)

(f)

(g)

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(h)

‘system’ means any vehicle system, such as brakes, exhaust
gas pollution control devices, or interior fittings, which is
subject to the requirements set out in Annex II;

or inspections on behalf of the EC type-approval authority
in a Member State; this function may also be carried out
by the approval authority itself;

(i)

(j)

‘component’ means a device, such as a lamp, subject to the
requirements set out in Annex II and intended to be part
of a vehicle, which may be type-approved separately
where there is express provision for doing so;

‘separate technical unit’ means a device, such as a rollover
protection structure, subject to the requirements set out in
Annex II and intended to be part of a vehicle, which may
be type-approved separately but only in relation to one or
more specified types of vehicles, where there is express
provision for doing so;

(k)

any natural or

‘manufacturer’ means
legal person
responsible for the design and manufacture of a system,
component or separate technical unit, with the intention
of placing it on the market under his own name or brand;
the following are also considered to be manufacturers:

(i) any natural or legal person who, for his own use,
designs, has designed, manufactures or has manu-
factured a vehicle, system, component or separate
technical unit;

(ii) any natural or legal person who is responsible for
ensuring compliance with this Directive at the time a
vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit
is placed on the market or enters into service;

(l)

‘authorised representative’ means any natural or
legal
person established in the Community who has received a
written mandate from the manufacturer to act on his
behalf with regard to some or all of the obligations and
formalities related to this Directive;

(m) ‘entry into service’ means the first use for its intended
purpose within the Community of any vehicle which
requires no installation or adjustment by the manufacturer
or a third party designated by him prior to its first use; the
date it is placed on the market shall be considered the date
of entry into service;

(n)

‘EC type-approval authority’ means the authority in a
Member State which is responsible for all aspects of the
approval of a type of vehicle, system, component or
separate technical unit, and which issues and, where
appropriate, withdraws
the
contact point for the approval authorities in the other
Member States and checks the measures taken by the
manufacturer in order to ensure product conformity;

type-approvals,

serves

as

(p)

‘separate directives’ means the directives listed in Annex II;

(q)

(r)

(s)

(t)

(u)

report’ means one of

‘EC type-approval
forms
appearing in Annex II, Chapter C, or the corresponding
annex to a separate directive, setting out what information
is to be supplied by the approval authority;

the

‘information document’ means one of the forms appearing
in Annex I, or the corresponding annex to a separate
directive, setting out what information is to be supplied
by the applicant;

in

particular,

‘information folder’ means the complete folder or file
containing,
and
photographs required as per Annex I and supplied by
the applicant to the testing body or approval authority
as required by the information document provided for in
a separate directive or in this Directive;

drawings

data,

the

‘information package’ means the information folder plus
any test reports or other documents that the testing body
or approval authority has added to the information folder
while carrying out its tasks;

‘index to the information package’ means the document
setting out the contents of the information package which
has been suitably numbered or otherwise marked in order
clearly to identify all pages.

Article 3

Application for EC type-approval

1.
The manufacturer or his authorised representative shall
submit an application for vehicle type-approval to the approval
authority of a Member State. It shall be accompanied by an
information folder containing the information required by
Annex I.

With regard to the EC type-approval of systems, components
and separate technical units, the information folder shall also
be made available to the approval authority until type-approval
is granted or refused.

In the

2.
information to be supplied shall consist of:

case of multi-stage EC type-approval,

the

(o)

‘testing body’ means the organisation or body that has
been appointed as a testing laboratory to carry out tests

(a) at stage one: those parts of the information folder and the
type-approval
required for a complete vehicle
which correspond to the state of completion of the base
vehicle;

reports

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(b) at the second and subsequent stages: those parts of the
information folder and the type-approval reports which
are relevant to the current stage of construction and a
copy of
the incomplete
vehicle issued at the previous stage; in addition, the manu-
facturer shall supply a detailed list of the changes and
additions which he has made to the incomplete vehicle.

the type-approval

report

for

The manufacturer shall submit an application for EC
3.
type-approval of a system, component or separate technical
unit to the approval authority in a Member State. It shall be
accompanied by an information folder as required by the
separate directive.

Applications for EC type-approval of a type of vehicle,
4.
technical unit may be
system,
single Member State. A separate
submitted to only a
application shall be submitted for each type to be approved.

component or

separate

Article 4

The EC type-approval process

1.

Each Member State shall grant:

(a) according to the procedures described in Annex IV, EC
type-approval to the vehicle types which conform to the
particulars in the information folder and which, according
to their category, meet the technical requirements of all the
separate directives set out in Annex II, Chapter B;

(b) according to the procedures described in Annex VII,
multi-stage EC type-approval to incomplete or completed
base vehicles which conform to the particulars in the
technical
information
folder
requirements of all
in
Annex II, Chapter B;

and which meet
the separate directives

set out

the

(c) system, component or separate technical unit EC type-
approval to all types of systems, components or separate
technical units which conform to the particulars in the
information
technical
requirements contained in the corresponding separate
directive listed in Annex II, Chapter B.

and which meet

folder

the

Where the system, component or separate technical unit to
be approved fulfils its function or offers a specific feature
only in conjunction with other parts of the vehicle, and
where,
for this reason, compliance with one or more
requirements can be verified only when the system,
component or separate technical unit
to be approved
operates in conjunction with other vehicle parts, whether
real or simulated, the scope of the EC type-approval of the
system, component or separate technical unit must be
restricted accordingly.

restrictions on its use and any conditions for fitting it.
Observance of these restrictions and conditions shall be
verified at the time of EC type-approval of the vehicle.

2.
If a Member State finds that a vehicle, system, component
or separate technical unit which complies with the provisions
of paragraph one is nevertheless a serious risk to road safety,
the environment or occupational safety, it may refuse to grant
type-approval. It shall forthwith notify the other Member States
and the Commission thereof, stating the reasons on which its
decision is based.

For each vehicle type in respect of which they have
3.
granted, refused to grant or withdrawn type-approval,
the
approval authority in each Member State shall send a copy
of
the type-approval
report to the approval authorities in the other Member States
within one month.

the information documents and of

Each month,

4.
the EC type-approval authority in each
Member State shall send a list containing the particulars
shown in Annex VI of the EC type-approvals for systems,
components or separate technical units which it has granted,
refused to grant or withdrawn during the month in question to
the approval authorities in the other Member States.

These authorities, on receiving an application from the
approval authority in another Member State, are immediately
to send it a copy of the type-approval report for the system,
component or separate technical unit in question and/or an
information package for each type of system, component or
separate technical unit in respect of which it has issued, refused
to issue or withdrawn type-approval.

Article 5

Amendments to EC type-approvals

1.
The Member State which has granted EC type-approval
must take the necessary measures to ensure that it is informed
of any change in the particulars appearing in the information
package.

2.
An application for amendment of an EC type-approval
shall be submitted exclusively to the Member State which
granted the initial type-approval.

If,

in the case of EC type-approval, any particulars
3.
appearing in the information package have changed,
the
approval authority in the Member State which granted the
initial
the
information package as necessary, marking each revised page
to show clearly the nature of the change and the date of
re-issue.

revised pages of

type-approval

issue

shall

In this case, the EC type-approval report for such a system,
indicate any
component or separate technical unit shall

A consolidated, updated version of the information package,
accompanied by a detailed description of the amendment, shall
also be considered to meet this requirement.

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Each time amended pages or a consolidated, updated
4.
version are issued,
the index to the information package
attached to the type-approval report shall also be amended
to show the most recent dates of amendment, or the date of
the consolidated, updated version.

if
approved type the trade name or mark, the type and/or,
the separate directive so provides, the type-approval mark or
number.

5.
The amendment shall be considered to be an ‘extension’
and the approval authority in the Member State which granted
the initial
issue a revised type-approval
report bearing an extension number that clearly states the
reason for
re-issue in the
following cases:

the extension and its date of

type-approval shall

4.
In his capacity as holder of a type-approval report which,
in accordance with Article 4(1), third subparagraph, includes
restrictions on the use of the system, component or separate
technical unit in question, the manufacturer or his authorised
representative shall provide with each system, component or
separate
on these
detailed
restrictions and shall indicate any conditions for fitting it.

information

technical

unit

(a)

if further inspections are required;

(b) if any information in the type-approval report, with the

exception of its attachments, has changed;

(c)

if the requirements of a separate directive which applied on
the date from which first entry into service is prohibited
have changed since the date which currently appears in the
vehicle EC type-approval report.

6.
If the approval authority in the Member State which
granted the initial type-approval finds that an amendment to
an information package warrants further inspections or fresh
tests or checks, it shall inform the manufacturer accordingly
and shall issue the documents referred to in paragraphs 3, 4
and 5 only after carrying out tests or checks which have
produced satisfactory results.

Article 6

Certificate of conformity and type-approval mark

1.
In his capacity as holder of a vehicle EC type-approval
report, the manufacturer or his authorised representative shall
issue a certificate of conformity.

This certificate, models for which are given in Annex III, shall
accompany each vehicle, whether complete or incomplete,
manufactured in conformity with the approved vehicle type.

2.
For purposes of vehicle taxation or registration, Member
States may, after giving at least three months' notice to the
Commission and the other Member States, require particulars
not mentioned in Annex III to be added to the certificate of
conformity, provided such particulars are explicitly stated in
the information package or can be derived from it by a
simple calculation.

Member States may also require the certificate of conformity
shown in Annex III to be expanded so as to indicate more
clearly the data that are both necessary and sufficient for the
purposes of
taxation and registration by the competent
national authorities.

Article 7

Registration, sale and entry into service

1.
Each Member State shall register new type-approved
vehicles, permit their sale or permit their entry into service
on grounds relating to their construction and functioning
only if
they are accompanied by a valid certificate of
conformity.

Each Member State shall permit the sale of incomplete vehicles
but may refuse their permanent registration and entry into
service until such time as they are completed.

2.
Each Member State shall permit the sale or entry into
service of systems, components or separate technical units
only if these systems, components or separate technical units
comply with the requirements of the corresponding separate
directives and the requirements referred to in Article 6(3).

Article 8

Exemptions

The requirements of Article 7(1) shall not apply to vehicles
intended for use by the armed forces and the civil protection,
type-
fire-fighting and public order
approved in accordance with Article 9, as well as to vehicles
type-approved singly.

services and vehicles

Article 9

Each Member State may, at the request of the manufacturer or
his authorised representative, exempt the vehicles referred to in
Articles 10 to 12 from one or more of the provisions of one or
more of the separate directives.

Every year, the Member States shall send the Commission a list
of the exemptions granted.

Article 10

Vehicles produced in small series

3.
In his capacity as holder of an EC type-approval report
for a system, component or separate technical unit, the manu-
facturer or his authorised representative shall affix to each
component or unit manufactured in conformity with the

For vehicles produced in small series, the number of vehicle
types registered, offered for sale or put into service each year in
the Member State in question shall be limited to the maximum
number of units indicated in Annex V, Section A.

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the type-approvals of

Every year, the Member States shall send the Commission a list
these vehicles. The Member State
of
granting such a type-approval
the
shall send a copy of
information documents and the type-approval report and all
its attachments to the approval authorities in the other Member
States designated by the manufacturer, stating the nature of the
exemptions which have been granted. Within three months,
these Member States shall decide whether they accept the type-
approval for vehicles to be registered within their territory and,
if so, for how many vehicles.

Article 11

End-of-series vehicles

1.
the
For end-of-series vehicles, Member States may, at
request of the manufacturer or his authorised representative,
within the quantitative limits set out in Annex V, Section B,
and for the limited period specified in the third subparagraph,
register and permit
the sale or entry into service of new
vehicles that conform to a type of vehicle the approval of
which is no longer valid.

This subparagraph shall apply solely to vehicles which:

(a) are on Community territory, and

(b) are accompanied by a valid certificate of conformity issued
when the type-approval of the vehicle in question was still
valid, but which was not registered or placed in service
before the said approval lost its validity.

This option shall be restricted to a period of 24 months for
complete vehicles and 30 months for completed vehicles from
the date of expiry of the type-approval.

2.
In order to apply paragraph 1 to one or more types of
vehicles in a specific category, their manufacturer or his auth-
orised representative must submit a request to the competent
authorities in each Member State concerned by the entry into
service of that type of vehicle. The request must specify the
technical and/or economic grounds on which it is based.

Within three months, these Member States shall decide whether
or not to authorise the registration of the type of vehicle in
question in their territory, and if so for how many vehicles.

Each Member State affected by the entry into service of these
types of vehicles shall be responsible for ensuring that their
manufacturer complies with Annex V, Section B.

Article 12

Incompatibility of vehicles,

systems, components or

separate technical units

For vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units
designed in accordance with techniques or principles that are
incompatible with one or more of the requirements of one or
more of the separate directives,

(a) a Member State may grant EC type-approval which is valid
only on its own territory. In this case, it must, within one

month, send a copy of the type-approval report and its
in the other
attachments
to the approval authorities
Member States and to the Commission. At
the same
time, it shall send the Commission a request for author-
isation to grant type-approval under this Directive.

That request must be accompanied by a file containing the
following information:

(i) the reasons for which the techniques or principles at
issue make the vehicle, system, component or separate
technical unit incompatible with the requirements of
one or more of the relevant separate directives;

(ii) a description of the safety, environmental protection or
the action

occupational safety issues raised and of
taken;

(iii) a description of the tests, together with their results,
which show that
the level of safety, environmental
protection and occupational safety guaranteed is at
least equivalent to that guaranteed by the requirements
of one or more of the relevant separate directives;

(iv) proposals for the amendment of the separate directives
in question or, where appropriate, for new separate
directives.

submit

(b) within three months of receipt of the complete file, the
a draft decision to the
Commission shall
In accordance
committee referred to in Article 21(1).
with the procedure referred to in Article 21(2),
the
Commission shall decide whether or not to authorise the
Member State to grant an EC type-approval under this
Directive.

Only the request for an authorisation and the draft decision
shall be sent
to the Member States in their national
language(s). However, Member States may make any
decision made in accordance with the procedure provided
for
the
information contained in the file in the original language.

to receipt of all of

in Article 21(2)

subject

(c)

if the request is approved, the Member State may grant an
EC type-approval under this Directive.
In this case, the
decision must also state whether restrictions are to be
imposed on the validity of such type-approvals.
In no
case shall the period of validity of the type-approval be
less than 36 months.

(d) where

in such a way that

separate directives have been adapted to
the
technical progress
the types of
vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units
approved under this Article comply with the amended
directives,
those type-
the Member States shall convert
approvals into type-approvals which comply with this
Directive, allowing the time needed for
the necessary
changes to components, in particular, the removal of any
references to restrictions or exemptions.

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(e)

if the action needed to adapt the specific separate directives
has not been taken,
the type-approvals
granted under this point may be extended, at the request
of the Member State having granted the type-approval, by
means of another Commission decision.

the validity of

(f) an exemption granted for the first time under this point
strictly identical

further,

can serve as a reference for
requests.

Verification to ensure that products conform to the approved
type shall be limited to the procedures set out in Sections 2
and 3 of Annex IV.

Article 15

Obligation to provide information

The competent approval authorities in the Member States shall
inform each other within one month of any withdrawal of EC
type-approval and of the reasons for any such measure.

Article 13

Equivalence of EC type-approvals granted on the basis of
other instruments

Article 16

Safeguard clauses

1.
The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal
from the Commission, may acknowledge equivalence between
the conditions for or provisions relating to the EC type-
approval of vehicles,
components and separate
technical units established by this Directive and the procedures
established by international
regulations of
non-member countries, as part of multilateral or bilateral
agreements
and non-member
countries.

between the Community

regulations or

systems,

The equivalence of EC type-approvals issued on the basis
2.
of
the separate directives on motor vehicles as defined in
Directive 70/156/EEC and set out in Annex II, Chapter B,
Part II-A, is acknowledged.

3.
The equivalence of EC type-approvals issued on the basis
of the regulations which are annexed to the revised 1958
Agreement set out
is
acknowledged.

in Annex II, Chapter B, Part

II-B,

1.
If a Member State establishes that vehicles, systems,
components or separate technical units of a particular type
pose a serious risk to road safety or occupational safety
although they are accompanied by a valid certificate of
conformity or are properly marked, it may, for a maximum
period of six months, refuse to register such vehicles or
prohibit the sale or entry into service in its territory of such
vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units.

It shall
Commission thereof,
decision is based, particularly if:

forthwith notify the other Member States and the
reasons on which its

stating the

(a) the requirements of a separate directive were not met;

(b) there is a gap in one of the separate directives.

In the

situations described

2.
the
Commission must enter into consultation with the parties
concerned as soon as possible.

in paragraph 1,

4.
The equivalence of the test bulletins issued on the basis of
the standardised OECD codes set out in Annex II, Chapter B,
Part II-C is acknowledged as an alternative to the test reports
drawn up under the separate directives.

Article 14

Arrangements to ensure conformity of production

1.
A Member State granting an EC type-approval shall take
the measures referred to in Annex IV in relation to that
to verify, where appropriate in co-operation with
approval
the approval authorities in the other Member States,
that
adequate arrangements have been made to ensure that the
vehicles,
separate technical units
produced conform to the approved type.

systems, components or

Where, after such consultations, the Commission concludes:

(a) that the measure is justified, it shall immediately inform the
Member State which initiated the action and the other
Member States;

(b) that the measure is not justified, it shall immediately inform
the Member State which initiated the action and the manu-
facturer or his authorised representative.

Where the decision described in paragraph 1 is justified due to
a gap in one of the separate directives, the Commission shall
refer the matter to the committee referred to in Article 21(1) if
the Member State which made the decision intends to maintain
it.

2.
A Member State which has granted an EC type-approval
shall take the measures referred to in Annex IV in relation to
that approval to verify, where appropriate in co-operation with
the approval authorities in the other Member States, that the
referred to in paragraph 1 continue to be
arrangements
adequate and that
systems, components or
separate technical units produced continue to conform to the
approved type.

the vehicles,

Article 17

Failure to conform to the approved type

1.
Failure to conform to the approved type occurs where
deviations from the particulars in the type-approval report
and/or the information package are found and where these
deviations have not been authorised under Article 5(3) by
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A vehicle is not to be considered to deviate from the approved
type where the tolerances permitted by separate directives are
met.

taken pursuant to the provisions adopted in implementation of
this Directive shall state the grounds on which they are based.

2.
If a Member State which has granted EC type-approval
finds that vehicles, systems, components or separate technical
units accompanied by a certificate of conformity or bearing a
type-approval mark do not conform to the type it has
approved, it shall take the necessary measures to ensure that
the vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units
produced conform to the approved type.

The approval authority in that Member State shall inform those
of
the
the other Member States and the Commission of
measures taken, which may extend to withdrawal of type-
approval.

3.
The authority responsible for EC type-approval of the
vehicle shall ask the Member State which granted type-
approval of the system, component, separate technical unit
or incomplete vehicle to take the necessary action to ensure
that the vehicles produced conform to the approved type in the
case of:

(a) EC vehicle type-approval where non-conformity of a
a

exclusively from non-conformity of

vehicle
system, component or separate technical unit, or

arises

(b) multi-stage EC type-approval where non-conformity of a
completed vehicle arises exclusively from non-conformity
of a system, component or separate technical unit forming
part of the incomplete vehicle, or of the incomplete vehicle
itself.

All such decisions 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 20

Amendment of the Annexes to this Directive or of the
separate directives

The procedure referred to in Article 21(2) shall not apply

1.
to:

(a) the changes needed to adapt the Annexes to this Directive,

or

(b) the changes needed to adapt the provisions of the separate

directives, or

(c)

the introduction into the separate directives of provisions
relating to the EC type-approval of separate technical units.

2.
If, pursuant to Council Decision 97/836/EC, new regu-
lations or amendments to existing regulations which the
the Commission
Community has accepted are introduced,
shall, as a result, adapt
in
accordance with the procedure set out in Article 21(2).

the Annexes to this Directive,

Article 21

Committee

It shall
provisions of paragraph 2 shall apply.

forthwith inform the Commission thereof, and the

1.
The Commission shall be assisted by a committee
composed of the representatives of the Member States and
chaired by the representative of the Commission.

Article 18

Verification of non-conformity

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, the regulatory
procedure laid down in Article 5 of Decision 1999/468/EC
shall apply, in compliance with Article 7 and Article 8 thereof.

If a Member State finds that vehicles, systems, components or
separate technical units accompanied by an EC certificate of
conformity or bearing a type-approval mark do not conform to
the approved type, it may ask the Member State which granted
the EC type-approval
the vehicles, systems,
to verify that
components or separate technical units produced conform to
the approved type.

Such action shall be taken as soon as possible, and in any case
within six months of the date of the request.

The period referred to in Article 5(6) of Decision

3.
1999/468/EC is set at three months.

Article 22

Notification of the approval authorities and testing bodies

The Member States shall notify the Commission and the

1.
other Member States of the names and addresses of:

Article 19

(a) the approval authorities and, where appropriate, the fields

for which they are responsible, and

Notification of decisions and legal remedies available

All decisions
refusing or withdrawing EC type-approval,
refusing registration or prohibiting entry into service or sale

(b) the testing bodies which they have appointed, specifying
for which test procedures each of these bodies has been
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The notified bodies must meet the harmonised standards
on the operation of
(EN-ISO/IEC
testing laboratories
17025) subject to the following conditions:

Article 24

Replacement of national type-approvals

(i) a manufacturer may be approved as a testing body only
is expressly provided for by separate

where this
directives or alternative regulations;

Once all the separate directives for a category of vehicle as
defined in Annex II are adapted, national type-approval shall
be replaced by EC type-approval:

(ii) the use of outside equipment by a testing body, with
the agreement of the approval authority, is authorised.

A notified body shall be presumed to meet

2.
harmonised standard.

the

However, where appropriate, the Commission may ask the
Member States to provide supporting evidence.

3.
Bodies in non-member countries may be notified as
appointed testing bodies only where this is provided for in a
bilateral or multilateral agreement between the Community and
the non-member country in question.

Article 23

Implementation

The Member States shall adopt and publish the laws,
1.
regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply
with this Directive by 31 December 2004 at the latest. They
shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.

They shall apply these provisions from 1 January 2005.

When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain
a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such
reference on the occasion of their official publication. The
form of the reference shall be decided by the Member States.

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

(a) three years after the date of entry into force of the last
separate directive which must still be adopted for new
types of vehicles;

(b) six years after the date of entry into force of the last
separate directive which must still be adopted for all
vehicles.

Article 25

Repeal

1.

Directive 74/150/EEC is repealed.

2.
References to the repealed directive shall be construed as
references to this Directive in accordance with the table of
correspondence set out in Annex VIII.

Article 26

Entry into force

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

Article 27

Addressees

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

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ANNEX

‘LIST OF ANNEXES

ANNEX I:

Model information documents

ANNEX II:

Chapter A — Definition of vehicle categories and vehicle types

Chapter B — List of requirements for the purposes of EC vehicle type-approval

Appendix 1: Definition of special-purpose vehicles and list of requirements for the purposes of

EC vehicle type-approval

Appendix 2: Procedures to be followed during EC vehicle type-approval

Chapter C — EC vehicle type-approval report

Appendix 1: Numbering system for the EC type-approval report

ANNEX III:

EC Certificate of conformity

ANNEX IV:

Procedures to ensure conformity of production

ANNEX V:

Small series and end-of-run limits

ANNEX VI:

List of EC type-approvals issued under separate directives

ANNEX VII:

Procedures to be followed during multi-stage type-approval

ANNEX VIII:

Table of correspondence

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ANNEX II

CHAPTER A

Definition of vehicle categories and vehicle types

A. THE VEHICLE CATEGORIES ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:

1. Category T: Wheeled tractors

— Category T1: wheeled tractors with a maximum design speed of not more than 40 km/h, with the closest axle to
the driver having a minimum track width of not less than 1 150 mm, with an unladen mass, in running order, of
more than 600 kg, and with a ground clearance of not more than 1 000 mm

— Category T2: wheeled tractors with a maximum design speed of not more than 40 km/h, with a minimum track
width of less than 1 150 mm, with an unladen mass, in running order, of more than 600 kg and with a ground
clearance of not more than 600 mm. However, where the height of the centre of gravity of the tractor (1)
(measured in relation to the ground) divided by the average minimum track for each axle exceeds 0,90, the
maximum design speed is restricted to 30 km/h.

— Category T3: wheeled tractors with a maximum design speed of not more than 40 km/h, and with an unladen

mass, in running order, of not more than 600 kg.

— Category T4: other wheeled tractors with a maximum design speed of not more than 40 km/h (as defined in

Appendix 1).

— Category T5: wheeled tractors with a maximum design speed of more than 40 km/h.

2. Category C: Track-laying tractors

Track-laying tractors that are propelled and steered by endless tracks and whose categories C1 to C5 are defined by
analogy with categories T1 to T5.

3. Category R: Trailers

— Category R1: trailers, the sum of the technically permissible masses per axle of which does not exceed 1 500 kg.

— Category R2: trailers, the sum of the technically permissible masses per axle of which exceeds 1 500 kg but does

not exceed 3 500 kg.

— Category R3: trailers, the sum of the technically permissible masses per axle of which exceeds 3 500 kg but does

not exceed 21 000 kg.

— Category R4: trailers, the sum of the technically permissible masses per axle of which exceeds 21 000 kg.

Each trailer category also includes an “a” or “b” index, according to its design speed:

— “a” for trailers with a maximum design speed below or equal to 40 km/h;

— “b” for trailers with a maximum design speed above 40 km/h.

Example: Rb3 is a category of trailers for which the sum of the technically permissible masses per axle exceeds
3 500 kg but does not exceed 21 000 kg, and which are designed to be towed by a tractor in category T5.

4. Category S: Interchangeable towed equipment

— Category S1:

Interchangeable towed equipment

intended for agricultural or forestry use,

the sum of

the

technically permissible masses per axle of which does not exceed 3 500 kg;

— Category S2:

Interchangeable towed equipment

intended for agricultural or forestry use,

the sum of

the

technically permissible masses per axle of which exceeds 3 500 kg.

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Each category of interchangeable towed equipment also includes an “a” or “b” index, according to its design speed:

— “a” for interchangeable towed equipment with a maximum design speed below or equal to 40 km/h;

— “b” for interchangeable towed equipment with a maximum design speed above 40 km/h.

Example: Sb2 is a category of interchangeable towed equipment for which the sum of the technically permissible
masses per axle exceeds 3 500 kg, and which is designed to be towed by a tractor in category T5.

B. DEFINITION OF VEHICLE TYPES

1. Wheeled tractors:

For the purposes of this Directive:

“type” means tractors of the same category that do not differ in respect of at least the following essential aspects:

— manufacturer;

— manufacturer's type designation;

— essential construction and design characteristics:

— backbone chassis/chassis with side members/articulated chassis (obvious and fundamental differences);

— engine (internal combustion/electric/hybrid);

— axles (number);

“variant” means tractors of the same type which do not differ in respect of at least the following aspects:

— engine:

— operating principle;

— number and arrangement of cylinders;

— power difference of no more than 30 % (the highest power being no more than 1.3 times the lowest power);

— cylinder capacity difference of no more than 20 % (the highest figure being no more than 1.2 times the

lowest figure);

— powered axles (number, position, interconnection);

— steered axles (number and position);

— maximum laden mass differing by no more than 10 %;

— transmission (type);

— rollover protection structure;

— braked axles (number);

“version” of a variant means tractors which consist of a combination of items shown in the information package in
accordance with Annex I.

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3. Trailers

“Type” means trailers of the same category that do not differ in respect of at least the following essential aspects:

— manufacturer;

— manufacturer's type designation;

— essential construction and design characteristics:

— backbone chassis/chassis with side members/articulated chassis (obvious and fundamental differences);

— axles (number);

“variant” means trailers of the same type which do not differ in respect of at least the following aspects:

— steering axles (number, position, interconnection);

— maximum laden mass differing by no more than 10 %;

— braked axles (number).

4. Interchangeable towed equipment: idem trailers.

CHAPTER B

List of requirements for the purposes of EC vehicle type-approval

PART I

L i s t o f s e p a r a t e d i r e c t i v e s

(As appropriate, taking account of the scope and latest amendments to each of the following separate directives)

No

Subject

Base Directives and
Annexes

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Maximum laden mass

74/151/EEC I

84, 28.3.1974, p. 25

1.1.

1.2.

1.3.

1.4.

1.5.

1.6.

2.1.

Registration plate

Fuel tank

Ballast masses

Audible warning device

Sound level (external)

Maximum speed

2.2.

Load platforms

74/151/EEC II

74/151/EEC III

74/151/EEC IV

74/151/EEC V

74/151/EEC VI

74/152/EEC
paragraph 1

74/152/EEC
paragraph 2

—

—

—

—

—

84, 28.3.1974, p. 33

—

3.1.

4.1.

5.1.

6.1.

7.1.

8.1.

9.1.

Rear-view mirrors

74/346/EEC

191, 15.7.1974, p. 1

Field of vision and windscreen
wipers

74/347/EEC

191, 15.7.1974, p. 5

Steering

75/321/EEC

147, 9.6.1975, p. 24

Electromagnetic compatibility

75/322/EEC

147, 9.6.1975, p. 28

Braking devices

76/432/EEC

122, 8.5.1976, p. 1

71/320/EEC

202, 6.9.1971, p. 37

Passenger seats

76/763/EEC

262, 27.9.1976, p. 135

Sound levels (internal)

77/311/EEC

105, 28.4.1977, p. 1

Applicability (for T4 and C4 see Appendix 1)

T1

T2

T3

T5

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

—

X

X

—

—

X

—

X

X

X

X

X

(X)

X

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

X

—

X

(X)

(X)

C*

(X)

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

(X)

I

(X)

—

I

I

R

(X)

(X)

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

(X)

—

—

—

S

(X)

(X)

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

(X)

—

—

—

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10.1.

ROPS

12.1. Driving seat

77/536/EEC

220, 29.8.1977, p. 1

78/764/EEC

255, 18.9.1978, p. 1

13.1.

Lighting installation

78/933/EEC

325, 20.11.1978, p. 16

14.1.

Lighting
devices

and

light-signalling

79/532/EEC

145, 13.6.1979, p. 16

15.1.

Coupling and reversing devices

79/533/EEC

145, 13.6.1979, p. 20

16.1.

ROPS (static testing)

79/622/EEC

179, 17.7.1979, p. 1

17.1. Operating space, access to the

80/720/EEC

194, 28.7.1980, p. 1

driving position

18.1.

Power take-offs

86/297/EEC

186, 8.7.1986, p. 19

19.1.

Rear-mounted ROPS
(narrow-track tractors)

86/298/EEC

186, 8.7.1986, p. 26

20.1.

Installation of the controls

86/415/EEC

240, 26.8.1986, p. 1

21.1.

Front-mounted ROPS
(narrow-track tractors)

87/402/EEC

220, 8.8.1987, p. 1

22.1. Dimensions and trailer mass

89/173/EEC I

67, 10.3.1989, p. 1

22.2. Glazing

89/173/EEC III

—

92/22/EEC

129, 14.5.1992, p. 11

22.3.

Speed governor

89/173/EEC II,1

22.4.

Protection of drive components

89/173/EEC II,2

22.5. Mechanical couplings

22.6.

Registration plate

22.7.

Trailer-brake coupling

89/173/EEC IV

89/173/EEC V

89/173/EEC VI

—

—

—

—

—

23.1.

Pollutant emissions

2000/25/EC

173, 12.7.2000, p. 1

24.1.

Tyres

25.1.

Stability

[. . ./. . ./EC]

+

26.1.

Seat-belt attachment points

76/115/EEC

24, 30.1.1976, p. 6

27.1.

Safety belts

77/541/EEC

220, 29.8.1977, p. 95

28.1.

Reverse and speedometer

75/443/EEC

196, 26.7.1975, p. 1

29.1.

Spray-suppression systems

30.1.

Speed limitation devices

1/226/EEC

92/24/EEC

129, 14.5.1992, p. 11

129, 14.5.1992, p. 154

31.1.

Rear protective structures

SD

32.1.

Lateral protection

89/297/EEC

124, 5.5.1989

Legend:
X = applicable as is
(X) = applicable in amended form (1)
SD = separate directive
— = not applicable
I

= same as T according to the category

(1) For EC type-approval to be granted, the parentheses must be removed.

Applicability (for T4 and C4 see Appendix 1)

T1

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

—

X

—

X

X

—

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

—

X

—

—

—

—

—

—

T2

—

X

X

X

X

—

—

X

X

X

X

X

X

—

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

—

X

—

—

—

—

—

—

T3

—

X

X

X

X

—

X

X

—

X

—

X

X

—

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

—

X

—

—

—

—

—

—

T5

(X)

(X)

(X)

X

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

—

X

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

X

X

+

X

X

X

X

X

—

X

C*

(X)

(X)

I

X

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

—

I

I

I

I

I

X

—

—

X

—

—

—

—

—

—

R

—

—

(X)

(X)

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

S

—

—

(X)

(X)

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

(X)

(X)

—

—

—

—

(X)

(X)

(X)

—

(X)

—

—

—

—

(X)

—

SD

(X)

—

—

—

—

(X)

(X)

(X)

—

(X)

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

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In the following table, the separate directives relating to “motor vehicles” (in the latest version in force on the date of EC
type-approval) may be applied in place of the corresponding directives relating to “agricultural and forestry tractors”.

PART II A

Number given in the table in Part I and subject of the “agricultural
tractors” Directive

Number of the base
“motor vehicles”
Directive

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1.5.
1.6.
4.1.
5.1.
6.1.
7.1.
14.1.
14.1.
14.1.
14.1.
14.1.
14.1.
14.1.
14.1.
14.1.
22.2.
22.5.
23.1.

Audible warning device
(External) sound levels
Field of vision and windscreen wipers
Steering
Suppression of radio interference
Braking devices
Rear reflex reflectors
Rear lamps
Direction indicator
Number plate illumination
Headlamps
Dipped-beam headlamps
Front fog lamps
Rear fog lamps
Reversing lamps
Safety glazing
Mechanical couplings
Pollutant emissions

70/388/EEC
70/157/EEC
77/649/EEC
70/311/EEC
72/245/EWG
71/320/EEC
76/757/EEC
76/758/EEC
76/759/EEC
76/760/EEC
76/761/EEC
76/761/EEC
76/762/EEC
77/538/EEC
77/539/EEC
92/22/EEC
94/20/ESC
88/77/EEC

329, 25.11.1982, p. 31
42, 23.2.1970, p. 16
284, 10.10.1978, p. 11
133, 18.6.1970, p. 10
152, 6.7.1972, p. 15
202, 6.9.1971, p. 37
262, 27.9.1976, p. 32
262, 27.9.1976, p. 54
262, 27.9.1976, p. 71
262, 27.9.1976, p. 85
262, 27.9.1976, p. 96
—
262, 27.9.1976, p. 122
220, 29.8.1977, p. 60
220, 29.8.1977, p. 72
129, 14.5.1992, p. 11
195, 29.7.1994, p. 1
36, 9.2.1988, p. 33

PART II B

The following regulations, taken from the Annex to the revised 1958 United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
(UN/ECE) Agreement and recognised in their latest versions by the European Community in its capacity as a contracting
party to the said Agreement on the date of EC type-approval according to the corresponding directive, may be applied
in place of the corresponding separate directives on “agricultural tractors” and those on “motor vehicles” in the table,
Part II A.

Number given in the table in Part I and subject of the “agricultural
tractors” Directive

1.5.
1.6.
4.1.
5.1.
6.1.
7.1.
13.1.
14.1.
14.1.
14.1.
14.1.
14.1.
14.1.
14.1.
14.1.
22.2.
22.1.
22.2.
23.1.

Audible warning device
(External) sound levels
Field of vision and windscreen wipers
Steering
Suppression of radio interference
Braking devices
Lighting installation
Rear reflex reflectors
Rear lamps
Direction indicator
Number plate illumination
Headlamps
Dipped-beam headlamps
Front fog lamps
Rear fog lamps
Reversing lamps
Pollutant emissions
Safety glazing
Pollutant emissions

(*) Only for the devices referred to in the Directive.
(**) Only with regard to the phases referred to in the Directive.
(***) Except for glazed windscreens.

Number of the UN/ECE regulation

R 28
R 51
R 71
R 79
R 10
R 13
R 86 (*)
R 3
R 7
R 6
R 4
R 1 — R 8 — R 20 — R 98
R 1 — R 8 — R 20 — R 98
R 19
R 38
R 23
R 96 (**)
R 43 (***)
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C o r r e s p o n d e n c e w i t h t h e O E C D s t a n d a r d i s e d c o d e s

The test bulletins (complete) which conform to the OECD codes given below may be used in place of the test reports
drawn up in compliance with the corresponding directives.

Number given in the table in Part
I and the corresponding directive

Subject

OECD Codes (*)

10.1.

77/536/EEC

Official tests on the protection structures of agricultural or
forestry tractors (dynamic testing)

16.1.

79/622/EEC

Official tests on protective structures for agricultural or forestry
tractors (static test)

19.1.

86/298/EEC

Official
narrow-track wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors

tests on the rear-mounted protection structures of

21.1.

87/402/EEC

Official tests on protection structures mounted on the front of
narrow-track wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors

SD

Official tests on the protection structures of agricultural or
forestry track-laying tractors

Code 3

Code 4

Code 7

Code 6

Code 8

(*) Decision (2059) final, amended by C 2001/5 final.
SD: to be covered by a separate directive

APPENDIX 1

P a r t I

Definition of special-purpose vehicles and list of requirements for the purposes of EC vehicle type-approval

Owing to the need to operate in specific situations, the following special-purpose vehicles exist:

1.

T4 TRACTORS

1.1. T4.1 High-clearance tractors

Tractors designed for working with high-growing crops, such as vines. They feature a raised chassis or section of
chassis, enabling them to advance in parallel with the crop with left and right wheels on either side of one or more
rows of the crop. They are intended for carrying or operating tools, which may be fitted at the front, between the
axles, at the rear or on a platform. When the tractor is in working position the ground clearance perpendicular to
the crop rows exceeds 1 000 mm. Where the height of the centre of gravity of the tractor (1) (measured in relation
to the ground, using the tyres normally fitted), divided by the average minimum track of all of the axles exceeds
0,90, the maximum design speed must not exceed 30 km/h.

1.2. T4.2 Extra-wide tractors

Tractors characterised by their large dimensions, primarily intended for working large areas of farmland.

1.3. T4.3 Low-clearance tractors

Four-wheel drive agricultural or forestry tractors whose interchangeable equipment is intended for agricultural or
forestry use and which are characterised by a supporting frame, equipped with one or more power take-offs,
having a technically permissible mass no greater than 10 tonnes, and for which the ratio of this mass to the
maximum unladen mass in running order is less than 2.5. Moreover, the centre of gravity of these tractors (1)
(measured in relation to the ground, using the tyres normally fitted) is less than 850 mm.

2.

CATEGORY C4

C4.1: Tracked high-clearance tractors: defined by analogy with category T4.1.

(1) In accordance with ISO standard 789 -6.

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P a r t I I

No

Subject

Base Directives and
Annexes

Applicability

T4.1

T4.2

T4.3

C4.1

1.1.

1.2.

1.3.

1.4.

1.5.

1.6.

2.1.

Maximum laden mass

Registration plate

Fuel tank

Ballast masses

Audible warning device

Sound level (external)

Maximum speed

2.2.

Load platforms

3.1.

4.1.

5.1.

6.1.

7.1.

8.1.

9.1.

10.1.

12.1.

13.1.

14.1.

15.1.

16.1.

17.1.

18.1.

19.1.

20.1.

21.1.

22.1.

22.2.

22.3.

22.4.

22.5.

22.6.

22.7.

23.1.

23.2.

24.

Rear-view mirrors

Field of vision and windscreen wipers

Steering

Electromagnetic interference

Braking devices

Passenger seats

Sound levels (internal)

ROPS

Driving seat

Lighting installation

Lighting and light-signalling devices

Coupling and reversing devices

ROPS (static testing)

Operating space, access to the driving position

Power take-offs

Rear-mounted ROPS (narrow-track tractors)

Installation of the controls

Front-mounted ROPS (narrow-track tractors)

Dimensions and trailer mass

Glazing

Speed governor

Protection of drive components

Mechanical couplings

Registration plate

Trailer-brake coupling

Pollutant emissions

Tyres

Stability

Legend:
X = applicable as is
(X) = applicable in amended form (1)
SD = requires separate directive
— = not applicable

(1) For EC type-approval to be granted, the parentheses must be reomved.

74/151/EEC I

74/151/EEC II

74/151/EEC III

74/151/EEC IV

74/151/EEC V

74/151/EEC VI

74/152/EEC
paragraph 1

74/152/EEC
paragraph 2

74/346/EEC

74/347/EEC

75/321/EEC

75/322/EEC

76/432/EEC

76/763/EEC

77/311/EEC

77/536/EEC

78/764/EEC

78/933/EEC

79/532/EEC

79/533/EEC

79/622/EEC

80/720/EEC

86/297/EEC

86/298/EEC

86/415/EEC

87/402/EEC

89/173/EEC I

89/173/EEC III

89/173/EEC II,1

89/173/EEC II,2

89/173/EEC IV

89/173/ESC V

89/173/EEC VI

2000/25/EC

[. . ./. . ./EC]

SD

X

(X)

X

X

X

(X)

X

(X)

(X)

(X)

X

X

(X)

X

(X)

SD

(X)

(X)

X

(X)

SD

(X)

X

—

X

—

(X)

X

X

(X)

X

X

X

X

X

SD

X e

(X)

X

X

X

(X)

X

X

X

(X)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

(X)

X

X

X

(X)

X

—

X

—

X f

X

X

X

(X)

X

(X)

X

X

—

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

(X)

X

X

X

(X)

X

(X)

(X)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

(X)

X

—

X

—

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

—

(X)

(X)

SD

X

(X)

X

(X)

SD

(X)

(X)

X

(X)

SD

(X)

X

—

X

—

(X)

X

X

(X)

X

X

X

X

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APPENDIX 2

Procedures to be followed during EC vehicle type-approval

1. In the case of an application made pursuant to Article 3 (in accordance with Annex I, Model B), the approval

authority shall:

(a) check that the component type-approvals and type-approvals issued pursuant to the separate directives are
applicable, and shall arrange for any tests and checks required by any of the separate directives not covered
by such approvals to be carried out;

(b) make sure, by reference to the documentation, that the vehicle specification(s) and data contained in Part I of the
vehicle information document are included in the data in the information packages or the approval reports for
the relevant separate directive approvals and, when an item number in Part I of the information document is not
included in the information package for any of the separate directives, confirm that the relevant part or char-
acteristic conforms to the particulars in the information folder;

(c) carry out or arrange to have carried out, on a selected sample of vehicles from the type to be approved,
inspections of vehicle parts and systems to verify that
in accordance with the
relevant data contained in the authenticated information package in respect of all separate directive approvals;

the vehicle(s)

is/are built

(d) carry out or arrange to have carried out relevant installation checks in respect of separate technical units where

applicable.

2. The number of vehicles to be inspected for the purposes of paragraph 1(c) shall be sufficient to permit the proper

examination of the various combinations to be approved in accordance with the following criteria:

— engine;

— gearbox;

— powered axles (number, position, interconnection);

— steered axles (number and position);

— braked axles (number);

— roll-over protection structure.

3. In the case of an application made pursuant to Article 3 (in accordance with Annex I, Model A), the approval

authority shall:

(a) arrange for the necessary tests and checks as required by each of the relevant separate directives;

(b) verify that the vehicle conforms to the particulars in the information folder and that it meets the technical

requirements of each of the relevant separate directives;

(c) carry out or arrange to have carried out relevant installation checks in respect of separate technical units, where

applicable.

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APPENDIX 1

Numbering system for EC type-approval reports

Type-approval reports shall be numbered in accordance with the method described below.

1. The approval number consists of four parts where complete tractors are approved and of five parts where systems,
components and separate technical units are approved,
in accordance with the requirements set out below.
Components and separate technical units should be marked in accordance with the relevant separate directives. In
all cases the sections are to be separated by an asterisk.

Section 1:

a lower-case letter “e” followed by the distinguishing number of the Member State which has granted
the 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.

Section 2:

number of the base Directive:

Section 3:

number of the latest amending Directive that is applicable to the approval

In the case of tractor approvals, this is the most recent directive that amends an (some) article(s) of
Directive 74/150/EEC.

In the case of approvals under separate directives, this is the most recent directive containing specific
provisions to which the system, component or separate technical unit is to conform.

Where a directive includes different dates of entry into force which refer to different technical
standards a letter of the alphabet is to be added. This letter will
identify the specific technical
requirement on the basis of which approval has been granted.

Section 4:

Section 5:

4-digit sequential number (with leading zeros as applicable) to denote the base approval number.
The sequence shall start from 0001 for each base directive.

2-digit sequential number (with leading zero if applicable) to denote the extension. The sequence
shall start from 00 for each base approval number.

2. Where a tractor is approved, section 2 shall be omitted.

3. Section 5 is to be omitted solely from the statutory plate(s).

4. Example of a third system approval (that has so far received no extension) issued by France in respect of the directive

on working clearance and access:

e 2*80/720*88/414*0003*00

in the case of a directive involving two implementation stages, namely A and B.

5. Example of a second extension to a fourth tractor approval issued by the United Kingdom:

e 11*97/54*0004*02

in which case Directive 97/54/EC is the most recent directive so far amending the Articles of Directive 74/150/EEC.

6. Example of the approval number stamped on the tractor's statutory plate(s):

e 11*97/54*0004

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ANNEX IV

PROCEDURES TO ENSURE CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION

1.

Initial assessment

1.1.

1.2.

1.3.

Before granting type-approval, the approval authority in a Member State shall verify the existence of satisfactory
arrangements and procedures for ensuring effective checking that components, systems, separate technical units
or vehicles in production conform to the approved type.

The requirement in point 1.1 must be verified to the satisfaction of the authority granting type-approval. This
verification may be carried out on behalf of the authority granting type-approval by the approval authority in
another Member State. In this case, the latter authority shall prepare a statement of compliance outlining the
areas and production facilities it considers to be relevant to the product(s) to be type-approved.

The approval authority shall accept the manufacturer's certification to harmonised standard EN 29002 (the scope
of which covers the product(s) to be type-approved) or an equivalent accreditation standard as satisfying the
requirements of paragraph 1.1. The manufacturer shall provide details of the registration and undertake to inform
the approval authorities of any amendments to its validity or scope.

1.4. On receiving a request from the authority of another Member State, the approval authority shall forthwith send
the statement of compliance referred to in paragraph 1.2 or advise that it is not in a position to provide such a
statement.

2.

Conformity of production

2.1.

Every vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit type-approved pursuant to this Directive or a
separate directive must be so manufactured as to conform to the type approved by meeting the requirements
of this Directive or of a separate directive appearing in the exhaustive list set out in Annex II.

2.2. When granting type-approval, the approval authority in a Member State shall verify the existence of adequate
arrangements and documented control plans, to be agreed with the manufacturer for each type-approval, for the
carrying out at specified intervals of the tests or associated checks that are needed to verify continued conformity
to the approved type, including, where applicable, tests required by the separate directives.

2.3.

The holder of the type-approval must, in particular:

2.3.1. ensure the existence of procedures for effectively monitoring that products (vehicles, systems, components or

separate technical units) conform to the type-approval;

2.3.2. have access to the testing equipment necessary for checking conformity to each approved type;

2.3.3. ensure that test results are recorded and that the attachments remain available for a period to be determined in

agreement with the approval authority; this period shall not be greater than 10 years;

2.3.4. analyse the results of each type of test in order to verify and ensure the stability of the product characteristics,

subject to the tolerances inherent in industrial production;

2.3.5. ensure that for each type of product at least the checks prescribed in this Directive and the tests prescribed in the

applicable separate directives appearing in the exhaustive list set out in Annex II are carried out;

2.3.6. ensure that if any set of samples or test pieces is found not to conform at the end of the test in question, further
samples are taken and the tests are repeated. All necessary steps shall be taken to restore conformity of the
corresponding production.

2.3.7. In the case of vehicle type-approval, the checks referred to in point 2.3.5 shall be restricted to those verifying

compliance with the specifications set out in the type-approval.

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2.4.

The authority which granted type-approval may at any time verify the conformity control methods applied in
each production facility. The normal frequency of these verifications shall be in line with the arrangements (if
any) accepted under paragraph 1.2. or 1.3. of this annex and ensure that the relevant checks are reviewed over a
period appropriate to the confidence required by the competent authority.

2.4.1. At every inspection, the test records and production records shall be made available to the visiting inspector.

2.4.2. Where the nature of the test so permits, the inspector may select samples at random to be tested in the
manufacturer's laboratory (or in the laboratories of the testing body where a separate directive so provides).
The minimum number of samples may be determined according to the results of the manufacturer's own
verification.

2.4.3. Where the level of monitoring is unsatisfactory, or where it seems necessary to verify the validity of the tests
carried out under point 2.4.2, the inspector shall select samples to be sent to the testing body which conducted
the type-approval tests.

2.4.4. The approval authority may carry out any check or test required by this Directive or in the relevant separate

directives appearing in the exhaustive list set out in Annex II.

2.4.5. Where unsatisfactory results are found during an inspection, the approval authority shall ensure that all necessary

steps are taken to restore conformity of production as rapidly as possible.

ANNEX V

A — Small series limits

The number of units of a type to be registered, placed on sale or put into service per year in each Member State shall
not exceed the value shown below for the vehicle category in question.

Category

T

C

R

S

Units

100

30

50

30

B — Limits for end-of-series vehicles

The maximum number of vehicles of one or several types entering service in each Member State in accordance with the
procedure provided for in Article 9(2)(b) must not exceed 10 % of the number of vehicles of all the types concerned
which entered service in the two preceding years in the Member State in question, however, may not be less than 20.

Vehicles entering service in accordance with this procedure shall be identified by a specific reference on the certificate of
conformity.

C — Limits on type-approval of single vehicles

The number of units of new vehicles of the same type, approved singly in any one year in each Member State may be
no greater than 15.

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PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED DURING MULTI-STAGE TYPE-APPROVAL

ANNEX VII

1. General

1.1. The satisfactory operation of the multi-stage type-approval process requires concerted action by all the manu-
facturers concerned. To this end, before granting an initial or subsequent stage type-approval, the approval
authority shall ensure that the relevant manufacturers have made suitable arrangements for the supply and
interchange of documents and information such that the completed vehicle meets the technical requirements of
all the relevant separate directives as set out in Annex II.

Such information must include details of relevant system, component and separate-technical-unit type-approvals
and of vehicle parts which form part of the incomplete vehicle but are not yet type-approved.

1.2. Type-approvals in accordance with this annex are granted on the basis of the current state of completion of the

vehicle type and incorporate all type-approvals granted at the previous stage.

1.3. Each manufacturer in a multi-stage type-approval process shall be responsible for the type-approval and conformity
of production of all systems, components and separate technical units manufactured by him or added by him to
the previously built stage. He shall not be responsible for aspects which have been type-approved in an earlier stage
unless he modifies vehicle parts to such an extent that the previously granted type-approval becomes invalid.

2.

Procedures

In the case of an application made in accordance with Article 4(2), the competent authorities must:

(a) verify that all relevant separate-directive approvals can be applied to the appropriate standard in the separate

directive;

(b) ensure that all the relevant data, taking account of the state of completion of the vehicle, are included in the

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(c) by reference to the documentation make sure that the vehicle specification(s) and data contained in Part I of the
information folder are included in the data in the information packages or the type-approval reports issued
under the relevant separate directives and, in the case of a completed vehicle, where an item number in Part I
of the information folder is not included in the information package of any of the separate directives, confirm
that the relevant part or characteristic conforms to the particulars in the information folder;

(d) on a sample of vehicles from the type to be approved, carry out inspections of vehicle parts and systems to
verify that the vehicle(s) is/are built in accordance with the relevant data contained in the information package
that has been authenticated in respect of all relevant separate-directive approvals, or arrange for such
inspections to be carried out;

(e) where appropriate, carry out checks on the installation of the separate technical units, or arrange for such

checks to be carried out.

3. Number of vehicles to be inspected

The number of vehicles to be inspected for the purposes of paragraph 2(d) shall be sufficient to permit proper
monitoring of the various combinations to be type-approved on the basis of the state of completion of the vehicle
and the following criteria:

— engine;

— gearbox;

— powered axles (number, position, interconnection);

— steered axles (number and position);

— braked axles (number);

— roll-over protection structure.

4.

Identification of the vehicle

At the second and subsequent stages, each manufacturer shall affix to the vehicle a plate,
in addition to the
statutory plate required by Directive 89/173/EEC. This plate must be firmly attached, in a conspicuous and readily
accessible position on a part not subject to replacement in use. It must show clearly and indelibly the following
information in the order listed:

— manufacturer's name;

— sections 1, 3 and 4 of the EC type-approval number;

— stage of type-approval;

— vehicle serial number;

— maximum permitted laden mass of the vehicle;

— maximum towable mass;

— maximum permissible laden mass of the combination (where the vehicle is permitted to tow a trailer) (1);

— maximum permissible mass on each axle, listed in order from front to rear (1);

— maximum permissible vertical load on the coupling point (1).

(1) Only where the value has changed during the current stage of type-approval.

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ANNEX VIII

TABLE OF CORRESPONDENCE

Directive 74/150/EEC, as last amended by Directive 2001/3/EC

This Directive

Articles 1 and 2

Article 3

Article 4

Article 5.1

Articles 5.2 and 5.3

Articles 6.1 to 6.3

Article 6.4

Articles 7.1 and 7.2

Article 7, last paragraph

Article 8

Article 9

Article 10

Article 11

Articles 12 and 13

Article 14

Article 15

Article 16

Annex I

Annex II

Annex III

Article 2

Article 3

Article 4

Article 4.4

Article 6

Article 5

Article 11

Article 7

Article 11

Article 11

Article 12

—

Article 16

Article 17

Article 15

Article 19

Article 23

Annex I

Annex II

Annex III’