Amended Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on stands for two-wheel motor vehicles (codified version) (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 250 (2) of the EC Treaty)
Date: 2006-06-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: approval, codification of EU law, marketing standard, technical standard, two-wheeled vehicle, vehicle parts

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 2.6.2006 
COM(2006) 262 final 

2003/0059 (COD) 

Amended Proposal for a 

DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

on stands for two-wheel motor vehicles 

(Codified version) 

(presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 250 (2) of the EC Treaty) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1. 

2. 

On 28 March 2003 the Commission presented a proposal for a European Parliament 
and  Council  Directive  codifying  Council  Directive  93/31/EEC  of  14  June  1993  on 
stands for two-wheel motor vehicles1. 

In its opinion of 26 June 2003 the Consultative Working Party of the legal services 
set up under the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 on an accelerated 
working method for official codification of legislative texts2 has stated that the above 
proposal  does  indeed  confine  itself  to  straightforward  codification,  without  any 
substantive changes to the acts covered by it. 

In view of the work already carried out in the Council on the proposal referred to at 
point 1, the Commission has decided to present – in accordance with Article 250(2) 
of the EC Treaty – an amended proposal for codification of the Directive in question. 

This amended proposal also takes account of the purely formal or editorial changes 
proposed  by  the  Consultative  Working  Party  of  Legal  Services,  where  these  are 
considered 
to 
Directive 93/31/EEC4. 

justified3.  This  amended  proposal  also 

includes  corrigenda 

3. 

The changes made in this amended proposal, compared with the initial proposal, are 
the following: 

Recital 1 is replaced by the following: 

“Council  Directive  93/31/EEC  of  14  June  1993  on  stands  for  two-wheel  motor 
vehicles*  laid  down  technical  prescriptions  concerning  the  design  and  construction 
of  two-wheel  motor  vehicles  as  regards  their  stands.  These  technical  prescriptions 
concerned the approximation of the laws of the Member States to allow for the EC 
type-approval  procedure  provided  for  in  Directive  2002/24/EC  to  be  applied  in 
respect  of  each  type  of  vehicle.  Directive  93/31/EEC  has  been  substantially 
amended**.  In  the  interests  of  clarity  and  rationality  the  said  Directive  should  be 
codified.” 

Recitals 2, 3 and 4 are deleted. 

Recital 5 is changed as follows: 

“This  Directive  is  one  of  the  separate  Directives  of  the  EC  type-approval  system 
provided  for  in  Directive  2002/24/EC.  Consequently  the  provisions  laid  down  in 
Directive 2002/24/EC relating to vehicle systems, components and separate technical 
units apply to this Directive.” 

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COM(2003) 147 final of 28.3.2003. 
OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2. 
Opinion transmitted to the European Parliament, to the Council, to the Commission and to the European 
Economic and Social Committee, on 30 June 2003. 
The corrigenda apply only to the English, German and Swedish versions. 

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Recital 6 is replaced by the following: 

“Since  the  objective  of  the  action  to  be  taken,  namely  the  granting  of  component 
type-approval in respect of the stand for a type of two-wheel motor vehicle, cannot 
be  sufficiently  achieved  by  the  Member  States  and  can  therefore,  by  reason  of  the 
scale  and  effects  of  the  action,  be  better  achieved  at  Community  level,  the 
Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as 
set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, 
as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order 
to achieve that objective.” 

Article 6, second paragraph, is added which reads as follows: 

“It shall apply from ….” 

Annex I, point 3.1.1.3.2 is corrected to read as follows: 

“3.1.1.3.2.  when  the  vehicle  moves  forward  as  a  result  of  deliberate  action  by  the 
driver;” 

Annex I, point 3.1.2: the corrigendum applies only to the German version. 

4. 

To  facilitate  reading  and  examination,  the  full  text  of  the  amended  proposal  for 
codification is attached hereto. 

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(cid:208) 93/31/EEC 

2003/0059 (COD) 

Amended Proposal for a 

DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

on stands for two-wheel motor vehicles 

(Text with EEA relevance) 

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  Directive  2002/24/EC  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of 
18 March  2002  relating  to  the  type-approval  of  two  or  three-wheel  motor  vehicles  and 
repealing Council Directive 92/61/EEC5, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee6, 

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty7, 

Whereas: 

(cid:208)  

Council  Directive  93/31/EEC  of  14  June  1993  on  stands  for  two-wheel  motor 
vehicles8 laid down technical prescriptions concerning the design and construction of 
two-wheel  motor  vehicles  as  regards  their  stands.  These  technical  prescriptions 
concerned  the  approximation  of  the  laws  of  the  Member  States  to  allow  for  the  EC 
type-approval procedure provided for in Directive 2002/24/EC to be applied in respect 
of each type of vehicle. Directive 93/31/EEC has been substantially amended9. In the 
interests of clarity and rationality the said Directive should be codified. 

OJ L 124, 9.5.2002, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2005/30/EC (OJ L 106, 
27.4.2005, p. 17). 
OJ C […], […], p. […]. 
OJ C […], […], p. […]. 
OJ  L  188,  29.7.1993,  p.  19.  Directive  as  amended  by  Commission  Directive  2000/72/EC  (OJ  L  300, 
29.11.2000, p. 18). 
See Annex II, Part A. 

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(2)  ⌦ This  Directive  is  one  of  the  separate  Directives  of  the  EC  type-approval  system 
provided  for  in  Directive  2002/24/EC.  Consequently  the  provisions  laid  down  in 
Directive 2002/24/EC relating to vehicle systems, components and separate technical 
units apply to this Directive. ⌫ 

(cid:208) 93/31/EEC Recital 4 (adapted) 

(cid:208) 93/31/EEC Recital 5 (adapted) 

(3)  ⌦ Since  the  objective  of  the  action  to  be  taken,  namely  the  granting  of  component 
type-approval in respect of the stand for a type of two-wheel motor vehicle, cannot be 
sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale 
and effects of the action, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may 
adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 
of  the  Treaty.  In  accordance  with  the  principle  of  proportionality,  as  set  out  in  that 
Article, this Directive does  not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that 
objective. ⌫  

(4) 

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

(cid:208)  

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: 

(cid:208) 93/31/EEC 

(cid:208) 93/31/EEC (adapted) 

Article 1 

This  Directive  shall  apply  to  stands  for  all  types  of  two-wheel  ⌦ motor ⌫  vehicle  as 
defined in Article 1 of Directive 2002/24/EC. 

(cid:208) 93/31/EEC 

Article 2 

The procedure for the granting of EC component type-approval in respect of the stand for a 
type  of  two-wheel  motor  vehicle  and  the  conditions  governing  the  free  movement  of  such 
vehicles shall be as laid down in Chapters II and III of Directive 2002/24/EC. 

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Article 3 

⌦ The ⌫ amendments necessary to adapt the requirements of Annex I to ⌦ this Directive 
to  take  account  of ⌫  technical  progress  shall  be  adopted  in  accordance  with  the  procedure 
⌦ referred to ⌫ in Article [⌦ 13(3) ⌫ of Council Directive 70/156/EEC10]. 

(cid:208) 93/31/EEC (adapted) 

(cid:208) 93/31/EEC 

Article 4 

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

(cid:208)  

Article 5 

Directive  93/31/EEC,  as  amended  by  the  Directive  listed  in  Annex  II,  Part  A,  is  repealed, 
without  prejudice  to  the  obligations  of  the  Member  States  relating  to  the  time-limits  for 
transposition into national law and application of the Directives set out in Annex II, Part B. 

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

Article 6 

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

It shall apply from. 

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(cid:208) 93/31/EEC Article 5 

Article 7 

This Directive is addressed to the Member States. 

Done at Brussels,  

For the European Parliament 
The President 

For the Council 
The President 

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(cid:208) 93/31/EEC Annex 

ANNEX I 

1. 

DEFINITIONS 

For the purposes of this Directive: 

1.1. 

1.2. 

1.3. 

1.4. 

1.5. 

«stand» means a device that is firmly attached to the vehicle and is able to maintain 
the vehicle in its vertical (or almost vertical) parking position when left unattended 
by its driver; 

«prop stand» means a stand which, when extended or swung into the open position, 
supports the vehicle on one side only, while leaving both wheels in contact with the 
supporting surface; 

«centre stand» means a stand which, when swung into the open position, supports the 
vehicle  by  providing  one  or  several  areas  of  contact  between  the  vehicle  and  the 
supporting surface either side of the median longitudinal plane of the vehicle; 

«transverse  tilt  (tt)»  means  the  gradient,  expressed  as  a  percentage,  of  the  actual 
supporting  surface,  the  intersection  of  the  median  longitudinal  plane  of  the  vehicle 
and  the  supporting  surface  being  perpendicular  to  the  line  of  maximum  gradient 
(figure 1); 

«longitudinal  tilt  (lt)»  means  the  gradient,  expressed  as  a  percentage,  of  the  actual 
supporting surface, the median longitudinal plane of the vehicle being parallel to the 
line of maximum gradient (figure 2); 

1.6. 

«median longitudinal plane of the vehicle» means the longitudinal plane of symmetry 
of the rear wheel of the vehicle. 

2. 

GENERAL ⌦ REQUIREMENTS ⌫ 

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2.1. 

All two-wheel vehicles shall be fitted with at least one stand in order to keep them 
steady  when  stationary  (e.g.  when  parked)  but  not  held  in  a  static  position  by  a 
person  or  external  means.  Twin-wheel  vehicles  need  not  be  fitted  with  stands  but 
must  meet  the  requirements  set  out  in  section  6.2.2  when  in  a  parking  position 
(parking brake applied). 

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2.2. 

The stand must be of either a prop or a centre type, or both. 

2.3.  Where  the  stand  swivels  about  the  lower  part  of  or  below  the  vehicle  the  outer 
edge(s) of that stand must swing to the rear of the vehicle in order to attain the closed 
or travelling position. 

3. 

⌦ SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS ⌫ 

3.1. 

Prop stands 

3.1.1.  Prop stands must: 

(cid:208) 93/31/EEC Annex (adapted) 

(cid:208) 93/31/EEC Annex 

3.1.1.1.  be able to support the vehicle in such a way as to provide lateral stability whether the 
vehicle  is  on  a  horizontal  supporting  surface  or  on  a  slope  in  order  to  prevent  its 
leaning  further  too  easily  (and  in  so  doing  rotating  about  the  point  of  support 
provided by the prop stand) or moving too easily into a vertical position and beyond 
(and in so doing does not swing over to the side opposite the prop stand); 

3.1.1.2.  be able to support the vehicle in such a way as to maintain stability when the vehicle 

is parked on a slope in accordance with section 6.2.2; 

3.1.1.3.  be able to swing back automatically into the retracted or travelling position: 

3.1.1.3.1. when the vehicle returns to its normal (vertical) driving position;  

or 

3.1.1.3.2. when the vehicle moves forward as a result of deliberate action by the driver; 

(cid:208) Corrigendum 93/31/EEC 
(OJ L 239, 9.7.2004, p. 36) 

3.1.1.4.  notwithstanding  the  requirements  set  out  in  section  3.1.1.3,  be  designed  and 
constructed in such a way that they do not close automatically if the angle of lean is 
altered unexpectedly (for example, if the vehicle is pushed lightly by a third party or 
by a gust of wind arising from the passage of a vehicle): 

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3.1.1.4.1. once in the extended or parking position; 

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3.1.1.4.2. the vehicle being leaned in order to bring the outer extremity of the prop stand into 

contact with the ground; 

and 

3.1.1.4.3. the vehicle being left unattended in its parking position. 

3.1.2.  The requirements set out in section 3.1.1.3 do not apply if the vehicle is designed in 
such a way that it cannot be propelled by its engine when the prop stand is extended. 

3.2. 

Centre stands 

3.2.1.  Centre stands must: 

3.2.1.1.  be  able  to  support  the  vehicle  with  either  one  or  both  wheels  in  contact  with  the 
supporting surface or without any of the wheels being in contact with that surface in 
such a way as to confer stability on that vehicle: 

3.2.1.1.1. on a horizontal supporting surface; 

3.2.1.1.2. in a leaning position; 

3.2.1.1.3. on a slope in accordance with section 6.2.2; 

3.2.1.2.  be able to fold backwards automatically into the retracted or travelling position: 

3.2.1.2.1. when the vehicle moves forward in such a way as to raise the centre stand from the 

supporting surface. 

3.2.2.  The requirements set out in section 3.2.1.2 do not apply if the vehicle is designed in 
such  a  way  that  it  cannot  be  propelled  by  its  engine  when  the  centre  stand  is 
extended. 

4. 

OTHER REQUIREMENTS 

4.1. 

Moreover,  vehicles  may  be  fitted  with  a  tell-tale  that  is  clearly  visible  to  the  rider 
when  seated  in  the  driving  position  and  which,  when  the  ignition  is  switched  on, 
lights up and remains so until the stand is in its retracted or travelling position. 

4.2. 

All  stands  shall  be  provided  with  a  retention  system  which  holds  them  in  the 
retracted or travelling position. That system may consist of either: 

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two  independent  devices  such  as  two  separate  springs  or  one  spring  and  one 
retaining device such as a clip, 

or 

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a single device which must be able to operate without failing for at least 

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10 000 normal-use cycles if the vehicle has been fitted with two stands, 

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15 000 normal-use cycles if the vehicle is fitted with only one stand. 

5. 

STABILITY TESTS 

5.1. 

The following tests must be carried out in order to determine the capacity for holding 
the vehicle in a stable condition as specified in sections 3 and 4. 

5.2. 

State of the vehicle 

5.2.1.  The vehicle must be submitted at its kerb mass. 

5.2.2.  The tyres must be inflated to a pressure recommended by their manufacturer for that 

state. 

5.2.3.  The transmission must be in neutral or, in the case of an automatic transmission, in 

the «parking» position where such exists. 

5.2.4. 

If the vehicle is fitted with a parking brake, it must be applied. 

5.2.5.  The steering shall be locked in position. If the steering is able to be locked when it is 

turned to either the left or the right the tests must be carried out in both positions. 

5.3. 

Test pad 

5.3.1.  A flat, horizontal pad having a hard surface that is dry and free from grains of sand 

may be used for the tests referred to in section 6.1. 

5.4. 

Test equipment 

5.4.1.  A parking platform must be used for the tests referred to in section 6.2. 

5.4.2.  The  parking  platform  must  have  a  rigid,  flat,  rectangular  surface  which  is  able  to 

support the vehicle without perceptible flexing. 

5.4.3.  The  surface  of  the  parking  platform  must  possess  sufficient  anti-skid  properties  to 
prevent the vehicle from sliding across the supporting surface during the tilt or lean 
tests. 

5.4.4.  The parking platform shall be designed in such a way as to be able to assume at least 
the transverse tilt (tt) and the longitudinal tilt (lt) required by section 6.2.2. 

6. 

TEST PROCEDURES 

6.1. 

Stability on a horizontal supporting surface (test for section 3.1.1.4) 

6.1.1.  With the vehicle on the test pad the prop stand is extended or moved into the parking 

position and the vehicle is brought to rest upon it. 

6.1.2.  The vehicle is moved in order to increase by three degrees the angle formed by the 
median longitudinal plane and the supporting surface (by moving the vehicle towards 
the vertical). 

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6.1.3.  This movement must not cause the prop stand to return automatically to its retracted 

or travelling position. 

6.2. 

Stability  on  an  inclined  surface  (tests  associated  with  sections  3.1.1.1,  3.1.1.2, 
3.2.1.1.2 and 3.2.1.1.3) 

6.2.1.  The vehicle is placed on the parking platform with the prop stand and, separately, the 
centre stand in the extended or parking position and the vehicle is allowed to rest on 
the stand. 

6.2.2.  The  parking  platform  is  shifted  to  its  minimum  transverse  tilt  (tt)  and  then, 
separately,  to  its  minimum  longitudinal  tilt  (lt)  in  accordance  with  the  following 
table: 

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Tilt 

Prop stand 

Centre stand 

Moped 

Motorcycle 

Moped 

Motorcycle 

tt (left and right) 

Downstream lt 

Upstream lt 

5 % 

5 % 

6 % 

See figures 1a, 1b and 2 below. 

6 % 

6 % 

8 % 

6 % 

6 % 

8 % 

8 % 

12 % 

14 % 

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6.2.3.  Where  a  vehicle  on  a  tilted  parking  platform  rests  on  the  centre  stand  and  just  one 
wheel  and  may  be  maintained  in  that  position  with  the  centre  stand  and  either  the 
front  or  the  rear  wheel  in  contact  with  the  supporting  surface,  the  tests  described 
above must be conducted solely with the vehicle resting on the centre stand and rear 
wheel provided that the other requirements set out in this section are met. 

6.2.4.  The  vehicle  must  remain  stable  when  the  parking  platform  is  tilted  by  each  of  the 

required amounts and the above requirements have duly been met. 

6.2.5.  Alternatively the parking platform may be tilted by the required amounts before the 

vehicle is moved into position. 

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Figure 1a 
Transverse tilt 

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Figure 1b 
Transverse tilt 

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Figure 2 
Longitudinal tilt upstream 

Longitudinal tilt downstream 

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Appendix 1 

Information document in respect of stands for a type of two-wheel motor vehicle 

(to be attached to the application for EC component type-approval where this is submitted 
independently of the application for EC vehicle type-approval) 

Order No (assigned by the applicant): ………………………………………………. 

The application for EC component type-approval in respect of stands for a type of two-wheel 
motor vehicle must contain the information set out under the following points in Annex II to 
Directive 2002/24/EC 

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Part A, sections: 

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– 

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0.1 

0.2 

0.4 to 0.6 

2.1 

2.1.1 

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Part B, sections: 

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1.3.1 

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Appendix 2 

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ANNEX II 

Part A 

Repealed Directive with its amendment 
(referred to in Article 5) 

Council Directive 93/31/EEC 

(OJ L 188, 29.7.1993, p. 19) 

Commission Directive 2000/72/EC 

(OJ L 300, 29.11.2000, p. 18) 

Part B 

List of time-limits for transposition into national law and application 
(referred to in Article 5) 

Directive 

Time-limit for transposition 

Date of application  

93/31/EEC 

14 December 1994 

14 June 1995(*) 

2000/72/EC 

31 December 2001 

1 January 2002(**) 

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(*) 

In conformity with the third subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Directive 93/31/EEC: 

"From  the  date  mentioned  in  the  first  subparagraph  Member  States  may  not,  for 
reasons connected with the stands, prohibit the initial entry into service of vehicles 
which conform to this Directive". 

(**) 

In conformity with Article 2 of Directive 2000/72/EC: 

"1. With effect from 1 January 2002, Member States may not, on grounds relating to 
stands: 

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refuse to grant EC type-approval for a type of two-wheel motor vehicle, or 

prohibit the registration, sale or entry into service of two-wheel motor vehicles; 

if the stands of those vehicles comply with the requirements of Directive 93/31/EEC, 
as amended by this Directive. 

2.  With  effect  from  1  July  2002,  Member  States  shall  refuse  to  grant  EC 
type-approval  for  any  new  type  of  two-wheel  motor  vehicle  on  grounds  relating  to 
stands if the requirements of Directive 93/31/EEC, as amended by this Directive, are 
not fulfilled." 

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ANNEX III 

CORRELATION TABLE 

Directive 93/31/EEC 

This Directive 

Articles 1, 2 and 3 

Articles 1, 2 and 3 

Article 4(1) 

Article 4(2) 

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Article 5 

Annex 

Appendix 1 

Appendix 2 

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Article 4 

Article 5 

Article 6 

Article 7 

Annex I 

Appendix 1 

Appendix 2 

Annex II 

Annex III 

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