CELEX: 51992PC0335
Language: en
Date: 1992-09-23
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE ON THE MOUNTING OF THE REAR REGISTRATION PLATE OF TWO OR THREE WHEEL MOTOR VEHICLES

No C 293 / 38                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                        9 . 11 . 92
              Proposal for a Council Directive on the mounting of the rear registration plate of two or three-wheel
                                                                vehicles
                                                           ( 92 / C 293 / 06
                                                   COM(92) 335 final — SYN 433
                                     (Submitted by the Commission on 28 September 1992)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES                                 vehicle type-approval ; whereas this objective cannot be
                                                                        adequately achieved by the Member States individually ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                   Whereas there is a need for the rapid adjustment of the
Economic Community , and in particular Article 100 a                    technical requirements set out in the Annex to this Directive
thereof,
                                                                        to take account of technical progress ; whereas this task
                                                                        should be entrusted to the Commission in order to simplify
                                                                        and expedite the procedure; whereas it is advisable ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,                     whenever the Council grants powers to the Commission for
                                                                        the implementation of the rules laid down in respect of two or
                                                                        three-wheel motor vehicles, to provide for an advance
In cooperation with the European Parliament,
                                                                        consultation procedure between the Commission and the
                                                                        Member States within an Advisory Committee ,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Comittee ,
                                                                        HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
Whereas it is necessary to adopt measures intended gradually
to introduce the internal market over a period expiring on 31
December 1992; whereas the internal market comprises an
                                                                                                    Article 1
entity without internal frontiers within which the free
movement of goods, persons , services and capital is
guaranteed;                                                             This Directive and its Annex shall apply to the mounting of
                                                                        the rear registration plate of all types of vehicle as defined in
                                                                        Article 1 of Council Directive 92 /. . ./ EEC of . . . on the
Whereas in each Member State two or three-wheel motor                   type-approval of two or three-wheel motor vehicles .
vehicles must , in respect of the mounting for the rear
registration plate, display certain mandatory technical
characteristics which differ from one Member State to
another; whereas this disparity constitutes a barrier to trade                                      Article 2
within the Community;
                                                                        The procedure governing the granting of component
                                                                        type-approval in respect of the mounting for the rear
Whereas these obstacles to the establishment and operation              registration plate of a type of two or three-wheel motor
of the internal market can be removed if the same                       vehicle and the conditions applying to the free movement of
requirements are adopted by all Member States in place of               said vehicles shall be those set out in Directive 92 / . . . / EEC
their national regulations;                                             of . . . , in the Chapters II and III respectively .
Whereas the drawing up of harmonized requirements
relating to the mounting for the rear registration plate of two                                     Article 3
or three-wheel vehicles is necessary in order to enable the
type-approval and component type-approval procedures                    Any amendments necessary to adapt the requirements of the
provided for in Directive 92 /. . ./EEC ( J ) to be implemented         Annexes to technical progress shall be adopted in accordance
in respect of each type of said vehicle;                                with the procedure laid down in Article 4 of this
                                                                        Directive .
Whereas, given the scale and impact of the action proposed in
the sector in question , the Community measures which are
the subject of this Directive are necessary , or even                                               Article 4
indispensable, to attain the objective set , namely Community
                                                                        In all cases where reference is made to the procedure set out in
{>) OJ No L .                                                           this Article, the representative of the Commission shall
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submit to the Committee set up by Article 12 of Directive                                            Article 5
70 / 156 / EEC (' ) a draft of the measures to be taken. The
Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time             1.     Member States shall bring into force the laws ,
limit which the chairman may lay down according to the                     regulations and administrative provisions necessary to
urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a vote .                     comply with this Directive not later than 1 August 1994.
                                                                           They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. They
                                                                           shall implement these provisions with effect from 1 October
                                                                           1994 .
The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; in addition ,
each Member State shall have the right to ask to have its                  2.     When the Member States adopt these provisions, the
position recorded in the minutes .                                         provisions shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall
                                                                           be accompanied by such a reference when they are published
                                                                           in official form . The procedures for making such reference
                                                                           shall be laid down by the Member States .
The Commission shall take the utmost account of the
opinion delivered by the Committee. It shall inform the                                              Article 6
Committee of the manner in which its opinion has been taken
into account .                                                             This Directive is addressed to the Member States .
(') OJ No L 42 , 23 . 2 . 1970 , p. 1 , as last amended by Directive
    92 / 53 / EEC ( OJ No L 225 , 10. 8 . 1992 , p. 1 ).
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                                                                           ANNEX
             1.        DIMENSIONS
                       The dimensions of the mounting for the rear registration plate of two or three-wheel motor vehicles (')
                       shall be as follows :
             1.1 .     Mopeds
             1.1.1 . width : 90 mm ;
             1.1.2 . height: 165 mm .
             1.2 .     Motorcycles and tricycles
             1.2.1 . width : 205 mm ;
             1.2.2 . height: 165 mm .
             2.        GENERAL LOCATION
             2.1 .     The mount for the rear registration plate of a motorcycle , motorcycle combination or tricycle shall be
                       located at the rear of the vehicle in such a manner that:
             2.1.1 . the centre of the plate is not to the right of the median longitudinal plane of the vehicle;
             2.1.2 . the left hand edge of the plate is not to the left of a plane that is parallel to the median longitudinal plane of
                       the vehicle passing through the left-hand outermost edge of the vehicle .
             3.        INCLINATION
             3.1 .     The rear registration plate:
             3.1.1 . shall be perpendicular to the median longitudinal plane of the vehicle;
             3.1.2 . may be inclined from the vertical by not more than 30° when the backing plate for the registration number
                       faces upwards ;
             3.1.3 . may be inclined by not more than 1 5 ° from the vertical when the backing plate for the registration number
                       faces downwards .
             4.        MAXIMUM HEIGHT
             4.1 .     No point on the registration plate may be more than 1,50 m above the ground when the vehicle is laden
                       ( kerb weight plus a mass of 75 kg).
             5.        MINIMUM HEIGHT
             5.1 .     No point on the registration plate shall be less than 0.20 m above the ground or than the radius of the
                       wheel if that is less than 0.20 m when the vehicle is laden ( kerb weight plus a mass of 75 kg ).
             6.        GEOMETRIC VISIBILITY
             6.1 .     The plate shall be visible within a space bordered by two dihedrals: one with a horizontal edge defined by
                       two planes passing through the upper and lower horizontal edges of the plate , the angles of which in
                       relation to the horizontal are shown in figure 1 ; the other with a perceptibly vertical edge defined by two
                       planes passing through each side of the plate , the angles of which in relation to the median longitudinal
                       plane of the vehicle are shown in figure 2 .
             (') In the case of mopeds , this is any registration and / or identification plate .
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                                            Figure 1 :
                Angle of geometric visibility (dihedral with horizontal edge).
                                           Figure 2 ;
            Angle of geometric visibility (dihedral with perceptibly vertical edge).
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                                                                Appendix 1
             Information document in respect of the mounting of the rear registration plate of a type of two or three-wheel
                                                               motor vehicle
             (to be attached to the application for component type-approval where this is submitted independently of the
                                                  application for vehicle type-approval )
             Order No (assigned by the applicant):
             The application for component type-approval in respect of the mounting of the rear registration plate of a type of
             two or three-wheel motor vehicle shall contain the information set out under the following points in Annex II of
             Council Directive 92 /. . ./ EEC :
             — under A :
                  — 0.1
                  — 0.2
                  — 0.4 to 0.6
                  — 2.2
                  - 2.1.1 :
             — under B :
                  — 1.2
                  — 1.2.1 :
              — under C :
                  — 2.11
                  — 2.11.1 .
                                                                Appendix 2
              Certificate of component type-approval in respect of the mounting of the rear registration plate of a type of two or
                                                         three-wheel motor vehicle
                                                                  MODEL
                                                                                                           Name of administration
              Report No                              by testing body                              date
              Component type-approval No:                               Extension No:
              1.  Make or trade name of vehicle :
              2 . Vehicle type:
              3.  Manufacturer's name and address :
              4 . If applicable, name and address of manufacturer's representative:
              5.  Vehicle submitted for test on :
              6 . Component type-approval has been granted / refused (*):
              7.  Place :
              8.  Date :
              9 . Signature:
              (') Delete as appropriate.