CELEX: 51992PC0331
Language: en
Date: 1992-09-23
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE ON THE IDENTIFICATION OF CONTROLS, TELLTALES AND INDICATORS FOR TWO OR THREE-WHEEL MOTOR VEHICLES

9 . 11 . 92                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                      No C 293 / 5
                Proposal for a Council Directive on the identification of controls, telltales and indicators for two or
                                                        three-wheel motor vehicles
                                                              ( 92 / C 293 / 02 )
                                                     COM(92) 331 final — SYN 429
                                         (Submitted by the Commission on 28 September 1992)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                                  Whereas in order to facilitate access to the markets of
                                                                           non-Community countries it appears necessary to establish
                                                                           equivalence as between the requirements of this Directive and
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                      those of Regulation No 60 of the United Nations Economic
Economic Community and in particular Article 100 a
                                                                           Commission for Europe;
thereof,
                                                                           Whereas there is a need for the rapid adjustment of the
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                         technical requirements set out in the Annex to this Directive
                                                                           to take account of technical progress ; whereas this task
                                                                           should be entrusted to the Commission in order to simplify
In cooperation with the European Parliament,
                                                                           and expedite the procedure; whereas it is advisible , whenever
                                                                           the Council grants powers to the Commission for the
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social                    implementation of the rules laid down in respect of two or
Committee ,                                                                three-wheel motor vehicles , to provide for an advance
                                                                           consultation procedure between the Commission and the
                                                                           Member States within an Advisory Committee ,
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
entity without internal frontiers within which the free                    HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
movement of goods , person , services and capital is
guaranteed;
                                                                                                       Article 1
Whereas in each Member State two or three-wheel motor
vehicles must, in respect of their controls , telltales and                This Directive and its Annex shall apply to the identification
indicators,       display      certain    mandatory       technical
characteristics which differ from one Member State to
                                                                           of controls, telltales and indicators for all types of vehicle as
                                                                           defined in Article 1 of Council Directive 92 /. . ./ EEC of . . .
another; whereas this disparity constitutes a barrier to trade             on the type-approval of two or three-wheel motor
within the Community;                                                      vehicles .
Whereas these obstacles to the establishment and operation
of the internal market can be removed if the same                                                      Article 2
requirements are adopted by all Member States in place of
their national regulations;
                                                                           The procedure governing the granting of component
                                                                           type-approval in respect of the identification of controls ,
Whereas the drawing up of harmonized requirements                          telltales and indicators for a type of two or three-wheel motor
concerning the identification of controls , telltales and                  vehicle and the conditions applying to the free movement of
indicators for two or three-wheel motor vehicles is necessary              such vehicles shall be those set out in Directive 92 /. . ./ EEC ,
in order to enable the type-approval and component                         in Chapters II and III respectively.
type-approval           procedures     covered    by      Directive
92 / . . . / EEC ( 1 ) to be implemented in respect of each type of
said vehicle;
                                                                                                       Article 3
Whereas , given the scale and impact of the action proposed in             In accordance with the provisions of Article 1 1 of Directive
the sector in question, the Community measures which are                   92 /. . ./ EEC , the equivalence of the requirements of this
the subject of this Directive are necessary, or even                       Directive and those of Regulation No 60 of the United
indispensable, to attain the objective set, namely Community               Nations Economic Commission for Europe (document
vehicle type-approval ; whereas this objective cannot be                   E / ECE / TRANS / 505 — Add . 59 ) shall be recognized.
adequately achieved by the Member States individually;
                                                                           The authorities of the Member States which grant
(') OJ No L                                                               component        type-approval      shall   accept    component
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 type-approvals issued in accordance with the requirements of              The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; in addition,
 the abovementioned Regulation No 28 and component                         each Member State shall have the right to ask to have its
 type-approval marks in place of corresponding component                   position recorded in the minutes. The Commission shall take
 type-approvals issued in accordance with the requirements of              the utmost account of the opinion delivered by the
 this Directive .                                                          Committee. It shall inform the Committee of the manner in
                                                                           which its opinion has been taken into account.
                                                                                                     Article 6
                              Article 4
                                                                           1.     Member States shall bring into force the laws,
                                                                           regulations and administrative provisions necessary to
 Any amendments necessary to adapt the requirements of the                 comply with this Directive not later than 1 August 1994.
 Annexes to technical progress shall be adopted in accordance              They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
 with the procedure laid down in Article 5 of this
 Directive.
                                                                           They shall implement these provisions with effect from
                                                                           1 October 1994 .
                                                                           2.     When the Member States adopt these provisions, the
                              Article 5                                    provisions shall contain a reference to this Directive or be
                                                                           accompanied by such a reference when they are published in
                                                                           official form. The procedure for making such reference shall
 In all cases where reference is made to the procedure set out in
                                                                           be laid down by the Member States.
 this Article, the representative of the Commission shall
 submit to the Committee set up by Article 12 of Directive
 70 / 156 /EEC (*) a draft of the measures to be taken. The
 Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time                                      Article 7
 limit which the chairman may lay down according to the
 urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a vote.                     This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
( 5 ) 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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9 . 11 . 92
                                                                   ANNEX I
            REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING THE COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL OF TWO OR THREE-WHEEL
            VEHICLES IN RESPECT OF THE IDENTIFICATION OF THEIR CONTROLS, TELLTALES AND
                                                                 INDICATORS
            1.       DEFINITIONS
                     For the purposes of this Directive:
            1.1 .    'control' means any part of the vehicle or component directly actuated by the driver which causes a change
                     in the state or operation of the vehicle or one of the parts thereof;
            1 .2 .   'telltale' means a signal indicating the triggering of a device, an operation or a suspect or faulty state or an
                     absence of operation ;
            1.3 .    'indicator' means a device providing information on the proper functioning or state of a system or part of a
                     system such as the level of a fluid;
            1.4 .    'symbol' means an outline enabling a control , telltale or indicator to be identified.
            2.        REQUIREMENTS
            2.1 .    Identification
                     The controls, telltales and indicators referred to in Item 2.1.5 below shall be identified in accordance with
                     the following requirements when they are fitted to a vehicle. However, in the case of low-speed mopeds as
                     defined in the note in Annex I to Directive 92 /. . ./ EEC , identification of controls is not required .
            2.1 .1 .  These symbols shall stand out clearly against the background either bright against dark or dark against
                     bright .
            2.1.2 .  The symbols shall be placed on the control or control telltale to be identified or in immediate proximity
                     thereof. Where this is not possible the symbol and control , or telltale, shall be joined by a continuous dash
                     that is as short as possible .
            2.1.3 .  Main-beam headlights shall be represented by parallel horizontal rays of light and dipped-beam
                     headlights by parallel rays of light angled downwards .
            2.1.4 .  When used for optical telltales the following colours shall mean as follows:
                     — red :      danger;
                     — amber: caution ;
                     — green: safety.
                     Blue shall be reserved exclusively for the main beam headlight telltales .
            2.1.5 .   Designation and identification of symbols
                                       Figure 1
                      Light control — Main-beam headlight
                     Telltale colour : blue .
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                               Figure 2
                   Light control — Dipped-beam
                               headlight
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                               Figure 3
                         Direction indicator
             Telltale colour: green .
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                               Figure 4
                      Hazard warning device
             Two possibilities:
             — identifying signal placed alongside
                 Telltale colour : red
                 Or
             — simultaneous operation of direction
                 indicators ( both arrows in Figure 3 ).
                               Figure 5
                           Manual choke
             Telltale colour : amber .
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                               Figure 6
                      Audible warning device
                               Figure 7
                              Fuel level                                         a
            Telltale colour: amber.
                              Figure 8     ,
                   Engine coolant temperature                                    a
            Telltale colour : red .
                              Figure 9
                         Battery charge
            Telltale colour : red .
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                               Figure 10
                               Engine oil
              Telltale colour: red .
                               Figure 11
                          Front fog light (')
              Telltale colour: green .
                               Figure 12
                          Rear fog light ( 3 )
              Telltale colour : amber .
                              Figure 13
              Engine ignition or shut-down control in
                        'out of use7 position
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                              Figure 14
             Engine ignition or shut-down control in
                      the 'operating9 position
                              Figure 15
                      General lighting switch                                    a
             Telltale colour: green .
                             Figure 16
                         Lighting switch
            (may be combined with the side light                                 a
                              control )
            Telltale colour: green .
                             Figure 1 7
                          Parking lights
            Telltale colour : red .
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                                      Figure 18
                           'Gear box in neutral' indicator
                     Telltale colour : green .
                                     Figure 19
                                  Electric starter
              Notes :
              (') The inside of the symbol may be entirely in a dark colour.
              (2) The dark part of this symbol may be replaced by its silhouette; the white part in this diagram may then be
                   entirely in a dark colour .
              ( 3) If a single control is used for the front and rear fog lights the symbol used should be that for 'front fog
                   light'.
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                                                                  Appendix
                                   Structure of the model base for the symbols referred to in Item 2.1.5
                                                                   Figure 1
                                                                 Model base
            The model base consists of:
            1 . a base 50 mm square , this dimension being equal to nominal dimension 'a' in the original ;
            2 . a base circle 56 mm in diameter having approximately the same area as the base square ( 1 );
            3 . a second 50 mm-diameter circle is drawn within the base square ( 1 );
            4. a second square the tips of which lie on the base circle (2) the sides of which are parallel to those of the base
                square ( 1 );
            5.  and
            6 . two rectangles having the same area as the base square ( 1 ) their sides being at right angles to each other and
                each of them devised so as to divide the opposite sides of the base square into symmetrical points;
            7 . a third square the sides of which pass through the points of intersection of the base square ( 1 ) and the base circle
                ( 2 ) and are inclined at 45° , thus providing the greatest horizontal and vertical dimensions of the model
                base ;
            8 . an irregular octagon formed by lines inclined at 30° to the sides of the square ( 7 ).
            The base model is laid upon a grid the lower side of which measures 12.5 mm and coincides with the base
            square ( 1 ).
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                                                                 ANNEX II
                                                                 Appendix 1
            Information document in respect of the identification of controls, telltales and indicators for a type of two or
                                                          three-wheel motor vehicle
             (to be attached to the application for component type-approval if this is submitted separately from the application
                                                        for a vehicle type-approval )
             Order No ( assigned by the applicant ):
             The application for a component type-approval in respect of the identification of controls, telltales and indicators
             of a type of two or three-wheel motor vehicle shall contain the information set out under the following points in
             Annex II to Council Directive 92 /. . ./ EEC , under A :
             — 0.1
             — 0.2
             — 0.4 to 0.6 .
             Brief description of the vehicle in respect of the identification of controls actuated by the driver, telltales and
             indicators .
                                                                 Appendix 2
             Certification of component type-approval in respect of the identification of controls, telltales and indicators for 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 of vehicle :
             2 . Type of vehicle and any versions and variants :
             3 ; Manufacturer's name and address:
             4 . Name and address of manufacturer's representative ( if any ):
             5 . Vehicle submitted for testing on :
             6 . Component type-approval granted / refused ('):
             7.   Place :
             8.   Date :
             9 . Signature :
             (') Delete as appropriate.