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Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motorcycles (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                      COM(74)2177 final.
                                                      Brussels , 20 december 1974
                                    Proposai for a
                                   COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
               on "the approximation of the laws of the Member States
                     relating to the type-approval of motorcycles
                      ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
  COtëv74 ) 2177 final .
 ---pagebreak---                                BACKGPOUND NOTS
   le   Gonera.1
                 Comparative examination of the laws , regulations
   and administrative provisions of the Member States in the
   motorcycle sector has revealed certain variations which give
   rise to technical barriers to trade .     The removal of these
   barriers warrants the action laid down in the "General programs
   to eliminate technical barriers to . trade resulting from dispari
   ties between the laws , regulations and administrative prevision
   of the Member States ", adopted by the Council on 18 May 1969 (l ^
                 Moreover , it is stipulated in the Council Resolution
   of 17 December 1973 on industrial policy (£) that this proposal
   for a Council Directive shall be forwarded before 1 January 197
                 The existing situation in the Member States , and the
   broad lines of action taken at Community level to remedy the
   resultant disadvantages , are summarised below .
   2•   Action proposed at Community level .
                For the purposes of road safety , Member States carry
   out various checks on motorcycles . By means of national type-
   approval procedures in particular , they verify whether the
   prototype motorcycle and certain motorcycle parts and characte­
   ristics actually comply with the national provisions concerning
   the construction and functioning of the motorcycle itself and
   of certain' parts and characteristics of the vehicle .
(1 ) OJ No C76 of 17 June 1969
( 2 ) OJ No C117 of 31 December 1973
 ---pagebreak---                           - 2 -
3»      The type-approval procedure , which is in operation
in most of the Member States , obliges the manufacturer to
submit to the competent, authorities , a standard motorcycle
which is first off. the production line , accompanied by an
"information document " giving the principal characteristics
of the motorcycle . The competent authorities then carry out
checks and   tests laid down by law and if these are conclusive
they issue   a " type-approval certificate " to the manufacturer .
The latter   completes a " certificate of conformity" for each
motorcycle   conforming to the type approved * This certificate
is essential to enable the authorities to attend to the
registration of the motorcycle and its entry into service .
        Since these controls have to be repeated in various
forms in each importing Member State , barriers to trade may
arise .
The action taken by the Commission aims at removing these barrier
by introducing a Community type-approval procedure , the terms
which are set out in this Directive .    Ih its Annexes , the
Directive describes the models of the documents' which the
manufacturer must supply or which the competent authorities
must complete . The corollary of this common procedure is the
mutual recognition of checks .
5*      With an "optional " method of harmonization , Member States
can keep the option of maintaining their own legal provisions in
force alongside Community-inspired provisions .
This solution which has already been proposed and adopted in Km
motor vehicle and wheeled forestry or agricultural tractor
sectors , may also be introduced in the sector under considerably
since firms operating in an enlarged market 'are able to take
advantage of economies of scale which offset any advantages Kklcb
other firms , operating, in 3. purety domestic market , 'may gain h *
adhesing to currently less stringent national standards .
           \
 ---pagebreak---                               - 3 -
 6.        The interested par ties , namely the users and manufacturer
 were consulted at each stage of the elaboration of the directive
 and the Commission 's departments have taken into account , as far
 as possible , their suggestions and remarks .
 7•        Outline of and comments on the proposal for g. directive
           The implementation of a Community type-approval system
 entails drafting a general Directive to define the EEC type-
 approval procedure itself .
 These comments therefore concern the proposal for a directive on
 the approximation of tho laW3 . of the Member States relating to th
 EEC type-approval of motorcycles .
           The field of application covers the Community motorcycle
 that is to say a vehicle with two or three wheels fitted with a
 combustion engine with a cylinder capacity not exceeding 50 cc , v
 maximum design speed of which does not exceed            km/h . For thrse
 wheeled vehicles , the - weight unladen must not eocoeed 400 - kg*
           The Commission has adopted this definition in th©
 that the  parameters chosen are the most suitable for this type ol
 vehicle .  For two-wheeled motorcycles , the minimum speed and
 cylinder  capacity requirement alone enables a whole range of
 vehicles  to be considered detailed safety requirements for which
 are to be laid down in special provisions ( for braking , etc .).
 Outside this range there are vehicles of a quite different kind .?
 in respect of which the Commission has already presented a proper
 for a directive on the type-approval of . mopeds ^1! The Commission
 considers that it was not advisable systematically to define thea ?
 two categories of vehicle in relation to each other , in view of
 the differences in their characteristics and market penetration
 potential . Accordingly , the lower weight limit of 250 kg was no-
 introduced , as the Commission believed it was not' adri sable >ts
 exclude    Certain types of leighter vehicles which might not meet.-
 all the necessary safety requirements .
^ COM (72) 16^5 of 19 January 1973
 ---pagebreak---               As far as three-vrheeled vehicles are concerned , the Commission
has taken account of the United Nations Convention on Road Traffic (Vienna,
3 November 1968 ) which set a weight limit of 4^0 kg "beyond which extra
requirements have to he met ( for example , vehicles must have a reserve
gear ). The Working Party on "removal of technical "barriers to trade -
motor vehicles"', having "been consulted on this subject expressed divergent
points of view , some delegations , in particular the United Kingdom dele­
gation asking for this linit to "be substantially raised. ( Article l )«
              The ESC type-approval procedure requires the manufacturer
to enclose a form with his request for type-approval ( information document
as shown in model in Annex i ), giving particulars of the type of motor­
cycle for which he has requested approval (Article 3 ).      1
              The competent authorities establish whether the data given
in the information document conform to the type submitted, and carry out
the required checks .
              The results of these checks ars entered on a form kno-Ljn as
the "type-approval certificate", the model of which appears in Annex II
to the Directive ( Articles 2 - 4 )»                             ■   '     '
This type-approval certificate also lists the relevant directives necessary
for- the full type-approval of motorcycles .
Furthermore the Danish delegation thought the drafting of a directive; on
couplings to be unnecessary .
              In respect of each type of motorcycle approved or for which
approval - has been refused, the competent authorities in each Member State
send copies of the information document and the relevant type-approval
certificate to their counterparts in the other Member States (Article 5(l ))»
 ---pagebreak---                                 - 5
       For each motorcycle conforming to the approved type , the
manufacturer completes a certificate of conformity , the model
of which appears in Annex III » This certificate of conformity
of theproduction models to the type approved in all the Member
States permits these motorcycles to be marketed freely within
the   Community ( Article 5 ( 2)).
       The Directive lays down a system of reciprocal information
on any issue , withdrawal , refusal or amendment of a type-approval
( Article 6 ).
       Freedom to market motorcycles which sire accompanied by a
certificate of conformity must not be hampered for reasons
relating to their construction . or to their      functioning ( Article 7
       The Directive lays down the measures to be taken in cases
where a motorcycle accompanied by a certificate of conformity
fails to conform to the approved type , if the former constitutes
a hazard to road safety ( Article 7 ( 2 )). It also lays down the
procedure to be followed in the event of legal proceedings between
Member States over a dispute concerning conformity ( Article 8 ).
       The Directive takes account of         possibility that a Member-
State may be forced to adopt exceptional measures to withhold
registration or ban the import , sale , entry into service or use c "
motorcycles which , despite the conformity of the components to tho
type-approval certificate , nevertheless reveal unforeseen faults ,.
The right for a individual State to apply such a bail may be accepted ,
subject only to the condition that a rapid procedure exists for ^notifying
the other Member' States and the Commission 30 that the Commission can tal'o
the most appropriate action^ ( Article 9 )-*      1>
 ---pagebreak---             Since entry into force of the various special directives
will "be spread over a period of time , it is provided that requirements
 already harmonized "by means , of directive mey "be used for the purposes
 of national type-approval . On the ether hand, the manufacturer may
 inform the other Member States of the checks already carried out by
 ono Member State on the basis of already harmonized requirements
 ( Article 10 ).
            To allow for technical progress , and in addition the need
for rapid modification of the technical specifications , a procedure
has been proposed for cooperation between the Member States and the
Commission in a Committee "Motor Vehicles " set up by the Council
Directive 70/156/CES of 6 February 1570 concerning the approximation
 of laws of the Member States relating to the type approval of motor
vehicles and their trailers ( l ). This procedure must in principle be
applicable in order to amend any technical Annexes which accompany the
 special directives .
These directives can , where appropriate , provide for exceptions to
this principle ( Article 12 ).     ' ■         <
            Article 13 provides for two deadlines ; before expiry of
the first , Member States are required to adopt and publish the measures
necessary to conform to the directive . The second deadline sets the
date by which all the Member States must simultaneously bring into force
the common rules ( Article 13 ( l )).                                  -
            The Commission must be informed within reasonable time'ef
 any draft measures prepared by the Member States in the field covered
by this Directive , the purpose being to enable the Commission to
 formulate any observations on such measures ( Article 13 ( 2 ) )*
.8 .   Consultation' with the European Parliament and the Economic and
       Social Committee
            The opinions of these two authorities are required pursuant
 to the second paragraph of Article 100 of the EEC Treaty . In the case
 of some Member States , implementation of the requirements laid down by
 the Directive will call for amendments to their legislation .
 ( l ) OJ n° L 42 of 23. February 1970
 ---pagebreak---             PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE ON THE
   APPROXIMATION OF THE LAW,3 OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING
             TO THE TYPE-APPROVAL 0? MOTORCYCLES
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
To the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and in
particular Article 100 thereof ;
Ta the proposai from the Commission ;
To the Opinion of the European Parliament ;
To the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee ;
In each Member State , motorcycles must have certain characteristics
which comply with mandatory technical requirements ; whereas such
requirements differ from one Member State to another and consequently
hinder trade within the European Economic Community ;
Such barriers to the establishment and functioning of a common market
can be reduced and even eliminated if all Member States adopt the
same requirements , either in addition to or in place of their existing
laws ;
It is the established practice of the Member States to check that
motorcycles comply with the relevant technical requirements before
they are placed on the market ; whereaa this' check is carried out on
motorcycle types ;
The harmonized technical requirements applicable to individual parts and
characteristics of a motorcycle should be defined in special directives ;
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At Community level it is necessary to introduce a Community
type-approval procedure in order that compliance with these
requirements can be checked and that each Member State recognizes
checks carried out by other Member States ;
This procedure should enable each Member State to ascertain
whether a motorcycle type has been subjected to the . checks laid
down by the special directives and listed in a type-approval
certificate ; whereas this procedure should enable manufacturers
to complete a certificate of conformity for all motorcycles which
conform to an approved type ; whereas a motorcycle accompanied by
such a certificate should be considered by all Member States as
conforming to their own laws ; whereas each Member State should
inform the other Member States of its findings by sending a copy
of thetype-approval certificate completed for each motorcyle type
approved ;
It must be possible to grant type-approval on the basis of Communit;
requirements as and when the special directives relating to the
various motorcycle parts and characteristics enter into force ,
national requirements remaining applicable in respect of parts
and characteristics still not covered by such directives ;
A motorcycle may conform to an approved type but nevertheless have
certain features which are potential road safety hazards ; whereas
it is therefore advisable to lay down an appropriate procedure to
preclude such hazards ;
                                                        \
 ---pagebreak---   Technical progress could make it necessary to carry out rapid
  adjustments to the Annexes of this Directive and to the technical
  requirements defined in separate directives ; and whereas , in
  order to facilitate the implementation of measures required for
  this purpose , a procedure should be laid down for establishing
  close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission
  within the Committee set up - by the Council Directive 70/156/CEE
  of 6 February 1970 concerning the approximation of laws of the
  Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles
  and their trailers (l ).
  HAS ADOPTïïD THIS DIRECTIVE ;
                              CHAPTER I
                             De finitions
                              Article 1
  For the purposes of this Directive , the term "motorcycle " means
  any vehicle having two or three wheels with a maximum design
  speed exceeding 45 km/h and in the case of a three-wheeled
  vehicle a- weight unladen not exoeoding 400 kg*
  If this vehicle is powered by a combustion engine its cylinder
  capacity shall exceed 50 cm3 .
                              Article 2.
  For the purposes of this Directive :
  a)  "national type-approval ,: means the administrative procedure
      known as s
      - agréation par type/aanneming , in Eelgian lavr ;
      - etandardtypegodkendelse . in Danish Isw ;
      - allgemeine Betriebserlaubnis , in German law ;
      - réception par type , in French law ;
      - type - approval , in irish law :
      - omologazione or approvazione del tipo , in Italian law ;
      - agreation , in Luxonbourg law ;
      - typegoedkeuring , in Dutcsh law ;
      - type-approval , in 3ritish law .
(1)0J No 42 of 23 February 1970
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( b)' "EEC type-approval", means the procedure whereby a Member State
      certifies that a typo of motorcycle satisfies the technical
    . requirements of the special directives and the checks listed in
      the EEC type-approval certificate , the model of which is given
      in Annex II .
                               CHAPTER II
                    EEC type-approval of motorcycles
                                Article 3
      Application for type-approval shall be submitted by the manu­
      facturer or his authorized representative to a Member State .
      The application shall be accompanied by an information document ,
      the model of which is given in Annex I , and by the documents
      referred to therein . No, application in respect of any one type
      of motorcycle may be submitted to more than one Member State .
                               Article 4
1.    A Member State shall approve all motorcycle types which satisfy
      the following conditions , namely ,
      a) the motorcycle type must conform to the particulars in the
          information document ;
      b ) the motorcycle type must satisfy the checks listed in the
          model type-approval certificate , referred to in Article 2 ( b).
2.    The Member State which has granted type-approval shall take the
      necessary measures to verify , insofar as it is necessary and ,
      if need be,ia. cooperation with the competent authorities of the
      Member States , that production models conform to tie approved
      prototype . Such verification shall be confined to spot checks .
      Each Member State shall complete all the     sections of a type-
      approval certificate for each motorcycle type which it approves .
 ---pagebreak---                          Article 5
Tne competent authorities of each Member State shall ,
within one month , send to the competent authorities of
other Member States , a copy of the information document
and approval certificate for each motorcycle type which they
approve or refuse to approve .
The manufacturer or his authorized representative in the
country cf registration ■ shall complete a certificate of
conformity , the model of which is      given in Annex III , for
each motorcycle manufactured in conformity with the approved
prototype . '
Member States may , however , for the purposes of taxation of
a notorcycle model or completion cf its registration documents ,
ask for particulars not mentioned in Annex III to be given on
the certificate of conformity , provided that such particulars
are explicitly stated on the information document and can
derived therefrom by a straightforward calculation .
                         Article 6
Tne Member State which has granted the EEC type-approval must
take the necessary measures to ensure that it is informed of
any cessation of production and of any change in the particu­
lars appearing in tne information document .
If the Sbate i; 1. question considers ";hat such a change does not
require an sr;jndment to the existing type-approval certificate ,
or comp].£tion of a fresh type-approval certificate , the
ccnpiteat authorities of that. State - shall inform the manufacturer
thereof and shall send to the competent authorities of the other
Member States , in periodic batches , copies of amendments to
information documents which have already been distributed ,
 ---pagebreak---                               -• 6 ••
     If the State in question finds , that an amendment to an
     information document warrants fresh checks or tests and
     that it is accordingly necessary to amend the existing
     type-approval certificate or complete a fresh type-approval
     certificate , the competent authorities of that State shall
          1      ι
     inform the manufacturer thereof * and shall , within one
     month of such fresh documents being completed , send them
     to the competent authorities of the other Member States .
     Where a type-approval certificate is amended or replaced ,
     or is no longer valid because the type to which it relates
     has been taken out of production , the competent authorities
     of the Member State which granted the type-approval shall ,
     within one month , communicate to the competent authorities
     of the other Member States the serial numbers of the last
     motorcycle manufactured in conformity with the old certificate
     and , where applicable , ,the serial numbers of the first motor­
     cycle manufactured in conformity with the new or amended -
     certificate .
                           Article 7
1*   No Member State may refuse to register or prohibit the sale ,
     entry into service or use of any new motorcycle on grounds
     relating to its construction or functioning , where that
     vehicle is accompanied by a certificate of conformity .
2.   Nevertheless , a Member State may refuse to register or
     prohibit the' sale , entry into service or use of any model of
     motorcycle which , consistently fails to conform to the
     approved prototype .
   s There shall be failure to conform to the approved prototype
     where deviations from the particulars in the information
     document are found to exist and where these deviations have
     not been authorized , under Article 6(2 ) or (3 ) by the Member
     State which granted the type-approval . A motorcycle shall
     not be considered to deviate from the approved type where
     tolerances are permitted by separate directives and these
     tolerances are respected .       ,
 ---pagebreak---                            Article 8
If ti.a, Member State which has granted ESC type-approval finds
that a number   of motorcycles accompanied by a certificate of
conformity do - not conform to the type which it has approved ,
it shall talcs  the necessary measures to ensure that the
production models conform to the approved type .     The competent
authorities of that State shall advise those of the other
Member States of the measures taken which may , where necessary ,
extend to withdrawal of EEC type-approval .
The said aiitiiorities . shall take like measures if they are
informed by the competent authorities of another Member State
of such failure to conform .
The competent authorities of the Member States shall inform each
other within one month of any withdrawal of EEC type-approval ,
and of the reasons for such withdrawal .
                           Artide 9
If a Member State finds that motorcycles of a particular type
are a hazard to road safety although they are accompanied by a
properly issued certificate of conformity , then that State may ,
for a maximum period of 6 months , refuse to register such vehicles
or prohibit their sale , entry into service or use on its territory .
It shall forthwith inform tha other Member States and the Commission
thereof , stating the reasons for its decision .
                           Article 10 .
Once this Directive has entered into force and as the special
Directives necessary for the granting of EEC type<-apprcval
become applicable ;
- in those Member States where motorcycles or a category of
  motorcycles are subject to national type-approval ,
 ---pagebreak---                              - 8 -
that , approval shall be based on the harmonised technical
requirements instead of the corresponding national requirements ,
if the applicant so requests ;
- no Member State where motorcycles or a category of motorcyhle
  are not' subject to national type-approval , may refuse the
  registration or prohibit the sale , entry into service or use
  of such motorcycles on the       grounds that hsurmonized technical
  requirements have been complied with instead of the corresponding
  national requirements , if the competent authorities of the said
  States have been informed thereof by the manufacturer or by his
  authorized representative ,
- on application by the manufacturer or his authorized represen­
  tative and on submission of the information document referred
  to in Article 3 > the Member State concerned shall complete the
  sections of the type-approval certificate referred to in Article
  2 ( b ). A copy of this , certificate shall be issued to the
  applicant . The other Member States shall accept this copy as
  proof that the requisite tests have been carried out *
                             Article 11
All decisions taken pursuant to the - provisions adopted in
implementation of this Directive and refusing or withdrawing type-
approval , or refusing , registration or prohibiting sale or use ,
shall state in detail the reasons on which they are based..
Any such decision 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^ember States and of the time
limits allowed for the exercise of such' remedies .
                             CHAPTER III
                   General and final provisions
                             Article 12
Any changes which are necessary in order to adapt :
- Annexes I , II and III of this Directive , or
- the provisions contained in the special Directives referred to
  in Annex II , •
to take account of technical progress shall be adopted in accordance
with the procedure laid down in Articles 12 and 13 of the Council
Directive 70/156/CSE 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 .
 ---pagebreak---                             - 9 -
                          Article 13
1. Member States shall adopt and publish the provisions needed in
   order to comply with this Directive before 1 April 1976 and
   shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof .  They shall
   apply these provisions from 1 October 1976 .
2. As soon as this Directive has been notified , the Member States
   shall ensure that the Commission is informed in sufficient time
   to enable it to submit its comments , of any draft laws ,
   regulations or administrative provisions which they intend to
   adopt in the field covered by this Directive .
                          Article lk
   This Directive is addressed to the Member States .
 ---pagebreak---                                              ANNEX I
                                  MODEL INFORMATION DOCUMENT
                                     FOR MOTORCYCLES ( a )
 0.            GENERAL
 0»1 »         Make    ( trade name )
 0.2 . ,       Typo . and commercial ■ description ( mention variants if any) ...
 0.3 .         Name and address of manufacturer
 0.4 .         Name . and address of manufacturer 's authorized representative
               ( if any)
 0.5 •         Positioning and affixing of statutory plates and inscriptions
 0.6 .         Serial numbers for this type beginning at No                          .........
.U , . . .G.ENERAL .C.QNS.TRU.C.TIOJT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MOTORCYCLE
               ( attach dimensional sketches of the motorcycle )
 1(.      , * ^un^b.er. of. wheeliS    . ....     ... . v. • .». . ..... ............. »*«.« . . . •
 1.2 .         Sketch showing the frame                                             *
-1-.3 *        Position ahd arrangement of the engine
 Z*. • . > . DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHTS ( in mm and kg )
 2.1 .         Wheelbase ( unladen )
2.2 *          Track ( for three-wheeled motorcycles )
2.3 »_ . , Maximum ov.er 9.11 dimensions :                                , . ■
2.3 * 1 ,* Lengjth unladen . ......
2 . 3*2 » Width
 2.3.3'. Height " unladëh ( b )          ' '     ' '                                 '
  • « . ;    »
               (1) r .      ' • ♦        « •   ....
               (2)
               (3 )
2.3.4 . Ground clearance ( c ) ( laden to the technically permissible
               îimit )
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                   Annex I
                     Z»b *      Weight unladen ( with oil , fuel , tool-kit but excluding rider
                     2.4.1 • Distribution of unladen weight on the wheel spindles «,
.                    2.5 .      Technically permissible maximum laden weight as stated by
                                the manufacturer •*•••••••••*•••*••»•••••••••••••••••••
;      ■ *                                                                                       »
      , . , . 2.5.1 • Distribution of this weight on the -                 wheel spindles . .
te        -     .  1  .   • .
                     2.6 .      Technically permissible maximum laden weight , as stated by
                                the manufacturer , on each spindle
                    3.          ENGINE               ^
                    3*1 .       Manufacturer ,           ............
  «-        .. 3.2 .«
              /
                                Description , type and location                           *
                    3«3 *       Working cycle                               .               .. ...
                    3*4 *       Cooling system ( air , water )
                    3.5 .       Lubrication
                    3.6 .       Number , arrangement and marking of cylinders or stators ( in
                                the case of rotary-piston engines )             *•••••
                    3.7 .       Bore , stroke and swept volume or , in the case of rotary-
                                piston engines , combustion-chamber . volume ••••..••«••••••.•«( d)
                    3.8 .       Complete diagram of valve-operating mechanism ( dimensional
                                sketch). . .... »c ... .                                       ...... .
   ♦ * ■ • 3*9 » • * Compression ratio ( distance and gaskets ) ( dimensional - drawings )
                    3*10 . Maximum power at •                                                rev/min
    '1 "'' '                  ' ( specify where the- power 'is , measured)      ,              *
                    3 » i 1 • Maximum torque at                                    •••••••• rev/min .
                                ( specify the standard used)                            . , :
     ,            , 3.]2 ., Fuel normally used «••••••.•••...
     . ... 3.13 *- Fuel tank (capacity and- position )
         ./» 3 * 14 . - Carburettor (.type ,, manufacturer and description sketch ).. ...
                     3 . 15 .   Exhaust system
                     3*16*'     Fuel supply system ( typfc )                                       • •••
                     3.17 *     Electrical system ( voltage )
                     3*18 *     Generator ( type and rated output )
                     3.19 .     Ignition ( type of equipment , advance setting ( in degrees or
                                in mm ) whether automatic or not )
                     3*20 .     Means of starting
                     3*21 .     Measures taken against air pollution
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                            3 -                     Annex I
             h»                 TRANSMISSION ( description dimensional sketch )
             4 *1 •             Type of transmission
             i*.2 »             Clutch ( type )                                             .......... ............
             k»3i -             Gear-box ( type , " method of gear change )
             U»U «              Gear ratios                                                                    .........
                Gear                  |
                                                         Pnmary                           ( Gear-box             Secondary  Overall
                                                   Transmission                                 ratio         Transmission gear ratio
                                                                                          L
                                        I       ... - – » -        q v
                                        I
                          1             I                       .'          * •      •
                          2
                        3
                                Vehicle speed attainod at an engine speed of 1000 rpm with
                                the tyres normally - fitted * ( circumference when laden •»••••••
                                                       .                  •
                                                                            metres ).
                                                                             .   » ■
                                                                               1
                               « .              1             *               \          Gear          Speed in km/h
                                                                                           1
                    .      s  -    f     ' f     - »        t
                                                                                           2
                                                                                       . »  < «  *   «
                                                                                          3        :
         •       ■·,  »          .            '                        '· *
           \            '           *     « »
  ..                            Maximum speed of the Kotorcycle in top gear ( km/h ) ....
            4*7 »               Method of starting engine ......................                                               *
       , 5«                  . SUSPENSION ( overall sketch of the complete suspension system )
     .          1 • • . . Tyres . and rims normally fitted ( dimensions and characteristics )
       . 5.1.1 . Front
.          5,1.2 . vBeer >                                                                                ^      *
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5.2 »          Suspension détails for éach wheel
50-* „         Characteristics of the springing parts of the suspension ( design,
               material , characteristics and dimensions )
5.4 *          Dampers ( if fitted ) .............                  ....«•
'€>•-' ' '     STEERING ( attach descriptive dimensional sketch )
              Maximum deflection of the wheels'          '
6*1 • 1 •      To the right                        ( degrees )
6.1.2 .        To the left                         ( degrees )
     . .                               !                          '      .
              4                                                                \
7#             BRAKING ( attach general arrangement and operating sketches )
8.             LI GHTING AND LIGHT-SIGN ALL ING DEVICES
              T5imensional sketch of outside of motorcycle showing positions
               of lighting devices and colour of lights )
8•1 •       ' Dipped headlight «••*...••
8.2 .         Main-beam headlight
8*3 *         Hear light
8.4 *      " Red rear reflex refloctor
8.5 *         Side reflex reflectors# .,
8.6 .         Front pilot light                 .
8.7 *         Stop light
8.8 .         Hear registration-plate illuminating light • • . •
8.9 *         Direction indicators
8.10 .        Fog light •                              ...........
8.11 .        Light switch . . . . • • *
9 . ' : " 'MISCELLAJTEOUS
9.1 .         Audible warning devices
9.2 .         Location of rear registration-plate
9*3 *         Interférence suppressor ( description )
9 «V.'        Noise level
9*3 *         Rear-view mirror
9*6 *         Saddles and seats
9*6*1 •       Number
9.6.2 .       Foot-rest                                    ............
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9.7 .      Mudguard
9.8 .      Coupling device ( if fitted) ••••...•..•••              ..**.••
9.9 .      Anti-theft device •••..•,...*•                                .
9.10 .     Speedometer and odometer                                     ••
9*11 .     External fittings
                              NOTES
For each section where photographs or drawings are to be attached ,
specify the numbers of the Annexes involved .
(a)    If a part has been type-approved , it is sufficient to quote the
       type-approval reference and omit the description . Similarly ,
       a part need not be described if its structure is clearly apparent
       from the attached diagrams or sketches .
(b)    When calculating the unladen heights for two-wheeled vehicles , the
       following measurements should be recorded :
       1)  The height from the contact area of the front tyre to the
           uppermost part of the headlamp body .
       2)  The height from the contact area of the front tyre and the
           highest point of the handlebar at maximum deflection
           ( handlebar fittings such as rear-view mirrors are not taken
           into account).
       3)  The height from the contact area of the rear tyre and the
           highest point of its mudguard .
       For three-wheeled vehicles the heights are as follows :
       1)  Height from the contact area of the front tyre to the
           uppermost part of the headlamp body .
       2)  Height from the contact area of the front tyre to the
           highest point of the handlebar at maximum deflection ,
           ( handlebar fittings such as rear-view mirrors etc .. are
           not taken into account).
       3)  Height from the contact area of the wheels and the highest
           point of the vehicle .
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( c )" . In . accordance with draft' ISO recommendation No 586 section 7 *
(d)       To calculate the cylinder capacity the following formula
       -- should be used :            •   ' , ,
                        /'   • • –h1
                                   sfsf         = 0.78
                      . •  ■     . * Ll - ■
Stroke and bore measurements shall be rounded down to the nearest
half millimetre and the measurement of the cylinder capacity or
combustion chamber volume shall be rounded off substractively to
the nearest cubic centimetre .
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                           ' t. ».      * •• v    *»*.     *i •* ■ * *
                        ESC TYPE-APPROVAL CERTIFICATE
                                            FOR MOTORCYCLES
  GENERAL •                                                      '
*Type-'approv'al 'certificates*' issued under the*" EEC type-approval
 jpjrpc.e.dure .are., to be completed as follows :
                                         '               *                   '      •' ' *
  1 , 1 Having checked the accuracy of the particulars given in
          the' information document , use these particulars to fill
          in the relevant sections of the model type-approval
       4 certificate give# under.. B of this -Annex . •                        >
          Having carried cut the operations corresponding to the
          following" abbreviations , ehtfer the abbreviation^) shown
          against each item on the model type-approval certificate :
                                     ..                                '                  * '
          "CONF" Check that' the relevant part or characteristic
              •• •• • conforms to the particulars in the information
                        . document 5                                             .
  » * . • »SD" '■ * f Check that the part or characteristic in question
                          complies with the harmonized requirements adopted
                          in implementation of the relevant special
                          Directive :'                                             * '     -
,    ...        ,  , -V    <   ,   '  • -    . ■ V     .
          "SCH'I          Check that a sketch and/or a diagram has been
                          cltt3.Cll6d «                                  , ;
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   B.    MODEL TYPE-APPROVAL CERTIFICATE FOR MOTOPCYCLES
   0.            GENERAL                :                \
   0*1 •         Make ( tradó nane ) • • .. . . »                         •
   0.2 .         Type and commercial description (mention variations -if any) . ...
           *r• *                ■ • - ■
   0.3 *         Name and, address of manufacturer
   Q.k*          Name and address of manufacturer 's . authorized representative ( if
                 any) y..
   0.5 *         Positioning and affixing of statutory plates and inscriptions
                                                                                 ... SD
   0.6 .         Serial numbers for this type beginning at No
   1.     ' GENERAL CONSTRUCTION CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MOTORCYCLE
   1.1 *         Number of wheels           ............................      .... CONF
 , 1.2 .         Sketch showing the frame                                        . CONF
   1.3 *         Position and arrangement of the engine                       .... CONF
              - DIMENSIONS . AND WEIGHTS ( mm and kg )
   2.1 .         Wheelbase ( unladen )
   2.2 .         Track ( for three-wheeled motorcycles )
   2.3 *         Maximum overall dimensions :
' 2.3*1 • Longili ( unladen)                *
   2.3*2 . Width                                                            «
   2*3*3 « Height ( unladen )                      ...... .........
   2.3.4 * Ground clearance ( when laden to the technically permissible
                 maximum weight )
   2.4 .         Unladen weight ( with lubricant , fuel , tool-kit and without rider )
   Z,lf.1 . Distribution of this weight on the wheel spindles
   2.5 *         Technically permissible maximum laden weight , as stated by the
                 manufacturer
   2.5*1 * Distribution of this weight on the wheel spindles ..............
   2.6 .         Technically permissible maximum laden weight on each spindle , as
                 stated by the manufacturer
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  3.       . . ENGINE ..                                                      : • ■ ■               -      1 •
  3.1 .        Manufacturer •«» . ....... ............ t ..... ............ . CONF
  3*2 *        Description , type and location ••»...••.                                            .. CONF
  3*3 *        Working cycle •         ..                                                               CONF
   3«4 *       Cooling system ( air , water ) ........................... CONF
  3«5 «        Lubrication ..............................                                      ..•••• CONF
  3.6 .        Number , arrangement and marking of cylinders or stators ( in
               the case of rotary-piston engines ) ••••••.. . ..<»...•»• « CONF
  3.7 .        Bore , stroke and swept volume or , in the case of rotary-
               piston engines , combustion chamber volume ... ^ . o ...... . CONF
  3.8 .        Complete diagram of val%re-operating mechanise ........ . CONF
  3.9 .        Compression ratio '(pistons and gaskets ) ........                                       CONF
  3«10 . Maximum power                                                                                  ^. SD
  3.11 . • Maxinum torquo at ... * o .......... .. rev/min                                     ...... CONF
* '3«t2 « 'Fuel tank ( capacity and position )                                               , ..... ... SD
   3«13 « " Carburettor ( type , manufacturer )                                       o                    . SD - SCII
                                   •        »                  ' •        ' •
   3.14V       Exhaüst system ..... *• ~ ................................ «. SD
  3.15 *       Electrical system ( voltage )                                      »■«> .> ...... . CONF
   3• 1 6•     Generator ( type and ra^ed output )                                                 ....CONF
  3.17 .       Means of starting • •                                                  »».... .-..-CONF
   3.18 .      Measures taken against .a,ir. pollution                                                  ..SD
   Zf .        TRANSMISSION                                                   . ',• ' ,
   4. 1 .      Type of transmission
   /+. 2 .     Clutch ( type )                           * .............. *
   4«3 *       Gear-box ( type , method cf gearchange ) .. • •*.?                                              .
   if . 4 .    Gear ratios •                                                                                     ,
                      Primary                  Gear-box                 Secondary                Overall
        Gear
                    Transmission                 ratio     •    Transmission                   gear ratios
                 :        ι          , ι
                                                             1  1 ' ■ 1 1
                                                                                         ι
                 !
          1                              I
                                         I
          2                              >·
                                       iί
                                 -     !
         3                             1                                                              »  •  ••
                                       I
                                                        »
                                         *                                                 t
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b*5 >          Vehicle speed attained at an engine speed of 1 000 rprn
               with the tyres normally fitted ( circumference when .laden
               • • •••«•«*•••••**••* metres)# '
                                         Gear           Speed in km/h .
                                    r ■
                                                         ' *   · .
                                            1     '
                                           2
                                           3
                                                    ι
                                        • • • è •   |
5.             SUSPENSION                                                        ... SD
5.1            Tyres and rims normally fitted ( dimensions and character­
               istics ) •
5.1.1 . •' Front
5И.2 ."        Bear .. ......
6* .           STEERING ■ . -• ■ •• •                                                SD
6*1 * . .f • . Maximum deflection of wheels
6.1.K . To the . right                                    ( degrees )
6.1.2 . ... To the left                                   ( degrees )
7.             BRAKING          -                                                    SD - R
8.             LIGHTING AND LIGHT-SIGNALIING DEVICES                                 SD
8.1 . i **
               Dipped headlight i
                        "* •
8.2 .          Main-beam headlight                                 , /.
8.3 .          Rear light
8.     -       Red rear- reflex reflector
8.5 .          Side reflex reflectors
8.6 . -        Front pilot 'light '                   '      '
8.7 »          Stop light
8.8 .          Rear registration-plate illuminating light
8.9 .          Direction indicators
8.10 .         Fog light
8•1 1 •        Light switch
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9 . . MISCELLANEOUS                                                       SD
9*1 . Audible warning devices . ••«         . ...
9.2 . Location of rear registration-plate
9.3 « Interference suppressor
9*4 * Noise level                                                  ......
9.5 *  Ro ar-vie w mxrror ...........
9.6 . Saddles and seats
9.6.1.Number
9.6.2.Foot-res t        ........      ..........              ...........
9*7 * Mudguard                  «...               «
9*8 *  Coupling device ( if fitted )
9*9 •  Anti-theft device ••••••••••*•«••••*•••••••••••
9.10 . Speedometer and odometer
9*11 • External fittings ..................
The undersigned hereby certifies the accuracy of the manufacturer 's
description given in Information Document No               ... of the
motorcycle , chassis No                     submitted by the manufacturer
as a prototype of the model
The checks carried out at the request of the manufacturer , ••••••
................... show that the motorcycle , chassis No ........
specified above which has been submitted as a series prototype
has satisfied all requirements in respect of each and every item
in this certificate .
                                                            \
                            Done at                  on
                                                ( signature )
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      MODEL OF CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY ffQR MOTORCYCLES
The undersigned . ....                     ( surname and first name )
hereby certifies that the notorcycle :
1.  Make
2.  Type ».     ........
3.  Type sériai number
conforms in all respects to the type approved
at                                     on
oy
and described in Type-Approval Certificate No
and in Information Document No
                          Done at                      on
                                         ( signature )
                                       . . . . . ...» ........
                                           ( position)