Article 1 
For the purposes of this Directive, ‘vehicle’ means any motor vehicle of category N, as defined in Annex I to Directive 70/156/EEC, designed and constructed for use on the road, with or without bodywork, having at least four wheels and a maximum design speed exceeding 25 km/h.
Article 2 
No Member State may refuse EEC type-approval or national type-approval of a vehicle type, or refuse or prohibit the sale, registration, putting into service or use of a vehicle on grounds relating to their external projections forward of the cab's rear panel, if such vehicles satisfy the requirements set out in Annex I.
Article 3 
Any amendments necessary to adapt the requirements of the Annexes to technical progress shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of Directive 70/156/EEC.
Article 4 
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 1 June 1993. They shall apply these provisions from 1 October 1993. When Member States adopt these provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such a reference shall be laid down by the Member States. 2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law that they adopt in the field governed by this Directive.
Article 5 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 17 December 1992. For the Council The President R. NEEDHAM Done at Brussels, 17 December 1992. For the Council The President R. NEEDHAM For the Council The President R. NEEDHAM