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restraint system the test report shall also specify the manner of attaching the vehicle structure to the trolley, the position of the seats, and the inclination of the seat backs.  If the forward displacement of the manikin has exceeded the values prescribed in paragraph 6.4.1.3.2. above, the report shall state whether the requirements of paragraph 6.4.1.4.1. have been met.

8. REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING THE INSTALLATION IN THE VEHICLE

8.1. Vehicle equipment

           8.1.1. With the exception of folding seats (as defined in Regulation No. 14) and seating intended solely for use when the vehicle is stationary, the seats of vehicles of categories M and N as defined in Annex 7 to the Consolidated Resolution (R.E.3) *[/] (except those vehicles of categories M2 and M3 which belong to Classes I or II, according to Regulation No. 36, to Class A, according to Regulation No. 52 and to Classes I or II and A, according to Regulation No. 107) must be equipped with safety‑belts or restraint systems which satisfy the requirements of this Regulation.

           8.1.2. The types of safety-belts or restraint systems for each seating position where installation is required shall be those specified in Annex 16 (with which neither non-locking retractors (para. 2.14.1.) nor manually unlocking retractor (para. 2.14.2.) can be used).  For all seating positions where lap belts type B are specified in Annex 16 lap belts type Br3 are permitted except in the case that, in use, they retract to such an extent as to reduce comfort in a notable way after normal buckling up.

          8.1.2.1. However, for outboard seating positions, other than front, of vehicles of the category N1 shown in Annex 16 and marked with the symbol Ø, the installation of a lap belt of type Br4m or Br4Nm is allowed, where there exists a passage between a seat and the nearest side wall of the vehicle intended to permit access of passengers to other parts of the vehicle.  A space between a seat and the side wall is considered as a passage, if the distance between that side wall, with all doors closed, and a vertical longitudinal plane passing through the centre line of the seat concerned - measured at the R-point position and perpendicularly to the median longitudinal plane of the vehicle - is more than 500 mm.

           8.1.3. Where no safety-belts are required any type of safety-belt or restraint system conforming to this Regulation may be provided at the choice of the manufacturer.  A-type belts of the types permitted in Annex 16 may be provided as an alternative to lap belts for those seating positions where lap belts are specified in Annex 16.

           8.1.4. On three point belts fitted with retractors, one retractor must operate at