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Regulation No. 52 and to Classes I or II and A, according to Regulation No. 107) must be equipped with safety-belt anchorages which satisfy the requirements of this Regulation.

5.3.1.1.                   The anchorages of a harness belt system approved as a S-type belt (with or without retractor(s)) according to Regulation No. 16 shall comply with the requirements of Regulation No. 14, but the additional anchorage or anchorages provided for the fitting of a crotch strap (assembly) are exempted from the strength and location requirements of this Regulation.

         5.3.2.                         The minimum number of safety-belt anchorages for each forward and rearward directed seating position shall be those specified in annex 6.

         5.3.3.                         However, for outboard seating positions, other than front, of vehicles of category N1, shown in annex 6 and marked with the symbol Ø, two lower anchorages are 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.

         5.3.4.                         For the front centre seating positions shown in annex 6 and marked with the symbol *, two lower anchorages shall be considered adequate where the windscreen is located outside the reference zone defined in annex 1 to Regulation No. 21; if located inside the reference zone, three anchorages are required.

         As regards belt anchorages, the windscreen is considered as part of the reference zone when it is capable of entering into static contact with the test apparatus according to the method described in annex 1 to Regulation No. 21.

         5.3.5.                         In every seating position marked in annex 6 with symbol ╬, three anchorages shall be provided. Two anchorages may be provided if one of the following conditions is fulfilled:

         5.3.5.1.                   there is a seat or other parts of the vehicle conforming to Regulation No. 80, appendix 1, paragraph 3.5. directly in front, or

         5.3.5.2.                   no part of the vehicle is in the reference zone, or capable of being in the reference zone when the vehicle is in motion, or

         5.3.5.3.                   parts of the vehicle within the said reference zone comply with the energy absorbing requirements set out in Regulation No. 80, appendix 6.

         5.3.6.                         For all folding seats, or seating intended solely for use when the vehicle is stationary as well as for all the seats of any vehicle which are not covered by paragraphs 5.3.1. to