Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C00465:body:0:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C00465
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 13886–17228

installation on vehicles of categories N2 and N31 of FUPDs which have been type approved to Part I of this Regulation;
                  1.                            PART III: vehicles of categories N2 and N3 with regard to its front underrun protection (FUP), equipped with an FUPD, which has not been separately approved according to Part I of this Regulation or so designed and/or equipped that their component parts can be regarded as fulfilling the function of the FUPD.
              3.                                  Vehicles of categories N2 with a maximum mass not exceeding 7.5 tonnes shall comply only with the ground clearance requirement of 400 mm set out in this Regulation.
              4.                                  The requirements of this Regulation do not apply to:
                  1.                            off-road vehicles of categories N2G and N3G1
                  2.                            vehicles such that their use is incompatible with the provisions of front underrun protection.
          1. PURPOSE
The purpose of this Regulation is to offer effective protection for vehicles of category M1 or N11 against underrunning of vehicles mentioned in paragraph 1 of this Regulation in the event of a frontal collision.
3.                                          DEFINITIONS
3.1.                                    For the purpose of this Regulation:
3.1.1.                              "Maximum mass" of the vehicle means the mass stated by the vehicle manufacturer to be the maximum technically permissible (this may be higher than the "permissible maximum mass" laid down by the national administration);
3.1.2.                              "Maximum weight" of the vehicle means the vertical force (in newtons) required to support the same vehicle loaded to its maximum mass;
3.1.3.                              "Unladen vehicle" means the vehicle in running order unoccupied and unladen but complete with fuel, coolant, lubricant, tools and a spare wheel (if provided as standard equipment by the vehicle manufacturer);
3.1.4.                              "Approval of an FUPD" means the approval of such a type of FUPD with respect to the requirements laid down in paragraph 7 below;
3.1.5.                              "Type of FUPD" means FUPD which do not differ with respect to the essential characteristics such as shape, dimensions, attachment, materials and the markings cited in paragraph 4.2. below;
3.1.6.                              "Front underrun protection (FUP)" means the presence at the front of the vehicle of either:
3.1.6.1.                                      A special device (FUPD); or
         3.1.6.2.                                      Body work, chassis parts or other components, such that by virtue of their shape and characteristics, these elements can be regarded as fulfilling the function of the FUPD;
3.1.7.                              "Approval of a vehicle" means the approval of a vehicle type:
for Part II of this Regulation - with regard to the installation of an FUPD of an approved type according to Part I of this Regulation, or
for Part III of this Regulation - with regard to its FUP;
3.1.8.                              "Vehicle type" means vehicles which do not essentially differ in such aspects as:
The width of the foremost axle measured