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Council Directive of 16 October 1978 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to head restraints of seats of motor vehicles (78/932/EEC) (repealed)

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  1. Introductory Text

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      ANNEX I

      SCOPE, DEFINITIONS, APPLICATION FOR EEC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL, GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS, TESTS AND CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION

      1. 1. SCOPE

        1. 1.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. 2. DEFINITIONS

        1. 2.1. Vehicle type with regard to head restraints

          1. 2.1.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 2.1.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2.2. Head restraint

        3. 2.3. Type of seat

        4. 2.4. Type of head restraint

        5. 2.5. H point

        6. 2.6. R point or seating reference point

        7. 2.7. Reference line r

        8. 2.8. Head line

      3. 3. APPLICATION FOR EEC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL

        1. 3.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 3.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          1. 3.2.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 3.2.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 3.2.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

          4. 3.2.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

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          2. 3.3.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

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            2. 3.3.2.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 3.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

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          2. 3.4.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. 4. MARKINGS

        1. 4.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          1. 4.1.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

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      5. (5.)

      6. 6. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

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        5. 6.5. . . . . . . . . . ....

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        7. 6.7. . . . . . . . . . ....

        8. 6.8. . . . . . . . . . ....

        9. 6.9. . . . . . . . . . ....

      7. 7. TESTS

        1. 7.1. Verification of the R point of the seat in which...

        2. 7.2. Determination of the height of the head restraint

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          2. 7.2.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

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        3. 7.3. Determination of the width of the head restraint

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          2. 7.3.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 7.3.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 7.4. Determination of the effectiveness of the device

          1. 7.4.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 7.4.2. Preparation for the test

            1. 7.4.2.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 7.4.3. Testing

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            5. 7.4.3.5. . . . . . . . . . ....

            6. 7.4.3.6. . . . . . . . . . ....

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      8. 8. CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION

        1. (8.1.)

        2. (8.2.)

        3. (8.3.)

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      9. (9.)

      10. 10. INSTRUCTIONS

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      ANNEX II

      PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING THE ‘H’ POINT AND THE ACTUAL SEATBACK ANGLE AND FOR VERIFYING THE RELATIVE POSITIONS OF THE R AND H POINTS AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE DESIGN SEATBACK ANGLE AND THE ACTUAL SEATBACK ANGLE

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      ANNEX III

      DETERMINATION OF HEIGHT AND WIDTH OF HEAD RESTRAINT

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      ANNEX IV

      DETAILS OF LINES DRAWN AND MEASUREMENTS TAKEN DURING TEST

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      ANNEX V

      TEST PROCEDURE FOR CHECKING ENERGY DISSIPATION

      1. 1. SETTING UP, TEST APPARATUS, RECORDING INSTRUMENTS AND PROCEDURE

        1. 1.1. Setting up

        2. 1.2. Test apparatus

          1. 1.2.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 1.2.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 1.3. Recording instruments

          1. 1.3.1. Acceleration:

          2. 1.3.2. Speed:

          3. 1.3.3. Time recording:

        4. 1.4. Test procedure

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          2. 1.4.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. 2. RESULTS

      3. 3. EQUIVALENT PROCEDURES

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        2. 3.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

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      ANNEX VI

      EEC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL MARK

      1. 1. GENERAL

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      2. 2. TWO EXAMPLES OF EEC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL MARKS

        1. 2.1. Component type-approval mark of a head restraint which forms an...

        2. 2.2. EEC component type-approval mark of a head restraint which is...

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      ANNEX VII

      MODEL EEC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL CERTIFICATE

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