Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilDangos y teitl llawn

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning type-approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor (Text with EEA relevance)

Article 8U.K.Classification of tyres

1.Tyres shall be classified as follows:

(a) class C1 tyres

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tyres designed primarily for vehicles of categories M1, N1, O1 and O2;

(b) class C2 tyres

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tyres designed primarily for vehicles of categories M2, M3, N, O3 and O4 with a load capacity index in single formation ≤ 121 and the speed category symbol ≥ ‘N’;

(c) class C3 tyres

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tyres designed primarily for vehicles of categories M2, M3, N, O3 and O4 with one of the following load capacity indices:

(i)

a load capacity index in single formation ≤ 121 and the speed category symbol ≤ ‘M’;

(ii)

a load capacity index in single formation ≥ 122.

A tyre may be classified in more than one class provided that it meets all the relevant requirements of each class in which it is classified.

2.The list of load-capacity indices and their corresponding masses contained in UNECE Regulations 30 and 54 shall apply.