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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to 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(1), and in particular Article 14(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012(2) implements Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 through laying down requirements for the EC type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers with regard to their masses and dimensions.
(2) Aerodynamic devices and equipment, such as for instance retractable or foldable flaps attached to the rear of trucks and their trailers, as well as aerodynamic devices and equipment for cabs are currently available technology with a potential for improving the aerodynamic performance of vehicles. However, due to their design, those devices and equipment may project beyond the outermost part at the front, back or laterally of the vehicles on which they are fitted. Therefore, vehicles fitted with such devices and equipment should be exempted from the requirements relating to the standard dimensions.
(3) Council Directive 96/53/EC(3) was amended by Directive (EU) 2015/719 of the European Parliament and of the Council(4) and by Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council(5) to provide for a derogation from the maximum length and weight restrictions in order to allow the use of motor vehicles with improved aerodynamic characteristics and alternatively fuelled or zero-emission motor vehicles, respectively, in cross-border traffic.
(4) With a view to ensuring coherence between EC type-approval legislation and the harmonised rules for road vehicles circulating within the Union, it is necessary to lay down type-approval requirements for motor vehicles with elongated cabs and for aerodynamic equipment or devices in order to ensure that they provide benefits in terms of energy performance, better visibility for drivers, safety to other road users as well as safety and comfort for drivers.
(5) It is not possible for an approval authority to certify that a type of aerodynamic device and equipment satisfies the relevant technical requirements independently of a vehicle. Such aerodynamic devices and equipment should therefore be type-approved in relation to one or more specified types of vehicles or in relation to generic vehicles for which the precise dimensions and material specifications at the installation location are defined. For that reason, they should be type-approved as separate technical units and the specific requirements for their approval before being placed on the market should be set out. Elongated cabs should be subject to a vehicle type-approval, respectively, as required by Directive 96/53/EC.
(6) Compliance with the upcoming CO2 emission standards for heavy duty vehicles will require the application of various technologies to improve energy efficiency. One of the most efficient measures to improve energy efficiency is to reduce air drag of motor vehicles.
(7) Retractable or foldable aerodynamic devices attached to the rear of trucks and their trailers and aerodynamic devices and equipment of cabs should be constructed in such a way to ensure that they do not impair the capability of the vehicle to be used for intermodal transport. Therefore, the maximum width of 2,60 m should apply to all vehicles, including the refrigerated ones. In addition, the aerodynamic devices should be able to resist the displacement of air generated by operational circumstances in intermodal transport.
(8) Alternatively fuelled or zero-emission motor vehicles should benefit from extra weight allowance. The additional weight required for the alternative fuel or zero-emission technology should be clearly indicated on the manufacturer’s statutory plate.
(9) Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(10) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Technical Committee – Motor Vehicles,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012 is amended as follows:
in Article 1, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘1.This Regulation lays down the requirements for the EC type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers with regard to their masses and dimensions as well as of certain separate technical units intended for those vehicles.’;
Article 2 is amended as follows:
points (25) and (26) are replaced by the following:
“wheelbase” means the following:
for motor vehicles and drawbar trailers, the horizontal distance between the centre of the first and the last axle;
for centre-axle trailers, semi-trailers and rigid drawbar trailers, the distance between the vertical axis of the coupling and the centre of the last axle;
“axle spacing” means the distance between two consecutive axles; for centre axle trailers, semi-trailers and rigid drawbar trailers, the first axle spacing is the horizontal distance between the vertical axis of the front coupling and the centre of the first axle;’;
point (33) is replaced by the following:
“rear swing-out” means the distance between the initial point and the actual extreme point reached by the rear end of a vehicle when manoeuvring in the conditions specified in Section 8 of Part B of Annex I or in Section 7 of Part C of that Annex;’;
the following point (41) is added:
“aerodynamic devices and equipment” mean devices or equipment that are designed to reduce the aerodynamic drag of road vehicles, with the exception of elongated cabs.’;
the following Articles 4a and 4b are inserted:
1.The manufacturer or his representative shall submit to the type-approval authority the application for EC type-approval of an aerodynamic device or equipment as a separate technical unit.
The application shall be drawn up in accordance with the model of the information document set out in Part C of Annex V.
2.If the relevant requirements set out in this Regulation are met, the approval authority shall grant an EC separate technical unit type-approval and issue a type-approval number in accordance with the numbering system set out in Annex VII to Directive 2007/46/EC
A Member State shall not assign the same number to another type of separate technical unit.
3.For the purposes of paragraph 2, the type-approval authority shall deliver an EC type-approval certificate established in accordance with the model set out in Part D of Annex V.
Every separate technical unit conforming to a type in respect of which EC separate technical unit type-approval has been granted pursuant to this Regulation shall bear an EC separate technical unit type-approval mark as set out in Part E of Annex V.’;
Annex I is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation;
Annex V is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 October 2019.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude Juncker
Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012 is amended as follows:
in Part A, point 1.3 is replaced by the following:
Part B is amended as follows:
point 1.3 is replaced by the following:
the following points 1.3.1. to 1.3.1.3. are inserted:
By way of derogation concerning the applicable requirements relating to rear underrun protection, the horizontal distances between the rear of the rear underrun protection device and the rear extremity of the vehicle as fitted with aerodynamic devices and equipment may be measured without taking the devices and equipment into account on condition that they exceed 200 mm in length, they are in the in-use condition and the fundamental sections of the elements placed at a height ≤ 2,0 m above the ground measured in unladen condition are made of material having a hardness of < 60 Shore (A). Narrow ribs, tubing and metal wire forming a frame or substrate to support the fundamental sections of the elements shall not be taken into account when determining the hardness. However, in order to eliminate the risk of injuries and penetration of other vehicles in the event of a collision, any ends of such ribs, tubing and metal wire shall not be directed rearward, with the device and equipment both in the retracted or folded and the in-use positions.
As alternative to the derogation referred to in the previous paragraph, the horizontal distances between the rear of the rear underrun protection device and the rear extremity of the vehicle as fitted with aerodynamic devices and equipment may be measured without taking the aerodynamic devices and equipment into account provided that they exceed 200 mm in length, they are in the in-use condition and those devices or equipment comply with the test provisions set out in Appendix 4.
The horizontal distances between the rear of the rear underrun protection device and the rear extremity of the vehicle shall however be measured with the aerodynamic devices and equipment positioned in the retracted or folded position or take into account the resulting projection length in accordance with point 1.6.1 of Appendix 4, if this length exceeds that of the retracted or folded position.’;
the following points 2.1.3., 2.1.3.1. and 2.1.3.2. are inserted:
"96/53/EC ARTICLE 10B COMPLIANT – XXXX KG"
The height of the symbol’s characters and stated value shall not be less than 4 mm.
In addition, until the introduction of a dedicated entry in the Certificate of Conformity, the value of the additional weight shall be stated under “remarks” in the Certificate of Conformity as to allow inclusion of this information in on-board vehicle registration papers.’;
the following point 2.2.5.1. is inserted:
in point 6.1, the following sentence is added:
‘The requirements in this point shall not apply to the electric-only driving mode of hybrid electric vehicles.’;
point 6.2. is replaced by the following:
in point 7.1.1., the following sentence is added:
‘If the vehicle is equipped with aerodynamic devices or equipment referred to in points 1.3.1.1 and 1.3.1.2, the devices and equipment shall be in the deployed and in-use position’;
the following point 7.4. is inserted:
in point 8.1.1., the following sentence is added:
‘If the vehicle is equipped with aerodynamic devices or equipment referred to in points 1.3.1.1 and 1.3.1.2, the devices and equipment shall be in the deployed and in-use position’;
the following point 8.3. is added:
Part C is amended as follows:
in point 1.1.2., letter (b) is replaced by the following:
2,60 m for vehicles fitted with a bodywork with insulated walls of at least 45 mm thick, having bodywork code 04 or 05 of Appendix 2 to Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC;’;
point 1.3 is replaced by the following:
the following points 1.3.1. to 1.4.2. are inserted:
By way of derogation concerning the applicable requirements relating to front underrun protection, the horizontal distances between the foremost part of the vehicle as fitted with aerodynamic devices and equipment and its front underrun protective device as well as the rear of the rear underrun protection device and the rear extremity of the vehicle as fitted with aerodynamic devices and equipment may be measured without taking the devices and equipment into account on condition that at the rear they exceed 200 mm in length and they are in the in-use condition and that at the front and rear the fundamental sections of the elements placed at a height ≤ 2,0 m above the ground measured in unladen condition are made of material having a hardness of < 60 Shore (A). Narrow ribs, tubing and metal wire forming a frame or substrate to support the fundamental sections of the elements shall not be taken into account when determining the hardness. However, in order to eliminate the risk of injuries and penetration of other vehicles in the event of a collision, any ends of such ribs, tubing and metal wire shall not be directed forward at the front and rearward at the rear of the vehicle, with the device and equipment both in the retracted or folded and the in-use positions.
As alternative to the derogation concerning the rear underrun protection device referred to in the previous paragraph, the horizontal distances between the rear of the rear underrun protection device and the rear extremity of the vehicle as fitted with aerodynamic devices and equipment may be measured without taking the aerodynamic devices and equipment into account provided that they exceed 200 mm in length, they are in the in-use condition and those devices or equipment comply with the test provisions set out in Appendix 4.
The horizontal distances between the rear of the rear underrun protection device and the rear extremity of the vehicle shall however be measured with the aerodynamic devices and equipment positioned in the retracted or folded position or take into account the resulting projection length in accordance with point 1.6.1 of Appendix 4, if this length exceeds that of the retracted or folded position.
“96/53/EC ARTICLE 9A COMPLIANT”
The height of the symbol’s characters shall not be less than 4 mm. The text “96/53/EC ARTICLE 9A COMPLIANT” shall also be added to the “remarks” in the Certificate of Conformity as to allow inclusion of this information in on-board vehicle registration papers.’;
the following points 2.1.4., 2.1.4.1. and 2.1.4.2. are inserted:
"96/53/EC ARTICLE 10B COMPLIANT – XXXX KG"
The height of the symbol’s characters and stated value shall not be less than 4 mm.
In addition, until the introduction of a dedicated entry in the Certificate of Conformity, the value of the additional weight shall be stated under “remarks” in the Certificate of Conformity as to allow inclusion of this information in on-board vehicle registration papers.’;
the following point 5.1.2. is inserted:
point 5.2. is replaced by the following:
in point 6.1.1., the following sentence is added:
‘If the vehicle is equipped with aerodynamic devices or equipment referred to in points 1.3.1.1, 1.3.1.2 and 1.3.1.3, the devices and equipment shall be in the deployed and in-use position or in the fixed in-use position where applicable for devices and equipment covered by point 1.3.1.3.’;
the following point 6.4. is inserted:
in point 7.1. the following sentence is added:
‘If the vehicle is equipped with aerodynamic devices or equipment referred to in points 1.3.1.1, 1.3.1.2 and 1.3.1.3, the devices and equipment shall be in the deployed and in-use position.’;
the following point 7.3. is added:
Part D is amended as follows:
in point 1.1.2., letter (b) is replaced by the following:
2,60 m for vehicles fitted with a bodywork with insulated walls of at least 45 mm thick, having bodywork code 04 or 05 of Appendix 2 to Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC.’;
point 1.4. is replaced by the following:
the following points 1.4.1. to 1.4.1.3. are inserted:
By way of derogation concerning the applicable requirements relating to rear underrun protection, the horizontal distances between the rear of the rear underrun protection device and the rear extremity of the vehicle as fitted with aerodynamic devices and equipment may be measured without taking the devices and equipment into account on condition that they exceed 200 mm in length, they are in the in-use condition and the fundamental sections of the elements placed at a height ≤ 2,0 m above the ground measured in unladen condition are made of material having a hardness of < 60 Shore (A). Narrow ribs, tubing and metal wire forming a frame or substrate to support the fundamental sections of the elements shall not be taken into account when determining the hardness. However, in order to eliminate the risk of injuries and penetration of other vehicles in the event of a collision, any ends of such ribs, tubing and metal wire shall not be directed rearward at the rear of the vehicle, with the device and equipment both in the retractable or folded and the in-use positions.
As alternative to the derogation referred to in the previous paragraph, the horizontal distances between the rear of the rear underrun protection device and the rear extremity of the vehicle as fitted with aerodynamic devices and equipment may be measured without taking the aerodynamic devices and equipment into account provided that they exceed 200 mm in length, they are in the in-use condition and those devices or equipment comply with the test provisions set out in Appendix 4.
The horizontal distances between the rear of the rear underrun protection device and the rear extremity of the vehicle shall however be measured with the aerodynamic devices and equipment positioned in the retracted or folded position or take into account the resulting projection length in accordance with point 1.6.1 of Appendix 4, if this length exceeds that of the retracted or folded position.’;
point 2.2.1. is replaced by the following:
M ≤ Σ [m0 + mi + mc] or M ≤ Σ [m0 + μj + mc]’;
in point 3.1. the following sentence is added:
‘If the trailer or semi-trailer is equipped with aerodynamic devices or equipment referred to in points 1.4.1.1 or 1.4.1.2, the devices and equipment shall be in the in-use and deployed position.’;
point 3.2 is replaced by the following:
RWB ≤ [(12,50 – 2,04)2 - (5,30 + ½ W)2]1/2
where:
is the distance between the king-pin axis and the centre line of the non-steering axles.
is the semi-trailer’s width’;
Appendix 1 is amended as follows:
points 1 and 2 are replaced by the following:
where devices are fitted at the front, with the exception of aerodynamic devices and equipment of cabs, the total protrusion of those devices shall not exceed 250 mm;
the total protrusion of devices and equipment added to the length of the vehicle, with the exception of aerodynamic devices and equipment, shall not exceed 750 mm;
the total protrusion of devices and equipment added to the width of the vehicle shall not exceed 100 mm.
Table I is amended as follows:
the row with item number 6 is replaced by the following:
‘6. | Mechanical couplings | X | X | X | X | X | X | - | - | - | -’ |
the row with item number 18 is replaced by the following:
‘18. | Aerodynamic devices and equipment | - | X | X | - | X | X | - | - | X | X’ |
the following row with item number 19 is added:
‘19. | Antennas used for vehicle to vehicle or vehicle-to-infrastructure communication | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X’ |
Table II is amended as follows:
the row with item number 11 is replaced by the following:
‘11. | Aerodynamic devices and equipment The vehicle width, including that of conditioned body with insulated walls, shall not exceed 2 600 mm including the measured projections, with the devices and equipement fixed in both the retracted or folded and the in-use positions. | - | X | X | - | X | X | - | - | X | X’ |
the following row with item number 18 is added:
‘18. | Antennas used for vehicle-to-vehicle or vehicle-to-infrastructure communication | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X’ |
the following row with item number 19 is added:
‘19. | Flexible hoses of tyre pressure monitoring systems provided that they do not protrude by more than 70 mm on each side from the outermost width of the vehicle | X | X | X’ |
Table III is replaced by the following:
Vehicle height
M1 | M2 | M3 | N1 | N2 | N3 | O1 | O2 | O3 | O4 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Antennas used for radio, navigation, vehicle-to-vehicle or vehicle-to-infrastructure communication | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
2. | Pantographs or trolley booms in their elevated position | - | - | X | - | - | X | - | - | - | -’ |
the following Appendices 4 and 5 are added:
The mathematical model shall be validated only if it is comparable with the physical test conditions. To that effect, a physical test shall be conducted for the purposes of comparing the results obtained when using the mathematical model with the results of a physical test. Comparability of the test results shall be proven. A validation report shall be drafted by the manufacturer.
Any change made to the mathematical model or to the software likely to invalidate the validation report shall require a new validation in accordance with the previous paragraph.
Where the test is carried out on a part of the body of the vehicle type as referred to in point 1.1.2. or on a rigid wall as referred to in point 1.1.3., the height of the centre of the surface or adaptor shall be specified by the manufacturer in an area between the lowest edge of the aerodynamic device and equipment and the point that represents the height of no more than 2,0 m above the ground in vehicle-mounted condition on a laden vehicle with the technically permissible maximum laden mass (see figure 2).
The exact location of the centre of the surface or adaptor in the area of application of forces shall be specified by the manufacturer. Where the aerodynamic device and equipment have different degrees of stiffness in the area of application of the forces (e.g. due to reinforcements, different materials or thicknesses, etc.), the location of the centre of the surface or adaptor shall be located in the area with the highest resistance against external forces in longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
The distance Lt shall be set at 200 mm for the purpose of this assessment (see figure 1).
The rear side of the assessment zone shall be bounded by a vertical transverse plane, perpendicular to the longitudinal median plane of the motor vehicle, that is located rearward of the abovementioned most forward point by distance Lt .
The vertical transverse plane through the most forward point of the cab, taken at a height of ≤ 2 000 mm from the ground measured in unladen condition, shall be considered as regards its intersection with the horizontal plane that is located at the height of 1 000 mm. The intersecting line shall then be taken as the base envelope line to assess the vehicle cab’s rake in the given assessment zone.
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Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012 is amended as follows:
Part A is amended as follows:
the title is replaced by the following:
the following point 2.4.2.1.3. is inserted:
the following point 2.6.4. is inserted:
the following point 3.9. is inserted:
the following points 9.25. to 9.27.3. are inserted:
Part B is amended as follows:
the title is replaced by the following:
the words “with regard to Regulation (EU) No. …/…” are replaced by the words ‘with regard to Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012, as last amended by Regulation (EU) 2019/1892’;
the Addendum is replaced by the following:
the following Parts C, D and E are added:
Information document No … relating to the EC type-approval of an aerodynamic device or equipment as a separate technical unit.
The following information shall be supplied in triplicate and include a list of contents. Any drawings shall be supplied in appropriate scale and in sufficient detail on size A4 or on a folder of A4 format. Photographs, if any, shall show sufficient detail.
If the separate technical units referred to in this information document have electronic controls, information concerning their performance shall also be supplied.
Explanatory notes
Stamp of type-approval authority
Communication concerning:
with regard to Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012, as last amended by Regulation (EU) 2019/1892 (7)
EC type-approval number: …
Reason for extension: …
Attachments: Information package
Test report
1 | for Germany | 19 | for Romania |
2 | for France | 20 | for Poland |
3 | for Italy | 21 | for Portugal |
4 | for The Netherlands | 23 | for Greece |
5 | for Sweden | 24 | for Ireland |
6 | for Belgium | 25 | for Croatia |
7 | for Hungary | 26 | for Slovenia |
8 | for the Czech Republic | 27 | for Slovakia |
9 | for Spain | 29 | for Estonia |
11 | for the United Kingdom | 32 | for Latvia |
12 | for Austria | 34 | for Bulgaria |
13 | for Luxembourg | 36 | for Lithuania |
17 | for Finland | 49 | for Cyprus |
18 | for Denmark | 50 | for Malta |
Explanatory note
The EC separate technical unit type-approval of an aerodynamic device or equipment to be installed at the rear of a vehicle (for the purpose of compliance with Article 8b of Directive 96/53/EC) was issued by Romania under number 0046. The first two digits “00” indicate that the separate technical unit was approved in accordance withthis Regulation.’
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012 of 12 December 2012 implementing Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to type-approval requirements for masses and dimensions of motor vehicles and their trailers and amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 353, 21.12.2012, p. 31).
Council Directive 96/53/EC of 25 July 1996 laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic (OJ L 235, 17.9.1996, p. 59).
Directive (EU) 2015/719 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 amending Council Directive 96/53/EC laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic (OJ L 115, 6.5.2015, p. 1).
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles and amending Regulations (EC) No 595/2009 and (EU) 2018/956 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 96/53/EC (OJ L 198, 25.7.2019, p. 202).
Delete where not applicable.
If the means of identification of type contains characters not relevant to describe the separate technical unit type covered by this information document, such characters shall be represented in the documentation by the symbol “?” (e.g. ABC??123??).
Delete where not applicable.