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Council Directive of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (70/156/EEC) (repealed)
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[F1ANNEX IV U.K. LIST OF REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PURPOSES OF VEHICLE EC TYPE-APPROVAL
Textual Amendments
PART I U.K.
| List of separate Directives (As appropriate, taking account of the scope and latest amendment to each of the separate Directives listed below) | ||||||||||||
| a Vehicles of this category shall be fitted with an adequate windscreen defrosting and demisting device. | ||||||||||||
| b Vehicles of this category shall be fitted with adequate windscreen washing and wiping devices. | ||||||||||||
| c The requirements of Directive 94/20/EC are only applicable for vehicles equipped with couplings. | ||||||||||||
| d The requirements of Directive 98/91/EC are only applicable when the manufacturer applies for the EC type-approval of a vehicle intended for the transport of dangerous goods | ||||||||||||
| e In case of LPG or CNG vehicles, pending the adoption of the relevant amendments to Directive 70/221/EEC in order to include LPG and CNG tanks, a vehicle approval according to UN/ECE Regulation 67-01 or 110 is required. | ||||||||||||
| f [F2not exceeding 2,5 tonnes maximum mass. | ||||||||||||
| g derived from M 1 category vehicles.] | ||||||||||||
| h [F3Not exceeding 3,5 tonnes total permissible mass.] | ||||||||||||
| X Directive applicable. | ||||||||||||
| Subject | Directive number | Official Journal reference | Applicability | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 1 | M 2 | M 3 | N 1 | N 2 | N 3 | O 1 | O 2 | O 3 | O 4 | |||
| 1. Sound levels | 70/157/EEC | L 42, 23.2.1970, p. 16 | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| 2. Emissions | 70/220/EEC | L 76, 6.4.1970, p. 1 | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| 3. Fuel tanks/rear protective devices | 70/221/EEC | L 76, 6.4.1970, p. 23 | X e | X e | X e | X e | X e | X e | X | X | X | X |
| 4. Rear registration plate space | 70/222/EEC | L 76, 6.4.1970, p. 25 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 5. Steering effort | 70/311/EEC | L 133, 18.6.1970, p. 10 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 6. Door latches and hinges | 70/387/EEC | L 176, 10.8.1970, p. 5 | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| 7. Audible warning | 70/388/EEC | L 176, 10.8.1970, p. 12 | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| 8. Indirect vision devices | 2003/97/EC | L 25 of 29.1.2004 | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| 9. Braking | 71/320/EEC | L 202, 6.9.1971, p. 37 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 10. Suppression (radio) | 72/245/EEC | L 152, 6.7.1972, p. 15 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 11. Diesel smoke | 72/306/EEC | L 190, 20.8.1972, p. 1 | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| 12. Interior fittings | 74/60/EEC | L 38, 11.2.1974, p. 2 | X | |||||||||
| 13. Anti-theft and immobiliser | 74/61/EEC | L 38, 11.2.1974, p. 22 | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| 14. Protective steering | 74/297/EEC | L 165, 20.6.1974, p. 16 | X | |||||||||
| 15. Seat strength | 74/408/EEC | L 221, 12.8.1974, p. 1 | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| 16. Exterior projections | 74/483/EEC | L 256, 2.10.1974, p. 4 | X | |||||||||
| 17. Speedometer and reverse gear | 75/443/EEC | L 196, 26.7.1975, p. 1 | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| 18. Plates (statutory) | 76/114/EEC | L 24, 30.1.1976, p. 1 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 19. Seat belt anchorages | 76/115/EEC | L 24, 30.1.1976, p. 6 | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| 20. Installation of lighting and light signalling devices | 76/756/EEC | L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 1 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 21. Retro reflectors | 76/757/EEC | L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 32 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 22. End-outline, front-position (side), rear-position (side), stop, side marker, daytime running lamps | 76/758/EEC | L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 54 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 23. Direction indicators | Direction indicators | L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 71 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 24. Rear registration plate lamps | 76/760/EEC | L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 85 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 25. Headlamps (including bulbs) | 76/761/EEC | L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 96 | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| 26. Front fog lamps | 76/762/EEC | L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 122 | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| 27. Towing hooks | 77/389/EEC | L 145, 13.6.1977, p. 41 | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| 28. Rear fog lamps | 77/538/EEC | L 220, 29.8.1977, p. 60 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 29. Reversing lamps | 77/539/EEC | L 220, 29.8.1977, p. 72 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 30. Parking lamps | 77/540/EEC | L 220, 29.8.1977, p. 83 | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| 31. Seat belts | 77/541/EEC | L 220, 29.8.1977, p. 95 | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| 32. Forward vision | 77/649/EEC | L 267, 19.10.1977, p. 1 | X | |||||||||
| 33. Identification of controls | 78/316/EEC | L 81, 28.3.1978, p. 3 | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| 34. Defrost/demist | 78/317/EEC | L 81, 28.3.1978, p. 27 | X | a | a | a | a | a | ||||
| 35. Wash/wipe | 78/318/EEC | L 81, 28.3.1978, p. 49 | X | b | b | b | b | b | ||||
| 36. Heating systems | 2001/56/EEC | L 292, 9.11.2001, p. 21 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 37. Wheel guards | 78/549/EEC | L 168, 26.6.1978, p. 45 | X | |||||||||
| 38. Head restraints | 78/932/EEC | L 325, 20.11.1978, p. 1 | X | |||||||||
| 39. CO 2 emissions fuel consumption | 80/1268/EEC | L 375, 31.12.1980, p. 36 | X | X | ||||||||
| 40. Engine power | 80/1269/EEC | L 375, 31.12.1980, p. 46 | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| 41. L 375, 31.12.1980 , p. 46 | 88/77/EEC | L 36, 9.2.1988, p. 33 | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| 42. Lateral protection | 89/297/EEC | L 124, 5.5.1989, p. 1 | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| 43. Spray-suppression systems | 91/226/EEC | L 103, 23.4.1991, p. 5 | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| 44. Masses and dimensions (cars) | 92/21/EEC | L 129, 14.5.1992, p. 1 | X | |||||||||
| 45. Safety glass | 92/22/EEC | L 129, 14.5.1992, p. 11 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 46. Tyres | 92/23/EEC | L 129, 14.5.1992, p. 95 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 47. Speed limiters | 92/24/EEC | L 129, 14.5.1992, p. 154 | X | X | X | |||||||
| 48. Masses and dimensions (other than vehicles referred to in item 44) | 97/27/EC | L 233, 28.8.1997, p. 1 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| 49. External projections of cabs | 92/114/EEC | L 409, 31.12.1992, p. 17 | X | X | X | |||||||
| 50. Couplings | 94/20/EC | L 195, 29.7.1994, p. 1 | X c | X c | X c | X c | X c | X c | X | X | X | X |
| 51. Flammability | 95/28/EC | L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 1 | X | |||||||||
| 52. Buses and coaches | …/…/EC | L | X | X | ||||||||
| 53. Frontal impact | 96/79/EC | L 18, 21.1.1997, p. 7 | X | |||||||||
| 54. Side impact | 96/27/EC | L 169, 8.7.1996, p. 1 | X | X | ||||||||
| 55. | ||||||||||||
| 56. Vehicles intended for the transport of dangerous goods | 98/91/EC | L 11, 16.1.1999, p. 25 | X d | X d | X d | X d | X d | X d | X d | |||
| 57. Front underrun protection | 2000/40/EC | L 203, 10.8.2000, p. 9 | X | X | ||||||||
| 58. Pedestrian protection | 2003/102/EC | L 321, 6.12.2003, p. 15 | X f | X f g | ||||||||
| [F459.Recyclability | 2005/64/EC | L 310, 25 November 2005, p. 10 | X | - | - | X | - | - | ] | |||
| [F360. Frontal protection system | 2005/66/EC | L 309, 25.11.2005, p. 37 . | X h | - | - | X | - | - | ] | |||
Textual Amendments
F2 Inserted by Directive 2003/102/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 relating to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users before and in the event of a collision with a motor vehicle and amending Council Directive 70/156/EEC.
PART II U.K.
| Where reference is made to a separate Directive, an approval issued under the following Regulations of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (taking account of the scope a , and the amendment to each of the UN/ECE Regulations listed below) shall be recognised as an alternative to an EC type-approval granted under the relevant separate Directive in the table of Part I. These Regulations are the ones to which the Community has adhered as a Contracting Party to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe ‘ Revised 1958 Geneva Agreement ’ by virtue of Council Decision 97/836/EC ( OJ L 346, 17.12.1997, p. 78 ), or subsequent Council decisions as provided for under Article 3(3) of that Decision. Any further amendment of the UN/ECE Regulations listed below has also to be deemed to be equivalent, subject to the Community decision provided for under Article 4(2) of Decision 97/836/EC b . | ||
| a Where the separate Directives contain installation requirements, these apply also to components and separate technical units approved in accordance with the Regulations of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. | ||
| b For subsequent amendments, see UN/ECE TRANS/WP.29/343 in its latest revision.] | ||
| Subject | Basic UN/ECE Regulation No | Series of amendments |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sound levels | 51 | 02 |
| 1. Replacement silencing systems | 59 | 00 |
| 2. Emissions | 83 | 03 |
| 2. Replacement catalytic converters | 103 | 00 |
| 3. Rear protective device | 58 | 01 |
| 3. Fuel tanks | 34 | 01 |
| 3. Fuel tanks | 67 | 01 |
| 3. Fuel tanks | 110 | 00 |
| 5. Steering effort | 79 | 01 |
| 6. Door latches and hinges | 11 | 02 |
| 7. Audible warning | 28 | 00 |
| 8. [F5Devices for indirect vision] | 46 | 01 |
| 9. Braking | 13 | 09 |
| 9. Braking | 13H | 00 |
| 10. Radio suppression | 10 | 02 |
| 11. Diesel smoke | 24 | 03 |
| 12. Interior fittings | 21 | 01 |
| 13. Anti-theft | 18 | 02 |
| 13. Immobiliser | 97 | 00 |
| 13. Alarm systems | 97 | 00 |
| 14. Behaviour of steering device under impact | 12 | 03 |
| 15. Seat strength | 17 | 06 |
| 15. Seat strength (buses and coaches) | 80 | 01 |
| 16. Exterior projections | 26 | 02 |
| 17. Speedometer | 39 | 00 |
| 19. Seat belt anchorages | 14 | 04 |
| 20. Installation of lighting and light signalling devices | 48 | 01 |
| 21. Retro reflectors | 3 | 02 |
| 22. End-outline/front-position (side)/rear-position (side)/stop lamps | 7 | 02 |
| 22. Daytime running lamps | 87 | 00 |
| 22. Side marker lamps | 91 | 00 |
| 23. Direction indicators | 6 | 01 |
| 24. Rear registration plate lamp | 4 | 00 |
| 25. Headlamps (R 2 and HS 1 ) | 1 | 01 |
| 25. Headlamps (sealed beam) | 5 | 02 |
| 25. Headlamps (H 1 , H 2 , H 3 , HB 3 , HB 4 , H 7 , and/or H 8 ) | 8 | 04 |
| 25. Headlamps (H 4 ) | 20 | 02 |
| 25. Headlamps (halogen sealed beam) | 31 | 02 |
| 25. Filament lamps for use in approved lamp units | 37 | 03 |
| 25. Headlamps with gas-discharge light sources | 98 | 00 |
| 25. Gas-discharge light sources for use in approved gas-discharge lamp units | 99 | 00 |
| 26. Front fog lamps | 19 | 02 |
| 28. Rear fog lamps | 38 | 00 |
| 29. Reversing lamps | 23 | 00 |
| 30. Parking lamps | 77 | 00 |
| 31. Seat belts | 16 | 04 |
| 31. Child restraints | 44 | 03 |
| 38. Head restraints (combined with seats) | 17 | 06 |
| 38. Head restraints | 25 | 04 |
| 39. Fuel consumption | 101 | 00 |
| 40. Engine power | 85 | 00 |
| 41. Diesel emission | 49 | 02 |
| 42. Lateral protection | 73 | 00 |
| 45. Safety glass | 43 | 00 |
| 46. Tyres, motor vehicles and their trailers | 30 | 02 |
| 46. Tyres, commercial vehicles and their trailers | 54 | 00 |
| 46. Temporary-use spare wheels/tyres | 64 | 00 |
| 47. Speed limiters | 89 | 00 |
| 52. Strength of superstructure (buses) | 66 | 00 |
| 57. Front underrun protection | 93 | 00 |
Textual Amendments
F5 Substituted by Directive 2003/97/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 November 2003 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of devices for indirect vision and of vehicles equipped with these devices, amending Directive 70/156/EEC and repealing Directive 71/127/EEC (Text with EEA relevance).
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