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Council Directive of 28 June 1977 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to safety belts and restraint systems of motor vehicles (77/541/EEC) (repealed)
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Article 1.(1) Each Member State shall grant EEC component type-approval for...
Article 2.Member States shall, for each type of safety belt or...
Article 3.(1) No Member State may prohibit the placing on the...
Article 4.The competent authorities of the Member States shall inform each...
Article 5.(1) If a Member State which has granted EEC component...
Article 6.Any decision taken pursuant to the provisions adopted in implementation...
Article 7.No Member State may refuse to grant EEC type-approval or...
Article 8.No Member State may refuse or prohibit the sale, registration,...
Article 9.For the purposes of this Directive, ‘vehicle’ means any motor...
Article 10.The amendments necessary for adapting the Annexes to take account...
Article 11.(1) Member States shall bring into force the provisions necessary...
Article 12.This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
SCOPE, DEFINITIONS, EC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL, INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
EXAMPLE OF AN APPARATUS TO TEST DURABILITY OF RETRACTOR MECHANISM
EXAMPLE OF AN APPARATUS TO TEST LOCKING OF EMERGENCY LOCKING RETRACTORS
EXAMPLE OF AN APPARATUS TO TEST THE DUST RESISTANCE OF RETRACTORS
DESCRIPTION OF TROLLEY, SEAT, ANCHORAGES AND STOPPING DEVICE
DESCRIPTION OF THE CURVE OF TROLLEY DECELERATION ACCORDING TO TIME
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