Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (repealed)Show full title

C. DEFINITION OF TYPE OF BODYWORK (only for complete/completed vehicles)

The type of bodywork in Annex I, Annex III, Part 1, item 9,1 and in Annex IX, item 37 shall be indicated by the following codification:

1. Passenger cars (M₁)

AA Saloon	ISO Standard 3833-1977, term No 3.1.1.1, but including also vehicles with more than four side windows.
AB Hatchback	Saloon (AA) with a hatch at the rear end of the vehicle.
AC Station wagon	ISO Standard 3833-1977, term No 3.1.1.4 (estate car)
AD Coupé	ISO Standard 3833-1977, term No 3.1.1.5
AE Convertible	ISO Standard 3833-1977, term No 3.1.1.6
AF Multi-purpose vehicle	Motor vehicle other than those mentioned in AA to AE intended for carrying passengers and their luggage or goods, in a single compartment. However, if such a vehicle meets both of the following conditions: (i) the number of seating positions, excluding the driver, is not more than six; a ‘seating position’ shall be regarded as existing if the vehicle is provided with ‘accessible’ seat anchorages; ‘accessible’ shall mean those anchorages, which can be used. In order to prevent anchorages being ‘accessible’, the manufacturer shall physically obstruct their use, for example by welding over cover plates or by fitting similar permanent fixtures which cannot be removed by use of normally available tools; and (ii) P – (M + N × 68) > N × 68 where: P = technically permissible maximum laden mass in kg M = mass in running order in kg N = number of seating positions excluding the driver. This vehicle is not considered to be a vehicle of category M1.

2. Motor vehicles of category M₂ or M₃

Vehicles of Class I (see Directive 2001/85/EC)

CA	Single deck
CB	Double deck
CC	Articulated single deck
CD	Articulated double deck
CE	Low-floor single deck
CF	Low-floor double deck
CG	Articulated low-floor single deck
CH	Articulated low-floor double deck

Vehicles of Class II (see Directive 2001/85/EC)

CI	Single deck
CJ	Double deck
CK	Articulated single deck
CL	Articulated double deck
CM	Low-floor single deck
CN	Low-floor double deck
CO	Articulated low-floor single deck
CP	Articulated low-floor double deck

Vehicles of Class III (see Directive 2001/85/EC)

CQ	Single deck
CR	Double deck
CS	Articulated single deck
CT	Articulated double deck

Vehicles of Class A (see Directive 2001/85/EC)

CU	Single deck
CV	Low-floor single deck

Vehicles of Class B (see Directive 2001/85/EC)

CW	Single deck

3. Motor vehicles of category N

a OJ L 233, 25.8.1997, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2003/19/EC (OJ L 79, 26.3.2003, p. 6).
BA	Lorry	See Directive 97/27/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 July 1997 relating to the masses and dimensions of certain categories of motor vehicles and their trailersa Annex I item 2.1.1
BB	Van	Lorry with the cab integrated into the body
BC	Semi-trailer towing vehicle	See Directive 97/27/EC Annex I item 2.1.1
BD	Trailer towing vehicle (road tractor)	See Directive 97/27/EC Annex I item 2.1.1

• However, if a vehicle defined as BB with a technically permissible maximum mass not exceeding 3 500 kg:

  • has more than 6 seating positions excluding the driver

    or

  • meets both of the following conditions:

    (i)

    the number of seating positions, excluding the driver, is not more than 6 and

    (ii)

    P – (M + N × 68) ≤ N × 68

  this vehicle is not considered to be a vehicle of category N.

• However, if a vehicle defined as BA, BB with a technically permissible maximum mass exceeding 3 500 kg, BC or BD meets at least one of the following conditions:

  (i)

  the number of seating positions, excluding the driver, is more than 8 or

  (ii)

  P – (M + N × 68) ≤ N × 68

  this vehicle is not considered to be a vehicle of category N.

  See Part C, item of this Annex for the definitions of ‘seating positions’, P, M and N.

4. Vehicles of category O

DA	Semi-trailer	See Directive 97/27/EC Annex I item 2.2.2
DB	Drawbar trailer	See Directive 97/27/EC Annex I item 2.2.3
DC	Centre-axle trailer	See Directive 97/27/EC Annex I item 2.2.4

5. Special purpose vehicles

SA	Motor caravans (See Annex II A item 5.1)
SB	Armoured vehicles (See Annex II A item 5.2)
SC	Ambulances (See Annex II A item 5.3)
SD	Hearses (See Annex II A item 5.4)
SE	Trailer caravans (See Annex II A item 5.6)
SF	Mobile cranes (See Annex II A item 5.7)
SG	Other special purpose vehicles (See Annex II A item 5.8)
SH	Wheel-chair accessible vehicle (See Annex II A item 5.5)