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Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (Framework Directive) (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed)
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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 in accordance with UNECE Regulation 67-01 or 110 is required. | |||||||||||||
f Not exceeding 2,5 tonnes maximum mass. | |||||||||||||
g Derived from M1 category vehicles. | |||||||||||||
h Until the dates referred-to in Article 2 of Directive 2003/97/EC, approvals granted in accordance with Directive 71/127/EEC shall remain valid for the purpose of whole-vehicle type approval. | |||||||||||||
X : Regulatory act applicable. | |||||||||||||
Subject | Regulatory act reference | Official Journal reference | Applicability | ||||||||||
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M1 | M2 | M3 | N1 | N2 | N3 | O1 | O2 | O3 | O4 | ||||
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. | Xe | Xe | Xe | Xe | Xe | Xe | 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/ECh | L 25, 29.1.2004, p. 1. | 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 | 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 | 76/759/EEC | 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 and restraint systems | 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/EC | 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. | CO2 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. | Diesel emissions | 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. | Xc | Xc | Xc | Xc | Xc | Xc | X | X | X | X |
51. | Flammability | 95/28/EC | L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 1. | X | |||||||||
52. | Buses and coaches | 2001/85/EC | L 42, 13.2.2002, p. 1. | 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. | Xd | Xd | Xd | Xd | Xd | Xd | Xd | |||
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. | Xf | Xf g |
(As appropriate, taking account of the latest amendment to each of the regulatory acts listed below)
a Electronic sub-assembly | ||||
b Component | ||||
c Vehicle | ||||
d Installation prescriptions | ||||
e Until 26 January 2006 approvals according Directive 71/127/EEC can be accepted as alternative. | ||||
Key | ||||
X : Full compliance with regulatory act is required; EC type-approval certificate has to be issued; conformity of production shall be ensured. A : No exemptions permitted except those specified in the regulatory act. Type-approval certificate and type-approval mark are not required. Test reports have to be established by a notified technical service. B : The technical prescriptions of the regulatory act have to be fulfilled. The tests provided for in the regulatory act have to be performed in their entirety; subject to the agreement of the approval authority, they may be performed by the manufacturer himself; he may be allowed to issue the technical report; a type-approval certificate does not have to be issued and type-approval is not required. C : The manufacturer has to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the approval authority that the essential requirements of the regulatory act are fulfilled. N/A : This regulatory act is not applicable (no requirements). | ||||
Subject | Regulatory act reference | Official Journal reference | M1 | |
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1. | Sound level | 70/157/EEC | L 42, 23.2.1970, p. 16. | A |
2. | Emissions with the exception of the whole set of requirements relating to On Board Diagnostics (OBDs) | 70/220/EEC | L 76, 6.4.1970, p. 1. | A |
3. | Fuel tanks/Rear protective devices | 70/221/EEC | L 76, 6.4.1970, p. 23. | B |
4. | Rear registration plate space | 70/222/EEC | L 76, 6.4.1970, p. 25. | B |
5. | Steering effort | 70/311/EEC | L 133, 18.6.1970, p. 10. | C |
6. | Door latches and hinges | 70/387/EEC | L 176, 10.8.1970, p. 5. | C |
7. | Audible warning | 70/388/EEC | L 176, 10.8.1970, p. 12. | B |
8. | Indirect vision devices | 2003/97/ECe | L 25, 29.1.2004, p. 1. | Xb Bd |
9. | Braking | 71/320/EEC | L 202, 6.9.1971, p. 37. | A |
10. | Suppression (radio) | 72/245/EEC | L 152, 6.7.1972, p. 15. | Aa Cc |
11. | Diesel smoke | 72/306/EEC | L 190, 20.8.1972, p. 1. | A |
12. | Interior fittings | 74/60/EEC | L 38, 11.2.1974, p. 2. | C |
13. | Anti-theft and immobiliser | 74/61/EEC | L 38, 11.2.1974, p. 22. | A |
14. | Protective steering | 74/297/EEC | L 165, 20.6.1974, p. 16. | C |
15. | Seat strength | 74/408/EEC | L 221, 12.8.1974, p. 1. | C |
16. | Exterior projections | 74/483/EEC | L 266, 2.10.1974, p. 4. | C |
17. | Speedometer and reverse gear | 75/443/EEC | L 196, 26.7.1975, p. 1. | B |
18. | Plates (statutory) | 76/114/EEC | L 24, 30.1.1976, p. 1. | B |
19. | Seat belt anchorages | 76/115/EEC | L 24, 30.1.1976, p. 6. | B |
20. | Installation of lighting and light signalling devices | 76/756/EEC | L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 1. | B |
21. | Retro reflectors | 76/757/EEC | L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 32. | 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 |
23. | Direction indicators | 76/759/EEC | L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 71. | X |
24. | Rear registration plate lamps | 76/760/EEC | L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 85. | X |
25. | Headlamps (including bulbs) | 76/761/EEC | L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 96. | X |
26. | Front fog lamps | 76/762/EEC | L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 122. | X |
27. | Towing hooks | 77/389/EEC | L 145, 13.6.1977, p. 41. | B |
28. | Rear fog lamps | 77/538/EEC | L 220, 29.8.1977, p. 60. | X |
29. | Reversing lamps | 77/539/EEC | L 220, 29.8.1977, p. 72. | X |
30. | Parking lamps | 77/540/EEC | L 220, 29.8.1977, p. 83. | X |
31. | Seat belts and restraint systems | 77/541/EEC | L 220, 29.8.1977, p. 95. | Ab Bd |
32. | Forward vision | 77/649/EEC | L 267, 19.10.1977, p. 1. | A |
33. | Identification of controls | 78/316/EEC | L 81, 28.3.1978, p. 3. | X |
34. | Defrost/Demist | 78/317/EEC | L 81, 28.3.1978, p. 27. | C |
35. | Wash/Wipe | 78/318/EEC | L 81, 28.3.1978, p. 49. | C |
36. | Heating system | 2001/56/EC | L 292, 9.11.2001, p. 21. | C |
37. | Wheel guards | 78/549/EEC | L 168, 26.6.1978, p. 45. | B |
39. | Fuel consumption | 80/1268/EEC | L 375, 31.12.1980, p. 36. | A |
40. | Engine power | 80/1269/EEC | L 375, 31.12.1980, p. 46. | C |
41. | Diesel emissions | 88/77/EEC | L 36, 9.2.1988, p. 33. | A |
44. | Masses and dimensions (cars) | 92/21/EEC | L 129, 14.5.1992, p. 1. | C |
45. | Safety glass | 92/22/EEC | L 129, 14.5.1992, p. 11. | Xb Bd |
46. | Tyres | 92/23/EEC | L 129, 14.5.1992, p. 95. | Xb Bd |
50. | Couplings | 94/20/EC | L 195, 29.7.1994, p. 1. | Xb Ad |
53. | Frontal impact | 96/79/EC | L 18, 21.1.1997, p. 7. | N/A |
54. | Side impact | 96/27/EC | L 169, 8.7.1996, p. 1. | N/A |
58. | Pedestrian protection | 2003/102/EC | L 321, 6.12.2003, p. 15. | N/A |
Where reference is made to a separate directive or regulation, an approval issued under the following UNECE Regulations (taking account of the scope(1), and the amendment to each of the UNECE Regulations listed below) shall be recognised as an alternative to an EC type-approval granted under the relevant separate directive or regulation in the table of Part I.
These UNECE 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, or subsequent Council decisions as referred to in Article 3(3) of that Decision.
Any further amendment of the UNECE Regulations listed below has also to be deemed to be equivalent, subject to the Community decision as referred to in Article 4(2) of Decision 97/836/EC(2).
Subject | Basic UNECE Regulation Number | Series of amendments | |
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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. | Rear view mirrors | 46 | 01 |
8A. | Devices for indirect vision | 46 | 02 |
9. | Braking | 13 | 09 |
9. | Braking | 13H | 00 |
9. | Braking (lining) | 90 | 01 |
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 |
13. | Unauthorised use | 116 | 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 (R2 and HS1) | 1 | 01 |
25. | Headlamps (sealed beam) | 5 | 02 |
25. | Headlamps (H1, H2, H3, HB3, HB4, H7, and/or H8) | 8 | 04 |
25. | Headlamps (H4) | 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 and restraint systems | 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 |
46. | Rolling sound | 117 | 00 |
47. | Speed limiters | 89 | 00 |
50. | Couplings | 55 | 01 |
51. | Flammability | 118 | 00 |
52. | Strength of superstructure (buses) | 66 | 00 |
53. | Frontal impact | 94 | 01 |
54. | Side impact | 95 | 02 |
55. | Front underrun protection | 93 | 00 |
Where the separate directive or regulation contains installation requirements, these apply also to components and separate technical units approved in accordance with the UNECE Regulations.
For subsequent amendments, see UNECE TRANS/WP.29/343 in its latest revision.
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