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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components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (Framework Directive) (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed)
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Axle spacing:
1-2: … mm
2-3: … mm
3-4: … mm
Textual Amendments
F2 Substituted by 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 (Text with EEA relevance).
Textual Amendments
F3 Inserted by 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 (Text with EEA relevance).
Technically permissible maximum laden mass: … kg
Technically permissible mass on each axle:
… kg
… kg
… kg etc.
Technically permissible maximum mass of the combination: … kg
Drawbar trailer: … kg
Centre-axle trailer: … kg
Unbraked trailer: … kg
Hybrid [electric] vehicle: yes/no ( 1 )
Mono fuel/Bi fuel/Flex fuel/Dual-fuel ( 1 )]
[F5(Dual-fuel only) Type 1A/Type 1B/Type 2A/Type 2B/Type 3B ( 1 )]
Textual Amendments
F5 Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 133/2014 of 31 January 2014 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress as regards emission limits, Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 (Text with EEA relevance).
Textual Amendments
F4 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 133/2014 of 31 January 2014 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress as regards emission limits, Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 (Text with EEA relevance).
Maximum net power ( g ): … kW at … min –1 (internal combustion engine) ( 1 )
Maximum hourly output: … kW (electric motor) ( 1 )
Maximum net power: … kW (electric motor) ( 1 )
Maximum 30 minutes power: … kW (electric motor) ( 1 )]
Textual Amendments
F6 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 136/2014 of 11 February 2014 amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 as regards emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and Commission Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 as regards emissions from heavy duty vehicles (Euro VI) (Text with EEA relevance).
… mm
… mm
… mm
Seat(s) designated for use only when the vehicle is stationary: …
Number of wheelchair user accessible position: …
Stationary: … dB(A) at engine speed: … min -1
Drive-by: … dB(A)
Number of the base regulatory act and latest amending regulatory act applicable: …
test procedure: Type I or ESC ( 1 )
CO: … HC: … NO x : … HC + NO x : … Particulates: …
Smoke opacity (ELR): … (m –1 )
test procedure: Type I (Euro 5 or 6(1)) or WHSC (EURO VI) ( 1 )
CO: … THC: … NMHC: … NO x : … THC + NO x : … NH 3 : … Particulates (mass): …
Particles (number): …
test procedure: ETC (if applicable)
CO: … NO x : … NMHC: … THC: … CH 4 : … Particulates: …
test procedure: WHTC (EURO VI)
CO: … NO x : … NMHC: … THC: … CH 4 : … NH 3 : … Particulates (mass): … Particles (number): …]
Smoke corrected absorption coefficient: … (m -1 )
all power train except pure electric vehicles
CO 2 emissions | Fuel consumption | |
---|---|---|
Urban conditions: | … g/km | … l/100 km/m 3 /100 km ( 1 ) |
Extra-urban conditions: | … g/km | … l/100 km/m 3 /100 km ( 1 ) |
Combined: | … g/km | … l/100 km/m 3 /100 km ( 1 ) |
Weighted, combined | … g/km | … l/100 km |
pure electric vehicles and OVC hybrid electric vehicles
… Wh/km
… km
[F7Vehicle fitted with eco-innovation(s): yes/no ( 1 )
General code of the eco-innovation(s) ( p1 ): …
Total CO 2 emissions savings due to the eco-innovation(s) ( p2 ) (repeat for each reference fuel tested): …]
Textual Amendments
F7 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 195/2013 of 7 March 2013 amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 as concerns innovative technologies for reducing CO2 emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Text with EEA relevance).
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 385/2009 of 7 May 2009 replacing Annex IX to Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council 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).
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