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components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (Framework Directive) (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed)
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| Item | Subject | Reference to regulatory act | N 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Permissible sound level | Directive 70/157/EEC | T+Z 1 |
| 3 | Fuel tanks/rear protective devices | Directive 70/221/EEC | X ( 2 ) |
| 3A | Prevention of fire risks (liquid fuel tanks) | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 34 | X |
| 3B | Rear underrun protective devices (RUPDs) and their installation; rear underrun protection (RUP) | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 58 | A |
| 4 | Rear registration plate space | Directive 70/222/EEC | X |
| 4A | Space for mounting and fixing rear registration plates | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 1003/2010 | X |
| 5 | Steering effort | Directive 70/311/EEC | X Crab steering allowed |
| 5A | Steering equipment | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 79 | X Crab steering allowed |
| 6 | Door latches and hinges | Directive 70/387/EEC | A |
| 6A | Vehicle access and manoeuvrability | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 130/2012 | A |
| 7 | Audible warning | Directive 70/388/EEC | X |
| 7A | Audible warning devices and signals | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 28 | X |
| 8 | Indirect vision devices | Directive 2003/97/EC | A |
| 8A | Devices for indirect vision and their installation | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 46 | X |
| 9 | Braking | Directive 71/320/EEC | U |
| 9A | Braking of vehicles and trailers | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 13 | U ( 3 ) |
| 10 | Radio interference (electromagnetic compatibility) | Directive 72/245/EEC | X |
| 10A | Electromagnetic compatibility | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 10 | X |
| 13 | Anti-theft and immobiliser | Directive 74/61/EEC | X |
| 13A | Protection of motor vehicles against unauthorised use | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 18 | X ( 4A ) |
| 15 | Seat strength | Directive 74/408/EEC | D |
| 15A | Seats, their anchorages and any head restraints | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 17 | X |
| 17 | Speedometer and reverse gear | Directive 75/443/EEC | X |
| 17A | Vehicle access and manoeuvrability | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 130/2012 | X |
| 17B | Speedometer equipment including its installation | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 39 | X |
| 18 | Statutory plates | Directive 76/114/EEC | X |
| 18A | Manufacturer’s statutory plate and vehicle identification number | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 19/2011 | X |
| 19 | Seat belt anchorages | Directive 76/115/EEC | D |
| 19A | Safety-belt anchorages, Isofix anchorages systems and Isofix top tether anchorages | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 14 | X |
| 20 | Installation of lighting and light signalling devices | Directive 76/756/EEC | A+Y |
| 20A | Installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 48 | A+Y |
| 21 | Retro reflectors | Directive 76/757/EEC | X |
| 21A | Retro-reflecting devices for power-driven vehicles and their trailers | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 3 | X |
| 22 | End-outline, front-position (side), rear-position (side), stop, side marker, daytime running lamps | Directive 76/758/EEC | X |
| 22A | Front and rear position lamps, stop-lamps and end-ouline marker lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 7 | X |
| 22B | Daytime running lamps for power-driven vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 87 | X |
| 22C | Side-marker lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 91 | X |
| 23 | Direction indicators | Directive 76/759/EEC | X |
| 23A | Direction indicators for power-driven vehicles and their trailers | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 6 | X |
| 24 | Rear registration plate lamps | Directive 76/760/EEC | X |
| 24A | Illumination of rear-registration plates of power-driven vehicles and their trailers | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 4 | X |
| 25 | Headlamps (including bulbs) | Directive 76/761/EEC | X |
| 25A | Power-driven vehicle’s sealed-beam headlamps (SB) emitting an European asymmetrical passing beam or a driving beam or both | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 31 | X |
| 25B | Filament lamps for use in approved lamp units of power-driven vehicles and their trailers | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 37 | X |
| 25C | Motor vehicle headlamps equipped with gas-discharge light sources | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 98 | X |
| 25D | Gas-discharge light sources for use in approved gas-discharge lamp units of power-driven vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 99 | X |
| 25E | Motor vehicle headlamps emitting an asymmetrical passing beam or a driving beam or both and equipped with filament lamps and/or LED modules | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 112 | X |
| 25F | Adaptive front-lighting systems (AFS) for motor vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 123 | X |
| 26 | Front fog lamps | Directive 76/762/EEC | X |
| 26A | Power-driven vehicle front fog lamps | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 19 | X |
| 27 | Towing hooks | Directive 77/389/EEC | A |
| 27A | Towing device | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 1005/2010 | A |
| 28 | Rear fog lamps | Directive 77/538/EEC | X |
| 28A | Rear fog lamps for power-driven vehicles and their trailers | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 38 | X |
| 29 | Reversing lamps | Directive 77/539/EEC | X |
| 29A | Reversing lights for power-driven vehicles and their trailers | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 23 | X |
| 30 | Parking lamps | Directive 77/540/EEC | X |
| 30A | Parking lamps for power-driven vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 77 | X |
| 31 | Seat belts and restraint systems | Directive 77/541/EEC | D |
| 31A | Safety-belts, restraint systems, child restraint systems and Isofix child restraint systems | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 16 | X |
| 33 | Identification of controls, tell-tales and indicators | Directive 78/316/EEC | X |
| 33A | Location and identification of hand controls, tell-tales and indicators | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 121 | X |
| 34 | Defrost/demist | Directive 78/317/EEC | ( 5 ) |
| 34A | Windscreen defrosting and demisting systems | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 672/2010 | ( 5 ) |
| 35 | Wash/wipe | Directive 78/318/EEC | ( 6 ) |
| 35A | Windscreen wiper and washer systems | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 1008/2010 | ( 6 ) |
| 36 | Heating systems | Directive 2001/56/EC | X |
| 36A | Heating systems | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 122 | X |
| 41 | Emissions (Euro IV and V) heavy duty vehicles. | Directive 2005/55/EC | V |
| 41A | Emissions (Euro VI) heavy duty vehicles/access to information | Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 | V |
| 42 | Lateral protection | Directive 89/297/EEC | X |
| 42A | Lateral protection of goods vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 73 | A |
| 43 | Spray-suppression systems | Directive 91/226/EEC | X |
| 43A | Spray suppression systems | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 109/2011 | Z 1 |
| 45 | Safety glazing | Directive 92/22/EEC | J |
| 45A | Safety glazing materials and their installation on vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 43 | J |
| 46 | Tyres | Directive 92/23/EEC | X |
| 46A | Installation of tyres | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 458/2011 | X |
| 46C | Pneumatic tyres for commercial vehicles and their trailers (Classes C2 and C3) | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 54 | X |
| 46D | Tyre rolling sound emissions, adhesion on wet surfaces and rolling resistance (Classes C1, C2 and C3) | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 117 | X |
| 47 | Speed limitation devices | Directive 92/24/EEC | X |
| 47A | Speed limitation of vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 89 | X |
| 48 | Masses and dimensions (other than vehicles referred to in item 44) | Directive 97/27/EC | X |
| 48A | Masses and dimensions | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012 | A |
| 49 | External projections of cabs | Directive 92/114/EEC | X |
| 49A | Commercial vehicles with regard to their external projections forward of the cab’s rear panel | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 61 | A |
| 50 | Couplings | Directive 94/20/EC | X ( 10 ) |
| 50A | Mechanical coupling components of combinations of vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 55 | X ( 10 ) |
| 50B | Close-coupling device (CCD); fitting of an approved type of CCD | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 102 | X ( 10 ) |
| 57 | Front underrun protection | Directive 2000/40/EC | Z 1 |
| 57A | Front underrun protective devices (FUPDs) and their installation; front underrun protection (FUP) | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 93 | X |
| 62 | Hydrogen system | Regulation (EC) No 79/2009 | X |
| 63 | General Safety | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 | X ( 15 ) |
| 65 | Advanced emergency braking system | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 347/2012 | N/A ( 16 ) |
| 66 | Lane departure warning system | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 351/2012 | N/A ( 17 ) |
| 67 | Specific components for liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) and their installation on motor vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 67 | X |
| 69 | Electric safety | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 100 | X |
| 70 | Specific components for CNG and their installation on motor vehicules | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 110 | X] |
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 214/2014 of 25 February 2014 amending Annexes II, IV, XI, XII and XVIII 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 (Text with EEA relevance).
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