Directive 2009/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (repealed)Show full title

Directive 2009/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 relating to the roll-over protection structures of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (codified version) (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed)

  1. Introductory Text

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    1. ANNEX I

      Conditions for EC component type-approval

      1. 1. DEFINITION

        1. 1.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 1.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. 2. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

        1. 2.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2.2. This requirement shall be checked by one of the two...

      3. 3. APPLICATION FOR EC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL

        1. 3.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 3.2. The application for EC component type-approval shall be accompanied by...

        3. 3.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 3.4. The holder of EC component type-approval may request its extension...

      4. 4. MARKINGS

        1. 4.1. Every roll-over protection structure conforming to the approved type shall...

        2. 4.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 4.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

    2. ANNEX II

      Conditions for testing the strength of a roll-over protection structure and of its attachment to a tractor

      1. 1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

        1. 1.1. Test purposes

        2. 1.2. Preparation for test

          1. 1.2.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 1.2.2. For the tests a tractor must be fitted with all...

          3. 1.2.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 1.3. Tractor mass

      2. 2. APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT

        1. 2.1. Pendulum weight

          1. 2.1.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 2.1.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 2.1.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2.2. Pendulum supports

        3. 2.3. Lashings

          1. 2.3.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 2.3.2. Apart from the tensioning devices and ground rail attachments the...

          3. 2.3.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 2.4. Wheel prop and beam

          1. 2.4.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 2.4.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        5. 2.5. Props and lashings for articulated tractors

          1. 2.5.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 2.5.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        6. 2.6. Crushing rig

        7. 2.7. Measuring apparatus

          1. 2.7.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 2.7.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 2.7.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        8. 2.8. Measurement tolerances

      3. 3. TESTS

        1. 3.1. General requirements

          1. 3.1.1. Sequence of tests

            1. 3.1.1.1. The list and sequence of tests shall be as follows....

            2. 3.1.1.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

            3. 3.1.1.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

            4. 3.1.1.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

            5. 3.1.1.5. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 3.1.2. Track width

          3. 3.1.3. Removal of non-hazard-creating components

          4. 3.1.4. Direction of impacts

          5. 3.1.5. Tyre pressures and deflections

      4. 4. INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS

        1. 4.1. A roll-over protection structure submitted for EC component type-approval shall...

        2. 4.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      5. 5. TEST REPORT

        1. 5.1. The test report shall be attached to the EC component...

        2. 5.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 5.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

    3. ANNEX III

      TEST PROCEDURES

      1. A — Test method I

        1. 1. IMPACT AND CRUSHING TESTS

          1. 1.1. Impact at the rear

            1. 1.1.1. The tractor shall be so placed in relation to the...

            2. 1.1.2. Tractors with rigid bodies shall be lashed down. The points...

            3. 1.1.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

            4. 1.1.4. The weight shall be pulled back so that the height...

          2. 1.2. Impact at the front

            1. 1.2.1. The tractor shall be so placed in relation to the...

            2. 1.2.2. Tractors with rigid bodies shall be lashed down as indicated...

            3. 1.2.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

            4. 1.2.4. The weight shall be pulled back so that the height...

          3. 1.3. Impact at the side

            1. 1.3.1. The tractor shall be so placed in relation to the...

            2. 1.3.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

            3. 1.3.3. An articulated tractor must be lashed down so that the...

            4. 1.3.4. The weight shall be pulled back so that the height...

          4. 1.4. Crushing at the rear

          5. 1.5. Crushing at the front

            1. 1.5.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

            2. 1.5.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. ZONE OF CLEARANCE

          1. 2.1. The ‘zone of clearance’ is defined by planes as follows,...

          2. 2.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. MEASUREMENTS TO BE MADE

          1. 3.1. Fractures and cracks

          2. 3.2. Zone of clearance

            1. 3.2.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

            2. 3.2.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 3.3. Maximum momentary deflection

          4. 3.4. Permanent deflection

      2. B — Test method II

        1. 1. IMPACT AND CRUSHING TESTS

          1. 1.1. Impact at the rear

            1. 1.1.1. The tractor shall be so placed in relation to the...

            2. 1.1.2. Tractors with rigid bodies shall be lashed down. The points...

            3. 1.1.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

            4. 1.1.4. The weight shall be pulled back so that the height...

            5. 1.1.5. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 1.2. Impact at the front

            1. 1.2.1. The tractor shall be so placed in relation to the...

            2. 1.2.2. Tractors with rigid bodies shall be lashed down as illustrated...

            3. 1.2.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

            4. 1.2.4. The weight shall be pulled back so that the height...

          3. 1.3. Impact at the side

            1. 1.3.1. The tractor shall be so placed in relation to the...

            2. 1.3.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

            3. 1.3.3. An articulated tractor must be lashed down so that the...

            4. 1.3.4. The weight shall be pulled back so that the height...

          4. 1.4. Crushing at the rear

          5. 1.5. Crushing at the front

            1. 1.5.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

            2. 1.5.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. ZONE OF CLEARANCE

          1. 2.1. The zone of clearance is illustrated in Annex IV, fig....

          2. 2.2. The boundaries of the zone shall be taken as:

          3. 2.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

          4. 2.3.1. For the purpose of defining the zone of clearance in...

          5. 2.3.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          6. 2.3.3. Where a seat suspension is provided with adjustment for the...

          7. 2.3.4. If it is not possible to determine definite tangents to...

        3. 3. MEASUREMENTS TO BE MADE

          1. 3.1. Fractures and cracks

          2. 3.2. Zone of clearance

            1. 3.2.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

            2. 3.2.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 3.3. Maximum momentary deflection

          4. 3.4. Permanent deflection

    4. ANNEX IV

      FIGURES

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    5. ANNEX V

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    6. ANNEX VI

      MARKS

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      4. Example of an EC component type-approval mark

    7. ANNEX VII

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    8. ANNEX VIII

      Conditions for EC type-approval

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      2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      5. 5. The competent authorities shall grant such extension on the following...

      6. 6. . . . . . . . . . ....

      7. 7. . . . . . . . . . ....

    9. ANNEX IX

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    10. ANNEX X

      1. PART A

      2. PART B

    11. ANNEX XI

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