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Regulation (EC) No 78/2009 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
Regulation (EC) No 78/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 January 2009 on the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users, amending Directive 2007/46/EC and repealing Directives 2003/102/EC and 2005/66/EC (Text with EEA relevance)
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Article 4U.K.Technical requirements
1.In accordance with Article 9, manufacturers shall ensure that vehicles placed on the market are equipped with a type-approved brake assist system in accordance with the requirements of Section 4 of Annex I and that such vehicles comply with the requirements of Sections 2 or 3 of Annex I.
2.In accordance with Article 10, manufacturers shall ensure that frontal protection systems either fitted as original equipment to vehicles placed on the market or supplied as separate technical units comply with the requirements of Sections 5 and 6 of Annex I.
3.Manufacturers shall provide to the approval authorities appropriate data on the specifications and test conditions of the vehicle and frontal protection system. The data shall include information required to check the functioning of any active safety devices installed in the vehicle.
4.In the case of frontal protection systems to be supplied as separate technical units, manufacturers shall provide to the approval authorities appropriate data about the systems specifications and test conditions.
5.Frontal protection systems, as separate technical units, shall not be distributed, offered for sale or sold unless accompanied by a list of vehicle types for which the frontal protection system is type-approved, as well as by clear assembly instructions. The assembly instructions shall contain specific installation prescriptions, including fixing modes for the vehicles for which the unit has been approved, to enable the approved components to be mounted on that vehicle in a manner that complies with the relevant provisions of Section 6 of Annex I.
6.The Commission shall adopt implementing measures laying down technical provisions for the application of the requirements set out in Annex I. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, inter alia, by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 40(2) of Directive 2007/46/EC.
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