CHAPTER ISUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

Article 5Mass in running order determination

1

The mass in running order of an L-category vehicle shall be determined by measuring the mass of the unladen vehicle ready for normal use and shall include the mass of:

a

liquids;

b

standard equipment in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications;

c

‘fuel’ in the fuel tanks that shall be filled to at least 90 % of their capacities.

For the purposes of this point:

  1. (i)

    if a vehicle is propelled with a ‘liquid fuel’ this shall be considered as ‘fuel’;

  2. (ii)

    if a vehicle is propelled with a liquid ‘fuel/oil mixture’:

    • if fuel to propel the vehicle and lubrication oil are pre-mixed then this ‘pre-mixture’ shall be considered as ‘fuel’,

    • if fuel to propel the vehicle and lubrication oil are stored separately then only ‘fuel’ propelling the vehicle shall be considered as ‘fuel’; or

  3. (iii)

    if a vehicle is propelled by a gaseous fuel, a liquefied gaseous fuel or is running on compressed air, the mass of ‘fuel’ in the gaseous fuel tanks may be set to 0 kg;

d

the bodywork, the cabin, the doors; and

e

the glazing, the coupling, the spare wheels as well as the tools.

2

The mass in running order of an L-category vehicle shall exclude the mass of:

a

the driver (75 kg) and passenger (65 kg);

b

the machines or equipment installed on the load platform area;

c

in the case of a hybrid or pure electric vehicle, the propulsion batteries;

d

in the case of mono-fuel, bi-fuel or multi-fuel vehicles, a gaseous fuel system as well as storage tanks for gaseous fuel; and

e

in the case of pre-compressed air propulsion, storage tanks to store compressed air.