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Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009 and repealing Directive 2007/46/EC (Text with EEA relevance)
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The list of codes shall apply primarily to complete and completed vehicles.
Ref. | Code | Name | Definition |
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2.1. | AA | Saloon | A vehicle defined in term 3.1.1.1 of international standard ISO 3833:1977, fitted with at least four side windows. |
2.2. | AB | Hatchback | A saloon as defined in 2.1 with a hatch at the rear end of the vehicle. |
2.3. | AC | Station wagon | A vehicle defined in term 3.1.1.4 of international standard ISO 3833:1977. |
2.4. | AD | Coupé | A vehicle defined in term 3.1.1.5 of international standard ISO 3833:1977. |
2.5. | AE | Convertible | A vehicle defined in terms No 3.1.1.6 of international standard ISO 3833:1977. However, a convertible may have no door. |
2.6. | AF | Multi-purpose vehicle | A vehicle other than AG and those mentioned in AA to AE intended for carrying persons and their luggage or occasionally goods, in a single compartment. |
2.7. | AG | Truck station wagon | A vehicle defined in term No 3.1.1.4.1 of international standard ISO 3833:1977. However, the luggage compartment must be completely separated from the passenger compartment. In addition, the reference point of the driver's seating position needs not to be at least at 750 mm above the surface supporting the vehicle. |
Ref. | Code | Name | Definition |
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3.1. | CA | Single-deck vehicle | A vehicle where the spaces provided for persons are arranged in a single level or in a way that they do not constitute two superimposed levels; |
3.2. | CB | Double-deck vehicle | A vehicle defined in paragraph 2.1.6 of UN Regulation No 107; |
3.3. | CC | Single-deck articulated vehicle | A vehicle defined in paragraph 2.1.3 of UN Regulation No 107 with a single deck; |
3.4. | CD | Double-deck articulated vehicle | A vehicle defined in paragraph 2.1.3.1 of UN Regulation No 107; |
3.5. | CE | Low-floor single-deck vehicle | A vehicle defined in paragraph 2.1.4 of UN Regulation No 107 with a single deck; |
3.6. | CF | Low-floor double-deck vehicle | A vehicle defined in paragraph 2.1.4 of UN Regulation No 107 with a double deck; |
3.7. | CG | Articulated low-floor single-deck vehicle | A vehicle that combines the technical features of points 3.3 and 3.5 of this table; |
3.8. | CH | Articulated low-floor double-deck vehicle | A vehicle that combines the technical features of points 3.4 and 3.6 of this table; |
3.9. | CI | Open top single deck vehicle | A vehicle with partial roof or without roof; |
3.10. | CJ | Open top double deck vehicle | A vehicle without roof over all or part of its upper deck; |
3.11. | CX | Bus chassis | An incomplete vehicle with just chassis rails or tube assembly, power train, axles, that is intended to be completed with bodywork, customised to the needs of the transport operator. |
Ref. | Code | Name | Definition |
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4.1. | BA | Lorry | A vehicle that is designed and constructed exclusively or principally for conveying goods. It may also tow a trailer. |
4.2. | BB | Van | A lorry with the compartment where the driver is located and cargo area within a single unit. |
4.3. | BC | Tractor unit for semi-trailer | A towing vehicle that is designed and constructed exclusively or principally to tow semi-trailers. |
4.4. | BD | Road tractor | A towing vehicle that is designed and constructed exclusively to tow trailers other than semi-trailers. |
4.5. | BE | Pick-up truck | A vehicle of a maximum mass not exceeding 3 500 kg in which the seating positions and the cargo area are not located in a single compartment. |
4.6. | BX | Chassis-cab or chassis-cowl | An incomplete vehicle with just a cabin (complete or partial), chassis rails, power train, axles, which is intended to be completed with bodywork, customised to the needs of the transport operator. |
Ref. | Code | Name | Definition |
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5.1. | DA | Semi-trailer | A trailer that is designed and constructed to be coupled to a tractor unit or to a converter dolly and to impose a substantial vertical load on the towing vehicle or on the converter dolly. The coupling to be used for a vehicle combination shall consist of a king pin and a fifth wheel. |
5.2. | DB | Drawbar trailer | A trailer having at least two axles, of which at least one is a steered axle: (a) equipped with a towing device which can move vertically (in relation to the trailer); and (b) that transmits less than 100 daN as a static vertical load to the towing vehicle. |
5.3. | DC | Centre-axle trailer | A trailer where the axle(s) is (are) positioned close to the centre of gravity of the vehicle (when uniformly loaded) so that only a small static vertical load, not exceeding 10 % of that corresponding to the maximum mass of the trailer or a load of 1 000 daN (whichever is the lesser) is transmitted to the towing vehicle. |
5.4. | DE | Rigid drawbar trailer | A trailer with one axle or one group of axles fitted with a drawbar which transmits a static load not exceeding 4 000 daN to the towing vehicle due to its construction and that does not meet the definition of a centre-axle trailer. The coupling to be used for a vehicle combination shall not consist of a king pin and a fifth wheel. |
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