accessible — those anchorages, which can be used. In order to prevent anchorages being ‘accessible’, the manufacturer shall physically obstruct their use, for example by welding over cover plates or by fitting similar permanent fixtures which cannot be removed by use of normally available tools; and (ii) P – (M + N × 68) > N × 68 where: P = technically permissible maximum laden mass in kg M = mass in running order in kg N = number of seating positions excluding the driver. This vehicle is not considered to be a vehicle of category M1. 2. Motor vehicles of category M2 or M3 Vehicles of Class I (see Directive 2001/85/EC) Single deck Double deck Articulated single deck Articulated double deck Low-floor single deck Low-floor double deck Articulated low-floor single deck Articulated low-floor double deck Vehicles of Class II (see Directive 2001/85/EC) Single deck Double deck Articulated single deck Articulated double deck Low-floor single deck Low-floor double deck Articulated low-floor single deck Articulated low-floor double deck Vehicles of Class III (see Directive 2001/85/EC) Single deck Double deck Articulated single deck Articulated double deck Vehicles of Class A (see Directive 2001/85/EC)… ANNEX II

Alternative requirements — administrative provisions and technical requirements which aim to ensure a level of road safety and environmental protection which is equivalent to the greatest extent practicable to the level provided for by the provisions of Annex IV or Annex XI, as appropriate art_23__para_1__para

Alternative requirements — administrative provisions and technical requirements which aim to ensure a level of road safety and environmental protection, which is equivalent to the greatest extent practicable to the level provided for by the provisions of Annex IV or Annex XI, as appropriate art_24__para_1__para__2

Ambulances — motor vehicles of category M intended for the transport of sick or injured people and having special equipment for such purpose anx_II__para__27

approval authority — the authority of a Member State with competence for all aspects of the approval of a type of vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit or of the individual approval of a vehicle; for the authorisation process, for issuing and, if appropriate, withdrawing approval certificates; for acting as the contact point for the approval authorities of other Member States; for designating the technical services and for ensuring that the manufacturer meets his obligations regarding the conformity of production 29.

Armoured vehicles — vehicles intended for the protection of conveyed passengers and/or goods and complying with armour plating anti-bullet requirements anx_II__para__26

base vehicle — any vehicle which is used at the initial stage of a multi-stage type-approval process 18.

certificate of conformity — the document set out in Annex IX, issued by the manufacturer and certifying that a vehicle belonging to the series of the type approved in accordance with this Directive complied with all regulatory acts at the time of its production 36.

complete vehicle — any vehicle which need not be completed in order to meet the relevant technical requirements of this Directive 21.

completed vehicle — a vehicle, resulting from the process of multi-stage type-approval, which meets the relevant technical requirements of this Directive 20.

component — a device subject to the requirements of a regulatory act and intended to be part of a vehicle, which may be type-approved independently of a vehicle where the regulatory act makes express provisions for so doing 24.

EC type-approval — the procedure whereby a Member State certifies that a type of vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit satisfies the relevant administrative provisions and technical requirements of this Directive and of the regulatory acts listed in Annex IV or XI 5.

EC type-approval certificate — the certificate set out in Annex VI or in the corresponding annex to a separate directive or regulation, the communication form set out in the relevant Annex to one of the UNECE Regulations listed in Part I or Part II of Annex IV to this Directive, being deemed to be equivalent thereto 34.

end-of-series vehicle — any vehicle that is part of a stock which cannot be registered or sold or entered into service owing to the entry into force of new technical requirements against which it has not been approved 22.

Forward control — a configuration in which more than half of the engine length is rearward of the foremost point of the windshield base and the steering wheel hub in the forward quarter of the vehicle length (z)

Ground clearance beneath one axle — the distance beneath the highest point of the arc of a circle passing through the centre of the tyre footprint of the wheels on one axle (the inner wheels in the case of twin tyres) and touching the lowest fixed point of the vehicle between the wheels anx_II__para__19

Ground clearance between the axles — the shortest distance between the ground plane and the lowest fixed point of the vehicle. Multi-axled bogies are considered to be a single axle anx_II__para__18

Hearses — motor vehicles of category M intended for the transport of deceased people and having special equipment for such purpose anx_II__para__28

hybrid electric vehicle — a hybrid vehicle that, for the purpose of mechanical propulsion, draws energy from both of the following on-vehicle sources of stored energy/power: a consumable fuel, an electrical energy/power storage device (e.g. battery, capacitor, flywheel/generator, etc.) 15.

hybrid motor vehicle — a vehicle with at least two different energy converters and two different energy storage systems (on-vehicle) for the purpose of vehicle propulsion 14.

incomplete vehicle — any vehicle which must undergo at least one further stage of completion in order to meet the relevant technical requirements of this Directive 19.

index to the information package — the document listing the contents of the information package, suitably numbered or otherwise marked so as to identify clearly all the pages, the format of that document being such as to present a record of the successive steps in the management of the EC type-approval, in particular the dates of the revisions and updating 40.

individual approval — the procedure whereby a Member State certifies that a particular vehicle, whether unique or not, satisfies the relevant administrative provisions and technical requirements 6.

individual approval certificate — the document whereby the approval authority officially certifies that a particular vehicle is approved 35.

information document — the document set out in Annex I or Annex III, or in the corresponding Annex to a separate directive, or regulation, that prescribes the information to be supplied by an applicant, it being permissible to supply the information document in the form of an electronic file 37.

information folder — the complete folder, including the information document, file, data, drawings, photographs, and so on, supplied by the applicant, it being permissible to supply the information folder in the form of an electronic file 38.

information package — the information folder accompanied by the test reports and all other documents added by the technical service or by the approval authority to the information folder in the course of carrying out their functions, it being permissible to supply the information package in the form of an electronic file 39.

manufacturer — the person or body who is responsible to the approval authority for all aspects of the type-approval or authorisation process and for ensuring conformity of production. It is not essential that the person or body be directly involved in all stages of the construction of the vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit which is the subject of the approval process 27.

manufacturer’s representative — any natural or legal person established in the Community who is duly appointed by the manufacturer to represent him before the approval authority and to act on his behalf in matters covered by this Directive, and where reference is made to the term ‘manufacturer’, it is to be understood as indicating either the manufacturer or his representative 28.

mixed type-approval — a step-by-step type-approval procedure for which one or more system approvals are achieved during the final stage of the approval of the whole vehicle, without it being necessary to issue the EC type-approval certificates for those systems 10.

Mobile cranes — a special purpose vehicle of category N3, not fitted for the carriage of goods, provided with a crane whose lifting moment is equal to or higher than 400 kNm anx_II__para__31

mobile machinery — any self-propelled vehicle which is designed and constructed specifically to perform work which, because of its construction characteristics, is not suitable for carrying passengers or for transporting goods. Machinery mounted on a motor vehicle chassis shall not be considered as mobile machinery 16.

Motor Caravan — a special purpose M category vehicle constructed to include living accommodation which contains at least the following equipment: anx_II__para__24

motor vehicle — any power-driven vehicle which is moved by its own means, having at least four wheels, being complete, completed or incomplete, with a maximum design speed exceeding 25 km/h 11.

multi-stage type-approval — the procedure whereby one or more Member States certify that, depending on the state of completion, an incomplete or completed type of vehicle satisfies the relevant administrative provisions and technical requirements of this Directive 7.

national type-approval — a type-approval procedure laid down by the national law of a Member State, the validity of such approval being restricted to the territory of that Member State 4.

original parts or equipment — parts or equipment which are manufactured according to the specifications and production standards provided by the vehicle manufacturer for the production of parts or equipment for the assembly of the vehicle in question. This includes parts or equipment which are manufactured on the same production line as these parts or equipment. It is presumed unless the contrary is proven, that parts constitute original parts if the part manufacturer certifies that the parts match the quality of the components used for the assembly of the vehicle in question and have been manufactured according to the specifications and production standards of the vehicle manufacturer 26.

Other special purpose vehicles — vehicles as defined in item 5 above, with the exception of those mentioned in items 5.1 to 5.6 anx_II__para__32

regulatory act — a separate directive or regulation or a UNECE Regulation annexed to the Revised 1958 Agreement 1.

seating reference point — a design point defined by the vehicle manufacturer for each seating position and established with respect to the three dimensional reference system as specified in Annex III to Directive 77/649/EEC (x)

separate directive or regulation — a directive or regulation listed in Part I of Annex IV. This term includes also their implementing acts 2.

separate technical unit — a device subject to the requirements of a regulatory act and intended to be part of a vehicle, which may be type-approved separately, but only in relation to one or more specified types of vehicle where the regulatory act makes express provisions for so doing 25.

single-step type-approval — a procedure consisting in the approval of a vehicle as a whole by means of a single operation 9.

Special purpose vehicle — a vehicle intended to perform a function which requires special body arrangements and/or equipment. This category shall include wheel-chair accessible vehicles anx_II__para__23

step-by-step type-approval — a vehicle approval procedure consisting in the step-by-step collection of the whole set of EC type-approval certificates for the systems, components and separate technical units relating to the vehicle, and which leads, at the final stage, to the approval of the whole vehicle 8.

system — an assembly of devices combined to perform one or more specific functions in a vehicle and which is subject to the requirements of any of the regulatory acts 23.

technical service — an organisation or body designated by the approval authority of a Member State as a testing laboratory to carry out tests, or as a conformity assessment body to carry out the initial assessment and other tests or inspections, on behalf of the approval authority, it being possible for the approval authority itself to carry out those functions 31.

trailer — any non-self-propelled vehicle on wheels which is designed and constructed to be towed by a motor vehicle 12.

type of vehicle — vehicles of a particular category which do not differ in at least the essential respects specified in Section B of Annex II. A type of vehicle may contain variants and versions as defined in Section B of Annex II 17.

type-approval — the procedure whereby a Member State certifies that a type of vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit satisfies the relevant administrative provisions and technical requirements 3.

type-approval certificate — the document whereby the approval authority officially certifies that a type of vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit is approved 33.

vehicle — any motor vehicle or its trailer as defined in points (11) and (12) 13.

virtual testing method — computer simulations including calculations which demonstrate whether a vehicle, a system, a component or a separate technical unit fulfils the technical requirements of a regulatory act. For testing purposes, a virtual method does not require the use of a physical vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit 32.

Wheelchair accessible vehicle — vehicles of category M1 constructed or converted specifically so that they accommodate one or more person(s) seated in their wheelchair(s) when travelling on the road anx_II__para__29