Defined terms — Commission Regulation (EU) No 1003/2010 of 8 November 2010 concerning type-approval requirements for the space for mounting and the fixing of rear registration plates on motor vehicles and their trailers and implementing Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning type-approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor Text with EEA relevance
European Union · 32010R1003 · 298 provisions
6 defined in this instrument.
inclination — the degree of the angular deviation in relation to a vertical plane (7)
longitudinal median plane of the vehicle — the plane of symmetry of the vehicle or, if the vehicle is not symmetrical, the vertical longitudinal plane passing through the middle of the vehicle axles (6)
nominal surface — the theoretical geometrically perfect surface without taking into account surface irregularities such as protrusions or indentations (5)
surface of grille — a surface consisting of parallel bars which are spread evenly and have a mutual distance of not exceeding 15 mm (4)
surface of patterned mesh — a surface consisting of an evenly spread pattern of shapes such as round, oval, diamond, rectangular or square holes spread evenly at intervals not exceeding 15 mm (3)
virtually flat surface — a surface of solid material, which may also consist of patterned mesh or grille, with a radius of curvature of at least 5000 mm (2)