approval — a procedure whereby a Member State certifies that a vehicle satisfies the relevant administrative provisions and technical requirements referred to in Directive 2002/24/EC, Directive 2003/37/EC and Directive 2007/46/EC (10)

competent authority — an authority or public body entrusted by a Member State with responsibility for managing the system of roadworthiness testing, including, where appropriate, the carrying-out of roadworthiness tests (14)

deficiencies — technical defects and other instances of non-compliance found during a roadworthiness test (11)

holder of a registration certificate — the legal or natural person in whose name the vehicle is registered (8)

inspector — a person authorised by a Member State or by its competent authority to carry out roadworthiness tests in a testing centre or, where appropriate, on behalf of a competent authority (13)

motor vehicle — any power-driven vehicle on wheels which is moved by its own means with a maximum design speed exceeding 25 km/h (2)

public road — a road that is of general public utility, such as a local, regional or national road, highway, expressway or motorway (19)

roadworthiness certificate — a roadworthiness test report issued by the competent authority or a testing centre containing the result of the roadworthiness test (12)

roadworthiness test — an inspection in accordance with Annex I designed to ensure that a vehicle is safe to be used on public roads and that it complies with required and mandatory safety and environmental characteristics (9)

semi-trailer — any trailer designed to be coupled to a motor vehicle in such a way that part of it rests on the motor vehicle and a substantial part of its mass and the mass of its load is borne by the motor vehicle (4)

small island — an island with fewer than 5000 inhabitants which is not linked to the other parts of territory by road bridges or road tunnels (17)

sparsely populated area — a predefined area with a population density of fewer than five persons per square kilometre (18)

supervising body — a body or bodies set up by a Member State, responsible for the supervision of testing centres. A supervising body can be part of the competent authority or competent authorities (16)

testing centre — a public or private body or establishment authorised by a Member State to carry out roadworthiness tests (15)

trailer — any non-self propelled vehicle on wheels which is designed and constructed to be towed by a motor vehicle (3)

two- or three-wheel vehicle — any power-driven vehicle on two wheels, with or without a sidecar, and any tricycle or quadricycle (5)

vehicle — any not rail-borne motor vehicle or its trailer (1)

vehicle of historical interest — any vehicle which is considered to be historical by the Member State of registration or one of its appointed authorising bodies and which fulfils all the following conditions: it was manufactured or registered for the first time at least 30 years ago; its specific type, as defined in the relevant Union or national law, is no longer in production; it is historically preserved and maintained in its original state and has not undergone substantial changes in the technical characteristics of its main components (7)

vehicle registered in a Member State — a vehicle which is registered or put into service in a Member State (6)