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This Directive applies to all two or three-wheel motor vehicles, whether twin-wheeled or otherwise, intended to travel on the road, and to the components or separate technical units of such vehicles. This Directive does not apply to the following vehicles: vehicles with a maximum design speed not exceeding 6 km/h; vehicles intended for pedestrian control; vehicles intended for use by the physically handicapped; vehicles intended for use in competition, on roads or in off-road conditions; vehicles already in use before the application date of Directive 92/61/EEC; tractors and machines, used for agricultural or similar purposes; vehicles designed primarily for off-road leisure use having wheels arranged symmetrically with one wheel at the front of the vehicle and two at the rear; cycles with pedal assistance which are equipped with an auxiliary electric motor having a maximum continuous rated power of 0,25 kW, of which the output is progressively reduced and finally cut off as the vehicle reaches a speed of 25 km/h, or sooner, if the cyclist stops pedalling, nor to the components or technical units thereof unless they are intended to be fitted to vehicles covered by this Directive. It does not apply to the approval of single vehicles except that Member States granting such approvals shall accept any type-approval of components and separate technical units granted under this Directive instead of under the relevant national requirements.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-06 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.