Article 12

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 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

Vehicles of categories M_(1) and N_(1) shall be equipped with an electronic stability control system meeting the requirements of this Regulation and its implementing measures. With the exception of off-road vehicles as defined in points 4.2 and 4.3 of Section A of Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC, the following vehicles shall be equipped with an electronic stability control system meeting the requirements of this Regulation and its implementing measures: vehicles of categories M_(2) and M_(3), except for those with more than three axles, articulated buses and coaches, and buses of Class I or Class A; vehicles of categories N_(2) and N_(3) except for those with more than three axles, tractors for semi-trailers with a gross vehicle mass between 3.5 and 7.5 tonnes, and special purpose vehicles as defined in points 5.7 and 5.8 of Section A of Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC; vehicles of categories O_(3) and O_(4) equipped with air suspension, except for those with more than three axles, trailers for exceptional load transport and trailers with areas for standing passengers.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-29 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.