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Deficiencies that are found during periodic testings of vehicles shall be categorised in one of the following groups: minor deficiencies having no significant effect on the safety of the vehicle or impact on the environment, and other minor non-compliances; major deficiencies that may prejudice the safety of the vehicle or have an impact on the environment or put other road users at risk, or other more significant non-compliances; dangerous deficiencies constituting a direct and immediate risk to road safety or having an impact on the environment which justify that a Member State or its competent authorities may prohibit the use of the vehicle on public roads.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-02 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.