Framework Directive — Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the…

Framework Directive — Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (Framework Directive) (Text with EEA relevance)

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DIRECTIVE 2007/46/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 5 September 2007

establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles

(Framework Directive)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Article 1 Subject matter

Article 3 Definitions

Article 4 Obligations of Member States

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Article 5 Obligations of manufacturers

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Article 6 Procedures to be followed for the EC type-approval of vehicles

Article 7 Procedure to be followed for the EC type-approval of systems, components or separate technical units

Subparagraph

Article 8 General provisions

Subparagraph

Article 9 Specific provisions concerning vehicles

Article 10 Specific provisions concerning systems, components or separate technical units

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Article 11 Tests required for EC type-approval

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Article 12 Conformity of production arrangements

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Article 13 General provisions

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Article 14 Specific provisions concerning vehicles

Article 15 Specific provisions concerning systems, components or separate technical units

Article 16 Issue and notification of amendments

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Article 17 Termination of validity

Article 18 Certificate of conformity

Subparagraph

Article 19 EC type-approval mark

Subparagraph

Article 20 Exemptions for new technologies or new concepts

Article 21 Action required

Subparagraph

Article 22 EC type-approval of small series

Subparagraph

Article 23 National type-approval of small series

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Article 24 Individual approvals

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Article 25 Specific provisions

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Article 26 Registration, sale and entry into service of vehicles

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Article 27 Registration, sale and entry into service of end-of-series vehicles

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Article 28 Sale and entry into service of components and separate technical units

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Article 29 Vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units in compliance with this Directive

Article 30 Vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units not in conformity with the approved type

Article 31 Sale and entry into service of parts or equipment which are capable of posing a significant risk to the correct functioning of essential systems

Article 32 Recall of vehicles

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Article 33 Notification of decisions and remedies available

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Article 34 UNECE Regulations required for EC type-approval

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Article 35 Equivalence of UNECE Regulations with directives or regulations

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Article 36 Equivalence with other regulations

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Article 37 Information intended for users

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Article 38 Information intended for manufacturers of components or separate technical units

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Article 39 Implementation measures and amendments to this Directive and the separate directives and regulations

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Article 40 Committee

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Article 41 Designation of technical services

Article 42 Assessment of the skills of the technical services

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Article 43 Procedures for notification

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Article 44 Transitional provisions

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Article 45 Application dates for EC type-approval

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Article 46 Penalties

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Article 47 Assessment

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Article 48 Transposition

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Article 49 Repeal

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Article 50 Entry into force

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Article 51 Addressees

Complete list of information for the purpose of EC type-approval of vehicles

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0. GENERAL

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1. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VEHICLE

Subparagraph

2. MASSES AND DIMENSIONS (e) (in kg and mm) (Refer to drawing where applicable)

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3. POWER PLANT (q) (In the case of a vehicle that can run either on petrol, diesel, etc., or also in combination with another fuel, items shall be repeated (+))

3.9. GAS FUELLED ENGINES (In the case of systems laid-out in a different manner, supply equivalent information).

10. LIGHTING AND LIGHT SIGNALLING DEVICES

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11. CONNECTIONS BETWEEN TOWING VEHICLES AND TRAILERS AND SEMI-TRAILERS

13. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR VEHICLES USED FOR THE CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS COMPRISING MORE THAN EIGHT SEATS IN ADDITION TO THE DRIVER’S SEAT

Subparagraph

14. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR VEHICLES INTENDED FOR THE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS (Directive 98/91/EC)

Definition of vehicle categories and vehicle types

A. DEFINITION OF VEHICLE CATEGORY

B. DEFINITION OF VEHICLE TYPE

C. DEFINITION OF TYPE OF BODYWORK (only for complete/completed vehicles)

Information document for the purpose of EC type-approval of vehicles

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PART I

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A: For Categories M and N

0. GENERAL

Subparagraph

1. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VEHICLE

Subparagraph

2. MASSES AND DIMENSIONS (e) (in kg and mm)

Subparagraph

3. POWER PLANT (q) (In the case of a vehicle that can run either on petrol, diesel, …, or also, in combination with another fuel, items shall be repeated (+))

11. CONNECTIONS BETWEEN TOWING VEHICLES AND TRAILERS AND SEMI-TRAILERS

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13. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR VEHICLES USED FOR THE CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS COMPRISING MORE THAN EIGHT SEATS IN ADDITION TO THE DRIVER’S SEAT

1. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VEHICLE

Subparagraph

2. MASSES AND DIMENSIONS (e) (in kg and mm)

11. CONNECTIONS BETWEEN TOWING VEHICLES AND TRAILERS AND SEMI-TRAILERS

Type-approval numbers

List of requirements for the purpose of EC type-approval of vehicles

PART I

List of regulatory acts

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Appendix

List of requirements for EC type-approval of vehicles belonging to the category M1, produced in small series.

Procedures to be followed during EC type-approval of vehicles

Standards with which the entities referred to in Article 41 have to comply

Subparagraph

Appendix 2

Procedure for the assessment of the technical services

1. PURPOSE OF THIS APPENDIX

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2. PRINCIPLES OF ASSESSING

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3. SKILLS REQUIRED OF THE AUDITORS

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4. APPLICATION FOR DESIGNATION

6. SUBCONTRACTING THE ASSESSMENT

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7. PREPARATION FOR ASSESSMENT

8. ON-SITE ASSESSMENT

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9. ANALYSIS OF FINDINGS AND ASSESSMENT REPORT

10. GRANTING/CONFIRMING A DESIGNATION

11. REASSESSMENT AND SURVEILLANCE

Subparagraph

12. RECORDS ON DESIGNATED TECHNICAL SERVICES

Maximum format: A4 (210 × 297 mm)

EC TYPE-APPROVAL CERTIFICATE

EC VEHICLE TYPE-APPROVAL CERTIFICATE

List of regulatory acts to which the type of vehicle complies

(to be filled in only in the case of type-approval in accordance with Article 6(3)

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MODEL B

(to be used for system type-approval or vehicle type-approval with regard to a system)

Maximum format: A4 (210 × 297 mm)

EC TYPE-APPROVAL CERTIFICATE

to EC type-approval certificate No …

Subparagraph

MODEL C

(to be used for component/separate technical unit type-approval)

Maximum format: A4 (210 × 297 mm)

EC TYPE-APPROVAL CERTIFICATE

to EC type-approval certificate No …

Subparagraph

Note

ANNEX VII

EC TYPE-APPROVAL CERTIFICATE NUMBERING SYSTEM (1)

EC component and separate technical unit type-approval mark

Subparagraph

Addendum to appendix 1

Example of a component or separate technical unit type-approval mark

EC CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY

For complete/completed (1) vehicles

PART I

(Maximum format: A4 (210 × 297 mm), or a folder of A4 format)

For complete or completed vehicles of category M1

For complete or completed vehicles of categories M2 and M3

For complete or completed vehicles of categories N1, N2 and N3

For complete or completed vehicles of categories O1, O2, O3 and O4

EC CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY

for incomplete vehicles

(Maximum format: A4 (210 × 297 mm), or a folder of A4 format)

Side 1

Subparagraph

Side 2

For incomplete vehicles of category M1

For incomplete vehicles of categories M2 and M3

For incomplete vehicles of categories N1, N2 and N3

For incomplete vehicles of categories O1, O2, O3 and O4

CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION PROCEDURES

0. OBJECTIVES

Subparagraph

1. INITIAL ASSESSMENT

2. PRODUCT CONFORMITY ARRANGEMENTS

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3. CONTINUED VERIFICATION ARRANGEMENTS

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ANNEX XI

NATURE OF AND PROVISIONS FOR SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES

Appendix 1

Motor-Caravans, Ambulances and Hearses

Wheel-chair Accessible Vehicles

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Appendix 4

Other Special Purpose Vehicles (including Trailer Caravans)

SMALL SERIES AND END-OF-SERIES LIMITS

A. SMALL SERIES LIMITS

B. END-OF-SERIES LIMITS

Subparagraph

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ANNEX XIII

LIST OF PARTS OR EQUIPMENT WHICH ARE CAPABLE OF POSING A SIGNIFICANT RISK TO THE CORRECT FUNCTIONING OF SYSTEMS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL FOR THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE OR ITS ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE, THEIR PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS, APPROPRIATE TEST PROCEDURES, MARKING AND PACKAGING PROVISIONS

I. Parts or equipment having a significant impact on vehicle safety

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II. Parts or equipment having a significant impact on the environmental performance of the vehicle

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ANNEX XIV

LIST OF EC TYPE-APPROVALS ISSUED PURSUANT TO REGULATORY ACTS

Subparagraph

ANNEX XV

LIST OF THE REGULATORY ACTS FOR WHICH A MANUFACTURER MAY BE DESIGNATED AS TECHNICAL SERVICE

Table

Note

ANNEX XVI

LIST OF THE REGULATORY ACTS FOR WHICH VIRTUAL TESTING METHODS MAY BE USED BY A MANUFACTURER OR A TECHNICAL SERVICE

Table

Note

Appendix 1

GENERAL CONDITIONS REQUIRED FROM VIRTUAL TESTING METHODS

1. Virtual test pattern

2. Fundamentals of computer simulation and calculation

2.1. Mathematical model

Subparagraph

2.2. Validation of the model

SPECIFIC CONDITIONS CONCERNING VIRTUAL TESTING METHODS

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ANNEX XVII

PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED DURING MULTI-STAGE EC TYPE-APPROVAL

4. IDENTIFICATION OF THE VEHICLE

MODEL OF THE MANUFACTURER’S ADDITIONAL PLATE

Subparagraph

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ANNEX XVIII

CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN OF THE VEHICLE

Manufacturer’s declaration of base/incomplete vehicle which is not provided with a Certificate of Conformity

TIMETABLE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS DIRECTIVE IN RESPECT OF TYPE-APPROVAL

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Note

ANNEX XX

TIME-LIMITS FOR THE TRANSPOSITION OF REPEALED DIRECTIVES INTO NATIONAL LAW

PART A

Directive 70/156/EEC and its successive amending acts

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PART B

Time-limits for transposition into national laws

(referred to in the second paragraph of Article 49)

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