Council Directive of 17 September 1974 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the external projections of motor vehicles (74/483/EEC) (repealed) (c. 483)

ANNEX I U.K. GENREAL DEFINITIONS, APPLICATIONS FOR EEC TYPE-APPROVAL, EEC TYPE-APPROVAL, GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS, PARTICULAR SPECIFICATIONS, CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION(1)

2. DEFINITIONS U.K.

[F1 2.7. ‘ extreme outer edge ’ of the vehicle means, in relation to the sides of the vehicle, the plane parallel to the median longitudinal plane of the vehicle coinciding with its outer lateral edge, and, in relation to the front and rear ends, the perpendicular transverse plane of the vehicle coinciding with its outer front and rear edges, account not being taken of the projection: U.K.

2.7.1. of tyres near their point of contact with the ground, and connections for tyre pressure gauges; U.K.

2.7.2. of any anti-skid devices which may be mounted on the wheels; U.K.

2.7.3. of rear-view mirrors; U.K.

2.7.4. of side direction indicator lamps, end outline marker lamps, front and rear position (side) lamps and parking lamps; U.K.

2.7.5. in relation to the front and rear ends, of parts mounted on the bumpers, of towing devices and of exhaust pipes;] U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Commission Directive of 18 April 1979 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 74/483/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the external projections of motor vehicles (79/488/EEC).

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The text of the Annexes in basically similar to that of Regulation No 26 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations. In particular the subdivision of the sections is the same. Where an item of Regulation No 26 has no corresponding item in the Annexes, the number is none the less given for the record in brackets.