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forming an integral part of the seatback, or
designed to be installed on the seat,
of motor vehicles conforming to the definition given in Article 9 and intended for separate use, i.e. as individual equipment by adult occupants of forward-facing seats.
‘Vehicle type with regard to head restraints’ means vehicles which do not differ in such essential respects as:
‘Head restraint’ means a device whose purpose is to limit the rearward displacement of the occupant's head in relation to his torso in order to reduce the danger of injury to the cervical vertebrae in the event of an accident. This device may or may not form an integral part of the seatback.
‘Type of seat’ means seats which do not differ in their dimensions, in their framework or in their padding, although they may differ in finish or colour.
‘Type of head restraint’ means head restraints which do not differ in their dimensions, in their framework or in their padding, although they may differ in finish, colour or covering.
(see Annex II).
(see Annex II).
‘Reference line r’ means a straight line which, either on a test manikin having the mass and dimensions of an average adult male or on a test manikin having identical characteristics, passes through the joint of the leg with the pelvis and the joint of the neck with the thorax. On the manikin referred to in Section 3 of Annex III to Council Directive 77/649/EEC of 27 September 1977 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the field of vision of motor vehicle drivers(1), to which reference is made in Annex II to this Directive, the reference line is that shown in Figure 1 in the Appendix to Annex III to Directive 77/649/EEC.
‘Head line’ means a straight line passing through the centre of gravity of the head and through the joint of the neck with the thorax. When the head is at rest the head line is situated in the extension of the reference line.
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This point is verified in accordance with the requirements of Annex II.
(see Annex III, Figure 2).
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With each model conforming to an approved type of head restraint, the manufacturer shall supply particulars of the types and characteristics of the seats for which the head restraint is approved and, where appropriate, the directions to the user of the head restraint on how to fit it correctly to the seats concerned.
Annex III to Directive 77/649/EEC shall be applicable.
The head restraint must be fitted and tested on the seat of the vehicle for which it is intended. The seat must be firmly secured to the test bench so that it does not move under impact.
The recording instruments used must be such that measurements can be made with the following degrees of accuracy:
accuracy: ± 5 % of the real value,
frequency response: up to 1 000 Hz
cross-axis sensitivity: < 5 % of the lowest point on the scale.
accuracy: ± 2·5 % of the real value,
sensitivity: 0·5 km/h.
the instrumentation must enable the action to be recorded throughout its duration and readings to be made within one thousandth of a second,
the beginning of the impact at the moment of first contact between the headform and the head restraint being tested is noted on the recordings used for analyzing the test.
In tests carried out by the above procedure, the deceleration of the headform must not exceed 80 g continuously for more than three milliseconds. The deceleration rate is taken as the average of the readings on the two decelerometers.
for Germany
for France
for Italy
for the Netherlands
for Belgium
for Spain
for the United Kingdom
for Luxembourg
for Denmark
for Greece]
for Ireland
for Portugal [F3;] ]
for Finland
for Sweden [F6;] ] ]
for the Czech Republic
for Estonia
for Cyprus
for Latvia
for Lithuania
for Hungary
for Malta
for Poland
for Slovenia
for Slovakia [F8;] ]
for Bulgaria
for Romania [F10;] ]
for Croatia;]
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties.
F2 Substituted by Council Directive of 25 June 1987 amending certain directives on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to industrial products with respect to the distinctive numbers and letters indicating the Member States (87/354/EEC).
F3 Deleted by Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded (94/C 241/08).
F4 Inserted by Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded (94/C 241/08).
F5 Substituted by Decision of the Council of the European Union of 1 January 1995 adjusting the instruments concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Union (95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC).
F6 Deleted by Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded.
F7 Inserted by Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded.
F8 Deleted by Council Directive 2006/96/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Directives in the field of free movement of goods, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania.
F9 Inserted by Council Directive 2006/96/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Directives in the field of free movement of goods, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania.
The above component type-approval mark affixed to a head restraint or restraints forming an integral part of the seat or seats of a vehicle shows that the type of seat in question has been approved with regard to head restraints in the Netherlands (e4) under the number 2439.
The above component type-approval mark affixed to a head restraint shows that the head restraint in question has been granted EEC component type-approval, that it is a head restraint which is not an integral part of a seat and is approved in the Netherlands under the number 2439.
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