| a Technically permissible maximum laden mass | ||||||
| Item | Subject | Regulatory act reference | M1 ≤ 2 500 kga | M1 > 2 500 kga | M2 | M3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Permissible Sound level | Directive 70/157/EEC | H | G+H | G+H | G+H |
| 2 | Emissions (Euro 5 and 6) light duty vehicles/access to information | Regulation (EC) 715/2007 | Q (1) | G+Q (1) | G+Q (1) | |
| 3 | Fuel tanks/rear protective devices | Directive 70/221/EEC | F (2) | F (2) | F (2) | F (2) |
| 3A | Prevention of fire risks (liquid fuel tanks) | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 34 | F (2) | F (2) | F (2) | F (2) |
| 3B | Rear underrun protective devices (RUPDs) and their installation; rear underrun protection (RUP) | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 58 | X | X | X | X |
| 4 | Rear registration plate space | Directive 70/222/EEC | X | X | X | X |
| 4A | Space for mounting and fixing rear registration plates | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 1003/2010 | X | X | X | X |
| 5 | Steering effort | Directive 70/311/EEC | X | G | G | G |
| 5A | Steering equipment | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 79 | X | G | G | G |
| 6 | Door latches and hinges | Directive 70/387/EEC | B | G+B | ||
| 6A | Vehicle access and manoeuvrability | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 130/2012 | X | X | ||
| 6B | Door latches and door retention components | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 11 | B | G+B | ||
| 7 | Audible warning | Directive 70/388/EEC | X | X | X | X |
| 7A | Audible warning devices and signals | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 28 | X | X | X | X |
| 8 | Devices for indirect vision | Directive 2003/97/EC | X | G | G | G |
| 8A | Devices for indirect vision and their installation | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 46 | X | G | G | G |
| 9 | Braking | Directive 71/320/EEC | X | G | G | G |
| 9A | Braking of vehicles and trailers | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 13-H | X (4) | G+A1 | ||
| 9B | Braking of vehicles and trailers | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 13 | G(3) | G(3) | ||
| 10 | Radio interference (electromagnetic compatibility) | Directive 72/245/EEC | X | X | X | X |
| 10A | Electromagnetic compatibility | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 10 | X | X | X | X |
| 12 | Interior fittings | Directive 74/60/EEC | C | G+C | ||
| 12A | Interior fittings | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 21 | C | G+C | ||
| 13 | Anti-theft and immobiliser | Directive 74/61/EEC | X | G | G | G |
| 13A | Protection of motor vehicles against unauthorised use | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 18 | G (4A) | G (4A) | ||
| 13B | Protection of motor vehicles against unauthorised use | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 116 | X | G | ||
| 14 | Protective steering | Directive 74/297/EEC | X | G | ||
| 14A | Protection of the driver against the steering mechanism in the event of impact | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 12 | X | G | ||
| 15 | Seat strength | Directive 74/408/EEC | D | G+D | G+D | G+D |
| 15A | Seats, their anchorages and any head restraints | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 17 | D | G+D | G+D (4B) | G+D (4B) |
| 15B | Seats of large passenger vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 80 | X | X | ||
| 16 | Exterior projections | Directive 74/483/EEC | X for the cab; A+Z for the remaining part | G for the cab; A+Z for the remaining part | ||
| 16A | External projections | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 26 | X for the cab; A+Z for the remaining part | G for the cab; A+Z for the remaining part | ||
| 17 | Speedometer and reverse gear | Directive 75/443/EEC | X | X | X | X |
| 17A | Vehicle access and manoeuvrability | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 130/2012 | X | X | X | X |
| 17B | Speedometer equipment including its installation | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 39 | X | X | X | X |
| 18 | Plates (statutory) | Directive 76/114/EEC | X | X | X | X |
| 18A | Manufacturer’s statutory plate and vehicle identification number | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 19/2011 | X | X | X | X |
| 19 | Seat belt anchorages | Directive 76/115/EEC | D | G+L | G+L | G+L |
| 19A | Safety-belt anchorages, Isofix anchorages systems and Isofix top tether anchorages | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 14 | D | G+L | G+L | G+L |
| 20 | Installation of lighting and light signalling devices | Directive 76/756/EEC | A+N | A+G+N for the cab; A+N for the remaining part | A+G+N for the cab; A+N for the remaining part | A+G+N for the cab; A+N for the remaining part |
| 20A | Installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 48 | A+N | A+G+N for the cab; A+N for the remaining part | A+G+N for the cab; A+N for the remaining part | A+G+N for the cab; A+N for the remaining part |
| 21 | Retro reflectors | Directive 76/757/EEC | X | X | X | X |
| 21A | Retro-reflecting devices for power-driven vehicles and their trailers | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 3 | X | X | X | X |
| 22 | End-outline, front-side, rear-side, stop, day time running, side-marker lamps | Directive 76/758/EEC | X | X | X | X |
| 22A | Front and rear position lamps, stop-lamps and end-ouline marker lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 7 | X | X | X | X |
| 22B | Daytime running lamps for power-driven vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 87 | X | X | X | X |
| 22C | Side-marker lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 91 | X | X | X | X |
| 23 | Direction indicators | Directive 76/759/EEC | X | X | X | X |
| 23A | Direction indicators for power-driven vehicles and their trailers | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 6 | X | X | X | X |
| 24 | Rear registration plate lamps | Directive 76/760/EEC | X | X | X | X |
| 24A | Illumination of rear-registration plates of power-driven vehicles and their trailers | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 4 | X | X | X | X |
| 25 | Head lamps (including bulbs) | Directive 76/761/EEC | X | X | X | X |
| 25A | Power-driven vehicle’s sealed-beam headlamps (SB) emitting an European asymmetrical passing beam or a driving beam or both | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 31 | X | X | X | X |
| 25B | Filament lamps for use in approved lamp units of power-driven vehicles and their trailers | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 37 | X | X | X | X |
| 25C | Motor vehicle headlamps equipped with gas-discharge light sources | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 98 | X | X | X | X |
| 25D | Gas-discharge light sources for use in approved gas-discharge lamp units of power-driven vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 99 | X | X | X | X |
| 25E | Motor vehicle headlamps emitting an asymmetrical passing beam or a driving beam or both and equipped with filament lamps and/or LED modules | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 112 | X | X | X | X |
| 25F | Adaptive front-lighting systems (AFS) for motor vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 123 | X | X | X | X |
| 26 | Front fog lamps | Directive 76/762/EEC | X | X | X | X |
| 26A | Power-driven vehicle front fog lamps | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 19 | X | X | X | X |
| 27 | Towing hooks | Directive 77/389/EEC | E | E | E | E |
| 27A | Towing device | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 1005/2010 | E | E | E | E |
| 28 | Rear fog lamps | Directive 77/538/EEC | X | X | X | X |
| 28A | Rear fog lamps for power-driven vehicles and their trailers | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 38 | X | X | X | X |
| 29 | Reversing lamps | Directive 77/539/EEC | X | X | X | X |
| 29A | Reversing lights for power-driven vehicles and their trailers | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 23 | X | X | X | X |
| 30 | Parking lamps | Directive 77/540/EEC | X | X | X | X |
| 30A | Parking lamps for power-driven vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 77 | X | X | X | X |
| 31 | Seat belts and restraint systems | Directive 77/541/EEC | D | G+M | G+M | G+M |
| 31A | Safety-belts, restraint systems, child restraint systems and Isofix child restraint systems | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 16 | D | G+M | G+M | G+M |
| 32 | Forward vision | Directive 77/649/EEC | X | G | ||
| 32A | Forward field of vision | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 125 | X | G | ||
| 33 | Identification of controls, tell-tales and indicators | Directive 78/316/EEC | X | X | X | X |
| 33A | Location and identification of hand controls, tell-tales and indicators | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 121 | X | X | X | X |
| 34 | Defrost/demist | Directive 78/317/EEC | X | G (5) | (5) | (5) |
| 34A | Windscreen defrosting and demisting systems | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 672/2010 | X | G (5) | (5) | (5) |
| 35 | Wash/wipe | Directive 78/318/EEC | X | G (6) | (6) | (6) |
| 35A | Windscreen wiper and washer systems | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 1008/2010 | X | G (6) | (6) | (6) |
| 36 | Heating systems | Directive 2001/56/EC | X | X | X | X |
| 36A | Heating systems | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 122 | X | X | X | X |
| 37 | Wheel guards | Directive 78/549/EEC | X | G | ||
| 37A | Wheel guards | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 1009/2010 | X | G | ||
| 38 | Head restraints | Directive 78/932/EEC | D | G+D | ||
| 38A | Head restraints (headrests), whether or not incorporated in vehicle seats | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 25 | D | G+D | A | A |
| 41 | Emissions (Euro IV and V) heavy duty vehicles | Directive 2005/55/EC | H (8) | G+H (8) | G+H (8) | G+H (8) |
| 41A | Emissions (Euro VI) heavy duty vehicles/access to information | Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 | G+H (9) | G+H (9) | G+H (9) | G+H (9) |
| 44 | Masses and dimensions (cars) | Directive 92/21/EEC | X | X | ||
| 44A | Masses and dimensions | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012 | X | X | ||
| 45 | Safety glazing | Directive 92/22/EEC | J | G+J | G+J | G+J |
| 45A | Safety glazing materials and their installation on vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 43 | J | G+J | G+J | G+J |
| 46 | Tyres | Directive 92/23/EEC | X | G | G | G |
| 46A | Installation of tyres | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 458/2011 | X | G | G | G |
| 46B | Pneumatic tyres for motor vehicles and their trailers (Class C1) | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 30 | X | G | ||
| 46C | Pneumatic tyres for commercial vehicles and their trailers (Classes C2 and C3) | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 54 | — | G | G | G |
| 46D | Tyre rolling sound emissions, adhesion on wet surfaces and rolling resistance (Classes C1, C2 and C3) | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 117 | X | G | G | G |
| 46E | Temporary-use spare unit, run-flat tyres/system and tyre pressure monitoring system | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 64 | X | G | ||
| 47 | Speed limitation devices | Directive 92/24/EEC | X | X | ||
| 47A | Speed limitation of vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 89 | X | X | ||
| 48 | Masses and dimensions (other than vehicles referred to in item 44) | Directive 97/27/EC | X | X | ||
| 48A | Masses and dimensions | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012 | X | X | ||
| 50 | Couplings | Directive 94/20/EC | X (10) | G (10) | G (10) | G (10) |
| 50A | Mechanical coupling components of combinations of vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 55 | X (10) | G (10) | G (10) | G (10) |
| 51 | Flammability | Directive 95/28/EC | G for the cab; X for the remaining part | |||
| 51A | Burning behaviour of materials used in the interior construction of certain categories of motor vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 118 | G for the cab; X for the remaining part | |||
| 52 | Buses and coaches | Directive 2001/85/EC | A | A | ||
| 52A | M2 and M3 vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 107 | A | A | ||
| 52B | Strength of the superstructure of large passenger vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 66 | A | A | ||
| 53 | Frontal impact | Directive 96/79/EC | N/A | N/A | ||
| 53A | Protection of occupants in the event of a frontal collision | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 94 | N/A | N/A | ||
| 54 | Side impact | Directive 96/27/EC | N/A | N/A | ||
| 54A | Protection of occupants in the event of lateral collision | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 95 | N/A | N/A | ||
| 58 | Pedestrian protection | Regulation (EC) No 78/2009 | X | N/A. However, any frontal protection systems supplied with the vehicle shall comply and shall be marked | ||
| 59 | Recyclability | Directive 2005/64/EC | N/A | N/A | ||
| 61 | Air-conditioning system | Directive 2006/40/EC | X | G (14) | ||
| 62 | Hydrogen system | Regulation (EC) No 79/2009 | X | X | X | X |
| 63 | General Safety | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 | X (15) | X (15) | X (15) | X (15) |
| 64 | Gear shift indicators | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 65/2012 | X | G | ||
| 65 | Advanced emergency braking system | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 347/2012 | N/A (16) | N/A (16) | ||
| 66 | Lane departure warning system | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 Regulation (EU) No 351/2012 | N/A (17) | N/A (17) | ||
| 67 | Specific components for liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) and their installation on motor vehicles | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 67 | X | X | X | X |
| 68 | Vehicle alarm systems (VAS) | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 97 | X | G | ||
| 69 | Electrical safety | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 100 | X | X | X | X |
| 70 | Specific components for CNG and their installation on motor vehicules | Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 UNECE Regulation No 110 | X | X | X | X |
The patient compartment of ambulances shall comply with the requirements of EN 1789:2007 +A1: 2010 +A2:2014 on Medical vehicles and their equipment – Road ambulances with the exception of Section 6.5, list of equipment. Proof of compliance shall be provided with a test report of a technical service. If a Wheelchair space is foreseen, the requirements of Appendix 3 relating to the wheelchair tie down and occupant restraint systems shall apply.”