Commission Decision of 23 December 2003 on the technical prescriptions for the implementation of Article 3 of Directive 2003/102/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users before and in the event of a collision with a motor vehicle and amending Directive 70/156/EEC (notified under document number C(2003) 5041) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/90/EC)

EU Decision 2004/90 · Adopted 23 December 2003 · Extends to United Kingdom

Commission Decision

of 23 December 2003

on the technical prescriptions for the implementation of Article 3 of Directive 2003/102/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users before and in the event of a collision with a motor vehicle and amending Directive 70/156/EEC

(notified under document number C(2003) 5041)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/90/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Directive 2003/102/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users before and in the event of a collision with a motor vehicle and amending Directive 70/156/EEC^f1, and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Directive 2003/102/EC sets out the basic requirements in the form of tests and limit values for the Community type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to pedestrian protection.

(2)

Under that Directive, with a view to ensuring its uniform application by the competent authorities of the Member States, the technical prescriptions necessary to carry out the tests laid down in section 3.1 or 3.2 of Annex I to that Directive should be specified.

(3)

Those tests are based on the scientific work performed by the European Enhanced Vehicle Committee (EEVC); whereas the technical prescriptions to carry them out should also be based on the recommendations by the EEVC.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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f1: OJ L 321, 6.12.2003, p. 15.

1Article 1
2Article 2
3Article 3
Annex CONTENTS
IPart I
1General
2Definitions
2.1Division 2.1
2.2Division 2.2
2.3Division 2.3
2.4Division 2.4
2.5Division 2.5
2.5.1Division 2.5.1
2.5.2Division 2.5.2
2.5.3Division 2.5.3
2.5.4Division 2.5.4
2.5.5Division 2.5.5
2.5.6Division 2.5.6
2.6Division 2.6
2.7Division 2.7
2.8Division 2.8
2.9Division 2.9
2.9.1Division 2.9.1
2.9.2Division 2.9.2
2.9.3Division 2.9.3
2.9.4Division 2.9.4
2.9.5Division 2.9.5
2.9.6Division 2.9.6
2.9.7Division 2.9.7
2.9.8Division 2.9.8
2.9.9Division 2.9.9
2.10Division 2.10
2.11Division 2.11
2.11.1Division 2.11.1
Part II
Chapter I: General conditions applicable
Complete vehicle
1.1Division 1.1
1.1.1Division 1.1.1
1.1.2Division 1.1.2
1.1.3Division 1.1.3
Subsystem of vehicle
2.1Division 2.1
2.1.1Division 2.1.1
2.1.2Division 2.1.2
2.1.3Division 2.1.3
2.1.4Division 2.1.4
IILower legform to bumper tests
1Scope
General
2.1Division 2.1
2.2Division 2.2
Specification of the test
3.1Division 3.1
3.2Division 3.2
3.3Division 3.3
Test method
Test apparatus
3.4.1.1Division 3.4.1.1
3.4.1.2Division 3.4.1.2
3.4.1.3Division 3.4.1.3
3.4.1.4Division 3.4.1.4
3.4.1.5Division 3.4.1.5
Test procedure
3.4.2.1Division 3.4.2.1
3.4.2.2Division 3.4.2.2
3.4.2.3Division 3.4.2.3
3.4.2.4Division 3.4.2.4
3.4.2.5Division 3.4.2.5
3.4.2.6Division 3.4.2.6
3.4.2.7Division 3.4.2.7
Lower Legform impactor
4.1Division 4.1
4.2Division 4.2
4.3Division 4.3
4.4Division 4.4
4.5Division 4.5
4.6Division 4.6
IIIUpper legform to bumper tests
1Scope
General
2.1Division 2.1
2.2Division 2.2
Specification of the test
3.1Division 3.1
3.2Division 3.2
3.3Division 3.3
Test method
Test apparatus
3.4.1.1Division 3.4.1.1
3.4.1.2Division 3.4.1.2
3.4.1.3Division 3.4.1.3
3.4.1.4Division 3.4.1.4
3.4.1.5Division 3.4.1.5
Test procedure
3.4.2.1Division 3.4.2.1
3.4.2.2Division 3.4.2.2
3.4.2.3Division 3.4.2.3
3.4.2.4Division 3.4.2.4
Upper legform impactor
4.1Division 4.1
4.2Division 4.2
4.3Division 4.3
4.4Division 4.4
4.5Division 4.5
4.6Division 4.6
4.7Division 4.7
IVUpper legform to bonnet leading edge tests
1Scope
General
2.1Division 2.1
2.2Division 2.2
Specification of the test
3.1Division 3.1
3.2Division 3.2
3.3Division 3.3
Test method
Test apparatus
3.4.1.1Division 3.4.1.1
3.4.1.2Division 3.4.1.2
3.4.1.3Division 3.4.1.3
3.4.1.4Division 3.4.1.4
3.4.1.5Division 3.4.1.5
3.4.1.6Division 3.4.1.6
Test procedure
3.4.2.1Division 3.4.2.1
3.4.2.2Division 3.4.2.2
3.4.2.3Division 3.4.2.3
3.4.2.4Division 3.4.2.4
3.4.2.5Division 3.4.2.5
3.4.2.5.1Division 3.4.2.5.1
3.4.2.5.2Division 3.4.2.5.2
3.4.2.5.3Division 3.4.2.5.3
3.4.2.6Division 3.4.2.6
3.4.2.7Division 3.4.2.7
3.4.2.8Division 3.4.2.8
Upper legform impactor
4.1Division 4.1
4.2Division 4.2
4.3Division 4.3
4.4Division 4.4
4.5Division 4.5
4.6Division 4.6
Notes:
1Division 1
2Division 2
3Division 3
4Division 4
5Division 5
Notes
1Division 1
2Division 2
3Division 3
4Division 4
Notes
1Division 1
2Division 2
3Division 3
4Division 4
5Division 5
6Division 6
VChild/small adult headform to bonnet top tests
1Scope
General
2.1Division 2.1
2.2Division 2.2
Specification of the test
3.1Division 3.1
3.2Division 3.2
3.3Division 3.3
3.3.1Division 3.3.1
3.3.2Division 3.3.2
3.3.3Division 3.3.3
3.3.4Division 3.3.4
Test method
Test apparatus
3.4.1.1Division 3.4.1.1
3.4.1.2Division 3.4.1.2
3.4.1.3Division 3.4.1.3
3.4.1.4Division 3.4.1.4
3.4.1.5Division 3.4.1.5
Test procedure
3.4.2.1Division 3.4.2.1
3.4.2.2Division 3.4.2.2
3.4.2.3Division 3.4.2.3
3.4.2.4Division 3.4.2.4
3.4.2.5Division 3.4.2.5
3.4.2.6Division 3.4.2.6
Child/small adult headform impactor
4.1Division 4.1
4.2Division 4.2
4.3Division 4.3
4.4Division 4.4
4.4.1Division 4.4.1
4.4.2Division 4.4.2
VIAdult headform to windscreen tests
1Scope
General
2.1Division 2.1
2.2Division 2.2
Specification of the test
3.1Division 3.1
3.2Division 3.2
3.3Division 3.3
Test method
Test apparatus
3.4.1.1Division 3.4.1.1
3.4.1.2Division 3.4.1.2
3.4.1.3Division 3.4.1.3
3.4.1.4Division 3.4.1.4
3.4.1.5Division 3.4.1.5
Test procedure
3.4.2.1Division 3.4.2.1
3.4.2.2Division 3.4.2.2
3.4.2.3Division 3.4.2.3
3.4.2.4Division 3.4.2.4
3.4.2.5Division 3.4.2.5
3.4.2.6Division 3.4.2.6
Adult headform inpactor
4.1Division 4.1
4.2Division 4.2
4.3Division 4.3
4.4Division 4.4
4.4.1Division 4.4.1
4.4.2Division 4.4.2
VIIChild and adult headform to bonnet top tests
1Scope
General
2.1Division 2.1
2.2Division 2.2
Specification of the test
3.1Division 3.1
3.2Division 3.2
3.3Division 3.3
Test method
Test apparatus
3.4.1.1Division 3.4.1.1
3.4.1.2Division 3.4.1.2
3.4.1.3Division 3.4.1.3
3.4.1.4Division 3.4.1.4
3.4.1.5Division 3.4.1.5
Test procedure
3.4.2.1Division 3.4.2.1
3.4.2.2Division 3.4.2.2
3.4.2.3Division 3.4.2.3
3.4.2.4Division 3.4.2.4
3.4.2.5Division 3.4.2.5
3.4.2.6Division 3.4.2.6
3.4.2.7Division 3.4.2.7
Headform impactors
Adult headform impactor
4.1.1Division 4.1.1
4.1.2Division 4.1.2
4.1.3Division 4.1.3
4.1.4Division 4.1.4
4.1.4.1Division 4.1.4.1
4.1.4.2Division 4.1.4.2
Child headform impactor
4.2.1Division 4.2.1
4.2.2Division 4.2.2
4.2.3Division 4.2.3
4.2.4Division 4.2.4
4.2.4.1Division 4.2.4.1
4.2.4.2Division 4.2.4.2
Attachment
Certification requirements
1.1Division 1.1
Lower legform impactor
Static tests
2.1.1Division 2.1.1
2.1.2Division 2.1.2
2.1.3Division 2.1.3
2.1.4Division 2.1.4
2.1.5Division 2.1.5
Dynamic tests
2.2.1Division 2.2.1
2.2.2Division 2.2.2
2.2.3Division 2.2.3
Test procedure
2.2.4.1Division 2.2.4.1
2.2.4.2Division 2.2.4.2
2.2.4.3Division 2.2.4.3
2.2.4.4Division 2.2.4.4
2.2.4.5Division 2.2.4.5
Upper legform impactor
3.1Division 3.1
Requirements
3.2.1Division 3.2.1
3.2.2Division 3.2.2
Test procedure
3.3.1Division 3.3.1
3.3.2Division 3.3.2
3.3.3Division 3.3.3
3.3.4Division 3.3.4
3.3.5Division 3.3.5
3.3.6Division 3.3.6
3.3.7Division 3.3.7
Headform impactors
4.1Division 4.1
Requirements
4.2.1Division 4.2.1
4.2.2Division 4.2.2
4.2.3Division 4.2.3
4.2.4Division 4.2.4
Test procedure
4.3.1Division 4.3.1
4.3.2Division 4.3.2
4.3.3Division 4.3.3
4.3.4Division 4.3.4
Notes:
1Division 1
2Division 2
3Tolerance on all dimensions is ± 1,0 mm.

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