# 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), Division 3.4.2.3

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The direction of impact shall be parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, with the axis of the upper legform vertical at the time of first contact. The tolerance to these directions is ± 2°. At the time of first contact the impactor centre line shall be midway between the upper bumper reference line and the lower bumper reference line with a ± 10 mm tolerance and laterally with the selected impact location with a tolerance of ± 10 mm.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2004/90/annex/chapter/III/division/3/division/3.4/division/3.4.2/division/3.4.2.3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-90/annex/chapter-III/division-3/division-3.4/division-3.4.2/division-3.4.2.3
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