# 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 2.1

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

‘Vehicle type’ means a category of vehicles which, forward of the A-pillars, do not differ in such essential respects as:
the structure,
the main dimensions,
the materials of the outer surfaces of the vehicle,
the component arrangement (external or internal),
in so far as they may be considered to have a negative effect on the results of the impact tests prescribed in Part II.
Vehicles of category N1 described as being derived from M1 category refer to those vehicles of N1 category which, forward of the A-pillars, have the same general structure and shape as a pre-existing M1 category vehicle.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2004/90/annex/part/I/division/2/division/2.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-90/annex/part-I/division-2/division-2.1
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