Article 2 F1

1. (i)

   F2For M1, N1, N2 and N3 vehicles, Member States shall require that all occupants of vehicles in use shall use the safety systems provided.

   Children less than 150 cm in height occupying M1, N1, N2 and N3 vehicles fitted with safety systems shall be restrained by an integral or non-integral child-restraint system, within the meaning of Article 1(4)(a) and (b), which is suitable for the child's physical features in accordance with:

   • classification provided for in Article 1(3), for child restraint systems approved in accordance with point (c)(i) of this paragraph;

   • the size range and maximum occupant mass for which the child restraint system is intended, as indicated by the manufacturer, for child restraint systems approved in accordance with point (c)(ii) of this paragraph.

   In M1, N1, N2 and N3 vehicles that are not fitted with safety systems:

   • children under three years of age may not be transported,

   • without prejudice to point (ii), children aged three and over and less than 150 cm in height shall occupy a seat other than a front seat;

2. (ii)

   Member States may allow, in their territory, children of less than 150 cm in height and of at least 135 cm in height to be restrained by a safety belt for adults. These height limits shall be re-examined according to the procedure referred to in Article 7b(2);

3. (iii)

   Member States may, however, allow, in their territory, those children referred to in (i) and (ii) not to be restrained by a child-restraint system when travelling in taxis. However, when the abovementioned children are travelling in taxis not fitted with restraint systems they shall occupy a seat other than a front seat;

children may not be transported using a rearward-facing child-restraint system in a passenger seat protected by a front air bag, unless the air bag has been deactivated, even in cases where the air bag is automatically deactivated in a sufficient manner;

where a child-restraint system is used, it shall be approved to the standards of:

1. i))

   UNECE Regulation 44/03 or Directive 77/541/EEC or

2. ii))

   UNECE Regulation 129;

or any subsequent adaptation thereto.

The child restraint system shall be installed in accordance with fitting information (e.g. instruction manual, leaflet or electronic publication) provided by the manufacturer of the child restraint system declaring in what manner and in which vehicle types the system may be safely used;

until 9 May 2008 Member States may permit the use of child-restraint systems approved in accordance with the national standards applicable in the Member State on the date of installation of the restraint system or with national standards equivalent to Regulation 44/03 of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe or Directive 75/541/EEC.

Member States shall require that all occupants aged three and over of M2 and M3 vehicles in use shall use the safety systems provided while they are seated.

Child restraints shall be approved in accordance with paragraph (1)(c) and (d);

passengers in M2 and M3 vehicles shall be informed of the requirement to wear safety belts whenever they are seated and the vehicle is in motion. They shall be informed in one or more of the following ways:

• by the driver,

• by the conductor, courier or official designated as group leader,

• by audio-visual means (e.g. video),

• by signs and/or the pictogram established by the Member States in accordance with the Community design in the Annex, prominently displayed at every seating position.