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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2005-27/annex",
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  "legislation": "eudr/2005/27",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Directive 2005/27/EC of 29 March 2005 amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical progress, Directive 2003/97/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, concerning the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of devices for indirect vision and of vehicles equipped with these devices (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2005-27",
  "path": "annex",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": null,
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Annexes I and III to Directive 2003/97/EC are amended as follows:\n1.. In Annex I, item 1.1.1.12, after the first sentence, the following new sentence is inserted:\n‘In the case of a seat with fixed seat-back angle, the location of the ocular points shall be adjusted in accordance with the provisions of Appendix 7 to this Annex.’\n2.. In Appendix 5 to Annex I, the following is added to the enumeration of distinguishing numbers in point 1.1:\n‘“8 for the Czech Republic,”, “29 for Estonia,”, “49 for Cyprus, 32 for Latvia, 36 for Lithuania,”, “7 for Hungary, 50 for Malta,”, “20 for Poland,”, “26 for Slovenia, 27 for Slovakia”’.\n3.. In Annex I, the following Appendix 7 is added:\nAppendix 7\nDetermination of the ocular points for a seat with a fixed seat-back angle\n1.\nThe position of the ocular points in relation to the R point shall be adjusted as indicated in the table below by X coordinates from the three-dimensional reference grid. The table indicates the basic coordinates for a fixed seat-back angle of 25 degrees. The three-dimensional reference grid for the coordinates is as defined in point 2.3 of Annex I to Directive 77/649/EEC as amended.\nSeat back angle\nHorizontal coordinates\n(in degrees)\nΔX\n25\n68 mm\n2.\nFurther correction for fixed seat-back angles other than 25\nThe table below indicates the further corrections, from the ocular position with a fixed seat-back angle of 25 degrees, to be made to the X and Z coordinates of the ocular points when the design seat-back angle is not 25 degrees.\nSeat-back angle\nHorizontal coordinates\nVertical coordinates\n(in degrees)\nΔX\nΔZ\n5\n– 186 mm\n28 mm\n6\n– 177 mm\n27 mm\n7\n– 167 mm\n27 mm\n8\n– 157 mm\n27 mm\n9\n– 147 mm\n26 mm\n10\n– 137 mm\n25 mm\n11\n– 128 mm\n24 mm\n12\n– 118 mm\n23 mm\n13\n– 109 mm\n22 mm\n14\n– 99 mm\n21 mm\n15\n– 90 mm\n20 mm\n16\n– 81 mm\n18 mm\n17\n– 72 mm\n17 mm\n18\n– 62 mm\n15 mm\n19\n– 53 mm\n13 mm\n20\n– 44 mm\n11 mm\n21\n– 35 mm\n9 mm\n22\n– 26 mm\n7 mm\n23\n– 18 mm\n5 mm\n24\n– 9 mm\n3 mm\n25\n0 mm\n0 mm\n26\n9 mm\n– 3 mm\n27\n17 mm\n– 5 mm\n28\n26 mm\n– 8 mm\n29\n34 mm\n– 11 mm\n30\n43 mm\n– 14 mm\n31\n51 mm\n– 18 mm\n32\n59 mm\n– 21 mm\n33\n67 mm\n– 24 mm\n34\n76 mm\n– 28 mm\n35\n84 mm\n– 32 mm\n36\n92 mm\n– 35 mm\n37\n100 mm\n– 39 mm\n38\n108 mm\n– 43 mm\n39\n115 mm\n– 48 mm\n40\n123 mm\n– 52 mm\n4.. In the table in Annex III and in the cell for Class IV wide-angle mirrors for motor vehicles of category N2 ≤ 7,5 t, the text is replaced by the following:\n‘Compulsory\nFor both sides if a Class V mirror can be fitted\nOptional\nFor both sides together if not’;\n5.. In the table in Annex III and in the cell for Class V close-proximity mirrors for motor vehicles of category N2 ≤ 7,5 t, the text is replaced by the following:\n‘Compulsory, see Annex III items 3.7 and 5.5.5\nOne on the passenger’s side\nOptional\nOne on the driver’s side\n(both must be fitted at least 2 m above the ground)\nA tolerance of + 10 cm may be applied’.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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