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Annex

United Kingdom

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Annex II to Directive 70/221/EEC is amended as follows:

  1. 1..

    the following section 5.1a is inserted:

    ‘5.1a.

    The vehicle shall be tested under the following conditions:

    • it must be at rest on a level, flat, rigid and smooth surface,

    • the front wheels must be in the straight-ahead position,

    • tyres must be inflated to the pressure recommended by the vehicle manufacturer,

    • the vehicle may, if necessary to achieve the test forces required, be restrained by any method specified by the vehicle manufacturer,

    • if the vehicle is equipped with hydropneumatic, hydraulic or pneumatic suspension or a device for automatic levelling according to load, it must be tested with the suspension or device in the normal running condition specified by the manufacturer.’;

  2. 2..

    point 5.4.5.2 is replaced by the following:

    ‘5.4.5.2.

    A horizontal force corresponding to 25 % of the maximum technically permissible mass of the vehicle but not exceeding 5 × 104N must be applied successively to both points P1 and to point P3;’

  3. 3..

    the following section 5.4a is inserted:

    ‘5.4a.

    For vehicles fitted with a platform lift the fitting of the underrun device may be interrupted for the purposes of the mechanism. In such cases, the following must apply:

    1. 5.4a.1.

      the lateral distance between the fitting elements of the underrun device and the elements of the platform lift, which make the interruption necessary, may amount to no more than 2,5 cm;

    2. 5.4a.2.

      the individual elements of the underrun protection device must, in each case, have an effective surface area of at least 350 cm2;

    3. 5.4a.3.

      the individual elements of the underrun protection device must be of sufficient dimensions to comply with the requirements of paragraph 5.4.5.1, whereby the relative positions of the test points are determined. If the points P1 are located within the interruption area mentioned in 5.4a, the points P1 to be used will be located in the middle of any lateral section of the rear underrun protection device;

    4. 5.4a.4.

      for the area of interruption of the underrun device and for the purposes of the platform lift, point 5.4.1. need not apply.’