# Directive 2014/45/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers and repealing Directive 2009/40/EC (Text with EEA relevance), Division II: Calibration of equipment used for measurements

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

Unless specified otherwise by the relevant Union legislation, the interval between two successive calibrations may not exceed:
(i) 24 months for the measurement of weight, pressure and sound level,
(ii) 24 months for the measurement of forces,
(iii) 12 months for the measurement of gaseous emissions.
Table I
The vehicle categories which are outside the scope of this Directive are included for guidance.
1 P…petrol (positive ignition); D…diesel (compression ignition)
Minimum equipment required for the purpose of performing a roadworthiness test
Vehicles
Category
Equipment required for each item listed in section I
Maximum mass
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
1.
Motorcycles
1
L1e
P
x
x
x
x
x
x
L3e,L4e
P
x
x
x
x
x
x
L3e,L4e
D
x
x
x
x
x
x
L2e
P
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
L2e
D
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
L5e
P
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
L5e
D
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
L6e
P
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
L6e
D
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
L7e
P
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
L7e
D
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
2.
Vehicles for the carriage of persons
Up to 3 500 kg
M1,M2
P
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Up to 3 500 kg
M1,M2
D
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
> 3 500 kg
M2,M3
P
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
> 3 500 kg
M2,M3
D
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
3.
Vehicles for the carriage of goods
Up to 3 500 kg
N1
P
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Up to 3 500 kg
N1
D
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
> 3 500 kg
N2,N3
P
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
> 3 500 kg
N2,N3
D
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
4.
Special vehicles derived from a category N vehicle, T5
Up to 3 500 kg
N1
P
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Up to 3 500 kg
N1
D
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
> 3 500 kg
N2,N3,T5
P
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
> 3 500 kg
N2,N3,T5
D
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
5.
Trailers
Up to 750 kg
O1
x
x
> 750 to 3 500 kg
O2
x
x
x
x
> 3 500 kg
O3,O4
x
x
x
x
x
x
x

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2014/45/annex/III/division/II (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2014-45/annex-III/division-II
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