{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2014-47/annex-III/division-II/division-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2014-47/annex-III/division-II/division-1.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/2014/47",
  "legislation_title": "Directive 2014/47/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 on the technical roadside inspection of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles circulating in the Union and repealing Directive 2000/30/EC (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2014-47",
  "path": "annex/III/division/II/division/1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Classification of deficiencies",
  "text": "Deficiencies shall be classified in one of the following deficiency groups:\nMinor deficiency: a minor deficiency exists when the load has been properly secured but a safety advice might be appropriate.\nMajor deficiency: a major deficiency exists when the load has not been sufficiently secured and a significant shifting or overturning of the load or parts thereof is possible.\nDangerous deficiency: a dangerous deficiency exists when traffic safety is directly endangered due to a risk of loss of cargo or parts thereof or a hazard deriving directly from the cargo or an immediate endangering of persons\nWhere several deficiencies are present, the transport is classified in the highest deficiency group. If, in the event that there are several deficiencies, as the effects based on the combination of those deficiencies are expected to reinforce one another, the transport shall be classified in the next higher deficiency level.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2014/47/annex/III/division/II/division/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:21:45.779348+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}