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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2015-996/annex/division-ASSESSMENT/division-2/division-2.2/division-2.2.1/division-1",
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  "legislation": "eudr/2015/996",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Directive (EU) 2015/996 of 19 May 2015 establishing common noise assessment methods according to Directive 2002/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2015-996",
  "path": "annex/division/ASSESSMENT/division/2/division/2.2/division/2.2.1/division/1",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Classification of vehicles",
  "text": "The road traffic noise source shall be determined by combining the noise emission of each individual vehicle forming the traffic flow. These vehicles are grouped into five separate categories with regard to their characteristics of noise emission:\nCategory 1 Light motor vehicles\nCategory 2 Medium heavy vehicles\nCategory 3 Heavy vehicles\nCategory 4 Powered two-wheelers\nCategory 5 Open category\nIn the case of powered two-wheelers, two separate subclasses are defined for mopeds and more powerful motorcycles, since they operate in very different driving modes and their numbers usually vary widely.\nThe first four categories shall be used, and the fifth category is optional. It is foreseen for new vehicles that may be developed in the future and may be sufficiently different in their noise emission to require an additional category to be defined. This category could cover, for example, electric or hybrid vehicles or any vehicle developed in the future substantially different from those in categories 1 to 4.\nThe details of the different vehicle classes are given in Table [2.2.a].\nTable [2.2.a]\nVehicle classes\nDirective 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (OJ L 263, 9.10.2007, p. 1).\nSport Utility Vehicles.\nMulti-Purpose Vehicles.\nCategory\nName\nDescription\nVehicle category in ECWhole Vehicle Type Approval\n1\nLight motor vehicles\nPassenger cars, delivery vans ≤ 3,5 tons, SUVs, MPVs including trailers and caravans\nM1 and N1\n2\nMedium heavy vehicles\nMedium heavy vehicles, delivery vans > 3,5 tons, buses, motorhomes, etc. with two axles and twin tyre mounting on rear axle\nM2, M3 and N2, N3\n3\nHeavy vehicles\nHeavy duty vehicles, touring cars, buses, with three or more axles\nM2 and N2 with trailer, M3 and N3\n4\nPowered two-wheelers\n4a\nTwo-, Three- and Four-wheel Mopeds\nL1, L2, L6\n4b\nMotorcycles with and without sidecars, Tricycles and Quadricycles\nL3, L4, L5, L7\n5\nOpen category\nTo be defined according to future needs\nN/A",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (OJ L 263, 9.10.2007, p. 1)."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Sport Utility Vehicles."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Multi-Purpose Vehicles."
    }
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2015/996/annex/division/ASSESSMENT/division/2/division/2.2/division/2.2.1/division/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:21:38.862218+00:00"
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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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