Commission Regulation (EC) No 631/2009 of 22 July 2009 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 78/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users, amending Directive 2007/46/EC and repealing Directives 2003/102/EC and 2005/66/EC

EU Regulation No 631/2009 · Adopted 22 July 2009 · Extends to United Kingdom

Commission Regulation (EC) No 631/2009

of 22 July 2009

laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 78/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users, amending Directive 2007/46/EC and repealing Directives 2003/102/EC and 2005/66/EC

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 78/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 January 2009 on the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users, amending Directive 2007/46/EC and repealing Directives 2003/102/EC and 2005/66/EC^f1, and in particular Article 4(6) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 78/2009 is one of the separate regulatory acts under the type-approval procedure laid down by Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 on establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (‘Framework Directive’)^f2.

(2)

Regulation (EC) No 78/2009 sets out the basic requirements for the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users in the form of tests and limit values for the type-approval of vehicles and of frontal protection systems as separate technical units.

(3)

The tests set out in Regulation (EC) No 78/2009 are based on the requirements set out in Directive 2003/102/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 relating to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users before and in the event of a collision with a motor vehicle and amending Council Directive 70/156/EEC^f3 and Directive 2005/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 relating to the use of frontal protection systems on motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 70/156/EEC^f4.

(4)

A study completed regarding the specifications of certain requirements set out in Directive 2003/102/EC^f5 indicated a need to provide amendments.

(5)

The technical prescriptions necessary to implement the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 78/2009 should be based on the specifications used in Commission Decision 2004/90/EC of 23 December 2003 on the technical prescriptions for the implementation of Article 3 of Directive 2003/102/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users before and in the event of a collision with a motor vehicle and amending Directive 70/156/EEC^f6 and Commission Decision 2006/368/EC of 20 March 2006 on the detailed technical requirements for carrying out the tests specified in Directive 2005/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the use of frontal protection systems on motor vehicles^f7.

(6)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Technical Committee — Motor Vehicles.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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f1: OJ L 35, 4.2.2009, p. 1.
f2: OJ L 263, 9.10.2007, p. 1.
f3: OJ L 321, 6.12.2003, p. 15.
f4: OJ L 309, 25.11.2005, p. 37.
f5: A Study on the feasibility of measures relating to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users — Final 2006, Transport Research Laboratory, UK.
f6: OJ L 31, 4.2.2004, p. 21.
f7: OJ L 140, 29.5.2006, p. 33.

1Article 1
2Article 2
3Article 3
4Article 4
Signature
Annex
Part I: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND DEFINITIONS
1General
2Definitions
Division
2.1Division 2.1
2.2Division 2.2
2.3Division 2.3
2.4Division 2.4
2.5Division 2.5
2.6Division 2.6
2.7Division 2.7
2.8Division 2.8
2.9Division 2.9
2.10Division 2.10
2.11Division 2.11
2.12Division 2.12
2.13Division 2.13
2.14Division 2.14
2.15Division 2.15
2.16Division 2.16
2.17Division 2.17
2.18Division 2.18
2.19Division 2.19
2.20Division 2.20
2.21Division 2.21
2.22Division 2.22
2.23Division 2.23
2.24Division 2.24
2.25Division 2.25
2.26Division 2.26
2.27Division 2.27
2.28Division 2.28
2.29Division 2.29
2.30Division 2.30
2.31Division 2.31
2.32Division 2.32
2.33Division 2.33
2.34Division 2.34
2.35Division 2.35
Part II: VEHICLE TEST SPECIFICATIONS
Chapter I: General conditions
Complete vehicle
Division
1.1.1Division 1.1.1
1.1.2Division 1.1.2
1.1.3Division 1.1.3
Subsystem of vehicle
Division
2.1.1Division 2.1.1
2.1.2Division 2.1.2
2.1.3Division 2.1.3
2.1.4Division 2.1.4
Chapter II: Lower legform to bumper test
1Scope
General
2.1Division 2.1
2.2Division 2.2
Specification of the test
3.1Division 3.1
3.2Division 3.2
3.3Division 3.3
4Test procedure
Division
4.1.1Division 4.1.1
4.1.2Division 4.1.2
4.2Division 4.2
4.3Division 4.3
4.4Division 4.4
4.5Division 4.5
4.6Division 4.6
4.7Division 4.7
4.8Division 4.8
4.9Division 4.9
Chapter III: Upper legform to bumper test
1Scope
General
2.1Division 2.1
2.2Division 2.2
Specification of the test
3.1Division 3.1
3.2Division 3.2
3.3Division 3.3
Test procedure
Division
4.1.1Division 4.1.1
4.1.2Division 4.1.2
4.2Division 4.2
4.3Division 4.3
4.4Division 4.4
4.5Division 4.5
Chapter IV: Upper legform to bonnet leading edge test
1Scope
General
2.1Division 2.1
2.2Division 2.2
Specification of the test
3.1Division 3.1
3.2Division 3.2
3.3Division 3.3
4Test procedure
Division
4.1.1Division 4.1.1
4.1.2Division 4.1.2
4.2Division 4.2
4.3Division 4.3
4.4Division 4.4
4.5Division 4.5
Division
4.6.1Division 4.6.1
4.6.2Division 4.6.2
4.6.3Division 4.6.3
4.7Division 4.7
4.8Division 4.8
4.9Division 4.9
Notes:
Chapter V: Child/small adult headform to bonnet top test
1Scope
General
2.1Division 2.1
2.2Division 2.2
Specification of the test
3.1Division 3.1
Division
3.2.1Division 3.2.1
Division
3.2.2Division 3.2.2
3.2.3Division 3.2.3
3.2.4Division 3.2.4
Test procedure
4.1Division 4.1
4.2Division 4.2
4.3Division 4.3
4.4Division 4.4
4.5Division 4.5
4.6Division 4.6
Division
4.7.1Division 4.7.1
4.8Division 4.8
Chapter VI: Adult headform to windscreen test
1Scope
General
2.1Division 2.1
2.2Division 2.2
Specification of the test
3.1Division 3.1
3.2Division 3.2
4Test procedure
4.1Division 4.1
4.2Division 4.2
4.3Division 4.3
4.4Division 4.4
4.5Division 4.5
Division
4.6.1Division 4.6.1
4.7Division 4.7
Chapter VII: Child/Small Adult and Adult headforms to bonnet top tests
1Scope
General
2.1Division 2.1
2.2Division 2.2
Specification of the test
Division
3.1.1Division 3.1.1
3.2Division 3.2
Division
3.3.1Division 3.3.1
3.3.2Division 3.3.2
3.3.3Division 3.3.3
Test procedure
4.1Division 4.1
4.2Division 4.2
4.3Division 4.3
Division
4.4.1Division 4.4.1
4.5Division 4.5
Division
4.6.1Division 4.6.1
4.7Division 4.7
Part III: BRAKE ASSIST SYSTEMS SPECIFICATION
General
Division
1.1Performance characteristics for Category ‘A’ BAS systems
1.2Performance characteristics for Category ‘B’ and Category ‘C’ BAS systems.
For the purposes of this Part, the following definitions shall apply:
2.1Division 2.1
2.2Division 2.2
2.3Division 2.3
Requirements
Division
3.1Division 3.1
3.2Division 3.2
3.3Division 3.3
3.4Division 3.4
3.5Division 3.5
3.6Division 3.6
Measurements
4.1Division 4.1
Division
4.2.1Division 4.2.1
4.2.2Division 4.2.2
4.2.3Division 4.2.3
Test Conditions
5.1Division 5.1
Test Method
6.1Division 6.1
6.2Division 6.2
6.3Division 6.3
6.4Division 6.4
Note:
7Assessment of the Presence of a Category ‘A’ BAS
Division
Test 1: Reference test to determine FABS and aABS
7.1.1Division 7.1.1
Test 2: For activation of BAS
7.2.1Division 7.2.1
7.2.2Division 7.2.2
7.2.3Division 7.2.3
7.2.4Division 7.2.4
Division
7.2.5.1Division 7.2.5.1
7.2.5.2Division 7.2.5.2
7.2.5.3Division 7.2.5.3
7.3Data evaluation
8Assessment of the Presence of a Category ‘B’ BAS
Division
Test 1: Reference test to determine FABS and aABS
8.1.1Division 8.1.1
Test 2: For activation of BAS
8.2.1Division 8.2.1
Division
8.2.2.1Division 8.2.2.1
8.2.2.2Division 8.2.2.2
8.2.3Division 8.2.3
8.2.4Division 8.2.4
8.3Data evaluation
Assessment of the Presence of a Category ‘C’ BAS.
9.1Division 9.1
9.2Data evaluation
Method for Determination of FABS and aABS
1Division 1
2Division 2
3Division 3
Division
4Division 4
5Division 5
6Division 6
7Division 7
8Division 8
9Division 9
Data Processing for BAS
1Analogue Data processing
Note:
Digital Data Processing
2.1General consideration
2.2Aliasing errors
Note:
2.3Filter phase shifts and time delays for anti-aliasing filtering
Note:
2.4Data sampling and digitising
2.5System requirements
Part IV: FRONTAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS TEST SPECIFICATIONS
Chapter I: General conditions
Frontal Protection System as original equipment fitted to a vehicle
1.1Division 1.1
1.2Division 1.2
1.3Division 1.3
1.4Division 1.4
Frontal Protection System as a separate technical unit
2.1Division 2.1
2.2Division 2.2
Information to be provided
3.1Division 3.1
3.2Division 3.2
Chapter II: Lower Legform to Frontal Protection System test
1Scope
General
2.1Division 2.1
2.2Division 2.2
Specification of the test
3.1Division 3.1
3.2Division 3.2
4Test procedure
Division
4.1.1Division 4.1.1
4.1.2Division 4.1.2
4.2Division 4.2
4.3Division 4.3
4.4Division 4.4
4.5Division 4.5
4.6Division 4.6
4.7Division 4.7
4.8Division 4.8
4.9Division 4.9
4.10Division 4.10
Chapter III: Upper Legform to Frontal Protection System test
Scope
1.1Division 1.1
General
2.1Division 2.1
2.2Division 2.2
Specification of the test
3.1Division 3.1
3.2Division 3.2
Test procedure
Division
4.1.1Division 4.1.1
4.1.2Division 4.1.2
4.2Division 4.2
4.3Division 4.3
4.4Division 4.4
4.5Division 4.5
Chapter IV: Upper Legform to Frontal Protection System Leading Edge test
Scope
1.1Division 1.1
General
2.1Division 2.1
2.2Division 2.2
Specification of the test
3.1Division 3.1
4Test procedure
Division
4.1.1Division 4.1.1
4.1.2Division 4.1.2
4.2Division 4.2
4.3Division 4.3
4.4Division 4.4
4.5Division 4.5
4.6Division 4.6
4.7Division 4.7
Division
4.8.1Division 4.8.1
4.9Division 4.9
Notes:
Chapter V: Child/Small Adult headform to Frontal Protection System test
Scope
1.1Division 1.1
General
2.1Division 2.1
2.2Division 2.2
Specification of the test
3.1Division 3.1
3.2Division 3.2
Test procedure
4.1Division 4.1
4.2Division 4.2
4.3Division 4.3
4.4Division 4.4
4.5Division 4.5
Division
4.6.1Division 4.6.1
4.7Division 4.7
Part V: TEST IMPACTORS
1Lower Legform impactor
1.1Division 1.1
1.2Division 1.2
1.3Division 1.3
1.4Division 1.4
1.5Division 1.5
1.6Division 1.6
1.7Division 1.7
Division
1.8.1Division 1.8.1
1.8.2Division 1.8.2
1.8.3Division 1.8.3
1.9Division 1.9
2Upper legform impactor
2.1Division 2.1
2.2Division 2.2
2.3Division 2.3
2.4Division 2.4
2.5Division 2.5
2.6Division 2.6
2.7Division 2.7
2.8Division 2.8
Division
2.9.1Division 2.9.1
2.9.2Division 2.9.2
2.10Division 2.10
3Child/Small Adult headform impactor
3.1Division 3.1
3.2Division 3.2
3.3Division 3.3
Division
3.4.1Division 3.4.1
3.4.2Division 3.4.2
3.5Division 3.5
3.6Division 3.6
3.7Division 3.7
4Adult headform impactor
Division
4.1.1Division 4.1.1
4.1.2Division 4.1.2
4.2Division 4.2
4.3Division 4.3
Division
4.4.1Division 4.4.1
4.4.2Division 4.4.2
4.5Division 4.5
4.6Division 4.6
4.7Division 4.7
Certification of Impactors
Certification requirements
1.1Division 1.1
Lower legform impactor
Static tests
2.1.1Division 2.1.1
2.1.2Division 2.1.2
2.1.3Division 2.1.3
2.1.4Division 2.1.4
2.1.5Division 2.1.5
Dynamic tests
Division
2.2.1.1Division 2.2.1.1
2.2.1.2Division 2.2.1.2
2.2.1.3Division 2.2.1.3
2.2.1.4Division 2.2.1.4
2.2.2Division 2.2.2
2.2.3Division 2.2.3
Test procedure
2.2.4.1Division 2.2.4.1
2.2.4.2Division 2.2.4.2
2.2.4.3Division 2.2.4.3
2.2.4.4Division 2.2.4.4
2.2.4.5Division 2.2.4.5
Upper legform impactor
Division
3.1.1Division 3.1.1
3.1.2Division 3.1.2
3.1.3Division 3.1.3
3.1.4Division 3.1.4
Requirements
3.2.1Division 3.2.1
3.2.2Division 3.2.2
Test procedure
3.3.1Division 3.3.1
3.3.2Division 3.3.2
3.3.3Division 3.3.3
3.3.4Division 3.3.4
3.3.5Division 3.3.5
3.3.6Division 3.3.6
4Headform impactors
4.1Performance criteria
Requirements
4.2.1Division 4.2.1
4.2.2Division 4.2.2
4.2.3Temperature conditions
4.3Division 4.3
Test procedure
4.4.1Division 4.4.1
4.4.2Division 4.4.2
4.4.3Division 4.4.3
4.4.4Division 4.4.4
4.4.5Division 4.4.5
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