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Division 2.34

United Kingdom

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‘Vehicle type’ means a category of vehicles which, forward of the A-pillars, do not differ in any of the following aspects in so far as the changes may be considered to have a negative effect on the results of the impact tests set out in Regulation (EC) No 78/2009:

  1. (a)

    the structure;

  2. (b)

    the main dimensions;

  3. (c)

    the materials of the outer surfaces of the vehicle;

  4. (d)

    the component arrangement (external or internal);

  5. (e)

    the method of fixing a frontal protection system, where one is fitted.

For purposes of consideration of frontal protection systems to be approved as separate technical units, any reference to vehicle may be interpreted to refer to the frame on which the system is mounted for testing and which is intended to represent the front end outer dimensions of the particular vehicle for which the system is being approved;