{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-631/annex/part-II/chapter-II/division-3/division-3.3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-631/annex/part-II/chapter-II/division-3/division-3.3.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2009/631",
  "legislation_title": "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",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-631",
  "path": "annex/part/II/chapter/II/division/3/division/3.3",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "3.3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "A minimum of three lower legform to bumper tests shall be carried out, one each to the middle and the outer thirds of the bumper at positions judged to be the most likely to cause injury. The tests shall be performed to different types of structure, where they vary throughout the area to be assessed. The selected test points shall be a minimum of 132 mm apart, and a minimum of 66 mm inside the defined corners of the bumper. These minimum distances are to be set with a flexible tape held tautly along the outer surface of the vehicle. The positions tested by the laboratories shall be indicated in the test report.\nIn case the vehicle is tested in accordance with Section 2.1(a) or (b) of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 78/2009, the manufacturer may apply for derogation concerning an exemption zone of a maximum width of 132 mm at the location of a removable towing hook.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 459/2011 of 12 May 2011 amending the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 631/2009 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 (Text with EEA relevance)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/631/annex/part/II/chapter/II/division/3/division/3.3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:51:23.654247+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."
}