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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-631/annex/part-IV/chapter-II/division-4/division-4.4",
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  "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/IV/chapter/II/division/4/division/4.4",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "4.4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The direction of impact shall be in the horizontal plane and parallel to the longitudinal vertical plane of the frontal protection system as mounted on the vehicle or test frame. The tolerance for the direction of the velocity vector in the horizontal plane and in the longitudinal plane shall be ± 2° at the time of first contact.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/631/annex/part/IV/chapter/II/division/4/division/4.4",
    "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."
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