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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": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 631/2009\nof 22 July 2009\nlaying 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\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving 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, and in particular Article 4(6) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nRegulation (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’).\n(2)\nRegulation (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.\n(3)\nThe 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 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.\n(4)\nA study completed regarding the specifications of certain requirements set out in Directive 2003/102/EC indicated a need to provide amendments.\n(5)\nThe 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 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.\n(6)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Technical Committee — Motor Vehicles.\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 35, 4.2.2009, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 263, 9.10.2007, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 321, 6.12.2003, p. 15."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ L 309, 25.11.2005, p. 37."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "A Study on the feasibility of measures relating to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users — Final 2006, Transport Research Laboratory, UK."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "OJ L 31, 4.2.2004, p. 21."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "OJ L 140, 29.5.2006, p. 33."
    }
  ],
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