Division 0.1 F1

United Kingdom

Category N and O vehicles, with the exception of off-road vehicles as defined in F2Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2018/858, shall be constructed and/or fitted with spray suppression systems in such a way as to meet the requirements laid down in this Annex. In the case of chassis/cab vehicles, these requirements may only be applied to the wheels covered by the cab.

At the manufacturer's discretion, for vehicles of category N₁, N₂ with a permissible maximum laden mass not exceeding 7,5 tonnes, O₁ and O_2, the requirements of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1009/2010^f1 as set out for vehicle category M₁ may be applied instead of the requirements of this Annex. In such a case, the information document shall include all the particulars relevant to wheel guards as laid down in Article 3(2) of that Regulation.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/166 of 3 February 2015 supplementing and amending Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the inclusion of specific procedures, assessment methods and technical requirements, and amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, and Commission Regulations (EU) No 1003/2010, (EU) No 109/2011 and (EU) No 458/2011 (Text with EEA relevance).
F2: Words in Annex 4 point 0.1 substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 63(12)

Footnotes

f1: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1009/2010 of 9 November 2010 concerning type-approval requirements for wheel guards of certain motor vehicles and implementing Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning type-approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor ( OJ L 292, 10.11.2010, p. 21 ).