{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-459/annex",
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  "legislation": "eur/2011/459",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-459",
  "path": "annex",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 631/2009 is amended as follows:\n(1) Part II is amended as follows:\n(a) Chapter II is amended as follows:\n(i) in point 3.2, the second paragraph is replaced by the following:\n‘For vehicles with a lower bumper height which is equal to, or greater than, 425 mm and less than 500 mm, the manufacturer may choose to apply either this test or the test set out in Chapter III.’;\n(ii) in point 3.3, the following paragraph is added after the first paragraph:\n‘In 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.’;\n(iii) in point 4.6, the following paragraph is inserted after the first paragraph:\n‘In case the vehicle is tested in accordance with Section 2.1(a) of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 78/2009, the bottom of the impactor may also be at the ground reference level at the time of first contact with the bumper, with a ± 10 mm tolerance.’;\n(b) Chapter V is amended as follows:\n(i) in point 3.2, the fifth paragraph is replaced by the following:\n‘Each selected test point for the child/small adult headform shall also be a minimum of 165 mm rearwards of the bonnet leading edge reference line, or rearward of a wrap around distance of 1 000 mm, whichever is more rearward at the selected test point, unless no point in the bonnet leading edge test area within 165 mm laterally would, if chosen for an upper legform to bonnet leading edge test, require a kinetic energy of impact of more than 200 J.’;\n(ii) in point 3.2.3, the following sentence is added at the end of the paragraph:\n‘The determination of the impacted zone is done by the first contact point of the headform with the bonnet top.’;\n(c) in Chapter VI, point 3.2, the second paragraph is replaced by the following:\n‘The selected test points for the adult headform impactor to the windscreen shall be a minimum of 165 mm apart, a minimum of 82,5 mm inside the outline of the complete windscreen, including transparent and non-transparent glazing material regardless of vision area zones, a minimum of 82,5 mm forward of the rear windscreen reference line or forward of the wrap around distance of 2 100 mm, whichever is most forward at the selected test point, and it shall be ensured that the headform does not contact any exterior bodywork structure (e.g. rear edge of the bonnet, wiper arms) prior to initial contact with the windscreen (see Figure 8).’;\n(d) in Chapter VII, point 3.3.2, the following sentence is added at the end of the paragraph:\n‘The determination of the impacted zone is done by the first contact point of the headform with the bonnet top.’;\n(2) Part V is amended as follows:\n(a) point 3.7 is replaced by the following:\n‘3.7.\nThe first natural frequency of the impactor shall be over 5 000 Hz and it is recommended to use damped accelerometers with a damping ratio of approximately 0,7.’;\n(b) point 4.7 is replaced by the following:\n‘4.7.\nThe first natural frequency of the impactor shall be over 5 000 Hz and it is recommended to use damped accelerometers with a damping ratio of approximately 0,7.’.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/459/annex",
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  },
  "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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