# Commission Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012 of 12 December 2012 implementing Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to type-approval requirements for masses and dimensions of motor vehicles and their trailers and amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance), Division 2.1.4: The vehicle shall be loaded at its technically permissible maximum laden mass with a load distribution proportional to the distribution of the maximum mass on the axles as stated by the manufacturer.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

For example a vehicle of 7,5 tonnes with a maximum mass on the front axle of 4 tonnes and a maximum mass on the rear axle of 6 tonnes shall be tested with a mass of 3 tonnes (40 %) on the front axle and 4,5 tonnes (60 %) on the rear axle.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/1230/annex/II/division/2/division/2.1/division/2.1.4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-1230/annex-II/division-2/division-2.1/division-2.1.4
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