{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-540/annex-II/division-3/division-3.2/division-3.2.1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-540/annex-II/division-3/division-3.2/division-3.2.1.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2014/540",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) No 540/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on the sound level of motor vehicles and of replacement silencing systems, and amending Directive 2007/46/EC and repealing Directive 70/157/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-540",
  "path": "annex/II/division/3/division/3.2/division/3.2.1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "3.2.1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The vehicle tested shall be representative of vehicles to be put on the market and selected by the manufacturer in agreement with the technical service, to comply with the requirements of this Regulation. Measurements shall be made without any trailer, except in the case of non-separable vehicles. At the request of the manufacturer, measurements may be made on vehicles with lift axle(s) in a raised position.\nMeasurements shall be made on vehicles at the test mass mt specified in accordance with the following table:\nVehicle Category\nVehicle test mass (mt)\nM1\nmt = mro\nN1\nmt = mro\nN2, N3\nmt = 50 kg per kW rated engine power\nExtra loading to reach the test mass of the vehicle shall be placed above the driven rear axle(s). The extra loading is limited to 75 % of the technically permissible maximum laden mass allowed for the rear axle. The test mass shall be achieved with a tolerance of ± 5 %.\nIf the centre of gravity of the extra loading cannot be aligned with the centre of the rear axle, the test mass of the vehicle shall not exceed the sum of the front axle and the rear axle load in unladen condition plus the extra loading.\nThe test mass for vehicles with more than two axles shall be the same as for a two-axle vehicle.\nM2, M3\nmt = mro — mass of the crew member (if applicable)\nor, if the tests are carried out on an incomplete vehicle not having bodywork,\nmt = 50 kg per kW rated engine power respectively in compliance with conditions above (see category N2, N3).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/540/annex/II/division/3/division/3.2/division/3.2.1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:47:38.922483+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."
}