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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-540/annex-II/division-4/division-4.1/division-4.1.2/division-4.1.2.2/division-4.1.2.2.2",
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  "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/4/division/4.1/division/4.1.2/division/4.1.2.2/division/4.1.2.2.2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "4.1.2.2.2",
  "heading": "Acceleration test",
  "text": "When the reference point of the vehicle reaches the line AA' the accelerator control shall be fully depressed (without operating the automatic downshift to a lower range than normally used in urban driving) and held fully depressed until the rear of the vehicle passes BB', but the reference point shall be at least 5 m behind BB'. The accelerator control shall then be released.\nIn the case of articulated vehicles consisting of two non-separable units regarded as a single vehicle, the semi-trailer shall be disregarded in determining when line BB' is crossed.",
  "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/4/division/4.1/division/4.1.2/division/4.1.2.2/division/4.1.2.2.2",
    "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."
}