# Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/68 of 15 October 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to vehicle braking requirements for the approval of agricultural and forestry vehicles (Text with EEA relevance), Division 1: Definitions

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

For the purposes of this Annex:
1.1. ‘ subject towed vehicle ’ means a towed vehicle representative of the towed vehicle type for which type-approval is sought;
1.2. ‘ identical ’ means parts having identical geometric and mechanical characteristics and the materials used for the components of the vehicles;
1.3. ‘ reference axle ’ means an axle for which there is a test report;
1.4. ‘ reference brake ’ means a brake for which there is a test report;
1.5. ‘ nominal test mass ’ means the mass of a disc or drum which the manufacturer specifies for the disc or drum, respectively, with which the relevant test is carried out by the Technical Service;
1.6. ‘ actual test mass ’ means the mass measured by the Technical Service prior to the test;
1.7. ‘ brake input threshold torque ’ means the input torque necessary to produce a measurable brake torque;
1.8. ‘ declared brake input threshold torque ’ means the brake input threshold torque declared by the manufacturer and which is representative for the brake;
1.9. ‘ declared external diameter ’ means the external diameter of a disc declared by the manufacturer which is representative external diameter for the disc;
1.10. ‘ nominal external diameter ’ means the external diameter which the manufacturer specifies for the disc on which the relevant test is carried out by the Technical Service;
1.11. ‘ actual external diameter ’ means the external diameter of a disc measured by the Technical Service prior to the test;
1.12. ‘ effective length of the cam shaft ’ means the distance from the centre line of the S-cam to the centre line of the operating lever;
1.13. ‘ brake factor ’ means the input to output amplification ratio of the brake.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2015/68/annex/VII/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-68/annex-VII/division-1
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