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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-403/annex-I/division-Categorisation/division-5",
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  "legislation": "eur/2016/403",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/403 of 18 March 2016 supplementing Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the classification of serious infringements of the Union rules, which may lead to the loss of good repute by the road transport operator, and amending Annex III to Directive 2006/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-403",
  "path": "annex/I/division/Categorisation/division/5",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Groups of infringements against Directive 2014/45/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council(Periodic roadworthiness tests) and Directive 2014/47/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council(Technical roadside inspection)",
  "text": "No\nLEGAL BASIS\nTYPE OF INFRINGEMENT\nLEVEL OF SERIOUSNESS\nMSI\nVSI\nSI\nRoadworthiness\n1.\nArticle 8 and 10 Directive 2014/45/EU and Article 7.1 of Directive 2014/47/EU\nDriving without a valid proof of roadworthiness tests passed, as required by the EU law\nX\n2.\nArticle 12.2 of Directive 2014/47/EU\nNot keeping a vehicle in a safe and roadworthy condition resulting in a very serious deficiency of the braking system, the steering linkages, the wheels/tires, the suspension or chassis or other equipment that would create such an immediate risk to road safety that it leads to a decision to immobilise the vehicle\nX\nDirective 2014/47/EU on technical roadside inspection of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles contains in its Annex II a detailed classification of technical deficiencies divided, according to their level of severity, into minor, major and dangerous deficiencies. Article 12.2 of this Directive provides for the following definitions:\n(a)minor deficiencies having no significant effect on the safety of the vehicle or impact on the environment, and other minor non-compliances;\n(b)major deficiencies that may prejudice the safety of the vehicle or have an impact on the environment or put other road users at risk, or other more significant non-compliances;\n(c)dangerous deficiencies constituting a direct and immediate risk to road safety or having an impact on the environment.\nThe level of infringements against the provisions of the roadworthiness directives shall reflect the classification of deficiencies contained in Annex II of Directive 2014/47/EU, namely: SI = major deficiencies; VSI = dangerous deficiencies; MSI = driving with deficiencies, which creates immediate risk to road safety. Minor deficiencies would be equal to the level of minor infringements.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Directive 2014/45/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers and repealing Directive 2009/40/EC (OJ L 127, 29.4.2014, p. 51)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Directive 2014/47/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 on the technical roadside inspection of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles circulating in the Union and repealing Directive 2000/30/EC (OJ L 127, 29.4.2014, p. 134)."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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