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Division Appendix 6 Exceptional load transport vehiclesF1F2F3F4F5F6F7F8

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Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

ItemSubjectReference to regulatory actN3 O4
1Permissible sound levelDirective 70/157/EECT
3APrevention of fire risks (liquid fuel tanks)

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 34

XX
3BRear underrun protective devices (RUPDs) and their installation; rear underrun protection (RUP)

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 58

AA
4ASpace for mounting and fixing rear registration plates

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

Regulation (EU) No 1003/2010

XA+R
5ASteering equipment

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 79

X

Crab steering allowed

X
6AVehicle access and manoeuvrability (steps, running boards and handholds)

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

Regulation (EU) No 130/2012

X
7AAudible warning devices and signals

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 28

X
8ADevices for indirect vision and their installation

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 46

X
9ABraking of vehicles and trailers

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 13

U (3)X (3)
10AElectromagnetic compatibility

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 10

XX
13AProtection of motor vehicles against unauthorised use

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 18

X (4A)
15ASeats, their anchorages and any head restraints

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 17

X
17AVehicle access and manoeuvrability (reverse gear)

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

Regulation (EU) No 130/2012

X
17BSpeedometer equipment including its installation

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 39

X
18AManufacturer's statutory plate and VIN

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

Regulation (EU) No 19/2011

XX
19ASafety-belt anchorages, F9...

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 14

X
20AInstallation of lighting and light-signalling devices on vehicles

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 48

XA+N
21ARetro-reflecting devices for power-driven vehicles and their trailers

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 3

XX
22AFront and rear position lamps, stop-lamps and end-outline marker lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 7

XX
22BDaytime running lamps for power-driven vehicles

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 87

X
22CSide-marker lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 91

XX
23ADirection indicators for power-driven vehicles and their trailers

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 6

XX
24AIllumination of rear-registration plates of power-driven vehicles and their trailers

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 4

XX
25APower-driven vehicle's sealed-beam headlamps (SB) emitting an European asymmetrical passing beam or a driving beam or both

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 31

X
25BFilament lamps for use in approved lamp units of power-driven vehicles and their trailers

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 37

XX
25CMotor vehicle headlamps equipped with gas-discharge light sources

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 98

X
25DGas-discharge light sources for use in approved gas-discharge lamp units of power-driven vehicles

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 99

X
25EMotor vehicle headlamps emitting an asymmetrical passing beam or a driving beam or both and equipped with filament lamps and/or LED modules

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 112

X
25FAdaptive front-lighting systems (AFS) for motor vehicles

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 123

X
26APower-driven vehicle front fog lamps

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 19

X
27ATowing device

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

Regulation (EU) No 1005/2010

A
28ARear fog lamps for power-driven vehicles and their trailers

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 38

XX
29AReversing lights for power-driven vehicles and their trailers

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 23

XX
30AParking lamps for power-driven vehicles

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 77

X
31ASafety-belts, restraint systems, child restraint systems and Isofix child restraint systems

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 16

X
33ALocation and identification of hand controls, tell-tales and indicators

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 121

X
34AWindscreen defrosting and demisting systems

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

Regulation (EU) No 672/2010

(5)
35AWindscreen wiper and washer systems

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

Regulation (EU) No 1008/2010

(6)
36AHeating systems

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 122

X
41AEmissions (Euro VI) heavy duty vehicles/access to informationRegulation (EC) No 595/2009X (9)
42ALateral protection of goods vehicles

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 73

XA
43ASpray suppression systems

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

Regulation (EU) No 109/2011

XA
45Safety glazingDirective 92/22/EECX
45ASafety glazing materials and their installation on vehicles

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 43

X
46AInstallation of tyres

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

Regulation (EU) No 458/2011

XI
46CPneumatic tyres for commercial vehicles and their trailers (Classes C2 and C3)

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 54

XI
46DTyre rolling sound emissions, adhesion on wet surfaces and rolling resistance (Classes C1, C2 and C3)

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 117

XI
47ASpeed limitation of vehicles

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 89

X
48AMasses and dimensions

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012

AA
49ACommercial vehicles with regard to their external projections forward of the cab's rear panel

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 61

A
50AMechanical coupling components of combinations of vehicles

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 55

X (10)X
50BClose-coupling device (CCD); fitting of an approved type of CCD

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 102

X (10)X (10)
56AVehicles for the carriage of dangerous goods

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 105

X (13)X (13)
57AFront underrun protective devices (FUPDs) and their installation; front underrun protection (FUP)

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 93

A
62Hydrogen systemRegulation (EC) No 79/2009X
63General SafetyRegulation (EC) No 661/2009X (15)X (15)
65Advanced emergency braking system

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

Regulation (EU) No 347/2012

N/A (16)
66Lane departure warning system

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

Regulation (EU) No 351/2012

N/A (17)
67Specific components for liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) and their installation on motor vehicles

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 67

X
69Electric safety

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 100

X
70Specific components for CNG and their installation on motor vehicles

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009

UN Regulation No 110

X
F1073Child restraint anchorages

Regulation (EU)661/2009

UN Regulation No 14 or UN Regulation No 145

B(18)(19)
F1175 Cyber security and cyber security management systemUN Regulation No 155X
76Software update and software update management systemUN Regulation No 156XX
  1. Explanatory Notes on the applicability of the requirements in this Part
  2. Division

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Annex 2 Pt. 3 substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 41(6)(b)(i)

F2

Words in Annex 2 Pt. 3 substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 41(6)(b)(ii)

F3

Words in Annex 2 Pt. 3 substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 41(6)(b)(iii)

F4

Words in Annex 2 Pt. 3 substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 41(6)(b)(iv)

F5

Words in Annex 2 Pt. 3 substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 41(6)(b)(v)

F6

Words in Annex 2 Pt. 3 substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 41(6)(b)(vi)

F7

Words in Annex 2 Pt. 3 substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 41(6)(b)(vii)

F8

Word in Annex 2 Pt. 3 substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 41(6)(b)(viii)

F9

Words in Annex 2 Pt. 1 Table Item 19A omitted (3.7.2025) by virtue of The Road Vehicles (Type-Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/661), regs. 1(2), 8(2)(a)

F10

Annex 2 Pt. 3 Appendix 6 Table Item 73 inserted (3.7.2025) by The Road Vehicles (Type-Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/661), regs. 1(2), 8(2)(d)(vi)

F11

Annex 2 Pt. 3 Appendix 6 Table Items 75, 76 inserted (13.11.2025) by The Road Vehicles (Type-Approval) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1110), regs. 1(2), 2(3)(b)(vi)

Notes on Annex II

Textual amendments

F1

Word in Annex 2 heading substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 41(2)

Notes on Part III

Textual amendments

F1

Word in Annex 2 Pt. 3 heading substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 41(6)(a)