Technical Regulations TR CU 018/2011

TECHNICAL REGULATION
OF THE CUSTOMS UNION
TR CU 018/2011
On the Safety of Wheeled Vehicles

Footnote. Throughout the text of:
the Technical Regulation, Annexes No. 1 – 4, 6, 8 – 10 and 12, Annexes No. 1 and 2 to Annex No. 14 and Annexes No. 1 and 2 to Annex No. 15, the words "UNECE Regulations" in the relevant grammatical case have been replaced by the words "UN Regulations" in the relevant grammatical case (except for the third paragraph of the "Preface" section of the Technical Regulation);
the Technical Regulation and Annexes No. 2 and 12, the words "Global Technical Regulations" in the relevant grammatical case have been replaced by the words "UN Global Technical Regulations" in the relevant grammatical case (except for the third paragraph of the "Preface" section of the Technical Regulation) in accordance with Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 29 of 16.02.2018 (enters into force upon expiry of 180 calendar days from the date of its official publication).

Contents

Preface

I. General Provisions

II. Definitions

III. Rules for Circulation on the Market or Putting into Service

IV. Safety Requirements

V. Conformity Assessment

1. Verification of compliance with requirements for types of vehicles (chassis) placed on the market

2. Verification of compliance with requirements for individual vehicles prior to their placing on the market

3. Verification of compliance with requirements for vehicles in use

4. Verification of compliance with requirements for vehicles in use in the event of modification of their design

5. Verification of compliance with requirements for types of vehicle components prior to their placing on the market

VI. Marking with the Single Mark of Product Circulation on the Market

VII. Safeguard Clause

VIII. Final Provisions

Annex No. 1. List of Objects of Technical Regulation Covered by the Technical Regulation of the Customs Union "On the Safety of Wheeled Vehicles"

Annex No. 2. List of Requirements Established for Types of Vehicles (Chassis) Placed on the Market

Annex No. 3. Technical Requirements for Individual Elements and Properties of Objects of Technical Regulation for the Conformity Assessment of Vehicle (Chassis) Types

Annex No. 4. Requirements for Individual Vehicles Placed on the Market

Annex No. 5. Dimensional and Weight Limits Applicable to Vehicles

Annex No. 6. Additional Requirements for Specialised and Special-Purpose Vehicles

Annex No. 7. Requirements for Vehicle Identification

Annex No. 8. Requirements for Vehicles in Use

Annex No. 9. Requirements for Certain Modifications Made to the Vehicle Design

Annex No. 10. List of Requirements for Types of Vehicle Components

Annex No. 11. Division of Vehicles into Types and Variants

Annex No. 12. List of Documents Submitted by the Applicant for the Purpose of Conformity Assessment of Vehicle (Chassis) Types, Individual Vehicles and Vehicle Components with the Requirements of the Technical Regulation of the Customs Union "On the Safety of Wheeled Vehicles"

Annex No. 13. List of Main Issues Examined During the Assessment of Production Conditions, and Rules and Procedure for the Audit of Production Conditions

Annex No. 14. Vehicle Type Approval (Form)

Annex No. 15. Chassis Type Approval (Form)

Annex No. 16. Notice of Cancellation of a Document Attesting Conformity with the Technical Regulation of the Customs Union "On the Safety of Wheeled Vehicles" (Form)

Annex No. 17. Vehicle Design Safety Certificate (Form)

Annex No. 18. Certificate of Conformity of a Modified Vehicle with Safety Requirements (Form)

Annex No. 19. Forms and Schemes of Conformity Confirmation with the Requirements of the Technical Regulation on the Safety of Wheeled Vehicles and Recommendations for Their Selection

Preface

Footnote. Section as amended by Decisions of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 29 of 16.02.2018 (enters into force upon expiry of 180 calendar days from the date of its official publication); No. 161 of 23.09.2022 (enters into force upon expiry of 60 days from the date of official publication).

This Technical Regulation has been developed on the basis of the Agreement on Common Principles and Rules of Technical Regulation in the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation (hereinafter – the Customs Union Member States) of 18 November 2010.

Technical regulation of wheeled vehicles is carried out in order to ensure a socially acceptable level of their safety. It also enables the Customs Union Member States to fulfil their obligations arising from their participation in international agreements in the field of wheeled vehicle safety.

The requirements of this Technical Regulation are harmonised with the requirements of the United Nations Regulations (UN Regulations) adopted under the "Agreement concerning the Adoption of Uniform Technical Prescriptions for Wheeled Vehicles, Equipment and Parts which can be Fitted and/or be Used on Wheeled Vehicles and the Conditions for Reciprocal Recognition of Approvals Granted on the Basis of these Prescriptions", concluded in Geneva on 20 March 1958 (hereinafter – the 1958 Agreement); the UN Global Technical Regulations adopted under the "Agreement concerning the Establishing of Global Technical Regulations for Wheeled Vehicles, Equipment and Parts which can be Fitted and/or be Used on Wheeled Vehicles", concluded in Geneva on 25 June 1998 (hereinafter – the 1998 Agreement); and the UN Rules adopted under the "Agreement concerning the Adoption of Uniform Conditions for Periodical Technical Inspections of Wheeled Vehicles and the Reciprocal Recognition of such Inspections", concluded in Vienna on 13 November 1997 (hereinafter – the 1997 Agreement).

The Technical Regulation contains: definitions of the terms used; rules for circulation on the market or putting into service of objects of technical regulation; safety requirements; conformity assessment procedures for vehicle (chassis) types, individual vehicles, vehicles in use and types of vehicle components; requirements for marking products with the single mark of product circulation on the market of the Customs Union Member States; a safeguard clause; final provisions on the application of documents attesting conformity obtained before the entry into force of the Technical Regulation.

The Annexes include:

a list of objects of technical regulation;

requirements for types of vehicles (chassis) placed on the market;

requirements for individual vehicles placed on the market;

dimensional and weight limits applicable to vehicles;

marking requirements;

requirements for vehicles in use;

requirements for certain modifications made to the vehicle design;

requirements for types of vehicle components;

division of vehicles into types and variants;

a list of documents submitted by the applicant for the purpose of conformity assessment;

a list of main issues examined during the assessment of production conditions, and rules and procedure for the audit of production conditions;

forms of documents attesting conformity;

forms and schemes of conformity confirmation and recommendations for their selection.

I. General Provisions

1. For the purposes of protecting human life and health and property, protecting the environment and preventing actions that mislead consumers, this Technical Regulation establishes requirements for wheeled vehicles in accordance with paragraph 16, regardless of their place of manufacture, upon their placing on the market and during their operation in the single customs territory of the Customs Union.

Until 31 December 2027, the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Kyrgyz Republic and the Russian Federation may establish and apply mandatory requirements for certain wheeled vehicles produced in the territories of the Member States of the Eurasian Economic Union. They may also carry out conformity assessment of such vehicles in accordance with the regulatory legal acts of the Government of the Republic of Armenia, the Government of the Republic of Belarus, the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic or the Government of the Russian Federation, respectively, or in the manner established by the legislation of the respective Member States of the Eurasian Economic Union.

Until 1 February 2023, for wheeled vehicles of categories M₁ and M₁G that are being imported (or have been imported) into the territory of the Republic of Armenia or the territory of the Republic of Belarus by official representatives of foreign manufacturers, conformity assessment against the safety requirements established in this Technical Regulation may be carried out in accordance with the regulatory legal acts of the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus. This excludes items 113 and 114 of the table of the list in accordance with Annex No. 2 and items 16 and 17 of the requirements in accordance with Annex No. 3.

Until 15 October 2023, mandatory requirements may be established and applied for certain wheeled vehicles of category M₃ placed on the market in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Conformity assessment of such vehicles may also be carried out in accordance with the regulatory legal acts of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

In the Republic of Kazakhstan, until 1 August 2023, conformity assessment and placing on the market are permitted for individual vehicles of category M₁ imported into the Republic of Kazakhstan from third countries before 1 September 2022 (not more than 12000 units). This is done without applying the provisions of Section 4 of Annex No. 4 to the Technical Regulation, in accordance with the regulatory legal acts of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

2. The objects of technical regulation covered by this Technical Regulation include:

wheeled vehicles of categories L, M, N and O intended for operation on public roads (hereinafter referred to as vehicles), as well as chassis;

vehicle components that affect the safety of vehicles.

The objects of technical regulation are established in accordance with Annex No. 1.

3. This Technical Regulation does not apply to vehicles:

1) with a maximum design speed of not more than 25 km/h;

2) intended exclusively for participation in sports competitions;

3) of categories L and M₁ for which 30 or more years have passed since their date of manufacture, and of categories M₂, M₃ and N not intended for the commercial carriage of passengers and goods for which 50 or more years have passed since their date of manufacture, with the original engine, body and, where present, frame, preserved or restored to their original condition;

4) imported into the single customs territory of the Customs Union for a period of not more than 6 months and placed under customs procedures that do not provide for the possibility of alienation;

5) imported into the single customs territory of the Customs Union as personal property by natural persons who are participants in national state programmes for assisting the voluntary resettlement of persons residing abroad, or who have been recognised as refugees or forced migrants in the established manner;

6) belonging to diplomatic and consular missions and to international (interstate) organisations enjoying privileges and immunities in accordance with the generally recognised principles and norms of international law, as well as to the staff of these missions (organisations) and members of their families;

7) off-road heavy-haul vehicles;

8) supplied to ensure national security, including under the state defence order to the armed forces, other troops, military formations and bodies, as well as those transferred from the armed forces, other troops, military formations and bodies for use in the elimination of emergencies and the consequences of natural disasters.

4. This Technical Regulation does not apply to components intended solely for equipping the vehicles specified in subparagraphs 1 – 5, 7 and 8 of paragraph 3 of this Technical Regulation.

II. Definitions

6. For the purposes of this Technical Regulation, the concepts established by the Agreement on Common Principles and Rules of Technical Regulation in the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation of 18 November 2010 are used, and the following terms are applied with the following meanings:

"automatic (emergency) braking" - braking of a trailer performed by the braking system without any control input from the driver in the event of a rupture of the brake lines of the brake transmission;

"vehicle combination" - a vehicle formed by a motor vehicle and a semi-trailer or trailer (trailers) towed by it;

"anti-lock braking system (ABS)" - a braking system of a vehicle that automatically controls, during braking, the degree of slip of the vehicle wheels in their direction of rotation;

"satellite navigation equipment" - a hardware and software device installed on a vehicle to determine its current location, direction and speed of movement using signals from at least two operational global navigation satellite systems, to exchange data with additional on-board equipment, and to exchange information via mobile radiotelephone networks;

"wheelbase" - the distance between the centres of the wheels of the axles at the maximum mass of the vehicle (for a semi-trailer, the distance between the kingpin axis and the first axle from the kingpin);

"base vehicle" – a vehicle placed on the market which, as a whole, or whose main components in the form of a body or chassis, were used to create another vehicle;

"vehicle safety" - a state characterised by a set of parameters of the design and technical condition of the vehicle that ensure that the risk of harm to the life or health of citizens, to the property of individuals and legal entities, to state or municipal property, or to the environment is prevented or minimised;

"wheel lock" - the cessation of wheel rolling while the wheel moves along the ground;

"armour protection" - a set of armour barriers designed to fully or partially neutralise the effect of weapons;

"ballistic resistance" - the resistance of armour protection to the effect of weapons of a specified type;

"rain flap" - a flexible component of the spray-suppression system, installed behind the wheel and designed to deflect water and to reduce the hazard from small objects thrown up by the tyre;

"ventilation" - the provision of air exchange in the cab and in the passenger compartment of the vehicle;

"off-road heavy-haul vehicles" – power-driven vehicles specially designed, by their construction and purpose, for the carriage of oversized and (or) heavy loads mainly off public roads, for which one of the parameters exceeds the permissible limits established by legislation for travel on public roads, and for which the load on at least one axle exceeds 10 t;

"alteration of vehicle design" – the removal of component parts and items of equipment provided for by the design of a specific vehicle, or the installation of component parts and items of equipment not provided for by that design, carried out after the vehicle has been placed on the market and affecting road safety;

"external lighting devices" - devices for illuminating the road and the registration plate, as well as light-signalling devices;

"restoration of conformity" - a set of measures taken at the production site when products that do not conform to the requirements of this Technical Regulation have been released;

"harmful substances" - impurities contained in the air that have an adverse effect on human health: carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, nitrogen oxide, saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons, formaldehyde and particulate matter;

"braking system response time" - the time interval from the start of braking until the moment at which the deceleration of the vehicle reaches a steady value during road tests, or until the moment at which the braking force reaches its maximum value during tests on test benches, or at which a vehicle wheel locks on the rollers of the test bench;

"endurance braking system" - a wear-resistant (non-friction) braking system designed to reduce the energy load on the brakes of the service braking system of the vehicle;

"emissions" – harmful substances released into the atmospheric air that are contained in the exhaust gases of internal combustion engines and in the fuel evaporation of vehicles, namely carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbons (HC), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter;

"retractable axle" - an axle that can be raised above the ground by means of an axle-lift device under normal operating conditions of the vehicle;

"placing on the market" - authorisation for interested persons to use and dispose of a vehicle (chassis) or a batch of components without restriction in the single customs territory of the Customs Union;

"hybrid vehicle" - a vehicle that has at least two different energy converters (engines) and two different (on-board) energy storage systems for the purpose of propelling the vehicle;

"mudguard" - a rigid or semi-rigid component of the spray-suppression system, designed to deflect water thrown up by the tyres in motion, and made wholly or partly integral with the body or with other parts of the vehicle (cab, lower part of the loading platform, etc.);

"internal combustion engine" – a heat engine in which the chemical energy of the fuel burning in the working chamber is converted into mechanical work;

"positive-ignition engine " - an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the working mixture is initiated by an electric spark;

"defect" – each individual nonconformity of products with the established requirements;

"diesel engine" - an internal combustion engine operating on the compression-ignition principle;

"particulate matter" – any substance collected on a specified filter medium after dilution of the exhaust gases with clean filtered air at a temperature not exceeding 52 OC;

"vehicle (chassis) identification document" - a document issued by the competent authority of a Member State of the Customs Union for each vehicle (chassis) and containing information on the owner (possessor) of the vehicle (chassis), on the environmental class of the vehicle (chassis), and on the document attesting conformity of the vehicle (chassis) with the requirements of this Technical Regulation;

"individual vehicle" - a vehicle:

- manufactured in the Member States of the Customs Union:

in series production, whose design was individually modified before placing on the market; or individually, outside series production, from an assembly kit; or that is an individually built vehicle; or that is placed on the market from among vehicles previously supplied under a state defence order;

- imported into the single customs territory of the Customs Union:

by an individual for personal use (individual vehicles for personal use are understood as certain types of motor vehicles and motorcycles, and of trailers for motor vehicles and motorcycles, that are determined by the Eurasian Economic Commission as vehicles for personal use), including a vehicle purchased by an individual as e-commerce goods; or

by a legal entity or by an individual registered as an individual entrepreneur, where the vehicle has previously participated in road traffic in states that are not members of the Eurasian Economic Union, provided that more than 3 years have passed since the vehicle was manufactured, including a vehicle intended for sale to individuals as e-commerce goods;

"secondary (emergency) braking system" – a braking system designed to reduce the speed of the vehicle in the event of failure of the service braking system;

"defrosted area" - the area of the outer surface of the windscreen or rear window that has a dry surface, or a surface covered with melted or partially melted frost that can be removed from the outer surface by the windscreen wiper (this area does not include the glass surface covered with dry unmelted frost);

"identification" - establishing that the factory markings on the vehicle (chassis) and its components are identical to the data contained in the documentation submitted by the applicant or in the documents attesting conformity, carried out without disassembly of the vehicle (chassis) or its components;

"manufacturer" - a person who manufactures a vehicle (chassis) or its components with the intention of placing them on the market for sale or for own use;

"innovative vehicle" - a vehicle in which new design solutions are applied that qualitatively change its main performance characteristics, and which cannot be assessed in accordance with this Technical Regulation;

"light source" - one or more elements for generating electromagnetic radiation in the optical region of the spectrum, which may be assembled with one or more transparent envelopes and with a base for mechanical fixing and electrical connection. The end element of a light guide is also a light source;

"reference axis" - a line passing through the axis of symmetry of the filament lamp of a lighting device, or a line perpendicular to the plane tangent to the surface of the lighting device at its geometric centre, that defines the orientation of the direction of light emission;

"vehicle category" – a classification characteristic of a vehicle used for the purpose of establishing requirements in this Technical Regulation;

"protection class" - an indicator of ballistic resistance;

"light source category" - a characteristic of the physical principle of light emission: filament lamp (category 0); filament lamp with a bulb filled with halogen-containing gases (category H), gas-discharge lamp (category D), light-emitting diode (category LED);

"commercial carriage" – the carriage of passengers or goods by wheeled vehicles in connection with entrepreneurial activity, in accordance with the legislation of the Member States of the Customs Union;

"complete vehicle" - a vehicle suitable for operation in accordance with its intended purpose;

"vehicle components" - component parts of the vehicle design supplied to vehicle assembly production and (or) as replacement (spare) parts for vehicles in use;

"air conditioning" - the provision of controlled cooling of the air in the occupant compartment of the vehicle to or below the ambient temperature;

"periodic verification tests" - periodic tests carried out to confirm the stability of the characteristics of manufactured vehicles and vehicle components whose types have undergone conformity assessment against the requirements of this Technical Regulation;

"conspicuity marking" – a series of retro-reflective strips intended to be applied so that they indicate the outline of the vehicle from the side and from the rear.

"headlamp levelling device" - a device for adjusting, manually from the driver's position or automatically, the inclination angle of the light beam of the passing-beam and (or) driving-beam headlamp depending on the vehicle load, and (or) the road profile, and (or) visibility conditions;

"small batch of vehicles (chassis)" - a number of vehicles (chassis) of one type, including all variants, established depending on the vehicle (chassis) category. The maximum size of a small batch is 150 units for categories L₁ - L₇, M₁, O₁ - O₂, 100 units for categories M₂, N₁ - N₃, O₃ - O₄, and 50 units for category M₃;

"make" - a designation used by the product manufacturer and placed on the product or its packaging;

"mass in running order" - the mass of the complete vehicle with the driver and without load, as specified by the manufacturer. The mass includes at least 90% of the fuel;

"intercity service" - carriage of passengers by bus beyond the boundary of a populated area over a distance of more than 50 km;

"model year" - a period of time determined by the manufacturer during which the manufacturer makes no substantial changes to the design of the vehicles produced. This period may differ from the calendar year in its start, end and duration, but may not exceed 730 days;

"variant" – a design version that differs from other versions belonging to the same type;

"incomplete vehicle" - a vehicle that requires completion before it can be operated;

"neutral position of the steering wheel (steered wheels)" - the position of the steering wheel (steered wheels) corresponding to straight-ahead movement of the vehicle in the absence of disturbing influences;

"obscured zones" - invisible zones that restrict forward field of vision and are created by opaque structural elements of the cab and of the interior and exterior equipment;

"nonconformity" - failure to meet a specified requirement;

"visibility" - a property of the vehicle design that characterises the objective possibility and conditions for the driver to perceive the visual information necessary for safe and effective control of the vehicle;

"occupant compartment" - the interior part of the vehicle used to accommodate the driver (crew) and passengers;

"type approval" - a form of conformity assessment of a vehicle (chassis) against the requirements of this Technical Regulation that are established for the vehicle (chassis) type;

"Vehicle Type Approval" - a document attesting the conformity of vehicles of one type being placed on the market with the requirements of this Technical Regulation;

"Chassis Type Approval" - a document attesting the conformity of chassis of one type being placed on the market with the requirements of this Technical Regulation;

"identification signs" - a graphic representation of information about the departmental affiliation and (or) functional purpose of the vehicle (coats of arms, emblems, logos, etc.);

"optical axis of the headlamp testing and adjustment device" - a line passing through the centre of the lens on the screen built into the headlamp testing and adjustment device;

"optical centre (centre of reference)" - a mark on the outer lens indicating the point where its outer surface is intersected by the reference axis of the lighting device;

"control" - a structural element of the vehicle that the driver acts upon to change the functioning of the vehicle or its parts;

"original components" - components supplied to vehicle assembly production;

"reference axis" – the line of intersection of the planes that pass through the optical centre of the lighting device parallel to the median longitudinal plane of the vehicle and to the ground;

"folding seat" - an auxiliary seat intended for occasional use and normally kept in the folded position;

"heating" - controlled raising of the temperature in the occupant compartment and its maintenance at a set level;

"steering ratio" - the ratio of the steering wheel rotation angle to the mean steering angle of the steered wheels;

"seepage" - the appearance of fluid, detectable by touch, on the surface and at the joints of parts of sealed vehicle systems;

"airbag" – a bag made of flexible material that is inflated with gas when the pyrotechnic gas generator is activated;

"manufacturer's representative" - a legal entity registered in accordance with the established procedure in a Member State of the Customs Union, designated by the manufacturer under an agreement with the manufacturer to act on its behalf in conformity assessment and placing of products on the single customs territory of the Customs Union, and to bear liability, jointly and severally with the manufacturer, for nonconformity of products with the requirements of this Technical Regulation;

"flash duration" - the period of time during which the luminous intensity of a flash of a special warning light exceeds 10% of the maximum luminous intensity;

"median longitudinal plane of the vehicle" - the plane perpendicular to the ground plane and passing through the middle of the vehicle track, intended to improve the passive safety of the vehicle by fixing the position of the driver and passengers relative to the body;

"transparent part of the windscreen and side windows" – the part of the glazing of the windscreen and side windows that is free of opaque structural elements and has a light transmittance of at least 70%;

"operability" - the condition in which the vehicle or its components are able to perform their functions in accordance with the operating documentation;

"service braking system" - a braking system intended to reduce the speed of the vehicle and (or) bring it to a stop;

"loadable axle" - an axle whose load can be varied by means of an axle load-transfer device without the axle being lifted off the ground;

"maximum authorised mass" - the maximum mass of the vehicle established by this Technical Regulation or other regulatory legal acts depending on design features;

"outer lens" - the outermost component of the lighting device, which transmits light through the illuminating surface;

"industrial assembly regime" - a method of organising production established with the participation of a manufacturer of complete vehicles or their components, based on an investment agreement approved by the authorised government body in accordance with the established procedure;

"steering gear" – a mechanism that converts the rotation of the steering wheel into translational movement of the steering linkage, causing the steered wheels to turn;

"steering linkage" – a system of rods and levers that connects the steered wheels of the vehicle to the steering gear;

"self-steering axle" - an axle pivoted at its centre so that it can describe an arc in the horizontal plane (for the purposes of this Technical Regulation, an axle fitted with steered wheels is also a self-steering axle);

"self-tracking wheels" - wheels that are not actuated by the steering equipment of the vehicle but can turn due to friction in the contact area between the tyre and the ground;

"self-propelled chassis" - a vehicle chassis of category N fitted with a cab and an engine, which may temporarily take part in road traffic subject to restrictions;

"assembly kit" - a group of component parts supplied by a vehicle manufacturer to another manufacturer for the final assembly of vehicles;

"light source module" - the light-emitting part of a lighting and light-signalling device of a vehicle, consisting of optical, mechanical and electrical elements and intended to form or amplify the light beam from the light source;

"Vehicle Design Safety Certificate" - a document attesting the conformity of an individual vehicle being placed on the market with the requirements of this Technical Regulation;

"air/water separator" - a component forming part of the outer valance and (or) rain flap, which allows air to pass while reducing water spray;

"certification tests" - tests of a representative sample (samples) of a vehicle or vehicle component, on the basis of the results of which a conclusion is made on the conformity with the requirements of this Technical Regulation of the vehicle type or vehicle component type that covers the variants included in the technical description submitted by the applicant for certification tests;

"spray-suppression system" - devices intended to provide protection against the spray of water thrown up by the tyres of a moving vehicle;

"exhaust aftertreatment system" - a set of components that reduce emissions of polluting substances in exhaust gases during engine operation;

"washer system" - a system consisting of a device for storing fluid and delivering it to the outer surface of the glazing, together with controls for activating and stopping the device;

"emergency call system" - a system that performs the functions of an emergency call device and ensures automatic transmission of a message about the vehicle in the event of a road traffic accident or other incident;

"cleaning system" - a system consisting of a device for cleaning the outer surface of the glazing, together with additional fittings and controls for activating and stopping the device;

"vehicle speed" - the linear speed of the vehicle's centre of mass;

"communication concerning UN approval" - a document issued under the 1958 Agreement attesting the conformity of a vehicle or its component with the requirements of UN Regulations;

"articulated vehicle" - a vehicle consisting of two or more rigid sections articulated to each other, which can be separated only by means of special equipment;

"specialised passenger vehicle" - a vehicle of category M₂G or M₃G built on the chassis of an off-road vehicle of category N1G, N2G or N3G;

"specialised vehicle" - a vehicle intended for the carriage of certain types of goods (petroleum products, food liquids, liquefied petroleum gases (LPG), food products, etc.);

"special-purpose vehicle" - a vehicle intended to perform special functions that require special equipment (truck cranes, fire-fighting vehicles, vehicles fitted with vehicle-mounted aerial work platforms, recovery vehicles, etc.);

"steering self-centring" - a property of the steering equipment whereby the steered wheels and the steering wheel, once displaced from the neutral position, return to that position by themselves after the force is removed from the steering wheel while the vehicle is in motion;

"percentage of cleared area of the test area" - the ratio of the surface area of the test area cleaned by the windscreen wiper blades to the total surface area of the corresponding test area, expressed as a percentage;

"A-pillars" - cab roof supports together with the adjacent opaque elements of doors and seals, or the opaque strip along the edges of bonded glazing (a central A-pillar may not be a cab roof support);

"parking braking system" - a braking system intended to hold the vehicle stationary;

"total steering free play" - the angle of rotation of the steering wheel from the position corresponding to the start of turning of the steered wheels in one direction to the position corresponding to the start of their turning in the opposite direction, measured from the position corresponding to straight-ahead motion of the vehicle;

"Technical Service" - an organisation authorised to conduct tests for UN approval of a vehicle type under the 1958 Agreement;

"technical examination of vehicle design" - analysis of the vehicle design and of its technical documentation without conducting tests;

"technically permissible maximum laden mass" - the maximum mass of the vehicle with equipment, passengers and load, established by the manufacturer and determined by the vehicle design and its specified characteristics;

"technically permissible maximum laden mass of the combination" - the maximum combined mass of the towing vehicle and the semi-trailer or trailer(s) towed by it, with equipment, passengers and load, established by the manufacturer;

"technically permissible maximum mass on the axle (axle group)" - the mass corresponding to the maximum permissible static vertical load transmitted by the axle (axle group) to the ground, determined by the design of the axle (axle group) and of the vehicle, and established by the vehicle manufacturer;

"technically permissible maximum load on the fifth-wheel coupling" - the value corresponding to the maximum permissible static vertical load transmitted by the semi-trailer to the towing vehicle through the fifth-wheel coupling, established by the manufacturer of the towing vehicle for the towing vehicle and by the manufacturer of the semi-trailer for the semi-trailer;

"technically permissible maximum load on the coupling device" - the value corresponding to the maximum permissible static vertical load on the coupling device (excluding the load from the mass of the coupling device of vehicles of categories M and N), determined by the design of the vehicle and/or of the coupling device, and established by the vehicle manufacturer;

"technical inspection" - a check of the technical condition of a vehicle in use;

"vehicle maintenance" - a set of operations prescribed by the manufacturer and performed at specified intervals to keep the vehicle or its components in working order during operation, in order to reduce the risk of failures and malfunctions;

"technical description" - a description of the technical characteristics and main parameters, prepared by the manufacturer (applicant), that identifies the design of the vehicle (component) submitted for assessment of conformity with the requirements of this Technical Regulation;

"technical condition" – the set of vehicle properties that are subject to change during operation and of vehicle parameters established by regulatory documents, which determines whether the vehicle can be used for its intended purpose;

"vehicle type (chassis type, component type)" - vehicles (chassis, components) with common design features recorded in the technical description and manufactured by one manufacturer;

"braking" - the process of generating and varying artificial resistance to the motion of the vehicle;

"braking force" - the reaction of the ground on a vehicle wheel that causes deceleration of the wheel and/or of the vehicle;

"braking system" - the combination of vehicle parts intended for braking the vehicle when the braking system control is actuated;

"brake transmission" - the combination of parts of the braking control intended for the controlled transfer of energy from its source to the brakes in order to effect braking;

"braking distance" - the distance travelled by the vehicle from the beginning to the end of braking;

"vehicle" - a wheeled device of categories L, M, N, O intended for the carriage of persons, goods or equipment mounted on it;

"aiming angle of the beam of passing-beam headlamps or front fog lamps of a vehicle" - the angle between the inclined plane containing the flat upper (left) boundary of the beam of the passing-beam headlamp or front fog lamp and the horizontal plane passing through the optical centre of the headlamp;

"power-to-mass ratio" – the ratio of the maximum net engine power to the technically permissible maximum laden mass of the vehicle, in kW/t;

"steered wheels" - wheels actuated by the steering equipment of the vehicle;

"emission level" – the emission limit values that represent the maximum permissible mass of emissions into the atmosphere per unit of work performed or distance travelled by the vehicle and the internal combustion engine;

"mean fully developed deceleration (MFDD)" - the average deceleration during braking, from the end of the deceleration build-up period to the start of its decline at the end of braking;

"vehicle stability during braking" - the ability of the vehicle to move during braking within the specified traffic corridor;

"spray-suppression device" - a component of the spray-suppression system that may be designed as an energy-absorber type device or as an air/water separator;

"axle load-relief device" - a device intended to reduce or increase the load on the axle(s) depending on the road conditions in which the vehicle is driven, in order to reduce tyre wear when the vehicle is partially laden, and/or to improve the starting conditions of the vehicle (vehicle combination) on slippery roads by increasing the load on the powered axle;

"emergency call device" - a device that determines the coordinates, speed and direction of travel of the vehicle using signals from at least two operational global navigation satellite systems, transmits a message about the vehicle in manual mode in the event of a road traffic accident or other incident, and provides two-way voice communication with emergency services via mobile radiotelephone networks;

"DR, DC, DCR type headlamps" - headlamps with gas-discharge light sources of category D: DR driving-beam headlamps, DC passing-beam headlamps, and DCR dual-mode (passing and driving beam) headlamps;

"HR, HC, HCR type headlamps" - headlamps with halogen light sources of category H: HR driving-beam headlamps, HC passing-beam headlamps, and HCR dual-mode (passing and driving beam) headlamps;

"R, C, CR type headlamps" - headlamps with filament lamp light sources of category 0: R driving-beam headlamps, C passing-beam headlamps, and CR dual-mode (passing and driving beam) headlamps;

"Type B and Type F3 headlamps" - front fog lamps that differ in photometric characteristics and in the marking applied to the lamp;

"windscreen washer nozzle" - a device that directs the washer fluid onto the windscreen;

"cold brake" - a brake whose temperature, measured on the friction surface of the brake drum or brake disc, is below 100 ⁰С;

"colour-and-graphic scheme" - a graphic representation of the layout, configuration and compositional relationship of the base colour, decorative stripes, identification signs and information inscriptions applied to the exterior surface of the vehicle;

"wiper cycle" - one forward and one return stroke of the wiper blade;

"chassis" - a wheeled device that is not equipped with a cab and/or an engine and/or a body, and is not intended for operation as a vehicle;

"anti-skid stud" - a hard profiled pin consisting of a body and a wear-resistant insert, installed in a tread block of a winter tyre to improve the grip of the tyre on icy or snow-covered road surfaces;

"environmental class" - a classification code characterising the design of a vehicle or internal combustion engine according to the emission level and the level of requirements for on-board diagnostic systems;

"operation" - the stage of the vehicle life cycle in which the vehicle is used for its intended purpose, from the moment of its State Registration until its disposal;

"energy-absorber type device" - a component forming part of the mudguard and/or the outer side panel and/or the splash guard, which absorbs the energy of water and reduces spray;

"power unit of a hybrid vehicle" – the combination of an internal combustion engine, an electric motor, a generator (the functions of the motor and the generator may be performed by a single electric machine), an energy storage device, power converters and a control system;

"braking performance" - the property characterising the ability of the braking system to generate the required artificial longitudinal resistance to the motion of the vehicle.

III. Rules for Circulation on the Market or Putting into Service

7. Vehicles and their components shall be permitted for circulation on the market if they conform to this Technical Regulation. Such conformity is confirmed by their marking with the single mark of product circulation on the market in accordance with Section VI of this Technical Regulation.

The date of placing on the market of a vehicle (chassis) is the date of issue of the vehicle identification document for the vehicle (chassis).

8. The documents attesting conformity with the requirements of this Technical Regulation upon placing on the market are:

for vehicles whose conformity assessment was carried out in the form of type approval – the Vehicle Type Approval;

for chassis – the Chassis Type Approval;

for individual vehicles – the Vehicle Design Safety Certificate;

for vehicle components – the declaration of conformity or the certificate of conformity.

The registration number of each document attesting conformity with the requirements of this Technical Regulation contains a single designation confirming its validity in the single customs territory of the Customs Union. It also contains the distinguishing designation of the State in which the document was issued.

9. Documents issued based on the results of a conformity assessment of products carried out in one of the Member States of the Customs Union in the procedure established by this Technical Regulation are valid in all Member States of the Customs Union.

IV. Safety Requirements

10. The manufacture of vehicles from used components is prohibited, except for vehicles manufactured for personal use.

11. It is prohibited to install on vehicles of categories M₁ and N₁ structures made of steel or other materials with similar strength characteristics that project forward of the bumper line corresponding to the outer contour of the projection of the vehicle onto the horizontal plane of the ground. This requirement does not apply to structures provided for in the standard equipment of the vehicle and (or) that have undergone conformity assessment in the established procedure. It also does not apply to metal grilles weighing less than 0,5 kg intended to protect the headlamps only, or to the registration plate and its mounting elements.

12. Air conditioners and refrigeration equipment used on vehicles shall not contain ozone-depleting substances and materials included in the list approved by the Customs Union Commission.

13. The following vehicles placed on the market shall be equipped with satellite navigation equipment: vehicles of category M used for the commercial carriage of passengers, as well as those specially intended for the carriage of children; vehicles of category N used for the transport of municipal solid waste and refuse (refuse collection vehicles) and for the carriage of special, dangerous, heavy and (or) oversized cargo; and emergency service vehicles. The design of these vehicles shall allow them to be equipped with such equipment.

Emergency service vehicles and vehicles of category N used for the transport of municipal solid waste and refuse (refuse collection vehicles) shall be equipped with satellite navigation equipment in the procedure established by the legislation of the Member States of the Customs Union.

Vehicles in use shall be equipped with such equipment in the procedure established by the legislation of the Member States of the Customs Union.

13¹. Vehicles of category M₁ placed on the market that fall within the scope of UN Regulations No. 94 and 95, and vehicles of category N₁ that fall within the scope of UN Regulation No. 95, shall be equipped with an emergency call system. Other vehicles of categories M₁ and N₁ placed on the market, as well as vehicles of categories M₂, M₃, N₂ and N₃, shall be equipped with an emergency call device.

14. The design of vehicles of categories M₂ and M₃ placed on the market and engaged in the commercial carriage of passengers, and of vehicles of categories N₂ and N₃ engaged in the commercial carriage of goods, shall allow them to be equipped (standard installation locations, mountings and power supply) with technical means of monitoring drivers' compliance with driving, working and rest periods (tachographs).

Vehicles shall be equipped with such equipment in the procedure established by the regulatory legal acts of the Member States of the Customs Union.

The requirements of this paragraph do not apply to the vehicles specified in Article 2 of the European Agreement concerning the Work of Crews of Vehicles Engaged in International Road Transport (AETR).

15. The interface of vehicles (chassis) placed on the market (the set of elements that enables the user to interact with electronic systems, including the receipt of visual and voice information by the user and the input of control commands by the user) shall operate in Russian. Information and warning inscriptions on such vehicles (chassis) shall also be applied in Russian.

This requirement applies during conformity assessment in the form of type approval to:

messages displayed on information screens (displays) or voice warning messages about malfunctions of vehicle systems, about hazards to human life and health, and about the activation of individual vehicle safety systems;

inscriptions on plates¹ and labels¹ on the vehicle that inform about the safe use of the vehicle and its systems.

Provided that an appropriate translation and (or) explanation is given in the operating manual of the vehicle, this requirement does not apply to:

messages on information screens (displays) of audio, video, gaming and other multimedia systems;

abbreviations;

inscriptions applied to the controls and structural elements of the vehicle;

units of measurement;

company names, trade names of vehicles, and names of the systems and vehicle components used on them;

UN approval markings provided for by the mandatory requirements of UN Regulations and Global Technical Regulations.

messages and inscriptions specially intended for service station personnel.

16. Safety requirements are implemented through compliance with UN Regulations, Global Technical Regulations and the provisions of this Technical Regulation directly, in accordance with:

1) paragraphs 11-15 and Annexes No. 2 and 3 – for types of vehicles (chassis) placed on the market, during conformity assessment in the form of type approval;

2) paragraphs 11-15 and Annexes No. 4 and 8 – for individual vehicles placed on the market;

3) Annex No. 5 – for dimension and weight limits of vehicles placed on the market;

4) Annex No. 6 – for special-purpose and specialised vehicles placed on the market, taking into account their functional purpose;

5) paragraphs 11-14 and Annex No. 8 - for vehicles in use;

6) Annex No. 9 – for vehicles in use in the event of modification of the vehicle design.

For innovative vehicles, the safety requirements, the conformity assessment procedure and the type of conformity document are established by a Decision of the competent authority for technical regulation of the Member State of the Customs Union in which the conformity assessment is carried out. In the Russian Federation, they are established by a regulatory legal act of the Government of the Russian Federation.

17. Vehicles of categories M and N and internal combustion engines for them are divided into environmental classes in accordance with Annex No. 1.

18. Each vehicle has an individual identification number. Requirements for the identification of vehicles (chassis) placed on the market are established in Annex No. 7 to this Technical Regulation.

The requirements for the content of the identification number do not apply to individual vehicles imported into the single customs territory of the Customs Union. They also do not apply to vehicles placed on the market before the entry into force of the Technical Regulation.

19. The placing on the market of right-hand drive vehicles of categories M₂ and M₃ is prohibited.

In the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Kazakhstan, the placing on the market of right-hand drive vehicles of other categories is prohibited.

20. Components placed on the market as replacement (spare) parts for vehicles in use shall not, when installed on a vehicle, reduce its safety level compared to the level at the time the vehicle was placed on the market.

The list of requirements for vehicle component types is established in Annex No. 10 to this Technical Regulation.

Components placed on the market as replacement (spare) parts for vehicles in use and supplied to the assembly production of these vehicles are deemed to meet the requirement of the first subparagraph of this paragraph if the vehicle conforms to the requirements of this Technical Regulation.

21. The requirements for components that are replacement (spare) parts for vehicles no longer in production remain at the level in force at the time production of such vehicles ended.

22. Where this Technical Regulation is applied to vehicles (chassis) and their components supplied for emergency rescue needs and under the state defence order, the list of requirements for them and the forms of conformity assessment are established by the state customer of the Member State of the Customs Union.

V. Conformity assessment

1. Verification of compliance with requirements for types of

vehicles (chassis) placed on the market

23. Verification of compliance with requirements for types of vehicles (chassis) placed on the market is carried out in the form of type approval. The division of vehicles into types and variants for the purposes of conformity assessment is carried out in accordance with Annex No. 11 to this Technical Regulation.

Verification of compliance with requirements for types of chassis manufactured in the Member States of the Customs Union is carried out in cases where the following is envisaged:

1) placing of a self-propelled chassis on the market and (or) movement of the chassis under its own power on public roads to the place of further completion;

2) subsequent allocation of responsibility for compliance with individual requirements of this Technical Regulation between the chassis manufacturer and the manufacturer of the complete vehicle on the basis of a contract between them. If such allocation of responsibility is not envisaged, responsibility for compliance with the requirements of this Technical Regulation rests with the manufacturer of the complete vehicle.

Verification of compliance with requirements for types of chassis imported into the single customs territory of the Customs Union is carried out regardless of the purposes of their subsequent use.

The specific features of verification of compliance with requirements for types of vehicles (chassis) supplied under the state defence order are established by the state customer of the Member States of the Customs Union.

24. Verification of compliance with requirements for types of vehicles (chassis) is carried out by accredited certification bodies that are included in the Unified Register of Certification Bodies and Testing Laboratories (Centres) of the Customs Union and that have been nominated by a Member State of the Customs Union to carry out type approval (hereinafter – certification bodies).

The necessary tests are carried out by testing laboratories whose competence meets the requirements of standard ISO 17025 and that are included in the Unified Register of Certification Bodies and Testing Laboratories (Centres) of the Customs Union (hereinafter – accredited testing laboratories).

25. If vehicles (chassis) are manufactured in the single customs territory of the Customs Union, the applicant for type approval may be a manufacturer that is registered in accordance with the legislation of a Member State of the Customs Union, is a resident of that State and has been assigned a World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI), or an official representative of the manufacturer acting on its behalf.

A manufacturer that is not a resident of a Member State of the Customs Union shall appoint in each Member State of the Customs Union its representative, who bears responsibility jointly with the manufacturer for ensuring that the type-approved products placed on the market comply with the requirements of the Technical Regulation. The manufacturer's representative is a legal entity registered in accordance with the legislation of a Member State of the Customs Union and resident in that State.

All manufacturer's representatives are specified in the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval).

The applicant for type approval of vehicles (chassis) imported into the single customs territory of the Customs Union may be one of the above-mentioned representatives of the foreign manufacturer who is authorised by the manufacturer to carry out conformity assessment of its products against the requirements of this regulation.

A manufacturer that is not a resident of a Member State of the Customs Union and that produces vehicles of different makes and (or) categories may appoint different manufacturer's representatives for each combination of make and (or) category, who act as applicants in the conformity assessment. However, it is not permitted to appoint different manufacturer's representatives for vehicles of different makes but of the same category that have the same World Manufacturer Identifier.

A manufacturer that produces vehicles of different makes registered to another manufacturer may appoint its representative, who may be the applicant for each make. Such a representative may be a legal entity that is the official representative of the manufacturer owning the make concerned.

26. If the authority of the manufacturer's representative that carried out the conformity assessment work is terminated, the documents attesting conformity with the requirements of this Technical Regulation in which the manufacturer's representative whose authority has been terminated is specified also cease to be valid.

27. Mandatory conditions for issuing a Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) are positive results of the production assessment of the manufacturer carried out by the certification body, confirming:

the existence of organisational and technical measures ensuring the stability of product characteristics or production process parameters;

the existence of plans for periodic checks and tests of the manufactured products to confirm their compliance with the requirements of this Technical Regulation;

the existence of instructions concerning the operation of vehicles, as well as their pre-sale preparation, maintenance and repair;

the existence of measures to restore compliance of manufactured vehicles (chassis) and, where necessary, vehicles (chassis) in use with the requirements of this Technical Regulation if nonconformities are detected during checks or tests of vehicles (chassis).

If products of another manufacturer were used in the manufacture of a vehicle, the obligations of each manufacturer may be allocated between them on the basis of a contract (protocol) on mutual obligations. In the absence of such a contract (protocol), the manufacturer of the final product bears full responsibility for the compliance of the product with the requirements of this Technical Regulation.

28. Type approval is carried out in the following order:

1) submission of an application to the certification body specifying the name and details of the applicant, the vehicle type and information on previously issued Vehicle Type Approvals (hereinafter – application). For a vehicle type, one application is submitted to one certification body. The application is accompanied by the documents according to the list in Annex No. 12 to this Technical Regulation;

2) adoption by the certification body of a decision on the application within 15 days, and conclusion of a contract with the applicant for the performance of work. The decision states: whether the documents can be recognised and are sufficient; whether tests are necessary to obtain missing supporting evidence; whether an audit of production conditions is necessary and its timing;

3) identification of the submitted samples of vehicles (chassis) by an accredited testing laboratory, their certification tests and the preparation of reports, each of which is accompanied by a technical description prepared by the manufacturer and certified by the accredited testing laboratory;

4) production assessment of the manufacturer in accordance with paragraph 27;

5) registration of declarations of conformity by the certification body, issuance of certificates of conformity of the vehicle with individual requirements set out in Annexes No. 2, 3 and 6 to this Technical Regulation, and their delivery to the applicant;

6) preparation by the certification body of a conclusion on the possibility of issuing a Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) on the basis of the completion of subparagraphs 3) – 5) of this paragraph, provided that the vehicle (chassis) complies with the requirements of this Technical Regulation in force at the time of issue of the document attesting conformity;

7) issuance of the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) by the certification body;

8) approval and registration of the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) by the authorised government body of the Member State of the Customs Union;

9) surveillance by the certification body of the compliance of vehicles with the requirements of this Technical Regulation during the period of validity of the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval).

29. The certification body provides the applicant with all information on the rules, procedures and requirements related to conformity assessment.

30. Test and measurement reports serve as the basis for issuing certificates of conformity for two years from the date of their issue.

The numbers of these certificates are entered in the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval), unless otherwise provided by paragraphs 35, 36 and 39.

31. On the basis of a decision of the certification body, the accredited testing laboratory examines the technical descriptions submitted by the applicant, carries out identification of vehicle samples and their tests, prepares test reports and arranges for their registration and recording. If the application covers several variants of the vehicle (chassis), tests are carried out, as a rule, on the vehicle variants with the expected worst-case performance. The test report states whether its results can be extended to the other vehicle variants included in the application.

Tests are carried out in accordance with UN Regulations and Global Technical Regulations and, in their absence, in accordance with the standards included in the List of Standards containing rules and methods of research (testing) and measurement, including sampling rules, necessary for the application and fulfilment of the requirements of the Technical Regulation of the Customs Union On the Safety of Wheeled Vehicles and for conformity assessment (confirmation) of products. In the absence of such standards, rules and methods of research (testing) and measurement approved by a Decision of the Customs Union Commission are applied.

32. The applicant prepares samples of vehicles for testing from the variants agreed with the accredited testing laboratory.

After completion of the tests, the samples are returned to the applicant.

On the basis of the tests performed and the technical examination of the submitted documents, the accredited testing laboratory prepares the identification and test report for the complete vehicle and submits it to the certification body.

The preparation of the identification and test report for the complete vehicle is mandatory when tests are carried out for the purpose of issuing a Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval), except for those issued in accordance with paragraphs 35, 59 and 65 of this Technical Regulation.

The identification and test report for the complete vehicle is subject to review by the certification body if no more than two years have passed from the date of its preparation to the date of review.

Reports of the accredited testing laboratory, as well as the documentation on the basis of which they were prepared, are kept in the testing laboratory for at least 5 years.

33. The certification body carries out an assessment of production conditions in accordance with paragraph 27 and Annex No. 13.

The following may be considered as supporting evidence confirming that production conditions ensure the consistent manufacture of products whose characteristics and performance levels comply with the requirements of this Technical Regulation:

a certificate of conformity of the manufacturer's quality management system covering the production of the products subject to conformity assessment;

documents confirming that production complies with the requirements of Schedule 2 to the 1958 Agreement;

a description of production conditions prepared by the applicant as provided for in Annex No. 13 to this Technical Regulation;

a document of the certification body on the results of previously conducted audits of production conditions.

The certification body agrees the procedure and timing of the audit of production conditions with the applicant.

If the manufacturer holds a certificate of conformity of its quality management system issued by a certification body included in the Unified Register of Certification Bodies and Testing Laboratories (Centres) of the Customs Union, the audit of production conditions is not conducted.

For vehicles (chassis) whose manufacturers are not registered in countries that are Contracting Parties to the 1958 Agreement, the audit of production conditions is mandatory before the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) is issued.

The results of the assessment of production conditions are documented in a conclusion.

34. Manufacturers registered in the territory of a state that is a Contracting Party to the 1958 Agreement have the right to apply the procedures provided for in paragraph 35 of this Technical Regulation when conducting the conformity assessment of a vehicle (chassis) belonging to a vehicle (chassis) type that has not previously undergone conformity assessment against the requirements of this Technical Regulation.

Manufacturers registered in the territory of a Member State of the Eurasian Economic Union that is not a Contracting Party to the 1958 Agreement have the right, until 31 December 2023 inclusive, to apply the procedures provided for in paragraph 35 of this Technical Regulation when conducting the conformity assessment of a vehicle (chassis) belonging to a vehicle (chassis) type that has not previously undergone conformity assessment against the requirements of this Technical Regulation.

35. With regard to the requirements set out in Annex No. 2 to this Technical Regulation, and, for special-purpose and specialised vehicles, also those set out in Annex No. 6, declarations of conformity adopted by the manufacturer under declaration schemes 3d, 4d, 6d or 7d may be submitted as supporting evidence (scheme 7d does not apply to vehicles of categories M₂ and M₃). The declaration schemes are described in Annex No. 19 to this Technical Regulation.

When declarations of conformity are submitted, the plan for periodic verification tests to confirm the conformity of the vehicles produced must be agreed with the certification body.

The certification body may send the test and measurement reports submitted by the applicant, on the basis of which the declarations of conformity were issued, to an accredited testing laboratory for technical examination.

An identification and test report for the complete vehicle is not mandatory when a Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) is issued under this paragraph, provided that the applicant has submitted the full set of documents confirming conformity and the certification body has accepted all of them as supporting evidence.

On the basis of the above supporting evidence, Vehicle Type Approvals (Chassis Type Approvals) are issued with a period of validity of up to one year, or for a small batch of vehicles (chassis) without limitation of the period of validity of the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval). Information on the said declarations of conformity is entered in these approvals.

The procedure for conformity assessment of the vehicle (chassis) type specified in this paragraph is applied once. Any subsequent conformity assessment of this vehicle (chassis) type is conducted on general terms.

Repeated application of the procedure specified in this paragraph is permitted where the vehicle manufacturer has a World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI) with the digit 9 in the third position, or where the annual production programme of vehicles (chassis) of such a manufacturer does not exceed the limits for small batches. A new Vehicle (Chassis) Type Approval for a small batch of vehicles (chassis) of the same type is issued after all vehicles (chassis) of the small batch covered by the previously obtained Vehicle (Chassis) Type Approval have been placed on the market.

36. In the conformity assessment of types of vehicles manufactured under the industrial assembly regime, Vehicle Type Approvals (Chassis Type Approvals) for analogous vehicles (chassis) manufactured at another production facility may be submitted as supporting evidence, provided that documents confirming the consent of the manufacturer of the analogous vehicles (chassis) are submitted.

Information on the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) for the analogous vehicles (chassis) is entered in the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval).

In such a case, the period of validity of the initial Vehicle Type Approval issued for vehicles manufactured under the industrial assembly regime is 1 year.

Depending on the degree of correspondence between the process adopted at the assembly production facility and the manufacturing technology used by the manufacturer of the analogous vehicles, the certification body may request additional supporting evidence. This evidence must confirm compliance with the requirements of this Technical Regulation and be based on the results of periodic verification tests of vehicles whose conformity was previously assessed at another production facility. Such tests may be conducted with the participation of representatives of the certification body or an accredited testing laboratory at the premises of manufacturers of vehicles produced under the industrial assembly regime.

Within one year after the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) is issued, the supporting evidence specified in the first subparagraph of this paragraph must be replaced by supporting evidence confirming that the vehicles manufactured under the industrial assembly regime comply with the requirements of this Technical Regulation.

37. In the conformity assessment of types of vehicles supplied under the state defence order, the results of tests and measurements conducted by the manufacturer itself during vehicle development, or the results of acceptance (state) tests, are submitted as supporting evidence.

38. In the conformity assessment of vehicles manufactured on the basis or on the chassis of other vehicles, the applicant submits supporting evidence confirming compliance with the restrictions set by the manufacturer of the base vehicle (chassis) regarding its completion.

39. In the conformity assessment of types of vehicles manufactured using base vehicles (chassis) that have previously undergone conformity assessment in the form of type approval, the applicant may submit documents allocating responsibility for ensuring safety between the vehicle manufacturer and the manufacturer of the base vehicles (chassis). In this case, the type approval of the base vehicle (Chassis Type Approval) valid at the time of its placing on the market is used as supporting evidence.

Vehicle Type Approvals (Chassis Type Approvals) issued for base vehicles (chassis) may be used as a document attesting conformity for all vehicles manufactured on the basis of vehicles (chassis) placed on the market during the period of validity of these documents. In this case, the requirements whose fulfilment was confirmed during the conformity assessment of the base vehicle (chassis) may be applied to vehicles manufactured using base vehicles (chassis).

40. After examining all necessary supporting evidence, the certification body prepares a conclusion on whether the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) can be issued or is refused. The conclusion contains a reasoned justification of whether the submitted supporting evidence is sufficient for the conformity assessment of the vehicle (chassis) type, and a finding on whether the results of the tests conducted can be extended to the variants of vehicles (chassis) included in the application.

On the basis of a conclusion that the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) can be issued, the certification body issues the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval).

For each vehicle type (chassis type) of one environmental class, no more than one Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) issued under this Technical Regulation may be valid at the same time in the Member States of the Customs Union. An exception is a repeated Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) issued while a Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) for a small batch of vehicles (chassis) of the same type is valid.

41. The form of the Vehicle Type Approval is set out in Annex No. 14 to this Technical Regulation. The form of the Chassis Type Approval is set out in Annex No. 15 to this Technical Regulation.

The identification numbers of vehicles (chassis) may be entered in a Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) issued for a small batch.

If the vehicles (chassis) in a small batch cannot be identified, the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) issued for this small batch is not handed over to the applicant and is kept by the certification body. The certification body keeps a record of the number of vehicles (chassis) manufactured (or imported into the single customs territory of the Customs Union). At the applicant's request, it issues certified copies of the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) stating the identification numbers of the vehicles (chassis).

A Chassis Type Approval issued for a self-propelled chassis contains an entry permitting the self-propelled chassis to move on public roads if its compliance with the requirements of paragraphs 11-13, 23, 36, 38, 39-41, 69, 107, 109, 110

of Annex No. 2 to this Technical Regulation.

42. The maximum period of validity of the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) is 3 years, except for the cases provided for in paragraphs 35 and 36 of this Technical Regulation and in the second and fourth subparagraphs of this paragraph.

The period of validity of the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval), including those issued for a small batch of vehicles (chassis), and of the certificate of conformity with the requirements of this Technical Regulation with regard to emissions is limited to the date on which the requirements of the relevant environmental class cease to apply.

The period of validity of certificates of conformity of a vehicle with individual requirements of Annex 2 does not exceed 4 years, except for the cases provided for in the second subparagraph of this paragraph.

The period of validity of the Vehicle Type Approval for a vehicle manufactured using a base vehicle (chassis) placed on the market and produced by another manufacturer shall be limited to 1 year from the date of expiry of the period of validity of the type approval of the base vehicle (Chassis Type Approval) where, in accordance with paragraph 39 of this Technical Regulation, requirements at a level lower than the current level are applied, and also where a Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) whose period of validity has expired is used. The period of validity of such a Vehicle Type Approval issued for a small batch of vehicles shall not be limited, except in the cases provided for in the second subparagraph of this paragraph.

43. The certification body shall submit the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) for review and approval to the authorised government body of the Member State of the Customs Union. This body has the right to designate, in accordance with the established procedure, a competent organisation performing the functions of the Technical Secretariat to verify the correctness and justification of the issuance of the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval). The said organisation shall not be accredited as a certification body that performs conformity assessment of vehicles (chassis) in the form of type approvals.

If violations are identified, the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) shall be returned to the certification body.

44. The authorised government body of the Member State of the Customs Union shall register and maintain the register of Vehicle Type Approvals (Chassis Type Approvals) and of certificates of conformity.

45. The certification body shall issue the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) to the applicant.

The documents that served as the basis for issuing the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) shall be kept by the certification body for at least 5 years from the date of issue of the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval).

46. The certification body shall carry out surveillance of the conformity, at the production stage, of the objects that have undergone assessment of conformity with the requirements of this Technical Regulation.

On the instructions of the certification body and in accordance with the procedure established by it, an accredited testing laboratory shall participate in the surveillance.

47. Surveillance may be scheduled or unscheduled.

The frequency of scheduled surveillance for each vehicle type (component) shall be set at no more than 1 time every 2 years.

Unscheduled surveillance shall be carried out where the certification body or the authorised government body of the Member State of the Customs Union receives reports from state control (supervision) authorities, a government body or consumers of non-compliance with the requirements of the Technical Regulation.

48. During surveillance, the progress of periodic verification tests of vehicles may be analysed, with recording of replacements of components with a limited service life and periodic assessment of the retention of design parameters during operation.

49. Surveillance shall be carried out according to an audit plan approved by the certification body, including, where necessary, at suppliers.

50. The product manufacturer and the applicant (if the applicant is not the manufacturer) shall provide the necessary conditions for carrying out surveillance, including unimpeded access of the inspectors to the audited objects in accordance with the audit plan.

Failure of the manufacturer to comply with this paragraph may serve as grounds for a decision of the certification body to terminate the documents attesting conformity with the requirements of the Technical Regulation.

51. The following shall be analysed during surveillance:

1) the results of state control (supervision) of products placed on the market;

2) the effectiveness of the corrective actions developed by the manufacturer based on the results of previous audits of production conditions or surveillance;

3) the results of conformity assessment of products where changes affecting safety parameters have been made to their design;

4) the identification data of product samples regarding conformity with the approved technical descriptions;

5) the scope and results of tests carried out to confirm the conformity of products with the requirements of the Technical Regulation;

6) the results of tests confirming the retention, during operation, of the parameters checked during conformity assessment;

7) the results of product quality control at the stages of the production process that determine the conformity of the products with the requirements of the Technical Regulation;

8) information on complaints concerning product quality, including data on detected failures and malfunctions obtained as a result of maintenance and repair.

52. During surveillance, the products shall be identified at the manufacturer (seller), and tests of product samples may be carried out in the manufacturer's laboratory or in an accredited testing laboratory.

As a rule, the variant with the expected worst test results shall be subjected to testing.

53. If, based on the results of identification, the products are assessed as not conforming to the types that have undergone the conformity assessment procedure or, based on the tests carried out during the audit, as not conforming to the requirements of the Technical Regulation, the established facts of nonconformity shall be documented, and the manufacturer shall be issued an order to eliminate the identified nonconformity.

54. The results of surveillance shall be documented in a report.

The results of surveillance shall be deemed positive if it is established that:

the products conform to the types that have undergone the conformity assessment procedure;

appropriate documents (technical inspection records, results of periodic verification tests, etc.) have been submitted confirming that continuous conformity of the products with the requirements of the Technical Regulation is ensured.

Positive results of product surveillance shall serve as grounds for maintaining the periods of validity (and, in the case of vehicles, also for renewal) of the documents attesting conformity with the requirements of the Technical Regulation.

The results of surveillance shall be deemed negative if it is established that:

nonconformities with the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) or with the certificates of conformity for components identified during previous audits of production conditions or surveillance have not been eliminated, or the corrective actions taken have not produced the required result;

changes have been made, without agreement with the certification body, to the technical documentation (design, process, operating) or to the design of the products that have resulted in their nonconformity with the types that have undergone the conformity assessment procedure;

periodic verification tests have not been carried out to the required extent.

Where corrective actions are necessary, the report shall contain the relevant recommendations.

Negative results of surveillance or the manufacturer's refusal to allow it may constitute grounds for the certification body to terminate the documents attesting conformity with the requirements of this Technical Regulation.

55. Based on the results of surveillance, the manufacturer shall develop a plan of the necessary corrective actions to eliminate the identified nonconformities, with specific implementation deadlines. The manufacturer shall submit this plan to the certification body within 10 days from the date of transfer of the completed report to the manufacturer.

The certification body shall examine the submitted plan, send its comments to the manufacturer where necessary, and determine the procedure for verifying the implementation of these actions.

Upon expiry of the deadlines set in the plan of necessary corrective actions to eliminate nonconformities agreed with the certification body, the manufacturer shall submit a statement on the corrective and preventive actions taken, with an assessment of their effectiveness.

56. Upon receipt by the certification body of negative surveillance results, or of other information on the nonconformity of products with the requirements of this Technical Regulation, the certification body shall, within 30 days, send the manufacturer and its official representative a notice of the need to restore conformity, together with recommendations, including with regard to the recall of products placed on the market.

Upon receipt of this notice, the product manufacturer shall, within 10 days, send the certification body a programme of corrective actions to restore conformity.

The certification body shall approve this programme within 10 days and monitor its implementation.

57. If the certification body deems the measures taken insufficient, it shall, 30 days after sending a written notice to the manufacturer and its official representative, suspend or terminate the certificates of conformity. It shall inform the manufacturer and its official representative, the Technical Secretariat and the state control (supervision) authorities thereof.

On the basis of the decision of the certification body to terminate the certificates of conformity, the authorised government body of the Member State of the Customs Union shall cancel the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) by issuing a notice of cancellation of a document in the form provided for in Annex No. 16 to this Technical Regulation.

The certification body shall notify the manufacturer and its official representative, as well as the state control (supervision) authorities, in writing of the termination of the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) within 10 days.

Information on the termination of a document attesting conformity with this Technical Regulation shall be published in the official printed publication of the authorised government body of the Member State of the Customs Union.

The authorised government body of the Member State of the Customs Union shall register and maintain a unified register of notices of termination of documents attesting conformity with this Technical Regulation.

58. Where a previously issued Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) has been terminated, type approval shall be carried out on general terms in accordance with the procedure established by this Technical Regulation.

59. The holder of the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) shall, during its period of validity, inform the certification body of all planned changes to the design of the vehicles (chassis).

Based on the assessment of these changes, the certification body shall decide whether the issued Vehicle Type Approvals (Chassis Type Approvals) may remain valid or whether the extension of the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) to the variants with the modified design is required. The certification body shall decide whether an identification and test report for the complete vehicle must be drawn up in the case of an extension.

60. If all submitted supporting evidence has been reviewed with a positive result, the certification body prepares a conclusion containing a reasoned justification that the submitted supporting evidence is sufficient for the extension of the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) and of individual certificates of conformity. On the basis of this conclusion, the certification body issues new versions of the documents. If the applicant confirms the conformity of the new variants with the requirements in force on the date of issue of the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval), the period of validity of the extended Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) is limited to the period of validity of the original Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval).

If the applicant confirms the conformity of all variants with the requirements established on the date of registration of the extended Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval), the period of validity of the extended Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) is set in accordance with paragraph 42.

An extension code is added at the end of the registration number of the document. It consists of the letter "Р" and the sequential number of the extension.

61. If inaccuracies are found in the issue of a Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval), a correction is made on the initiative of the certification body that issued the original document, or on the basis of an application from the holder of the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval). The correction is made in the manner provided for in paragraphs 59 and 60 of this Technical Regulation. The costs of issuing the new version of the document are borne by the party that caused the inaccuracies.

A correction code is added at the end of the registration number of the document. It consists of the letter "И" and the sequential number of the correction.

62. The Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) is renewed for a new period on the basis of an application, provided that the vehicle (chassis) type complies with the list of requirements in force at the time of issue of the new Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval).

For the renewal of the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval), the applicant submits an application to the certification body that issued the original document. The application is accompanied by the following documents and information:

a letter stating that there are no changes, or a letter listing the changes made to the design of the vehicle (chassis) that have not been confirmed in the manner provided for in paragraphs 59 - 60 of this Technical Regulation;

copies of the reports (summary of results) of periodic (control) tests and of periodic measurements of parameters recorded during the conformity assessment of the vehicle (chassis) against the requirements of this Technical Regulation, carried out by the manufacturer during the period of validity of the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval);

a description of any changes in the vehicle (chassis) production process during the period of validity of the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval), or a letter stating that there were no such changes;

information on corrective actions taken on the initiative of the manufacturer and of the certification body, or a letter stating that there were none;

information on complaints about the quality of vehicles (chassis) received during the period of validity of the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) and during the implementation of measures to eliminate identified nonconformities with the requirements of this Technical Regulation, or a letter stating that there were none;

where necessary, a list of new variants of vehicles (chassis) to which the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) is proposed to be additionally extended, with the relevant technical description and the supporting evidence attached.

63. The certification body also reviews:

copies of previously issued Vehicle Type Approvals (Chassis Type Approvals);

the conclusion on the results of the assessment of production conditions carried out before the issue of the previous Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) or of the certificates of conformity;

reports on the results of surveillance of products that were subject to conformity assessment against the requirements of the Technical Regulation, and reports on surveillance tests carried out during the period of validity of the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval).

64. Based on the analysis of the submitted documents, the certification body may conclude that the products continue to comply with the requirements of this Technical Regulation. Alternatively, it may request additional supporting evidence.

65. If the submitted supporting evidence is deemed sufficient, the certification body prepares a conclusion containing the justification for the renewal of the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval). The certification body also reissues individual certificates of conformity for the next period and, where necessary, extends them to new variants. On the basis of this conclusion, it issues the new documents.

A renewal code is added at the end of the registration number of the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval). It consists of the letter "П" and the sequential number of the renewal.

The certification body decides whether an identification and test report for the complete vehicle must be issued for the renewal of the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) and of individual certificates of conformity.

The Vehicle Type Approval and the Chassis Type Approval are renewed for a period not exceeding 3 years.

The Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) may be renewed repeatedly if the applicant confirms compliance with the requirements established on the date of registration of the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) with the new period of validity.

66. The Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) applies only to vehicles (chassis) placed on the market during its period of validity. It also applies to vehicles tested for the purpose of conformity assessment against the requirements of this Technical Regulation, regardless of when they are subsequently sold.

A Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) issued for a small batch of vehicles (chassis) applies only to the vehicles (chassis) included in that batch.

67. The Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) and individual certificates of conformity may be subject to early termination on the basis of a corresponding request from the applicant to the certification body.

2. Verification of compliance with requirements for individual vehicles before their placing on the market

68. Verification of compliance with requirements for individual vehicles before their placing on the market is carried out by an accredited testing laboratory included in the Unified Register of Certification Bodies and Testing Laboratories (Centres) of the Customs Union. It is carried out after the identification of each vehicle, in the form of a technical examination of the design and the necessary tests and measurements.

Only complete vehicles are subject to verification.

69. The applicant is the vehicle manufacturer or its authorised representative acting on its behalf, or the person importing the vehicle into the single customs territory of the Customs Union, or that person's representative.

A vehicle may be manufactured in a Member State of the Customs Union under series production conditions and have its design individually modified before placing on the market in agreement with the vehicle manufacturer. When such a vehicle is verified, the person who made these modifications to the vehicle design is appointed as the manufacturer's representative.

When a vehicle placed on the market from among vehicles previously supplied under the state defence order is verified, the applicant is the person placing this vehicle on the market.

70. Conformity assessment of an individual vehicle is carried out in the following order:

1) submission of the application and the accompanying documents provided for in Annex No. 12 to this Technical Regulation to an accredited testing laboratory;

2) decision on the application within 3 working days;

3) identification of the individual vehicle;

4) verification of compliance with the requirements provided for in paragraphs 11-14, Annexes Nos. 4 –6 and paragraph 4 of Annex 7, by means of a technical examination of the design and, where necessary, tests;

5) preparation of the report on the technical examination of vehicle design;

6) issue of the Vehicle Design Safety Certificate and its transfer to the applicant.

The accredited testing laboratory provides the applicant with all necessary information on the rules, procedures and requirements related to conformity assessment.

The accredited testing laboratory agrees the time frame for conformity assessment with the applicant.

Test reports of tests carried out in an accredited testing laboratory may be submitted as supporting evidence of the conformity of the individual vehicle with the requirements provided for in Annexes No. 4 – 6 to this Technical Regulation.

The accredited testing laboratory inspects the vehicle for identification purposes, including by its identification number. It carries out a technical examination of vehicle design, including the necessary tests and measurements, and draws up a report on the results.

If the individual vehicle belongs to a type covered by a valid Vehicle Type Approval, the Vehicle Design Safety Certificate is issued on the basis of that Vehicle Type Approval.

If the applicant submits communications concerning UN approval of the vehicle type under UN Regulations Nos. 10 – 12, 14, 16 – 18, 21, 26, 34, 39, 46, 48, 58, 73 and 107, no technical examination is carried out for the corresponding sections of Annex No. 4 to this Technical Regulation.

Based on the review of all necessary supporting evidence, the accredited testing laboratory issues the Vehicle Design Safety Certificate to the applicant. Where necessary, restrictions on the use of the vehicle are entered in the certificate. The form of this document is provided in Annex No. 17 to this Technical Regulation.

If an individual vehicle does not comply with the requirements of this Technical Regulation, it may be brought into conformity and resubmitted to the accredited testing laboratory for repeated verification of compliance with requirements.

Documentation relating to the verification of compliance with requirements is kept in the archive of the accredited testing laboratory for at least 5 years.

71. The Member States of the Customs Union register Vehicle Design Safety Certificates and maintain a register of these certificates.

3. Verification of compliance with requirements for vehicles in use

72. Verification of compliance with requirements for vehicles in use shall be carried out in respect of each vehicle registered in accordance with the established procedure in a Member State of the Customs Union, in the forms of periodic technical inspection and state control (supervision) over road traffic safety.

73. The procedure and scope of verification of compliance with requirements for vehicles in use shall be determined by the national legislation of the Member States of the Customs Union.

74. Compliance with the requirements of this Technical Regulation in respect of vehicles in use shall be ensured by the owners (keepers) of the vehicles. The requirements of this Technical Regulation on the presence of design elements subject to verification shall not apply to vehicles in use if such elements were not provided for in the vehicle at the time of its placing on the market.

4. Verification of compliance with requirements for vehicles in use in the event of modification of their design

75. Verification of compliance with requirements for vehicles in use in the event of modification of their design is carried out in the form of a preliminary technical examination of the design to determine whether the modifications can be made, followed by a design safety check and a technical inspection of the vehicle with the modified design.

During the preliminary technical examination, it is established that, after the modification of the vehicle design, the vehicle will continue to conform to the requirements of this Technical Regulation that were in force at the time the vehicle was placed on the market.

During the design safety check of the vehicle, it is established that, after the modification of the vehicle design, the safety of the vehicle conforms to the requirements of this Technical Regulation.

76. The objects of verification are vehicles that have been placed on the market and have undergone State Registration and whose design parameters or components have been changed, except for the cases specified in paragraph 77.

77. Vehicles are not subject to verification in the following cases:

1) when components are installed on the vehicle that are:

intended for this vehicle and have undergone conformity assessment as part of this vehicle, as confirmed by the documentation of the component manufacturer;

provided for by the vehicle manufacturer in the operating documentation;

2) when design modifications are made in series on the basis of design documentation developed and approved in accordance with the established procedure, provided that a conformity assessment of the modifications was carried out on the basis of that documentation.

78. The modification of the vehicle design and the subsequent verification of compliance with the requirements of this Technical Regulation are carried out with the permission and under the control of the division of the road safety authority at the place of registration of the vehicle, in accordance with the procedure established by the regulatory legal acts of the Member State of the Customs Union.

79. Based on the results of the review of the submitted documents, the territorial division of the road traffic safety authority draws up, registers and issues to the applicant a Certificate of Conformity of a Modified Vehicle with Safety Requirements in the form provided for in Annex No. 18 to the Technical Regulation, or refuses to issue it, stating the reasons.

80. The number of the Certificate of Conformity of a Modified Vehicle with Safety Requirements is entered by the division of the road safety authority in the vehicle identification document. All special notes on restrictions on the use of the vehicle contained in the Certificate of Conformity of a Modified Vehicle with Safety Requirements are also entered in this document.

The presence in this document of the number of the Certificate of Conformity of a Modified Vehicle with Safety Requirements is a necessary condition for permitting further operation of the vehicle with the modified design.

5. Verification of compliance with requirements for vehicle component types before their placing on the market

81. The purpose of conformity confirmation is to establish that all manufactured components belonging to the type declared for conformity confirmation conform to the requirements provided for in paragraph 20 of this Technical Regulation.

Conformity confirmation is carried out by accredited certification bodies included in the Unified Register of Certification Bodies and Testing Laboratories (Centres) of the Customs Union in respect of components supplied as replacement (spare) parts for vehicles in use.

Conformity confirmation is not carried out in respect of:

1) components supplied to vehicle assembly production (except for components whose conformity confirmation as separate items is provided for by UN Regulations);

2) used components;

3) reconditioned components, except for retreaded tyres.

Conformity confirmation is carried out in the form of the declaration of conformity procedure or mandatory certification.

Conformity confirmation is carried out in accordance with UN Regulations and Global Technical Regulations and, where these are not available, in accordance with the standards included in the List of Standards whose voluntary application ensures compliance with the requirements of the Technical Regulation of the Customs Union "On the Safety of Wheeled Vehicles".

The permitted forms and schemes of conformity confirmation, depending on the component types, are provided for in Annex No. 10. A description of the conformity confirmation schemes and recommendations for their selection are provided for in Annex No. 19 to this Technical Regulation.

Components submitted for conformity confirmation may be manufactured according to the technical documentation of the manufacturer of the relevant vehicles or of the component manufacturer.

82. The applicant is the manufacturer of components supplied as replacement (spare) parts for vehicles, or an authorised representative acting on its behalf. This applicant may choose any form and scheme of conformity confirmation from among those provided for specific components in accordance with Annex No. 10 to this Technical Regulation, or a more stringent form and scheme for such components than those provided for in that Annex (in agreement with the certification body).

83. Depending on the declaration scheme, the declaration of conformity procedure is carried out by the applicant through the adoption of a declaration of conformity on the basis of the applicant's own evidence and (or) evidence obtained with the participation of a third party (accredited testing laboratory, certification body).

The applicant's own evidence is compiled by the applicant in the form of a set of technical documentation. The set may include:

the main design documents relating to the component as a whole (technical specifications, technical description, general arrangement drawings, parts list);

the operating manual or operating instructions;

a list of the UN Regulations, Global Technical Regulations and standards that were applied to verify compliance with the requirements of this Technical Regulation;

the certificate of conformity of the quality management system of the component manufacturer (if available). The scope of certification of the quality management system must include the products subject to conformity confirmation;

the results of design calculations and of the checks carried out, and test reports confirming that the safety indicators of the products conform to the requirements of this Technical Regulation;

previously obtained certificates of conformity of the products with international and (or) national requirements.

The test report for the type sample must contain the product characteristics, a description of the product type, given directly or by reference to the technical specifications or another similar document, and a conclusion on the conformity of the sample with the technical documentation according to which it was manufactured.

The applicant has the right to invite representatives of the certification body and (or) the accredited testing laboratory to participate in the examinations and tests.

84. If the selected conformity declaration scheme provides for certification of the manufacturer's quality management system, the applicant submits a certificate of conformity of the quality management system issued by a certification body accredited in accordance with the established procedure.

85. The applicant adopts a declaration of conformity in which it states that the products fully conform to the requirements of this Technical Regulation.

The period of validity of the declaration of conformity may not exceed 4 years. For a batch, no period of validity of the declaration of conformity is set, but it may not exceed the storage period of the products. Where a declaration of conformity is drawn up for a batch of components, it applies only to that specific batch, the quantity of which is stated in the declaration of conformity and determined by the delivery documents.

Registration of the declaration of conformity in the unified register of declarations of conformity is the basis for placing on the market the products whose conformity it confirms.

86. Conformity confirmation of components in the form of mandatory certification, as provided for in Annex No. 19 to this Technical Regulation, may include, depending on the scheme:

1) identification of the component sample (samples);

2) verification of compliance with the requirements of this Technical Regulation on product samples that are representative of the component type;

3) confirmation that the manufacturing enterprise applies production and control methods that ensure that products intended for placing on the market in the single customs territory of the Customs Union conform to the requirements of this Technical Regulation and to the types that have undergone conformity confirmation;

4) issue of the certificate of conformity and its transfer to the applicant;

5) surveillance by the certification body of the certified component types, if provided for by the certification scheme.

87. The set of documents submitted by the applicant to the certification body for the purpose of conformity confirmation is provided for in Annex No. 12 to this Technical Regulation.

The certification body provides the applicant with all information on the rules, procedures and requirements related to conformity confirmation.

88. The certification body reviews the application for conformity confirmation of vehicle component types and decides whether certification can be carried out. Submission of an incomplete set of documents to the certification body may be a reason for refusal to carry out certification.

On the basis of the supporting evidence submitted by the applicant on the conformity of the products with the requirements of this Technical Regulation, the certification body decides to carry out certification according to a specific certification scheme from among those provided for specific components.

The absence of supporting evidence confirming the conformity of the products with any of the requirements established by the Technical Regulation for these products does not prevent submission of the application and is taken into account by the certification body when deciding on the application.

89. Following the review of the documents submitted by the applicant, the certification body sends the applicant a decision that states:

1) whether the submitted documents are sufficient to confirm conformity with the requirements of this Technical Regulation;

2) the applicable scheme and the necessary conditions for conformity confirmation;

3) whether the supporting evidence submitted by the applicant can be accepted;

4) whether tests are required to obtain the missing supporting evidence.

90. If tests to obtain the missing supporting evidence are found to be necessary, the certification body agrees the time frame and conditions of the tests with the applicant and the accredited testing laboratory. The certification body informs the applicant that additional technical information must be submitted.

This information is required for the certification tests carried out to confirm conformity with the requirements of this Technical Regulation. The applicant submits it as a technical description of the vehicle (chassis) component type, in accordance with the requirements of this Technical Regulation and of the documents containing the test methods.

91. Tests of the type sample (type samples) of the vehicle (chassis) component are carried out in an accredited testing laboratory on the instruction of the certification body.

Tests are carried out on samples of the vehicle (chassis) component whose design and composition are the same as those of the components placed on the market. The applicant provides the number of product samples needed for the conformity confirmation procedure laid down in the UN Regulations, Global Technical Regulations, or international or national standards, including those that contain sampling rules. Unless otherwise specified in these documents, sampling of components for testing is carried out by a representative of the certification body, the accredited testing laboratory or another competent organisation that acts as a third party in relation to the manufacturer and the purchaser of the products. Sampling is carried out by random selection in the presence of the applicant. When samples are taken for testing in an accredited testing laboratory, they are identified, and a sampling report is drawn up that contains their identification features. The sampling report is signed by the applicant.

Representatives of the accredited testing laboratory may carry out tests at the premises of the manufacturer and (or) the purchaser of the products. In this case they use test equipment that has been certified (calibrated) in accordance with the established procedure.

When the tests are completed, the accredited testing laboratory draws up test reports, whatever the test results, and sends them to the certification body.

The tested component samples or other materials (photographs, video recordings, etc.) that confirm that the tests were carried out and show the results obtained are kept in the accredited testing laboratory for the period of validity of the certificates of conformity.

Documentation related to the tests is kept in the archive of the accredited testing laboratory for at least 5 years.

92. If the certification scheme provides for it, the certification body carries out an assessment of production conditions in accordance with paragraph 27 of this Technical Regulation.

The list of the main issues examined during the assessment of production conditions and the procedure for the audit of production conditions are set out in Annex No. 13 to this Technical Regulation.

The following may be considered as supporting evidence that the production site has conditions ensuring the consistent manufacture of products whose characteristics and parameters meet the requirements of this Technical Regulation:

a certificate of conformity of the manufacturer's quality management system. The scope of certification of the quality management system must cover the products subject to conformity confirmation;

a document on an audit of production conditions previously carried out by a certification body.

The results of the assessment of production conditions are documented in a conclusion.

The results of the assessment of production conditions are taken into account when the certification body sets the frequency of surveillance and develops the surveillance plan for the objects of conformity confirmation.

93. If the certification scheme provides for certification of the manufacturer's quality management system, the applicant states in the application for certification the standard or other document against which the manufacturer's quality management system will be certified.

The manufacturer's quality management system must ensure that the manufactured products conform to the technical documentation and to the requirements of this Technical Regulation. The applicant must meet the requirements arising from the provisions of the certified quality management system and must maintain its proper operation.

Certification of the manufacturer's quality management system is carried out by a QMS certification body. If the results of certification are positive, this body issues a certificate of conformity of the quality management system.

Certification of the quality management system is not carried out if the applicant has submitted an existing certificate of conformity of the quality management system issued by a QMS certification body accredited in accordance with the established procedure.

94. On the basis of all necessary supporting

evidence, the certification body prepares a conclusion on whether a certificate of conformity can be issued to the applicant for the declared product types, and draws up the certificate of conformity.

The certificate of conformity may have an annex containing a list of the specific products and (or) their component parts to which it applies.

If the application for certification covers several component types that are heterogeneous products of different manufacturers, one common certificate of conformity may be drawn up. In this case, the annex lists the products covered by the certificate of conformity and states their manufacturers after each item or after a group of items relating to products made by the same manufacturer.

In addition to the manufacturer, a certificate of conformity for manufactured products may be issued to a seller who purchases the products under a contract, provided that the seller holds documents from the manufacturer confirming the origin of the products.

The period of validity of the certificate of conformity does not exceed 4 years. If a certificate of conformity is issued for a specific batch of products, no period of validity is set, and the certificate applies only to that batch. In this case, the certificate of conformity states the distinguishing features of the batch, such as identification numbers, details of the supply contract or other information. If the supply contract does not specify the quantity and types of specific items, the period of validity of the certificate of conformity may be set in accordance with the supply contract, but for no more than 1 year.

The certificate of conformity may be terminated early on the basis of a corresponding request from the applicant to the certification body.

Information on issued certificates of conformity and on the termination of issued certificates of conformity is entered in the register of certificates of conformity.

95. If the certification scheme provides for surveillance, the certification body carries out surveillance of the conformity of components that have undergone conformity confirmation against the requirements of this Technical Regulation. Surveillance is carried out at the production site that manufactures products intended for placing on the market in the single customs territory of the Customs Union. Its purpose is to obtain objective evidence that the manufacturer:

ensures that the vehicle (chassis) components conform to the requirements of this Technical Regulation and to the issued certificates of conformity;

periodically and to a sufficient extent carries out checks and tests of the manufactured vehicle (chassis) components, on its own or with the involvement of an accredited testing laboratory, to confirm their conformity with the requirements of this Technical Regulation;

ensures that the results of checks or tests are recorded and that the relevant documents are available to the certification body;

analyses the results of checks or tests to ensure the stability of the characteristics of the vehicle (chassis) components, taking into account the deviations permitted in industrial production;

ensures that, if a nonconformity is detected during any check or test on any set of samples, a new set of samples is taken and the relevant check or test is repeated, and that all necessary measures are taken to restore the conformity of the vehicle (chassis) components placed on the market.

Surveillance of the conformity of components that have undergone conformity confirmation against the requirements of this Technical Regulation is carried out in accordance with the procedure laid down in paragraphs 47-54, 56 and 57.

96. The certification body may extend a previously issued certificate of conformity for a further period by issuing a new certificate. The new certificate of conformity is issued on the basis of the results of the examination of the submitted documentation, reports of periodic verification tests, the results of the assessment of production conditions, and other documents drawn up following certification and surveillance of certified component types. When products are certified for a new period, the certification body decides on the choice of the mandatory certification scheme and the scope of work on the basis of the information collected on the certified products and their production conditions.

97. A manufacturer that is a resident of a Member State of the Eurasian Economic Union, or a manufacturer's representative, meeting the requirements of paragraph 25 of this Technical Regulation, has the right to apply for a certificate of conformity or for registration of a declaration of conformity for original components supplied as replacement (spare) parts for the after-sales service of vehicles. The application is based on the positive results of the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval).

98. If production of a vehicle ends and the period of validity of the Vehicle Type Approval therefore expires, an application may be submitted for a certificate of conformity for components supplied as replacement (spare) parts, with a period of validity not exceeding 4 years. The certificate of conformity may be drawn up according to the level of requirements in force when production of the vehicle ended. This is subject to a positive result of the assessment of the procedures the vehicle manufacturer uses to control the components for which certification has been requested.

When certifying replacement (spare) parts for vehicles (chassis) whose production (placing on the market) has been discontinued and for which no Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) was issued, the certification body may use UN Regulations, Global Technical Regulations and standardisation documents for the purposes of conformity confirmation. Voluntary application of these documents ensures compliance with the requirements of this Technical Regulation. The certification body may use them to obtain supporting evidence confirming that the vehicle and the vehicle components (chassis) comply with the requirements in force at the time when production (placing on the market) of the vehicle (chassis) ended.

VI. Marking with the single mark of product circulation on the market

99. The graphic image of the single mark of product circulation on the market is established by Decision of the Customs Union Commission.

100. The single mark of product circulation on the market shall be applied to vehicles (chassis) for which a Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) has been issued. It shall also be applied to vehicle components for which certificates of conformity or declarations of conformity with the requirements of this Technical Regulation have been issued. Marking may be applied by any convenient method that ensures a clear image and prevents abrasion.

101. When marking vehicles (chassis), the single mark of product circulation on the market of the Member States of the Customs Union shall be placed on the manufacturer's plate or on a separate plate (label). The location of the plates (labels) shall be specified in the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval).

102. When components are marked, the single mark of product circulation on the market of the Member States of the Customs Union shall be applied directly to the product unit (where technically possible) and/or to the tag (if any). It shall also be applied to the packaging and the accompanying technical documentation. Where possible, the single mark of product circulation on the market of the Member States of the Customs Union shall be applied next to the manufacturer's trademark. Marking of components with the approval marks "E" or "e" (Fig. 1) is equivalent to marking with the single mark of product circulation on the market of the Member States of the Customs Union. If components bear the approval marks "E" or "e", marking of such components with the single mark of circulation on the market of the Member States of the Customs Union is not required.

Fig. 1. Example of marking

Note: 1. The marks "E" and "e" are approval marks. The dots are replaced by the distinguishing number of the country that issued the communication concerning UN approval of the vehicle type or component under UN Regulations or EU Directives. The approval number is indicated in accordance with the requirements of UN Regulations and EU Directives.

VII. Safeguard Clause

103. The Member States of the Customs Union, guided by the protection of their legitimate interests, shall take measures to prevent products that do not comply with the requirements of this Technical Regulation from accessing their market. For this purpose, the Member States of the Customs Union shall, in accordance with their national legislation, exercise state control (supervision) over vehicles (chassis) and vehicle (chassis) components in circulation that are objects of regulation of this Technical Regulation.

The measures referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph may include restriction or prohibition of placing on the market, or compulsory recall of products that do not comply with the requirements of this Technical Regulation.

104. State control (supervision) shall be exercised before the vehicle (chassis) or vehicle component is transferred to the end consumer. It shall be carried out by a random check of whether the properties and characteristics of a randomly selected sample comply with individual requirements set out in Section V of this Technical Regulation.

105. A vehicle (chassis) placed on the market that has a Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval) shall be deemed not to comply with the requirements of this Technical Regulation in the following cases:

1) at least one characteristic of the vehicle or chassis (at least one of its components) for which requirements are established does not meet the level of requirements specified in the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval);

2) the design parameters and characteristics of the vehicle (chassis) differ from those recorded in the Vehicle Type Approval (Chassis Type Approval). This does not apply to changes made to the design of vehicles (chassis) if the applicant has informed the certification body of them and the certification body has decided that the issued documents attesting conformity with the requirements of this Technical Regulation remain valid.

106. Vehicle components placed on the market for which certificates of conformity or declarations of conformity exist shall be deemed not to comply with the requirements of this Technical Regulation in the following cases:

1) at least one characteristic of the component for which requirements are established does not meet the level of requirements specified in the certificate of conformity or declaration of conformity;

2) the design parameters and characteristics of the component differ from those recorded in the certificate of conformity or declaration of conformity. This does not apply to deviations within the tolerance of nominal values, where such tolerances are provided for by individual requirements of this Technical Regulation.

107. If the results of the check are unsatisfactory, the state control (supervision) authority of the Member State of the Customs Union shall notify the following within 10 days:

the manufacturer of the products;

the applicant (if the applicant was the official representative of the manufacturer);

the certification body that issued the documents attesting conformity with the requirements of this Technical Regulation.

Upon receipt of the notifications, these persons shall take action in accordance with paragraphs 55 and 56 of this Technical Regulation.

These persons shall notify the state control (supervision) authority, in accordance with the established procedure, of their actions and of the measures taken to restore the conformity of the products.

108. The state control (supervision) authority of a Member State of the Customs Union is entitled to bring an action before a court for the compulsory recall of a specific batch of vehicles (components).

109. A state that has applied the safeguard clause and withdrawn from the market products that do not comply with the requirements of this Technical Regulation shall notify the other Member States of the Customs Union of such withdrawal as soon as possible.

VIII. Final Provisions

110. This Technical Regulation shall be put into effect simultaneously in all Member States of the Customs Union.

111. The Member States of the Customs Union shall ensure free access for interested parties to the registers of documents attesting conformity with the requirements of this Technical Regulation in electronic digital form.

112. From the date this Technical Regulation is put into effect, the national technical regulations of the Member States of the Customs Union shall not apply to the objects of regulation of this Technical Regulation.

113. From the date this Technical Regulation enters into force, the manufacturer shall be required to state in the operating documentation for the vehicle the data necessary to carry out the vehicle checks provided for in Annex No. 8.

¹ Except for the requirements specified in Annex No. 7 to this Technical Regulation.

ANNEX No. 1
to the Technical Regulation
of the Customs Union
"On the Safety of Wheeled
Vehicles"
(TR CU 018/2011)

LIST
of objects of technical regulation covered by
the Technical Regulation of the Customs
Union "On the Safety of Wheeled Vehicles"

1. Vehicles

1.1. Classification of vehicles by category

Table 1

Notes:

1. A vehicle having not more than eight seats, excluding the driver's seat, and intended for the carriage of passengers and goods, belongs to:

Category M₁, if the product of the number of passengers provided for by the design and the conventional mass of one passenger (68 kg) exceeds the design mass of the goods carried together with the passengers;

Category N, if this condition is not met.

A vehicle intended for the carriage of passengers and goods and having more than eight seats in addition to the driver's seat belongs to category M.

2. In the case of semi-trailers and centre-axle trailers, the technically permissible maximum laden mass is the static vertical load transmitted to the ground by the axle or axles of the semi-trailer or centre-axle trailer when coupled to the towing vehicle and loaded to the maximum.

3. For the purposes of paragraph 1.1 of this Annex, equipment and installations mounted on special-purpose vehicles (truck cranes, vehicles fitted with vehicle-mounted aerial work platforms, recovery vehicles, etc.) are treated as goods.

1.2. Off-road vehicles (category G)

1.2.1. Vehicles of categories M and N may be classified as off-road vehicles (category G) if they meet the following requirements:

1.2.1.1. Vehicles of category N₁ with a technically permissible maximum laden mass not exceeding 2 t, as well as vehicles of category M₁, are considered off-road vehicles if they have:

1.2.1.1.1. At least one front axle and at least one rear axle designed to be driven simultaneously, including vehicles in which the drive to one axle can be disengaged;

1.2.1.1.2. At least one differential locking mechanism or at least one mechanism having a similar effect, and

1.2.1.1.3. If they (in the case of a solo vehicle) can climb a 30% gradient.

1.2.1.1.4. They must also meet at least five of the six requirements listed below:

1.2.1.1.4.1. The approach angle must be at least 25⁰;

1.2.1.1.4.2. The departure angle must be at least 20⁰;

1.2.1.1.4.3. The ramp angle must be at least 20⁰;

1.2.1.1.4.4. The ground clearance under the front axle must be at least 80 mm;

1.2.1.1.4.5. The ground clearance under the rear axle must be at least 180 mm;

1.2.1.1.4.6. The ground clearance between the axles must be at least 200 mm.

1.2.1.2. Vehicles of category N₁ with a technically permissible maximum laden mass exceeding 2 t, or vehicles of categories N₂, M₂ or M₃ with a technically permissible maximum laden mass not exceeding 12 t, are considered off-road vehicles if their design provides for simultaneous drive to all wheels, including vehicles in which the drive to one axle can be disengaged, or if they meet the following requirements:

1.2.1.2.1. At least one front axle and at least one rear axle are driven simultaneously, including vehicles in which the drive to one axle can be disengaged;

1.2.1.2.2. There is at least one differential locking mechanism or at least one mechanism having a similar effect;

1.2.1.2.3. The vehicles (in the case of a solo vehicle) can climb a 25% gradient.

1.2.1.3. Vehicles of category M₃ with a technically permissible maximum laden mass exceeding 12 t and vehicles of category N₃ (except tractor units) are considered off-road vehicles if they have simultaneous drive to all wheels, including vehicles in which the drive to one axle can be disengaged, or if the following requirements are met:

1.2.1.3.1. At least half of the axles are driven;

1.2.1.3.2. There is at least one differential locking mechanism or at least one mechanism having a similar effect;

1.2.1.3.3. Vehicles (in the case of a solo vehicle) shall be capable of climbing a 25% gradient;

1.2.1.3.4. At least four of the following six requirements shall be met:

1.2.1.3.4.1. The approach angle shall be not less than 25⁰;

1.2.1.3.4.2. The departure angle shall be not less than 25⁰;

1.2.1.3.4.3. The ramp angle shall be

not less than 25⁰;

1.2.1.3.4.4. The ground clearance under the front axle shall be not less than 250 mm;

1.2.1.3.4.5. The ground clearance between the axles shall be not less than 300 mm;

1.2.1.3.4.6. The ground clearance under the rear axle shall be not less than 250 mm.

1.2.2. Special-purpose and specialised vehicles built on the base (chassis) of category G vehicles belong to category G if they meet the requirements of subparagraph 1.2.1 above.

1.2.3. In designating the category of off-road vehicles, the letter G shall be combined with the letter M or N (for example, N₁G).

Notes:

1. When a check is carried out to assign vehicles to category G, vehicles of category N₁ with a technically permissible maximum laden mass not exceeding 2 t and vehicles of category M₁ shall be in running order, i.e. filled with coolant, lubricants and fuel, and equipped with tools and a spare wheel. The standard mass of the driver, taken as 75 kg, shall also be taken into account. Other vehicles shall be loaded to the technically permissible maximum laden mass specified by the manufacturer.

2. The ability of a vehicle to climb a gradient of the specified value (25% or 30%) shall be confirmed by calculation; however, the Technical Services may require a vehicle of the relevant type to be submitted for an actual test.

3. Protective devices shall not be taken into account when measuring the approach angle, the departure angle and the ramp angle.

4. The following definitions apply to the approach angle, the departure angle, the ramp angle and the ground clearance:

approach angle – in accordance with ISO 612, paragraph 6.10 (see Figure 1);

departure angle – in accordance with ISO 612, paragraph 6.11 (see Figure 2);

ramp angle – in accordance with ISO 612, paragraph 6.9 (see Figure 3);

ground clearance between the axles – the shortest distance between the ground plane and the lowest point of the vehicle located on a rigid part of the vehicle. Multi-axle bogies are regarded as a single axle (see Figure 4);

ground clearance under one axle – the distance between the ground plane and the highest point of the arc of a circle that passes through the centres of the tyre contact patches of one axle (in the case of twin tyres, the tyres of the inner wheels of the axle) and touches the lowest point of the vehicle rigidly fixed between the wheels (see Figure 5). No rigid part of the vehicle shall be located, wholly or partly, in the hatched area (see Figure 5).

Figure 1. Approach angle

Figure 2. Departure angle

Figure 3. Ramp angle

Figure 4. Ground clearance between the axles

Figure 5. Ground clearance under one axle

1.3. Special-purpose and specialised vehicles subject to additional safety requirements

Table 2

1.4. Classification of vehicles of categories M and N and of internal combustion engines for such vehicles into environmental classes

Emission levels and requirements ensuring compliance with the established emission levels for the various environmental classes of vehicles and internal combustion engines:

Table 3

2. Vehicle components

Table 4

* – until 1 July 2017, the manufacture and placing on the market of the specified products in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan are permitted without documents on mandatory conformity assessment and without marking with the national conformity mark (mark of circulation on the market).

ANNEX No. 2
to the Technical Regulation
of the Customs Union
"On the Safety of Wheeled
Vehicles"
(TR CU 018/2011)

LIST
of requirements established for types of vehicles (chassis) placed on the market

Footnote. Annex No. 2 as amended by Decisions of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission of 16.02.2018 No. 29 (enters into force upon expiry of 180 calendar days from the date of its official publication); of 15.04.2022 No. 54 (enters into force upon expiry of 30 calendar days from the date of its official publication); of 17.10.2022 No. 167 (enters into force upon expiry of 10 calendar days from the date of its official publication).

1. The list of requirements established for types of vehicles (chassis) placed on the market is given in the table.

2. The requirements apply in accordance with the scope and taking into account the transitional provisions established in the UN Regulations (UN Global Technical Regulations).

3. The requirements are introduced from 1 January of the year specified in the table. If no date of introduction is specified, the requirements apply from the date of entry into force of this Technical Regulation. If the UN Regulations (UN Global Technical Regulations) provide for later dates of introduction of requirements than the dates set out in the table, the dates of introduction of requirements established by the UN Regulations (UN Global Technical Regulations) apply.

4. The expiry date of the requirements (if established) is 31 December of the year specified in the table.

5. Alternative application of higher-level requirements before the dates set out in the list of requirements is permitted.

6. In the conformity assessment of vehicles (chassis) belonging to a type that has not previously undergone conformity assessment under this Technical Regulation or under the national procedures of the Customs Union Member States, as well as in the renewal of previously issued Vehicle (Chassis) Type Approvals taking into account subparagraph 5 of paragraph 65 of this Regulation or their extension taking into account subparagraph 2 of paragraph 60 of this Regulation, the UN Regulations with the series of amendments specified in the table apply, in the version in force at the time of registration of the Vehicle (Chassis) Type Approval in the register, taking into account their transitional provisions.

In the extension of previously issued Vehicle (Chassis) Type Approvals taking into account subparagraph 1 of paragraph 60 of this Regulation, the level of requirements is determined as at the date of issue of the original documents, except for the requirements for emissions.

7. If a communication concerning UN approval of a vehicle type under UN Regulations is submitted as supporting evidence for the requirements of Annex No. 2, submission of copies of communications concerning approval of individual component types that fall under these UN Regulations and are specified in the communication concerning UN approval of the vehicle type is not mandatory.

8. Conformity assessment against the requirements specified in the table is carried out in the form of mandatory certification.

Table

Notes:

1) The requirements apply to vehicle types for which the application for conformity assessment was first submitted after 4 January 2008.

2) The requirements apply to vehicle (chassis) types that have not undergone conformity assessment against this Technical Regulation, or at national level in the Member States of the Customs Union, before the requirements were introduced.

3) The requirements for quadricycles apply if glazing is fitted.

4) The requirements do not apply to quadricycles with motorcycle-type seating.

5) As an alternative, UN Regulation No. 17 may be applied to vehicles of category M₂.

6) UN Regulation No. 51-02 applies in the version without Supplement 5.

7) The requirements do not apply to vehicles with bodies whose production started before 1 January 1977.

8) For specialised passenger vehicles, buses of categories M₂G and M₃G, buses for funeral services, and vehicles of categories M₂ and M₃ with a reduced number of seats, the requirements of paragraphs 5.1, 5.3, 5.6.1.1, 5.7.5-5.7.8 and 5.10 of UN Regulation No. 36-03 do not apply. In this case, an entry restricting the use of such vehicles for the commercial carriage of passengers is made in the "Vehicle Type Approval".

9) For specialised passenger vehicles, buses of categories M₂G and M₃G, buses for funeral services, and vehicles of categories M₂ and M₃ with a reduced number of seats, the requirements of paragraphs 5.1, 5.3, 5.6.1.1, 5.6.3.1, 5.7.1.1-5.7.1.7, 5.7.5-5.7.8, 5.9 and 5.10 of UN Regulation No. 52-01 do not apply. In this case, an entry restricting the use of such vehicles for the commercial carriage of passengers is made in the "Vehicle Type Approval".

10) For specialised passenger vehicles, buses of categories M₂G and M₃G, buses for funeral services, and vehicles of categories M₂ and M₃ with a reduced number of seats, the requirements of paragraphs 7.2, 7.6.1.1, 7.6.3.1, 7.7.1.1-7.7.1.7, 7.7.5-7.7.8, 7.11 and 7.12 of Annex 3 to UN Regulation No. 107 do not apply. In this case, an entry restricting the use of such vehicles for the commercial carriage of passengers is made in the "Vehicle Type Approval".

11) Supporting evidence is accepted

in respect of seats, if the seats were tested together with head restraints.

12) In the conformity assessment, communications concerning UN approval of the vehicle type under UN Regulation No. 111 are recognised.

13) If communications concerning UN approval of the vehicle type under UN Regulation No. 116 are submitted, the communication concerning UN approval of the vehicle type under UN Regulation No. 18 is not required.

14) For all-wheel-drive vehicles of categories M₂G, M₃G, N₂G and N₃G, the limit values may be exceeded by 3 dB (A) during drive-by measurements.

15) After their entry into force, the UN Regulations on pedestrian protection apply as an alternative to UN GTR No. 9.

16) For motor caravans, ambulances and hearses of categories M₁, M₂ and M₃, the scope of applicable requirements must correspond to the scope of requirements applicable to the base vehicle.

17) Optional lighting and light-signalling devices, if fitted to the vehicle, must comply with the applicable provisions of the UN Regulations.

18) Vehicles of categories M₁ and N, and vehicles of categories M₂ and M₃ of Classes III and B, are fitted with safety belts. Other vehicles of categories M₂ and M₃ are fitted with safety belts if they are used for the carriage of passengers on intercity routes.

19) The requirements apply depending on the type of seats.

20) Applies if fitted to the vehicle.

21) In the conformity assessment, communications concerning UN approval of the vehicle type under UN Regulation No. 97 are recognised.

22) The requirements do not apply to vehicles fitted with armour protection whose conformity with regulatory technical requirements has been confirmed in accordance with the established procedure.

23) For vehicles fitted with armour protection whose conformity with the legislation of a Member State of the Eurasian Economic Union has been confirmed in accordance with the established procedure, deviations from the established requirements are permitted if the design features of such a vehicle do not allow these requirements to be met in full.

24) For vehicles of a type that has not undergone conformity assessment against the requirements of this Technical Regulation or the legislation of a Member State of the Eurasian Economic Union, fitting electronic stability control (ESC) systems and brake assist systems is mandatory. Conformity assessment of vehicles of category N₁ against UN Regulation No. 13-11 is permitted.

From 1 January 2016, fitting anti-lock braking systems is mandatory for vehicles not covered by the first subparagraph of this note. Fitting such vehicles with electronic stability control (ESC) systems and brake assist systems is optional.

This requirement does not apply to vehicles of category N₁G or to vehicles fitted with armour protection whose conformity with the legislation of a Member State of the Eurasian Economic Union has been confirmed in accordance with the established procedure.

25) Fitting tyre pressure monitoring systems is mandatory for vehicle types that have not undergone conformity assessment against this Technical Regulation, or at national level in the Member States of the Customs Union, before the requirements were introduced.

26) Mandatory application is governed by UN Regulation No. 48.

27) UN Regulation No. 107-03 may be applied as an alternative to UN Regulations No. 36-03 and No. 52-01.

28) The requirements apply to vehicles manufactured using base vehicles or chassis that have been placed on the market and are produced by other manufacturers.

29) The requirements apply to all vehicles, except vehicles covered by notes 2) and 28).

30) The requirements apply to vehicles with all-wheel drive, including vehicles with disconnectable drive on one of the axles, and to off-road vehicles of category N₃G without all-wheel drive (except those classified under CU Customs Tariff Number 8701), previously certified in the National Certification Systems against the technical emission standards set out in UN Regulation No. 96-02.

31) Exemptions are permitted for special-purpose vehicles if their special intended purpose prevents full compliance with the requirement. In this case, the applicant provides the certification body with sufficient evidence that, due to the special intended purpose, the requirements cannot be met in full.

32) For vehicles of categories N₁ and N₂ with a technically permissible maximum laden mass not exceeding 7,5 t, and for vehicles of categories O1 and O2, the requirements of paragraph 10 of Annex No. 3 to this Technical Regulation may be applied as an alternative.

33) The requirements for sliding doors apply from 1 January 2016.

34) In the conformity assessment, the maximum power values must be obtained by measurements in accordance with the procedure set out in UN Regulation No. 85-00 (with Supplements 1-5). This must be confirmed by a communication concerning UN approval or by a declaration of conformity adopted under declaration scheme 3d. Details of these documents are given in the "Vehicle Type Approval". The declaration scheme is described in Annex No. 19 to this Technical Regulation.

35) For vehicles of category N₁ of a type that has not undergone conformity assessment against the requirements of this Technical Regulation or the legislation of a Member State of the Eurasian Economic Union, fitting electronic stability control (ESC) systems is mandatory. For other vehicles of category N₁, the requirement for mandatory fitting of electronic stability control (ESC) systems applies from 1 January 2018.

This requirement does not apply to vehicles of category N₁G or to vehicles fitted with armour protection whose conformity with the legislation of a Member State of the Eurasian Economic Union has been confirmed in accordance with the established procedure.

36) A test report under EU Directive 92/23/EEC, as amended by Directives 2001/43/EC and 2005/11/EC, may be submitted as supporting evidence. To identify tyres placed on the market, the numbers of the type approval communications under the said Directive are entered in the documents attesting conformity with the requirements of this Technical Regulation.

37) The requirements apply to vehicles used for the commercial carriage of passengers, to vehicles specially designed for the carriage of children aged 6 to 16 years, to vehicles for the carriage of dangerous goods, municipal solid waste and refuse (refuse collection vehicles), and to towing vehicles used to tow trailers carrying dangerous goods.

38) For vehicles designed for the carriage of persons with reduced mobility, the requirements of Annex 8 to UN Regulation No. 107-03 also apply.

39) The requirements apply to quadricycles with motorcycle-type seating.

40) At the applicant's discretion, conformity with UN Regulation No. 29-03 may be confirmed, except for vehicles outside the scope of UN Regulation No. 29-03.

41) The requirements of environmental class 5 do not apply to vehicles of category M₁ fitted with armour protection whose technically permissible maximum laden mass exceeds the limit set in the scope of UN Regulation No. 83-06, provided that the base vehicle meets the applicable requirements of environmental class 5.

42) Where a communication concerning UN approval of a vehicle type provided for by UN Regulation No. 48-03 is available, the requirements of that UN Regulation apply. This includes vehicles manufactured on the basis of, or using, the chassis of other vehicles for which such a communication concerning UN approval is available. UN Regulation No. 48-03 applies to special armoured vehicles used in law enforcement.

43) The requirements do not apply to self-propelled crane units in which the boom and the hook-securing cables structurally protect the cab.

44) For special armoured vehicles used in law enforcement, only main Class II mirrors are mandatory. The requirement that the position of the exterior mirror on the driver's side be adjustable from inside the vehicle with the door closed does not apply.

45) For a vehicle fitted with armour protection whose compliance with regulatory technical requirements has been confirmed in accordance with the established procedure, all mandatory lighting devices must be installed and the requirements for their angles of visibility must be met.

46) until 31 December 2023 inclusive, vehicles of categories M₃, N₂, N₃, O₃, O₄ manufactured in the territory of the Republic of Belarus may be placed without electronic stability control (ESC) systems.

ANNEX No. 3
to the Technical Regulation
of the Customs Union
"On the Safety of Wheeled
Vehicles"
(TR CU 018/2011)

Technical requirements for individual elements and
properties of objects of technical regulation for conformity
assessment of vehicle (chassis) types

Footnote. Annex No. 3 as amended by Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 29 of 16.02.2018 (enters into force 180 calendar days after the date of its official publication).

1. Requirements for three- and four‑wheeled motor vehicles regarding the number, position, characteristics and operation of lighting and light‑signalling devices

1.1. Lighting and light-signalling devices must be installed so that, under normal conditions of operation and the vibration to which they may be subjected, they retain the characteristics prescribed by paragraph 1 of this Annex, and so that the vehicle meets the requirements of paragraph 1 of this Annex.

1.2. Driving-beam headlamps, passing-beam headlamps and fog lamps must be installed so that the direction of the light beams can be adjusted.

1.3. The reference axes of all lighting and light-signalling devices installed on the vehicle must be parallel to the ground plane of the vehicle on the road. In addition, for side retro-reflectors these axes must be perpendicular to the median longitudinal plane of the vehicle, and for all other signalling devices they must be parallel to it.

A tolerance of ±3^о is permitted in each direction. In addition, any specific technical specifications for installation provided by the manufacturer of the lighting and light-signalling devices must be observed.

1.4. The height and orientation of the lamps are checked with the vehicle in unladen condition, standing on a flat, horizontal surface. The median longitudinal plane of the vehicle must be vertical, and the steering equipment must be in the straight-ahead position. The tyre pressure must correspond to the value prescribed by the manufacturer.

1.5. Lamps of the same pair that have the same function must:

1.5.1. be installed on the vehicle symmetrically in relation to the median longitudinal plane;

1.5.2. be symmetrical to each other in relation to the median longitudinal plane;

1.5.3. meet the same colorimetric requirements;

1.5.4. have substantially identical photometric characteristics.

1.6. Unless otherwise specified below in this section, lamps with different functions may be independent, or grouped, combined or reciprocally incorporated in the same device, provided that each lamp meets the requirements applicable to it.

1.7. No lamp may be flashing, except direction indicators and the hazard warning signal.

1.8. No red light may be visible from the front and no white light from the rear, except the reversing lamp.

1.9. The functional wiring diagram must ensure that the front and rear position lamps and the rear registration plate lamp can be switched on and off simultaneously.

1.10. The functional wiring diagram must ensure that the driving-beam lamps, the passing-beam lamps and the front fog lamp can be switched on only if the lamps referred to in paragraph 1.9 are also switched on. However, this condition is not mandatory for driving-beam or passing-beam lamps whose light signals are intended for repeated, brief switching on and off of the driving beam or passing beam, or for brief alternate switching of the passing beam and driving beam.

1.11. Tell-tales

1.11.1. Each tell-tale must be clearly visible to the driver.

1.11.2. The circuit-closed tell-tale may be replaced by an operating tell-tale.

1.12. Colours of lamps

Lamps, headlamps, direction indicators and retro-reflectors must have the colours specified in Table 1.1.

Table 1.1.

Note: The definitions of lamp colours must comply with Annex 5 to the Convention on Road Traffic (1968).

1.13. Three-wheeled mopeds and quadricycles of categories L₂ and L₆ must be equipped with the following lighting and light-signalling devices in the following numbers:

- passing-beam headlamp - 1 or 2;

- front and rear position lamp - 1 or 2 of each. If the overall width of the vehicle exceeds 1300 mm, two position lamps are required;

- non-triangular rear retro-reflector - 1 or 2. If the overall width of the vehicle exceeds 1000 mm, two rear retro-reflectors are required;

- pedal retro-reflector, if pedals are fitted - 4;

- stop lamp - 1 or 2. If the overall width of the vehicle exceeds 1300 mm, two stop lamps are required;

- direction indicator for three-wheeled mopeds with a closed body - 2 on each side.

1.14. They may also be equipped with the following lighting and light-signalling devices in the following numbers:

- driving-beam headlamp - 1 or 2;

- direction indicator for three-wheeled mopeds with an open body - 2 on each side;

- registration plate lamp - 1;

- non-triangular side retro-reflectors - 1 or 2 on each side;

- hazard warning signal.

1.15. The installation of any other lighting and light-signalling devices, except those specified in paragraphs 1.13 and 1.14, is prohibited.

1.16. Motorcycles with sidecars of category L₄ must be equipped with the following lighting and light-signalling devices in the following numbers:

- driving-beam headlamp - 1 or 2;

- passing-beam headlamp - 1 or 2;

- direction indicator - 2 on each side;

- stop lamp - 2 or 3 (one of which is located on the sidecar);

- front and rear position lamp - 2 or 3 of each (one of each located on the sidecar);

- registration plate lamp - 1;

- non-triangular rear retro-reflectors - 2.

1.17. They may also be equipped with the following lighting and light-signalling devices in the following numbers:

- front fog lamp - 1 or 2;

- rear fog lamp - 1 or 2;

- hazard warning signal;

- non-triangular side retro-reflectors - 1 or 2 on each side.

1.18. The installation of any other lighting and light-signalling devices, except those specified in paragraphs 1.16 and 1.17, is prohibited.

1.19. Tricycles and quadricycles of categories L₅ and L₇ must be equipped with the following lighting and light-signalling devices in the following numbers:

- driving-beam headlamp - 1 or 2. If the overall width of the vehicle exceeds 1300 mm, two driving-beam headlamps must be installed;

- passing-beam headlamp - 1 or 2. If the overall width of the vehicle exceeds 1300 mm, two passing-beam headlamps must be installed;

- direction indicator - 2 on each side. One side direction indicator on each side is permitted;

- stop lamp - 1 or 2. If the overall width of the vehicle exceeds 1300 mm, two stop lamps must be installed;

- front and rear position lamp - 1 or 2 of each. If the overall width of the vehicle exceeds 1300 mm, two of each position lamp must be installed;

- registration plate lamp - 1;

- non-triangular rear retro-reflectors - 1 or 2. If the overall width of the vehicle exceeds 1000 mm, two non-triangular rear retro-reflectors are required;

- hazard warning signal.

1.20. They may also be equipped with the following lighting and light-signalling devices in the following numbers:

- front fog lamp - 1 or 2;

- rear fog lamp - 1 or 2;

- reversing lamp - 1 or 2;

- non-triangular side retro-reflectors - 1 or 2 on each side.

1.21. The installation of any other lighting and light-signalling devices, except those specified in paragraphs 1.19 and 1.20, is prohibited.

1.22. Three- and four-wheeled motor vehicles may be fitted with lighting and light-signalling devices that comply either with paragraph 1 of this Annex or with the requirements of the relevant UN Regulations for vehicles of categories M₁ and N₁.

1.23. Lamps must be installed on the vehicle so that light sources can be replaced without special tools, except tools supplied by the manufacturer together with the vehicle.

1.24. The position of the lighting and light-signalling devices must ensure that they are visible as required.

2. Requirements for vehicles with regard to their interior noise

2.1. The permissible interior noise levels of vehicles, measured while the vehicle is in motion, are given in Table 2.1.

Table 2.1.

Notes: 1. For all-wheel-drive off-road vehicles of category M₁G, the permissible sound levels may be exceeded by not more than 2 dB A.

2. For all-wheel-drive off-road vehicles of categories M₂G, M₃G, N₁G, N₂G, N₃G, the permissible sound levels may be exceeded by not more than 1 dB A.

3. For vehicles of category M₁ with a technically permissible maximum laden mass of up to 2 t and a power-to-mass ratio of more than 75 kW/t, the permissible sound levels may be exceeded by not more than 4 dB A during acceleration.

For vehicles of category M₁ with a power-to-mass ratio of more than 110 kW/t, the permissible sound levels are established only for the constant-speed test mode.

If the sound levels measured during acceleration exceed the permissible values given in Table 2.1, they shall be stated in the accompanying documentation for the vehicle provided to the purchaser (for example, in the "Owner's Manual").

Vehicles to which this paragraph has been applied may not be used for public purposes (for example, as taxis). This shall also be stated in the accompanying documentation for the vehicle provided to the purchaser.

4. For special purpose vehicles (motor caravan, armoured vehicle, funeral vehicle, ambulance, etc.) built on the basis of vehicles of category M, the sound level shall not exceed the permissible levels established for the base vehicle. For the same vehicles built on the basis of vehicles of category N, the sound level shall not exceed 79 dB A.

5. For specialised passenger vehicles in which the cab (driver's position) and the passenger compartment are structurally separated, the limits of paragraphs 10 or 11 apply to the driver's position, and the limits of paragraph 3 of Table 2.1 apply to the passenger compartment.

2.2. When air is released from the pneumatic devices of the braking system after their actuation, the sound level in the cab (passenger compartment) of the vehicle shall not exceed 70 dB A.

2.3. When the heating and ventilation system is in operation, the energy sum of the sound level of this system and the sound level in the cab (passenger compartment) of moving vehicles of categories M₂ and M₃,including M₂G and M₃G, shall not exceed the permissible levels given in Table 2.1. For vehicles of other categories, the sound levels of the heating and ventilation system shall not exceed the permissible levels given in Table 2.1.

2.4. When the interior noise level of a vehicle is checked during surveillance of objects of conformity assessment, the permissible sound levels established for the specific vehicle type may be exceeded by not more than 1 dB A.

3. Requirements for vehicles with regard to the content of harmful (polluting) substances in the air of the occupant compartment

The list of harmful (polluting) substances to be checked depends on the type of engine installed in the vehicle and the fuel used. The content of harmful (polluting) substances in the air of the occupant compartment of the vehicle shall not exceed the maximum permissible concentrations given in Table 3.1.

Table 3.1.

Notes: Engine types specified in Table 3.1:

1 - positive-ignition engines running on petrol;

2 - positive-ignition engines running on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG);

3 - positive-ignition engines running on compressed natural gas (CNG);

4 - compression-ignition engines (diesel engines);

5 - compression-ignition engines running on mixed fuel (diesel fuel and CNG).

4. Requirements for vehicles with regard to stability

Note: The requirements of paragraph 4 of this Annex do not apply to:

- vehicles of category O intended for the carriage of indivisible loads with a mass of 20 t or more;

- vehicles with a maximum design speed of less than 40 km/h;

- vehicles equipped with an electronic stability control (ESC) system and holding UN approval under UN Regulation No. 13 (including Annex 21) or No. 13H (including Annex 9)

4.1. Requirements for steering self-centring for vehicles of categories M and N.

4.1.1. The steering wheel angle shall not increase after the steering wheel is released.

4.1.2. The steered wheels and the steering wheel shall return independently towards the neutral position.

4.1.3. If the steering wheel has not reached the neutral position within 6 seconds after its release, the maximum steering wheel angle shall not exceed 30% of the steering wheel angle that corresponds to the vehicle travelling on a circle with a radius of 50 m.

4.1.4. The return of the steering wheel to the neutral position shall not be oscillatory. During a test run, the steering wheel may pass through the neutral position once.

4.2. Requirements for the lateral static stability of the vehicle in tilt tests on a test bench for vehicles of categories M, N and O (for category M₁: only for vehicles of category G and only with regard to subparagraph 4.2.1; for categories M₂ and M₃: only until the entry into force of UN Regulation No. 107. For semi-trailers, the requirements apply when they form part of a vehicle combination).

4.2.1. The static stability angle

means the angle of inclination a of the supporting surface of the tilt platform relative to the horizontal plane at which all wheels on one side of a single vehicle, or all wheels on one side of one of the units of an articulated vehicle, lift off the supporting surface of the platform. The angle

obtained in the tests shall be not less than the reference value

_н. This value depends on the lateral stability factor q_s of the vehicle and is determined by the following formulas:

(4.1)

(4.2)

(4.3)

4.2.2. The sprung mass roll angle

means the angle between the supporting surface of the tilt platform and the transverse axis of the sprung masses passing through the centre of mass of the vehicle. This angle results from tilting the vehicle on the tilt platform.

The sprung mass roll angle

is determined at the platform tilt angle at which all wheels on one side of a single vehicle, or all wheels of one of the units of a vehicle combination, lift off the supporting surface. The maximum permissible value of the angle

at the centre of mass of the vehicle, obtained in the tests, shall not exceed the values

. These values depend on the lateral stability factor q_s and are determined by the following formulas:

(4.4)

(4.5)

Notes:

1. The lateral stability factor q_s is determined by the formula:

where:

b - track width reduced to the cross-section of the vehicle in the plane passing through its centre of mass (see Fig. 4.1), mm;

h - height of the centre of mass above the ground, mm.

The track width of a semi-trailer is calculated as the mean of the distance between the centres of the outer wheels of the rear axle (bogie) of the towing vehicle and the distance between the centres of the outer wheels of the axle (bogie) of the semi-trailer.

2. The height of the centre of mass is determined by the formula:

where:

h_кп - height of the roll axis above the ground in the cross-section passing through the centre of mass, mm;

- lateral displacement of the centre of mass, determined from measurements of the lateral deformation of the tyres, mm;

- angle of inclination of the supporting surface at vehicle rollover;

- sprung mass roll angle.

If exact data are not available, the value hкп may be taken as equal to the static radius of the vehicle wheel.

Figure 4.1. Diagrams for determining the reduced track width "b"

5. Requirements for vehicles with regard to their forward field of vision

Notes: - The requirements of paragraph 5 of this Annex do not apply to municipal service and road maintenance vehicles with right-hand drive;

- Parts of the special equipment of truck cranes, vehicles fitted with vehicle-mounted aerial work platforms and truck-mounted concrete pumps that project forward beyond the overall length of the vehicle are not taken into account during the conformity assessment against the requirements of paragraph 5 of this Annex.

5.1. The forward field of vision is characterised by the following (see Figure 5.1):

- the dimensions and position of test areas A and B on the outer surface of the windscreen;

- the percentage of cleared area of test areas A and B;

- the obscured zones created by the A-pillars;

- the obscured zones in the reference field of vision P.

Key: 1 - boundary of the transparent area of the left side window, 2 - left A-pillar, 3 - windscreen cleared area outline,

4 - boundary of test area A, 5 - boundary of test area B,

6 - boundary of the transparent area of the windscreen, 7 - right A-pillar, 8 - boundary of the transparent area of the right side window,

9 - traces of the planes forming the boundaries of the reference field of vision P.

Figure 5.1. Position of windscreen test areas A and B

and of the reference field of vision P

5.2. Requirements for the dimensions and position of test areas A and B on the outer surface of the windscreen.

5.2.1. The dimensions and position of test areas A and B are determined by the angles specified in Table 5.1.

5.2.2. The area of test area B may be reduced, provided that the conditions set out in paragraph 2.4 of Annex 18 to UN Regulation No. 43 are met.

5.2.3. For vehicles of category М₂G with a forward-control layout and vehicles of category N₁G with a cab-over-engine layout put into production before 1 January 2005, a distance of less than 25 mm between the boundaries of the transparent area of the windscreen and test area B is permitted. In this case, test area B shall not extend beyond the boundary of the transparent area of the windscreen at any point.

5.3. The requirements for the percentage of cleared area of test areas A and B are set out in Table 5.2.

5.4. Requirements for the obscured zones created by the A-pillars.

5.4.1. The number of side pillars shall not exceed two. For vehicles not belonging to category М₁, a central pillar is permitted.

5.4.2. The angular values of the obscured zones are set out in Table 5.3.

Table 5.1.

Notes: The values set for vehicles of category М₁ apply for the purposes of paragraphs 7.2.1, 7.2.2 and 8.2.3 of this Annex;

+ - the right boundary of test area B is symmetrical to the left boundary with respect to the median longitudinal plane of the vehicle;

* - the values given in brackets apply to vehicles put into production before 1 January 2005.

** - the value applies to vehicles with a conventional (bonneted) layout with a multi-piece windscreen and lateral dividing pillars.

Table 5.2.

Note: The values set for vehicles of category М₁ apply for the purposes of paragraph 8.1.1 of this Annex;

* - the values given in brackets apply to vehicles of category М₂ with a forward-control layout and vehicles of category N₁ with a cab-over-engine layout put into production before 1 January 2005.

Table 5.3.

Note: * - the values given in brackets apply to vehicles of category М₂ with a forward-control layout and vehicles of category N1 with a cab-over-engine layout put into production before 1 January 2005.

5.5. The boundaries of the reference field of vision P are positioned as follows.

5.5.1. The reference field of vision P lies forward of the plane parallel to X (ZY) and passing through points V1 and V2 (see Figure 5.2.).

From points V1 and V2, the traces of this plane, which bounds the reference field of vision P in the front 180° sector, are plotted on the side windows (cab walls).

Figure 5.2. - Position of the planes forming the boundaries of the reference field of vision P

5.5.2. At the top, the reference field of vision P is bounded by a horizontal plane passing through point V1.

From point V1, the trace of the horizontal plane bounding the reference field of vision P at the top is plotted on the windows and the A-pillars up to its intersection with the traces bounding the reference field of vision P in the front 180⁰ sector.

5.5.3. At the bottom, the reference field of vision P is bounded by three planes passing through point V2 and inclined downward from the horizontal plane parallel to Z (XY) at an angle α.

The first plane is perpendicular to plane Y (XZ) and is inclined forward. The second plane is perpendicular to plane X (ZY) and is inclined to the left. The third plane is perpendicular to plane X (ZY) and is inclined to the right.

The values of angles

for the various vehicle categories are given in Table 5.4.

Table 5.4.

Note. The value given in brackets applies only to vehicles of category M₃ with a semi-forward-control layout. This value applies to vehicle types first placed on the market before 1 January 2005.

5.6. Requirements for obscured zones in the reference field of vision P.

5.6.1. There shall be no obscured zones in the reference field of vision P, except those created by:

- the central and lateral windscreen pillars;

- the dividing pillars of the side windows;

- the frames of quarter vents;

- rear-view mirrors;

- windscreen wiper components;

- external radio aerials;

- the steering wheel and the instrument cluster, provided that the top point of the steering wheel or of the instrument panel does not fall within test area A;

- radio aerial conductors not exceeding the following widths: conductors embedded in the glass - 0,5 mm; conductors applied to the glass surface - 1,0 mm. In this case, not more than three of the above radio aerial conductors may pass through test area A, and the width of each of them shall not exceed 0,5 mm;

- wire heating elements for defrosting and demisting the windscreen, usually of zigzag or sinusoidal shape, if their maximum width does not exceed 0,03 mm and the maximum wire density does not exceed 8 pcs/sq. centimetre for vertical wires and 5 pcs/sq. centimetre for horizontal wires.

5.6.2. For vehicles of categories M₃ and N₃, not more than two lateral dividing pillars of the windscreen are permitted.

5.6.3. For vehicles of category M₃ with a forward-control layout, the following may fall within the reference field of vision P:

- body structural elements with the adjoining door leaf frames located on the right-hand side in the direction of travel, if the trace of the plane bounding the reference field of vision P in the front 180-degree sector, projected onto the right side window, falls within the glazed opening of the door leaf, or if there is at least one more glazed opening located immediately behind the trace of that plane. In all cases, the angular values of the obscured zones created by these structural elements shall not exceed 7⁰;

- opaque structural elements in the field of vision through the side window located on the right-hand side in the direction of travel, provided that the reduction in the area of the required field of vision through the right window does not exceed 20% for vehicles put into production before 1 January 2003, and 10% for vehicles put into production from 1 January 2003;

- opaque structural elements in the field of vision through the side window located on the right-hand side in the direction of travel, provided that the reduction in the area of the required field of vision through the right window does not exceed: 20% for vehicles that received their first "Vehicle Type Approval" before 1 January 2003, or that are equipped with a Class V rear-view mirror providing a lateral field of vision on the right-hand side, and 10% for other vehicles.

5.6.4. Other structural elements may fall within the obscured zones created by the structural elements specified in paragraphs 5.6.1-5.6.3 above, provided that the obscured zones are not enlarged.

5.6.5. Technical devices located inside the cab may fall within the reference field of vision P, subject to the following conditions:

- the design of the technical devices shall allow the driver to clear them from the reference field of vision P without difficulty and without being distracted from driving;

- the mounting points of the technical devices shall not be located in test areas A and B or in the reference field of vision P.

6. Requirements for vehicles with regard to ventilation, heating and air‑conditioning of occupant compartments

Footnote. Section 6 as amended by Decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 29 of 16.02.2018 (enters into force upon expiry of 180 calendar days from the date of its official publication).

6.1. Each vehicle shall be equipped with a ventilation system and a heating system (systems) for the cab and the passenger compartment.

If the vehicle design includes an air-conditioning system that meets the requirements for the ventilation system, the vehicle need not be equipped with a separate ventilation system.

The vehicle may be equipped with a climate control system that performs the functions of the ventilation, heating and air-conditioning systems.

6.2. Requirements for the ventilation system

6.2.1. The ventilation system, operating independently or as part of the heating and air-conditioning systems, shall supply fresh (outside) air to the cab and the passenger compartment at the following rate per person:

- not less than 30 m³/h (except for passenger compartments of buses belonging to Class I in accordance with UN Regulation No. 107 with a separate driver's cab);

- not less than 7 m³/h - to passenger compartments of buses belonging to Class I in accordance with UN Regulation No. 107 with a separate driver's cab.

6.2.2. At ambient temperatures above 17 ⁰C, the air supplied to the cab and the passenger compartment shall not be heated by more than 2 ⁰C relative to the ambient temperature.

6.2.3. Air flow velocities at the outlet of the ventilation system shall not exceed 12 m/s.

6.2.4. The ventilation system shall ensure:

- air velocity in the cab and the passenger compartment at the level of the driver's head and waist of 0,5-1,5 m/s;

- a difference between the outside air temperature and the temperatures in the cab and the passenger compartment at the level of the driver's (passenger's) head of not more than 3 ^ОC at an ambient air temperature of 25 ^ОC.

6.3. Requirements for the heating system

6.3.1. The heating system shall ensure air velocity in the cab at the level of the driver's head and waist of not more than 0,6 m/s.

6.3.2. The temperature of the interior surfaces of the cab heated by heat sources shall not exceed:

- plus 45 ^ОC - with the heating system in operation (the temperature of the outer surfaces of air ducts may rise to 70 ⁰C);

- plus 35 ^ОC - with the heating system switched off.

6.3.3. The air temperature at the heater outlet shall not exceed 80 ^ОC.

6.4. Requirements for the air-conditioning system (if fitted)

6.4.1. The air flow velocity at the outlet of the air-conditioning system shall not exceed 12 m/s, and the air temperature shall not be lower than 0 ^ОC.

6.4.2. The air velocity at the level of the driver's (passengers') head with the air-conditioning system in operation shall not exceed 0,5 m/s.

6.4.3. The temperature of the outer surfaces of cold air ducts shall be not less than 15 ^ОC.

6.4.4. The relative air humidity in the occupant compartment shall not exceed 60 percent.

Note. The requirements of this section do not apply to vehicles of categories M₁ and N₁ equipped with a combined ventilation, heating and air-conditioning system (climate control system).

7. Requirements for vehicles of category M₁ with regard to windscreen defrosting and demisting systems

7.1. Requirements for the windscreen defrosting system

The efficiency of the system in operation is determined by the area of the windscreen cleared, after the engine is started, of ice formed on a vehicle kept in a cold chamber for not less than 10 hours with the engine off at a temperature of minus 18±3 ^ОC.

7.1.1. 20 minutes after the start of the test, 80% of test area A, the dimensions of which for vehicle category M₁ are established in accordance with paragraph 5 of this Annex, shall be cleared;

7.1.2. 25 minutes after the start of the test, the cleared area of the windscreen on the passenger side shall be comparable to the corresponding area on the driver's side;

7.1.3. 40 minutes after the start of the test, 95% of test area B, the dimensions of which for vehicle category M₁ are established in accordance with paragraph 5 of this Annex, shall be cleared.

7.2. Requirements for the windscreen demisting system

The efficiency of the system in operation is determined by the area of the windscreen cleared, after the engine is started, of mist formed by means of a steam generator on a vehicle placed in a climatic chamber equipped to maintain a temperature of minus 3±1 ^ОC throughout the test.

7.2.1. Within 10 minutes after the start of the test, 90% of test area A, the dimensions of which for vehicle category M₁ are established in accordance with paragraph 5 of this Annex, shall be cleared of mist;

7.2.2. Within 10 minutes after the start of the test, 80% of test area B, the dimensions of which for vehicle category M₁ are established in accordance with paragraph 5 of this Annex, shall be cleared of mist.

8. Requirements for vehicles of category M₁ with regard to windscreen wipers and windscreen washer systems

8.1. Requirements for the windscreen wiping system.

8.1.1. The requirements for the wiped area of the windscreen are set out in paragraph 5 of this Annex.

8.1.2. After a preliminary 20-minute run on a wet surface, the windscreen wiper mechanism shall provide at least two operating sweep frequencies, subject to the following requirements:

first frequency: not less than 45 cycles/min;

second frequency: not less than 10 and not more than 55 cycles/min;

the difference between the highest frequency and one of the lower frequencies shall be not less than 15 cycles/min;

intermittent operation of the system may be used to meet the requirements, provided that one of the frequencies is not less than 45 cycles/min and the other frequency, obtained by interrupting the main frequency, is not less than 10 cycles/min.

8.1.3. The system shall remain effective when exposed to an air flow at a speed equal to 80% of the maximum speed of the vehicle, but not exceeding 160 km/h, at the maximum operating frequency.

8.1.4. When the wiping system is switched off by means of the control, the wiper blades shall automatically return to their rest position.

8.1.5. The system shall withstand being stalled for 15 seconds. Automatic cut-out devices may be used, provided that no control other than the windscreen wiper control needs to be operated to restore the system to working condition.

8.1.6. The design and method of attachment of the wiper blade shall allow the blade to be lifted off the windscreen surface to permit manual cleaning of the windscreen. These requirements do not apply to devices whose rest position lies in an area of the windscreen that is covered by parts of the vehicle (such as the bonnet, instrument panel, etc.).

8.1.7. The system shall operate for 2 min on a dry windscreen at an ambient air temperature of minus 18±3 ⁰C after the vehicle has been kept at this temperature for at least 4 hours. The windscreen wiper shall operate under the conditions specified in paragraph 8.1.4 for electrically driven systems, and the control shall be set to the position corresponding to the maximum frequency. The requirements relating to the wiped area do not apply in this test.

8.2. Requirements for the windscreen washer system

8.2.1. The windscreen washer system shall withstand operation with the nozzles blocked and shall function after they have been unblocked.

8.2.2. The performance of the system shall not deteriorate at ambient air temperatures from minus 18±3 ⁰C to plus 80±3 ⁰C.

8.2.3. The system shall deliver a sufficient quantity of fluid to clear 60% of test area A in

accordance with paragraph 5 of this Annex after 10 complete cycles of automatic operation of the windscreen wiper at the maximum frequency.

8.2.4. Verification of compliance with the requirements of paragraphs 8.2.1-8.2.3 shall be carried out on the same sample of the system.

8.2.5. The washer fluid reservoir shall have a capacity of not less than 1 litre.

9. Requirements for vehicles of categories N and O with regard to protection against spray from the wheels

Notes: - The requirements of paragraph 9 of this Annex do not apply to vehicles of category G;

- The requirements of paragraph 9 of this Annex relating to spray-suppression devices do not apply to vehicles of categories N₁, N₂ with a technically permissible maximum laden mass not exceeding 7,5 t, O₁ and O₂, chassis-cabs, or vehicles whose design does not allow the function of protection against spray from the wheels to be implemented. However, if such vehicles are equipped with spray-suppression devices, the requirements of paragraph 9 of this Annex shall be met in full.

9.1. General requirements

9.1.1. The vehicle shall be equipped with a spray-suppression system consisting of mudguards, rain flaps and outer valances and incorporating spray-suppression devices that have undergone conformity assessment. If the vehicle is fitted with one or more retractable axles, the spray-suppression system shall cover all wheels in any position of the axles. If the vehicle is fitted with a self-steering axle, the spray-suppression system shall comply with the requirements applicable to axles with steered wheels if the spray-suppression system pivots together with the axle; otherwise, it shall comply with the requirements applicable to axles with non-steered wheels.

9.1.2. In the case of non-steered wheels, the distance between the longitudinal plane tangential to the outer side wall of the tyre, excluding its deformed areas near the ground, and the inner edge of the outer valance shall not exceed 75 mm (Figure 9.1). If the radial distance from the wheel axis to the inner edge of the outer valance is less than the radius R of the tyre fitted to the vehicle, the distance shall not exceed 100 mm. In the case of steered and self-tracking wheels, the distance shall not exceed 100 mm (Figure 9.2 (a)).

9.1.3. The mean percentage of water retained by spray-suppression devices when tested on special test rigs shall be:

- for an energy-absorber type device: not less than 70%;

- for an air/water separator type device: not less than 85%.

9.2. Requirements for a spray-suppression system with energy-absorber type devices for axles with steered, self-tracking and non-steered wheels (Figures 9.2 and 9.3)

9.2.1. The mudguard shall cover the zone immediately in front of, above and behind the tyre (or tyres).

9.2.2. A spray-suppression device shall be fitted on the inner side of the rear part of the mudguard. This device shall cover the inner part of the mudguard up to the line of its intersection with a plane passing through the wheel axis at an angle of not less than 30 to the horizontal.

a – mudguard; j – outer valance; c – distance between the tyre side wall and the outer valance; q – width of the mudguard together with the outer valance; b – tyre width; t – width of twin tyres.

Figure 9.1 – Layout of the mudguard and outer valance

9.2.4. The depth of the outer valance shall be not less than 45 mm at all points from the vertical line passing through the wheel centre to the rear part of the valance. Forward of this line, the depth of the outer valance may decrease gradually.

9.2.5. No gaps through which spray may escape are permitted in the outer valance or between the outer valance and other parts of the mudguard.

a) Arrangement of the mudguard and outer valance

b) Arrangement of the rain flap and energy-absorber type device

j – outer valance, θ – angle between the horizontal (O-Y) and the plane passing through the wheel axis (O-Z) T – length of the mudguard. RV, R – see Figure 9.3

Figure 9.2 – Diagram of the spray-suppression system for single axles

a) Arrangement of mudguards and outer valances

b) Arrangement of rain flaps and spray-suppression devices

d < 300 mm – distance between tyres fitted on adjacent axles; j – outer valance;

– angle between the horizontal (O – Y) and the plane passing through the wheel axis (O – Z); U – height of the valance edges; W – distance between the lowest points of the valance edges; T – length of the mudguard; R – radius of the tyre fitted to the vehicle; R_V – radial distance from the wheel axis to the furthest point of the inner edge of the outer valance

Figure 9.3 – Diagram of the spray-suppression system for axles of multi-axle vehicles

9.2.6. The width of the part of the rain flap located inside the mudguard shall be not less than the width of the tyre tread.

9.2.7. The rain flap shall be positioned in an approximately vertical plane.

9.2.8. The maximum height of the lower edge of the rain flap shall not exceed 200 mm above the ground. This height may be increased to 300 mm for the last axle if the clearance between the wheel arch and the wheel is minimal.

9.2.9. The distance between the rain flap and the rear edge of the tyre, measured horizontally, shall not exceed 300 mm.

9.2.10. For axles of multi-axle vehicles where the distance between the tyres of the axle group is less than 250 mm, rain flaps shall be fitted only behind the wheels of the last axle of the group. If the distance between the tyres is 250 mm or more, a rain flap shall be fitted behind each wheel.

9.2.11. The lower edge of the rain flap shall not deflect by more than 100 mm in the direction opposite to the direction of travel under a force of 3 N per 100 mm of rain flap width, applied at a point located in the middle of the rain flap and 50 mm from its lower edge.

9.2.12. A spray-suppression device shall be fitted on the inner surface of the rain flap.

9.2.13. No gaps through which spray may escape are permitted between the mudguard and the rain flap.

9.3. Requirements for a spray-suppression system with energy-absorber type devices for axles with non-steered or self-tracking wheels that are covered by the body or the underside of the loading platform (Figure 9.4).

9.3.1. The mudguard shall cover the zone immediately above the tyre or tyres. Its front and rear edges shall extend at least to the horizontal plane tangential to the top of the tyre or tyres. The rear edge may be limited by the plane of the rain flap, which shall extend up to the top of the mudguard (or an equivalent component).

9.3.2. The inner surface of the rear part of the mudguard shall be fitted with a spray-suppression device.

9.3.3. For single axles and axles of multi-axle vehicles where the distance between the tyres is not less than 250 mm, the outer valance shall cover the area bounded: at the front - by the vertical plane tangential to the front of the tyre, at the bottom - by the horizontal plane tangential to the top of the tyre, at the rear - by the plane of the rain flap.

9.3.4. In the case of axles of multi-axle vehicles, an outer valance shall be positioned above each wheel.

a) Axles of multi-axle vehicles with a distance d between tyres of less than 250 mm

b) Single axles and axles of multi-axle vehicles with a distance d between tyres of not less than 250 mm

Figure 9.4 – Diagram of the spray-suppression system with energy-absorber type devices for axles with non-steered and self-tracking wheels

9.3.5. No gaps through which spray may escape are permitted between the outer valance and the inner part of the mudguard.

9.3.6. For axles of multi-axle vehicles where the distance between the tyres is less than 250 mm, the outer valance shall be continuous and bounded: at the front - by the vertical plane tangential to the front surface of the tyre of the first axle, at the rear - by the plane of the rain flap.

9.3.7. An energy-absorber type device shall be fitted over the entire inner surface of the outer valance, the height of which shall be not less than 100 mm.

9.3.8. The rain flap shall be located at the rear edge of the mudguard and shall comply with the requirements of paragraphs 9.2.6 - 9.2.13.

9.4. Requirements for a spray-suppression system with an air/water separator type device for axles with steered, self-tracking and non-steered wheels (Figure 9.5)

9.4.1. The mudguard shall comply with the requirements of paragraph 9.3.1.

9.4.2. An air/water separator type device shall be fitted on the lower edge of the outer valance.

9.4.3. The depth of the outer valance shall be not less than 45 mm at all points from the vertical line passing through the wheel centre to the rear part of the valance. Forward of this line, the depth of the outer valance may decrease gradually.

9.4.4. No gaps through which spray may escape are permitted in the outer valance or between the outer valance and the mudguard.

9.4.5. The rain flap shall comply at least with the requirements of paragraphs 9.3.6, 9.3.7, 9.3.10 and 9.3.13.

9.4.6. A spray-suppression device whose mean percentage of water retained shall comply with paragraph 9.2.3 shall be fitted on the lower edge of the rain flap; the width of the device shall be not less than the width of the rain flap. The lower edge of the spray-suppression device shall be located not more than 200 mm above the ground. The spray-suppression device shall be spaced not less than 100 mm from the lower edge of the rain flap.

a) Single axles and axles of multi-axle vehicles with a distance

between tyres of more than 300 mm

b) Axles of multi-axle vehicles with a distance d between tyres

of not more than 300 mm

j– outer valance; θ – angle between the horizontal (O – Y) and

the plane passing through the wheel axis (O – Z); S – air/water

separator; T – length of the mudguard; V –

rain flap; R – radius of the tyre fitted to the vehicle;

R_V – radial distance from the wheel axis to the furthest

point of the inner edge of the outer valance; d<300 mm –

distance between tyres fitted on adjacent axles. Where

d>250 mm, a rain flap shall be fitted between the tyres.

Figure 9.5 – Diagram of the spray-suppression system with an air/water

separator

9.4.7. Except for the lower part incorporating the spray-suppression device, the rain flap shall not deflect by more than 100 mm in the direction opposite to the direction of travel.

9.4.8. The rain flap shall be located not more than 200 mm, measured horizontally, from the rear edge of the tyre.

10. Requirements for vehicles of category M₁ with regard to spray suppression from under the wheels

10.1. General requirements

10.1.1. The vehicle shall be equipped with a spray-suppression system.

10.1.2. The spray-suppression system shall be designed to protect other road users, as far as possible, against water, mud, ice, snow and stones thrown up from under the wheels of the vehicle. It shall also reduce the hazards to road users that may arise from contact with the moving wheels.

10.2. Special requirements

10.2.1. With the vehicle in running order, with one passenger in the front seat and with the wheels set for straight-ahead travel, the protective devices shall meet the requirements listed below.

10.2.1.1. In the zone formed by radial planes at an angle of 30 degrees in the forward direction and 50 degrees in the rearward direction relative to the wheel centre, the overall width of the protective devices shall be at least sufficient to cover the overall width of the wheel with tyre, taking into account the limits of the tyre/wheel combination specified by the manufacturer. In the case of twin wheels, the total width of both wheels with tyres shall be taken into account.

When determining the tyre width, markings and trademarks, protective ribs and ridges on the tyre sidewalls shall not be taken into account.

10.2.1.2. The rear part of the protective devices shall terminate not higher than a horizontal plane located 150 mm above the wheel axis of rotation. The intersection of the edge of the protective device with this plane shall be located outboard of the median longitudinal plane of the wheel with tyre or, in the case of twin wheels, outboard of the median longitudinal plane of the wheel with tyre.

10.2.1.3. The contour and position of the protective device shall be such that the distance between the device and the tyre is as small as possible, in particular within the zone formed by the planes described in paragraph 10.2.1.1.

10.2.1.4. If the vehicle is fitted with height-adjustable suspension, the above requirements shall be met with the vehicle in the position specified by the vehicle manufacturer.

10.2.2. The protective devices may consist of several components, provided that there are no gaps between or within the individual parts of the device when assembled.

10.2.3. The protective devices shall be firmly attached. However, they may be removable, either in parts or as a whole.

11. Requirements for Electromagnetic Compatibility of trolleybuses

Quasi-peak values of the radio interference field strength, in decibels relative to 1 µV/m, generated by trolleybuses shall not exceed the values specified in Table 11.1.

Table 11.1.

Note: * When passing rigid attachment points of the contact wire, the field strength may be exceeded by not more than 10 dB in the frequency band 0,15 - 0,5 MHz.

12. Requirements for emissions of vehicles of categories M₁ with a maximum mass exceeding 3,5 t, M₂, M₃, N₂, N₃ with petrol engines

Emission levels for individual environmental classes are established in accordance with Table 12.1:

Table 12.1

13. Requirements for emissions of hybrid vehicles with a reference mass exceeding 2610 kg and of the power units installed on them

Note: For emissions of vehicles with a reference mass not exceeding 2610 kg, the requirements of UN Regulation No. 83 apply.

13.1. Emissions of hybrid vehicles and their power units shall comply with the limit values specified in Table 13.1 for the individual environmental classes when the complete power units are tested in accordance with the procedure of UN Regulation No. 49-05 using the ETC cycle.

Table 13.1

Notes: 1) For engines running on compressed natural gas (CNG) only;

2) For engines running on diesel fuel only;

3) For diesel engines only.

13.2. Vehicles and the power units installed on them shall comply with the requirements for on-board diagnostics (OBD) and durability in accordance with the provisions of UN Regulation No. 49-05.

14. Mass limits applicable to vehicles

14.1. The load on the powered axle or axles of a vehicle of category N (whether solo or as part of a vehicle combination) laden to the technically permissible maximum laden mass shall not exceed the technically permissible maximum mass on that axle (those axles).

14.2. Where a vehicle of category N is laden to the technically permissible maximum laden mass, with the technically permissible maximum mass on its rear axle (axle group), the mass on the steered axle or axles shall be not less than 20% of the technically permissible maximum laden mass of that vehicle.

14.3. The mass of a trailer intended to be towed by a vehicle of category M₁ shall not exceed the technically permissible mass specified by the manufacturer of the towing vehicle, and:

- if the trailer has a service braking system: the technically permissible maximum laden mass of the towing vehicle or, for vehicles of category M₁G, 1,5 times the technically permissible maximum laden mass of the towing vehicle, and in all cases 3500 kg;

- if the trailer has no service braking system: half the mass in running order of the towing vehicle, and in all cases 750 kg.

14.4. The mass of a trailer intended to be towed by a vehicle of categories M₂ and M₃ shall not exceed 3500 kg.

14.5. The maximum load on the coupling device of a vehicle of categories M and N intended to tow a centre-axle trailer shall be:

- where the technically permissible maximum laden mass of the trailer exceeds 3500 kg: not less than 10% of the trailer's technically permissible maximum laden mass or 1000 kg (whichever is lower);

- where the technically permissible maximum laden mass of the trailer does not exceed 3500 kg: not less than 4% of the trailer's technically permissible maximum laden mass or 25 kg (whichever is lower).

15. Additional requirements for vehicles of categories M₁ and N₁ intended for persons with reduced mobility

15.1. Vehicles intended for persons with reduced mobility that are placed on the market in the territory of the Eurasian Economic Union shall be equipped with an anti-lock braking system (ABS) and adapted controls.

15.2. All requirements of this Technical Regulation for the relevant vehicle category apply to vehicles intended for persons with reduced mobility. Specific aspects of applying the braking performance requirements are set out in paragraph 15.3.

15.3. When testing the performance of the service and secondary braking systems, the force on the hand control of the service braking system shall be not less than 65 N and not more than 275 N. The working stroke of the control shall be directed away from the driver.

If the force on the hand control is exceeded, additional tests shall be carried out at an initial braking speed below 80 km/h. The maximum initial speed at which the specified braking performance is achieved without the force on the hand control exceeding 275 N shall be determined. The manufacturer shall recommend this speed as the maximum permitted speed of the vehicle.

The owner's manual of the vehicle shall contain a warning that the maximum permitted speed must not be exceeded, because the force required on the service braking system control may increase beyond what a driver with reduced mobility is able to apply.

15.4. Controls adapted for persons with reduced mobility:

15.4.1. Shall provide convenient access to the vehicle interior and to the driver's position;

15.4.2. Shall be adjustable for individual adaptation to a specific driver;

15.4.3. Shall comply with the requirements of UN Regulations Nos. 12-03 and 21-01 with regard to occupant protection;

15.4.4. Shall not interfere with one another when several controls are operated simultaneously during control actions;

15.4.5. Shall not prevent the vehicle from being driven using the standard controls (if fitted);

15.4.6. Shall not impair the accessibility and ease of use of other vehicle controls.

15.5. The working stroke of the controls shall allow the driver to keep the same working posture when performing control actions.

15.6. The control linkage shall ensure reliable transmission and smooth variation of forces without free play, sticking or jerking. It shall also ensure a path of travel of the controls without noticeable deformation of the linkage elements and links.

15.7. The force on the hand control of the vehicle speed shall not exceed 35 N.

16. Requirements for vehicles regarding the installation of an emergency call device

16.1. Vehicles of categories M₁ not falling within the scope of UN Regulations No. 94 and 95, N₁ not falling

within the scope of UN Regulation No. 95, M₂, M₃, N₂ and N₃ shall be equipped with an emergency call device (hereinafter, the device) that meets the requirements of paragraph 118 of Annex No. 10 to this Technical Regulation.

16.2. The device shall ensure:

16.2.1. Transmission of a message about the vehicle, its current location, direction and speed of travel after the emergency call button is pressed and, from 1 January 2017, also automatically if the vehicle rolls over;

16.2.2. Two-way hands-free voice communication with emergency services via mobile radiotelephone networks.

16.3. The emergency call button shall be installed in a location that is in direct view from the driver's seat and the front passenger seat for 50th-percentile male occupants (if the vehicle design provides for a front passenger seat next to the driver's seat). The location shall allow these occupants to reach the call button without unfastening their safety belts.

16.4. The emergency call button shall be mechanically protected against unintentional pressing.

16.5. The emergency call button shall be illuminated.

16.6. A red optical device status indicator with steady (non-flashing) illumination, visible also in daylight, shall be located within direct view of the driver and the front passenger who meet the criteria set out in paragraph 16.3. This indicator shall switch on:

briefly (for 3 to 10 seconds) when power is supplied to the vehicle electrical equipment by turning the ignition switch (start switch) to the "on" position (operating position);

when a system malfunction occurs (is present) that prevents compliance with the requirements of paragraph 16.2. In this case, it shall remain on for the entire time the malfunction is present while the ignition switch (start switch) is in the "on" position (operating position).

An optical indicator meeting these requirements may be omitted if the serviceability of the device can be confirmed by another optical indicator each time power is supplied to the vehicle electrical equipment by turning the ignition switch (start switch) to the "on" position (operating position). In this case, a text message about the device malfunction shall also be displayed on the instrument cluster and shall remain for the entire time the malfunction is present while the ignition switch (start switch) is in the "on" position (operating position).

16.7. The emergency call button and the device status indicator shall bear symbols identifying them. The device status indicator may be structurally combined with the emergency call button.

17. Requirements for vehicles regarding the installation of an emergency call system

17.1. Vehicles of category M₁ falling within the scope of UN Regulations No. 94 and 95, and vehicles of category N₁ falling within the scope of UN Regulation No. 95, shall be equipped with an emergency call system (hereinafter, the system) that meets the requirements of paragraphs 16.2 – 16.7 of this Annex and of paragraph 118 of Annex No. 10 to this Technical Regulation.

17.2. The system shall additionally ensure:

17.2.1. Automatic transmission of a message about the vehicle when the airbag(s) deploy or upon a signal from the sensor(s) of other components of the passive safety system or of other vehicle systems that determine the vehicle deceleration level during the tests specified in UN Regulations No. 94 and 95 (for vehicles to which these Regulations apply. For vehicles of category N₁, tests under UN Regulation No. 12 are carried out instead of tests under UN Regulation No. 94);

17.2.2. Continued operability and two-way voice communication with emergency services after the tests specified in paragraph 17.2.1.

17.3. To meet the requirements of paragraph 17.2.1, vehicles shall be equipped with at least a driver airbag.

ANNEX No. 4
to the Technical Regulation
of the Customs Union
"On the Safety of Wheeled
Vehicles"
(TR CU 018/2011)

Requirements for individual vehicles placed on the market

Note: The terminology of this Annex corresponds to UN Regulations No. 10 – 12, 14, 16 -18, 21, 26, 34, 39, 46, 48, 58, 73 and 107.

1. General safety requirements

1.1. Requirements for devices to prevent unauthorised use (anti-theft devices)

1.1.1. Vehicles of categories M, N, L₆ and L₇ shall be permanently equipped with anti-theft devices. These are systems that prevent unauthorised starting of the engine by normal means, or unauthorised use of any other source of energy of the vehicle's main engine, in combination with at least one system which:

- locks the steering;

- locks the transmission or;

- locks the gear-change mechanism.

1.1.2. The anti-theft device shall be designed so that it must be deactivated in order to:

1.1.2.1. start the engine by means of the normal control and

1.1.2.2. steer, drive or move the vehicle forward under its own power.

1.1.3. Compliance with the requirements of paragraph 1.1.2.1 shall be achieved by a single operation using one key.

1.1.4. A servo-assisted mechanism may be used only to activate and/or deactivate the device to prevent unauthorised use. The device shall be operable by any suitable means that does not require an electrical power supply.

1.1.5. An anti-theft device acting on the steering shall lock the steering. Full steering function shall be restored before the engine is started.

1.1.6. An anti-theft device acting on the transmission shall prevent rotation of the vehicle's driven wheels.

1.1.7. An anti-theft device acting on the gear-change mechanism shall prevent gear changes in the following positions:

1.1.7.1. In automatic gearboxes with a "park" position, locking shall take place only in the "park" position. Additional locking in the neutral and/or reverse position is permitted.

1.1.7.2. In automatic gearboxes without a "park" position, locking shall be permitted only in the neutral and/or reverse position.

1.1.8. Anti-theft devices shall be designed so that accidental locking while the vehicle is moving is impossible.

1.1.9. Anti-theft devices that prevent the release of the vehicle brakes are not permitted.

1.2. Requirements for heating systems

1.2.1. The occupant compartment of each vehicle shall be equipped with a heating system.

1.2.2. A heating system independent of the engine shall switch off automatically, and the fuel supply shall stop within five seconds after the vehicle engine stops. The heating system may continue to operate if a manual control was activated beforehand.

1.2.3. Body parts and any other components located near the heater or the systems supplying warm air into the vehicle shall be arranged so as to prevent injury or damage to property on contact. Alternatively, they shall be protected against excessive heating and possible contamination by fuel or oil.

1.2.4. The exhaust pipe of the heater exhaust system shall be located so as to prevent exhaust gases from entering the vehicle through fans, heating system air intakes or open windows.

1.2.5. Combustion air for the heater combustion chamber shall not be drawn from the vehicle passenger compartment.

1.2.6. Air heated by the heater shall be drawn from a clean area where it is unlikely to be contaminated by exhaust gases from the vehicle engine or the fuel-burning heater.

1.3. Requirements for lighting and light-signalling devices

1.3.1. Lighting and light-signalling devices shall be operational, and their operating mode shall meet the requirements of this Technical Regulation. On vehicles of categories M, N, O and L, the use of lighting and light-signalling devices is governed by Table 1.3.1.

Requirements for the presence of external lighting devices on

vehicles

Table 1.3.1

Notes:

¹ One device is mandatory and one is optional for vehicles of category M₁ and for vehicles of other categories with a length not exceeding 6 m. Two devices are mandatory for vehicles of all categories, except category M₁, with a length exceeding 6 m.

² The hazard warning signal consists of all direction indicators flashing simultaneously.

³ Mandatory for vehicles with an overall length of more than 6 m.

⁴ Mandatory for vehicles with an overall width of more than 2,1 m.

⁵ Except for vehicles of category N1 with an open load compartment or without a body.

⁶ When reciprocally incorporated with the side direction indicators and side-marker lamps.

⁷ When grouped, combined or reciprocally incorporated with the rear position lamp, end-outline marker lamp, rear fog lamp or stop lamp, or when it shares part of its light-emitting surface with the rear retro-reflector.

⁸ The number of rear registration plate lamps shall be sufficient to illuminate the entire surface of the plate

⁹ When grouped with, or sharing a common light-emitting surface with, the rear position lamp, rear end-outline marker lamp, rear fog lamp, stop lamp or red side-marker lamp.

1.3.2. No red light shall be emitted in the forward direction, and no white light, except light from the reversing lamp, shall be emitted in the rearward direction. This requirement does not apply to lighting devices installed for the interior lighting of the vehicle.

1.3.3. Front and rear position lamps, end-outline marker lamps (if fitted), side-marker lamps (if fitted) and the rear registration plate lamp shall be switched on and off by a common control. This requirement does not apply when the front and rear position lamps and the side-marker lamps are used as parking lamps.

1.3.4. Driving-beam headlamps, passing-beam headlamps and front fog lamps shall be capable of being switched on only if the lamps referred to in paragraph 1.3.3 are also switched on. This requirement does not apply to driving-beam and passing-beam headlamps when they are flashed to give short-duration light warning signals.

1.3.5. Functional tell-tales visible to the driver are mandatory for the driving-beam headlamps, front fog lamps, direction indicators, front and rear position lamps and rear fog lamps. The requirements of this subparagraph for the front and rear position lamps are deemed to be met if the instrument cluster illumination is switched on at the same time as these lamps.

1.3.6. Driving-beam headlamps may be switched on all at once or in pairs. When switching from driving beam to passing beam, all driving-beam headlamps shall be switched off at the same time.

1.3.7. The following shall be fitted with an automatic headlamp levelling device: adaptive front-lighting systems that perform the passing-beam function, regardless of the light source used; passing-beam headlamps with LED light sources; and passing-beam headlamps and fog lamps with light sources of any category that have an objective luminous flux of more than 2000 lumens.

Passing-beam headlamps with light sources that have an objective luminous flux of more than 2000 lumens shall be fitted with a functional headlamp cleaning device.

Note: Replaceable gas-discharge light sources of categories D₁R, D₂R, D₃R, D₄R, D₁S, D₂S, D₃S, D₄S and halogen filament lamps of categories H₉, H₉B, HIR₁ have an objective luminous flux of more than 2000 lumens.

1.3.8. The marking of driving-beam headlamps, passing-beam headlamps and fog lamps and the categories of the light sources fitted in them shall correspond. Where a modification of the headlamp design is detected, including a change of the light sources in the headlamps, the provisions of Section 9 of Annex No. 9 to this Technical Regulation apply.

1.3.9. Requirements for the installation of passing-beam headlamps:

In height: above the ground – minimum 500 mm, maximum 1200 mm. For vehicles of category N₃G, the maximum height may be increased to 1500 mm.

1.3.10. Requirements for the installation of front fog lamps (except vehicles of categories L₁-L₄, L₆):

1.3.10.1. In width: the point on the apparent surface10 in the direction of the reference axis that is farthest from the median longitudinal plane of the vehicle shall be not more than 400 mm from the outer edge of the overall width of the vehicle.

1.3.10.2. In height: minimum: not less than 250 mm above the ground; maximum: for vehicles of categories M1 and N1, not more than 800 mm above the ground; for all other vehicle categories, no maximum height is specified.

1.3.10.3. No point on the apparent surface shall be higher than the highest point on the apparent surface of the passing-beam headlamp.

1.3.11. Requirements for the installation of direction indicators and the hazard warning signal:

If optional direction indicators are fitted, they shall be positioned symmetrically and at the greatest vertical distance permitted by the body contour, but not less than 600 mm above the mandatory lamps.

1.3.12. Requirements for the installation of stop lamps:

1.3.12.1. In width: for vehicles of categories M₁, N₁, L₂, L₄-L₇: the point on the apparent surface in the direction of the reference axis that is farthest from the median longitudinal plane of the vehicle shall be not more than 400 mm from the outer edge of the overall width of the vehicle;

for vehicles of categories L₂, L₅-L₇, if a single stop lamp is fitted, its reference axis shall lie in the median longitudinal plane of the vehicle; for vehicles of category L₄, if a third stop lamp is fitted, it shall be installed symmetrically to the stop lamp fitted on the motorcycle with respect to the median longitudinal plane of the motorcycle;

for all other vehicle categories, the point on the apparent surface in the direction of the reference axis that is nearest to the median longitudinal plane of the vehicle shall be not less than 600 mm from the outer edge of the overall width of the vehicle. This distance may be reduced to 400 mm if the overall width of the vehicle is less than 1300 mm.

1.3.12.2. In height: above the ground, between 350 mm and 1500 mm (maximum 2100 mm if the body shape makes compliance with this requirement impossible and if no optional lamps are fitted). If optional lamps are fitted, they shall be positioned symmetrically at the greatest vertical distance permitted by the body contour, but not less than 600 mm above the mandatory lamps (except vehicles of category L).

For vehicles of categories L₁-L₃, L₅-L₇: not less than 250 mm and not more than 1500 mm above the ground;

for vehicles of category L₄: not less than 250 mm and not more than 1200 mm above the ground.

1.3.12.3. Additional stop lamps shall be installed not more than 150 mm from the lower edge of the outer surface or the glazing of the rear window, and not less than 850 mm above the ground.

1.3.12.4. The optical centre of the additional stop lamp may be offset to the left or right of the median longitudinal plane by not more than 150 mm. Alternatively, two additional stop lamps may be installed. In this case, they shall be as close as possible to the median longitudinal plane, with one device on each side of this plane.

1.3.13. Requirements for the installation of rear fog lamps:

1.3.13.1. In width: if only one rear fog lamp is fitted, it shall be located to the left of the median longitudinal plane of the vehicle relative to the direction of travel, or on this plane.

1.3.13.2. In height above the ground: minimum 250 mm, maximum 1000 mm. For vehicles of category N₃G, the maximum height may be increased to 1200 mm.

1.4. Additional general safety requirements for passenger

vehicles of categories M₂ and M₃

Notes: 1. All checks and measurements are carried out on the vehicle in running order, in normal operating condition, standing on a flat horizontal surface. If the vehicle is fitted with a kneeling system, this system shall be adjusted so that the vehicle is at its normal ride height.

2. The requirements of subparagraphs 1.4.5, 1.4.6.2-1.4.6.3, 1.4.7, 1.4.19, 1.4.20, 1.4.21.1-1.4.21.2, 1.4.21.3.2-1.4.21.3.4 of this Annex do not apply to the following: vehicles not intended for commercial use; specialised passenger vehicles; buses of categories M₂G and M₃G; funeral buses; and high-comfort vehicles of categories M₂ and M₃ with a reduced number of seats.

1.4.1. Fire protection.

1.4.1.1. The use of any flammable sound-insulating material, or of any material absorbing fuel, lubricating oil or other combustible substance, is not permitted in the engine compartment unless it is covered by a sealed layer.

1.4.1.2. Precautions shall be taken against the accumulation of fuel, lubricating oil or any other combustible substance anywhere in the engine compartment, either by appropriate design features or by providing drainage openings.

1.4.1.3. A partition of heat-resistant material shall be fitted between the engine compartment or any other source of heat (such as a device designed to absorb the energy released when the vehicle travels down a long descent, e.g. a retarder, or a device for heating the interior, other than any devices heated by the engine coolant) and the rest of the vehicle. All fixing devices, clips, gaskets, etc. used for the partition shall be fire-resistant.

1.4.1.4. The presence of any flammable materials within 100 mm of the exhaust system or other significant sources of heat shall be permitted only if these materials are adequately protected. Appropriate protection shall be provided to prevent grease or other flammable materials from coming into contact with the exhaust system or other significant sources of heat. For the purposes of this paragraph, a flammable material is a material that is not designed to withstand the high temperatures that may occur at its place of use.

1.4.1.5. (not applicable to double-deck vehicles). Space shall be provided for fitting one or more fire extinguishers, one of which shall be located near the driver's seat. Where fire extinguishers are placed in a lockable box or behind easily breakable glass, their storage locations shall be clearly marked, and it shall be possible to remove them without obstruction in an emergency.

1.4.2. Electrical equipment and wiring

1.4.2.1. All wires shall be well insulated, and all wiring and electrical equipment shall withstand the temperature and humidity to which they are exposed. All wires shall be well protected and firmly secured so as to prevent them from breaking, chafing or wearing.

1.4.2.2. All electrical cables shall be routed so that no part of them comes into contact with any fuel line or any other part of the exhaust system, or is exposed to excessive heat, unless appropriate special insulation and protection are provided.

1.4.3. Batteries

1.4.3.1. All batteries shall be well secured and easily accessible.

1.4.3.2. The battery compartment shall be separated from the passenger compartment and the driver's compartment and shall be adequately ventilated with outside air.

1.4.3.3. Battery terminals shall be protected against the risk of short circuit.

1.4.4. First-aid kits (vehicle):

Space shall be provided for fitting one or more first-aid kits (vehicle). The kits may be protected against theft or vandalism (e.g. by placing them in a lockable box or behind easily breakable glass), provided that their storage locations are clearly marked and means are provided for their unobstructed removal in an emergency.

1.4.5. Number of exits (not applicable to double-deck vehicles)

1.4.5.1. The minimum number of doors in a vehicle shall be two: either two service doors, or one service door and one emergency door. The minimum number of service doors shall comply with Table 1.3.

Table 1.3.

1.4.5.2. The minimum number of service doors in each rigid section of an articulated vehicle shall be one, except for the front section of a Class I articulated bus, where the minimum number of doors shall be two. Service doors fitted with a power-operated system shall not be regarded as emergency doors unless they can be readily opened by hand.

1.4.5.3. The minimum number of exits shall be such that the total number of exits in a separate compartment complies with Table 1.4. Escape hatches may count only as one of the above-mentioned emergency exits.

Table 1.4.

1.4.5.4. For the purpose of determining the minimum number and location of exits, each rigid section of an articulated vehicle shall be regarded as a separate vehicle. For the purpose of determining the number of emergency exits, toilets and galleys are not considered separate compartments. The number of passengers shall be determined for each rigid section.

1.4.5.5. A double service door shall count as two doors, and a double or combined window as two emergency windows.

1.4.5.6. If the driver's compartment is not connected to the passenger compartment by a gangway, the following conditions shall be met:

1.4.5.6.1. The driver's compartment shall have two exits, which shall not be located in the same side wall; if one of the exits is a window, it shall meet the requirements for emergency windows set out in paragraphs 1.4.7.1 and 1.4.12.

1.4.5.6.2. One or two seats for additional passengers may be fitted beside the driver; in this case, the exits shall be doors. The driver's door shall be regarded as the emergency door for the occupants of the above-mentioned seats, provided that the driver's seat, steering wheel, engine cover, gear lever, hand brake lever, etc. do not obstruct the exit. The door provided for the above-mentioned occupants shall be regarded as the emergency door for the driver.

1.4.5.7. If the driver's compartment and any seats adjacent to it are accessible from the rest of the passenger compartment via an appropriate gangway, no external exit from the driver's compartment is required.

This case does not preclude the presence of a door or other barrier between the driver's seat and the passenger compartment, provided that this barrier can be quickly removed by the driver in an emergency. The driver's door in a compartment closed off by such a barrier shall not be regarded as an exit for passengers.

1.4.5.8. In addition to emergency doors and windows, vehicles of Classes II, III and B shall have escape hatches. Vehicles of Classes I and A may also be fitted with them. The minimum number of hatches shall comply with Table 1.5.

Table 1.5

1.4.6. Location of exits (not applicable to double-deck vehicles)

Note: Vehicles with a capacity of not more than 22 passengers may comply either with the requirements of paragraph 1.4.6 or with the requirements of paragraph 1.4.21.

1.4.6.1. The service door(s) shall be located on the right-hand side of the vehicle; where there are two or more doors, at least one of them shall be in the front half of the vehicle. This does not preclude a door in the rear end of the vehicle intended for use by passengers in wheelchairs.

1.4.6.2. At least one emergency exit shall be located either in the rear face or in the front face of the vehicle. For Class I vehicles and for vehicles in which the rear part is completely separated from the passenger compartment, this requirement is deemed to be met if an escape hatch is fitted.

1.4.6.3. Where escape hatches are fitted, they shall be positioned as follows: if there is only one hatch, it shall be located in the middle third of the vehicle; if there are two hatches, the distance between the nearest edges of the openings, measured along a line parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, shall be at least 2 metres.

1.4.7. Minimum dimensions of exits

1.4.7.1. The minimum dimensions given in Table 1.6 shall be observed for the various types of exits.

Table 1.6

1.4.8. Technical requirements for all service doors

Table 1.8

1.4.21.3. Position of exits:

1.4.21.3.1. The service door(s) shall be located on the right-hand side of the vehicle or in the rear face of the vehicle.

1.4.21.3.2. The exits shall be positioned so that there is at least one exit on each side of the vehicle.

1.4.21.3.3. At least one exit shall be provided in each of the front half and the rear half of the passenger space.

1.4.21.3.4. If there is no escape hatch, at least one exit shall be provided either in the rear face or in the front face of the vehicle.

1.4.22. Special requirements for double-deck vehicles

1.4.22.1. Space shall be provided for the installation of two fire extinguishers, one of which shall be located near the driver's seat and the other on the upper deck.

1.4.22.2. Number of exits:

1.4.22.2.1. Two doors shall be provided on the lower deck of each double-deck vehicle. The minimum number of service doors shall be as specified in Table 1.9.

Table 1.9

1.4.22.2.2. The minimum number of emergency exits shall be such that the total number of exits complies with the values specified in Table 1.4. The number of exits for each individual deck and each separate compartment is determined separately. For the purpose of determining the number of emergency exits, toilets and kitchens are not considered separate compartments. Escape hatches may count as only one of the above emergency exits.

1.4.22.2.3. In addition to emergency doors and windows, escape hatches shall be provided in the roof of the upper deck of Class II and Class III vehicles. Class I vehicles may also be equipped with them. In such a case, the minimum number of hatches shall comply with Table 1.5, provided that the specified number of passengers is accommodated on the upper deck.

1.4.22.2.4. Each intercommunication staircase is considered an exit from the upper deck.

1.4.22.2.5. In an emergency, all persons accommodated on the lower deck shall be able to leave the vehicle without having to enter the upper deck.

1.4.22.2.6. The main gangway of the upper deck shall be connected to the access passage of a service door or to the main gangway of the lower deck by one or more intercommunication staircases located less than 3 m from a service door:

1.4.22.2.6.1. Class I and Class II vehicles shall have two staircases, or at least one staircase leading to the lower gangway and one staircase leading to an emergency exit, if more than 50 passengers are carried on the upper deck;

1.4.22.2.6.2. Class III vehicles shall have two staircases, or at least one staircase leading to the lower gangway and one staircase leading to an emergency exit, if more than 30 passengers are carried on the upper deck.

1.4.22.3. Position of exits:

1.4.22.3.1. The exits on each deck shall be positioned so that their number on both sides of the vehicle is substantially the same.

1.4.22.3.2. On the upper deck, at least one emergency exit shall be located either in the rear face or in the front face of the vehicle, as appropriate.

1.4.22.4. Handrails and handholds for intercommunication staircases:

All intercommunication staircases shall be fitted on both sides with handrails or handholds installed at a height of 800–1110 mm above the surface of each step.

1.4.22.5. Protection of stairwells and exposed seats

1.4.22.5.1. On the upper deck of a double-deck vehicle, the aperture of the intercommunication staircase shall be protected by a guard at least 800 mm high above the floor. The lower edge of the guard shall be not more than 100 mm above the floor.

1.4.22.5.2. The windscreen in front of passengers occupying the front seats on the upper deck shall be fitted with a guard made of padding material. The upper edge of this guard shall be located at a vertical height of 800-900 mm above the floor on which the passenger's feet rest.

1.4.22.5.3. The riser of each step and staircase shall be closed.

1.4.23. Requirements for additional marking of vehicles of categories M₂ and M₃.

1.4.23.1. Vehicles of categories M₂ and M₃ shall bear clear marking, clearly visible from the inside and applied near the front door, in the form of letters or pictograms at least 15 mm high and digits at least 25 mm high, indicating:

1.4.23.1.1. The maximum number of seated passengers that the vehicle is designed to carry;

1.4.23.1.2. Where applicable, the maximum number of standing passengers that the vehicle is designed to carry;

1.4.23.2. Where the vehicle design allows the number of seats, the space intended for standing passengers or the number of wheelchairs carried to be changed, the requirement of paragraph 1.4.23.1 applies to each layout with the maximum number of seats and with the corresponding number of wheelchairs and standing passengers.

2. Requirements for active safety

2.1. Requirements for braking systems

2.1.1. The vehicle shall be equipped with braking systems capable of performing the following braking functions:

2.1.1.1. Service braking system:

2.1.1.1.1. Acts on all wheels from a single control (except for vehicles of categories L₁ – L₄);

2.1.1.1.2. When the driver operates the control from the driver's seat with both hands on the steering control, it slows the vehicle down to a complete stop, both when moving forward and when reversing.

2.1.1.2. The secondary braking system shall be capable of:

2.1.1.2.1. For vehicles with four or more wheels – acting on the brakes of at least two wheels (one on each side of the vehicle) by means of at least one half of a dual-circuit service braking system in the event of a failure of the service braking system or of the brake booster;

2.1.1.2.2. For vehicles with three wheels – acting on the brakes by means of one of the circuits of a split-circuit system, or by the driver operating the parking brake control while seated in the driver's seat with at least one hand on the steering wheel.

2.1.1.3. Parking braking system:

2.1.1.3.1. Brakes all wheels of at least one axle;

2.1.1.3.2. Has a control which, once actuated, is capable of holding the vehicle in the braked condition by purely mechanical means.

2.1.2. No braking forces shall occur at the wheels when the braking system controls are not actuated.

2.1.3. The action of the service and secondary braking systems shall ensure a smooth, proportionate decrease or increase in braking

forces (vehicle deceleration) as the force applied to the braking system control decreases or increases, respectively.

2.1.4. On vehicles with four or more wheels, the hydraulic braking system shall be equipped with a red tell-tale. The tell-tale is activated by a signal from a pressure sensor indicating a failure of any part of the hydraulic braking system associated with brake fluid leakage.

2.1.5. Controls and monitoring devices.

2.1.5.1. Service braking system:

2.1.5.1.1. A foot control (pedal) shall be used. The pedal shall move without obstruction when the foot is in its natural position.

This requirement does not apply to vehicles intended to be driven by persons whose physical abilities do not allow them to operate a vehicle with their feet, or to vehicles of categories L.

2.1.5.1.1.1. When the pedal is fully depressed, a clearance shall remain between the pedal and the floor.

2.1.5.1.1.2. When released, the pedal shall fully return to its initial position.

2.1.5.1.2. The service braking system shall provide compensating adjustment for wear of the friction material of the brake linings. On vehicles with four or more wheels, such adjustment shall be automatic on all axles.

2.1.5.1.3. Where separate controls are provided for the service and secondary (emergency) braking systems, simultaneous actuation of both controls shall not result in simultaneous disabling of the service and secondary braking systems.

2.1.5.2. Parking braking system

2.1.5.2.1. The parking braking system shall be equipped with a control that is independent of the service braking system control.

This requirement does not apply to vehicles of categories L1 and L3.

The parking braking system control shall be equipped with a functional locking mechanism.

2.1.5.2.2. The parking braking system shall provide manual or automatic compensating adjustment for wear of the friction material of the brake linings.

2.1.6. Vehicles of categories M₂, M₃, N₂, N₃, O₃ and O₄ with not more than four axles shall be equipped with anti-lock braking systems (ABS).

2.1.7. To enable periodic technical inspections of braking systems, it shall be possible to check the wear of the service brake linings using only the tools or equipment normally supplied with the vehicle, for example through appropriate inspection holes or by any other means. Alternatively, acoustic or optical devices that warn the driver at the driver's position that the linings need replacement are permitted. A yellow warning signal may be used as the visual warning signal.

2.2. Requirements for tyres and wheels

2.2.1. Each tyre fitted to the vehicle:

2.2.1.1. Shall bear a moulded marking with at least one of the marks of conformity "E", "e" or "DOT".

An example of the marking is shown in Figure 2.1.

2.2.1.2. Shall bear a moulded marking of the tyre size designation, the load index and the speed category symbol.

Figure 2.1. Example of marking

Note: 1. The marks "E" and "e" are approval marks. The ellipsis is replaced by the distinguishing number of the country that issued the communication concerning UN approval of the vehicle type or component under UN Regulations or EU Directives, and by the approval number.

2.3. Requirements for means of ensuring visibility

2.3.1. The driver who will operate the vehicle shall be able to see the road ahead without obstruction and shall have a view to the right and left of the vehicle.

2.3.2. The vehicle shall be equipped with a system permanently integrated into its design that is capable of defrosting and demisting the windscreen.

A system that uses heated air to clear the windscreen shall have a fan and shall supply air to the windscreen through nozzles.

2.3.3. The vehicle shall be equipped with at least one windscreen wiper and at least one windscreen washer nozzle.

2.3.4. After being switched off, each wiper blade shall automatically return to its rest position, located at or below the boundary of the wiped area.

2.4. Requirements for speedometers

2.4.1. Each vehicle of categories L, M and N shall have a speedometer.

2.4.2 The speedometer readings shall be visible at any time of day.

2.4.3. The vehicle speed indicated by the speedometer shall not be lower than the actual vehicle speed.

3. Passive safety requirements

3.1. Requirements for occupant protection by the steering equipment of

vehicles of categories M₁, N₁, L₆ and L₇ (with car-type layout)

3.1.1. The steering wheel shall not catch or snag any part of the driver's clothing or jewellery during normal operation.

3.1.2. Bolts used to fasten the steering wheel to the hub, where located on the outside, shall be recessed flush with the surface.

3.1.3. Uncovered metal spokes may be used if they have the specified radii of curvature.

3.2. Requirements for safety belts and their anchorages

3.2.1. The seats of vehicles of categories M₁, M₂ and M₃ of Classes II, III and B, and of categories N, L₆ and L₇ (with car-type layout) shall be equipped with safety belts, except for seats intended for use only when the vehicle is stationary.

For seats that can be rotated or set in other directions, safety belts are required only for seats set in the direction intended for use while the vehicle is in motion.

3.2.2. The minimum requirements for the types of safety belts for different seat types and vehicle categories are given in Table 3.1.

3.2.3. The following retractors shall not be used with safety belts:

3.2.3.1. Retractors without an adjuster for the length of the extracted strap;

3.2.3.2. Retractors that require manual actuation of a device to obtain the desired strap length and that lock automatically once the user reaches the desired length.

3.2.4. Three-point belts with retractors shall have at least one retractor for the diagonal strap.

Minimum requirements for safety belt types

Table 3.1.

Notes: A: three-point belt (lap and diagonal).

B: two-point belt (lap).

R: retractor for partial or full retraction of the safety belt strap.

3: - Retractor that allows the desired strap length to be obtained and that automatically adjusts the strap length for the user when the buckle is fastened. Further extraction of the strap from the retractor is not possible without intervention by the user (automatically locking retractor).

4: - Retractor that does not restrict the user's freedom of movement under normal driving conditions. Such a retractor includes a length-adjusting device that automatically adjusts the strap to the user's build, and a locking mechanism that is actuated in an emergency by vehicle deceleration, or by a combination of vehicle deceleration, belt movement or any other automatic means (emergency locking retractor).

m: Emergency locking retractor with multiple sensitivity.

Two-point belts may be used only on seats where:

- there is a seat directly in front, or

- no part of the vehicle can be located in the "reference zone" while the vehicle is in motion. The "reference zone" means the space between two vertical longitudinal planes located 400 mm apart and symmetrical about the H-point. This space is defined by rotating a head form with a diameter of 165 mm from the vertical to the horizontal position (simulating the forward inclination of the torso in the direction of travel). The head form is positioned at the H-point and 127 mm forward of the H-point, and the distance from the pivot axis to the top of the head form is 840 mm.

For outboard seats other than front seats of vehicles of category N1, a lap belt is permitted if a passageway is provided between the seat and the nearest side wall of the vehicle to give passengers access to other parts of the vehicle. The space between the seat and the side wall is considered a passageway if, with all doors closed, the distance between this side wall and the vertical longitudinal plane passing through the centre of the seat concerned, measured at the R-point perpendicular to the median longitudinal plane of the vehicle, is more than 500 mm.

* A lap belt is permitted if the windscreen is not located in the "reference zone" as defined above in the paragraph marked with the sign "

", and, for categories N₂ and N₃, also in the case of the driver's seat.

3.2.5. Except in the case specified in paragraph 3.2.6, each passenger seat equipped with an airbag shall be provided with a warning sign against the use of a rearward-facing child restraint system on that seat. The warning label shall take the form of a pictogram and may include explanatory text. It shall be durably affixed and positioned so that it is visible to any person intending to install a rearward-facing child restraint system on that seat. An example of the pictogram is shown in Figure 3.1. The warning sign shall be visible in all cases, including when the door is closed.

Colours:

- pictogram – red;

- seat, child seat and airbag outline – black;

- the words "Air Bag" ("airbag") and the airbag image – white.

Figure 3.1. Example of the pictogram

3.2.6. The provisions of paragraph 3.2.5 do not apply if the vehicle is equipped with a sensor mechanism that automatically detects the presence of a rearward-facing child restraint system and prevents the airbag from deploying when such a child restraint system is present.

3.2.7. Safety belts shall be installed so that:

3.2.7.1. There is practically no possibility of a correctly worn belt slipping off the shoulder as a result of the forward movement of the driver or passenger;

3.2.7.2. There is practically no possibility of damage to the belt strap through contact with sharp rigid parts of the vehicle structure or of the seat, child restraint systems and ISOFIX child restraint systems.

3.2.8. The design and installation of safety belts shall allow them to be fastened at any time. If the complete seat, the seat cushion and/or the seat back can be folded to provide access to the rear of the vehicle or to the cargo or luggage compartment, then after folding and return to the normal position the safety belts provided shall be accessible or easy to retrieve from under or behind the seat by the user without assistance.

3.2.9. The device for opening the buckle shall be clearly visible and easily accessible to the user. It shall be designed so as to exclude unexpected or accidental opening.

3.2.10. The buckle shall be located so that it is easily accessible to a rescuer if the driver or passenger must be urgently released from the vehicle.

3.2.11. The buckle shall be installed so that, both when unloaded and when loaded by the weight of the user, the user can open it with a simple movement of either the left or the right hand in one direction.

3.2.12. The worn belt shall either adjust automatically or be designed so that the manual adjustment device is easily accessible to the seated user and is convenient and simple to use. In addition, the user shall be able to tighten the belt with one hand to suit their build and the position of the vehicle seat.

3.2.13. Each seating position shall be equipped with safety-belt anchorages appropriate to the type of belt used.

3.2.14. If a double-leaf door arrangement is used to provide access to the front and rear seats, the design of the belt anchorage system shall not hinder free entry into and exit from the vehicle.

3.2.15. Anchorages shall not be located on thin and/or flat panels with insufficient stiffness and reinforcement, or in thin-walled tubes.

3.2.16. Visual inspection of the safety-belt anchorages shall show no gaps in the weld seam and no visible lack of fusion.

3.2.17. Bolts used in safety-belt anchorages shall be of property class 8.8 or stronger. Such bolts shall be marked 8.8 or 12.9 on the hexagon head. However, 7/16`` UNF safety-belt anchorage bolts (with anodised coating) not bearing these markings may be regarded as bolts of equivalent strength. The bolt thread diameter shall be not less than M₈.

3.3. Requirements for seats and their anchorages

3.3.1. Seats shall be securely attached to the chassis or to other parts of the vehicle.

3.3.2. On vehicles equipped with mechanisms for longitudinal adjustment of the seat cushion and of the seat back+ inclination, or with a seat displacement mechanism (for passenger entry and exit), these mechanisms shall be operational. When adjustment or use ends, these mechanisms shall lock automatically.

3.3.3. Head restraints shall be fitted to each front outboard seat of vehicles of categories M₁, M₂ (with a technically permissible maximum laden mass not exceeding 3,5 tonnes) and N₁.

3.4. Requirements for occupant protection with regard to interior fittings

of vehicles of categories М₁, L₆ and L₇ (with closed bodywork)

3.4.1. Surfaces inside the passenger compartment of the vehicle shall have no sharp edges.

Note: A sharp edge is an edge of rigid material with a radius of curvature of less than 2,5 mm, except for surface projections not exceeding 3,2 mm in height. In this case, the minimum radius of curvature requirement does not apply, provided that the height of the projection is not more than half its width and its edges are blunted.

3.4.2. The top and rear faces of the frame of a seat behind which there is a seat intended for normal use while the vehicle is in motion shall be covered with non-rigid padding material.

Note: Non-rigid padding material is material that can be depressed by finger pressure and returns to its original state after the load is removed, and that, when compressed, continues to protect against direct contact with the surface it covers.

3.4.3. Parcel shelves and similar interior elements shall have no brackets or fixtures with projecting edges. If they have parts projecting into the vehicle, these parts shall have a height of not less than 25 mm, with edges rounded to radii of not less than 3,2 mm, and shall be covered with non-rigid padding material.

3.4.4. The interior surface of the body and the elements mounted on it (for example, grab handles, lamps, sun visors) located forward of and above the seated driver and passengers, which can come into contact with a sphere of 165 mm diameter, shall meet the following requirements if they have projecting parts made of rigid material:

3.4.4.1. The width of the projecting parts shall be not less than the amount of their projection;

3.4.4.2. For roof elements, the radius of curvature of the edges shall be not less than 5 mm;

3.4.4.3. For roof-mounted components, the radii of curvature of the contactable edges shall be not less than 3,2 mm;

3.4.4.4. Any roof strips and ribs made of rigid material, except the front frames of glazed surfaces and door frames, shall not project downwards by more than 19 mm.

3.4.5. The requirements of paragraph 3.4.4 also apply to vehicles with an opening roof, including the opening and closing devices, in the "closed" position. They do not apply to vehicles with a folding soft roof with respect to the folding top parts covered with non-rigid padding material and to the folding roof frame elements.

3.5. Requirements for doors, door locks and door hinges of vehicles

of categories М₁, N, L₆ and L₇ (with closed bodywork)

3.5.1. All doors giving access to the vehicle shall be capable of being securely held closed by locks.

3.5.2. The lock mechanisms of the doors used by the driver and passengers for entry and exit shall have two latched positions: intermediate and fully latched.

3.5.3. The lock mechanisms of hinged doors shall not open in either the intermediate or the fully latched position when a force of 300 N is applied.

3.6. Requirements for injury protection with regard to external projections of vehicles

of categories М₁, N, L₆ and L₇

3.6.1. In the zone of the outer body surface between the floor line and a height of 2 m above the road surface, there shall be no structural elements that could catch (hook) or increase the risk or severity of injury to any person who may come into contact with the vehicle.

3.6.2. Emblems and other decorative objects that project more than 10 mm, including any base, above the surface to which they are attached shall be able to deflect or break off when a force of 100 N is applied to them. In the deflected or broken-off state, they shall not project more than 10 mm above the surface to which they are attached.

3.6.3. Wheels, wheel nuts or bolts, hub caps and wheel trims shall have no pointed or sharp edges projecting beyond the surface of the wheel rim.

3.6.4. Wheels shall have no wing nuts.

3.6.5. Wheels shall not project beyond the outer contour of the body in plan view, except for tyres, wheel trims and wheel nuts.

3.6.6. Side air deflectors or rain gutters that are not turned towards the body so that their edges cannot come into contact with a sphere of 100 mm diameter shall have an edge radius of curvature of not less than 1 mm.

3.6.7. Bumper ends shall be turned towards the body so that a sphere of 100 mm diameter cannot come into contact with them, and the gap between the bumper edge and the body shall not exceed 20 mm. Alternatively, the bumper ends may be recessed into the body or form a common surface with the body.

3.6.8. Towing hitches and winches (if fitted) shall not project beyond the front surface of the bumper. A winch may project beyond the front surface of the bumper if it is covered by a suitable protective element with a radius of curvature of not less than 2,5 mm.

3.6.9. For vehicles of categories М₁, N₁, L₆ and L₇, door and boot handles shall not project beyond the outer surface of the body by more than 40 mm, and other projecting elements by more than 30 mm.

3.6.10. For vehicles of categories N₂ and N₃, door push-buttons shall not project beyond the outer surface of the cab by more than 30 mm, grab handles and bonnet fastening handles by more than 70 mm, and other projecting elements by more than 50 mm.

3.6.11. The open ends of pivoting handles that rotate parallel to the plane of the door shall be turned back towards the body surface.

3.6.12. Pivoting handles that rotate outwards in any direction other than parallel to the plane of the door shall, in the closed position, be protected by a guard frame or be recessed. The end of the handle shall point either rearwards or downwards.

3.6.13. Window panes that open outwards relative to the outer surface of the vehicle shall, when open, have no forward-facing edges and shall not project beyond the overall width of the vehicle.

3.6.14. Headlamp rims and visors shall not project more than 30 mm beyond the most projecting point of the headlamp lens surface (measured horizontally from the point of contact of a sphere of 100 mm diameter touching both the headlamp lens and the headlamp rim (visor) simultaneously).

3.6.15. Jack brackets shall not protrude by more than 10 mm beyond the vertical projection of the floor line located directly above them.

3.6.16. Exhaust pipes protruding by more than 10 mm beyond the vertical projection of the floor line located directly above them shall terminate in an end cap or a rounded edge with a radius of curvature of not less than 2,5 mm.

3.6.17. The edges of steps and footboards shall be rounded.

3.6.18. The radius of curvature of the outward-facing edges of side air deflectors, rain deflectors and window dirt deflectors shall be not less than 1 mm.

3.7. Requirements for rear and lateral protective devices

3.7.1. Vehicles of categories N₂, N₃ (except tractor units), O₃ and O₄ shall be fitted with rear and lateral protective devices that prevent a passenger car from running under the vehicle in the event of a road traffic accident.

The absence of rear protective devices is permitted on vehicles whose design features do not allow such devices to be installed.

The installation of lateral protection devices with deviations from the established requirements is permitted on vehicles whose design features and intended use do not allow full compliance with the relevant requirements.

3.7.2. The width of the rear underrun protective device shall not exceed the width of the rear axle and shall not be shorter than the rear axle by more than 100 mm on each side.

3.7.3. The height of the rear underrun protective device shall be not less than 100 mm.

3.7.4. The ends of the rear underrun protective device shall not be bent backwards.

3.7.5. The rear surface of the rear underrun protective device shall be located not more than 400 mm from the rearmost point of the vehicle.

3.7.6. The edges of the rear underrun protective device shall be rounded with a radius of not less than 2,5 mm.

3.7.7. The distance from the ground to the lower edge of the rear underrun protective device shall not exceed 550 mm over its entire length.

3.7.8. The lateral protection device shall not protrude beyond the overall width of the vehicle.

3.7.9. The outer surface of the lateral protection device shall be located not more than 120 mm inboard of the outermost lateral plane of the vehicle. At the rear end, over a length of not less than 250 mm, the outer surface of the lateral protection device shall be located not more than 30 mm inboard of the outer edge of the outermost rear tyre (excluding tyre bulge at the bottom under the weight of the vehicle).

Bolts, rivets and other fastening elements may protrude by up to 10 mm from the outer surface. All edges shall be rounded with a radius of not less than 2,5 mm.

3.7.10. If the lateral protection device consists of horizontal rails, the distance between them shall be not more than 300 mm, and their height shall be not less than:

3.7.10.1. 50 mm for vehicles of categories N₂ and O₃;

3.7.10.2. 100 mm for vehicles of categories N₃ and O₄.

3.7.11. The front end of the lateral protection device shall be located, measured horizontally:

3.7.11.1. For trucks, not more than 300 mm from the rear surface of the front wheel tyre tread. If the cab is located in this zone, not more than 100 mm from the rear surface of the cab;

3.7.11.2. For trailers, not more than 500 mm from the rear surface of the front wheel tyre tread;