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L 263/68 – Official Journal of the European Union – 9.10.2007
DEFINITION OF TYPE OF BODYWORK (only for complete/completed vehicles)
9.10.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 263/69
AF Multi-purpose vehicle
Motor vehicle other than those mentioned in AA to AE intended for carrying passengers and their luggage or goods, in a single compartment. However, if such a vehicle meets both of the following conditions:
(i) the number of seating positions, excluding the driver, is not more than six;
a ‘seating position’ shall be regarded as existing if the vehicle is provided with ‘accessible’ seat anchorages;
‘accessible’ shall mean those anchorages, which can be used. In order to prevent anchorages being ‘accessible’, the manufacturer shall physically obstruct their use, for example by welding over cover plates or by fitting similar permanent fixtures which cannot be removed by use of normally available tools; and
(ii) P – (M + N × 68) > N × 68
where:
P = technically permissible maximum laden mass in kg
M = mass in running order in kg
N = number of seating positions excluding the driver.
This vehicle is not considered to be a vehicle of category M1.
L 263/70 – Official Journal of the European Union – 9.10.2007
Vehicles of Class B (see Directive 2001/85/EC)
CW Single deck
3. Motor vehicles of category N – BA Lorry See Directive 97/27/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 July 1997 relating to the masses and dimensions of certain categories of motor vehicles and their trailers (1) Annex I item 2.1.1
BB – Van Lorry with the cab integrated into the body
BC – Semi-trailer towing vehicle See Directive 97/27/EC Annex I item 2.1.1
BD – Trailer towing vehicle (road tractor) See Directive 97/27/EC Annex I item 2.1.1
— However, if a vehicle defined as BB with a technically permissible maximum mass not exceeding 3 500 kg:
— has more than 6 seating positions excluding the driver
or
— meets both of the following conditions:
(i) the number of seating positions, excluding the driver, is not more than 6 and
(ii) P – (M + N × 68) ≤ N × 68
this vehicle is not considered to be a vehicle of category N.
— However, if a vehicle defined as BA, BB with a technically permissible maximum mass exceeding 3 500 kg, BC or BD meets at least one of the following conditions:
(i) the number of seating positions, excluding the driver, is more than 8 or
(ii) P – (M + N × 68) ≤ N × 68
this vehicle is not considered to be a vehicle of category N. See Part C, item of this Annex for the definitions of ‘seating positions’, P, M and N.
4. Vehicles of category O
DA Semi-trailer See Directive 97/27/EC Annex I item 2.2.2
DB Drawbar trailer See Directive 97/27/EC Annex I item 2.2.3
DC Centre-axle trailer See Directive 97/27/EC Annex I item 2.2.4
5. Special purpose vehicles
SA Motor caravans (See Annex II A item 5.1)
SB Armoured vehicles (See Annex II A item 5.2)
SC Ambulances (See Annex II A item 5.3)
SD Hearses (See Annex II A item 5.4)
SE Trailer caravans (See Annex II A item 5.6)
SF Mobile cranes (See Annex II A item 5.7)
SG Other special purpose vehicles (See Annex II A item 5.8)
SH Wheel-chair accessible vehicle (See Annex II A item 5.5)
(1) OJ L 233, 25.8.1997, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2003/19/EC (OJ L 79, 26.3.2003, p. 6).