Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/208 of 8 December 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to vehicle functional safety requirements for the approval of agricultural and forestry vehicles Text with EEA relevance

CHAPTER I

SUBJECT MATTER AND DEFINITIONS

Article 1

Subject matter

This Regulation establishes the detailed technical requirements and test procedures regarding functional safety, except with respect to braking performance, for the approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles and the systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 167/2013.

Article 2

Definitions

The definitions of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall apply. In addition, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) ‘Towing device’ means a component on the tractor designed to provide a mechanical link between the tractor and a towing vehicle to tow the tractor away in case it cannot be self-propelled;

(2) ‘Unladen mass in running order’ of a vehicle means the mass of the unladen vehicle ready for normal use and including the standard equipment in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications, coolant, lubricants, fuel, tools and driver (considered equal to 75 kg) and excluding optional accessories;

(3) ‘Steering control’ means the part directly operated by the driver in order to steer the tractor;

(4) ‘Steering effort’ means the force exerted by the driver on the steering control in order to steer the tractor;

(5) ‘Tyres normally fitted’ means the type or types of tyre provided by the manufacturer on the vehicle type in question and specified in the information document the template of which is set out in Article 2 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/504 (¹);

(6) ‘Tracks normally fitted’ means the type or types of track provided by the manufacturer on the vehicle type in question and specified in the information document the template of which is set out in Article 2 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/504;

(7) ‘Rear-view mirror’ means any device intended to give, within the field of vision geometrically defined in point 5 of Annex IX, a clear view to the rear which, within reasonable limits, is not blocked by component parts of the tractor or by the occupants of the tractor itself;

(8) ‘Interior rear-view mirror’ means a rear-view mirror which is fitted inside the cab or frame of a tractor;

(9) ‘Class of rear-view mirror’ means all rear-view mirrors having one or more common characteristics or functions;

(10) ‘Lamp’ means a device designed to illuminate the road (headlamp) or to emit a light signal;

(11) ‘Tractor wheelbase’ or ‘Vehicle wheelbase’ means the distance between the vertical planes perpendicular to the median longitudinal plane of the tractor or of the vehicle passing through the axles of the tractor or of the vehicle;

(12) ‘Laden vehicle’ means a vehicle loaded at its technically permissible maximum laden mass;

(13) ‘Cab’ means the operator enclosure which surrounds the operator by means of a physical barrier and prevents the free passage of external air into the area of the operator.

CHAPTER II

VEHICLE FUNCTIONAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

Article 3

Fitting and demonstration requirements related to functional safety

Article 4

Application of UNECE regulations

The UNECE regulations and amendments thereto set out in Annex I to this Regulation shall apply to type-approval of agricultural and forestry vehicles.

Article 5

Technical specifications on functional safety requirements and test procedures

Article 6

Requirements on vehicle structure integrity

The performance requirements applying to vehicle structure integrity referred to in Article 17(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall be verified in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 7

Requirements on the maximum design speed, speed governors and speed-limitation devices

The test procedures and performance requirements applying to speed, speed governors and speed-limitation devices referred to in Article 17(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall be conducted and verified in accordance with Annex III to this Regulation.

Article 8

Requirements on steering for fast tractors

The test procedures and performance requirements applying to steering for fast tractors referred to in Article 17(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall be conducted and verified in accordance with Annex IV to this Regulation.

Article 9

Requirements on steering

The test procedures and performance requirements applying to steering referred to in Article 17(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall be conducted and verified in accordance with Annex V to this Regulation.

Article 10

Requirements on speedometers

The test procedures and performance requirements applying to speedometer referred to in Article 17(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall be conducted and verified in accordance with Annex VI to this Regulation.

Article 11

Requirements on the field of vision and windscreen wipers

The test procedures and performance requirements applying to field of vision and windscreen wipers referred to in Article 17(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall be conducted and verified in accordance with Annex VII to this Regulation.

Article 12

Requirements on glazing

The test procedures and requirements applying to glazing referred to in Article 17(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall be conducted and verified in accordance with Annex VIII to this Regulation.

Article 13

Requirements on rear-view mirrors

The test procedures and performance requirements applying to rear view mirrors referred to in Article 17(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall be conducted and verified in accordance with Annex IX to this Regulation.

Article 14

Requirements on driver information systems

The test procedures and requirements applying to driver information systems referred to in Article 17(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall be conducted and verified in accordance with Annex X to this Regulation.

Article 15

Requirements on lighting, light-signalling devices and their light sources

The test procedures and performance requirements applying to lighting, light-signalling devices and their light sources referred to in Article 17(2)(d) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall be conducted and verified in accordance with Annex XI to this Regulation.

Article 16

Requirements on lighting installations

The test procedures and requirements applying to lighting installations referred to in Article 17(2)(d) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall be conducted and verified in accordance with Annex XII to this Regulation.

Article 17

Requirements on vehicle occupant protection, including interior fittings, head restraints, seat belts, vehicle doors

The test procedures and performance requirements applying to occupant protection, including interior fittings, head restraint, seat belts and vehicle doors referred to in Article 17(2)(e) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall be conducted and verified in accordance with Annex XIII to this Regulation.

Article 18

Requirements on vehicle exterior and accessories

The test procedures and requirements applying to vehicle exterior and accessories referred to in Article 17(2)(f) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall be conducted and verified in accordance with Annex XIV to this Regulation.

Article 19

Requirements on the electromagnetic compatibility

The test procedures and performance requirements applying to electromagnetic compatibility referred to in Article 17(2)(g) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall be conducted and verified in accordance with Annex XV to this Regulation.

Article 20

Requirements on audible warning devices

The test procedures and performance requirements applying to audible warning devices referred to in Article 17(2)(h) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall be conducted and verified in accordance with Annex XVI to this Regulation.

Article 21

Requirements on heating systems

The test procedures and performance requirements applying to heating systems referred to in Article 17(2)(i) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall be conducted and verified in accordance with Annex XVII to this Regulation.

Article 22

Requirements on devices to prevent unauthorised use

The test procedures and performance requirements applying to devices to prevent unauthorised use referred to in Article 17(2)(j) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall be conducted and verified in accordance with Annex XVIII to this Regulation.

Article 23

Requirements on registration plates

The test procedures and requirements applying to registration plates referred to in Article 17(2)(k) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall be conducted and verified in accordance with Annex XIX to this Regulation.

Article 24

Requirements on statutory plates and markings

The requirements applying to statutory plates and marking referred to in Article 17(2)(k) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall be verified in accordance with Annex XX to this Regulation.

Article 25

Requirements on dimensions and trailer masses

The test procedures and requirements applying to dimensions and trailer masses referred to in Article 17(2)(l) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall be conducted and verified in accordance with Annex XXI to this Regulation.

Article 26

Requirements on the maximum laden mass

The test procedures and requirements applying to the maximum laden mass referred to in Article 17(2)(l) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall be conducted and verified in accordance with Annex XXII to this Regulation.

Article 27

Requirements on ballast masses

The test procedures and requirements applying to ballast masses referred to in Article 17(2)(l) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall be conducted and verified in accordance with Annex XXIII to this Regulation.

Article 28

Requirements on the safety of electrical systems

The requirements applying to electrical systems referred to in Article 17(2)(m) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall be verified in accordance with Annex XXIV to this Regulation.

Article 29

Requirements on fuel tanks

The test procedures and performance requirements applying to fuel tanks referred to in Article 17(2)(a) and (m) and 18(2)(l) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall be conducted and verified in accordance with Annex XXV to this Regulation.

Article 30

Requirements on rear protective structures

The test procedures and performance requirements applying to rear protective structures referred to in Article 17(2)(n) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall be conducted and verified in accordance with Annex XXVI to this Regulation.

Article 31

Requirements on lateral protection

The test procedures and requirements applying to lateral protection referred to in Article 17(2)(o) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall be conducted and verified in accordance with Annex XXVII to this Regulation.

Article 32

Requirements on load platforms

The test procedures and requirements applying to load platforms referred to in Article 17(2)(p) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall be conducted and verified in accordance with Annex XXVIII to this Regulation.

Article 33

Requirements on towing devices

The performance requirements applying to towing devices referred to in Article 17(2)(q) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall be verified in accordance with Annex XXIX to this Regulation.

Article 34

Requirements on tyres

The test procedures and performance requirements applying to tyres referred to in Article 17(2)(r) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall be conducted and verified in accordance with Annex XXX to this Regulation.

Article 35

Requirements on spray-suppression systems

The test procedures and performance requirements applying to spray-suppression systems referred to in Article 17(2)(s) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall be conducted and verified in accordance with Annex XXXI to this Regulation.

Article 36

Requirements on the reverse gear

The requirements applying to the reverse gear referred to in Article 17(2)(t) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall be verified in accordance with Annex XXXII to this Regulation.

Article 37

Requirements on tracks

The test procedures and performance requirements applying to tracks referred to in Article 17(2)(u) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall be conducted and verified in accordance with Annex XXXIII to this Regulation.

Article 38

Requirements on mechanical couplings

The test procedures and performance requirements applying to mechanical couplings referred to in Article 17(2)(v) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall be conducted and verified in accordance with Annex XXXIV to this Regulation.

CHAPTER III

OBLIGATIONS OF THE MEMBER STATES

Article 39

Type-approval of vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units

With effect from 1 January 2018, national authorities shall, in the case of new vehicles that do not comply with Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 and this Regulation on functional safety, prohibit the making available on the market, registration, or entry into service of such vehicles.

Article 40

National type-approval of vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units

National authorities shall not refuse to grant national type-approval to a type of vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit on grounds relating to functional safety where the vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit complies with the requirements set out in this Regulation, with the exception of requirements on the following:

(a) vehicle dimensions and trailer mass set out in Article 25;

(b) maximum laden mass set out in Article 26;

(c) mean ground contact pressure and maximum load per track roller for tractors of category C set out in Article 37;

(d) signalling panels and foils, set out in Article 16, of S-category vehicles with width exceeding 2,55 m.

CHAPTER IV

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 40a

Transitional provisions

Article 41

Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply as of 1 January 2016.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

LIST OF ANNEXES

Annex Number	Annex title
I	List of applicable UNECE regulations
II	Requirements on vehicle structure integrity
III	Requirements on the maximum design speed, speed governors and speed limitation devices
IV	Requirements on steering for fast tractors
V	Requirements on steering
VI	Requirements on speedometers
VII	Requirements on the field of vision and windscreen wipers
VIII	Requirements on glazing
IX	Requirements on rear-view mirrors
X	Requirements on driver information systems
XI	Requirements on lighting, light-signalling devices and their light sources
XII	Requirements on lighting installations
XIII	Requirements on vehicle occupant protection, including interior fittings, head restraints, seat belts, vehicle doors
XIV	Requirements on vehicle exterior and accessories
XV	Requirements on the electromagnetic compatibility
XVI	Requirements on audible warning devices
XVII	Requirements on heating systems
XVIII	Requirements on devices to prevent unauthorised use
XIX	Requirements on registration plates
XX	Requirements on statutory plates and markings
XXI	Requirements on dimensions and trailer masses
XXII	Requirements on the maximum laden mass
XXIII	Requirements on ballast masses
XXIV	Requirements on the safety of electrical systems
XXV	Requirements on fuel tanks
XXVI	Requirements on rear protective structures
XXVII	Requirements on lateral protection
XXVIII	Requirements on load platforms
XXIX	Requirements on towing devices
XXX	Requirements on tyres
XXXI	Requirements on spray-suppression systems
XXXII	Requirements on the reverse gear
XXXIII	Requirements on tracks
XXXIV	Requirements on mechanical couplings

ANNEX I