Regulation (EC) No 78/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 January 2009 on the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users, amending Directive 2007/46/EC and repealing Directives 2003/102/EC and 2005/66/EC (Text with EEA relevance)
Modified by
  • Council Regulation (EU) No 517/2013of 13 May 2013adapting certain regulations and decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement for persons, company law, competition policy, agriculture, food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy, transport policy, energy, taxation, statistics, trans-European networks, judiciary and fundamental rights, justice, freedom and security, environment, customs union, external relations, foreign, security and defence policy and institutions, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia, 32013R0517, June 10, 2013
  • Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 27 November 2019on type-approval requirements for motor vehicles and their trailers, and systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, as regards their general safety and the protection of vehicle occupants and vulnerable road users, amending Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulations (EC) No 78/2009, (EC) No 79/2009 and (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 631/2009, (EU) No 406/2010, (EU) No 672/2010, (EU) No 1003/2010, (EU) No 1005/2010, (EU) No 1008/2010, (EU) No 1009/2010, (EU) No 19/2011, (EU) No 109/2011, (EU) No 458/2011, (EU) No 65/2012, (EU) No 130/2012, (EU) No 347/2012, (EU) No 351/2012, (EU) No 1230/2012 and (EU) 2015/166(Text with EEA relevance), 32019R2144, December 16, 2019
Regulation (EC) No 78/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 14 January 2009on the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users, amending Directive 2007/46/EC and repealing Directives 2003/102/EC and 2005/66/EC(Text with EEA relevance) CHAPTER ISUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS
Article 1Subject matterThis Regulation lays down requirements for the construction and functioning of motor vehicles and frontal protection systems in order to reduce the number and severity of injuries to pedestrians and other vulnerable road users who are hit by the fronts of vehicles and in order to avoid such collisions.
Article 2Scope1.This Regulation shall apply to the following:(a)motor vehicles of category M1 as defined in Article 3(11) of Directive 2007/46/EC and in point 1 of Section A of Annex II thereto, subject to paragraph 2 of this Article;(b)motor vehicles of category N1 as defined in Article 3(11) of Directive 2007/46/EC and in point 2 of Section A of Annex II thereto, subject to paragraph 2 of this Article;(c)frontal protection systems fitted as original equipment to the vehicles referred to in points (a) and (b) or supplied as separate technical units intended for fitting to such vehicles.2.Sections 2 and 3 of Annex I to this Regulation shall not apply to:(a)vehicles of category N1; and(b)vehicles of category M1 derived from N1 and of maximum mass exceeding 2500 kg;where the driver position "R-point" is either forward of the front axle or longitudinally rearwards of the front axle transverse centreline by a maximum of 1100 mm.
Article 3DefinitionsFor the purposes of this Regulation:1."A-pillar" means the foremost and outermost roof support extending from the chassis to the roof of the vehicle;2."brake assist system" means a function of the braking system that deduces an emergency braking event from a characteristic of the driver’s brake demand and, under such conditions:(a)assists the driver to deliver the maximum achievable braking rate; or(b)is sufficient to cause full cycling of the Anti-lock Braking System;3."bumper" means any front, lower, outer structures of a vehicle, including attachments thereto, which are intended to give protection to a vehicle when involved in a low speed frontal collision with another vehicle; it does not include, however, any frontal protection system;4."frontal protection system" means a separate structure or structures, such as a bull bar, or a supplementary bumper which, in addition to the original-equipment bumper, is intended to protect the external surface of the vehicle from damage in the event of a collision with an object, with the exception of structures having a mass of less than 0,5 kg, intended to protect only the vehicle’s lights;5."maximum mass" means the technically permissible maximum laden mass stated by the manufacturer pursuant to point 2.8 of Annex I to Directive 2007/46/EC;6."vehicles of category N1" derived from M1’ means those vehicles of N1 category which, forward of the A-pillars, have the same general structure and shape as a pre-existing M1 category vehicle;7."vehicles of category M1" derived from N1’ means those vehicles of M1 category which, forward of the A-pillars, have the same general structure and shape as a pre-existing N1 category vehicle.
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