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
Modified by
  • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1788of 14 July 2016amending Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of requirements for vehicle EU type-approval, and amending and correcting Commission Delegated Regulations (EU) No 1322/2014, (EU) 2015/96, (EU) 2015/68 and (EU) 2015/208 with regard to vehicle construction and general requirements, to environmental and propulsion unit performance requirements, to vehicle braking requirements and to vehicle functional safety requirements(Text with EEA relevance), 32016R1788, October 13, 2016
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/208of 8 December 2014supplementing 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 ISUBJECT MATTER AND DEFINITIONS
Article 1Subject matterThis 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 2DefinitionsThe 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) 2015/504Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/504 of 11 March 2015 implementing Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the administrative requirements for the approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles (OJ L 85, 28.3.2015, p. 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 IIVEHICLE FUNCTIONAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
Article 3Fitting and demonstration requirements related to functional safety1.Manufacturers shall equip agricultural and forestry vehicles with systems, components and separate technical units affecting their functional safety that are designed, constructed and assembled so as to enable the vehicle in normal use and maintained according to the prescriptions of the manufacturer to comply with the detailed technical requirements and testing procedures laid down in Articles 5 to 38.2.Manufacturers shall demonstrate by means of physical demonstration testing to the approval authority that the agricultural and forestry vehicles made available on the market, registered or entering into service in the Union comply with the functional safety requirements laid down in Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 and Annex I to that Regulation and comply with the detailed technical requirements and test procedures laid down in Articles 5 to 38 of this Regulation.3.Manufacturers shall ensure that spare parts that are made available on the market or are entering into service in the Union comply with the detailed technical requirements and test procedures laid down in this Regulation.4.Manufacturers shall submit to the approval authority a description of the measures taken to prevent tampering with, and modification of, the powertrain management system, including the functional safety electronic control computers, where fitted.
Article 4Application of UNECE regulationsThe UNECE regulations and amendments thereto set out in Annex I to this Regulation shall apply to type-approval of agricultural and forestry vehicles.
Article 5Technical specifications on functional safety requirements and test procedures1.The functional safety performance test procedures shall be performed in accordance with the test requirements laid down in this Regulation.2.The tests shall be carried out or witnessed by the approval authority or, where authorised by the approval authority, by the technical service.3.The measurement methods and test results shall be reported to the approval authority in the test report format set out in Article 9 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/504.
Article 6Requirements on vehicle structure integrityThe 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 7Requirements on the maximum design speed, speed governors and speed-limitation devicesThe 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 8Requirements on steering for fast tractorsThe 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 9Requirements on steeringThe 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 10Requirements on speedometersThe 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 11Requirements on the field of vision and windscreen wipersThe 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 12Requirements on glazingThe 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 13Requirements on rear-view mirrorsThe 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 14Requirements on driver information systemsThe 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 15Requirements on lighting, light-signalling devices and their light sourcesThe 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 16Requirements on lighting installationsThe 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 17Requirements on vehicle occupant protection, including interior fittings, head restraints, seat belts, vehicle doorsThe 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 18Requirements on vehicle exterior and accessoriesThe 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 19Requirements on the electromagnetic compatibilityThe 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 20Requirements on audible warning devicesThe 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 21Requirements on heating systemsThe 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 22Requirements on devices to prevent unauthorised useThe 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 23Requirements on registration platesThe 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 24Requirements on statutory plates and markingsThe 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 25Requirements on dimensions and trailer massesThe 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 26Requirements on the maximum laden massThe 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 27Requirements on ballast massesThe 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 28Requirements on the safety of electrical systemsThe 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 29Requirements on fuel tanksThe 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 30Requirements on rear protective structuresThe 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 31Requirements on lateral protectionThe 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 32Requirements on load platformsThe 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 33Requirements on towing devicesThe 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 34Requirements on tyresThe 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 35Requirements on spray-suppression systemsThe 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 36Requirements on the reverse gearThe 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 37Requirements on tracksThe 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 38Requirements on mechanical couplingsThe 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 IIIOBLIGATIONS OF THE MEMBER STATES
Article 39Type-approval of vehicles, systems, components and separate technical unitsWith 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 40National type-approval of vehicles, systems, components and separate technical unitsNational 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 IVFINAL PROVISIONS
Article 41Entry into force and applicationThis 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 NumberAnnex title
IList of applicable UNECE regulations
IIRequirements on vehicle structure integrity
IIIRequirements on the maximum design speed, speed governors and speed limitation devices
IVRequirements on steering for fast tractors
VRequirements on steering
VIRequirements on speedometers
VIIRequirements on the field of vision and windscreen wipers
VIIIRequirements on glazing
IXRequirements on rear-view mirrors
XRequirements on driver information systems
XIRequirements on lighting, light-signalling devices and their light sources
XIIRequirements on lighting installations
XIIIRequirements on vehicle occupant protection, including interior fittings, head restraints, seat belts, vehicle doors
XIVRequirements on vehicle exterior and accessories
XVRequirements on the electromagnetic compatibility
XVIRequirements on audible warning devices
XVIIRequirements on heating systems
XVIIIRequirements on devices to prevent unauthorised use
XIXRequirements on registration plates
XXRequirements on statutory plates and markings
XXIRequirements on dimensions and trailer masses
XXIIRequirements on the maximum laden mass
XXIIIRequirements on ballast masses
XXIVRequirements on the safety of electrical systems
XXVRequirements on fuel tanks
XXVIRequirements on rear protective structures
XXVIIRequirements on lateral protection
XXVIIIRequirements on load platforms
XXIXRequirements on towing devices
XXXRequirements on tyres
XXXIRequirements on spray-suppression systems
XXXIIRequirements on the reverse gear
XXXIIIRequirements on tracks
XXXIVRequirements on mechanical couplings