Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/68 is amended as follows:
(1)
in Article 2, point 25 is replaced by the following:
‘(25)
‘‘rigid drawbar towed vehicle’’ means a towed vehicle of category R or S with one axle or one group of axles, fitted with a drawbar which transmits a significant static load to the tractor due to its construction, and which does not meet the definition of a centre-axle towed vehicle; some slight vertical movement may occur at a rigid drawbar; a hydraulically adjustable articulated drawbar is considered to be a rigid drawbar.’;
(2)
Article 16 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 16
Requirements applying to braking devices capable of hydraulic connections of the single-line type and to vehicles fitted with them
1. The performance requirements applying to tractors equipped with braking devices capable of hydraulic connections of the single-line type are laid down in Annex XIII.
2. Vehicle manufacturers shall not fit braking systems on new tractors that are only suitable for hydraulic connections of the single-line type after 31 December 2024.’
;
(3)
in Article 17, the fourth paragraph is replaced by the following:
‘With effect from 1 January 2025, national authorities shall prohibit the making available on the market, registration, or entry into service of new tractors fitted with braking systems that are only suitable for hydraulic connections of the single-line type.’;
(4)
Annex XIII is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.