ANNEX VSupplementary provisions
ANNEX V Models for the statutory plate and EU type-approval mark LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix Number Appendix title Page 1 Examples of the manufacturer’s data plate 153 2 Examples of EU separate technical unit or component type-approval mark 155 1. General requirements for vehicle marking 1.1. All vehicles shall be provided with the plate described in this section in conformity with Article 39(1) of Regulation (EU) No 168/2013. The plate shall be attached by the vehicle manufacturer. 1.2. Characters 1.2.1. Alphanumeric characters (roman letters or Arabic numerals) shall be used for the markings in points 2.1.1.1. to 2.1.2., 3.2.2. to 3.2.5. and 4.2.1.1. to 4.2.1.9.. However, markings in section 3. shall use capital roman letters (upper case). 1.2.2. In addition, the manufacturer’s name or trade name and the vehicle type designation may include the following symbols/characters: ‘*’ (the asterisk symbol), ‘&’ (the and mark), ‘-’ (hyphen or minus mark) and the ‘′’ (the prime or apostrophe mark). The stationary sound level may include the character ‘-’. 1.3. Minimum height of letters and figures. 1.3.1. Characters marked directly on the chassis, frame or similar structure of the vehicle shall have a minimum height of 4.0 mm. 1.3.2. Characters marked on the statutory plate shall have a minimum height of 2,0 mm. 2. Statutory plate 2.1. A statutory plate, using the model set out in Appendix 1 shall be firmly attached in a conspicuous and readily accessible position to part of the vehicle which is unlikely to be replaced during normal use, regular maintenance or repair (e.g. due to accident damage). 2.1.1. The information on the plate shall be clearly legible, indelible and shall contain the following information in the order given below and on the same line, if possible: 2.1.1.1. The name of the manufacturer or the trade name; 2.1.1.2. Vehicle category including the subcategory and the sub-subcategory (1) ; 2.1.1.3. The EU type-approval number in accordance with point 3 of Annex VII to this Regulation; 2.1.1.4. The vehicle identification number (VIN); consisting of a structured combination of characters in accordance with the requirements set out in section 3. of this Annex; 2.1.1.5. The stationary sound level in the following format: ‘… dB(A) — … min –1 ’ (in case of vehicles not being subject to the stationary sound level test, the information shall be displayed as ‘- - - dB(A) — - - - min –1 ’); 2.1.1.6. Engine power in the following format: ‘… kW’ (this entry shall be omitted for vehicles with no restrictions on maximum engine power); .maximum vehicle design speed in the following format: ‘… km/h’ (this entry shall be omitted for vehicles with no restrictions on maximum speed); and technically permissible maximum laden mass in the following format: ‘max … kg’. Each entry separated by one or more spaces. 2.1.2. The manufacturer may give additional information below or to the side of the prescribed statutory plate, outside a clearly marked rectangle which shall enclose only the information prescribed in points 2.1.1.1. to 2.1.1.8. (see examples in Appendix 1) 3. Requirements for the VIN The VIN shall meet the following requirements: 3.1. General requirements 3.1.1. A VIN shall be marked on each vehicle. 3.1.2. The VIN shall be unique and unequivocally attributed to a particular vehicle. 3.1.3. The VIN shall be marked on the statutory plate, as well as on the chassis, frame or a similar structure of the vehicle when the vehicle leaves the production line. 3.1.4. It shall be hammered, punched, etched or laser-engraved directly onto an easily accessible part on the right side of the vehicle in a way which avoids obliteration, alteration and removal 3.1.5. The manufacturer shall ensure the traceability of the vehicle by means of the VIN over a period of 30 years. 3.1.6. The existence of measures taken by the manufacturer to ensure the traceability of the vehicle referred to in point 1.1.3.4 needs not be checked at the time of the type-approval. 3.2. Composition of the VIN 3.2.1. The VIN shall consist of three sections: (a) the world manufacturer identifier (WMI); (b) the vehicle descriptor section (VDS); (c) the vehicle indicator section (VIS). 3.2.2. The WMI shall consist of a code assigned to the vehicle manufacturer to enable that person to be identified. 3.2.2.1. The code shall comprise three alphanumeric characters which shall be assigned by the competent authority in the country where the manufacturer has his principal place of business. 3.2.2.2. The competent authority shall act in agreement with the international organisation referred to in Standard ISO 3780: 2009 on ‘Road vehicles — World manufacturer identifier (WMI) code’. 3.2.2.3. Where the manufacturer’s global production is less than 150 vehicles per annum, the third character shall always be ‘9’. In order to identify such manufacturers, the competent authority referred to in point 3.2.2.2. shall assign the third, the fourth and the fifth character of the VIS. 3.2.3. The VDS shall consist of six alphanumeric characters which shall serve to indicate the general characteristics of the vehicle. Where the manufacturer does not use one or more of the six characters, the unused spaces shall be filled in with alphanumeric characters at the manufacturer’s discretion in order that the total number of characters required shall be 6. 3.2.4. The VIS shall consist of eight alphanumeric characters of which the last four shall consist of digits only. It shall provide, in conjunction with the WMI and the VDS, clear identification of a particular vehicle. Any unused space shall be filled in with the digit ‘0’ in order that the total number of characters required shall be 8. 3.2.5. The VDS and the VIS shall be in accordance with the requirements set out in the Standard ISO 3779: 2009 on ‘Road vehicles — Vehicle identification number (VIN) – Content and structure’. 3.2.6. There shall be no space between the characters. 3.2.7. The use of the letters ‘I’, ‘O’ or ‘Q’ shall not be permitted. 3.2.8. The vehicle identification number shall, if possible, be presented on a single line. When the VIN is marked on two lines, this provision shall apply to each line. 4. Marking requirements for a multi-stage approval 4.1. Base vehicle identification number The VIN of the base vehicle conforming to the requirements set out in section 3. Of this Annex shall be retained during all subsequent stages of type-approval to ensure the ‘traceability’ of the process. 4.2. Additional statutory plate. 4.2.1. At the second and subsequent stages, in addition to the statutory plate prescribed in section 2., each manufacturer shall affix to the vehicle an additional plate, based on the model set out in Appendix 1 to this Annex. This plate shall be firmly attached, in a conspicuous and readily accessible position to a part which is not subject to replacement during normal use, regular maintenance or repair. It shall show clearly and indelibly the following information in the order listed: 4.2.1.1. Name of the manufacturer, 4.2.1.2. The EU type-approval number in accordance with point 3 of Annex VII to this Regulation, 4.2.1.3. Vehicle category including the subcategory and the sub-subcategory (1) ; and the stage of approval (in case of base vehicles, this first-stage identification shall be omitted; in the case of subsequent stages, the information shall indicate the stage: e.g. ‘STAGE 3’ for the third stage). Each entry separated by one or more spaces, 4.2.1.4. VIN, 4.2.1.5. The stationary sound level in the following format: ‘… dB(A) — … min –1 ’ (in case of vehicles exempt from the stationary sound level test, the information shall be displayed as ‘- - - dB(A) — - - - min –1 ’) (2) , 4.2.1.6. Engine power in the following format: ‘… kW’ (this entry shall be omitted for vehicles with no restrictions on maximum engine power) (2) ; maximum vehicle design speed in the following format: ‘… km/h’ (this entry shall be omitted for vehicles with no restrictions on maximum speed) (2) ; and maximum permissible laden mass of the vehicle (2) . Each entry separated by one or more spaces. 5. Marking requirements for components or separate technical units 5.1. Each separate technical unit or component, whether or not part of a system, which has been EU type-approved and manufactured in conformity with the approved type shall be marked with an EU type-approval mark in conformity with Article 39(2) of Regulation (EU) No 168/2013. 5.2. The EU type-approval mark for a separate technical unit or component shall consist of: 5.2.1. A rectangle surrounding the lower-case letter ‘e’ followed by the distinguishing number (as set out in point 2.1 of Annex VII) of the Member State which has granted the EU type approval for the separate technical unit or component. 5.2.2. In the vicinity of the rectangle, the ‘Sequential number for type-approval certificates’ contained in section 4 of the EU type-approval number as set out in point 2.4. of Annex VII. In addition, it shall be indicated the alphanumerical character as set out in Table-1 of Annex VII to clearly identify the type of component or separate technical unit. 5.2.3. The EU separate technical unit or component type-approval mark shall be affixed to the separate technical unit or component in a way which is indelible (e.g. stamped, etched, laser-engraved, self-destructing adhesive label), clearly legible and visible in the place at which it is to be fitted to the vehicle without the need to remove any parts with the use of tools. 5.2.4. Examples of the EU type-approval mark for a separate technical unit or component are shown in Appendix 2 to this Annex. The dimensions of ‘a’ shall be ≥ 3 mm. 5.3. In addition, the make, trade name or trade mark shall be marked in the vicinity of the EU type-approval mark.