EU type-approval of an agricultural and forestry vehicle with regard to external sound levels
Article 8
1. EU type-approval in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall only be granted to an agricultural and forestry vehicle where it complies with the requirements with regard to external sound levels laid down in paragraphs 2 to 5 and in Annex II to this Regulation. 2. The technical services shall measure the external sound level of agricultural and forestry vehicles of category T equipped with pneumatic tyres and of category C equipped with track belts in motion, for type-approval purposes, in accordance with the test conditions and methods laid down in point 1.3.1 of Annex II. 3. The technical services shall measure the external sound level of stationary agricultural and forestry vehicles of categories T and C equipped with track belts, for type-approval purposes, in accordance with the test conditions and methods laid down in point 1.3.2 of Annex II. They shall record the results in accordance with the provisions laid down in point 1.3.2.4 of Annex II. 4. The technical services shall measure the external sound level of agricultural and forestry vehicles of category C equipped with track chains, for type-approval purposes, in accordance with the stationary test conditions and methods laid down in point 1.3.2 of Annex II. 5. The technical services shall measure the external sound level of agricultural and forestry vehicles of category C equipped with track chains in motion, for the type-approval purposes, in accordance with the test conditions and methods laid down in point 1.3.3 of Annex II. They shall record the results. 6. The application for type-approval shall be accompanied by the information folder in accordance with Article 2 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/504.