Directive 2000/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

Id-Direttiva 2000/7/KE tal-Parlament Ewropew u tal-Kunsill

of 20 March 2000

ta' l-20 ta' Marzu 2000

on speedometers for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 92/61/EEC on the type-approval of two- or three-wheel motor vehicles

dwar indikaturi ta' veloċità għal vetturi bil-mutur b'żewġ roti jew bi tlieta u li temenda d-Direttiva tal-Kunsill 92/61/KEE dwar l-approvazzjoni tat-tip ta' vetturi bil-mutur b'żewġ roti jew bi tlieta

IL-PARLAMENT EWROPEW U L-KUNSILL TA' L-UNJONI EWROPEA,

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Wara li kkunsidraw it-Trattat li jistabilixxi l-Komunità Ewropea, u b'mod partikolari l-Artikolu 95 tiegħu,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 95 thereof,

Wara li kkunsidraw il-proposta mill-Kummissjoni [1],

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),

Wara li kkunsidraw l-opinjoni tal-Kumitat Ekonomiku u Soċjali [2],

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(2),

Waqt li jaġixxu skond il-proċedura stabbilita fl-Artikolu 251 tat-Trattat [3],

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty(3),

Billi:

Whereas:

(1) Is-sigurtà tat-triq hija mira Komunitarja fundamentali li teħtieg li jkun hemm monitoraġġ u kontroll tal-veloċità permezz ta' indikatur tal-veloċità, bl-iskop li tinħoloq kuxjenza fost iż-żgħażagħ, tal-bżonn għal-użu tajjeb tat-triq.

(1) Road safety is a fundamental Community objective which requires speed to be monitored and checked by means of a speedometer, with a view to raising awareness, particularly among young people, of the need for proper road use.

(2) Il-leġislazzjoni teknika dwar is-sigurtà tat-triq għandha tiġi adottata b'mod koeżiv, fil-forma ta' "pakketti" ta' direttivi, sabiex tinħoloq kuxjenza pubblika tal-kontribuzzjoni ta' l-Unjoni Ewropea sabiex titjieb is-sigurtà fit-toroq.

(2) The technical legislation on road safety should be adopted in a cohesive fashion, in the form of "packages" of directives, so as to raise public awareness of the European Union's contribution to enhancing road safety.

(3) F'kull Stat Membru, vetturi tal-mutur b'żewġ roti jew bi tlieta għandhom, fir-rigward ta' indikaturi tal-veloċità, juru ċerti karatteristiċi tekniċi stabbiliti bħala ħtiġiet obbligatorji li jvarjaw minn Stat Membru għal Stat Membru; din il-varjazzjoni tikkostitwixxi ostakolu għal kummerċ intra-Komunitarju.

(3) In every Member State, two- or three-wheel motor vehicles must, as regards speedometers, display certain technical characteristics laid down as compulsory requirements that vary from Member State to Member State; such variation constitutes an obstacle to intra-Community trade.

(4) Dawn l-ostakoli għall-funzjonament tas-suq intern jistgħu jiġu eliminati bl-adozzjoni ta' l-istess ħtiġiet mill-Istati Membri kollha minflok ir-regoli u r-regolamenti eżistenti tagħhom.

(4) Such obstacles to the functioning of the internal market can be eliminated by the adoption of the same requirements by all the Member States in lieu of their existing rules and regulations.

(5) Din id-Direttiva għandha tiżdied mad-Direttivi separati li għandu jkun hemm konformità magħhom taħt l-Artikolu 4 tad-Direttiva tal-Kunsill 92/61/KEE tat-30 ta' Ġunju 1992 dwar l-approvazzjoni tat-tip ta' vetturi bil-mutur b'żewġ roti jew bi tlieta [4].

(5) This Directive is to be added to the separate Directives that must be complied with under Article 4 of Council Directive 92/61/EEC of 30 June 1992 relating to the type-approval of two- or three-wheel motor vehicles(4).

(6) L-introduzzjoni ta' ħtiġiet armonizzati għal indikaturi tal-veloċità f'vetturi bil-mutur b'żewġ roti jew bi tlieta hija neċessarja sabiex tiġi permessa implimentazzjoni, għal kull tip ta' dawk il-vetturi, ta' l-approvazzjoni tat-tip u l-proċeduri ta' approvazzjoni stabbiliti bid-Direttiva 92/61/KEE.

(6) The introduction of harmonised requirements for speedometers in two- or three-wheel motor vehicles is necessary in order to permit implementation, for each type of those vehicles, of the type-approval and approval procedures laid down by Directive 92/61/EEC.

(7) Skond il-prinċipji ta' sussidjarjetà u proporzjonalità kif stabbilit fl-Artikolu 5 tat-Trattat, il-mira ta' l-azzjoni maħsuba, jiġifieri l-approvazzjoni tat-tip Komunitarja skond it-tip ta' vettura, ma tistax tintlaħaq b'mod suffiċjenti mill-Istati Membri u tista' għalhekk, in vista ta' l-iskala u l-impatt ta' l-azzjoni proposta, tintlaħaq aħjar fil-livell Komunitarju. Din id-Direttiva tillimita lilha nfisha għall-minimu meħtieġ biex tintlaħaq dik il-mira u ma tmurx lil hinn minn dak li hu neċessarju għal dak l-iskop.

(7) In accordance with the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty, the objective of the action envisaged, namely Community type-approval by type of vehicle, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, in view of the scale and the impact of the action proposed, be better achieved at the Community level. This Directive limits itself to the minimum required for the attainment of that objective and does not go beyond what is necessary for that purpose.

(8) Sabiex jiġi ffaċilitat l-aċċess għas-swieq ta' pajjiżi mhux membri, huwa neċessarju b'mod ċar li tiġi stabbilita ekwivalenza bejn il-ħtiġiet ta' din id-Direttiva u dawk tar-Regolament Nru 39 tal-Kummissjoni Ekonomika għall-Ewropa tan-Nazzjonijiet Uniti (hawnhekk iżjed ‘il quddiem magħruf bħala "Regolament Nru 39 UN-ECE").

(8) To facilitate access to the markets of non-member countries, it is clearly necessary to establish equivalence between the requirements of this Directive and those of Regulation No 39 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (hereinafter referred to as "UN-ECE Regulation No 39").

(9) L-Istati Membri ta' l-Unjoni Ewropea għandhom jinnegozjaw malajr kemm jista' jkun emenda għar-Regolament Nru 39 UN-ECE sabiex jiġi allineat mad-disposizzjonijiet ta' din id-Direttiva.

(9) The Member States of the European Union must negotiate as soon as possible an amendment to UN-ECE Regulation No 39 to align it with the provisions of this Directive.

(10) Id-Direttiva 92/61/KEE għandha għalhekk tiġi emendata kif xieraq,

(10) Directive 92/61/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly,

ADDOTTAW DIN ID-DIRETTIVA:

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Artikolu 1

1. Din id-Direttiva għandha tapplika għall-indikatur ta' veloċità ta' kull tip ta' vetturi deskritti fl-Artikolu 1 tad-Direttiva 92/61/KEE.

Article 1

2. Kwalunkwe vettura li taqa' fil-kamp ta' applikazzjoni tad-Direttiva 92/61/KEE għandha tkun armata b'indikatur tal-veloċità li jikkonforma ma' l-Anness ma' din id-Direttiva.

1. This Directive shall apply to the speedometer of each type of vehicles described in Article 1 of Directive 92/61/EEC.

Artikolu 2

2. Any vehicle falling within the scope of Directive 92/61/EEC shall be fitted with a speedometer complying with the Annex to this Directive.

Il-proċeduri biex tingħata l-approvazzjoni tat-tip ta' komponent fir-rigward ta' indikatur tal-veloċità ta' tip ta' vettura bil-mutur b'żewġ roti jew bi tlieta u l-kundizzjonijiet li jirregolaw il-moviment ħieles ta' dawn il-vetturi għandhom ikunu kif stabbiliti, rispettivament, fil-Kapitoli II u III tad-Direttiva 92/61/KEE.

Artikolu 3

Article 2

Skond l-Artikolu 11 tad-Direttiva 92/61/KEE, l-ekwivalenza bejn il-ħtiġiet stabbiliti f'din id-Direttiva u dawk stabbiliti fir-Regolament UN-ECE Nru 39, fl-aħħar versjoni adottata mill-Komunità, hija hawnhekk rikonoxxuta.

The procedures for the granting of component type-approval in respect of the speedometer of a type of two- or three-wheel motor vehicle and the conditions governing the free movement of such vehicles shall be as laid down in, respectively, Chapters II and III of Directive 92/61/EEC.

L-awtoritajiet ta' l-Istati Membri li jagħtu l-approvazzjoni tat-tip għandhom jaċċettaw approvazzjonijiet, u marki ta' approvazzjoni tat-tip, mogħtija skond il-ħtiġiet tar-Regolament Nru 39 imsemmi fil-kamp ta' applikazzjoni ta' dak ir-Regolament, minflok l-approvazzjonijiet u l-marki ta' l-approvazzjoni tat-tip korrispondenti mogħtija skond il-ħtiġiet ta' din id-Direttiva.

Artikolu 4

Article 3

L-emendi li huma essenzjali sabiex jittieħed kont ta' l-emendi tar-Regolament UN-ECE Nru 39 u sabiex l-Anness jiġi adattat għall-progress tekniku għandhom jiġu adottati skond il-proċedura msemmija fl-Artikolu 13 tad-Direttiva tal-Kunsill 70/156/KEE tas-6 ta' Frar 1970 dwar l-approssimazzjoni tal-liġijiet ta' l-Istati Membri li għandhom x'jaqsmu ma' l-approvazzjoni tat-tip ta' vetturi bil-mutur u l-karrijiet tagħhom [5].

In accordance with Article 11 of Directive 92/61/EEC, the equivalence between the requirements laid down in this Directive and those laid down in UN-ECE Regulation No 39, in the latest version adopted by the Community, is hereby acknowledged.

Artikolu 5

The authorities of the Member States which grant type-approval shall accept approvals, and type-approval marks, granted in accordance with the requirements of the said Regulation No 39 within the scope of that Regulation, in place of the corresponding approvals and type-approval marks granted in accordance with the requirements of this Directive.

Id-Direttiva 92/61/KEE hija emendata kif ġej:

1. Fl-Anness I, l-intestatura Nru 45, "Indikatur tal-veloċità u kontakilometru għal-muturi, triċikli u kwadriċikli" għandu jiġi sostitwit bIndikatur tal-veloċità "u t-terminu" CONF "b""SD".

Article 4

2. L-Anness IIA huwa emendat kif ġej:

The amendments that are essential in order to take account of the amendments to UN-ECE Regulation No 39 and to adapt the Annex to technical progress shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 13 of Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers(5).

(a) il-punt 4.7. "Indikatur tal-veloċità u kontakilometri: iva/le (1)" għandu jiġi sostitwit b'"Indikatur tal-veloċità";

(b) il-punti li ġejjin għandhom jiġu inseriti:

Article 5

"4.7.3. Ritratti u/jew disinni tas-sistema kompleta

Directive 92/61/EEC is amended as follows:

4.7.4. Il-medda tal-veloċitajiet murija

1. In Annex I, heading No 45, "Speedometer and odometer for motorcycles, motor tricycles and quadricycles" shall be replaced by "Speedometer" and the term "CONF" by "SD".

4.7.5. It-tolleranza tal-mekkaniżmu ta' kejl ta' l-indikatur tal-veloċità

2. Annex IIA is amended as follows:

4.7.6. Il-kostanti teknika ta' l-indikatur tal-veloċità

(a) item 4.7. "Speedometer and odometer: yes/no (1)" shall be replaced by "Speedometer";

4.7.7. Il-modus operandi u d-deskrizzjoni tal-mekaniżmu tas-sewqan

(b) the following items shall be inserted:

4.7.8. Ir-relattività globali ta' trasmissjoni tal-mekkaniżmu tas-sewqan".

"4.7.3. Photos and/or drawings of the complete system

3. Fl-Anness IIIB, l-intestatura Nru 10.12, "Indikatur tal-veloċità u kontakilometri għal muturi, triċikli u kwadriċikli" għandha tiġi sostitwita b'"Indikatur tal-veloċità" u t-terminu "CONF" b'"SD".

4.7.4. Range of speeds displayed

Artikolu 6

4.7.5. Tolerance of the speedometer's measuring mechanism

1. L-Istati Membri għandhom idaħħlu fis-seħħ il-liġijiet, ir-regolamenti u d-disposizzjonijiet amministrattivi neċessarji sabiex jikkonformaw ma' din id-Direttiva qabel l-1 ta' Jannar 2001. Għandhom minnufih jinfurmaw lill-Kummissjoni b'dan.

4.7.6. Technical constant of the speedometer

Meta l-Istati Membri jadottaw dawn il-miżuri, għandu jkollhom referenza għal din id-Direttiva jew ikollhom magħhom din ir-referenza fil-waqt tal-publikazzjoni uffiċjali tagħhom. Il-proċedura għal din ir-referenza għandha tiġi adottata mill-Istati Membri.

4.7.7. Modus operandi and description of the drive mechanism

2. L-Istati Membri għandhom jikkomunikaw lill-Kummissjoni t-test tad-disposizzjonijiet tal-liġi nazzjonali li jadottaw fil-qasam kopert b'din id-Direttiva.

4.7.8. Overall transmission ratio of the drive mechanism".

3. B'effett mill-1 ta' Jannar 2001, Stati Membri ma jistgħux aktar jipprojbixxu, għal raġunijiet li jirrelataw għall-indikaturi tal-veloċità, l-ewwel dħul fis-servizz ta' vetturi li jissodisfaw il-ħtiġiet ta' din id-Direttiva.

3. In Annex IIIB, heading No 10.12, "Speedometer and odometer for motorcycles, motor tricycles and quadricycles" shall be replaced by "Speedometer" and the term "CONF" by "SD".

4. L-Istati Membri għandhom japplikaw il-ħtiġiet stabbiliti fl-ewwel subparagrafu tal-paragrafu 1 mill-1 ta' Ġunju 2001, ħlief għal ċiklomuturi, li għalihom dawn il-ħtiġiet għandhom ikunu applikabbli mill-1 ta' Lulju 2002.

Artikolu 7

Article 6

Din id-Direttiva għandha tidħol fis-seħħ fid-data tal-pubblikazzjoni tagħha fil-Ġurnal Uffiċjali tal-Komunitajiet Ewropej.

1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions needed in order to comply with this Directive before 1 January 2001. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.

L-Artikolu 8

When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.

Din id-Direttiva hija indirizzata lill-Istati Membri.

2. The Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the provisions of national law which they adopt in the area covered by this Directive.

3. With effect from 1 January 2001, Member States may no longer prohibit, on grounds relating to the speedometers, the first bringing into service of vehicles that meet the requirements of this Directive.

Magħmula fi Brussel, fl-20 ta' Marzu 2000.

4. Member States shall apply the requirements set out in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 as from 1 July 2001, except for mopeds, to which these requirements shall be applicable from 1 July 2002.

Għall-Parlament Ewropew

Il-President

Article 7

N. Fontaine

This Directive shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Għall-Kunsill

Il-President

Article 8

J. Gama

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

[1] ĠU C 212, ta' l-8.7.1998, p. 7.

[2] ĠU C 40, tas-15.2.1999, p. 1.

Done at Brussels, 20 March 2000.

[3] L-Opinjoni tal-Parlament Ewropew tat-12 ta' Jannar 1999 (ĠU C 104, ta' l-14.4.1999, p. 19) ikkonfermata fis-27 ta' Ottubru 1999, il-posizzjoni komuni tal-Kunsill ta' l-20 ta' Mejju 1999 (ĠU C 232, tat-13.8.1999, p. 1) u d-Deċiżjoni tal-Parlament Ewropew tas-27 ta' Ottubru 1999 (għadha mhux ippubblikata fil-Ġurnal Uffiċjali).

[4] ĠU L 225, tat-10.8.1992, p. 72. Id-Direttiva kif emendata bl-Att ta' Adeżjoni ta' l-1994.

For the European Parliament

[5] ĠU L 42, ta' l-23.2.1970, p. 1. Id-Direttiva kif l-aħħar emendata bid-Direttiva 98/91/KE (ĠU L 11, tas-16.1.1999, p. 25).

The President

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N. Fontaine

ANNESS

1. Definizzjonijiet

For the Council

Għall-iskopijiet ta' din id-Direttiva:

The President

1.1. "Tip ta' vettura fir-rigward ta' l-indikatur ta' veloċità tagħha" għandha tfisser vetturi li fosthom ma juru ebda differenzi essenzjali, meta dawk id-differenzi jistgħu japplikaw, b'mod partikolari, għal dawn li ġejjin:

J. Gama

1.1.1. id-deskrizzjoni tad-daqs tat-tyres magħżula mill-medda ta' tyres normalment imwaħħla;

1.1.2. ir-relattività globali ta' trasmissjoni, inkluż kwalunkwe apparat għat-tnaqqis ta' sewqan, ma' l-indikatur tal-veloċità;

(1) OJ C 212, 8.7.1998, p. 7.

1.1.3. it-tip ta' indikatur tal-veloċità kif karatterizzat b:

(2) OJ C 40, 15.2.1999, p. 1.

1.1.3.1. it-tolleranza tal-mekkaniżmu ta' kejl ta' l-indikatur tal-veloċità,

(3) Opinion of the European Parliament of 12 January 1999 (OJ C 104, 14.4.1999, p. 19) confirmed on 27 October 1999, Council common position of 20 May 1999 (OJ C 232, 13.8.1999, p. 1) and Decision of the European Parliament of 27 October 1999 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

1.1.3.2. il-kostanti teknika ta' l-indikatur tal-veloċità,

(4) OJ L 225, 10.8.1992, p. 72. Directive as amended by the 1994 Act of Accession.

1.1.3.3. il-meddamedda ta' veloċitajiet murija.

(5) OJ L 42, 23.2.1970, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 98/91/EC (OJ L 11, 16.1.1999, p. 25).

1.2. "Tyres normalment armati"

għandha tfisser it-tip(i) ta' tyres maħsuba mill-manifattur għat-tip ta' vettura taħt konsiderazzjoni u iskritti fid-dokument ta' informazzjoni msemmi fl-Anness II għad-Direttiva 92/61/KEE.

Tyres tax-xitwa m'għandhomx jiġu kunsidrati bħala t-tyres normalment imwaħħla.

ANNEX

1.3. "Pressjoni normali operattiva" għandha tfisser il-pressjoni kiesħa ta' inflazzjoni speċifikata mill-manifattur tal-vettura, u 0,2 bar.

1.4. "Indikatur tal-veloċità" għandha tfisser dik il-parti tat-tagħmir maħsuba sabiex tinforma lis-sewwieq bil-veloċità tal-vettura tiegħu fi kwalunkwe ħin.

1. Definitions

1.4.1. "It-tolleranza tal-mekkaniżmu ta' kejl ta' l-indikatur tal-veloċità" għandha tfisser l-eżattezza ta' l-istrument proprju, espress bħala l-indikazzjoni tal-limiti għolja u baxxi ta' veloċità għal meddamedda ta' inputs ta' veloċità.

For the purposes of this Directive:

1.4.2. "Il-Kostant tekniku ta' l-indikatur tal-veloċità" għandha tfisser ir-relazzjoni bejn ir-revoluzzjonijiet jew il-pulses fil-minuta u veloċità speċifikata murija.

1.1. "Type of vehicle in respect of its speedometer" shall mean vehicles which do not among themselves display any essential differences, where those differences can apply, in particular, to the following:

1.5. "Massa f'kundizzjoni ta' sewqan" għandha tfisser il-massa kif definita fin-nota (d)(2) għal l-Anness II għad-Direttiva 92/61/KEE.

1.1.1. the size designation of the tyres chosen from the range of tyres normally fitted;

2. Ħtiġiet

1.1.2. the overall transmission ratio, including any adaptor reduction drive, to the speedometer;

2.1. Il-kwadranti ta' l-indikatur tal-veloċità għandu jkun fil-kamp viżiv diretta tas-sewwieq u għandu jinqara b'mod leġibbli kemm bi nhar kif ukoll bil-lejl. Il-medda ta' veloċitajiet murija għandha tkun wiesgħa biżżejjed sabiex tinkludi l-veloċità massima ta' dan it-tip ta' vettura kif dikjarat mill-manifattur tagħha.

1.1.3. the type of speedometer as characterised by:

2.2. Meta l-indikatur ta' veloċità jinkludi kwadrant minflok pjanċa diġitali dan għandu jiġi gradat b'mod ċar.

1.1.3.1. the tolerance of the speedometer's measuring mechanism,

2.2.1. Fil-każ ta' indikaturi ta' veloċità maħsuba għal muturi jew triċikli, is-subdiviżjonijiet għandhom ikunu ta' 1,2, 5 jew 10 km fis-siegħa. Il-veloċità għandha tinwera kif ġej:

1.1.3.2. the technical constant of the speedometer,

2.2.1.1. meta l-veloċità massima fuq il-kwadrant ma teċċedix 200 km fis-siegħa, l-intervalli mmarkati ta' valuri ta' veloċità enumerati m'għandhomx jeċċedu 20 km fis-siegħa,

1.1.3.3. the range of speeds displayed.

2.2.1.2. meta l-veloċità massima fuq il-kwadrant teċċedi 200 km fis-siegħa, l-intervalli mmarkati ta' veloċità enumerati fuq il-kwadrant m'għandhomx jeċċedu 30 km fis-siegħa;

1.2. "Tyres normally fitted" shall mean the types(s) of tyres intended by the manufacturer for the type of vehicle under consideration and entered in the information document referred to in Annex II to Directive 92/61/EEC.

2.2.2. fil-każ ta' indikaturi ta' veloċità maħsuba għal ċiklomuturi, il-kwadrant għandu jindika veloċità massima li ma teċċedix 80 km fis-siegħa; is-subdiviżjonijiet għandhom ikunu ta' 1, 2, 5 jew 10 km fis-siegħa u l-intervalli ta' valur ta' veloċità murija fil-kwadrant m'għandhomx jeċċedu 10 km fis-siegħa.

Winter tyres shall not be considered to be the tyres normally fitted.

B'żieda, il-kwadrant għandu juri l-veloċità ta' 45 km fis-siegħa b'mod ċar (jew 25 km fis-siegħa fil-każ ta' ċiklomuturi bi prestazzjoni baxxa);

1.3. "Normal running pressure" shall mean the cold inflation pressure specified by the vehicle manufacturer, plus 0,2 bar.

2.2.3. meta vettura hija maħsuba għall-bejgħ f'Stat Membru fejn jintużaw distanzi imperjali, l-indikatur tal-veloċità għandu wkoll jiġi ggradat f'mph (mili fis-siegħa), b'suddiviżjonijiet ta' 1, 2, 5 jew 10 mph. Intervalli numeriċi ta' veloċità mmarkati m'għandhomx jeċċedu 20 mph u għandhom jibdew jew f'10 mph jew f'20 mph;

1.4. "Speedometer" shall mean that part of the equipment intended to inform the driver of the speed of his vehicle at any given time.

2.2.4. il-valuri numeriċi tal-veloċità mmarkati m'għandhomx għalfejn ikunu f'intervalli regolari.

1.4.1. "Tolerance of the speedometer's measuring mechanism" shall mean the accuracy of the speedometer instrument itself, expressed as the upper and lower speed indication limits for a range of speed inputs.

2.3. L-eżattezza ta' l-indikatur tal-veloċità tiġi kkontrollata skond il-proċedura li ġejja:

1.4.2. "Technical constant of the speedometer" shall mean the relationship between the input revolutions or pulses per minute and a specified displayed speed.

2.3.1. it-tyres ikunu ta' wieħed mit-tipi normalment armat mal-vettura kif definit f'1.2. Ikollu jitwettaq test għal kull tip ta' indikatur tal-veloċità maħsub biex jġi armat mill-manifattur;

1.5. "Mass in running order" shall mean the mass as defined in note (d)(2) to Annex II to Directive 92/61/EEC.

2.3.2. it-tagħbija fuq il-fus tar-rota li tmexxi l-indikatur tal-veloċità jkollha tikkorrispondi għall-massa operattiva;

2. Requirements

2.3.3. it-temperatura ta' referenza fil-pożizzjoni ta' l-indikatur tal-veloċità għandha tkun ta' 296 K ± 5 K;

2.1. The dial of the speedometer must be located within the direct field of view of the driver and must be clearly legible both day and night. The range of speeds displayed must be sufficiently wide to include the maximum speed of this type of vehicle as stated by its manufacturer.

2.3.4. matul kull test, il-pressjoni tat-tyre għandha tkun il-pressjoni normali operattiva definita fil-punt 1.3;

2.2. Where the speedometer includes a dial instead of a digital readout that dial must be clearly graduated.

2.3.5. il-vettura se tkun ittestjata fil-veloċitajiet li ġejjin:

2.2.1. In the case of speedometers intended for motorcycles or motor tricycles, the subdivisions must be of 1, 2, 5 or 10 km/h. Speed must be displayed as follows:

Il-veloċita' massima (Vmax) dikjarata mill-manifattur (km fis-siegħa) | Il-veloċità tat-test(km fis-siegħa) |

2.2.1.1. where the maximum speed on the dial does not exceed 200 km/h, the marked numerical speed value intervals must not exceed 20 km/h,

Vmax ≤ 45 | 80 % ta' Vmax |

2.2.1.2. where the maximum speed on the dial exceeds 200 km/h, the marked numerical speed value intervals shown on the dial must not exceed 30 km/h;

45 < Vmax ≤ 100 | 40 u 80 % ta' Vmax (jekk il-veloċità riżultanti tat-test ≥ 55) |

2.2.2. in the case of speedometers intended for mopeds, the dial must indicate a maximum speed not exceeding 80 km/h; the subdivisions must be of 1, 2, 5 or 10 km/h and the speed value intervals shown on the dial must not exceed 10 km/h.

100 < Vmax ≤ 150 | 40, 80 u 80 % ta' Vmax (jekk il-veloċità riżultanti tat-test ≥ 100) |

In addition, the dial must show the speed of 45 km/h clearly (or 25 km/h in the case of low-performance mopeds).

150< Vmax | 40, 80 u 120 |

2.2.3. where a vehicle is intended for sale in a Member State where imperial distances are used, the speedometer must also be graduated in mph (miles per hour), with subdivisions of 1, 2, 5 or 10 mph. Marked numerical speed value intervals must not exceed 20 mph and must begin at either 10 mph or 20 mph;

2.3.6. il-mezz ta' kontroll użat biex ikejjel il-veloċità attwali tal-vettura għandu jkun eżatt sa mill-inqas ± 0,5 %;

2.2.4. the marked numerical speed values need not be at regular intervals.

2.3.6.1. jekk it-testijiet jitwettqu fuq pista, is-superfiċi tagħha għandu jkun ċatt u niexef u jipprovdi qabda suffiċjenti;

2.3. The accuracy of the speedometer will be checked in accordance with the following procedure:

2.3.6.2. jekk dinamometru ċirkolanti jintuża għat-test, iċ-ċirkolaturi għandu jkollhom djametru ta' mill-inqas 2 m. Fil-każ ta' indikaturi tal-veloċità maħsuba għal ċiklomuturi, it-test jista' jsir fuq ċirkolaturi b'djametru ta' mill-inqas 400 mm;

2.3.1. the tyres will be one of the types normally fitted to the vehicle as defined in 1.2. A test will have to be carried out for each type of speedometer intended to be fitted by the manufacturer;

2.3.7. il-veloċità murija ma għandha qatt tkun inqas mill-veloċità attwali. Bejn veloċità V1, fuq l-indikatur tal-veloċità u l-veloċità attwali V2: għandu ikun hemm ir-relazzjoni li ġejja bil-valuri tat-test speċifikati fil-punt 2.3.5 u bejn dawk il-valuri:

2.3.2. the load on the wheel spindle driving the speedometer will have to correspond to the mass in running order;

0 ≤ (V1 - V2) ≤ 0,1. V2 + 4 km fis-siegħa.

2.3.3. the reference temperature at the speedometer position must be 296 K ± 5 K;

3. Konformità tal-produzzjoni

2.3.4. during each test, the tyre pressure must be the normal running pressure defined in item 1.3;

3.1. Konformità ta' produzzjoni tiġi kkontrollata abbażi tad-disposizzjonijiet ta' l-Anness VI mad-Direttiva 92/61/KEE.

2.3.5. the vehicle will be tested at the following speeds:

3.2. Mudelli ta' produzzjoni jiġu kkunsidrati li jissodisfaw il-ħtiġiet ta' din id-Direttiva jekk, taħt il-kundizzjonijiet imsemmija fil-punti 2.3.1 sa 2.3.6, ir-relazzjoni bejn veloċità V1 fuq l-indikatur ta' veloċità u l-veloċità attwali V2 tkun kif ġej:

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0 ≤ (V1 - V2) ≤ 0,1. V2 + 4 km fis-siegħa għal ċiklomuturi,

2.3.6. the checking device used to measure the actual speed of the vehicle must be accurate to at least ± 0,5 %;

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2.3.6.1. if the tests are carried out on a track, the surface thereof must be flat and dry and provide sufficient grip;

0 ≤ (V1 - V2) ≤ 0,1. V2 + 8 km fis-siegħa għal muturi u triċikli.

2.3.6.2. if a rolling-road dynamometer is used for the test, the rollers must have a diameter of at least 2 m. In the case of speedometers intended for mopeds, the test may be carried out on rollers with a diameter of at least 400 mm;

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2.3.7. the speed displayed must never be lower than the actual speed. Between speed V1, read on the speedometer and actual speed V2: there must be the following relationship with the test values specified in item 2.3.5 and between those values:

0 &lt;= (V1 - V2) &lt;= 0,1 · V2 + 4 km/h.

3. Conformity of production

3.1. Conformity of production will be checked on the basis of the provisions of Annex VI to Directive 92/61/EEC.

3.2. Production models will be considered to meet the requirements of this Directive if, under the conditions referred to in items 2.3.1 to 2.3.6, the relationship between speed V1 read on the speedometer and actual speed V2 is as follows:

0 &lt;= (V1 - V2) &lt;= 0,1 · V2 + 4 km/h for mopeds,

and

0 &lt;= (V1 - V2) &lt;= 0,1 · V2 + 8 km/h for motorcycles and motor tricycles.

Appendix 1

INFORMATION DOCUMENT

in respect of the fitting of a speedometer to a type of two- or three-wheel motor vehicle

(to be attached to the application for approval if this is lodged separately from that for approval of the vehicle)

Order No (assigned by the applicant)

The application for approval in respect of the fitting of a speedometer to two- or three-wheel motor vehicles must include the information referred to in the following items in Section A of Annex II to Directive 92/61/EEC:

0.1.

0.2.

0.5.

0.6.

2.1.

2.1.1.

4.7 to 4.7.8.

5.2.

5.2.2.

Appendix 2

TYPE-APPROVAL CERTIFICATE

in respect of the fitting of a speedometer to a type of two- or three-wheel motor vehicle

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