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Two- or three-wheeled motor vehicles: statutory markings
The aim of this Directive is to harmonise national legislation and set up a type-approval procedure for statutory markings for two- or three-wheeled motor vehicles.
ACT
Council Directive 93/34/EEC of 14 June 1993 on statutory markings for two- or three-wheeled motor vehicles.
SUMMARY
Directive 93/34/EEC
This Directive relates to the type-approval procedure for two- or three-wheeled motor vehicles, initially put in place by Directive 92/61/EEC which was repealed and replaced by Directive 2002/24/EC.
The vehicles covered by the Directive are as follows:
All vehicles shall bear a plate and the following indelible inscriptions, listed in order:
The plate and inscriptions are affixed by the manufacturer or his authorised representative in an easily accessible place on a part unlikely to be replaced during use.
The manufacturer may affix additional information below or to one side of the mandatory markings, outside a clearly defined rectangle.
Size and type of authorised characters (Latin letters and Arabic numerals) and an example of the manufacturer's data plate for information purposes.
Procedure for adapting the requirements to technical progress.
Procedure for granting type-approval:
The requirements relating to statutory markings form part of a set of 47 characteristics provided for by Council Directive 92/61/EEC which must all be observed by manufacturers so that two- or three-wheeled motor vehicles may be type-approved and placed on the Community market.
However, Member States may, on a non-discriminatory basis, retain specific essential requirements in order to implement road-traffic rules, provided that the specific requirements concern vehicle use and do not involve any design changes which could hinder their type-approval within the European Community.
Directive 1999/25/EC
Directive 1999/25/EC adapts Directive 93/34/EEC to technical progress. It clarifies certain requirements concerning the symbols and characters to be used for the indication of the statutory markings on the manufacturer's data plate.
Act |
Entry into force |
Transposition in the Member States |
Official journal |
Directive 93/34/EEC |
14.6.1995 |
OJ L 188 of 29.7.1993 |
Amending act(s) |
Entry into force |
Transposition in the Member States |
Official journal |
Directive 99/25/EC |
11.5.1999 |
1.1.2000 |
OJ L 104 of 21.4.1999 |
Directive 2006/27/EC |
28.3.2006 |
31.12.2006 |
OJ L 66 of 8.3.2006 |
RELATED ACTS
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2008 on statutory markings for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles (Codified version) [COM(2008) 318 final – Not published in the Official Journal].
The aim of this Proposal is to codify Directive 93/34/EEC. The new Directive will include the successive amendments made to the original act, without amending its substance.
Codecision procedure (COD/2008/0099).
Last updated: 31.10.2008