pressure equipment consisting of a flexible casing, e.g. tyres, air cushions, balls used for play, inflatable craft, and other similar pressure equipment;

(1)Until such test surfaces become generally available, tyres at the limit of wear, and higher values up to 0,4 may be used at the discretion of the technical services.

During the test, the tractor shall be unladen and in running order without ballast weights or special equipment and the tyre pressures shall be those specified for road use.

The rain flap must also reduce the risk of small objects, in particular pebbles, being picked up from the ground by the tyres and thrown upwards or sidewards towards other road users.

Extreme (maximum-minimum) tyre/wheel combinations (if any) (dimensions, characteristics, inflation pressure for road use, maximum permissible load, wheel dimensions and front/rear combinations):...

The manufacturer must certify that the vehicle is so designed that at least one type of snow chain can be used on at least one of the types of tyres approved for the drive wheels of that type of vehicle.

The equipment used for the test must simulate the conditions to which the material would be submitted, with regard to the volume and speed of the water sprays produced by the tyres, if it were fitted to a vehicle.

After consulting the Commission, Member States may exclude from the scope of this Directive, or make special provisions for, vehicles which are declared to be of historical interest and, originally equipped with tyres, whether pneumatic or other, which, when new, had a tread depth of less than 1,6 mm, provided that they are equipped with such tyres, are used in exceptional conditions and are never, or hardly ever, used on public roads.

Whereas the beneficial effects of speed limitation devices with regard to protection of the environment and energy consumption, the wear and tear of the motor and tyres and road safety will be increased if such devices are in general use;

N° Member State may refuse or prohibit the sale, registration, entry into service or use of a vehicle on grounds relating to its tyres if these bear the EEC component type-approval mark and are fitted in accordance with the requirements laid down in Annex IV.

In the case of vehicles where only two wheels are driven, the manufacturer shall certify that the vehicle is so designed that at least one type of snow chain can be used on at least one of the types of wheel and tyre approved for the drive wheels of that type of vehicle.

Whereas it is desirable to take into account the technical requirements adopted by the UN Economic Commission for Europe in its Regulation N° 30 ('Uniform provisions concerning the approval of pneumatic tyres for motor vehicles and their trailers`), as amended (6), and in its Regulation N° 54 ('Uniform provisions concerning the approval of pneumatic tyres for commercial vehicles and their trailers`) (7) and in its Regulation N° 64 ('Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles equipped with temporary-use spare wheels/tyres`) (8), which are annexed to the Agreement of 20 March 1958 concerning the adoption of uniform conditions for approval and reciprocal recognition of approval for motor vehicle equipment and parts;

For the purposes of this Annex, 'tyre pressure gauges' are instruments not fitted with pre-setting devices used in fixed or mobile installations for inflating motor-vehicle tyres in which a mechanical measuring system transmits the elastic deformation of a sensing element to an indicating device.

Any decision taken pursuant to the provisions adopted in implementation of this Directive to refuse or withdraw EEC component type-approval for a tyre or EEC type-approval of a vehicle with regard to the fitting of its tyres implying a prohibition of marketing or of use shall set out in detail the reasons on which it is based.

This code number includes purchases of minor equipment, the cost of saddlery and horse shoeing, the purchase of tyres, forcing frames, protective clothing for insanitary work, detergents for the cleaning of equipment in general, and the proportion of the cost of private cars corresponding to their use for farm purposes (see also heading 63).

whereas, in accordance with that Directive, it is necessary to lay down the technical specifications in respect of manufacture and operation which tyre pressure gauges for motor vehicles must satisfy in order that they may be imported, marketed and used freely after they have undergone the controls and had affixed the marks and signs provided for,

advice to motorists that correct use and regular maintenance of the vehicle and driving behaviour, such as avoiding aggressive driving, travelling at lower speeds, anticipation braking, correctly inflating tyres, reducing periods of idling, not carrying excessive weight, improve the fuel consumption and reduce the CO2 emissions of their passenger car;

RUBBERIZED TEXTILE FABRICS , OTHER THAN RUBBERIZED KNITTED OR CROCHETED GOODS , CONSISTING OF FABRIC OF CONTINUOUS SYNTHETIC TEXTILE FIBRES OR OF FABRIC COMPOSED OF PARALLEL YARNS OF CONTINUOUS SYNTHETIC TEXTILE FIBRES , IMPREGNATED OR COVERED WITH RUBBER LATEX , CONTAINING AT LEAST 90 % BY WEIGHT OF TEXTILE MATERIALS AND USED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF TYRES OR FOR OTHER TECHNICAL USES

In the case of vehicles where four wheels are driven, including vehicles where one drive axle may be disengaged manually or automatically, the manufacturer shall certify that the vehicle is so designed that at least one type of snow chain can be used on at least one of the types of wheel and tyre approved for at least one drive axle, which cannot be disengaged, of that type of vehicle.

RUBBERIZED TEXTILE FABRICS , OTHER THAN RUBBERIZED KNITTED OR CROCHETED GOODS , WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THOSE CONSISTING OF FABRIC OF CONTINUOUS SYNTHETIC TEXTILE FIBRES , OR OF FABRIC COMPOSED OF PARALLEL YARNS OF CONTINUOUS SYNTHETIC TEXTILE FIBRES , IMPREGNATED OR COVERED WITH RUBBER LATEX , CONTAINING AT LEAST 90 % BY WEIGHT OF TEXTILE MATERIALS AND USED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF TYRES OR FOR OTHER TECHNICAL USES

This code number includes purchases of minor equipment, the cost of saddlery and horse shoeing, the purchase of tyres, forcing frames, protective clothing for insanitary work, detergents for the (1)Investment grants and subsidies are shown under headings 94 to 103. cleaning of equipment in general (1), and the proportion of the cost of private cars corresponding to their use for farm purposes (see also heading 63).