MT
Type Approval of Agricultural or Forestry Tractors
Table of Provisions (6)
Statutory Text (6 Articles)
Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta, Nru. 17,886, 28 ta’ Frar, 2006
L.N. 54 of 2006
PRODUCT SAFETY ACT
(CAP. 427)
Type Approval of Agricultural or Forestry Tractors
(Amendment) Regulations, 2006
IN exercise of the powers conferred by articles 38 to 40 of the
Product Safety Act, 2001, the Minister for Competitiveness and
Communications, on the advice of the Malta Standards Authority, has
made the following regulations>–
(1) The title of these regulations is the Type Approval Citation.
Agricultural or Forestry Tractors (Amendment) Regulations, 2006, and
they shall be read and construed as one with the Type Approval
Agricultural or Forestry Tractors Regulations, 2005, hereinafter referred L.N. 123 of 2005.
to as “the principal regulations”.
(2) These regulations implement the requirements of
Directive 2005#13#EC of 21 February 2005 which amends Directive
2000#25#EC concerning emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants
by engines intended to power agricultural or forestry tractors and amends
annex I to Directive 2003#37EC on the type-approval of agricultural or
forestry tractors, their trailers and interchangeable towed machinery,
together with their systems, components and separate technical units.
(3) These regulations have entered into force on 1 st January,
2006.
For Schedule I of the principal regulations, there shall be Substitutes
Schedule I to the
substituted the following>–
principal
regulations.
“SCHEDULE I
MODEL INFORMATION DOCUMENTS
(All the information documents referred to in this Directive and in the separate Directives shall consist
solely of extracts from this exhaustive list and shall use its numbering system to the exclusion of all
The following information, if applicable, must be supplied in triplicate and include a list of contents. Any
drawings must be supplied in appropriate scale and in sufficient detail on size A4 or on a folder of A4
format. Photographs, if any, must show sufficient detail.
MODEL A
EXHAUSTIVE LIST
Model A should be used in the absence of an EC type-approval certificate granted under a separate
Directive on the subject.
0. GENERAL
Make(s) (trademark registered by the manufacturer):..........................................................
Type (specify any variants and versions):............................................................................
Situation in relation to finishing of the vehicle
for complete/completed/incomplete vehicle 1 ........................................... ..................................
In the case of a completed vehicle, specify the name and address of the previous
manufacturer and the approval number of the incomplete or complete vehicle.
Trade name(s) (where appropriate):....................................................................................
Means of identification of type, if marked on the vehicle
Manufacturer's plate (location and method of affixing):.........................................................
Chassis identification number (location):..............................................................................
Category of vehicle 2 :............................................................................................................
Name and address of manufacturer:....................................................................................
Location of and method of affixing statutory plates and inscriptions (photographs or
drawings): ..........................................................................................................................
Location of the EC type-approval mark on systems, components and separate technical
units, and method of affixing it: ...........................................................................................
Name(s) and address(es) of assembly plant(s): ..................................................................
Delete if not applicable
Classification according to the definitions set out in Annex II, Chapter A of Directive 2003/37/EC.
B
For Schedule VIII of the principal regulations, there shall be Substitutes
Schedule VIII
substituted the following>
to the principal
regulations.
“SCHEDULE VIII
LIST OF SEPARATE DIRECTIVES, THEIR DATE OF ADOPTION AND ANY
OTHER NATIONAL REQUIREMENTS RELEVANT TO THE PARTICULAR
DIRECTIVE
Official
Base Directive
Amending
National Requirements relevant to the
Title of Base Directive
Journal
Date of Adoption
no.
Directive No.
particular Directive
reference
74/151/EEC
Council Directive of March 4,
L 84,
The effective date
None
1974 on the approximation of
04.1974
the laws of the member states
relating to certain parts and
characteristics of wheeled
agricultural and forestry tractors
82/890/EEC
L 378,
The effective date
None
12.1982
88/410/EEC
L 200,
The effective date
None
26/07/1988
97/54/EEC
L 277,
The effective date
None
10.10.1997
98/38/EEC
L 170,
The effective date
None
16.06.1998
74/152/EEC
Council Directive of March 4,
L 84,
The effective date
None
1974 on the approximation of
28.03.1974
the laws of the member states
relating to the maximum design
speed of and load platforms for
wheeled agricultural or forestry
tractors
82/890/EEC
L 378,
The effective date
None
31.12.1982
88/412/EEC
L 200,
The effective date
None
27.12.1988
97/54/EEC
L 277,
The effective date
None
10.10.1997
Official
Base Directive
Amending
National Requirements relevant to the
Title of Base Directive
Journal
Date of Adoption
no.
Directive No.
particular Directive
reference
98/89/EEC
L 322 ,
The effective date; except for Article 2.2 which will be
None
20.11.1998
adopted on 01.10.2004as required by the directive.
74/346/EEC
Council Directive of June 25,
L 191,
The effective date
None
1974 on the approximation of
15.07.1974
the laws of the member states
relating to rear view mirrors for
wheeled agricultural or forestry
tractors
82/890/EEC
L 378,
The effective date
None
31.12.1982
97/54/EEC
L 277,
The effective date
None
10.10.1997
98/40/EC
L 171,
The effective date
None
17.06.1998
74/347/EEC
Council Directive of June 25,
1974 on the approximation of
15.07.1974
the laws of the member states
relating to the field of vision and
windscreen wipers for wheeled
agricultural or forestry tractors
79/1073/EEC
L 331,
The effective date
None
27.12.1979
82/890/EEC
L 378,
The effective date
None
31.12.1982
97/54/EC
L 277,
The effective date
None
10.10.1997
Official
Base Directive
Amending
National Requirements relevant to the
Title of Base Directive
Journal
Date of Adoption
no.
Directive No.
particular Directive
reference
75/321/EEC
Council Directive of May 20,
L 147,
The effective date
None
1975 on the approximation of
09.06.1975
the laws of the member states
relating to the steering
equipment of wheeled
agricultural or forestry tractors
82/890/EEC
L 378,
The effective date
None
31.12.1982
88/411/EEC
L 200/30,
The effective date
None
26.07.1988
97/54/EC
L 277,
The effective date
None
10.10.1997
98/39/EC
L 170,
The effective date
None
16.06.1996
75/322/EEC
Council Directive of May 20,
L 147,
The effective date
None
1975 on the approximation of
09.06.1975
the laws of the member states
relating to the suppression of
radio interference produced by
spark-ignition engines fitted to
wheeled agricultural or forestry
tractors
82/890/EEC
L 378,
The effective date
None
31.12.1982
97/54/EC
L 277,
The effective date
None
10.10.1997
Official
Base Directive
Amending
National Requirements relevant to the
Title of Base Directive
Journal
Date of Adoption
no.
Directive No.
particular Directive
reference
2000/2/EC
L21,
The effective date; except for Article 2.4 which will be
None
26.01.2000
adopted on 01.10.2008as required by the directive.
2001/3/EC
L 28,
The effective date
None
30.01.2001
76/432/EEC
Council Directive of April 6,
L 122,
The effective date
None
1976 on the approximation of
08.05.1976
the laws of the member states
relating to the braking devices
of wheeled agricultural or
forestry tractors
82/890/EEC
L 378,
The effective date
None
31.12.1982
96/63/EC
L 253,
The effective date
None
30.09.1996
97/54/EC
L 277,
The effective date
None
10.10.1997
71/320/EEC
Council Directive of July 26,
L 202,
With respect to these regulations - The effective date
1971 on the approximation of
06.09.1971
the laws of the member states
relating to the braking devices
of certain categories of motor
vehicles and of their trailers
74/132/EEC
L 74/78,
With respect to these regulations - The effective date
With respect to these regulations - none
19.03.1974
75/524/EEC
L 263/3-4,
With respect to these regulations - The effective date
With respect to these regulations - none
08.09.1975
Official
Base Directive
Amending
National Requirements relevant to the
Title of Base Directive
Journal
Date of Adoption
no.
Directive No.
particular Directive
reference
79/489/EEC
L 128/12-13,
With respect to these regulations - The effective date
With respect to these regulations - none
26.05.1979
85/647/EEC
L 380/1-2,
With respect to these regulations - The effective date
With respect to these regulations - none
31.12.1985
88/194/EEC
L 92/47-49,
With respect to these regulations - The effective date
With respect to these regulations - none
04.04.1988
91/422/EEC
L 233/21-
With respect to these regulations - The effective date
With respect to these regulations - none
29,22.08.1991
98/12/EC
L 81,
With respect to these regulations - The effective date
With respect to these regulations - none
18.03.1998
2002/78/EC
L 267,
With respect to these regulations - The effective date
With respect to these regulations - none
04.10.2002
76/763/EEC
Council Directive of July 27,
L 262,
The effective date
None
1976 on the approximation of
27.09.1976
the laws of the member states
relating to passenger seats for
wheeled agricultural or forestry
tractors
82/890/EEC
L 378,
The effective date
None
31.12.1982
97/54/EEC
L 277,
The effective date
None
10.10.1997
1999/86/EC
L 297,
The effective date
None
18.11.1999
Official
Base Directive
Amending
National Requirements relevant to the
Title of Base Directive
Journal
Date of Adoption
no.
Directive No.
particular Directive
reference
77/311/EEC
Council Directive of March 29,
L 105,
The effective date
None
1977 on the approximation of
28.04.1977
the laws of the member states
relating to the driver-perceived
noise level of wheeled
agricultural or forestry tractors
82/890/EEC
L 378,
The effective date
None
31.12.1982
97/54/EC
L 277,
The effective date
None
10.10.1997
77/536/EEC
Council Directive of March 29,
L 220,
The effective date
None
1977 on the approximation of
29.08.1977
the laws of the member states
relating to the driver-perceived
noise level of wheeled
agricultural or forestry tractors
87/354/EEC
L 192,
The effective date
None
11.07.1987
89/680/EEC
L 398,
The effective date
None
21.12.89
1999/55/EEC
L 146,
The effective date
None
11.06.1999
Official
Base Directive
Amending
National Requirements relevant to the
Title of Base Directive
Journal
Date of Adoption
no.
Directive No.
particular Directive
reference
78/764/EEC
Council Directive of July 25,
L 255,
The effective date
1978 on the approximation of
18.09.1978
the laws of the member states
relating to the driver’s seat on
wheeled agricultural or forestry
tractors
82/890/EEC
The effective date
None
31.12.1982
83/190/EEC
The effective date
None
26.04.1983
87/354/EEC
The effective date
None
11.07.1987
88/465/EEC
The effective date
None
17.08.1988
97/54/EC
The effective date
None
10.10.1997
1999/57/EC
The effective date
None
15.06.1999
78/933/EEC
Council Directive of July 25,
The effective date
None
1978 on the approximation of
20.11.1978
the laws of the member states
relating to the installation of
lighting and light-signaling
devices on wheeled agricultural
or forestry tractors
82/890/EEC
The effective date
None
31.12.1982
Official
Base Directive
Amending
National Requirements relevant to the
Title of Base Directive
Journal
Date of Adoption
no.
Directive No.
particular Directive
reference
97/54/EC
The effective date
None
10.10.1997
1999/56/EC
The effective date
None
11.06.1999
79/532/EEC
Council Directive of July 25,
The effective date
None
1978 on the approximation of
13.06.1979
the laws of the member states
relating to the installation of
lighting and light-signaling
devices on wheeled agricultural
or forestry tractors
82/890/EEC
The effective date
None
31.12.1982
97/54/EC
The effective date
None
10.10.1997
79/532/EEC
Council Directive of July 25,
The effective date
None
1978 on the approximation of
17.05.1979
the laws of the member states
relating to the coupling device
and the reverse of wheeled
agricultural or forestry tractors
82/890/EEC
The effective date
None
31.12.1982
97/54/EC
The effective date
None
10.10.1997
1999/58/EC
The effective date
None
15.06.1999
Official
Base Directive
Amending
National Requirements relevant to the
Title of Base Directive
Journal
Date of Adoption
no.
Directive No.
particular Directive
reference
79/622/EEC
Council Directive of June 25,
The effective date
None
1979 on the approximation of
17.07.1979
the laws of the member states
relating to the roll-over
protection structures of wheeled
agricultural or forestry tractors
82/953/EEC
The effective date
None
31.12.1982
87/354/EEC
The effective date
None
11.07.1987
88/413/EEC
The effective date
None
26.07.1988
1999/40/EC
The effective date
None
18.05.1999
80/720/EEC
Council Directive of June 25,
The effective date
none
1979 on the approximation of
28.07.1980
the laws of the member states
relating to the operating space,
access to the driving position
and the doors and windows of
wheeled agricultural or forestry
tractors
82/890/EEC
The effective date
None
31.12.1982
88/414/EEC
The effective date
None
26.07.1988
97/54/EC
The effective date
None
10.10.1997
Official
Base Directive
Amending
National Requirements relevant to the
Title of Base Directive
Journal
Date of Adoption
no.
Directive No.
particular Directive
reference
86/297/EEC
Council Directive of June 25,
The effective date
None
1979 on the approximation of
08.07.1986
the laws of the member states
relating to the power take-offs
of wheeled agricultural or
forestry tractors
97/54/EC
The effective date
None
10.10.1997
86/298/EEC
Council Directive of May 25,
The effective date
None
1986 on rear mounted roll-over
08.07.1986
protection structures of narrow-
track wheeled agricultural or
forestry tractors
89/682/EEC
The effective date
None
12.12.1989
2001/19/EC
The effective date
None
14.04.2000
86/415/EEC
Council Directive of July 24,
The effective date
none
1986 on the installation,
24.07.1986
location, operation and
identification of the controls of
wheeled agricultural or forestry
tractors
97/54/EC
The effective date
None
24.07.1986
Official
Base Directive
Amending
National Requirements relevant to the
Title of Base Directive
Journal
Date of Adoption
no.
Directive No.
particular Directive
reference
87/402/EEC
Council Directive of July 24,
1986 on roll-over protection
08.08.1987
structures mounted in front of
the drivers seat on barrow-track
wheeled agricultural or forestry
tractors
89/681/EEC
The effective date
None
12.12.1989
2000/22/EC
The effective date
None
04.05.2000
89/173/EEC
Council Directive of July 25,
The effective date
None
1978 on the approximation of
10.05.1989
the laws of the member states
relating to certain components
and characteristics of wheeled
agricultural or forestry tractors
97/54/EEC
The effective date
None
10.10.1997
2000/1/EC
The effective date
None
26.01.2000
92/22/EC
Council Directive of March 31,
With respect to these regulations - The effective date
With respect to these regulations - none
1992 on safety glazing and
14.05.1992
glazing materials on motor
vehicles and their trailers
2001/92/EC
With respect to these regulations - The effective date
With respect to these regulations - none
08.11.2001
Official
Base Directive
Amending
National Requirements relevant to the
Title of Base Directive
Journal
Date of Adoption
no.
Directive No.
particular Directive
reference
2000/25/EC
Council Directive of May 22,
The effective date – with the following addition
Following Article 4 paragraph 5 : Article 10
2000 on action to be taken
12.07.2000
of Directive 97/68/EC, the Maltese legal
Following Article 4 paragraph 5of directive 2000/25/EC
against the emission of
tool for granting the exceptions is
as amended by 2005/13/EC the dates of Article 4
gaseous and particulate
regulation 9 of L.N. 229 of 2001 (Measures
paragraph 3 shall be postponed by 2 years. The
pollutants by engines intended
against the Emission of Gaseous and
conditions in the Article 4 paragraph 5 still apply.
to power agricultural or forestry
Particulate Pollutants from internal
tractors.
Combustion engines (non-road mobile
machinery ) Regulations, 2001
st
st
2005/13/EC
From 1 January 2006 – see above
From 1 January 2006 - see above.
01.03.2005
76/115/EEC
Council Directive of December
With respect to these regulations - The effective date
18, 1975 on the approximation
30.01.1976
of the laws of the Member
States relating to anchorage for
motor-vehicles safety belts.
81/575/EEC
With respect to these regulations - The effective date
With respect to these regulations – none
20.07.1981
82/318/EEC
With respect to these regulations - The effective date
With respect to these regulations – none
19.05.1982
90/629/EEC
With respect to these regulations - The effective date
With respect to these regulations – none
06.12.1990
96/38/EC
With respect to these regulations - The effective date
With respect to these regulations – none
26.07.1996
77/541/EEC
Council Directive of June 28,
With respect to these regulations - The effective date
With respect to these regulations – none
1977 on the approximation of
29.08.1977
the laws of the member states
relating to safety belts and
restraints systems of motor
vehicles.
81/576/EEC
With respect to these regulations - The effective date
With respect to these regulations – none
29.07.1981
82/319/EEC
With respect to these regulations - The effective date
With respect to these regulations – none
19.05.1982
87/354/EEC
With respect to these regulations - The effective date
With respect to these regulations – none
11.07.1987
90/628/EEC
With respect to these regulations - The effective date
With respect to these regulations – none
06.12.1990
96/36/EC
With respect to these regulations - The effective date
With respect to these regulations – none
17.07.1996
2000/3/EC
With respect to these regulations - The effective date
With respect to these regulations – none
25.02.2000
75/443/EEC
Council Directive of June 26,
With respect to these regulations - The effective date
With respect to these regulations –
1975 on the approximation of
26.07.1975
the laws of the member states
Following article 5 of the directive
relating to the reverse and
speedometer equipment shall be marked
speedometer equipment of
in either
motor vehicles
a) Kilometers per hour only
b) or kilometers per hour & miles per
hour
97/39/EC
With respect to these regulations - The effective date
With respect to these regulations – none
05.07.1997
91/226/EEC
Council Directive of March 27,
With respect to these regulations - The effective date
With respect to these regulations – none
1991 on the approximation of
23.04.1991
the laws of the member states
relating to the spray-
suppression systems of certain
categories of motor vehicles
and their trailers
92/24/EEC
Council Directive of March 27,
With respect to these regulations - The effective date
With respect to these regulations – none
1991 on the approximation of
14.05.1992
the laws of the member states
relating to speed limitation
devices or similar speed
limitation on-board systems of
certain categories of motor
vehicles
89/297/EEC
Council Directive of April 13,
With respect to these regulations - The effective date
With respect to these regulations – none
1989 on the approximation of
05.05.1989
the laws of the member states
relating to the lateral protection
(side guards) of certain motor
vehicles and their trailers
”.
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