Decree of the Ministry of Transport and Communications No. 244 / 1999 Coll.
Decree of the Ministry of Transport and Communications amending Decree of the Ministry of Transport No. 102 / 1995 Coll., on the approval of technical competence and technical conditions of road traffic, as amended
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DECLARATION
Ministry of Transport and Communications
of 27 October 1999
amending Decree No. 102 / 1995 of the Ministry of Transport Coll., on the approval of the technical competence and technical conditions of road traffic, as amended
The Ministry of Transport and Communications provides, pursuant to § 16 for the implementation of § 2 and 3 of Act No. 38 / 1995 Coll., on technical conditions of road traffic of road vehicles:
Decree No. 102 / 1995 Coll., on the approval of technical competence and technical conditions for the operation of road vehicles, as amended by Decree No. 299 / 1996 Coll. and Decree No. 4 / 1998 Coll., is amended as follows:
1. In Paragraph 13 (1) (c), the following sentence, including footnote 3a, shall be replaced by a semicolon at the end of the comma: "new types of vehicles of category N and O shall comply with the conditions laid down in the special Regulation (3a) and shall be approved accordingly.
3a) Decree No 176 / 1960 Coll. (ECE No 105). '.
2. In Article 21 (2), the dot is replaced by a comma at the end of the paragraph and the following point (m) is added:
"(m) vehicles of category M1 need not have head restraints on seats placed in the second and other rows, provided that their technical competence has been approved without them when those vehicles are first put into service."
3. in Paragraph 22 (1) (a), the words:
"- trailers of category O1 or O2 equipped with ball coupling
ISO 50............................................................. 2,30 m '.
4. in Paragraph 22 (1) (a), the words:
"- self-propelled and work-related machinery............................................................................... 3,00 m," shall be replaced by:
"- self-driving and connecting work machines and carried work machines in the kit with the carrier.......................................................................... 3,00 m,"
5. in § 22 (1) (c), the words:
"- bus with all manageable axles................................................................ 15,00 m," shall be replaced by:
"- a bus subject to compliance with the provisions of paragraph 4............................................... 15,00 m, '.
6. In Paragraph 22 (1) (c), the dimension "18,35 m 'is replaced by" 18,75 m'.
7. in Article 22 (1) (e):
"(e) the length of the rear overhang of the vehicle, with the exception of the centre axle trailer (s), shall not exceed 1 / 3 of the overall length of the vehicle, but shall not be more than 3,50 m, ';
8. In Article 24 (2) (c), the following is inserted after the words "sub-base ':
"- up to 1,0 m......................................................... 11,00 t, '.
9. In Article 24 (2) (c), the words "or if each driving axle is fitted with a double tyre assembly and the maximum axle load does not exceed 9,5 t... 'are inserted after the words" equivalent'.
10. in Article 24 (3) (b), the words "or if each drive axle is fitted with a double tyre assembly and the maximum axle load does not exceed 9,5 t," shall be inserted after the word "equivalent."
11. in the first indent of Article 24 (14), "up to 30 km.h-1" is replaced by "up to 40 km.h-1" and the sentence after the semicolon is deleted;
12. in the second indent of Article 24 (14), "than 30 km.h-1" is replaced by "than 40 km.h-1";
13. in Paragraph 25 (1), the following shall be inserted after the reference to footnote 10:
"10a) Decree No. 176 / 1960 Coll. (ECE No. 13 H). '.
14. In Paragraph 33, the following paragraph 11 is inserted after paragraph 10:
"(11) The vehicle shall not be equipped with a device identifying or preventing the operation of technical means of control of road traffic used by the authorities responsible for ensuring the safety and fluidity of road traffic. ';
Paragraph 11 shall become paragraph 12.
15. in Paragraph 36 (1), the words "except for vehicles of categories L1, L3, T and Ss and the sports modifications of vehicles of category M1" shall be inserted after the words "and the following sentence shall be added at the end of the paragraph:" The mandatory installation of wheel covers and dirt traps shall not apply to the vehicles referred to in this paragraph if the shape and design of the vehicle (bodywork, superstructure, etc.) meet the requirements set out in paragraphs 2 to 5. ";
16. in Paragraph 36 (3) (c), the words "and the rear edge not exceeding 150 mm above the horizontal plane passing through the centre of the wheel" shall be deleted;
17. in Paragraph 37 (1), the following sentence is inserted after the fourth sentence, including footnote 25a: "Tyre tyres for vehicles of categories T and OT, including tyres fitted to new vehicles of those categories, shall comply with the conditions laid down in the special Regulation 25a) and shall be approved accordingly; if these tyres are not approved, they shall be approved and bear an approval mark.
25a) Decree No. 176 / 1960 Coll. (ECE No 106). '.
18. in Paragraph 37 (7), first sentence, including footnote 28a, is replaced by the following: "Retreaded tyres for vehicles of categories M and N and their trailers (including tyres fitted to new vehicles) shall comply with the conditions laid down in the special Regulation 28a) and shall be approved accordingly; if these tyres are not approved, they shall be approved and bearing an approval mark, the load capacity index and the speed category of the renewed tyres being no higher than the original data of the casing before it is renewed.
28a) Decree No. 176 / 1960 Coll. (ECE No 108 and 109). '
19. Footnote 29) reads:
"29) Decree No. 176 / 1960 Coll. (ECE No 29, 32, 33, 66, 94 and 95). '
20. in the third sentence of Paragraph 39 (1), the word "a" shall be replaced by a comma and the words "94 and 95" shall be inserted after the figure "33";
21. Paragraph 41 (6) reads:
"(6) For category vehicles N with an undivided box body shall be a fixed bulkhead behind the last row of seats separating the passenger compartment from the cargo compartment. This bulkhead shall be at least 500 mm above the H point and from the floor of the cargo compartment in full material design and above that height shall be such that large objects (50 x 50 mm) are prevented from entering the passenger compartment. The windows may be glazed with safety glasses or glazing material, which must comply with the conditions laid down in the separate Regulation (31) and be approved accordingly, in the goods motor and trailers with an enclosed cargo compartment and fitted in walls and doors. These windows from the side of the cargo compartment shall be protected by a sufficiently rigid and rigid barrier (e.g. a grate with a maximum aperture of 50 x 50 mm) against accidental damage to the transported load. The installation of such a barrier may not be in the case of a vehicle sliding door if the design solution of such door does not allow it. '
22. in Article 42 (1), after the second sentence, the following sentence is inserted: "Similarly, buses on two-storey, 36a) which must comply with the conditions laid down in the special transcription (37) and be approved accordingly.
36a) Decree No. 176 / 1960 Coll. (ECE No. 107). '
23.
Operating materials
(1) Only the operating materials prescribed by the manufacturer of such systems or equipment may be used to drive vehicles' engines and to fill lubricating, cooling and other vehicle systems and equipment. The fuel sold for direct consumption and used in the operation of road motor vehicles shall comply with the requirements laid down in the applicable national technical standards or relevant international standards, taking into account the climate conditions or expected climate conditions, with their qualitative parameters.
(2) Automated petrol and diesel fuels supplied for direct consumption for the operation of road motor vehicles must also comply with the following conditions, in addition to the relevant technical standards:
(a) automotive lead gasoline shall contain a minimum of 0,03 g.l-1 and a maximum of 0,15 g.l-1 lead;
(b) unleaded automotive petrol may contain a maximum of 0,005 g.l-1 lead,
(c) diesel fuel may contain a maximum of 0,50 g.kg-1 sulphur.
(3) From the date of the end of the sale of lead automotive petrol, either unleaded automotive gasoline with additives supplied by the manufacturer, which will allow the reliable operation of these engines, or in the sale of additives, the addition of which in a specified quantity to a certain type of unleaded petrol will provide the fuel needed for the spark-ignition engines for which the manufacturer has determined lead gasoline, shall also be available from the date of the end of the sale of leaded petrol.
(4) Automotive gasoline intended for the propulsion of the combustion engine of the vehicle must comply with the relevant Czech technical standard, namely unleaded diesel CSN EN 228 (65 6505) and leaded petrol CSN 65 6505.
(5) Diesel for the propulsion of the internal combustion engine of the vehicle must comply with Czech technical standard EN 590 (65 6506).
(6) Rape oil methyl esters (so-called biofuel) may also be used for the propulsion of diesel engines, either separately according to Czech technical standard ČSN 65 6507 or mixed with petroleum components in quantities above 30% hm. methyl esters according to Czech technical standard CSN 65 6508 or mixed with petroleum components in quantities up to 5% hm. methyl esters according to Czech technical standard ČSN 65 6509. For the use of mixtures with petroleum constituents in excess of 5% hm. of methyl esters, the manufacturer of the engine shall agree to its use.
(7) Liquid petroleum gas (LPG) intended for the propulsion of an internal combustion engine must comply with Czech technical standard EN 589.
(8) Compressed natural gas (CNG) intended for the propulsion of an internal combustion engine must comply with Czech technical standard CSN 38 6110.
(9) The fuel shall be sampled for automotive petrol, diesel and biofuel according to Czech technical standard ČSN 65 6005, for LPG according to Czech technical standard ČSN EN ISO 4257 (65 6480) and for CNG according to Czech technical standard ČSN 38 6110.
(10) Analyses of fuel samples to verify their quality by control authorities shall be carried out in accredited laboratories.
(11) The conformity of the results of the control analyses of samples of operating materials in relation to the limits of their specifications must comply with the relevant Czech technical standard ČSN EN ISO 4259 (65 6003).
(12) The use of fuels and lubricants referred to in paragraphs 1 to 11 does not apply to the operation of military vehicles. '
footnotes No 44a, 44b), 44c), 44d), 44e), 44f), 44g), 44h), 44i), 45a) and 45b) are deleted.
24) footnote 47) reads as follows:
"47) Decree No 176 / 1960 Coll. (ECE No 15, 40, 47, 83 and 101). '.
25. Footnote 49) reads:
"49) Decree No. 176 / 1960 Coll. (ECE Nos 24 and 96). '.
26. In Paragraph 51 (4), the following sentence is added at the end of the paragraph: "When replacing a catalytic converter in the exhaust system of the vehicle, a catalytic converter manufactured for replacement purposes may also be used instead of a catalytic converter intended for the primary production of the vehicle (engine), which must comply with the conditions laid down in a separate regulation and be approved accordingly. 49a) '.
27. the following footnote 49a is added:
"49a) Decree No. 176 / 1960 Coll. (ECE No 103). '.
28. in Paragraph 60 (3):
"(3) When type-approval of a type of M1 vehicle, these vehicles shall also be equipped with a mean approved stop lamp of category S3, the position of which on the vehicle shall be approved in accordance with a specific Regulation. 53) Additional installation of the S3 category mean stop lamp shall be permitted, which shall be the approved version and may be placed either outside or within the vehicle, and shall not bother the driver of the vehicle with the light emitted. The position of the lamp on the vehicle shall comply with the following conditions:
(a) the own stop lamp shall comply with the conditions laid down in the special Regulation (52) and shall be approved accordingly;
(b) only one S3 category device may be fitted on the vehicle. If the median longitudinal plane of the vehicle does not pass through the rigid body panel, but separates one or two parts of the vehicle (e.g. doors) in such a way that there is insufficient space to install a single S3 category device in the median longitudinal plane on such moving parts, two devices of the S3 type "D 'or a single S3 category device extended to the left or to the right of the median longitudinal plane may be fitted,
(c) the centre of reference of the stop lamp of category S3 shall be situated in the median longitudinal plane of the vehicle. In the case where, according to the preceding paragraph, two S3 category devices are fitted, they shall be placed as close as possible to the median longitudinal plane on both sides of the S3 category. Where, according to the preceding paragraph, the displacement of a single S3 lamp outside the median longitudinal plane is permitted, the distance of the reference centre of the lamp from the median longitudinal plane of the vehicle shall not exceed 150 mm,
(d) in height, the horizontal plane touching the lower edge of the apparent surface of a stop lamp of category S3 shall not be more than 150 mm below the horizontal plane tangent to the illuminating surface of the glass or glazing of the rear window, or less than 850 mm above the ground. However, the horizontal plane touching the lower edge of the apparent surface of S3 equipment shall pass at least above the horizontal plane tangential to the upper edges of the apparent surface of the standard original stop lamps (categories S1 or S2),
(e) a category S3 stop lamp may be fitted on the outside of the vehicle or in the vehicle, but in the case where it is fitted in the vehicle, the light emitted shall not bother the driver with rear-view mirrors or other surfaces of the vehicle (for example, rear-view glass). The S3 category device cannot be combined with any other lamp,
(f) a stop lamp of category S3 shall be activated only at the same time as the other stop lamps and shall give an uninterrupted red colour light;
(g) in the case of vehicles of categories M2 and M3, an additional pair of brake lights placed symmetrically at the rear in the upper third of the overall height of the vehicle shall be permitted. ';
29. after Paragraph 62, the following Section 62a is inserted:
Marking
(1) In order to highlight the visibility of vehicles and their combinations with reduced visibility (53c), their marking or contour markings for reversing light are permitted. These belts and their positioning shall comply with the conditions laid down in the special Regulation 53d (d) and shall be approved accordingly.
53c) § 2 and 31 of Decree No. 99 / 1989 Coll., on road traffic rules (road traffic rules), as amended.
53d) Decree No. 176 / 1960 Coll. (ECE No. 104). '
29. in Paragraph 71 (2), including footnote 63):
"(2) Vehicles of categories M2, M3, N2 and N3 shall have a built-in control device which is a device intended to be incorporated into a road motor vehicle for automatic or semi-automatic indication and recording of the traffic data of such vehicles and of certain working times of drivers of such vehicles (hereinafter referred to as the tachograph). The tachograph shall have visual indicators of the distance travelled, the speed of travel and the time and recording equipment for the registration of the distance travelled, the speed of travel, the driving time and the working hours of the driver (s) and any opening of the apparatus. The tachograph shall comply with the conditions laid down in the separate Regulation (63) and shall be approved accordingly (e.g. the EEC / EC tachograph). Vehicles of those categories in international road transport shall have an installed homologous tachograph according to a special Regulation, 63). This obligation shall also apply to vehicles of category N1 with a trailer attached, provided that the total mass of such a combination exceeds 3,5 tonnes.
63) Decree of the Minister for Foreign Affairs No. 108 / 1976 Coll., on the Europe Agreement on the Work of Vehicle Stations in International Road Transport (AETR), as amended. '
31. In Paragraph 71, the following paragraph 3 is inserted after paragraph 2:
"(3) The provisions of paragraph 2 shall not apply to:
(a) vehicles intended for the carriage of goods, the total weight of which, including the total weight of the trailer or semi-trailer, does not exceed 3,5 tonnes;
(b) passenger vehicles which, according to their type of construction and their equipment, are intended for the carriage of not more than 9 persons, including the driver;
(c) vehicles used for the carriage of passengers on scheduled lines where the length of the line does not exceed 50 km;
(d) vehicles with a maximum permissible speed not exceeding 30 km.h-1;
(e) vehicles used or controlled by the armed forces, civil defence, fire services and the police of the Czech Republic;
(f) vehicles used for special purposes, i.e. maintenance and repair of sewerage, water, gas and electricity, maintenance and control of roads, removal and disposal of waste, telegraph and telephone services, transport of mail, radio and television broadcasting and detection of radio and television transmitters and receivers;
(g) vehicles used in emergency or rescue operations;
(h) specialised vehicles used for medical purposes;
(i) vehicles carrying a circus and a carnival;
(j) special emergency vehicles;
(k) vehicles used in road driving tests for development, repair or maintenance purposes and new or rebuilt vehicles not yet put into service;
(l) vehicles used for the non-commercial carriage of personal goods;
(m) vehicles used for the transport of milk from farms and the re-transport of milk containers or milk products intended for feeding livestock to farms. ';
Paragraphs 3 and 4 shall be renumbered paragraphs 4 and 5.
32. In Paragraph 71, the following shall be added to paragraph 5 of the last sentence: "and shall not be disabled when a vehicle is in service '.
33. The second sentence of Paragraph 73 (4), including footnote 69, reads: "Vehicles of categories M1 and N1 whose total mass does not exceed 2 t shall comply with the conditions laid down in the special Regulation (69) and shall be approved accordingly; vehicles of other categories which are fitted with such equipment shall be approved or approved for their technical competence within the meaning of that specific Regulation.
69) Decree No 176 / 1960 Coll. (ECE No 97). '.
34. Footnote 73) reads:
"73) Decree No. 176 / 1960 Coll. (ECE No 102). '.
35. in Paragraph 95, in paragraph 1, the following sentence shall be added at the end, including footnote (87a): "Electric vehicles of categories M and N whose maximum design speed is more than 25 km.h-1 and where batteries are used as a source of electricity, shall comply with the conditions laid down in the specific Regulation (87a) and shall be approved accordingly.
87a) Decree No 176 / 1960 Coll. (ECE No 100). '
36. in Paragraph 106 (3):
"(3) If a specific Regulation (3) is amended and it does not provide otherwise (transitional provisions or other provisions), vehicles, components and accessories shall be treated as follows:
(a) articles subject to homologation which have not yet been approved shall be assessed in accordance with the wording of the special regulation in force at the time of the start of the homologation process;
(b) articles subject to homologisation may also be approved in accordance with the previous version of the specific Regulation, but not more than 365 days after the date on which the new version of the Regulation entered into force;
(c) the approval granted in accordance with the conditions laid down in the previous version of the specific Regulation shall continue to apply unless otherwise specified in the current version of the specific Regulation. "
37. in Paragraph 106, the following paragraph 5 is inserted after paragraph 4:
"(5) The technical capability of a vehicle type of category M1 may be approved on the basis and in accordance with the EU type-approval Directive, provided that the vehicle manufacturer's label bears the approval number. This number shall also be indicated on the vehicle technical licence. ';
Paragraphs 5 to 7 shall be renumbered paragraphs 6 to 8.
38. The following Section 106a is inserted after Section 106:
If the date of entry into force or the expiry date of certain provisions of this Order is not the same as the date of entry into force, the dates shall be as follows:
(a) the technical descriptions of the vehicle type issued by the approval authority with an unlimited period of validity pursuant to Paragraph 13 (2) shall expire on 30 June 2000;
(b) the type approvals issued by the type approval authority for an unlimited period of validity pursuant to Paragraph 20 (2) shall expire on 30 June 2000;
(c) tyres for vehicles of categories T and OT shall comply with the requirements laid down in Article 37 (1) if they have been manufactured or imported from 1 January 2001;
(d) two-storey buses must comply with the requirements laid down in Article 42 (1), if the date of their first registration is 1 July 2001;
(e) the sale to direct consumers of automotive lead petrol pursuant to Paragraph 49 (2) (a) shall be terminated by 1 January 2001 at the latest;
(f) vehicles of categories M2, M3, N2, N3, as referred to in Article 71 (2) put into service as from 1 July 1995, shall have an installed approved tachograph and shall have such tachograph installed as from 1 January 1990 at the latest by 1 July 2000; in the case of vehicles of those categories put into service before 1 January 1990, it is not necessary to replace installed tachographs of other versions with tachographs approved in accordance with a specific Regulation if the original tachograph fulfils the conditions laid down therein,
(g) vehicles of categories M1 and N1 in accordance with Paragraph 73 (4) shall comply with the conditions laid down in the special regulation when their technical competence as a type is approved as from the date of entry into force of this Decree,
(h) electric vehicles referred to in Paragraph 95 (1) shall comply with the conditions laid down in the special regulation as from 1 January 2001 when type-approval is granted. "
39. In Article 108 (2), at the end of the dot, the following point (p) is added:
"(p) in the case of converted vehicles, where the conversion is not recorded in the vehicle documents or the vehicle being converted by its implementation does not comply with the technical conditions laid down in the permit for the conversion in question, in particular where the conversion carried out in the vehicle in question is liable to be a direct threat to the health and safety of the persons carried or to be a direct threat to the safe transport of the cargo.";
40. The following Section 110a is inserted after Section 110:
Decree No. 4 / 1998 Coll., amending Decree No. 102 / 1995 of the Ministry of Transport Coll., on the approval of the technical competence and technical conditions for the operation of road vehicles, as amended by Decree No. 299 / 1996 Coll. '
This decree shall take effect on 1 January 2000.
Minister:
Doc. Ing. Peltram, CSc.
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| Citation | Decree of the Ministry of Transport and Communications No. 244 / 1999 Coll., amending Decree of the Ministry of Transport No. 102 / 1995 Coll., on the approval of the technical competence and technical conditions of road transport vehicles, as amended |
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| Regulation Type | Order |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 10.11.1999 |
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| Effective from | 01.01.2000 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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