MECHANICAL COUPLING STANDARD
February 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Commission has proposed that a United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) standard on the type approval of "mechanical coupling components of combinations of vehicles" becomes a European Union (EU) regulation. It has asked the EU Council of Ministers to formally accede to the UNECE's regulation 55 on this subject. It was designed, said a Commission note, for "removing technical barriers to the trade" of such equipment, whilst "ensuring a high level of safety". It is especially written for lorries with trailers and ...
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