council direct march approxim law member state relat liquid fuel tank rear protect devic motor vehicl trailer eec council european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament regard opinion econom social committe technic requir motor vehicl satisfi pursuant nation law relat inter alia liquid fuel tank rear protect devic requir differ member state member state adopt requir addit place exist rule order eec type approv procedur subject council direct februari approxim law member state relat type approv motor vehicl trailer appli respect type vehicl adopt direct articl purpos direct quot vehicl quot mean motor vehicl intend road bodywork wheel maximum design speed exceed kilometr hour trailer except vehicl run rail agricultur tractor machineri public work vehicl articl member state refus grant eec type approv nation type approv vehicl ground relat liquid fuel tank rear protect devic satisfi requir set annex articl amend adjust requir annex account technic progress except requir set item adopt accord procedur laid articl council direct februari type approv motor vehicl trailer articl member state put forc provis requir need order compli direct eighteen month notif forthwith inform commiss thereof member state ensur text main provis nation law adopt field cover direct commun commiss articl direct address member state brussel march council presid harmel oj oj oj annex tank reserv tank liquid fuel fuel tank made corros resist satisfi leakag test carri manufactur pressur equal doubl work pressur event bar excess pressur pressur exceed work pressur automat compens suitabl devic vent safeti valv vent design prevent fire risk fuel escap fuel tank cap devic provid compens excess pressur tank complet overturn drip toler fuel tank instal protect consequ impact front rear vehicl protrud part sharp edg tank ii rear protect devic ii ground clearanc width rear chassi main part bodi exce cm centr rearmost axl rearmost point vehicl metr ii requir met vehicl equip rear protect devic fit accord specif list ii specif fit rear protect devic ii undersid rear protect devic cm ground vehicl unladen ii place rear protect devic fit width exce width vehicl width vehicl cm side ii rear protect devic close rear vehicl case cm rearmost point vehicl ii end rear protect devic bent backward ii rear protect devic firmli fix chassi side member replac ii rear protect devic bend strength equival steel beam cross section bend strength modulu cm ii derog preced requir vehicl type fit rear protect devic tractor semi trailer quot slung quot trailer similar trailer transport log long item vehicl rear protect devic incompat