council direct march approxim law member state relat space mount fix rear registr plate motor vehicl trailer eec council european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard propos commiss technic requir motor vehicl satisfi pursuant nation law relat inter alia space mount fix rear registr plate 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 space mount fix rear registr plate satisfi requir set annex direct articl amend adjust requir annex account technic progress adopt accord procedur laid articl council direct februari type approv motor vehicl trailer articl member state eighteen month notif direct put forc provis requir need order compli therewith inform commiss forthwith member state ensur commun commiss text main provis nation law adopt field cover direct articl direct address member state brussel march council presid harmel oj annex shape dimens space mount rear registr plate space mount compris virtual rectangular surfac minimum dimens gt pic file quot quot gt locat space mount fix plate space mount correct fix plate characterist posit plate relat longitudin axi vehicl centr point plate situat longitudin plane symmetri vehicl left hand edg plate situat left vertic plane parallel longitudin plane symmetri touch extrem outer edg vehicl posit plate relat longitudin plane symmetri vehicl plate perpendicular practic perpendicular longitudin plane symmetri vehicl posit plate relat vertic plane plate vertic subject toler shape vehicl requir inclin vertic surfac bear registr number face upward provid height upper edg plate metr ground surfac bear registr number face provid height upper edg plate metr ground height plate ground height lower edg plate ground metr height upper edg plate ground metr imposs practic compli provis height exce metr close limit construct characterist vehicl case exce metr geometr requir visibl plate visibl space includ plane vertic plane touch later edg plate form angl measur outward longitudin median vehicl plane touch upper edg plate form angl measur upward horizont horizont plane lower edg plate height upper edg plate ground greater metr plane form angl measur horizont determin height plate ground height measur vehicl unladen