- aerodynamic device
means a device, equipment, or a combination thereof in a specific configuration designed to reduce the aerodynamic drag of vehicle combinations consisting of at least a motor vehicle and a trailer or semi-trailer;
- authorised entity
means a national authority authorised by a Member State to request relevant information from the manufacturers and vehicle manufacturers on the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption related properties of a specific component, specific separate technical unit or specific system and CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of new vehicles respectively.
- axle-lift device
means a mechanism as defined in Annex XIII, Part 2, Section A, point 1.33 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/535;
- box shaped bodywork
means an enclosed superstructure integral to the frame of the vehicle, which covers the goods being transported, and for which the attributed digits used to supplement the codes of bodywork are 03, 04, 05, 06 or 32, in accordance with Annex III, Table 3;
- cargo volume
means the internal volume of the body which is available to be filled with load;
- CFD
means computational fluid dynamic simulation used for analysing complex fluid phenomena;
- customer information file
means a file produced by the simulation tool which contains a set of vehicle related information and the performance of the vehicle with regard to its influence on CO2 emissions, fuel consumption, of motor vehicles, and which takes the form of the template laid down in Annex IV, Part II;
- drop side tarpaulin body
means a bodywork with hinged tail and side panels and a tarpaulin body with a total body height comparable to that of curtain-sided bodywork.
- external height of the body
means the external height of the body dimension without taking into account external body projections (aerodynamic devices and equipment).
- external length of the body
means the external length of the body dimension without taking into account external body projections (aerodynamic devices and equipment).
- external width of the body
means the external width of the body dimension without taking into account external body projections (aerodynamic devices and equipment).
- generic geometry
means a three dimensional model developed by the Commission for computational fluid dynamics simulations;
- hard shell box body
means a box shaped bodywork for which the digits used to supplement the codes of bodywork are 03 or 05.
- hashing tool
means an electronic tool, developed by the Commission, which provides an unequivocal association between the certified component, separate technical unit or system and its certification document, or between a vehicle and its manufacturer's records file and its customer information file;
- input data
means information on the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption related properties of a component, separate technical unit or system which is used by the simulation tool to determine the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of a vehicle;
- input information
means information about the characteristics of a vehicle which is used by the simulation tool to determine the influence on the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of that vehicle and which is not part of input data;
- internal height of the body
means the internal height of the body dimension without taking into account internal projections (including wheel boxes, ribs and hooks) as defined in point 6.15 of Standard ISO 612:1978.
- internal length of the body
means the internal length of the body dimension without taking into account internal projections (including wheelboxes, ribs and hooks) as defined in point 6.15 of Standard ISO 612:1978.
- lift axle or retractable axle
means an axle as defined in Annex XIII, Part 2, Section A, point 1.34 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/535;
- long side covers
means side covers that cover a distance between the landing gear of a semi-trailer and the rear end of the vehicle;
- manufacturer
means the person or body that is responsible to the approval authority for all aspects of the certification process and for ensuring conformity of CO2 emissions and fuel consumption related properties of components, separate technical units and systems, irrespective of whether that person or body is directly involved in all stages of the construction of the component, separate technical unit or system which is the subject of the certification;
- parameter ID
means the unique identifier used in the simulation tool for a specific input parameter or set of input data;
- rear flaps
means an aerodynamic device composed by two or more rear fairing panels located at the rear end of the vehicle with the aim to reduce its wake;
- refrigerated box body
means a box shaped bodywork for which the digits used to supplement the codes of bodywork are 04.
- short rear flaps
means rear flaps which lateral panels measure at least 2 meters and do not cover the total height of the body;
- short side covers
means side covers that do not cover the area of the wheels;
- side covers
means an aerodynamic device composed by panels located at the lower side of the vehicle with the aim to reduce the impact of crosswind and/or the turbulences created by the wheels on the air drag;
- simulation tool
means an electronic tool, developed by the Commission, which is used to assess the performance of vehicles of categories O3 and O4 with regard to their influence on the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of motor vehicles;
- soft shell box body
means a box shaped bodywork where at least the two sides of the body are covered by tarpaulin entirely or between the upper edge of the hinged side panels and the roof of the superstructure, and for which the digits used to supplement the codes of bodywork are 32, or 06.
- steering axle
means, for trailers, either of the following:
- tall rear flaps
means rear flaps which lateral panels cover the entire height of the body with a tolerance of ±3% of the total height of the body;
- total height of the trailer
(unladen) means the distance between the supporting surface and a horizontal plane touching the topmost part of a vehicle, as defined in point 6.3 of Standard ISO 612:1978.
- trailer coupling point high
means the clevis type drawbar coupling, with a jaw and an automatic closing and locking pin on the towing vehicle for connecting to the trailer by means of a drawbar eye, with higher clearance from the centre of coupling point to the ground, commonly intended for towing trailers type DB and DC;
- trailer coupling point low
means the clevis type drawbar coupling, with a jaw and an automatic closing and locking pin on the towing vehicle for connecting to the trailer by means of a drawbar eye, with lower clearance from the centre of coupling point to the ground, commonly intended for towing trailers type DC;
- vehicle manufacturer
means a body or person responsible for issuing the manufacturer’s records file and the customer information file pursuant to Article 8;
- volume orientation
means that the trailer is primarily designed for the transport of voluminous goods and has an internal height of not less than 2,9 meters: