Adoption of Uniform Conditions of Approval and Reciprocal Recognition of Approval for
Motor Vehicle Equipment and Parts, 1958, shall consider acceding thereto.
2. Member States shall develop maximum or minimum standards, as the case may be, in
respect of equipment required on or in respect of vehicles.
ARTICLE 6.5
DIMENSIONS OF VEHICLES AND VEHICLE COMBINATIONS
1. Member States shall develop and implement harmonised standards in respect of
vehicle dimensions and vehicle combinations.
2. Vehicles or vehicle combinations which exceed the harmonised standards referred to in
paragraph 1 may only be authorised to circulate on the basis of special permits issued by
authorities designated by each Member State for that purpose.
ARTICLE 6.6
LOADS ON VEHICLES
1. Member States shall implement harmonised permissible axle mass loads and gross
vehicle mass and gross combination mass limitations with due consideration of the need
to balance financial needs and interests of preserving the Region's road infrastructure,
optimising road transport operations and enhancing road traffic safety.
2. In order to attain the objectives stated in paragraph 1, Member States shall develop a
sustainable strategy, which shall include a) an action programme for the incremental or phased in implementation of harmonised
maximum axle mass loads by Member States which are not in a position to implement
such loads immediately;
b) the procurement of adequate and sustainable funds for improvement, extension and
maintenance of the Region's road infrastructure contemplated in Chapter 4; and
c) the development and implementation of a regional overloading control strategy which
shall provide for, amongst others (i) coordinated programming of overloading control activities;
(ii) co-operation with regard to the sharing of weighbridge facilities and equipment in the
Region;
(iii) a coordinated approach in respect of the maintenance and calibration, practices and
procedures and the management of information collected at weighbridges;
(iv) harmonised legislation which ensures the necessary legislative authority to prosecute
offenders;
(v) harmonised penalties or administrative fees for vehicle overload offences which take
account of factors such as pavement damage and travel distance;
(vi) effective enforcement procedures;