
Article 1 
This Directive shall apply to passenger hand-holds of all types of two-wheel motor vehicles as referred to in Article 1 of Directive 2002/24/EC.
Article 2 
The procedure for the granting of EC component type-approval in respect of passenger hand-holds for a type of two-wheel motor vehicle and the conditions governing the free movement of such vehicles shall be as laid down in Chapters II and III of Directive 2002/24/EC.
Article 3 
The amendments necessary to adapt to technical progress the requirements of Annex I shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 18(2) of Directive 2002/24/EC.
Article 4 

1. Member States shall not, on grounds relating to passenger hand-holds:
— refuse, in respect of a type of two-wheel vehicle or a type of passenger hand-hold, to grant EC type-approval,
— prohibit the registration, sale or entry into service of two-wheel motor vehicles or the sale or entry into service of passenger hand-holds,if the passenger hand-holds comply with the requirements of this Directive.
2. Member States shall refuse to grant EC type-approval for any type of two-wheel motor vehicle on grounds relating to passenger hand-holds or any type of passenger handhold, if the requirements of this Directive are not fulfilled.
3. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Article 5 
Directive 93/32/EEC, as amended by the Directive listed in Annex II, Part A, is repealed without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States relating to the time-limits for transposition into national law and application of the Directives set out in Annex II, Part B.
References to the repealed Directive shall be construed as references to this Directive and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex III.
Article 6 
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2010.
Article 7 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 July 2009.
For the European Parliament
The President
H.-G. PÖTTERING
For the Council
The President
E. ERLANDSSON
ANNEX I
1. 
Where provision is made for carriage of a passenger, the vehicle must be fitted with a passenger hand-hold system, which must take the form of a strap or a hand-grip or hand-grips.
 1.1. 
The strap must be fitted to the seat or to other parts connected to the frame in such a way that it may easily be used by the passenger. The strap and its attachment must be designed in such a way that they withstand, without snapping, a vertical traction force of 2 000 N applied statically to the centre of the surface of the strap at a maximum pressure of 2 Mpa.
 1.2. 
If a hand-grip is used it must be close to the saddle and symmetrical to the median longitudinal plane of the vehicle.

This hand-grip must be designed in such a way that it is able to withstand, without snapping, a vertical traction force of 2 000 N applied statically to the centre of the surface of the hand-grip at a maximum pressure of 2 MPa.

If two hand-grips are used they must be fitted one on each side in a symmetrical manner.

These hand-grips must be designed in such a way that each is able to withstand, without snapping, a vertical traction force of 1 000 N applied statically to the centre of the surface of the hand-grip at a maximum pressure of 1 MPa.

Appendix 1
Information document in respect of passenger hand-holds for a type of two-wheel motor vehicle 
Order No (assigned by the applicant): …

The application for EC component type-approval in respect of passenger hand-holds for a two-wheel motor vehicle must contain the information set out under the following points in Annex II to Directive 2002/24/EC:


— Part 1, Section A, points:
— 0.1,
— 0.2,
— 0.4 to 0.6.
— Part 1, Section B, points:
— 1.4 to 1.4.2.

Appendix 2
Name of administration

EC Component type-approval certificate in respect of restraint devices for passengers for a type of two-wheel motor vehicle 
Report No … by technical service … date …

EC Component type-approval No: … Extension No: …
 1. Trade mark or name of vehicle: …
 2. Type of vehicle: …
 3. 
…
 4. 
…
 5. Date vehicle submitted for test: …
 6. EC Component type-approval granted/refused
 7. Place: …
 8. Date: …
 9. Signature: …

ANNEX II

PART A

Council Directive 93/32/EEC (OJ L 188, 29.7.1993, p. 28).
Commission Directive 1999/24/EC (OJ L 104, 21.4.1999, p. 16).

PART B

Directive Time-limit for transposition Date of application
93/32/EEC 14 December 1994 14 June 1995
1999/24/EC 31 December 1999 1 January 2000



ANNEX III
Directive 93/32/EEC Directive 1999/24/EC This Directive
Articles 1, 2 and 3  Articles 1, 2 and 3
Article 4(1)  —
 Article 2(1) Article 4(1)
 Article 2(2) Article 4(2)
Article 4(2)  Article 4(3)
—  Article 5
—  Article 6
Article 5  Article 7
Annex  Annex I
Appendix 1  Appendix 1
Appendix 2  Appendix 2
—  Annex II
—  Annex III