
DIRECTIVE 2009/66/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 13 July 2009 on the steering equipment of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (Codified version) (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed) 

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Article 1 
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Article 2 
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Article 3 
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Article 4 
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Article 5 
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Article 6 
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Article 7 
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Article 8 
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ANNEX I
1. DEFINITIONS 
 1.1. ‘Steering equipment’ 

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 1.1.1. Steering control 

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 1.1.2. Steering gear 

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 1.1.3. Steered wheels 

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 1.1.4. Special equipment 

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 1.2. ‘Different types of steering equipment’ 
 1.2.1. Depending on the source of power which is necessary for the deflection of the steered wheels, the following types of steering equipment are identified: 

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 1.3. Steering effort 

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2. CONSTRUCTION, FITTING AND INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS 
 2.1. General requirements 
 2.1.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 2.2. Detailed requirements 
 2.2.1. Steering control 
 2.2.1.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 2.2.1.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 2.2.1.3. In order to check compliance with the requirement in point 2.2.1.2, the tractor shall describe a spiral movement at a speed of 10 kilometres per hour, starting from the straight ahead position, on a dry, flat road surface offering good tyre adhesion. The steering effort on the steering control shall be noted until it reaches the position corresponding to the tractor entering a turning circle of 12 m radius. The duration of the manoeuvre (time between the moment when the steering control is first operated and the moment when it reaches the position where the measurements are taken) must not exceed five seconds in normal cases and eight seconds if the special equipment fails. One manoeuvre must be made to the left and one to the right. 

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 2.2.2. Steering gear 
 2.2.2.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 2.2.2.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 2.2.2.3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 2.2.2.4. Steering gear which is operated purely hydraulically and the special equipment defined in point 1.1.4 must meet the following requirements: 

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 2.2.3. Steered wheels 
 2.2.3.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 2.2.4. Special equipment 
 2.2.4.1. The special equipment defined in point 1.1.4, used in the types of steering equipment defined in points 1.2.1.2 and 1.2.1.3, shall be acceptable in the following circumstances: 

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ANNEX II

PART A
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PART B
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ANNEX III

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