
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 68/2009 of 23 January 2009 adapting for the ninth time to technical progress Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 on recording equipment in road transport (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed) 

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Article 1 
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Article 2 
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ANNEX
Appendix 12 ADAPTOR FOR M 1 AND N1 CATEGORY VEHICLES 
 1. ABBREVIATIONS AND REFERENCE DOCUMENTS 
 1.1. Abbreviations 

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 1.2. Reference standards 

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 2. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE ADAPTOR 
 2.1. Adaptor general description 

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 2.2. Functions 

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 2.3. Security 

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 3. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE RECORDING EQUIPMENT WHEN AN ADAPTOR IS INSTALLED 

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 4. CONSTRUCTION AND FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ADAPTOR 
 4.1. Interfacing and adapting incoming speed pulses 

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 4.2. Inducing the incoming pulses to the embedded motion sensor 

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 4.3. Embedded motion sensor 

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 4.4. Security requirements 

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 4.5. Performance characteristics 

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 4.6. Materials 

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 4.7. Markings 

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 5. INSTALLATION OF THE RECORDING EQUIPMENT WHEN AN ADAPTOR IS USED 
 5.1. Installation 

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 5.2. Sealing 

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 6. CHECKS, INSPECTIONS AND REPAIRS 
 6.1. Periodic inspections 

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 7. TYPE APPROVAL OF RECORDING EQUIPMENT WHEN AN ADAPTOR IS USED 
 7.1. General points 

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 7.2. Functional certificate 

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