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ELSA-7-04
UNIFORM PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE
APPROVAL OF VEHICLES WITH REGARD TO
THE PROTECTION OF THE OCCUPANTS IN THE
EVENT OF A LATERAL COLLISION
Regulation No. 95
1. SCOPE
This Regulation applies to the lateral collision behaviour of the structure of the passenger
compartment of M1 and N1 categories of vehicles where the R point of the lowest seat is
not more than 700 mm from ground level when the vehicle is in the condition
corresponding to the reference mass defined in paragraph 2.10. of this Regulation.
2. DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this Regulation:
2.1. "Approval of a vehicle"
means the approval of a vehicle type with regard to the behaviour of the structure of the
passenger compartment in a lateral collision;
2.2. "Vehicle type"
means a category of power-driven vehicles which do not differ in such essential respects
as:
2.2.1. the length, width and ground clearance of the vehicle, in so far as they have a
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