Key Benefits:
Publics concerned: industrial or commercial enterprises, public or private, associations, local authorities, individuals.
Subject: equipment necessary for the accessibility of road vehicles of up to 9 places.
This order is taken under the application of theArticle 45 of Law No. 2005-102 of 11 February 2005 for equal rights and opportunities, participation and citizenship of persons with disabilities, codified in articles L. 1112-1 to L. 1112-8 of the Transport Code, and Directive 2007/46/EC on the reception of motor vehicles.
Commencement: This Order applies effective January 1, 2014, with the exception of the provisions of section 3 that apply to new vehicles registered as of July 1, 2014.
Notice: The purpose of this Order is to specify the accessibility rules of vehicles to wheelchair users (UFR) and other persons with reduced mobility (PMR). These rules vary according to the category and use of the vehicle. For public transport services, accessibility of vehicles is an obligation. The technical requirements are set out in item I of Article 3. For vehicles that provide carriage of persons not in the public service, there is no requirement for accessibility, however, where vehicles are accessible to wheelchair users, they must comply with the requirements set out in paragraph II or III, as the case may be, of Article 3.
References: This Order is available on the website Légifrance (http://www.légifrance.gouv.fr).
The Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, the Minister Delegate to the Minister of Social Affairs and Health, responsible for persons with disabilities and the fight against exclusion, and the Minister Delegate to the Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, responsible for transportation, the sea and fisheries,
Having regard to Council Directive 76/115/EEC of 18 December 1975, as amended, on the approximation of the legislation of member States concerning the anchorages of the safety belts of motor vehicles;
Having regard to Council Directive 77/541/EEC of 28 June 1977, as amended, on the approximation of the laws of member States relating to safety belts and restraint systems of motor vehicles;
In light of the amended Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 providing for an information procedure in the field of technical standards and regulations and rules relating to the services of the information society, together with notification No. 2013/162/F to the European Commission;
Considering Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery and amending Directive 95/16/EC;
In view of the amended Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and the amended Council of 5 September 2007 establishing a framework for the reception of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and technical entities for these vehicles;
Vu le road codeincluding articles L. 110-1 and R. 311-1 to R. 321-25;
Considering the code of social action and families, including its article L. 114-4;
Considering the transport code, including articles L. 1112-1, L. 1112-3, L. 1112-10;
Vu le Decree No. 59-157 of 7 January 1959 modified on the organization of passenger transport in Ile-de-France;
Vu le Decree No. 85-891 of 16 August 1985 relating to urban transport of persons and to non-urban road transport of persons;
Vu le Decree No. 87-242 of 7 April 1987 relating to the definition and conditions of execution of private services of non-urban road transport of persons;
Vu le Decree No. 2005-664 of 10 June 2005 Status of the Ile-de-France transport union and amending certain provisions relating to the organization of passenger transport in Ile-de-France;
Vu le Decree No. 2006-138 of 9 February 2006 relating to the accessibility of rolling stock for passenger public transportation services;
Having regard to the amended decision of 4 May 2009 concerning the reception of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems and equipment for these vehicles pursuant to Directive 2007/46/EC;
Having regard to the opinion of the National Advisory Council on Persons with Disabilities of 12 February 2013;
In the light of the opinion of the General Secretariat of the Government, under simplification, of 5 June 2013;
In light of the opinion of the Advisory Committee on Standards of the Local Finance Committee dated 4 July 2013,
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Scope of application.
This Order concerns vehicles of categories M1 and N1 defined by theR. 311-1 road codeequipped to be accessible to persons with reduced mobility. The applicable technical requirements are defined in Article 3 of this Order according to the use and category of the vehicle within the meaning of road code.
Vehicles equipped to carry a wheelchair user are received in the category "specialized self-propelled vehicle" (VASP) and "HANDICAP" bodywork. The notice of receipt and the certificate of conformity of the vehicle mention the use(s) to which the vehicle is intended.
Definitions.
For the purpose of this Order, the following means:
Access to the reserved wheelchair location: the space between the wheelchair access door and the location reserved for it.
Rolling path: the device consisting of two separate and parallel inclined planes on which the wheelchair moves.
Boarding device: the device, such as an elevator or ramp, to facilitate wheelchair users' access to a vehicle.
Lift: any device or system equipped with a platform that can be raised or lowered to allow wheelchair users to access the passenger compartment from the ground and vice versa.
Ordered retractable walk: a walk that only energy other than muscle energy can operate and whose opening and closing, if not automatic, are controlled remotely by the driver or by the service door of type ordered.
Access passage: the free door opening space allowing the wheelchair user to enter and exit the vehicle.
Persons with reduced mobility: all persons with difficulties in using public transport, such as, for example, persons with disabilities (including persons with sensory and intellectual disabilities and wheelchairs), persons with disabilities of members, small persons, persons carrying heavy baggage, the elderly, pregnant women, persons with a trolley and persons with children (including children with a stroller).
Roll: the device consisting of an inclined plan to move from the floor of the passenger compartment to the ground and vice versa.
Public service for the carriage of persons: the public service for regular or transport at the request of persons within the meaning of sections L. 1221-1 to L. 1221-3 and L. 1241-1 to L. 1241-5 of the Transport Code, articles 25 to 31 of Decree No. 85-891 of 16 August 1985 and ofArticle 1 of Decree No. 59-157 of 7 January 1959 referred to above.
Aging system: the system that allows the vehicle to be fully or partially lowered and lifted relative to its normal position of operation.
Personal use: the use of a vehicle by a person for their own account.
Wheelchair User: The person who, because of a disability or disability, travels in a wheelchair.
Technical requirements.
I. - Requirements for vehicles providing a public service for the carriage of persons as defined in Article 2:
Category M1 vehicles conform to the provisions set out in Appendix 3 to Appendix XI to the above-mentioned Directive 2007/46/EC and to items 1 to 2-6 and 2-9 of the schedule to this Order.
Category N1 vehicles comply with the provisions of items 1, 2-1 to 2-10 of the schedule to this Order.
II. - Prescriptions for vehicles ensuring the carriage of persons not in the public service as defined in Article 2:
When accessible to wheelchair users, category M1 vehicles comply with the provisions set out in Appendix 3 to Schedule XI of the above-mentioned Directive 2007/46/EC and with items 2-1 to 2-6 and 2-9 of the schedule to this Order.
When accessible to wheelchair users, category N1 vehicles comply with the provisions of item 2 of the schedule to this Order.
III. - Requirements for personal use vehicles:
When accessible to wheelchair users, category M1 vehicles comply with the provisions set out in Appendix 3 to Appendix XI to the above-mentioned Directive 2007/46/EC.
When accessible to wheelchair users, category N1 vehicles comply with the provisions of 2.1, 2.7, 2.8 and 2.10 of the schedule to this Order.
Operating rules.
I. - General operating rules:
The driver shall operate the vehicle distress signal when the rise or descent of a wheelchair user takes place on the carriageway. The driver alone and in a wheelchair is exempt from this obligation.
II. - Specific rules for vehicles providing public service for the carriage of persons:
If the vehicle is not equipped with an audible warning device, the driver shall inform the passengers of the destination, stops and, where applicable, any event that may affect the course of the trip.
If the vehicle is not equipped with a visual warning device perceptible by all passengers, especially by persons with reduced mobility, the driver shall make available to passengers a document indicating the destination, stops and any information necessary for the proper conduct of the journey.
Application dates.
This Order applies effective January 1, 2014, with the exception of the provisions of section 3 that apply to new vehicles newly registered as of July 1, 2014.
Vehicles whose first registration date is prior to July 1, 2014 and whose registration certificate refers to the HANDICAP bodywork are deemed to meet the technical requirements of item 2 of the annex to this Order.
The Director General of Infrastructure, Transport and the Sea and the Director General of Energy and Climate are responsible, each with regard to it, for the execution of this Order, which will be published in the Official Journal of the French Republic.
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TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
Technical requirements apply to vehicles equipped to be accessible to persons with reduced mobility and wheelchair users.
1. Vehicle equipped to be accessible to people
reduced mobility other than wheelchair users
1-1. The vehicle has at least one seating position with ease of access such as:
(a) Seat, front or rear, rotating and/or rotating centre; or
(b) Translation and/or rotation of seats; or
(c) Vertical and/or horizontal translation possibly associated with rotation; or
(d) Part of mobile bodywork.
Accessibility devices return to the initial traffic position when the person is installed in the vehicle or when the person has left the vehicle.
This return to the initial position can be automatic, semi-automatic or manual. The blocking in the outside position is ensured to avoid any movement of the accessibility aid device during the installation and exit of the person.
The points have to d concern the side squares placed on the right of a door and for which access is made directly from the outside of the vehicle.
1-2. Handles are installed close to the position referred to in point 1-1 to assist in the establishment and exit of the person. These devices do not have a prominent part and are in contrast colour.
1-3. Door opening facilitates access or transfer of the passenger.
1-4. The height of the door threshold relative to the ground is less than 320 mm. If not, a fixed or retractable step is installed. In the event of a technical impossibility to install such equipment (e.g. a reduction in the ground clearance of the vehicle beyond the limits allowed by the vehicle manufacturer), a removable step is planned. During its use, this march is in solidarity with the vehicle.
1-4.1. When the door is closed, no part of a sidewalk exceeds the adjacent exterior profile of the bodywork by more than 10 mm.
1-4.2. The horizontal surface of the steps is non-slip and the walking nose is contrasting.
1-4.3. The front and rear corners of the steps have a rounding of at least 5 mm radius. The edges are rounded at least 2.5 mm radius.
1-5. Retractable steps meet the following requirements:
1-5.1. The operation of the retractable steps can be synchronized with that of the door.
1-5.2. The depth of the retractable step is at least 200 mm and the width of at least 400 mm.
1-5.3. When the vehicle is started and in circulation, a sound and visual signal alerts the driver when the retractable step is not completely retracted.
1-5.4. The movement of a retractable walk ordered is not likely to hurt passengers, or persons placed near the vehicle. This requirement does not apply to the driver's visible march from his seat without the use of indirect vision devices.
1-5.5. When the door corresponding to a retractable step is opened, the retractable step is blocked in extension. When a mass of 136 kg is placed in the centre of a simple step, the vertical deformation does not exceed 10 mm at any point of the walk from the bodywork.
2. Vehicle equipped to be accessible
wheelchair users
2-1. Access to the compartment.
The number of doors and the useful dimensions of access to the wheelchair user compartment are as follows:
Number of wheelchairs | 1 | 2 | Result 2 | |
Minimum number of access doors to the compartment | 1 | 2 One placed at the front of the compartment and the other placed at the rear without being located on the same face. | 2 One placed at the front of the compartment and the other placed at the rear without being located on the same face. | |
Useful dimensions of access | Minimum width | 800 mm | 1 door 800 mm 1 door 600 mm | 2 800 mm doors |
| Minimum height | 1,250 mm | 1,250 mm | 1,250 mm |
Done on 23 August 2013.
The Minister of Ecology,
Sustainable Development
and energy,
For the Minister and by delegation:
Director General
energy and climate,
L. Michel
Minister Delegate
Minister of Social Affairs
and Health,
Persons with Disabilities
and the fight against exclusion,
For the Minister and by delegation:
Director General
social cohesion,
S. Fourcade
Minister Delegate
to the Minister of Ecology,
sustainable development and energy,
Transport Officer
of the sea and fishing,
For the Minister and by delegation:
The Director General of Infrastructure,
Transport and the sea,
D. Bursaux