ARTICLE 4
MANDATORY TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

1.    The road transit transport vehicle to which this Protocol applies shall not be allowed to engage in transit transport unless the following technical requirements are fulfilled:

a.      Maximum Vehicle Dimensions, viz:

i     Maximum length of vehicle as detailed in Annexes A and B;

ii    Maximum width of vehicles as detailed in Annex C;

iii   Maximum height of vehicles as detailed in Annex D; and

iv    Rear overhang as detailed in Annex E.

b.      Maximum Permissible Gross Vehicle Weight as detailed in Annex F.

c.      Emission Standards as follows:

         Exhaust emission (smoke) - 50% (Opacity or Bosch unit) or 50 HSU; and

d.      Other related requirements, viz:

i     Brake Efficiency:  50% of the axle weight and

ii    Side Slips:  plus (+) or minus

      (-) 5 m/km.

3.    The Contracting Parties hereby agree to standardise the above Technical Requirements for this Protocol but considering the present road conditions in some Contracting Parties, it was agreed that necessary arrangements be made to share updated information concerning designated roads periodically among Contracting Parties and accordingly use only suitable vehicle appropriate to those road conditions at the early stages of implementation of this Protocol.  At the same time, the Contracting Parties hereby affirm their determination to upgrade their designated road transit transport network with every possible efforts to accommodate vehicles with the above Technical Requirements.