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9.
A.T.P. EUROPE REGULATION EXTRACT
(Date: March 1974)
Approval of vehicles intended for the carriage of perishable goods.
Before putting a refrigerated vehicle into service, it is necessary to have it approved by the Regional Health
Department.
CHARACTERISTICS OF VEHICLES USED FOR CARRYING PERISHABLE GOODS; REFRIGERATION
UNIT.
The refrigeration unit is an insulated unit with a cooling system which makes it possible, with a mean outside
temperature of +30
_
C, to lower the temperature inside the empty body and to maintain this low temperature
in the following way:
CLASS A
Refrigeration unit furnished with a cooling system whereby a temperature between
+12
_
C and 0
_
C inclusive can be chosen.
CLASS B
Refrigeration unit furnished with a cooling system whereby a temperature between
+12
_
C and --10
_
C inclusive can be chosen.
CLASS C
Refrigeration unit furnished with a cooling system whereby a temperature between
+12
_
C and --20
_
C inclusive can be chosen.
The cooling capacity of a unit is determined by a test carried out in one of the approved testing stations and
ratified by an official report.
Note: The “K” factor of bodies intended to be classified as C must be equal to or lower than 0.4 W/m2
_
C.
SIGNS, IDENTIFICATION MARKS AND PLATES TO BE ATTACHED TO REFRIGERATION UNITS
Refrigeration Plate : this reference must be followed by identification marks according to the following list:
Standard refrigeration unit Class A
FNA
Reinforced refrigeration unit Class A
FRA
Reinforced refrigeration unit Class B
FRB
Reinforced refrigeration unit Class C
FRC
In addition to the above identification marks, the date (month and year) of expiry of the approval certificate must
be indicated.
Example :
FRC
6--2005
6 = month (June)
2005 = year
VERY IMPORTANT
Regularly check the expiry date of the approval certificate. During transport, the approval certificate or
provisional certificate should be shown on request of qualified agents. To have an insulated unit approved as
a refrigeration unit, an application to modify the approval certificate should be sent to the regional health office.