28.7.2010 Official Journal of the European Union L 196/5 COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 672/2010 of 27 July 2010 concerning type-approval requirements for windscreen defrosting and demisting systems of certain motor vehicles and implementing Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning type-approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning type- approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor ('), and in particular Article 14(1)(a) thereof, Whereas: (1) Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 is a separate Regulation for the purposes of the type-approval procedure provided for by Directive 200746 EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (Framework Directive) (%). (2)  Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 repeals Council Directive 78/317[EEC of 21 December 1977 on the approxi- mation of the laws of the Member States relating to the defrosting and demisting systems of glazed surfaces of motor vehicles (?). The requirements set out in that Directive should be carried over to this Regulation and, where necessary, amended in order to adapt them to the development of scientific and technical knowledge, in particular to take into account the specific characteristics of hybrid and electrical vehicles. (3)  The scope of this Regulation is in line with that of Directive 78/317[EEC and thus limited to vehicles of category M. (4)  Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 lays down fundamental provisions on requirements for the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to windscreen defrosting and demisting systems. Therefore, it is necessary to also set out the specific procedures, tests and requirements for such type-approval. (5)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Technical Committee — Motor Vehicles, 0J L 200, 31.7.2009, p. 1. () O] L 263, 9.10.2007, p. 1. 0] L 81, 28.3.1978, p. 27. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Scope This Regulation applies to motor vehicles of category M;, as defined in Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC, which are fitted with a windscreen. Article 2 Definitions For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply: 1. ‘vehicle type with regard to the windscreen defrosting and demisting systems’ means vehicles which do not differ in such essential respects as: — the characteristics of the defrosting and demisting systems, — the external and internal forms and arrangements within the 180° forward field of vision area of the driver which may affect visibility, — the shape, size, thickness and characteristics of the windscreen and its mounting, — the maximum number of seating positions; 2. ‘engine’ means a combustion engine running on either liquid or gaseous fuel; 3. ‘defrosting system’ means the system intended to eliminate frost or ice on the outside surface of the windscreen; 4. ‘defrosted area’ means the area of the windscreen having a dry outside surface or an outside surface covered with melted or partially melted wet frost which can be removed by the vehicle’s windscreen wiper system; 5. ‘demisting system’ means the system intended to remove mist on the inside surface of the windscreen; 6. ‘mist’ means a film of condensate on the inside face of the glazed surface of the windscreen;