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This part of ISO 11154 establishes technical specifications for the magnetic fixing devices of roof load carriers and specifies the minimum safety requirements, and test methods, for such devices, thus offering the occupants of those vehicles on which the carriers are mounted, as well as other road users and pedestrians, a minimum level of safety when the devices are used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. This part of ISO 11154 is applicable to magnetic fixing devices suitable for carrying a defined load and intended for mounting on or above the roofs of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles having a maximum authorized total mass (Code ISO-M08), as defined in ISO 1176, of up to 3,5 t. It is not applicable to vacuum-fixed devices - experience with and testing of those devices not being able to guarantee a minimum safety level for carrying goods on either vehicle roof or rear. The requirements of this part of ISO 11154 complete the provisions of Directives 79/488/EEC and 72/245/EEC concerning magnetic fixing devices.