Notwithstanding the provisions of Annexes I and II, Member States may:
(a)((a)) bring forward the date for the first compulsory roadworthiness test and, where appropriate, require the vehicle to be submitted for testing prior to registration;
(b)((b)) shorten the interval between two successive compulsory tests;
(c)((c)) make the testing of optional equipment compulsory;
(d)((d)) increase the number of items to be tested;
(e)((e)) extend the periodic test requirement to other categories of vehicles;
(f)((f)) prescribe special additional tests;
(g)((g)) require for vehicles registered on their territory higher minimum standards for braking efficiency than those specified in Annex II and include a test on vehicles with heavier loads, provided such requirements do not exceed those of the vehicle’s original type-approval.