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RETROREFLECTIVECONTOURMARKINGS  AlthoughECERegulationN$104(Retroreflectivemarkingsforheavyandlongvehiclesandtheir   trailers)hasenteredintoforceon15January1998,theaboveproposalgoescontrarytotheintendedpurposeofthisRegulation.       FRUK.,  Itisalsosurprisingtonotethat,atourknowledge,noECproposalonthesamesubjectisavailablein   theframeworkofamendmentstoECDirectives. UK.,FR,.      OICAcommentsondocumentTRANS/WP15/1999/43areasfollows:Paragraph1:Thisverygeneralstatementwouldnecessitateconfirmationbyaccidentstatistics  especiallyfornighttraffic.Paragraph2:Asfrom1994,thelateralvisibilityofheavygoodsvehicleshasbeenimprovedbythe lG mandatoryfittingofsidemarkerlamps:theselampsarevisibleinalldirectionswithouttheneedofexternallighttobereflectedin.Furthermore,sidereflectorsandrearreflectiveplates,inadditiontorearlights,aremandatoryonheavydutyvehicles.Paragraph3:Nocomment. h C Paragraph4: "  C  $ CE1M 7!o Y!NE0   Anyavailableinformationontheeffectivenessofretroreflectivecontourmarkingsshouldbeproducedtojustifythisstatement.Acomparisonshouldbemadeonvehiclesproducedlaterthan1994whensidemarkerlampsbecamemandatory. ## H.M 7!o Y!NHE1M 7!o Y!NE0   RegulationN$104allowsforwellspecifiedretroreflectivemarkingmaterialstobetypeapproved. &!& Annex9containsonlysuggestedguidelinesforthemountingofsuchmarkings,ifany. ## C  $$CH.M 7!o Y!NHAtGRE(WorkingPartyonLightingandLightsignalling),anumberofgovernmentsplacedareservationtotheiragreementonthisdraftRegulationwhichledtothenoteintheadditionalAnnex9: Nothing )$* inthisannexshallprecludethenationalauthoritiestoimposerequirementsdifferingfromtheseguidelines. .RegulationN$48(Installationofthelightingandlightsignallingdevices)doesnotcontain +k&, anymentionofcontourmarking.Consequently,OICAconsidersthateven optional installationconditions,shouldnotbeintroduced -(/ inADRunlessjustifiedbysafetyreasons.  .)0W    Inaddition,anumberofpracticaldifficultiesfortheinstallationofretroreflectivemarkingsasspecifiedinRegulationN$104wereraisedduringexaminationofthisdraftRegulation,i.e.: U0 C  $$CE1M 7!o Y!NE0   Compatibilitydifficultiesinthecaseoftractorandtrailercombinations(RegulationN$104,Annex9,   1.1wouldentailfittingonalltractors). ## 0   Difficultiesduetosideandrearconfigurationsofsometrailersortractors. ## 0   Reflectingstripsareverysensitivetodirt. ## 0   Thenightvisibilityofthesemarkingsisonlyensureduptotheheightcorrespondingtothelightemittedbytheheadlampsoftheapproachingvehicle. ## C  $$CH.M 7!o Y!NH       FRUK.,  Furthermore,retrofittingofmarkingsasproposedinanewmarginal10501(2)isnotacceptable. \