UNITED

NATIONS

Distr.

Economic and Social	GENERAL

Council	TRANS/WP.29/2001/12
19 December 2000

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ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE

INLAND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE

World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29)

(One-hundred-and-twenty-third session,

6-9 March 2001, agenda item 4.2.12.)

PROPOSAL FOR DRAFT SUPPLEMENT 3 TO THE 01 SERIES OF AMENDMENTS

TO REGULATION No. 74

(Installation of lighting and light-signalling devices for mopeds)

Transmitted by the Working Party on Lighting and Light-Signalling (GRE)

Note: The text reproduced below was adopted by GRE at its forty-fifth session, and is transmitted for consideration to WP.29 and to AC.1. It is based on document TRANS/WP.29/GRE/1999/16/Rev.1, as amended (TRANS/WP.29/GRE/45, para. [...]).

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Paragraph 5.1.3., amend to read:

"5.13.	Colours of the lights

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front position lamp:	white

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Paragraph 6.1.3.1.2., amend to read:

"6.1.3.1.2.	a driving beam headlamp that is reciprocally incorporated with another front lamp must be fitted in such a way that its reference centre lies within the median longitudinal plane of the vehicle; However, when the vehicle is also fitted with an independent passing beam headlamp or a passing beam headlamp that is reciprocally incorporated with a front position lamp alongside the driving beam headlamp their reference centres must be symmetrical in relation to the median longitudinal plane of the vehicle."

Paragraph 6.2.3.1.2., amend to read:

"6.2.3.1.2.	a passing beam headlamp, that is reciprocally incorporated with another front lamp, must be fitted in such a way that its reference centre lies within the median longitudinal plane of the vehicle; However, when the vehicle is also fitted with an independent driving beam headlamp, or a driving beam headlamp that is reciprocally incorporated with a front position lamp alongside the passing beam headlamp, their reference centres must be symmetrical in relation to the median longitudinal plane of the vehicle."

Paragraph 6.3.1., amend to read:

"6.3.1.	Number

One or two."

Insert a new paragraph 6.3.3.1., to read:

"6.3.3.1.	Width:

an independent front position lamp may be fitted above or below, or to one side of another front lamp: if these lamps are one above the other the reference centre of the front position lamp must be located within the median longitudinal plane of the vehicle; if these lamps are side by side their reference centres must be symmetrical in relation to the median longitudinal plane of the vehicle;

a front position lamp that is reciprocally incorporated with another front lamp must be installed in such a way that its reference centre is situated in the median longitudinal plane of the vehicle. However, when the vehicle is also fitted with another front lamp alongside the front position lamp, their reference centres must be symmetrical in relation to the median longitudinal plane of the vehicle.

Two front position lamps, one or both of them reciprocally incorporated with another front lamp must be installed in such a way that their reference centres are symmetrical in relation to the median longitudinal plane of the vehicle."

Paragraphs 6.3.3.1. and 6.3.3.2.(former), renumber as paragraphs 6.3.3.2.

and 6.3.3.3.

Paragraph 6.8.7., amend to read:

"6.8.7.	May not be reciprocally incorporated with any other lamp."

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