UNITED

NATIONS

Distr.	GENERAL

TRANS/WP.29/615	11 May 1998

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Original:	ENGLISH

and FRENCH

INLAND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE

Working Party on the Construction of Vehicles

DRAFT 05 SERIES OF AMENDMENTS TO REGULATION No. 14

(Safety-belt anchorages)

Note: The text reproduced below was adopted by the Administrative Committee (AC.1) of the amended 1958 Agreement at its eighth session, following the recommendation by the Working Party at its one-hundred-and-fourteenth session. It is based on document TRANS/WP.29/1998/25, as corrected (TRANS/WP.29/609, paras. 61 and 112).

GE.98-

Paragraph 4.2., amend to read:

".... Its first two digits (at present 05, corresponding to the 05 series of amendments) shall indicate the series ...."

Paragraph 7., amend to read:

"7.	INSPECTION DURING AND AFTER TESTING"

Insert a new paragraph 7.1.1., to read:

"7.1.1.	For vehicles of category M1 of a total permissible mass not exceeding 2.5 tonnes, if the upper safety-belt anchorage is attached to the seat structure, the effective upper safety-belt anchorage shall not be displaced during the test forward of a transverse plane passing through the R-point and point C of the seat in question (see figure 1 of annex 3 to this Regulation).

For vehicles other than mentioned above, the effective upper safety- belt anchorage shall not be displaced during the test forward of a transverse plane inclined 10° in forward direction and passing through the R-point of the seat.

The maximum displacement of the effective upper anchorage point shall be measured during the test.

If the displacement of the effective upper anchorage point exceeds the above-mentioned limitation, the manufacturer shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the technical service that there is no danger to the occupant. As an example, the test procedure according to Regulation No. 94 or a sled test with corresponding pulse may be carried out to demonstrate a sufficient survival space."

Paragraphs 14. to 14.3., replace by the following text:

"14.	TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

14.1.	As from the official date of entry into force of the 05 series of amendments, no Contracting Party applying this Regulation shall refuse to grant ECE approvals under this Regulation as amended by the 05 series of amendments.

14.2.	As from 20 months after the date of entry into force of the 05 series of amendments to this Regulation, Contracting Parties applying this Regulation shall grant ECE approvals only if the requirements of this Regulation, as amended by the 05 series of amendments, are satisfied.

14.3.	As from 44 months after the date of entry into force of the 05 series of amendments to this Regulation, Contracting parties applying this Regulation may refuse to recognize approvals which were not granted in accordance with the 05 series of amendments to this Regulation.

14.4.	For vehicles not affected by paragraph 7.1.1. above, approvals granted according to the 04 series of amendments to this Regulation shall remain valid."

Annex 2, in the examples of the approval marks and in the captions below amend the approval number "042439" to read "052439" (3 times, related to Regulation No. 14). In addition, in the caption below Model A of the approval mark amend the words "04 series of amendments" to read "05 series of amendments". The caption below Model B of the approval mark amend to read as follows (footnote */ not modified):

".... on the dates on which these approvals were granted Regulation No. 14 included the 05 series of amendments and Regulation No. 24 was in its 03 series of amendments."

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