UNITED

NATIONS

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Economic and Social	GENERAL

Council	TRANS/WP.29/755
12 December 2000

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ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE

INLAND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE

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

DRAFT SUPPLEMENT 3 TO THE 01 SERIES OF AMENDMENTS

TO REGULATION No. 70

(Rear marking plates for heavy and long vehicles)

Note: The text reproduced below was adopted by the Administrative Committee (AC.1) of the amended 1958 Agreement at its sixteenth session, following the recommendation by WP.29 at its one-hundred-and-twenty-second session. It is based on document TRANS/WP.29/2000/49, not amended (TRANS/WP.29/743, para. 159).

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Paragraph 7.2., should be deleted.

Paragraphs 13. to 13.3., amend to read:

"13.	TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

13.1.	As from the official date of entry into force of Supplement 3 to the 01 series of amendments, no Contracting Party applying this Regulation shall refuse to grant approvals under this Regulation as amended by Supplement 3 to the 01 series of amendments.

13.2.	As from 24 months after the date of entry into force of Supplement 3 to the 01 series of amendments, Contracting Parties applying this Regulation shall grant approvals only if the type of rear marking plates to be approved meets the requirements of this Regulation as amended by Supplement 3 to the 01 series of amendments.

13.3.	Contracting Parties applying this Regulation shall not refuse to grant extensions of approval to a preceding version of this Regulation, up to Supplement 2 to the 01 series of amendments."

Insert new paragraphs 13.4. to 13.9., to read:

"13.4.	Approvals granted under this Regulation earlier than 24 months after the date of entry into force of Supplement 3 to the 01 series of amendments and all extensions of approvals, including those to the preceding series of amendments granted subsequently, shall remain valid indefinitely. When the type of rear marking plates approved to a preceding version of the Regulation up to Supplement 2 to the 01 series of amendments meets the requirements of this Regulation as amended by Supplement 3 to the 01 series of amendments, the Contracting Party which granted the approval shall notify the other Contracting Parties applying this Regulation thereof.

13.5.	No Contracting Party applying this Regulation shall refuse a type of rear marking plates approved under this Regulation as amended by Supplement 3 to the 01 series of amendments.

13.6.	Contracting Parties applying this Regulation shall continue to issue approvals of rear marking plates to any preceding version of the Regulation up to Supplement 2 to the 01 series of amendments, provided that the rear marking plates are intended as replacements for fitting to vehicles in use and that it is not technically feasible for the rear marking plates in question to satisfy the requirements of this Regulation as amended by Supplement 3 to the 01 series of amendments.

13.7.	As from the official date of entry into force of Supplement 3 to the 01 series of amendments, no Contracting Party applying this Regulation shall prohibit the fitting on a vehicle of rear marking plates approved under this Regulation as amended by Supplement 3 to the 01 series of amendments.

13.8.	Contracting Parties applying this Regulation shall continue to allow the fitting on a vehicle of rear marking plates approved under preceding version of the Regulation up to Supplement 2 to the 01 series of amendments during the 48 months period which follows the date of entry into force of Supplement 3 to the 01 series of amendments.

13.9.	Upon the expiration of a period of 48 months after the date of entry into force of Supplement 3 to the 01 series of amendments, Contracting Parties applying this Regulation may prohibit the fitting of rear marking plates which do not meet the requirements of this Regulation as amended by Supplement 3 to the 01 series of amendments on a new vehicle for which national type or individual approval was granted more than 24 months after the entry into force of Supplement 3 to the 01 series of amendments to this Regulation."

Annex 15, paragraph 2.1., amend to read:

"...... of this annex is required for vehicles of categories N2 with a maximum mass exceeding 7.5 tonnes and N3, with ....."

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