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GENERAL

TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2000/26

21 July 2000

Original: ENGLISH

ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE

INLAND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE

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

Working Party on Lighting and Light-Signalling (GRE)

(Ottawa, Canada, 2-6 October 2000)

PROVISIONAL ANNOTATED AGENDA FOR THE FORTY-FIFTH SESSION 1/ 2/

to be held in the "Annex Room" of the "Government Conference Center"

building at 2, Rideau Street, Ottawa, Canada

The session will start at 14.30 h on Monday, 2 October 2000

and conclude at 12.30 h on Friday, 6 October 2000

1/	As part of the secretariat's efforts to reduce expenditure, all official documents distributed prior to the session by mail will not be available in the conference room for distribution to session participants. Delegates are kindly requested to bring their copies of documents to the meeting.

Working documents listed in the agenda are also available via the INTERNET:

http://www.unece.org/trans/main/welcwp29.htm

2/	To facilitate the participation:

(a)	The information concerning the session venue, transport, hotel accommodation and other facilities were distributed to all participants of the forty-fourth session of GRE; please note that the preliminary reservation of rooms in the hotels made by the session organizer expires on 14 August 2000 (TRANS/WP.29/GRE/44, para. 80).

(b)	All participants required to have an entry visa to Canada were invited to contact the expert from Canada (see the contact address below) as soon as possible (TRANS/WP.29/GRE/44, para. 80).

(c)	All participants are kindly requested to confirm their participation at the session to the expert from Canada (see the contact address below) as soon as possible, indicating also if they would come accompanied by a spouse.

Contact address: Mr. M. A. Gorzkowski, Transport Canada,

Fax: (+1-613) 990-2913; E-mail: gorzkom@tc.gc.ca

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Note:	This document is distributed to the Experts on Lighting and Light-
Signalling only.

GE.00-

Agenda item	Documents

1.	REGULATION No. 48 - Development

(Installation of lighting and

light-signalling devices)

1.1.	Electrical connections

GRE agreed to consider	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/44,

the proposal tabled by the	paras. 3 and 4

United Kingdom.	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2000/16

It may also wish to consider

a revised proposal by Germany,

if available.

1.2.	Definition of a single lamp

Consideration of this subject	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/44,

shall be resumed.	paras. 5-7

(TRANS/WP.29/GRE/1999/3)

TRANS/WP.29/GRE/1999/21

TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2000/3

TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2000/12

1.3.	International harmonization of

installation requirements

(4-wheeled vehicles)

GRE agreed to consider the proposal	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/44,

for a candidate global technical	paras. 8-11

regulation on the basis of a	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/1999/6/Rev.1

document elaborated by the expert

from Canada using the proposal for

draft Regulation No. 48-H.

1.4.	Colour of light emitted

towards the front and the

rear of the vehicle

GRE agreed to resume its	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/44,

consideration of the proposal	paras. 12-14

by France.	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2000/7

1.5.	Replacing of failed light sources

GRE agreed to continue the	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/44,

consideration of this subject,	paras. 15-17

expecting to receive proposals	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2000/27

additional to the one by Germany.

Agenda item	Documents

1.6.	Swivelling passing beam

for AFS systems

GRE agreed to consider a	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/44,

possibility for an early	para. 69

introduction into use of

advance front lighting

systems, if a suitable

proposal was available.

2.	AMENDMENTS TO ECE REGULATIONS

2.1.	Regulation No. 1 (Headlamps (R2 and HS1))

GRE agreed to consider the	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/44,

introduction of H8 category	para. 72

filament lamps into the Regulation.	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2000/14

2.2.	Regulation Nos. 3, 4, 6, 7, 23, 38,

50, 77, 87 and 91

Consideration of the proposals by	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/44,

GTB will be resumed. Tabled	paras. 19-24

is also a new proposal concerning	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2000/5

Regulation No. 6.	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2000/5/Add.1

TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2000/22

2.3.	Regulation No. 7 (Position, stop,

and end-outline marker lamps)

GRE agreed to proceed towards the	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/44,

final adoption of the proposal.	paras. 19-24 and

It may also wish to consider	25-27 and annex 2

a new proposal by GTB.	(TRANS/WP.29/GRE/1999/7)

TRANS/WP.29/GRE/1998/21/Rev.2

TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2000/23

2.4.	Regulation No. 37 (Filament lamps)

In addition to the specifications	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/44,

concerning the white (colourless)	para. 32

light, GRE may wish to consider	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/1999/13/Rev.1

proposals by GTB and IEC concerning	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2000/10/Rev.1

various categories of filament lamps.	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2000/20

TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2000/21

Agenda item	Documents

2.5.	Regulation No. 50 (Position, stop,

and direction indicator lamps for

motorcycles)

Consideration of the proposal by	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/44,

IMMA will be resumed, taking account	paras. 33-36

of a related proposal by GTB.	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/1999/5/Rev.1

TRANS/WP.29/GRE/1999/14/Rev.1

2.6.	Regulation No. 53 (Installation of

lighting and light-signalling devices

on L3 category vehicles)

GRE will resume its consideration	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/44,

of the proposal by IMMA.	paras. 37-39

TRANS/WP.29/GRE/1999/15/Rev.1

2.7.	Regulation No. 65 (Special warning

lamps)

Consideration of this subject will	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/44,

continue in view of the progress	paras. 40-43

achieved since the forty-fourth	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/1999/10/Rev.1

session.

2.8.	Regulation No. 69 (Rear marking

plates for slow vehicles)

GRE may wish to consider a	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/44,

proposal by the secretariat,	para. 47

parallel to the amendments which	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2000/17

had been adopted for Regulation

No. 70.

2.9.	Regulation No. 72 (Motorcycle

headlamps (HS1))

GRE agreed to consider the	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/44,

introduction of H8 category	para. 73

filament lamp into the Regulation.	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2000/15

2.10.	Regulation No. 74 (Installation

of lighting and light-signalling

devices on mopeds)

Consideration of the proposal	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/44,

by IMMA will be resumed.	paras. 48 and 49

TRANS/WP.29/GRE/1999/16/Rev.1

Agenda item	Documents

2.11.	Regulations No. 98 (Headlamps

with gas-discharge light sources)

GRE agreed to consider proposals	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/44,

by CLEPA, of which one also	para. 77

addresses the draft Regulation "00".	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2000/18

TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2000/19

3.	HARMONIZED PASSING BEAM PATTERN

3.1.	Asymmetrical passing beam

GRE agreed to resume its consideration	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/44,

of the proposal by GTB; comments	paras. 56-60

to this proposal are expected,	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/1999/18

following the invitation during the	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/1997/14

forty-fourth session.

3.2.	Symmetrical passing beam

GRE may wish to consider the	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/44,

proposal by IMMA, following the	paras. 74-76

presentation made during the	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2000/24

forty-fourth session.

4.	SIMPLIFICATION OF THE SYSTEM OF

ECE HEADLAMP REGULATIONS

GRE may wish to assess the	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/44,

possibilities for any progress in	para. 61

consideration of this subject	TRANS/WP.29/735,

in the European Community.	para. 10(d)

5.	OTHER BUSINESS

5.1.	Glare of headlamps

Consideration of this item was	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/43,

deferred during the forty-fourth	paras. 87-91

session. GRE should continue	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/44,

to examine the possibility for	para. 62

controlling glare by adjusting

the test voltages to correspond

to vehicle situations.

Agenda item	Documents

5.2.	General conditions for requiring

mandatory installation of headlamp

cleaning and automatic levelling

devices

GRE may wish to consider the proposal	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/44,

tabled by GTB.	para. 64

TRANS/WP.29/GRE/1998/16

TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2000/25

5.3.	Advance braking warning systems

GRE may wish to resume consideration	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/44,

of this subject.	para. 65

5.4.	Illumination of stop lamps by an

Adaptative Cruise Control Device (ACC)

GRE will resume its consideration of	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/44,

this subject. Experts are kindly	para. 66

invited to bring their copies of	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/1999/17

informal document No. 4 which was

distributed during the forty-fourth

session.

5.5.	Advanced Front-lighting systems (AFS)

GRE may wish to receive information	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/44,

concerning the progress towards the	paras. 67-70

introduction of AFS systems in

practical use.

5.6.	Possible amendments to the

Convention on Road Traffic

(Vienna 1968)

Information on this matter	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/43,

is expected to be provided by GTB.	paras. 107-109

TRANS/WP.29/GRE/44,

para. 71

5.7.	Regulation No. 45

(Headlamp cleaners)

GRE may wish to consider	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2000/28

a proposal for a corrigendum,

submitted by France.

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