E/ECE/324

Rev.1/Add.27/Amend.3

E/ECE/TRANS/505

13 July 2001

AGREEMENT

CONCERNING THE ADOPTION OF UNIFORM TECHNICAL PRESCRIPTIONS

FOR WHEELED VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT AND PARTS WHICH CAN BE FITTED AND/OR

BE USED ON WHEELED VEHICLES AND THE CONDITIONS FOR RECIPROCAL RECOGNITION

OF APPROVALS GRANTED ON THE BASIS OF THESE PRESCRIPTIONS */

(Revision 2, including the amendments entered into force on 16 October 1995)

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Addendum 27: Regulation No. 28

Amendment 3

Supplement 3 to the original version of the Regulation - Date of entry into force: 28 December 2000

UNIFORM PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE APPROVAL OF AUDIBLE WARNING DEVICES

AND OF MOTOR VEHICLES WITH REGARD TO THEIR AUDIBLE SIGNALS

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UNITED NATIONS

Paragraph 5.5.1., footnote 1/, amend to read:

"1/	1 for Germany, 2 for France, 3 for Italy, 4 for the Netherlands, 5 for Sweden, 6 for Belgium, 7 for Hungary, 8 for the Czech Republic, 9 for Spain, 10 for Yugoslavia, 11 for the United Kingdom, 12 for Austria, 13 for Luxembourg, 14 for Switzerland, 15 (vacant), 16 for Norway, 17 for Finland, 18 for Denmark, 19 for Romania, 20 for Poland, 21 for Portugal, 22 for the Russian Federation, 23 for Greece, 24 for Ireland, 25 for Croatia, 26 for Slovenia, 27 for Slovakia, 28 for Belarus, 29 for Estonia, 30 (vacant), 31 for Bosnia and Herzegovina, 32 for Latvia, 33 (vacant), 34 for Bulgaria,

35-36 (vacant), 37 for Turkey, 38-39 (vacant), 40 for The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 41 (vacant), 42 for the European Community (Approvals are granted by its Member States using their respective ECE symbol), 43 for Japan, 44 (vacant), 45 for Australia, 46 for Ukraine and 47 for South Africa. Subsequent numbers shall be assigned to other countries in the chronological order in which they ratify or accede to the Agreement Concerning the Adoption of Uniform Technical Prescriptions for Wheeled Vehicles, Equipment and Parts which can be Fitted and/or be Used on Wheeled Vehicles and the Conditions for Reciprocal Recognition of Approvals Granted on the Basis of these Prescriptions, and the numbers thus assigned shall be communicated by the Secretary-General of the United Nations to the Contracting Parties to the Agreement."

Paragraph 6.2.3.1., amend to read:

"6.2.3.1.	in the case of AWDs supplied with direct current, at a voltage measured at the terminal of the electric power source of 13/12 of the rated voltage".

Paragraph 6.2.5., amend to read:

"6.2.5.	For AWDs supplied with direct current, the resistance of the connecting leads, expressed in ohms, including terminals and contacts, shall be as close as possible to (0,10/12) x rated voltage in volts."

Paragraph 8., amend to read:

"8.	CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION

The conformity of production procedures shall comply with those set out in the Agreement, Appendix 2 (E/ECE/324- E/ECE/TRANS/505/Rev.2) with the following requirements:

8.1.	AWD approved under this Regulation shall be so manufactured as to conform to the type approved by meeting the requirements set forth in paragraph 6. above.

8.2.	The authority which has granted type approval may at any time verify the conformity control methods applied in each production facility. The normal frequency of these verifications shall be once every two years."

Paragraph 16., amend to read:

"16.1.	CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION

The conformity of production procedures shall comply with those set out in the Agreement, Appendix 2 (E/ECE/324- E/ECE/TRANS/505/Rev.2) with the following requirements :

16.1.	A vehicle approved under this Regulation shall be so manufactured as to conform to the type approved by meeting the requirements set forth in paragraph 14. above.

16.2.	The authority which has granted type approval may at any time verify the conformity control methods applied in each production facility. The normal frequency of these verifications shall be once every two years."

Annex 1, item 7, correct to read:

"7.	Rated operating pressure(s) ...............kg/cm2."

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