| Document Title | Approval process for LED replacement light sources | ||||||||
| Reference Number | GRE-87-02 | ||||||||
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7 Oct 2022
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| Summary | Discussion of UN approval process versus national approval processes with request for guidance. | ||||||||
| Source(s) | IEC | ||||||||
| Rulemaking Area(s) | RE5: Light-source specifications | ||||||||
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| GRE-83-15 | Equivalence Criteria: Guide for specifying LED replacement light source categories (superseded) | ||||||||
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| GRE | Session 87 | 25-28 Oct 2022 |
15. The expert from IEC analysed the approval process of LED replacement light sources according to UN Regulation No. 37 (GRE-87-02), based on the full photometric equivalence according to the guidelines (GRE-83-15). According to him, full-equivalence solutions were not feasible for high flux categories with the today’s LED technology. As a consequence, some countries were issuing national approvals deviating from the full photometric equivalence, based on extensive testing (in headlamps and vehicles) for limited light source specifications and resulting in a positive list for particular vehicle models. GRE stressed the advantages of harmonization at the United Nations level and noted that several contracting parties were in favour of cautious re-evaluation of the equivalence criteria for LED replacement light sources. GRE invited IEC to start this work as a new activity of the Task Force on Substitutes and Retrofits (TF SR) in cooperation with those contracting parties. |
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