GRE/2026/8
UN R48 and R148: Proposals for Supplements to the 07,08, and 09 series of amendments and to the 01 series of amendments, respectively

Proposal to introduce selective yellow as an permitted alternative to white for front position lamps and daytime running lamps in UN R48 and UN R148. Studies confirm that selective yellow performs equally to white for oncoming vehicle recognition and speed estimation. Unlike historical filament lamp applications where a yellow filter reduced luminous intensity, modern LEDs achieve the same intensity levels without reduction. Specific amendments include: updating §5.15 to reflect selective yellow options and removing a duplicated front fog lamp requirement; amending §§6.9.7 and 6.19.7 to deactivate selective yellow position and daytime running lamps on the relevant side during direction indicator activation; and aligning UN R148 (01 series) by amending §§5.1.7, 5.4.7 and Annex 1 accordingly. The colour boundaries for selective yellow are already defined in §2.11.1.2 and require no amendment. Further details can be found in informal document GRE-94-05.

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GRE | Session 94 | 27-30 Apr

17. The expert from GTB proposed introducing selective yellow as an alternative to white for front position lamps and daytime running lamps. This proposal was accompanied by a corresponding amendment proposal to UN Regulation No. 148 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2026/8, GRE-94-05). As a result of a short discussion, the Chair concluded that more justification for selective yellow was needed and proposed to revert to the topic at the next session.