GRE-94-40
UN R48: Revision 6 of 04 series of amendments

Proposal applies to vehicles of categories T, R, and S and agricultural NRMM regarding lighting and light-signalling device installation. The regulation establishes approval procedures, general specifications for lamp fitting and adjustment, electrical connections, and individual specifications for various lighting functions including driving-beam and passing-beam headlamps, direction-indicator lamps, stop lamps, position lamps, retro-reflectors, and other light-signalling devices. It specifies position requirements (height, width, length), geometric visibility angles, colour requirements, and electrical interconnection rules. Transitional provisions address implementation across different amendment series, with staggered acceptance periods for type-approvals granted under preceding series of amendments.

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GRE | Session 94 | 27-30 Apr

7. The experts of the Informal Working Group “Simplification of the Lighting and Light-Signalling Regulations” (IWG SLR) reported on their activities (GRE-94-32) and presented an extensive “SLR package” made up of the consolidated texts of draft new series of amendments to four installation UN Regulations Nos. 48, 53, 74 and 86 (GRE-94-33, GRE-94-35, GRE-94-36, GRE-94-37, GRE-94-38, GRE-94-39, GRE-94-40, GRE-94-41). IWG SLR continued considerations on the apparent surface and improved visibility of the rear direction indicators against the stop lamps. The expert from the Netherlands (Kingdom of) reminded that the new series of amendments should include the updated provisions on the Unique Identifier (UI).

8. The Chair of IWG SLR pointed out that the new series of amendments to the installation UN Regulations would include transitional provisions for those series only, while the transitional provisions for the previous series would be collected and published in a separate reference document under the folder “Documents for reference only” on the GRE website.

9. GRE agreed to address ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2026/3 and GRE-94-02-Rev.1 under agenda item 7 (c) (see para. 32 below).