GAR | GRE/2013/49

Document Number GRE/2013/49

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Document title	Proposal for the 04 series of amendments to Regulation No. 27
Date	7 Aug 2013			Combined GTB and CLEPA proposal, superseding documents GRE/2011/46 and GRE/2012/25, to update UN R27 in line with technological progress and performance-based methodologies. The main changes are: a) Revised provisions to combine color boundaries for the night time color, b) Replacement of Illuminant C with Illuminant D65 in the measurement of fluorescent materials, c) Alternative methods introduced for instrumental measurement of the fluorescent color, d) New Annex 10 to replace reference to ISO 105, e) Clarification of the wind test (Annex 5), f) Standardization of the test surface representing the road, g) Simplification of the test device for clearance to the ground in Annex 3, h) Amendment of COP requirements, and i) 36-month transitional period in a new paragraph 14.
Source(s)	GTB and CLEPA
Status	Superseded
Rulemaking area(s)	UN R27 Warning Triangles
Meeting(s)	GRE \| Session 70 \| 21-23 Oct 2013 Agenda item 10. Regulation No. 27 (Advance warning triangle)
Related documents
	GRE/2011/46		Proposal for 04 series of amendments to Regulation No. 27 (Superseded)
	GRE/2012/25		Proposal for Supplement 3 to the 03 series of amendments to Regulation No. 27 (Superseded)
	WP.29/2014/18		Proposal for the 04 series of amendments to Regulation No. 27 (Adopted text published)
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Excerpts from session reports related to this document
GRE \| Session 70 \| 21-23 Oct 2013			34. The expert from GTB introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2013/49 as amended by GRE-70-03 and GRE-70-25, updating tests requirements of UN Regulation No. 27. GRE adopted this proposal as amended by Annex VII to the session report. GRE requested the secretariat to submit it to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration at their March 2014 sessions as part of the draft 04 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 27.