Report from the March 2012 session of the Working Party on Lighting and Light-signaling Equipment.

Proposed revisions to IEC 60809 and 60810 in accordance with UN Regulations for signalling devices to address risks in the use of low-quality non-replaceable filament lamps.

Update by the IEC of the German proposal for revisions to IEC 60809 and 60810 in accordance with UN Regulations for signalling devices to address risks in the use of low-quality non-replaceable filament lamps.

Corrigendum from the Secretariat to remove a reference to categories 3 and 4 from the English version to UN R6-Revision 5. Categories 4 and 5 were previously removed from UN R6, but this reference was inadvertantly overlooked.

This proposal mainly corrects an unintended, but potentially costly, obligatory (rather than optional) use of mingled letters in the marking provisions of UN R23. The proposal also corrects the marking provisions of UN R4 and R23 by deleting an unnecessary hyphen.

GRE created a Task Force on Conspicuity Marking to reconcile proposals concerning commercial vehicles contained in documents GRE/2011/53 and GRE/2011/62. The chair of the group offers this text as a compromise for GRE review.

The International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system under development within WP.29 would encompass a host of individual subsystem UN Regulations. This document reviews the current thinking on the UN Regulations implicated in IWVTA and their application within this context for review by GRE.

Submission by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) to clarify provisions in UN R37: Revision 6, to amend data in draft Supplement 39 (WP.29/2012/09) and to correct data in the proposal by GTB document GRE/2012/02.

Updates to UN R99 tables concerning certain references to International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) publications. The text is based upon UN R99 up to and including draft Supplement 7 (document WP.29/2011/101).

Proposal that would align provisions in UN R48 with those of UN R121 (vehicle controlrs, telltales and indicators) with regard to the hazard warning telltale (para. 6.6.8.).

Correction of an editorial error in Supplement 7 to the 04 series of amendments to UN Regulation 48.

WP.29 Session 155 adopted Supplement 3 to the 03 series of amendments to UN R19, which automatically also applies to the 04 series. However, the photometric table of para. 6.4.3 approved in the 03 series differs from that of the 04 series. Therefore, GTB proposes a correction to the 04 series.

The GTB believes the Data Exchange for Type Approvals (DETA) system will enhance and simplify the current lighting approval markings. The GTB, however, recommends resolving questions concerning DETA administration, financing and try-out before further steps towards implementation.

Proposal to update UN R27 in accordance with technological progress by establishing provisions for the use of fluorescent retro-reflective strip, enabling the consolidation of currently separate fluorescent (daytime) and retro-reflective (nighttime) striping.

Proposal that would delete references to ‘retro-reflecting devices’ purusant to a decision of the Working Party on Lighting and clarify that testing of capabilities to detect and react to retro-reflecting devices is not required.

Submission of the International Motorcycle Manufacturers Association (IMMA) in order to change the inward visibility angle of front position lamp in Regulation No. 50.

Submission of the International Motorcycle Manufacturers Association (IMMA) in order to change the inward visibility angle of front position lamp in Regulation No. 53.

Submitted by Germany to correct a mistake in the original document from the GTB that proposes to introduce amendments to improve the accuracy of the test procedures to verify the stability of the photometric performance.

IEC has serious concerns with the proposal to clarify the conditions under which voltage control gear may be used in conjunction with filament light sources because halogen filament light sources should not be operated permanently outside the specifications, at a too low or at too high voltage.

During the preparation of the proposal in GRE/2012/7 to update the definition of “type”, the corresponding amendment to Regulation No. 31 was unintentionally omitted. This addendum completes the collective amendment.

Proposal to clarify the deletion of distributed lighting systems (DLS), or rather light generators, from the Regulations No. 19, 48 and 98, because the provisions for the DLS systems are incomplete. This deletion was never fully completed and in the meantime these systems have become obsolete.

Notes on Working Party 1 consideration of WP.29/GRE proposals to update the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic in line with advances in automated lighting technologies.

Proposal to add “less than 5 degrees” as a test condition in order to prohibit the unintended use of bend lighting in the proposal for collective amendments to Regulations Nos. 53 and 113 on bend lighting for motorcycles.

Revised proposal from the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) to amend data in draft Supplement 39 (WP.29/2012/09) and to correct data in the proposal by GTB document GRE/2012/02. This proposal supercedes document GRE-67-06.

Corrections and additions to the agenda for the 26-29 March 2011 session of the Working Party on Lighting.

The Forum adopted a new UN Regulation on LED light sources at its March 2012 session. This document updates the collective amendment that introduces LED light sources into the relevant UN Regulations 4, 6, 7, 23, 38, 50, 77, 87, 91 and 119.

Proposal from OICA to further clarify the test conditions regarding the requirements for the sensitivity of the sensor system for ADB (automatic/adaptive driving beam).

Proposal to improve the wording of the informal document GRE-67-08 submitted by France to align provisions in UN R48 with those of UN R121 with regard to the hazard warning telltale.

OICA presentation raising numerous concerns with the Polish proposal (document GRE/2012/21) to introduce performance-based requirements for headlamp aiming/leveling and glare tolerances.

Proposal from CLEPA submitted as an alternative to the German proposal (document GRE-67-04) concerning conspicuity markings for the cab of commercial vehicles.

Illustrations to accompany the CLEPA proposal concerning conspicuity markings for commercial vehicles (document GRE-67-28).

IEC response to the GTB proposal to define the conditions under which voltage control gear may be used in conjunction with filament light sources.

Regulation No. 48 will soon be made mandatory in the EU. This proposal aims mainly at launching a discussion on consistency and management of the transitional provisions of Regulation No. 48.

Proposal from Japan, based upon the request from OICA and superceding document GRE/2012/14, to clarify the “fixed position of a movable component”.

Presentation of the Polish Motor Transport Institute in support of the proposal to replace fixed values for headlamp aiming and tolerances with performance-based specifications.

Proposal from the Secretariat to add a definition for the term “manufacturer” to the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (RE3) and to the Special Resolution No. 1 (SR1). RE3 and SR1 respectively define the terms used in UN Regulations and Global Technical Regulations.

The HRD was conceived as a repository for lighting requirements shared across multiple rules. However, active support has been insufficient to move forward. This submission proposes to suspend the effort pending an EC-sponsored WP.29 effort to improve the Forum’s rule development processes.

Comments from OICA on the German proposal to reconcile views on conspicuity markings for commercial vehicles (document GRE-67-04).

Revised version of Poland’s proposal (GRE/2012/21) to introduce performance-based distance and glare criteria for headlamps, replacing the fixed 2000 lm luminous flux condition as a criterion of the automatic leveling requirement.

Submission by the chair of the Task Force on Conspicuity Marking presenting the compromise agreed at GRE-67 for commercial vehicle markings: cumulative horizontal marking length of 70% and allowing alternative minimum marking of the cab by retro-reflectors.

Presentation on priorities and work of the GTB (International Automotive Lighting
and Light Signalling Expert Group).

Presentation on priorities and work of the GTB (International Automotive Lighting
and Light Signalling Expert Group).

Presentation on priorities and work of the GTB (International Automotive Lighting
and Light Signalling Expert Group).

Presentation on priorities and work of the GTB (International Automotive Lighting
and Light Signalling Expert Group).

Proposed changes to the SAE proposal (GRE/2011/48) to clarify requirements for the special warning lamp while allowing for harmonization with the requirements for emergency warning lamps as prescribed by SAE.

Addendum to the previously issued agenda with details on topics and documents to be considered at the March 2012 session of the Working Party on Lighting and Light-signalling (GRE).

Submission by the Working Party “Brussels 1952” (GTB) to clearly define the conditions under which voltage control gear may be used in conjunction with filament light sources.

Proposal from Japan to clarify the transitional provisions of the 04 series of amendments to Regulation No. 10.

Proposal prepared by the International Motor Vehicles Association (IMMA) and supported by the Working Party “Brussels 1952” (GTB) to introduce bend lighting for motorcycles.

Proposal from Poland to introduce performance-based distance and glare criteria for headlamps, making automatic levelling provisions independent of the luminous flux of the light source.