Forum Secretariat proposal for editorial changes to clarify the reasoning behind the GTB to amend the requirements for the installation of front-position lamps.

Correction to paragraph 6.6.7.2. in the regulation which incorrectly cross-references paragraph 6.22. instead of 6.23.

Corrections to the proposal for Supplement 3 to the 06 Series of UN R48

Text prepared by the Netherlands and the United Kingdom in response to the proposal (document GRE/2013/14) from France and Germany to implement provisions concerning direction indicator lamps with spatial variation of the intensity within UN Regulation No. 48.

Report on discussions aimed at reconciling the requirements of the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic with
UN Regulations on lighting equipment.

Proposal from Japan to extend the Regulation No. 48 type approval that will be a part of the IWVTA system to more countries and vehicles, following document WP.29-156-21-Rev.1. Japan examined R48 according to the IWVTA guidelines (WP.29-156-21-Rev.1, page 2: "(ii) whether amendments of the said UN Regulation is necessary or not (Some requirements should be converted into “If fitted” category.)" and found some devices that could be converted from “mandatory” to “optional”, including daytime running lamps, rear fog lamps and headlamp cleaners.

Japan submitted a proposal (GRE-69-24) to extend the Regulation No. 48 type approval that will be a part of the IWVTA system to more countries and vehicles. This document supplements that proposal.

Para 6.21.1.2.5. of Regulation No. 48 makes reference to retro-reflectors of class IV of Regulation No. 3, however Regulation No. 3 contains requirements to class IVA, not IV.

OICA revisions to the text prepared by France and Germany to implement direction indicator lamps with spatial variation of the intensity into UN Regulation No. 48.

Text prepared by OICA to propose amendments to the document GRE/2013/20 from Germany concerning Supplement 3 to Regulation No. 48 (Revision 6).

Proposed changes to the proposal to finalize the deletion of distributed lighting systems (DLS), or rather light generators, from certain lighting regulations.

Proposed changes to the proposal to finalize the deletion of distributed lighting systems (DLS), or rather light generators, from certain lighting regulations.

Further corrections and clarifications to the proposal to clarify and simplify the transitional provisions of the 06 series of UN R48.

Under agenda item 5(f) of the 69th GRE session, the GTB proposal (GRE/2013/5) to cease granting type approvals under UN R5 and R31 was approved.

Pursuant to an Italian request, GRE agreed to delete the references to UN R31 in paragraphs 6.1.2. and 6.2.2. of UN R48 and requested Italy to prepare present document specifying the proposed changes.

Submitted by the Netherlands to introduce a mandatory requirement for fitting an operating tell-tale on the daytime running lamp, in case the failure provision (for the light sources) according to paragraph 7.4.2.(b) of UN Regulation No. 87 is applied.

Submitted by the International Automotive Lighting and Light Signalling Expert Group (GTB) in order to amend the requirements for installation of front-position lamps.

Submitted by the International Automotive Lighting and Light Signalling Expert Group (GTB) and proposing to revise the requirements on replacing light sources.

Submitted by the International Automotive Lighting and Light Signalling Expert Group (GTB) and proposing to clarify and simplify the transitional provisions.

Submitted by the International Automotive Lighting and Light Signalling Expert Group (GTB) and proposing to clarify the general provision to determine the mounting height of the lamp in paragraph 5.28.4.

Text prepared by France and Germany to implement direction indicator lamps with spatial variation of the intensity into UN Regulation No. 48.

Submitted by Poland to replace document GRE/2012/27 proposing an alternative set of requirements for the initial aiming of dipped-beam headlamps and allowing to remove the artificial 2,000 lm borderline and Light Emitting Diode (LED) automatic levelling.

Text prepared by Germany with support from The Netherlands, to introduce requirements to avoid intentional non-approved (voltage) variation of the principal passing beam, using halogen light sources and to harmonize this with operating voltage requirements in UN Regulation 48.

Text prepared by Germany, with support from the Netherlands, to finalize the deletion of distributed lighting systems (DLS), or rather light generators, from the regulations.

Submitted by Germany to clarify the requirements and to avoid the need for a telltale where one or more Light Emitting Diodes (LED) or LED modules, used to produce the principal passing beam, are wired such that the failure of any LED or LED module causes all the LED to stop emitting light.

Submitted by Germany and based on informal document GRE-68-30, proposing to delete the exemption for category M1 and N1 vehicles from the requirement for a minimum distance between the inner edges of two adjacent lighting surfaces.