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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.