Although, in Germany, motorized agricultural vehicles (MAV) are few, an above-average number of people are seriously injured or killed in accidents involving these vehicles, and MAV are more often the main cause of the accident. This paper analyzes the issues involved such accidents.

VDMA presentation submitted by CEMA to open a discussion on amending the UN Regulation on tractor lighting to reduce accidents involving agricultural machinery. This proposal is supported by document GRE-69-02: German Insurance Association study of tractor-related accidents.

Text prepared by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) in order to amend data in draft Supplement 40 (WP.29/2012/70) and draft Supplement 41 (WP.29/2013/17).

Proposal to extend a correction effected in Supplement 02 to the 04 series of amendments to UN R19 to Supplement 04 to the same series as originally intended but delayed for technical reasons.

Proposal for Supplement 04 to the 03 series of amendments to UN R19 to correct an error introduced into paragraph 6.4.3 in Amendment 1 to Revision 6 of the regulation.

IMMA correction to previously adopted GTB proposal for amendments to Regulation No. 113 on bend lighting for motorcycles subsequently adopted by WP.29 as Supplement 2 (document WP.29/2012/83).

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

Information from the GRE Chairman concerning an automotive lighting symposium scheduled for June 19-21, 2013 in Kunshan, China.

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

Overview for GRE on the objective, status, and scope of IWVTA including
component regulations under consideration for integration into the whole vehicle approval system.

Proposal to extend the identification markings from two digits to three because the available codes for the German type-approval authority will soon be exhausted.

Proposal to extend the identification markings from two digits to three because the available codes for the German type-approval authority will soon be exhausted.

Proposal to extend the identification markings from two digits to three because the available codes for the German type-approval authority will soon be exhausted.

Table of lighting-related regulations for integration into the international whole vehicle type approval system.

EC proposal to overhaul the system of 41 lighting regulations to minimize design-specific criteria (and thus the constant flow of rule revisions and overlap among rules) by focusing on performance requirements.

Text prepared by the Netherlands and the United Kingdom in response to the proposal (document GRE/2013/13) from France and Germany to implement direction indicator lamps with a variable apparent surface into UN Regulation No. 6.

Italy proposes to introduce into each Regulation dealing with the type approval of lighting or light signalling devices a direct reference to the requirements contained in Regulations 48, 53 and 74, and 86, mandating the lamp manufacturers to apply them to obtain type approvals.

Amendments to the CEMA proposal for an updating of UN R86.

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.

UN R4 specifies requirements regarding registration plates that are used primarily in Europe. Japan proposes to include additional provisions in order to extend the applicability of the regulation to registration plates of different sizes used in non-European countries. Japan also proposes creating Class A and Class B lamp categories towards this end.

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 document GRE/2013/13 submitted by France and Germany for Supplement 25 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No. 6

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

Text prepared by OICA to amend document GRE/2013/3 on extending the scope of Regulation No. 10 to all kinds of power train systems above a certain working voltage level when they are in charging mode.

Proposed revision to ensure that a minimum horizontal and vertical movement ratios on the apparent surface of direction indicators is maintained in the proposal by France and Germany for lamps with spatial variation of the intensity under UN Regulation No. 48.

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.

Proposal to enable the ‘reciprocal incorporation’ of front position lamps with front fog lamps for construction or style.

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.

Clarifications to the proposal by Germany proposing to update the Conformity of Production requirements (CoP).

Clarifications to the proposal by Germany proposing to update the Conformity of Production requirements (CoP).

Clarifications to the proposal by Germany proposing to update the Conformity of Production requirements (CoP).

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.

Pursuant to item 5(f) of GRE-69, the GTB proposal (GRE/2013/5) to cease issuing type approvals under UN R5 and R31 was approved.

This prompted proposals to look for similar references in UN R53, R74 and R86. No references to UN R31 were found, but references to similarly ‘frozen’ regulations (UN R1, R8, R20, R56, R57, R72, R76 and R82) were found.

The present document proposes to delete these obsolete references in UN R53 and R74.

UN R4 specifies requirements regarding registration plates that are used primarily in Europe. Japan proposes to include additional provisions in order to extend the applicability of the regulation to registration plates of different sizes used in non-European countries. This presentation supplements the proposal.

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.

Report on the dialogue between SAE’s Lighting Systems Group and NHTSA.

Report on task force work to simplify 150 measurements required for UN R123 CoP.

Revised 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.