The 79th SLR Informal Working Group Meeting will be held 7–11 September 2026 at AP Ichigaya, 8th Floor, AP Ichigaya, Ichigaya Osato Building, 1–10 Gobancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102–0076, Japan. A reception is scheduled for 9 September 2026 at 18:00–20:00. The meeting includes sessions on Task Force on Glare Prevention and Task Force on Lamps Under Parked Conditions and Task Force on Autonomous Vehicle Signalling Requirements, though it has not yet been decided whether the latter two task forces will be held during the Tokyo meetings. Participants should complete the registration form.

Proposal to amend UN R86 on approval markings and testing requirements:

• Delete provisions regarding the Unique Identifier and conditional use of conventional type approval markings from the Introduction
• Amend para. 3.3.1.1. to delete reference to the Unique Identifier
• Amend para. 3.3.1.3. regarding approval marking proportions
• Add new para. 3.3.2.5. requiring a vertical downward arrow for devices with reduced light distribution
• Delete para. 3.3.3. on Unique Identifier entirely
• Renumber para. 3.3.4. as 3.3.3.
• Renumber para. 3.3.5. as 3.3.4. and amend to delete reference to Unique Identifier
• Renumber para. 3.3.6. as 3.3.5. and amend to delete reference to Unique Identifier
• Amend para. 5.1. to include Classes IIIA, IIIB and IVA
• Amend para. 5.1.3.1. regarding heat resistance testing and divide samples into groups for testing Class IA, Class IB, Class IIIA and Class IIIB
• Add new para. 5.1.3.1.2. for Class IVA testing
• Amend para. 5.1.7. to create separate Tables 4 and 5 for chronological order of tests for Classes IA, IB, IIIA, IIIB and Class IVA respectively
• Amend para. 5.2.3.3. to reference Part 1 of Annex 6 and paragraphs 5.2.5. and 5.2.6.
• Amend para. 5.2.5.1.1. regarding coefficient of retro-reflection measurement
• Delete para. 5.2.5.2.1. entirely
• Amend para. 5.2.6.3. to include colour requirements and insert Table 8
• Amend para. 5.2.6.4. regarding luminance factor
• Renumber Tables 8, 9 and 10 as Tables 9, 10 and 11
• Amend para. 5.3.5.2.2. to reference Table 11
• Amend Annex 1 Item 5. and delete reference to Unique Identifier in Item 10
• Amend Annex 5 para. 8.1.4. to correct cross-reference to para. 5.3.4.2.1.
• Amend Annex 6 Part 2 para. 1.3.2. to reference para. 5.2.5.1.
• Amend Annex 6 Part 2 para. 2.1.3. to correct paragraph references
• Amend Annex 6 Part 4 para. 4.2. to reference Table 6 only
• Insert new Part 7 in Annex 6 on colour-fastness for Classes IA, IB, IIIA, IIIB and IVA
• Amend Figure A10-I to clarify marking arrangement rules and delete the diametrically opposite requirement

This baseline draft for UN R48 (10 series of amendments) establishes uniform provisions for vehicle lighting and light-signalling device installation. The document reflects all modifications agreed at GRE-94 and incorporates an updated proposal from IEC regarding technological neutrality for LS devices. Key additions include provisions for work lamps to be included after formal WP.29 adoption in June 2026, updated tables for positioning and geometric visibility angles (Annexes 18–19), and revised terminology replacing “dipped-beam/main-beam” with “passing-beam/driving-beam” throughout. Open points address apparent surface visibility against stop lamps and consistency with IWVTA transitional provisions, with transitional provisions for the 10 series specifying acceptance dates and phase-in periods to be finalized.

The document addresses simplification of the definition of “apparent surface” and single lamp distance requirements in UN R48. It presents a new CAD-based concept defining apparent surface using light emitting surface with clear outer lens disregarded. The document notes that current regulation allows multiple ways to define apparent surface resulting in different distances, with existing approvals having distances significantly larger than 75mm between distinct parts without known safety issues. GTB agrees on simplifying the apparent surface definition to describe function contours as seen by road users, while acknowledging this should not restrict possible designs. The document references a 1999 INF Milano study concluding symmetric appearance is relevant for vehicle identification and larger distances are acceptable for symmetric compared to asymmetric constellations.

Proposal to amend, restructure, and clarify UN R86:

• Update the regulation title and scope to reference vehicles of category T, R, S, agricultural and forestry NRMM vehicles regarding installation of lighting and light-signalling devices
• Restructure and reorganize para. 2 (Definitions) by consolidating lamp definitions, deleting outdated definitions, and reorganizing vehicle-related and lamp-related definitions into separate sections
• Revise para. 3 (Application for approval) to clarify submission requirements and add reference to Annex 1 documentation
• Amend para. 4 (Approval) to reference Schedule 4 of the 1958 Agreement and update approval mark procedures in Annex 2
• Restructure para. 5 (General specifications) by reorganizing and renumbering provisions relating to lamp position (para. 5.5.), geometric visibility (para. 5.6.), single lamps (para. 5.9.2.), tell-tale requirements (para. 5.14.), concealable lamps (para. 5.15.), and lamps of variable position (para. 5.17.), and revise provisions regarding electrical connections for front and rear position lamps, driving-beam and passing-beam headlamps, and daytime running lamps
• Restructure and revise para. 6 (Individual specifications) by introducing para. 6.0. as a general introductory provision, renaming driving-beam and passing-beam headlamps throughout, reorganizing direction-indicator lamp arrangements as A, B, C, D, E with detailed geometric visibility specifications in para. 6.5.5., revising stop lamp position and geometric visibility requirements in para. 6.7., restructuring front and rear position lamp requirements, revising rear fog lamp electrical connections, clarifying parking lamp requirements, restructuring rear and front retro-reflector specifications to include separate sections on electrical connections, tell-tale, and other requirements, reorganizing side-marker lamp provisions, clarifying conspicuity marking requirements, revising SMV rear marking plate specifications, restructuring exterior courtesy lamp and manoeuvring lamp requirements, and updating all light colour specifications
• Amend para. 8 (Conformity of production) to include reference to the Agreement Schedule 1 and clarify the conformity requirements
• Clarify para. 10 (Production definitively discontinued) regarding notification requirements
• Revise para. 12 (Transitional provisions) to replace existing series-specific provisions with general transitional provisions applicable to all series of amendments and add new transitional provisions for the 04 series of amendments with dates specified as 1 September 20xx (pending confirmation)
• Update Annex 1 (Communication) to reference the 04 series of amendments in the approval mark examples and add informative tables (TableA4-1 and TableA4-2) in Annex 4 (previously Annex 3) summarizing lighting and light-signalling installation rules for tractors/agricultural and forestry NRMM (vehicles of category T) and vehicles of categories R and S
• Revise Annex 2 (Examples of arrangements of approval marks) to reference the 04 series of amendments and update marking examples
• Delete Annex 3 (The relevant parts of Annex 3 to UN Regulation No. 48 apply) and replace with visibility zones diagrams in new Annex 3
• Reorganize former Annex 5 (Direction-indicator lamps – Geometric visibility) and incorporate into new Annex 4 as summary tables with footnotes explaining special conditions
• Update Annex 5 (Signalling panels and signalling foils) to clarify dimensions, arrangement, number and reflecting surface requirements with references to updated figures and table