Document prepared by the AVLI informal working group highlight the changes between documents GRE/2014/30 and GRE/2014/2. These two documents proposed to update and revise Regulation No. 86. This document is identical to the text proposed in the official document GRE/2014/30.

Summary of the background and aims of the EU proposal to restructure and simplify automotive lighting regulations.

Comments from the European Commission in response to the proposal of the GRE Informal Group on Agricultural Vehicle Lighting Installation (AVLI) to introduce new categories of vehicles, namely agricultural trailers and towed machinery, into the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (document GRSG/2014/25).

German proposal amending its earlier draft supplement to UN R48 that would introduce provisions for flashing side marker lamps for M2, M3, N2, N3, O3 and O4 category vehicles in order to promote the safety of vulnerable road users by informing them about the intended turns of buses and heavy goods vehicles and their trailers. The change would exempt the proposed requirement from the transitional provisions of the 06 series of amendments.

Proposal to require that side marker lamps mounted on M2, M3, N2, N3, O 3 and O4 vehicles flash simultaneously with the direction-indicator lamps. The aim is to prevent death and injury to cyclists by improving their reaction time through clearer indication of the intended turn of a longer vehicle.

During the 71st session of GRE, the experts from GTB presented the outcome of a study on visibility and glare of automotive low beam headlamps; see informal document GRE-71-32. The study concentrated on levelling in relation to load. The major objectives of the study were to improve the understanding of different factors that influence visibility and glare and to identify results of the study that might reveal alternatives for automatic static levelling. The deciding factors in headlamp glare have been determined to be the vehicle pitch angle, loading conditions and initial headlamp aim. Therefore, this proposal looks at replacing the light source technology and the light source 2,000 lm criterion in UN Regulation No. 48 as criteria for the requirement for automatic levelling with performance requirements based upon these deciding factors.

Documents GRE/2014/20, GRE/2014/24 and GRE/2014/29 propose to add light categories to UN Regulation Nos. 37, 99, and 128; however, since the amendment or extension of an IEC60061 cap sheet results in a change to the sequence number of the sheet, all light source category sheets that refer to that IEC sheet need an update. Therefore, the IEC proposes the necessary changes to the text of the above proposals.

This proposal would correct an error introduced into the regulation through Supplement 16.

Front fog lamps may be reciprocally incorporated with the main beam and in some cases, it is required to switch off the front fog lamp when the main beam is operated to avoid overheating of the device. In this case, Regulation No. 19 requires a “/” in the approval marking. However, the current text in paragraph 6.3.7 of Regulation No. 48 requires that “it shall be possible to switch the front fog lamps ON and OFF independently of the main-beam headlamps”. This proposal is intended to remove the conflict between the texts of the two regulations. This proposal supersedes and replaces document GRE/2014/22 and has been prepared to remove ambiguities identified in the previous proposal.

Proposal to correct an error introduced by Supplement 21 to the 02 series of Regulation No. 7 (document WP29/2012/65). Supplement 21 introduced provisions for the use of light-emitting diode (LED) light sources and corrected the provisions concerning approval markings.

Correction to the consolidated proposal prepared by AVLI informal working group to update and revise Regulation No. 86 (document GRE/2014/30).

Document GRE/2014/31 proposes to introduce requirements to avoid intentional non-approved (voltage) variation of the passing and driving beam, using halogen light sources and to harmonize it with the operating voltage requirements in Regulation No. 48. This correction seeks to improve the text by replacing the “about value” for the reference luminous flux with the exact value of 13.2V and to simplify the C.o.P. procedure.

Text prepared by IMMA in order to introduce amendments to ensure consistency of Chapter II Vehicle lighting and light-signalling devices of the 1968 Convention on Road Traffic with regulations under the 1958 Agreement and regulations applicable in the European Union.

Clarification of certain diagrams in the original proposal (document GRE/2014/15). Supplement 17 proposes to introduce the possibility of interdependent lamps for dedicated motorcycle lamps.

OICA comments on document GRE/2014/39 proposing to align UN R48 with the proposal approved by the GRSG to require the automatic activation of hazard warning lights in buses and coaches in the event of excess temperatures in the engine and/or other compartments.

IMMA proposal to provide transitional provisions to the German proposal to delete R113 Class B headlamps from R53 (document GRE/2014/32).

Proposal for the scope, mission, and mandate timeframe for the informal group of experts.

Proposal to introduce type-approval provisions for lamps intended to provide supplemental lateral illumination of the road on the driver-side of the vehicle as a means to reduce the impact of glare from on-coming vehicle headlamps on driver vision and road visibility.

Revised proposal to introduce flashing side marker lamps for vehicles of categories M2, M3, N2, N3, O3 and O4 with the objective of improving the safety of vulnerable road users by informing them about the intended turns of buses and heavy goods vehicles and their trailers. This proposal replaces the version presented in document GRE/2014/33.

Proposals for the draft supplements to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No. 112 and to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No. 123.

Presentation in support of documents GRE/2014/35 and 2014/36 that would delete the requirement that the total objective luminous flux of all LED modules producing the principal passing (main low) beam of a headlamp be greater than or equal to 1000 lumens. UTAC/France argues that the requirement is design-restrictive, unnecessary given the objective criteria for luminous output and photometric grid points of the regulation, and obsolete given improvements in LED technologies.