Following a request from the European Commission, the Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) reviewed recent evidence to assess potential risks to human health posed by Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) emissions. The review of the published research conducted by the SCHEER has led to valuable conclusions and identified certain gaps in knowledge on potential risks to human health. The Committee concluded that there is no evidence of direct adverse health effects from
LEDs emission in normal use (lamps and displays) by the general healthy population.

Presentation in support of the proposal submitted by the Task Force on Substitutes and Retrofits (TF SR) which introduces requirements for the use of light emitting diode (LED) substitute light sources in the new LSD UN Regulation LED Replacement Light Sources.

Modification of Figure 1 (Example of allowed luminous flux behaviour of an approved LED light source under UN
Regulation No.128, Annex 4, paragraph 1.2.) to add the range after one minute and 30 minutes with a positive or negative “gradient”.

Guide for specifying LED substitute light source categories as equivalents for corresponding filament light source categories prepared by the Task Force on Substitutes/Retrofits.

GRE and its Task Force on Substitutes and Retrofits proposed and GRE at its 79th session agreed to include an “interlock feature” for LED substitute light sources to prevent the misuse of these light sources. The first LED substitute category proposal is the “PY21W/LED”. A further solution has been developed by IEC cap-holder experts in IEC TC34/SC34B/WG2 by adding a “third pin” at an angle of 110° (from the reference pin) for the BA15 cap system, including the BAU15s cap prescribed for the PY21W filament light source category. This document contains the relevant cap and holder sheets for implementation in the IEC 60061 structure.

Proposal to align the approval code for light sources approved according to Regulation No. 129 with the approval number as prescribed by Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement, schedule 4. Parallel proposals have been submitted with regard to UN R37 and R99.

The current text of UN R128, Annex 4, paragraph 1.2. allows only for a decrease of luminous flux from 1 minute to 30 minutes. This has proven to be unnecessarily design restrictive as the drive electronics in a stabilized light source can lead to a slight increase in the luminous flux from 1 minute to 30 minutes. Therefore, this proposal would allow a limited increase of luminous flux from 1 minute to 30 minutes within the given minimum and maximum requirements. This proposal relates to document GRE/2018/48 retaining requirements for LR4 category light sources which would otherwise have been impacted by the present proposal.

Proposal to introduce requirements and test specifications for light emitting diodes (LED) substitute light sources, including to

1. introduce provisions for LED substitute light sources into Regulation No. 128;
2. introduce a new category sheet PY21W/LED based on LED technology into the Consolidated Resolution (R.E.5);
3. establish equivalence criteria as guidance for specifying sheets for LED substitute light source categories. (These guidelines are intended for publication, with the agreement of GRE, on the GRE website under “reference documents”, similar to criteria for new filament light sources for head lighting (GRE-77-04). In addition, these criteria are being prepared for insertion in publication IEC 60810.);
4. a draft proposal to IEC concerning the cap/holder system of the LED light source category PY21W/LED, for information to GRE (GRE-80-03) only, to show the interlock feature and the differences with the cap/holder system of its counterpart filament light source category PY21W.

Proposal for a guide on specifying LED substitute light source categories as equivalents for corresponding filament light source categories.

Revised proposal, based on document GRE/2017/21, to introduce requirements and test specifications for light emitting diodes (LED) substitute light sources. Updated as of 27 March 2018.

Valeo presentation on behalf of CLEPA for substitute LED light sources in order to avoid misuse of LED substitutes as retrofits in lamps and/or vehicles that were not type approved for using such light sources.

Proposal to align the approval code for light sources approved according to Regulations Nos. 37, 99 and 128, with the approval number as prescribed by Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement, schedule 4.

Valeo presentation and proposal regarding LED substitute light sources.

Proposal to introduce requirements and test specifications for light emitting diode (LED) light sources for forward lighting.