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Proposal for Supplement 9 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No. 45
Reference Number: WP.29/2015/20

Proposal as approved by the GRE to amend the requirements for the mixture in the dirt test.

Meeting Sessions: 165th WP.29 session (10-13 Mar 2015)
Document date: 26 Dec 14
Document status: Adopted text published
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UN Regulation No. 45 | Headlamp Cleaners
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Proposal for Supplement 7 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No. 45
Reference Number: WP.29/2012/72

Proposal as adopted by the Working Party on Lighting and Light-Signalling (GRE) at its sixty-seventh session to correct and harmonize the provisions concerning approval markings.

Meeting Sessions: 158th WP.29 session (13-16 Nov 2012)
Document date: 27 Jul 12
Document status: Adopted text published
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UN Regulation No. 45 | Headlamp Cleaners
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Proposal for Supplement 8 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No. 45
Reference Number: WP.29/2013/19

Text as adopted by the Working Party on Lighting and Light Signalling (GRE) at its 68th session based on document GRE/2012/4, not amended, clarifying the requirements on the number of test samples.

Meeting Sessions: 159th WP.29 session (12-15 Mar 2013)
Document date: 21 Dec 12
Document status: Adopted text published
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Proposal for Supplement 10 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No. 45
Reference Number: WP.29/2016/77

Proposal to amend the formula for the dirt mixture used in testing to address an error introduced by Supplement 9 to the 01 series of amendments to UN R45 where the specified quantity of “2 ± 1 parts by weight” of surfactant results in invalid testing. The correct specification should be “2 ± 1 drops” of surfactant.

Meeting Sessions: 170th WP.29 session (15-18 Nov 2016)
Document date: 31 Aug 16
Document status: Adopted text published
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UN Regulation No. 45 | Headlamp Cleaners
Adoption Vote
This proposal (WP.29/2016/77), No, was adopted by the World Forum. Thirty-four Contracting Parties out of the 40 applying UN R45 were present for the vote by AC.1. Thirty-four voted in favor with zero against and zero abstaining.
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Proposal for Supplement 11 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No. 45
Reference Number: WP.29/2017/27

Proposal to clarify the definition of “type”, with regard to manufacturer, trade names and marks and to introduce editorial improvements to the requirements for markings.

Meeting Sessions: 171st WP.29 session (14-17 Mar 2017)
Document date: 19 Dec 16
Document status: Adopted text published
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UN Regulation No. 45 | Headlamp Cleaners
Adoption Vote
This proposal (WP.29/2017/27) was adopted by the World Forum. Thirty-four Contracting Parties out of the 41 applying UN R45 were present for the vote by AC.1. Thirty-four voted in favor with zero against and zero abstaining.
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UN R45: Proposal for Supplement 12 to the 01 series of amendments
Reference Number: WP.29/2021/89

Proposal from GRE to insert missing references to UN Regulation No. 149.

Meeting Sessions: 185th WP.29 session (23-26 Nov 2021)
Document date: 07 Sep 21
Document status: Adopted by WP.29
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UN Regulation No. 45 | Headlamp Cleaners
Adoption Vote
This proposal (WP.29/2021/89) was adopted by the World Forum. Thirty-five Contracting Parties out of the 44 applying UN R45 were present for the vote by AC.1. Thirty-five voted in favor with zero against and zero abstaining.
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UN R45: Proposal for Supplement 13 to the 01 series of amendments
Reference Number: WP.29/2024/18

Proposal to remove the list of classes and to refer in general only to passing-beams and driving-beams.

Meeting Sessions: 192nd WP.29 session (4-8 Mar 2024)
Document date: 19 Dec 23
Document status: Adopted by WP.29
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UN Regulation No. 45 | Headlamp Cleaners
Adoption Vote
This proposal (WP.29/2024/18), as amended by para. 96, was adopted by the World Forum. Thirty-six Contracting Parties out of the 48 applying UN R45 were present for the vote by AC.1. Thirty-six voted in favor with zero against and zero abstaining.
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