UNITED

NATIONS

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GENERAL

TRANS/WP.29/623	11 May 1998

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INLAND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE

Working Party on the Construction of Vehicles

DRAFT SUPPLEMENT 10 TO THE 04 SERIES OF AMENDMENTS

TO REGULATION No. 8

(Headlamps (H1, H2, H3, HB3, HB4, H7, H8, HIR1 and/or HIR2))

Note: The text reproduced below was adopted by the Administrative Committee (AC.1) of the amended 1958 Agreement at its eighth session, following the recommendation by the Working Party at its one-hundred-and-fourteenth session.

It is based on document TRANS/WP.29/1998/14, as corrected (TRANS/WP.29/609,

paras. 54 and 107).

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GE.98-

Title, amend the words "... FILAMENT LAMPS (H1, H2, H3, HB3, HB4, H7, H8, H9, HIR1 and/or HIR2)" to read: "... FILAMENT LAMPS (H1, H2, H3, HB3, HB4, H7, H8, H9, HIR1, HIR2 and/or H11)".

List of Contents, annexes, title of annex 2, amend to read:

"Annex 2 -	Verification of conformity of production of headlamps equipped with H1, H2, H3, HB3, HB4, H7, H8, H9, HIR1, HIR2 and/or H11 filament lamps"

Paragraph 1.3.6., amend to read:

"1.3.6.	the holder intended to accommodate the filament lamp (or lamps) of one of the categories H1, H2, H3, HB3, HB4, H7, H8, H9, HIR1, HIR2 and/or H11; 2/ */"

Note 2/ (pertinent to paragraph 1.3.6.), amend to read:

"... of categories H1, H2, H3, HB3, HB4, H7, H8, H9, HIR1, HIR2 and/or H11. ..."

Footnote */, (pertinent to paragraph 1.3.6.), amend to read:

"*/	HIR1 and/or H9 filament lamps shall only be permitted to produce passing beam in conjunction with the installation of headlamp cleaning device(s) conforming to Regulation No. 45. In addition, with respect to vertical inclination, the provision of paragraph 6.2.6.2.2. of Regulation No. 48, 01 series of amendments, shall not be applied when these headlamps are installed.

This restriction shall apply as long as there is no general agreement on the use of levelling devices and headlamp cleaners with respect to the level of the performance of the headlamp."

Paragraph 5.3., add a new line to the existing table, to read:

"H11	PGJ 19-2	7005-110-1"

Paragraph 6.1.1., amend to read:

"... with suitable H1, H2, H3, HB3, HB4, H7, H8, H9, HIR1, HIR2

and/or H11 filament lamps ..."

Paragraph 6.1.3., add a new line to the existing table, to read:

"H11	12	1000"

Annex 2, title, amend to read:

"... EQUIPPED WITH H1, H2, H3, HB3, HB4, H7, H8, H9, HIR1, HIR2 and/or H11 FILAMENT LAMPS"

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