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GENERAL

TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2000/1

24 January 2000

Original: ENGLISH

ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE

INLAND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE

Working Party on the Construction of Vehicles

Working Party on Lighting and Light-Signalling (GRE)

(3-6 April 2000)

PROVISIONAL ANNOTATED AGENDA FOR THE FORTY-FORTH SESSION 1/ 2/

to be held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva

starting at 14.30 h on Monday, 3 April 2000

and concluding at 12.30 h on Thursday, 6 April 2000

1/	As part of the secretariat's efforts to reduce expenditure, all official documents distributed prior to the session by mail will not be available in the conference room for distribution to session participants. Delegates are kindly requested to bring their copies of documents to the meeting.

Working documents listed in the agenda are also available via the INTERNET:

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2/	New accreditation procedures have been introduced for all delegates attending meetings held at the Palais des Nations. Therefore, delegates are requested to fill-in the attached registration form (also available from the Internet web site of the ECE Transport Division) and to transmit the duly filled-in form at the latest two weeks before the session to the ECE Transport Division, either by fax (+41 22 917 00 39) or by e-mail (nelly.enonler@unece.org or antonio.erario@unece.org). In Geneva, prior to the session, delegates are requested to present themselves at the Pass and Identification Unit of the UNOG Security and Safety Section, located at Villa Les Feuillantines, 13 Avenue de la Paix for the issuance of an identification badge. In case of difficulties, phone the ECE Secretariat (Int. 71112 or 72402). (For additional information see TRANS/WP.29/640, paras. 22 and 23).

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Note:	This document is distributed to the Experts on Lighting and Light-
Signalling only.

GE.00-

Agenda item	Documents

1.	REGULATION No. 48 - Development

(Installation of lighting and

light-signalling devices)

1.1.	Electrical connections

GRE may wish to consider	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2000/2

the proposal by Germany to

allow the automatic switching-on

of Daytime running lamps under

certain illumination

conditions

1.2.	Definition of a single lamp

GRE may wish to consider a revised	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/43,

proposal by France to amend the	paras. 20-26

definition of a single lamp.	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/1999/3

Contribution by the United Kingdom and	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/1999/21

Italy is expected.	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2000/3

TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2000/12

1.3	International harmonization of

installation requirements

(4-wheeled vehicles)

Consideration of this item will	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/42,

continue, on the basis of the	paras. 21-28 and annex 3

proposal for a new draft	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/43,

Regulation No. 48-H, which had	paras. 11-19 and annex 2

been prepared by the secretariat.	TRANS/SC.1/WP.29/GRE/R.146/Rev.3

Proposals from France and Germany	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/1999/6

will also be considered.	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2000/2

TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2000/6

1.4.	Colour of light emitted

towards the front and the

rear of the vehicle

GRE may wish to consider the proposal	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2000/7

by France to allow the emission of

limited intensity of red light towards

the front and of white light towards

the rear of the vehicle.

Agenda item	Documents

2.	AMENDMENTS TO ECE REGULATIONS

2.1.	Regulations Nos. 4, 6, 7, 23, 38, 50,

77, 87 and 91

GRE may wish to consider a proposal	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/43,

by GTB to introduce a connection	para.112

factor to the luminous intensity	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2000/4

of filament lamps.

2.2.	Regulation Nos. 3, 4, 6, 7, 23, 38,

50, 77 and 91

Consideration will be given to the	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/43,

proposal by GTB to allow the fitting	para. 113

of a device in different positions on	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2000/5
different vehicle types.

2.3.	Regulation No. 7 (Position, stop,

and end-outline marker lamps)

A further revision of the proposal	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/43,

by CLEPA to allow devices with	paras. 34-37

reduced photometric performances to	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/1998/21/Rev.2

be mounted below certain heights,	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/1999/7

will be considered.

2.4.	Regulation No. 20 (Headlamps (H4))

A proposal by GTB to introduce	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2000/9

H13 lamp in the Regulation,

will be considered.

2.5.	Regulation No. 37 (Filament lamps)

GRE may wish to consider a revised	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/43,

proposal by the United Kingdom and	paras. 64-68

a new proposal by GTB concerning	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/1999/13/Rev.1

colour of lamps. A proposal by	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2000/8

GTB to add a new double filament	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2000/10

lamp H13 will also be considered.

Agenda item	Documents

2.6.	Regulation No. 50 (Position, stop,

and direction indicator lamps for

motor cycles).

GRE will continue to consider the	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/43,

proposals by GTB and IMMA to introduce	paras. 47-50

into Regulation No. 50 a new test	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/1999/5/Rev.1

procedure for devices with LEDs, and	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/1999/14

to add prescriptions aimed to align

it with the corresponding EC Directive.

2.7.	Regulation No. 53 (Installation of

lighting and light-signalling devices

on L3 category vehicles)

GRE will continue to consider the	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/43,

proposal by IMMA to introduce into	paras. 51-55

Regulation No. 53 new prescriptions	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/1999/15

aimed to align it with the

corresponding EC Directive.

2.8.	Regulation No. 65 (Special warning

lamps)

GRE agreed to resume consideration	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/43,

of this matter on the basis of the	paras. 69-73

proposal by Germany and France as	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/1999/10/Rev.1

amended during the session.

A proposal for installation

guidelines is expected

to be tabled by Germany.

2.8.	Regulation No. 70 (Rear marking

plates for heavy and long vehicles)

GRE agreed to continue consideration	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/43,

of this matter on the basis of the	paras. 74-80

text adopted during the previous	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/1998/2

session. It remains to be completed	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/1998/11

with transitional provisions.	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/1999/4

TRANS/WP.29/GRE/1998/15

2.9.	Regulation No. 74 (Installation

of lighting and light-signalling

devices on mopeds

GRE will continue to consider the	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/43,

proposal by IMMA as amended during	paras.56-58

the previous session.	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/1999/16

Agenda item	Documents

2.10.	Regulation No. 3 (Retro-reflector)

GRE may wish to consider a proposal	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2000/11

by GTB for a corrigendum to the

Regulation.

2.11.	Regulations Nos. 3, 6, 37, 50, 65

and 91

A proposal by GTB to amend the limits	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2000/13

of the trichromatic coordinates for

amber will be considered.

3.	HARMONIZED PASSING BEAM PATTERN

Consideration of this item will	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/43,

continue, with a view to adopting a	paras. 95 and 96

harmonized passing beam. Contribution	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/1997/14

by GTB is expected.	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/1999/18

4.	SIMPLIFICATION OF THE SYSTEM OF

THE ECE HEADLAMP REGULATIONS

Information on the development in	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/43

WP.29 and AC.1 (March 2000 sessions)	paras. 81 and 82

of the proposal for draft Regulations	TRANS/WP.29/680,

Nos. "00" and "MH" will be provided.	paras. 9, 114 and 115

5.	OTHER BUSINESS

5.1.	Glare of headlamps

GRE agreed to continue to study	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/43,

the possibility of controlling the	paras. 87-91

glare of headlamps by adjusting

the test voltages in accordance

with actual vehicle situations.

5.2.	General conditions for requiring

mandatory installation of headlamp

cleaning and automatic levelling

devices

GRE agreed to continue its	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/43,

consideration of the proposal by	paras. 92-94

GTB with any possible amendments.	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/1998/16

Agenda item	Documents

5.3.	Advance braking warning systems

Consideration of this item will be	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/43,

resumed on the basis of further	paras. 97-99

information which may be provided by

the expert from GTB.

5.4.	Illumination of stop lamps by an

Adaptative Cruise Control Device (ACC)

GRE agreed to resume consideration of	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/43,

this matter. Information about	paras. 100-103

development within WP.29/AC.2 and WP.29	TRANS/WP.29/689

(March 2000 sessions) will be provided	para. 18

by the secretariat.	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/1999/17

5.6.	Advanced Front-lighting systems (AFS)

Information concerning the AFS project	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/43,

activities is expected.	paras. 104-106

5.7.	Possible amendments to the

Convention on Road Traffic

(Vienna 1968)

Information on this matter	TRANS/WP.29/GRE/43,

is expected by GTB.	paras. 107-109

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