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►B COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 28June 1977
on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to parking lamps for motor
vehicles
(77/540/EEC)
(OJ L 220, 29.8.1977, p. 83)
Corrected by:
►C1Corrigendum, OJ L 284, 10.10.1978, p. 11 (77/540)
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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 28June 1977
on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to
parking lamps for motor vehicles
(77/540/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(
1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(2),
Whereas the technical requirements which motor vehicles must satisfy
pursuant to national laws relate inter alia to their parking lamps;
Whereas these requirements differ from one Member State to another;
whereas it is therefore necessary that all Member States adopt the samerequiremen ts either inadditionto or inplace of their existin g rules, inorder, inparticular, to allow the EEC type-approval procedure whichwas the subject of Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 onthe approximationof the laws of the Member States relatin g to thetype-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers(
3) to be introduced in
respect of each type of vehicle;
Whereas inDirective 76/756/EEC (4), the Council laid down the
common requirements for the installation of lighting and light-signallingdevices onmotor vehicles an d trailers;
Whereas a harmonized component type-approval procedure for parking
lamps makes it possible for each Member State to check compliancewith the common construction and testing requirements and to informthe other Member States of its findings by sending a copy of thecomponent type-approval certificate completed for each type of parkinglamp; whereas the placing of an EEC component type-approval mark onall parking lamps manufactured in conformity with the approved typeobviates any need for technical checks on these parking lamps in theother Member States;
Whereas the approximation of national laws relating to motor vehicles
entails reciprocal recognition by Member States of the tests carried outby each of them onthe basis of the commonrequiremen ts,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
1. Each Member State shall grant EEC component type-approval for
any type of parking lamp which satisfies the construction and testingrequirements laid down in Annexes I, II, IV, V and VI.
2. The Member State which has granted EEC component type-
approval shall take the measures required inorder to verify that produc-tionmodels con form to the approved type, inso far as this is n ecessaryand if need be in cooperation with the competent authorities in the otherMember States. Such verificationshall be limited to spot checks.
(1) OJ No C 118, 16. 5. 1977, p. 29.
(2) OJ No C 114, 11. 5. 1977, p. 4.
(3) OJ No L 42, 23. 2. 1970, p. 1.
(4) OJ No L 262, 27. 9. 1976, p. 1.
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Article 2
Member States shall for each type of parking lamp which they approve
pursuant to Article 1 issue to the manufacturer, or to his authorizedrepresentative, an EEC component type-approval mark conforming tothe model showninAn n ex IV.
Member States shall take all appropriate measures to prevent the use of
marks liable to create con fusionbetweenparkin g lamps which havebeen type-approved pursuant to Article 1 and other devices.
Article 3
1. No Member State may prohibit the placing on the market of
parking lamps on grounds relating to their construction or method offunctioning if they bear the EEC component type-approval mark.
2. Nevertheless, a Member State may prohibit the placing on the
market of parking lamps bearing the EEC component type-approvalmark which consistently fail to conform to the approved type. ThatState shall inform the other Member States and the Commission forth-with of the measures taken, specifying the reasons for its decision.
Article 4
The competent authorities of each Member State shall within one month
send to the competent authorities of the other Member States a copy ofthe component type-approval certificates, an example of which is givenin Annex III, completed for each type of parking lamp which theyapprove or refuse to approve.
Article 5
1. If the Member State which has granted EEC component type-
approval finds that a number of parking lamps bearing the same EECcomponent type-approval mark do not conform to the type which it hasapproved, it shall take the necessary measures to ensure that productionmodels conform to the approved type. The competent authorities of thatState shall advise those of the other Member States of the measurestaken which may, where there is consistent failure to conform, extend towithdrawal of EEC component type-approval. The said authorities shalltake the same measures if they are informed by the competent authori-ties of another Member State of such failure to conform.
2. The competent authorities of Member States shall inform each
other within one month of any withdrawal of EEC component type-approval, and of the reasons for such a measure.
Article 6
Any decision taken pursuant to the provisions adopted in implementa-
tion of this Directive, to refuse or withdraw EEC component type-approval for a parking lamp or prohibit its placing on the market or use,shall set out indetail the reason s onwhich it is based. Such decision sshall be notified to the party concerned, who shall at the same time beinformed of the remedies available to him under the laws in force in theMember States and of the time limits allowed for the exercise of suchremedies.
Article 7
No Member State may refuse to grant EEC type-approval or national
type-approval of a vehicle on grounds relating to its parking lamps ifthese bear the EEC component type-approval mark and are fitted inaccordance with the requirements laid down in Directive 76/756/EEC.
Article 8
No Member State may refuse or prohibit the sale, registration, entry into
service or use of any vehicle on grounds relating to its parking lamps if
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these bear the EEC component type-approval mark and are fitted inaccordance with the requirements laid down in Directive 76/756/EEC.
Article 9
For the purposes of this Directive, ‘vehicle' means any motor vehicle
intended for use on the road, with or without bodywork, having at leastfour wheels and a maximum design speed exceeding 25 km/h, with theexceptionof vehicles which runonrails, agricultural or forestry tractorsand machinery and public works vehicles.
Article 10
Any amendments necessary to adjust the requirements of the Annexes
to take account of technical progress shall be adopted in accordancewith the procedure laid downinArticle 13 of Directive 70/156/EEC.
Article 11
1. Member States shall bring into force the provisions needed in
order to comply with this Directive within 18 months of its notificationand shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
2. Member States shall ensure that the texts of the main provisions of
national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive arecommunicated to the Commission.
Article 12
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
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LIST OF ANNEXES
ANNEX I: Definitions, general specifications, intensity of light emitted,
test procedure, colour of light emitted, conformity of produc-tion, note concerning colour
ANNEX II: Minimum angles required for the light distribution in spaceANNEX III: Model EEC component type-approval certificateANNEX IV: EEC component type-approval and marking requirementsANNEX V: Photometric measurementsANNEX VI: Colour of light emitted, trichromatic coordinates
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ANNEX I
DEFINITIONS, GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS, INTENSITY OF LIGHT
EMITTED, TEST PROCEDURE, COLOUR OF LIGHT EMITTED,
CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION, NOTE CONCERNING COLOUR
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1. ‘Parking lamp' means the lamp used to draw attention to the presence of
a stationary vehicle in a built-up area.
1.2. ‘Axisof reference' (or reference axis) means the characteristic axis of
the light signal, determined by the manufacturer for use as the directionof reference (H = 0 °,V=0 °) for photometric measurements and when
fitting the lamp on the vehicle.
1.3. ‘Centre of reference' means the intersection of the axis of reference with
the exterior light-emitting surface specified by the manufacturer of thelamp.
1.4. ‘Type of parking lamp' means parking lamps which do not differ in such
essential respects as:
1.4.1. the trade name or mark;1.4.2. the characteristics of the optical system;1.4.3. the type of filament lamp.
2. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
2.1. Each sample referred to in 1.2.3 of Annex IV shall conform to the
specifications set forth in 3 and 5.
2.2. The parking lamps shall be so designed and constructed that under
normal conditions of use, notwithstanding any vibration to which theymay be subjected during such use, their satisfactory operation remainsassured and they retain the characteristics prescribed by this Directive.
3. INTENSITY OF LIGHT EMITTED
3.1. Inthe referen ce axis, the light emitted by each of the two samples
referred to in 1.2.3 of Annex II shall be of not less than the minimumintensity and of not more than the maximum intensity specified below:
Minimum
(cd)Maximum
(cd)
3.1.1. Forward-facing parking lamps 2 60
3.1.2. Rearward-facing parking lamps 2 30
3.2. Outside the reference axis and within the angular fields defined in the
diagrams in Annex II, the intensity of the light emitted by each of thetwo samples must:
3.2.1. in each direction corresponding to the points in the luminous intensity
distribution table reproduced in Annex V be not less than the valueshown , inthe said table for the directioninquestion , expressed as apercentage of the minimum specified in 3.1;
3.2.2. inan y directionwithinthe space from which the lamp inquestionis
visible, not exceed the maximum specified in 3.1;
3.2.3. however, a luminous intensity of 60 cd shall be permitted for parking
lamps incorporated with stop lamps (see 3.1.2) below a plane forminganan gle of 5 °with and downward from the horizontal plane;
3.2.4. moreover,3.2.4.1. throughout the fields defined in Annex II, the intensity of the light
emitted must be not less than 0 ·05 cd;
3.2.4.2. the requirements of 2.2 of Annex V on local variations of intensity must
be observed.
3.3. The intensities must be measured with the filament lamp(s) continuously
alight and, in the case of devices emitting red or amber light, in colouredlight.
3.4. Annex V, to which reference is made in 3.2.1, gives particulars of the
methods of measurement to be used.
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4. TEST PROCEDURE
All measurements shall be carried out with colourless standard filament
lamps of the types recommended for the parking lamp, and so regulatedas to produce the normal luminous flux prescribed for those types oflamp.
5. COLOUR OF LIGHT EMITTED
The-colour of the light emitted, measured by using a source of light with
a colour temperature of 2 854 K, corresponding to illuminant A of theInternational Commission on Illumination (CIE), must be within thelimits of the coordinates prescribed for the colour in question in AnnexVI.
6. CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION
Every parking lamp bearing an EEC component type-approval mark
must conform to the type approved and comply with the photometricconditions specified in 3 and 5. Nevertheless, in the case of a parkinglamp picked at random from series production, the requirements as tominimum intensity of the light emitted (measured with a standard fila-men t lamp as referred to in4) shall be limited ineach relevan t directionto 80 % of the minimum values specified in 3.1 and 3.2.
7. NOTE CONCERNING COLOUR
EEC component type-approval shall be granted if the colour emitted by
the parking lamp is that laid down in 3.13 of Annex I to Directive76/756/EEC.
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ANNEX II
MINIMUM ANGLES REQUIRED FOR THE LIGHT DISTRIBUTION IN SPACE (1)
In all cases, the minimum vertical angles of light distribution in space are 15 °above and 15 °below the
horizontal.
Minimum horizontal angles of light distribution in space
(1) The angles shown in these diagrams are correct for devices to be mounted on the
right side of the vehicle. The arrows point to the front of the vehicles.
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ANNEX III
MODEL EEC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL CERTIFICATE
(Maximum format: A4 (210 × 297 mm))

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ANNEX IV
EEC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL AND MARKING REQUIRE-
MENTS
1. APPLICATION FOR EEC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL
1.1. The application for EEC component type-approval shall be submitted by
the holder of the trade name or mark or by his authorized representative.
1.2. For each type of parking lamp the application shall be accompanied by:1.2.1. a brief technical description stating, in particular, the type(s) of filament
lamp(s) recommended, which must comply with the specifications of►
C1the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC); ◄
1.2.2. drawings (three copies), in sufficient detail to permit identification of the
type of the parking lamp and showing geometrically the position in whichthe lamp is to be moun ted onthe vehicle, the axis of observationto betaken as the axis of reference in the tests (horizontal angl eH=0 °, vertical
angle V = 0 °), and the point to be taken as the centre of reference in the
said tests;
1.2.3. two samples; if the parking lamps are such that they can be mounted only
on one side of the vehicle, the two samples submitted may be identicaland be suitable for mounting only on the right or only on the left side ofthe vehicle.
2. MARKINGS
2.1. The samples of a type of parking lamp submitted for EEC component
type-approval must bear:
2.1.1. the trade name or mark of the applicant, which must be clearly legible and
indelible;
2.1.2. a clearly legible and indelible marking indicating the type(s) of filament
lamp(s) recommended;
2.1.3. and incorporate a space large enough to contain the EEC component
type-approval mark, including the additional symbols prescribed in 4; thisspace shall be shown in the drawings mentioned in 1.2.2.
3. EEC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL
3.1. If the two samples submitted in accordance with 1 meet the requirements
of Annexes I, II, IV, V and VI, EEC component type-approval shall begranted and a component type-approval number assigned.
3.2. This number shall not be assigned to any other type of parking lamp.3.3. Where EEC component type-approval is requested for a type of lighting
and light-signalling device comprising a parking lamp and other lamps, asingle EEC component type-approval mark may be issued provided thatthe lamp in question complies with the requirements of this Directive andthat each of the other lamps forming part of the lighting and light-signal-ling device for which EEC component type-approval is requested,complies with the specific Directive applying to it.
4. MARKS
4.1. Every parking lamp conforming to a type approved under this Directive
shall bear an EEC component type-approval mark.
4.2. This mark shall consist of a rectangle surrounding the lower-case letter ‘e',
followed by the distinguishing number or letter(s) of the Member Statewhich has granted the component type-approval:
1 for Germany,2 for France,3 for Italy,4 for the Netherlands,6 for Belgium,
11 for the United Kingdom,13 for Luxembourg,18 for Denmark,
IRL for Ireland.
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It must also include the EEC component type-approval number which
corresponds to the number of the EEC component type-approval certifi-cate issued for the type of parking lamp in question.
4.3. In the following cases the EEC component type-approval mark shall be
supplemented by an additional symbol ‘P'.
4.4. The EEC component type-approval number must be placed in any conve-
nient position near the rectangle surrounding the letter ‘e'.
4.5. The EEC component type-approval mark and the additional symbols must
be affixed to the lens of the lamp or one of the lenses in such a way as tobe indelible and clearly legible even when the parking lamps are fitted onthe vehicle.
4.6. An example of the EEC component type-approval mark and additional
symbol is giveninthe Appen dix.
4.7. Where a single EEC component type-approval number is issued, as under
3.3, for a type of lighting and light-signalling device comprising a parkinglamp and other lamps, one EEC component type-approval mark only maybe affixed, consisting of:
— a rectangle surrounding the letter ‘e' followed by the distinguishing
number or letter(s) of the Member State which has granted the EECcomponent type-approval,
— the EEC component type-approval number,— the additional symbols required by the various Directives under which
EEC component type-approval was granted.
4.8. The dimensions of the various components of this mark shall not be less
than the largest of the minimum dimensions specified for individualmarkings by the Directives under which the EEC component type-approval was granted.
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Appendix
Example of an EEC component type-approval mark
The device bearing the EEC component type-approval mark shown above is a parking lamp, EEC
type-approved in the United Kingdom (e 11) under the number 1471.
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ANNEX V
PHOTOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS
1. MEASUREMENT METHODS
1.1. During photometric measurements, stray reflections shall be prevented by
appropriate masking.
1.2. Should the results of measurements be challenged, measurements shall be
carried out in such a way as to meet the following requirements:
1.2.1. the distance of measurement shall be such that the law of the inverse of
the square of the distance is applicable;
1.2.2. the measuring equipment shall be such that the angular aperture of the
receiver viewed from the reference centre of the lamp is between 10 /prime1and
1°.
1.2.3. the intensity requirement for a particular direction of observation shall be
deemed to be satisfied if that requiremen t is met ina directiondeviatin gby not more than 15 /prime1from the directionof observation .
2. STANDARD LUMINOUS INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION TABLE
2.1. The directionH = 0 °a ndV=0 °corresponds to the reference axis (which,
whenthe lamp is moun ted onthe vehicle, must be horizon tal, parallel tothe median longitudinal plane of the vehicle and oriented in the requireddirection of visibility). It passes through the centre of reference. Thevalues showninthe table give, for the various direction s of measuremen t,the minimum intensities as a percentage of the minimum required in theaxis for each lamp (inthe directionH = 0 °a ndV=0 °).
2.2. If visual examination of a lamp appears to reveal substantial local vari-
ations of intensity, a check shall be made to ensure that no intensitymeasured between two of the directions of measurement referred to in 2.1is:
2.2.1. for a minimum specification, below 50 % of the lower of the two
minimum intensities prescribed for these directions of measurement;
2.2.2. for a maximum specification, above the lower of the two maximum
intensities prescribed for these directions of measurement, increased by afraction, expressed as a linear function, of the difference between theintensities prescribed for the said directions of measurement.
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ANNEX VI
COLOUR OF LIGHT EMITTED
TRICHROMATIC COORDINATES
RED: limit towards yellow: y ≤0·335
limit towards purple: z ≤0·008
WHITE: limit towards blue: x ≥0·310
limit towards yellow: x ≤0·500
limit towards green: y ≤0·1 5 0+0 ·640 x
limit towards green: y ≤0·440
limit towards purple: y ≥0·0 5 0+0 ·750 x
limit towards red: y ≥0·382
AMBER: limit towards yellow: y ≤0·429
limit towards red: y ≥0·398
limit towards white: z ≤0·007
For checking those colorimetric characteristics, a source of light at a colour
temperature of 2 854 K corresponding to illuminant A of the InternationalCommissiononIllumin ation(CIE) shall be used.