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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)697 final
Brussels ,23December 1976
PROPOSAL FOR A
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
ontheapproximation ofthe laws
oftheMember States relating to
rear foglamps formotor vehicles
and their trailers
PROPOSAL FOR A
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
ontheapproximation ofthelaws
oftheMember States relating to
reversing lamps formotor vehicles
and their trailers
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COUNCIL DIRECTIVEPROPOSAL FOR A
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY KEMQ2ANDUM
These proposed Directives are toform part oftheCommunity type-
approval procedure refferred toinCouncil Directive 70/156/EEC of6
February 1970 (1).
These proposals concern only technical requirements for thecons­
truction andtesting ofrear foglamps ,reversing lamps andparking
lamps ofmotor vehicles astechnical requirements for their installation
areincluded inCouncil Directive 76/756/EECof27July 1976 concerning
theinstallation oflighting andlight signalling devices (2).
Indrafting theproposals relating totherear foglamps (3)and
thereversing lamps (*0 ,theCommission based itself onthework accom­
plished inthis field bytheEconomic Commission forEurope inGeneva .
During thediscussions intheWorking Group oftheCommission "Motor
vehicles "theBelgian expert made some observations andproposed alter­
natives tocertain requirements intheproposal "rear foglamps ";itcon­
cerns item 6.2anditem ..10.2 inAnnex "I,item 2inAnnex IIandItem 5
inAnnex III.'However ,after a-careful examination -itdidnotseem
appropriate atthemoment toembody these modifications .
Inthethree proposals articles 1-6 institute theEEC type-appro -
valprodedure forrear foglamps ,reversing lamps andparking lamps .
Bymeans ofthis procedure theDirectives tend topermit free movement
ofthese lamps within theCommunity byprohibiting theMember States
from opposing their marketing ,provided they satisfy theconstruction
and testing reauirements laid down intheAnnexes and bear theEEC
type-approval mark ,adiagram ofwhich appears inAnnex toDirectives .
This procedure includes asystem ofreciprocal notification ofany
grant ,refusal ,withdrawal orextension oftype approval .
Article 7incorporates thethree Directives intheEEC type-appro -
valprocedure .
Since certain Member States donotoperate atype-approval system
itisnecessary toinsert some provisions inorder toensure that ve­
hicles complying with therequirements setout intheDirectives can
beused inthese states .(Article 8)(1)
The directives areapplicable tomotor vehicles with atleast four
wheels andamaximum design speed exceeding 25km/h(Article 9)ias
well astotrailers fordirectives onrear foglamps andreversing
lamps .
Article 10contains theprocedure foradapting directives totech­
nical progress .This procedure issetout inArticle 13oftheCoun­
cilDirective of6February 1970 relating tothetype-approval ofmo­
tor vehicles and trailers .
(1)O.J. NoLk2,23February 1970 ,page 1
(2)O.J. NoL262 ,27July 1976 ,page 1
(3)Regulation n°"Uniform provisions concerning theapproval ofrear
foglights forpower driven vehicles and their trailers ".
CORegulation n°23"Uniform provisions concerning theapproval of
reversing lights forpower driven vehicles and their trailers ".
Doc .E/ECE/32^/E/ECE/TRAN S/505/Rev1-Add .22)

s 9
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Article 11contains two deadlinea ibefepe expiry efthe first
deadline theMember States shall adopt andpublish themeasures ne­
cessary inorder tocomply with theDirectives .The second deadline
sets the date onwhich all ofthe Member States must simultaneously
implement thecommon rules (Article 11 (1).
Finally ,theCommission must beinformed ingood time ofall
draft provisions drawn upbytheMember States inthe field referred
tointheDirectives inorder toenable ittocomment thereon (Article
11 (2).
CONSULTATION OFTHE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITEE
Pursuant totheRome Treaty ,Article 100 (2),theopinion ofthese
twoinstitutions isrequired .
(1)OJN°L73,27March 1972 "Documents concerning theaccession
totheEuropean Communities oftheKingdom ofDenmark ,Ireland ,
and theUnited Kingdom ofGreat Britain andNorthern Ireland ".
Actconcerning theconditions ofaccession andadjustments to
theTreaties -Annex I,title X.

PROPOSAL FORA
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
ontheapproximation ofthelawsofthe
MemberStatesrelating torearfoglamps
formotorvehicles andtheirtrailers

THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Commu­
nity ,andinparticular Article 100thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEconomic andSocial Committee ,
Whereas the technical requirements which motor vehicles must satisfy
pursuant tonational laws relate ,inter alia ,torear foglamps ;
Whereas these requirements differ from oneMember State toanother ,
whereas itistherefore necessary that allMember States adopt the
same requirements either inaddition toorinplace oftheir existing
requirements ,inorder ,inparticular ,toallow the EEC type-approval
procedure which was thesubject ofCouncil Directive 70/156/EECof
6February 1970 ontheapproximation ofthelaws oftheMember States
relating tothetype-approval ofmotor vehicles andtheir trailers (1)
tobeapplied inrespect ofeach type ofvehicle ;
Whereas thecommon requirements for theinstallation oflighting and
light signalling devices onmotor vehicles andtrailers were laid
down bytheCouncil Directive 76/75&/EEC (2),of27July 1976 ;-
Whereas aharmonized type-approval procedure forrear foglamps makes
itpossible for each Member State tocheck compliance with thecommon
construction andtesting requirements andtoinform theother Member
States ofitsfindings bysending acopy ofthetype-approval certifi­
cate completed foreach type ofrear foglamp ;whereas theplacing
ofanEECtype-approval mark onallrear foglamp manufactured in
conformity with theapproved type obviates anyneed fortechnical
checks onthese rear foglamps intheother Member States ;
(1)OJNoLJf2,23.2.1970 ,p.1
(2)OJNoL262 ,27.9.1976 ,p.1

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Whereas itladesirable tofollow the technical requirements adopted
bytheU,N .Economic Commission forEurope initsRegulation No.
("Uniform provisions concerning theapproval ofrear foglights for
power driven vehicles andtheir trailers (l)which isannexed tothe
agreement of20March 1958 concerning theadoption ofuniform condi­
tions forapproval andreciprocal recognition ofapproval formotor
vehicle equipment andparts ;
Whereas the approximation ofnational laws relating tomotor vehicles
includes reciprocal recognition byMember States ofthe tests carried
out bythem individually onthebasis ofthecommon requirements ;
whereas ifthesystem istofunction properly these requirements must
beapplied byallMember States from thesame date ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :

Article 1
1.Each Member State shall grant EEC component type-approval for any -
type ofrear foglamp which satisfies theconstruction andtesting
requirements laid down inAnnexes 0,IIand III .
2.TheMember State which hasgranted type approval shall take themeasu­
resrequired inorder toverify that production models conform tothe
approved type ,insofar asisnecessary and ifneed beincoopera­
tion with the competent authorities inthe other Member States .Such
verification shall becarried out bymeans ofspot checks .
Article 2
Member States shall for each type ofrear fog lamp which they approve
pursuant toArticle Iissue tothemanuf acturer ,ortohis authorized
representative ,anEEC type-approval mark which shall conform tothe
model shown inAnnex II.
Member States shall take allappropriate measures toprevent theuseof
marks liable tocreate confusion between rear fog lamps which have been
type-approved pursuant toArticle 1andother devices .
Article 3
1.NoMember State mayprohibit theplacing onthemarket ofrear fog
lamps ongrounds relating totheir construction ormethod offunctioning
ifthey bear the EECcomponent type-approval mark .
2.Nevertheless ,aMember State mayprohibit theplacing onthemarket of
rear fog lamps bearing the EECcomponent type-approval -mark which con­
sistently fail toconform totheapproved type .
That State shall inform theother Member States and the Commission forth­
with ofthemeasures taken -specifying thereasons foritsdecision .
Article 4
Thecompetent authorities ofeach Member State shall within onemonth send
tothecompetent authorities oftheother Member States acopy ofthecom­
ponent type-approval certificates inaccordance with themodel con­
tained inAnnex Icompleted foreach type ofrear foglamp which they
approve orrefuse toapprove . ./...

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Article 5
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1.IftheMember State which hasgranted iECcomponent type-fcpproval fiada
that anumber ofrear fog lamps bearing the same EEC component type-
approval mark donot conform tothe type which ithas approved ,it
shall take thenecessary measures toensure that production models
conform tothe approved type .The competent authorities ofthat
State shall advise those ofthe other Member States ofthe measures
taken which may ,where there isconsistent failure toconform ,ex­
tend towithdrawal ofEEC component type-approval .The said autho­
rities shall take the same measures ifthey areinformed bythe
competent authorities ofanother Member State ofsuch failure tocon­
form .
2.Thecompetent authorities ofMember States shall inform each other
within onemonth ofanywithdrawal ofEECcomponent type-approval ,and
ofthe reasons for such ameasure .
Article 6
Any decision taken persuant totheprovisions adopted inimplementation
ofthis Directive torefuse orwithdraw EEC component type-approval for
arear foglamp orprohibit itsplacing onthemarket oruse shall set
out indetail the reasons onwhich itisbased .Such decision shall be
notified totheparty concerned ,who shall atthe same time beinformed
ofthe remedies available tohim under the laws inforce inthe Member
States and ofthe time limits allowed for the exercise ofsuch remedies .
Article 7
NoMember State mayrefuse togrant EECtype-approval ornational type-
approval ofavehicle ongrounds relating toitsrear foglamps ifthese
bear the EECcomponent type-approval mark and arefitted inaccordance
with therequirements laid down intheCouncil Directive 76/756/EEC
of27July 1976 ontheapproximation ofthelaws oftheMember States
concerning theinstallation oflighting andlight signalling devices
onmotor vehicles and trailers .

Article 8
NomemberStatemayrefuseorprohibit thesaleorregistration ,entryinto
serviceoruseofanyvehicleongroundsrelatingtoitsrearfoglamps
ifthesebeartheEECcomponent type-approval markandarefittedin
accordance withtherequirements laiddownintheCouncilDirective
76/756/EECof27July1976ontheapproximation ofthelawsofthe
MemberStatesconcerning theinstallation oflighting andlightsignal­
lingdevices onmotorvehicles andtrailers .
Article 9
Forthepurposes ofthisDirective,vehicle"meansanymotorvehiclein­
tendedforuseontheroad,withorwithout bodywork,havingatleastfour
wheelsandamaximumdesignspeedexceeding 25km/handitstrailers,with
theexception ofvehicles whichrunonrails,agricultural tractors and
machinery andpublicworksvehicles .
Article 10
Theamendments necessary foradjusting therequirements ofthe
Annexes totakeaccountoftechnical progressshallbeadoptedinaccor­
dancewiththeprocedure laiddowninArticle 13oftheCouncilDirective
70/156/EEC.
Article 11
1.TheMemberStatesshalladoptandpublishtheprovisions necessary inor­
dertocomplywiththisDirective before 1June1978andshallforth­
withinformtheCommission thereof.Theyshallapplytheseprovisions
from1January 1979.
2.AssoonasthisDirective hasbeennotified,theMemberStatesshall
alsoensurethattheCommission isinformed ,insufficient timeto
enableittosubmititscomments ,ofanydraftlaws,regulations
oradministrative provisions whichtheyintendtoadoptinthe
fieldcovered bytheDirective .

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Article 12
ThisDirective isaddressed totheMemberStates.

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LIST OFANNEXES .
Annex 0(*) Definitions ,general specif ications ,intensity of
light emitted ,test procedure ,heat resistance test ,
colour oflight emitted ,conformity ofproduction .
Annex I -Model ofEECcomponent type-approval certificate *
Annex II EEC component type-approval andmarking require­
ments .
Annex III (*) -Photometric measurements .
Thetechnical requirements ofthis Annex aresimilar tothose ofRegu­
lation N°...ofthe Economic Commission for Europe .Inparticular ,
thebreakdown into items isthe same .Forthis reason ,where anitem
ofRegulation N°...hasnocounterpart inthis Directive ,itsnumber
isgiven inbrackets forthe record .

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Annex0/p1
ANNEX0
DEFINITIONS ,GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS ,
INTENSITY OFLIGHTEMITTED,TESTPROCEDURE ,
HEATRESISTANCE TEST,COLOUR OFLIGHTEMITTED,
CONFORMITY OFPRODUCTION .
1. DEFINITIONS
Forthepurposes ofthisDirective
"rearfogtamp"meanstheLampusedtorenderthevehicle more
readilyvisible fromtherearindensefog;
1.2. "axisofreference "(or"reference axis")meansthecharacteris­
tic.axisofthelightsignal,determined bythemanufacturer
foruseasthedirection ofreference (H=0°,V=0°)
forphotometric measurements andwhenfittingthelamponthe
vehicle;
1.3."centreofreference "meanstheintersection oftheaxisof
reference withtheexterior light-emetting surface ,spe­
cifiedbythemanufacturer ofthelamp;
1.4."apparent surface"inaspecificdirection meanstheorthogonal
projection ofthelight-emetting surface onaplaneperpendicu­
lartothedirection ofobservation ;
1-5.rearfoglampsofdifferent "types"arerearfoglampswhich
differinsuchessential respects as:
1.5.1.thetradenameormark;
1.5.2.thecharacteristics oftheopticalsystem;
1.5.3.thetypeoffilament lamp.
(2.)
(3.)
(4.)

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GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
Each sample shall conform tothespecifications setforth inthe
items below .
Rear fog lamps shall besodesigned andconstructed that innor­
maluse,notwithstanding anyvibration towhich they maybesub­
jected during such use,their satisfactory operation remains as­
sured andthey retain thecharacteristics prescribed bythis
Directive .
INTENSITY OFLIGHT EMITTED
Theintensity ofthe light emitted byeach ofthetwo samples ,
having met therequirements ofitem 8below ,shall benotless
then theminima andnot greater than themaxima specified be­
low and shall bemeasured inrelation tothe axis ofreferen­
ceinthedirections shown below (expressed indegrees ofangle with the axis ofreference ).
The intensity along the HandVaxes ,between 10°tothe left
and 10°tothe right and b.etween 5°upand 5°down ,shall not be
less than 150 cd.
The intensity ofthe light emitted inalldirections inwhich
the light canbeobserved shall notexceed 300 cd.
The apparent surface inthedirection ofthe reference axis
shall not exceed 140 cm2 .
Annex IIIgives particulars ofthemeasurement method tobeused
incase ofdoubt .
TEST PROCEDURE
All measurements shall becarried out with acolourless standard
filament lamp ofthetype prescribed forthe rear fog lamp and
soregulated astoproduce thenormal luminous flux prescribed
forthis type oflamp .
HEAT RESISTANCE TEST
The lamp shall besubjected toa1-hour test ofcontinous opera­
tion following awarm-up period of20minutes .Theambient tem­
perature shall be23°C _+5°.Thefilament lamp used shall bea
filament lamp ofthecategory prescribed forthe lamp ,andshall
besupplied with ,current atavoltage such that itgives the spe­
cified average power atthecorresponding test voltage .

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Annex 0,p.3
8.2. Where only themaximum power isspecified ,thetest shall becar-
pied outbyregulating thevoltage toobtain apower equal to
90percent ofthespecified power .Thespecified average or
maximum power referred toabove shall inallcases bechosen
from thevoltage range of6,12or24Vatwhich itreaches the
highest value .
8.3 . After the lamp hasbeen stabilized attheambient temperature ,
nodistortion ,deformation ,cracking orcolour modification
shall beperceptible .
9. COLOUR OFLIGHT EMITTED
Thecolour ofthelight emitted ,which shall bemeasured byusing
asource oflight atacolour temperature of2854 K*/,shall lie
within thelimits ofthefollowing trichromatic co-ordinates :
limit towards yellow :y 0.335
limit towards purple :z=«<;0.008
10. CONFORMITY OFPRODUCTION
10.1 . Every rear fog lamp bearing anEECcomponent type-approval mark
shall conform totheapproved type andcomply with thepho­
tometric conditions specified initems 6and 9®
10.2 . Nevertheless ,inthecase ofarear foglamp picked atrandom ^
from series production ,therequirements astominimum intensity
oftheligth emitted (measured with astandard filament lamp
asreferred toinitem 7above )shall belimited ineach relevant
direction to80percent oftheminimum value prescribed initem
6above .
(11J
Corresponding toilluminant AoftheInternational Commission onIllu­
mination (CIE).

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Annex I,p1
ANNEX I
MODEL FOR ANEEC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL CERTIFICATE
(Maximum format :A4 (210 x297mm ))
Name ofthe
competent authority
Notification concerning thegrant ,refusal or
withdrawal ofEEC component type -approval for atype ofrear lamp
Component type-approval number
1. Type offilament lamps
2. Trade name ormark ..
3. Name and address ofmanufacturer
4. Ifapplicable ,name andaddress ofmanufacturer 'sauthorized repre­
sentative
5. Submitted forEECcomponent type-approval on
6. Technical service conducting EECcomponent type-approval tests ...
7. Date ofreport issued bythat service
8. Number ofreport issued bythat service
9. Date ofgrant /refusal /withdrawal ofEECcomponent type-approval (*)•
10.Single EECcomponent type-approval granted onthebasis ofitem
3*3ofAnnex IIfor alighting andlight-signalling device com­
prising several lamps ,andinparticular
11.Date ofrefusal /withdrawal (*)ofsingle EECcomponent type -approval
12.Place
13. Date
14.Signature
15.Theattached drawing No shows thegeometrical position
inwhich therear fog lamp istobemounted onthevehicle ,andthe
axis ofreference and centre ofreference ofthe rear fog lamp .
16. Remarks
(*)Delete where inapplicable

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Annex II,p1
ANNEX II
EEC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL ANDMARKING REQUIREMENTS
APPLICATION FOR EECCOMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL
Theapplication for EECcomponent type-approval shall besub­
mitted bytheholder ofthetrade name ormark orbyhis
authorized representative .
Foreach type ofrear fog lamp ,theapplication shall beac­
companied bythefollowing :
Abrief technical description stating ,inparticular ,thetype
offilament lamp orlamps prescribed ;
Drawings ,(three copies ),insufficient detail topermit identi­
fication ofthetype ofthe rear fog lamp andshowing ,geometri­
cally ,theposition inwhich the rear fog lamp istobemounted
onthevehicle ,the axis ofobservation tobetaken asthe axis
ofreference inthetests (horizontal angle H=0°,vertical
angle V=0°),andthepoint tobetaken asthe centre ofrefe­
rence inthe said tests ;
Two samples ;ifthe rear fog lamp cannot bemounted indiscrimi­
nately oneither side ofthevehicle ,thetwosamples submitted
may beidentical and besuitable formounting only onthe right
oronly onthe left side ofthevehicle ;
MARKINGS
The samples ofatype ofrear fog lamp submitted for EECtype-
approval shall bear :
thetrade name ormark oftheapplicant ,which shall beclearly
legible and indelible ;
aclearly legible and indelible marking indicating the type or
types offilament lamp recommended ;
andincorporate aspace large enough tocontain the EECcomponent
type-approval maik andtheadditional symbols prescribed initem
this space shall beshown inthedrawings mentioned in1.2.2 .

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Annex II,p2
EECCOMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL
Ifthetwosamples submitted inaccordance with item 1meet the
requirements ofAnnexes 0,IIand III,EECcomponent type-appro -
val shall begranted and atype-approval number assigned .
This number shall notbeassigned toanyother type ofrear fog
lamp .
Where EECcomponent type-approval isrequested for atype of
lighting andlight-signalling device comprising arear fog
lamp andother lamps ,asingle EEC component type-approval mark
maybeissued provided that the rear foglamp complies with the
requirements ofthis Directive and that each ofthe other
lamps forming part ofthelighting andlight-signalling de­
vice forwhich EECtype-approval isrequested ,complies with
the specific Directive applying toit.
MARKS
Every rear fog lamp conforming toatype approved under this Di­
rective shall bear anEECcomponent type -appro valmark .
This mark shall consist ofarectangle within which shall be
placed the letter "e"insmall type ,followed bythedistingui­
shing number orletter oftheMember State which hasgranted the
type-approval :
1for Germany
2for France
3for Italy
4for the Netherlands
6forBelgium
11fortheUmted Kingdom
13forLuxembourg
DKfor Denmark
IRL for Ireland
and anEECcomponent type-approval number ,the same asthat
ofthe EEC component type-approval certificate drawn upfor
the type ofrear foglamp .

The EECcomponent type-approval mark shall besupplemented
bythefollowing additional symbol "B".
TheEECcomponent type-approval number shall beplaced inany
convenient position near therectangle surrounding the letter "e",
The EECcomponent type-approval mack andtheadditional symbol shall be
affixed tothe Lens orone ofthe lenses insuch away asto
beindelible andclearly legible even when the rear for lamp(s )
is/are fitted onthe vehicle .
Anexample ofthe EEC component type-approval mark completed
bythesymbol isshov /nintheAppendix .
Where asingle EECtype-approval number isissued asunder
item 3.3 .for atype oflighting andlight-signalling device
comprising arear fog lamp andother lamps ,asingle EECcomponent
type-approval mark only may beaffixed ,consisting of :
-arectangle surrounding the letter "e"followed bythe
distinguished letter(s )ornumber oftheMember State
which has granted the type-approval ,
-anEEC component type-approval number ,
-the additional symbols prescribed inthe various Directives
under which EEC component type-approval has been granted .
The dimensions ofthe various components ofthis mark shall
not beless than the largest oftheminimum dimensions spe­
cified forindividual markings intheDirectives under which
EEC component type-approval has been granted .

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AnnexII,p3
APPENDIX
EXAMPLE OFANEECCOMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL MARK
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rearfoglamptype-approved inUnitedKingdom(e11)underthenumber
1V71.

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Annex III,p1
ANNEX III
PHOTOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS
During photometric measurements ,stray reflexions shall bepre­
vented byappropriate masking .
Should the results ofmeasurements bechallenged ,measurements
shall becarried out insuch away astomeet thefollowing
requirements :
the distance ofmeasurement shall besuch that the law ofthe
inverse ofthesquare ofthedistance isapplicable ;
themeasuring equipment shall besuch that theangle subtended
bythereceiver from the reference centre ofthe light isbet­
ween 10'and 1°;
theintensity requirement for aparticular direction ofobser­
vation shall besatisfied iftherequired intensity isobtai­
ned inadirection deviating bynotmore than one-quarter ofa
degree from thedirection ofobservation .
Ifvisual examination ofalamp appears toreveal substantial
local variations ofintensity ,acheck shall bemade toensure
that ,outside theaxes ,nointensity measured within the
rhombus defined bytheextreme directions ofmeasurement is
below 75cd (seediagram below ).
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PROPOSAL FOR A
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
onthe approximation
ofthe laws ofthe Member States
relating toreversing lamps
for motor vehicles and their trailers

THECOUNCIL 0?THEEUBQPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean Economic Commu­
nity,andinparticular Article 100thereof,
Havingregardtotheproposal fromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean Parliament ,
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomic andSocialCommittee ,
Whereasthetechnical requirements whichmotorvehicles mustsatisfy
pursuant tonational lawsrelate,interalia,toreversing lamps,
tell-tales andindicators ;
Whereastheserequirements differfromoneMemberStatetoanother,
whereasitistherefore necessary thatallMemberStatesadoptthe
samerequirements eitherinadditiontoorinplaceoftheirexisting
requirements ,inorder,inparticular ,toallowtheEECtype-approval
procedure whichwasthesubjectofCouncilDirective 70/156/EECof
6February 1970ontheapproximation ofthelawsoftheMemberStates
relatingtothetype–approvalofmotorvehiclesandtheirtrailers (1)
tobeappliedinrespectofeachtypeofvehicle ;
Whereasthecommonrequirements fortheinstallation oflighting and
lightsignalling devicesonmotorvehicles andtrailers werelaid
downbytheCouncilDirective 76/756/EEC27July1976(2){.
Whereasaharmonized type-approvalprocedure forreversing lampsmakes
itpossibleforeachMemberStatetocheckcompliance withthecommon
construction andtestihgrequirements andtoinformtheotherMember
Statesofitsfindings bysendingacopyofthetype-approval certifi­
catecompleted foreachtypeofreversing lamp;whereastheplacing
ofanEECtype-approval markonreversing lampsmanufactured incon­
formitywiththeapprovedtypeobviatesanyneedfortechnical checks
onthesereversing lampsintheotherMemberStates;
(1)OJNoL42,23.2.1970 ,p.1
(2)OJNoL262,27.9.1976 ,p.1

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Whereas itisdesirable tofollow the technical requirement© adopted
bythe TJ.N. Economic Commission forEurope initsRegulation No23
("Uniform provisions concerning theapproval ofreversing lights for
power driven andtheir trailers )(1)which isannexed totheagreement
of20March 195$ concerning theadoption ofuniform conditions for
approval andreciprocal recognition ofapproval formotor vehicle
equipment andparts ;
Whereas the approximation ofnational laws relating tomotor vehicles
includes reciprocal recognition byMember States ofthe tests carried
outbythem individually onthebasis ofthe common requirements ;
whereas ifthesystem istofunction properly these requirements must
beapplied byallMember States from thesame date ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
(l)Economie Commission forEurope document
E/ECE/TRAWS/505jSe'-VAdd 22°f^-W"1

Article 1
1.Each Member State shall grant EEC type-approval forany type ofre­
versing lamp which satisfies theconstruction andtesting require­
ments laid down inAnnexes 0,II,III and IV.
2.TheMember State which has granted type approval shall take the
measures required inorder toverify that production models conform
totheapproved type ,insofar asisnecessary and ifneed bein
cooperation with the competent authorities inother Member States .
Such .verification shall becarried outbymeans ofspot checks .
Article 2
Member States shall for each type ofreversing lamp which they approve
pursuant toArticle 1issue tothe manufacturer ,ortohis authorized
representative ,anEEC type-approval mark which shall conform tothe
model shown inAnnex II.
Member States shall take all appropriate measures toprevent the use
ofmarks liable tocreate confusion between reversing lamps which have
been type-approved pursuant toArticle 1and other reversing lamps .
Article 3
1.NoMember State mayprohibit theplacing onthemarket ofreversing
lamps ongrounds relating totheir construction ormethod offunc­
tioning ifthey bear theEEC component type -approval mark .
2.Nevertheless ,aMember State mayprohibit theplacing onthemarket
ofreversing lamps bearing theEECcomponent type-approval mark
which consistently fail tothe approved type .
That State shall inform the other Member States ana tneCommission
fortliv /itli ofthemeasures taken ,specifying taereasons forits
decision .

Article 4
The competent authorities ofeach Member State shall within onemonth
send tothecompetent authorities oftheother Member States acopy of
thecomponent type approval certificates inaccordance with themodel
contained inAnnex Icompleted foreach type ofreversing lamp which
they approve orrefuse toapprove .
Article 5
1•IftheMember State which has granted EECcomponent type-approval
finds that anumber ofreversing lamps bearing thesame type-appro -
valmark donotconform tothetype which ithasapproved ,itshall
take thenecessary measures toensure that production models con­
form totheapproved type .Thecompetent authorities ofthat State shall
advise those oftheother Member States ofthemeasures taken which
may ,where there isconsistent failure toconform ,extend towith­
drawal ofEEC component type -approval .The said authorities
shall take thesame measures ifthey areinformed bythecompetent
authorities' ofanother Member State ofsuch failure toconform .
2.Thecompetent authorities ofMember States shall inform each other
within onemonth ofanywithdrawal ofEECcomponent type-approval ,
and ofthe reasons for such ameasure .
Article 6
Anydecision taken pursuant totheprovisions adopted inimplement a–
tion ofthis Directive torefuse orwithdraw EEC component type-appro -
val forreversing lamp orprohibit itsplacing onthemarket oruse
shall set out indetail thereasons onv/hich itisbased .Such deci­
sion shall benotified totheparty concerned ,whoshall atthesame
liae beinformed ofthe remedies available tohim under the laws in
force intheMember States and ofthe time limits allowed for the
exercise ofsuch remedies .
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Article 7
NoMember State may refuse togrant EEC type -approval ornational type-
approval ofavechicle ongrounds relating toitsreversing lamps ifthese
bear the EEC component type-approval mark andare fitted inaccordance
with therequirements laid down intheCouncil Directive 76/756/EEC of
27July 1976 ontheapproximation ofthelaws oftheMember States
concerning theinstallation oflighting and light signalling devices
onmotor vehicles and trailers .
Article 8
NoMember State may refuse orprohibit the sale orregistration ,entry
into service oruseofanyvehicle ongrounds relating toitsreversing
lamps ifthese bear theEECcomponent type-approval mark andarefitted
inaccordance with therequirements laid down intheCouncil Directive
76/756/EECof27July 1976 ontheapproximation ofthelaws ofthe
Member States concerning theinstallation oflighting andlight signal­
ling devices onmotor vehicles and trailers .
Article 9
For -thepurposes ofthis Directive ,"vehicle "means anymotor vehicle
intended foruse ontheroad ,with orwithout bodywork ,having at
least four wheels andamaximum design speed exceeding 25km/h,and
itstrailers ,with theexception ofvehicles which runonrails ,agri­
cultural tractors andmachinery andpublic works vehicles .
Article 10
Theamendments necessary foradjusting the requirements of
the Annexes totake account oftechnical progress shall beadopted
inaccordance with theprocedure laid down inArticle 13oftheCouncil
Directive 70/156/EEC .
/

Article 11
1.The Member States shall adopt andpublish the provisions necessary
inorder tocomply with this Directive before 1June 1978 andshall
inform theCommission thereof .They shall apply these provisions
from .1January 1979 .
2.Assoon asthis Directive has been notified ,theMember States shall
also ensure that theCommission isinformed ,insufficient time toenable it
•tosubmit itscomments ,ofany draft laws ,regulations oradministra­
tive provisions which they intend toadopt inthe field covered by
the Directive .
Article 12
This Directive isaddressed tothe Member States .

LISTOFANNEXES
ANNEX0(at)-Definitions,' generalspecifications ,intensity of
lightemitted ,testprocedure ,colouroflight
emitted ,conformity ofproduction
ANNEXI -ModelofEECcomponent type-approval certificate .
ANNEXII -EECcomponent type-approval andmarkingrequire­
ments.
ANNEXIII(i)-Photometric measurements .
ANNEXIV(s)-Colourofwhitelight,trichromatic co-ordinates .
(at)Thetechnical requirements ofthisAnnexaresimilartothoseoRegulation 23oftheEconomicCommission forEurope.Inparticu­lar,thebreakdownintoitemsisthesame.Forthisreason,where
anitemofRegulation 23hasnocounterpart inthisDirective ,itsnumberisgiveninbracketsfortherecord.

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Annex 0,p. 1
ANNEX 0
DEFINITIONS ,GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS ,INTENSITY OFLIGHT EMITTED ,TEST
PROCEDURE ,COLOUR OFLIGHT Ei-IITTED ,CONFORMITY OFPRODUCTION .
1. DEFINITIONS
For thepurposes ofthis Directive
1.1 . "reversing lamp "means the lamp used toilluminate the road to
the rear ofthe vehicle and towarn other road-users that the
vehicle isreversing orabout toreverse ;
1.2 . "axis ofreference "means thecharacteristic axis ofthelight
signal ,determined bythemanufacturer for use as
thedirection ofreference (H=0°,V=0°)forphotometric
measurements andwhen fitting the lamp onthe vehicle ;
1.3 . "centre ofreference "means the intersection ofthe axis of
reference with the exterior light-emitting surface .Itis
specified bythemanufacturer ofthe lamp ;
1.4 . reversing lamps ofdifferent "types "arereversing lamps which
differ insuch essential respects as .
1.4.1 .thetrade name ormark ;
1.4.2 .thecharacteristics oftheoptical system ;
1.4.3 .theinclusion ofcomponents capable ofaltering theoptical ,
effects byreflection ,refraction orabsorption ;and
1.4.4.thetype offilament lamp .
(2.)
(3.)
(4.)
5. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
5.1• Each sample shall conform tothespecifications setforth in
the items below .
p.2 0 Reversing lamps shall besodesigned andconstructed that in
normal use ,notwithstanding anyvibration towhich they maybe
subjected during such use ,their satisfactory operation remains
assured andthey retain thecharacteristics prescribed bythis
Directive .

Annex 0,5-2
INTENSITY OFLIGHT EMITTED
Theintensity ofthelight emitted byeach ofthe twosamples
shall benotless than theminima andnot greater than thema­
xima specified fcelow andshall bameasured inrelation tothe
axis ofreference inthedirections shown below (expressed in
degrees ofangle with theaxis ofreference ).
The intensity along the axis ofreference shall benot less
than 80cd.
The intensity ofthelight emitted inalldirections inwhich
the light can beobserved shall not exceed
500 cd indirections inorabove thehorizontal plane ;or
600 cd indirections below thehorizontal ,plane#
Inevery other direction ofmeasurement shown inAnnex III to
this Directive theluminous intensity shall benot less than
theminima specified inthat Annex .
TEST PROCEDURE
All measurements shall becarried out with acolourless stan­
dard filament lamp ofthetype prescribed forthereversing
lamp andsoregulated astoproduce thenormal luminous flux
prescribed for this type oflamp .
COLOUR OFLIGHT EMITTED
Thecolour ofthelight emitted shall bewhite .Incase of
doubt ,thecolour maybechecked onthebasis ofthedefini­
tion ofthecolour ofwhite light given inAnnex IVtothis
Directive .
CONFORMITY OF^PRODUCTION
Every reversing lamp bearing anEECcomponent type-approval
mark shall conform totheapproved type andcomply with the
photometric conditions specified initems 6and 8.
Nevertheless ,inthecase ofareversing lamp picked atrandom
from series production ,therequirements astominimum intensi
tyofthelight emitted (measured with astandard filament
lamp asreferred toinitem 7above )shall belimited ineach
relevant direction to80percent oftheminimum value prescri
bed initem 6above .

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AnnexI.p.1
ANNEXI
MODELFORANEECCOMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL CERTIFICATE
(Maximumformat :A^(210x297mm))
Nameofthe
competent authority
Notification concerning thegrant,refusal orwithdrawal ofEECcom­
ponenttype-approval foratypeofreversing lamp.
Component type-approval Number
1.Typeoffilament lamps
2.Tradenaineormark
3.Naineandaddress ofmanufacturer
H.Ifapplicable ,nameandaddressofmanufacturer 'sauthorized re­
presentative .
5.Submitted forEECcomponent type-approval on
6.Technical serviceconducting EECcomponent type-approval tests.••
7.Dateofreportissuedbythatservice
8.Numberofreportissuedbythatservice
9.Dateofgrant/refusal/withdrawal ofEECcomponent type-approval(s )
10.SingleEECcomponent type-approval granted onthebasisofitem of
AnnexIIforalighting andlightsignalling devicecomprising
several lamps,andinparticular :
11.Dateofrefusal/withdrawal (at)of.singleEECcomponent type-appro-
val
12.Place
13*Date
1k.Signature
15*Theattached drawing N° showsthegeometrical
position inwhichthereversing lampistobemounted onthe
vehicle,andtheaxisofreference andcentreofreference ofthe
reversing lamp.
16.Remarks
(a)Deletewhereinapplicable

Annex II,p.1
ANNEX II
EECCOMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL ANDMARKING REQUIREMENTS
1. APPLICATION FOR EEC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL
1.1 . Theapplication forEECcomponent type-approval shall besub­
mitted bytheholder ofthetrade name ormark orbyhis
authorized representative .
1.2. For each type ofreversing lamp ,theapplication shall beac­
companied bythe following :
1.2.1 .Abrief technical description stating ,inparticular ,thetype
offilament lamp orlamps prescribed ;
1.2.2 .Drawings ,(three copies ),insufficient detail topermit iden­
tification ofthetype ofthereversing lamp andshowing ,geo­
metrically ,theposition inwhich thereversing lamp istobe
mounted onthevehicle ,theaxis ofobservation tobetaken as
the axis ofreference inthe tests (horizontal angle H=0°,
vertical angle V=0°),andthepoint tobetaken asthecentre
ofreference inthe said tests ;
1.2*3 *Two samples
2. MARKINGS
2.1. Thesamples ofatype ofreversing lamp submitted forEECtype-
approval shall bear :
2.1.1 .thetrade name ormark oftheapplicant ,which shall beclearly
legible andindelible ;
2.1.2 .aclearly legible andindelible marking indicating thetype or
types offilament lamp recommended ;
2.1.J. ifnecessary ,inorder toprevent anymistake inmounting the
reversing lamp onthevehicle ,theword "TOP"marked horizon­
tally ontheuppermost part oftheilluminating surface ;
2.1.^t .andincorporate aspace large enough tocontain theEECcompo­
nent type-approval mark andtheadditional symbols prescribed
initem 4.;this space shall beshown inthedrawings mentioned
in1.2.2 .

Annex II.p.2
EEC COMPONENT TXPE-APPROVAL
Ifthe two samples submitted inaccordance with item 1meet
therequirements ofAnnexes 0,II,III and IV,EECcomponent
type-approval shall begranted andatype-approval number assigned .
This number shall not beassigned toany other type ofrevers­
ing lamp .
Where EECcomponent type-approval isrequested for atype of
lighting andlight-signalling device comprising areversing
lamp and other lamps ,asingle EEC component type-approval mark
may beissued provided that the reversing lamp complies with
therequirements ofthis Directive and that each ofthe other
lamps forming part ofthelighting andlight-signalling device
forwhich EEC type-approval isrequested ,complies with the
specific Directive applying toit.
MARKS
Every reversing lamp conforming toatype approval under this
Directive shall bear anEEC component type-approval mark .
This mark shall consist ofarectangle within which shall be
placed theletter "e"insmall type ,followed bythedistin­
guishing number orletter(s )oftheMember State which has
granted the type-approval :
1for Germany
2for France
3for Italy
4for the Netherlands
6forBelgium
11 for the United Kingdom
13 forLuxembourg
DK for Denmark
IRL for Ireland
andanEECcomponent type-approval number ,thesame asthat of
theEECcomponent type-approval certificate drawn upforthe
type ofreversing lamp .

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Annex II,P.3
TheEECcomponent type-approval mark shall besupplemented by
thefollowing addition symbol :
asquare ,above therectangle ,surrounding the Letters "AR"
The EECcomponent type-approval number shall beplaced inany
convenient position near therectangle surrounding theletter "
The EECcomponent type-approval mark and theadditional symbol
shall beaffixed tothelens oroneofthelenses insuch away asto
beindelible andclearly legible even when thereversing lamp
isfitted onthe vehicle .
Anexample ofthecomponent type-approval mark completed bythe
additional symbol referred toabove inwhich theletters A
andRaremingled isshown intheAppendix .
Where asingle EECtype-approval number isissued asunder item
3.3 .above for atype oflighting andlight-signalling device
comprising areversing lamp andother lamps ,asingle EECcomponent
type-approval mark may beaffixed ,consisting of :
-arectangle within which shall beplaced the letter "e",
followed bythedistinguishing number orletter(s )ofthe
Member State which hasgranted thetype-approval ,
-anEECcomponent type-approval number ,
-theadditional symbols prescribed inthevarious Directives
under which EEC component type-approval hasbeen granted *
Thedimensions ofthevarious components ofthis mark shall not
beless than the largest oftheminimum dimensions specified
forindividual marking inthedirectives under which EECcomponent
type-approval hasbeen granted .

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Annex'II,p.k
APPENDIX
EXAMPLE OFANEECCOMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL MARK
' 2^ gk.^8mm.J
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ThedevicebearingtheEECcomponent type-approval markshownabove
isareversing lamptype-approved inGermany(e1)underthe
number 1271.

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Annex III.p.1
ANNEX III
PHOTOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS
1. MEASUREMENT METHODS
1.1. During photometric measurements ^stray reflexions shall be
prevented byappropriate masking .
1.2* Should theresults ofmeasurements bechallenged ,measurements
shall becarried outinsuch away astomeet thefollowing
requirements :
1.2.1a Thedistance ofmeasurement shall besucn that thelav/ofthe
inverse ofthesquare ofthedistance isapplicaDle ;
1.2.2 .Themeasuring equipment shall besuch tnat theangle subtended
bythereceiver from thereference centre ofthelight is
between 10® and 1°;
1.2.3a Theintensity requirement foraparticular direction ofobser­
vation shall besatisfied iftherequired intensity isob­
tained inadirection deviating bynotmore than one-quarter
ofadegree from thedirection ofobservation .
2. MEASURING POINTS EXPRESSED INDEGREES OFANGLE WITH THEAXIS
OFREFERENCE ANDVALUES OFTHEMINIMUM INTENSITIES OFTHE
LIGHT EMITTEDT0P
45° 30° 10° 10° 30° 45°
(£)–0–– –0-–© 50
v
-Minimum intensities incd.1.
1.1 .
1.2.
1.2.1.
1.2.2.
1.2.3 .

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Annex III ,p.2
The directions H=0°and V=0°corresponds tothe reference
axis (onthevehicle itishorizontal ,parallel tothemedian
longitudinal plane ofthe vehicle and oriented intherequired
direction ofvisibility ).Itpasses through thecentre of
reference .The values shown inthe table give ,for the various
directions ofmeasurement ,theminimum intensities incd.
Ifvisual examination ofalight appears toreveal substantial
local variations ofintensity ,acheck shall bemade toensure
that nointensity measured between two ofthe directions of
measurement referred toabove isbelow 50per cent ofthe
lower minimum intensity ofthe twoprescribed for these direc­
tions ofmeasurement .

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Annex IV,p. 1
ANNEX IV
COLOUR OFWHITE LIGHT
TRICHROMATIC CO-ORDINATES
blue !: χ>.0.310
yellow ::χ<0.500
green ::y<0.150 +0.6^0 x
green ;;y<0.44-0
purple !:y>0.050 +0.750 x
red ::y>y0.382
Forchecking these colorimetric characteristics ,asource oflight at
acolour temperature of2,85^Kcorresponding toilluminant Aofthe
International Commission onIllumination (CIE )shall beused .

PROPOSAL FOR A
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
onthe approximation ofthe laws oftheMember States
relating toparking lamps formotor vehioles

THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Commu­
nity ,and inparticular Article 100thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEconomic andSocial Committee ,
Whereas thetechnical requirements which motor vehicles must satisfy
pursuant tonational laws relate inter alia parking lamps ;
Whereas these requirements differ from oneMember State toanother ,
whereas itistherefore necessary that allMember States adopt the
same requirements either inaddition toorinplace oftheir existing
requirements ,inorder ,inparticular ,toallow theEECtype-approval
procedure which wasthesubject ofCouncil Directive 70/156/EECof
6February 1970 ontheapproximation ofthelaws oftheMember States
relating tothetype-approval ofmotor vehicles andtheir trailers (1)
tobeapplied inrespect ofeach type ofvehicle ;
Whereas thecommon requirements fortheinstallation oflighting and
light signalling devices onmotor vehicles andtrailers were laid
down bytheCouncil Directive 76/756/EEC (2)of27July 1976 ;.
Whereas aharmonized type-approval procedure forparking lamps makes
itpossible foreach Member State tocheck compliance with thecommon
construction andtesting .requirements andtoinform theother Member
States ofitsfindings bysending acopy ofthetype-approval certifi­
cate completed foreach type ofparking lamp ;whereas theplacing of
anEECtype-approval mark onallparking lamps manufactured inconfor­
mity with theapproved type obviated anyneed fortechnical checks on
these parking lamps intheother Member States ;
(",)IJwöL*f2,23.2.1970 ,p.1
(2)OJXoL262 ,27.9.1976 ,p.1

Whereas the approximation ofnational laws relating tomotor vehicle
includes reciprocal recognition byMember States ofthe tests carried
out bythem individually onthebasis ofthecommon requirements ;
whereas ifthe system istofunction properly these requirements must
beapplied byallMember States from the same date ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE ;

Article 1
1. Each Member State shall grant EECcomponent type-approval for any
type ofparking lamp which satisfies theconstruction and test­
ingrequirements laid down inAnnexes I,II,IV,VandVI,
2. TheMember State which hasgranted type approval shall take the
measures required inorder toverify that production models con­
form totheapproved type ,insofar asisnecessary andif
need beincooperation with thecompetent authorities inthe
other Member States .Such verification shall becarried out by
means ofspot checks .
Article 2
Member States shall for each type ofparking lamp which they approve
pursuant toArticle 1issue tothemanufacturer ,ortohisauthorized
representative ,anEECtype-approval mark which shall conform tothe
model shown inAnnex IV.
Member States shall take allappropriate measures toprevent theuseof
marks liable tocreate confusion between parking lamps which have been
type-approved pursuant toArticle 1andother devices .
Article 3
1. NoMember State mayprohibit theplacing onthemarket ofparking
lamps ongrounds relating totheir construction ormethod of
functioning ifthey bear the EECcomponent type-approval marko
2. Nevertheless /,aMember State mayprohibit theplacing onthe mai
ketofparking lamps bearing the EECcomponent type-approval mark
which consistently fail toconform totheapproved type c
That State shall inform theother Member States andtheCommission
forthwith ofthemeasures taken ,specifying thereasons forits
deci sion .
Article 4
Thecompetent authorities ofeach Member State shall within onemonth send
tothecompetent authorities oftheother Member States acopy ofthecompo­
nent type-approval certificates inaccordance With themodel contained
mAnne ::IIIcompleted foreach type ofparking lamps which they appro­
veorrefuse toapprove . ./...

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Article 5
1. 'IftheMember State which hasgranted EECcomponent type-approval
finds that anumber ofparking lamps bearing the same EEC com­
ponent type-approval mark donot conform tothe type which it
has approved ,itshall take the necessary measures toensure
that production models conform tothe approved type .The com­
petent authorities ofthat State shall advise those ofthe
other Member States ofthemeasures taken which may ,where th
there isconsistent failure toconform ,extend towithdrawal
ofEEC component type-approval .The said authorities shall
take the same measures ifthey are informed bythe competent
authorities ofanother Member State ofsuch failure toconfornu
2. Thecompetent authorities ofMember States shall inform each other
within onemonth ofanywithdrawal ofEECcomponent type -approval ,
and ofthe reasons for such ameasure .
Article 6
Anydecision taken pursuant totheprovisions adopted inimplementation
ofthis Directive torefuse orwithdraw EEC component type-approval for
aparking lamp orprohibit its placing onthemarket oruse shall set
out indetail the reasons onwhich itisbased .Adecision shall be
notified totheparty concerned ,who shall atthesame time beinformed
ofthe remedies available tohim under the laws inforce inthe Member
States and ofthe time limits allowed for the exercise ofsuch remedies .
Article 7
NoMember State mayrefuse togrant EECtype-approval ornational type-
approval ofavehicle ongrounds relating toitsparking lamps ifthese
bear the EECcomponent type-approval mark and are fitted inaccordance
with therequirements laid down intheCouncil Directive 76/75^/EECof
27July 1976 ,ontheapproximation ofthelaws oftheMember States
concerning theinstallation oflighting andlight signalling devices
onmotor vehicles and trailers .

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Article 8
NoMember State mayrefuse orprohibit thesale orregistration ,entry into
service oruse ofany vehicle ongrounds relating toitsparking lamps
ifthese bear theEECcomponent type-approval mark and arefitted inac­
cordance with the requirements laid down intheCouncil Directive
76/756/EECof27July 1976 ontheapproximation ofthelaws ofthe
Member States concerning theinstallation oflighting andlight signal­
ling devices onmotor vehicles and trailers .
Article 9
Forthepurposes ofthis Directive ,"vehicle "means anymotor vehicle
intended foruseonthe road ,with orwithout bodywork ,having atleast
four wheels and amaximum design speed exceeding 25km/h,with theexcep­
tion ofvehicles which runonrails ,agricultural tractors andmachinery
andpublic works vehicles .
Article 10
Theamendments necessary foradjusting the requirements of the
Annexes totake account oftechnical progress shall beadopted inaccor­
dance with theprocedure laid down inArticle 13oftheCouncil Directive
70/I56/EEC .
Article 11
1. TheMember States shall adopt andpublish theprovisions necessary
inorder tocomply with this Directive before 1June 1978
andshall forthwith inform theCommission thereof .They shall
apply these provisions from 1January 1979 »
2. Assoon asthis Directive hasbeen notified ,theMember States
shall also ensure that theCommission isinformed ,insuffi­
cient time toenable ittosubmit itscomments ,ofanydraft
laws ,regulations oradministrative provisions which they in­
tend toadopt inthefield covered bytheDirective 0
Article 12
..-.isDirective isaddressed tothe Member States .

1
LIST OFANNEXES
Annex I Definitions ,general specifications ,intensity of
Light emitted ,test procedure ,colour oflight emit­
ted,conformity ofproduction ,note concerning colour .
Annex II Minimum angles required forthelight distribution
inspace .
Annex III -Model ofEECtype-approval certificate .
Annex IV -EECtype-approval andmarking requirements .
Annex V
Annex VI-Photometric measurements .
Colour oflight emitted trichromatic co-ordinates .

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AnnexI.p1
ANNEXI
DEFINITIONS ,GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS ,INTENSITY OF
LIGHTEMITTED,TESTPROCEDURE,COLOUR OFLIGHTEMITTED,
CONFORMITY OFPRODUCTION ,NOTECONCERNING COLOUR.
1. DEFINITIONS
Forthepurposes ofthisDirective
1.1."Parking Lamp"meanstheLampusedtodrawattention tothepresence
ofastationary vehicleinabuiltupareeij
1.2."Device"meansalightingorsignalling devicecomprising alight
source(andincertaincases,anopticalsystem),alensanda
housing.Adevicemaycomprise oneormorelamps;ifit.comprises
several lamps,theymaybegrouped,combined orreciprocally in­
corporated ;
1.2.1."Groupedlamps"meansdeviceshavingseparate lensesandseparate
lightsources,butacommonlampbody;
1.2.2."Combined Lamps"meansdeviceshavingseparate lenses,butacommon
LightsourceandacommonLampbody;
1.2.3."Reciprocally incorporated Lamps"meansdeviceshavingseparate
Lightsources (orasinglelightsourceoperating underdifferent
conditions ),totallyorpartially commonlensesandacommonlamp
body;
1.3."AsingleLamp"meansanycombination oftwoormoreLamps,whether
identical ornot,havingthesamefunction andemitting lightof
thesamecolour,ifitcomprises devices,theprojection ofwhose
aggregate light-emitting surfaces inagiventransverse planeoc­
cupies 60%ormoreoftheareaofthesmallest rectangle circum­
scribing theprojections ofthoselight-emitting surfaces,provided
thatsuchcombination is,whereapproval isrequired,approved as
asinglelamp;
1.4.'TwoLamps"or"anevennumberofLamps"meansasinglelight-emit­
tingsurfaceintheshapeofabandifplacedsymmetri caIly-inrela­
tiontothemedianlongitudinal planeofthevehicleandextending
onbothsidestowithinnotlessthan400mmoftheextremeouter
edgeofthevehicle,andbeingnotlessthan800mmlong.Theillu­
mination ofsuchasurfaceshallbeprovided bynotlessthantwo
lightsourcesplacesascloseaspossible toitsends.Thelight-
emitting surface maybeconstituted byanumberofjuxtaposed ele­
mentsoncondition thattheprojections oftheseveralindividual
Light-emitting surfaces onthesametransverse placeoccupynot
lessthan60%oftheareaofthesmallest rectangle circumscribing
theprojections ofthoseindividual light-emitting surfaces .
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1.5 . "axis ofreference "(or"reference axis ")means thecharacte­
ristic axis ofthelight signal ,determined bythemanufactu­
rer foruse asthedirection ofreference (H=0°,V=0°)for
photometric measurements andwhen fitting the lamp onthe
vehicle ;
1.6 . "centre ofreference "means the intersection ofthe axis of
reference with the exterior light-emitting surface .Itis
specified bythemanufacturer ofthelamp ;
1.7 . "apparent surface "inaspecific direction means the orthogonal
projection ofthelight-emitting surface onaplane perpendi­
cular tothe direction ofobservation ;
1.8 . parking light ofdifferent "types "areparking lights which
differ insuch essential respects as :
1.8.1 .thetrade name ormark ;
1.8.2# thecharacteristics oftheoptical system ;
1.8.3 *the type offilament lamp .
2. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
2.1. Each sample shall conform tothespecifications setforth in
items 3and 5.
2.2. Theparking lights shall besodesigned andconstructed that
under normal conditions ofuse ,notwithstanding anyvibration to
which they maybesubjected during such use,their satisfac­
tory operation remains assured andthey retein thecharac­
teristics prescribed bythis Directive .
3. INTENSITY OFLIGHT EMITTED
3.1. Inthereference axis ,thelight emitted byeach ofthetwo
samples shall beofnotless than theminimum intensity and
ofnotmore than themaximum intensity specified below :
Minimum Maximum
(cd) (cd)
3.1.1 .Forward facing parking lamps 4 60
3.1.2 .Rearward facing parking lamps 2 12
3.2. Outside thereference axis andwithin theangular fields
defined inthediagrams inAnnex I,theintensity ofthe
light emitted byeach ofthetwosamples shall :
3.2.1 .ineach direction corresponding tothepoints inthelumi­
nous intensity distribution table reproduced inAnnex Vbe
notless than thevalue shown inthesaid table forthedi­
rection inquestion ,expressed asapercentage ofthemini­
mumspecified in3.1.;
3.2.2 .inanydirection within thespace from which thelamp in
question isvisible ,notexceed themaximum specified in
3.1 .;
3.2.3 .however ,aluminous intensity of60cdshall bepermitted
forparking lamps incorporated with stop lamps (see3.1.2 .)
below aplane forming anangle of5°with anddownward from
thehorizontal plane ;

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Moreover ,
throughout thefields defined inAnnex IXtheintensity of
thelight emitted shall benot less than 0.05 cd.
therequirements ofsection 2.2 .ofAnnex Vonlocal varia­
tions ofintensity shall beobserved .
Theintensities shall bemeasured with thefilament lamp(s )
continuously alight and,inthecase ofdevices emitting
redlight ,incoloured light .
Annex V,towhich reference ismade in3.2.1 ./gives parti­culars ofthemethods ofmeasurement tobeused .
TEST PROCEDURE
Allmeasurements shall becarried out with colourless
standard filament lamps ofthetypes recommended forthe
parking lamp ,and soregulated astoproduce thenormal
luminous flux prescribed forthose types oflamp .
COLOUR OFLIGHT EMITTED
Thecolour ofthe light emitted ,measured byusing asource
oflight with acolour temperature .of2854 K,correspond­
ingtoilluminant Aofthe International Commission onIl­
lumination CCIE ),shall bewithin the limits ofthe co­
ordinates prescribed forthecolour inquestion inAnnex VI®
CONFORMITY OFPRODUCTION
Every parking lamp bearing anSEC component type-approval
mark shall conform tothe approved type and comply with
thephotometric conditions specified initem 3and 5®
Nevertheless ,inthe case ofaparking light picked at
random from series production ,the requirements asto
minimum intensity ofthelight emitted (measured with a
standard filament lamp asreferred toinitem *+)shall
belimited ineach relevant direction to80%ofthemi­
nimum values specified in3«1 .and 3.2 „
NOTE CONCERNING COLOUR
EECcomponent type-approval shall begranted ifthe co­
lour oftheparking light emitted isthat laid down in
item 3.13 .ofAnnex ItoDirective 76/756/EEC .

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AnnexII ,p1
ANNEX TT
MINIMUM ANGLES REQUIRED FOR THE LIGHT DISTRIBUTION
INSPACE .(*)
Inall cases ,theminimum vertical-angles oflight distribution inspace
are 15° above and 15° below the horizontal .Reference ax>s/
Minimum horizontal angles
oflight distribution
inspace
Front facing parking lamps
Rear facing parking lamps/r
»■*.•*•'/!»• *«
«1**'/
Vehiclc
,ii!» «-yv
%»»•»%*ly/\
ν»Λ ♦*reference axis
Side parking lamps Î
\■/
xh\
vehicle \.\ \ "
reference axis
(*)Theangles shown inthese diagrams arecorrect fordevices tobe
mounted onthe right side ofthevehicle .Thearrows point tothe
•front ofthe vehicles .

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AnnexIII ,p1
ANNEX HI
MODEL FOR ANEEC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL CERTIFICATE
(Max .format :AU(210 x297 mm)
Name of
comoetent authority
Notification concerning thegrant ,refusal orwithdrawal ofEEC
component type-approval for atype ofparking lamp .
Component type-approval number
1. Type offilament lamps
2. Colour oflight emitted :
3. Trade name ormark
4. Name and address ofmanufacturer
5. Ifapplicable ,name andaddress ofmanufacturer 'sauthorized
representative
6. Submitted for EECcomponent type-approval on
7. Technical service conducting EECcomponent type-approval tests •.
8.■ Date ofreport issued bythat service
9. Number ofreport issued bythat service
10. Date ofgrant /refusal /withdrawal ofEECcomponent type-approval (s)
11. Single EECcomponent type-approval granted onthebasis ofitem 3.3 .
ofAnnex IVfor alighting andlight-signalling device comprising
several lamps ,and inparticular :
12. Date ofrefusal /withdrawal ofsingle EECcomponent type-approval (*)
13. Place
14. Date
15. Signature
io. Theattached drawing N° shows thegeometrical position in
which thedevice istobemounted onthe vehicle and the axis of
reference and centre ofreference ofthe device .
17. Remarks
Delete where inapplicable .

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AnnexI",p1
ANNEX .IV
EECCOMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL AND
MARKING REQUIREMENTS .
APPLICATION FOREECCOMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL
Theapplication forEECcomponent type-approval shallbesub­
mittedbytheholderofthetradenameormark,orbyhis
authorized representative .
Foreachtypeofparking Lamptheapplication shallbeaccom­
paniedbythefollowing :
abrieftechnical specification stating,inparticular ,the
typeoffilament lamporlampsprescribed ;
drawings (threecopies),insufficient detailtopermitidentifi-
ficationofthetypeoftheparkinglampandshovinggeometrically
theposition inwhichthelampistobemounted onthevehicle,
theaxisofobservation tobetakenastheaxisofreference
inthetests(horizontal angle H=0°,vertical angleV=0°),
andthepointtobetakenasthecentreofreference inthe
saidtests;
twosamples;iftheparkinglampsaresuchthattheycanbemounted
onlyononesideofthevehicle,thetwosamplessubmitted
maybeidentical andbesuitable formounting onlyontheright
oronlyontheleftsideofthevehicle.
MARKINGS
Thesamplesofatypeofparking lampsubmitted forEECtype-
approval shallbear:
thetradenameormarkoftheapplicant ,whichshallbeclearly
legible andindelible ;
aclearlylegibleandindelible markingindicating thetypeor
typesoffilament lamprecommended ;
andincorporate aspacelargeenoughtocontaintheEECcomponent
type-approval markandtheadditional symbolsprescribed in
4«3«;thisspaceshallbeshowninthedrawingsmentioned in
1.2.2.

Annex IV,p2
EECCOMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL
Ifthetwosamples submitted inaccordance with item 1meet
therequirements ofAnnexes I,IV,VandVI,EECcomponent
type-approval shall begranted and atype-approval number
assigned .
This number shall notbeassigned toanyother type ofparking
lamp .
Where EECcomponent type-approval isrequested foratype oflight­
ingandlight-signalling device comprising aparking lamp .and
other lamps ,asingle EEC component type-approval mark may
beissued provided that thelamp inquestion complies with
therequirements ofthis Directive and that each ofthe other
lamps forming part ofthelighting andlight-signalling
device forwhich EEC type-approval isrequested ,complies
with the specific Directive applying toit.
MARKS
Every parking lamp conforming toatype approved under this
Directive shall bear anEEC component type-approval mark .
This mark shall consist ofarectangle within which shall be
placed the letter "e"insmall type ,followed bythedistingui­
shing number orletter(s )oftheMember State which hasgranted
thetype-approval :
1forGermany
2for France
3for Italy
4for the Netherlands
6forBelgium
11for the United Kingdom
13for Luxembourg
DKfor Denmark
IRL for Ireland
andanEECcomponent type-approval number ,thesame asthat
oftheEECtype-approval certificate drawn upforthetype
ofparking lamp .
Inthefollowing cases the EECcomponent type-approval mark shall
besupplemented byanadditional symbol orsymbols :
the letter "p"ondevices meeting therequirements relating
toparking lamps laid down bythis Directive ;
anarrow pointing towards theside onwhich thephotometric
specifications aresatisfied uptoanangle of45° hionpar­
king lamps whose geometric angles ofvisibility areasymmetri­
cal inrelation tothe reference axis inahorizontal direc­
tion .

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TheEECcomponent type-approval number shall beplaced inany
convenient position near totherectangle surrounding theletter "e".
The EECcomponent type-approval mark and theadditional symbols
shall beaffixed onthe lens ofthe lamp orone ofthe lenses
insuch away astobeindelible and clearly legible even
when theparking lamps are fitted onthevehicle .
Examples ofEECcomponent type-approval marks andadditional
symbols areshown intheAppendix .
Where asingle EECcomponent type-approval number isissued ,as
under item 3«3 »,for atype oflighting andlight-signalling
device comprising aparking lamp ,and other lamps ,asingle
EEC component type-approval mark may beaffixed ,consisting
of :
-arectangle within which shall beplaced theletter "e"fol­
lowed bythedistinguishing number orletter(s )oftheMember
State which hasgranted theEECtype-approval ,
theEECcomponent type-approval number ,
theadditional symbols prescribed bythevarious Directives
under which EECcomponent type-approval hasbeen granted .
Thedimension ofthevarious components ofthis mark shall not
belessthan thelargest oftheminimum dimensions specified
forindividual markings intheDirectives under which EECcompo­
nent type-approval hasbeen granted .

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Annex IV,p4
APPENDIX
EXAMPLES OFEECCOMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL MARKS
P~T.ces
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Thedevice bearing theEECcomponent type-approval mark shown above isa
parking lamp,EEC type-approved intheU.K. (e11)under the -number
1471 .Thearrow indicates theside onwhich thephotometric specifica­
tions aresatisfied uptoanangle of45° H.trrt t~ ./W //Âi%uUI

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Thedevice bearing the EECcomponent type-approval mark shown above isa
parking lamp ,EEC type-approved intheUK(e11)under thenumber
1471 .Theabsence ofanarrow means that ,both right and left ,thepho­
tometric specifications aresatisfied uptoanangle of45° H.

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AnnexV,p1
ANNEX V
PHOTOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS
1.
1.1.
1.2.
1.2.1.
1.2.2.
1.2.3.MEASUREMENT METHODS
Duringphotometric measurements ,strayreflections shallbe
prevented byappropriate masking.
Shouldtheresults OTmeasurements b
shallbecarried outinsuchawaya
requirements :
thedistance ofmeasurement shallbe
inverseofthesquareofthedistanc
themeasuring equipment shallbesue
ofthereceiver viewedfromtherefe
isbetween 10'andonedegree;
theintensity requirement forapart
vationshallbedeemedtobesatisfi
metinadirection deviating bynot
direction ofobservation .echallenged ,measurements
stomeetthefollowing
suchthatthelawofthe
eisapplicable ;
hthattheangularaperture
rencecentreofthelight
iculardirection ofobser-
eaifthatrequirement is
morethan15'fromthe
2. STANDARD LUMINOUS INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION TABLE.
left right
10e-20- •20
h10- -20- •70- •20- ■10Λ
-10--20- •70- -20- ■10
10°
20' 10°-20-
I
5°
<-l
0°
Η-20
I
5°I
10° 20°

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Annex V,p2
Thedirection H=0°andV=0°corresponds tothereference
axis.(Onthevehicleitishorizontal ,parallel tothemedian
longitudinal planeofthevehicle andoriented intherequired
direction ofvisibility ).Itpassesthroughthecentreof
reference .Thevaluesshowninthetablegive,forthevarious
directions ofmeasurements ,theminimumintensities asaper­
centageoftheminimumrequired intheaxisforeachlamp
(inthedirection H=0°andV=0°).
Ifvisualexamination ofalampappearstorevealsubstantial
localvariations ofintensity ,acheckshallbemadetoensure
thatnointensity measured between twoofthedirections of
measurement referred toin2.1.is:
foraminimumspecification ,below50%ofthelowerofthetwo
minimumintensities prescribed forthesedirections ofmeasu­
rement;
foramaximumspecification ,abovethelowerofthetwomaximum
intensities prescribed forthesedirections ofmeasurement ,
increased byafraction,expressed asalinearfunction,ofthe
difference betweentheintensities prescribed forthesaid
directions ofmeasurement .

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ANNEXVI
COLOUR OFLIGHTEMITTED
TRICHROMATIC CO-ORDINATES
RED :limittowardsyellow :y40.335
I IIpurple :ζ40.008
WHITE :limittowards blue :χ>0.310
II Iyellow :χ<0.500
■I hgreen :y<0.150+
h hgreen :y40.440
h hpurple :y>0.050+
II IIred :y>0.382
AMBER :limittowardsyellow :y40.429
h hred :y 0.398
II IIwhite :ζ10.0070.640χ
0.750χ
Forcheckingthosecolorimetric characteristics ,asourceoflightata
colourtemperature of2854Kcorresponding toilluminant AoftheInter­
national Commission onIllumination (CIE)shallbeused.