CELEX: 42012X0107(07)
Language: en
Date: 2012-01-07 00:00:00
Title: 2010 amendments to Regulation No 91 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UN/ECE) — Uniform provisions concerning the approval of side-marker lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers

7.1.2012   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 4/27
            
         Only the original UN/ECE texts have legal effect under international public law. The status and date of entry into force of this Regulation should be checked in the latest version of the UN/ECE status document TRANS/WP.29/343, available at:
   http://www.unece.org/trans/main/wp29/wp29wgs/wp29gen/wp29fdocstts.html
   2010 amendments to Regulation No 91 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UN/ECE) — Uniform provisions concerning the approval of side-marker lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers
   Amendments to Regulation 91 published in OJ L 164, 30.6.2010, p. 69.
   Incorporating:
   Supplement 12 to the original version of the Regulation — Date of entry into force: 9 December 2010
   Supplement 13 to the original version of the Regulation — Date of entry into force: 23 June 2011
   
      Amendments to the Table of Contents
   
   Table of Contents, amend to read:
   
      ‘…
      ANNEXES
      
                  Annex 1 —
               
               Minimum angles required for light distribution in space
            
                  Annex 2 —
               
               Communication concerning the approval or refusal or extension or withdrawal of approval or production definitely discontinued of a type of side-marker lamp marked SM1/SM2
            
                  Annex 3 —
               
               Examples of arrangements of approval marks
            
                  Annex 4 —
               
               Photometric measurements
            
                  Annex 5 —
               
               Minimum requirements for conformity of production control procedures
            
                  Annex 6 —
               
               Minimum requirements for sampling by an inspector’
            
   
      Amendments to the main text of the Regulation
   
   Insert a new paragraph 6.3.3 to read:
   
               ‘6.3.3.
            
            
               A light source module shall be so designed that regardless of the use of tool(s), it shall not be mechanically interchangeable with any replaceable approved light source.’
            
         Paragraph 8, amend to read:
   
      ‘8.   COLOUR OF LIGHT EMITTED
      
      The colour of the light emitted inside the field of the light distribution grid defined at paragraph 2 of Annex 4 shall be amber. However it can be red, if the rearmost side-marker lamp is grouped or combined or reciprocally incorporated with the rear position lamp, the rear end-outline marker lamp, the rear fog lamp, the stop lamp, or is grouped with or has part of the light emitting surface in common with the rear retro-reflector. To check these colorimetric characteristics, the test procedure described in paragraph 9 of this Regulation shall be applied. Outside this field no sharp variation of colour shall be observed.
      However, for lamps equipped with non-replaceable light sources (filament lamps and other), the colorimetric characteristics should be verified with the light sources present in the lamp, in accordance with relevant subparagraphs of paragraph 9.1 of this Regulation.’
   
   Paragraphs 8.1 and 8.2 shall be deleted.
   Paragraphs 9 to 9.3, amend to read:
   
      ‘9.   TEST PROCEDURE
      
      
                  9.1.
               
               
                  All measurements, photometric and colorimetric, shall be made:
                  
                              9.1.1.
                           
                           
                              In case of a lamp with replaceable light source, if not supplied by an electronic light source control gear with an uncoloured or coloured standard filament lamp of the category prescribed for the device, at the voltage necessary to produce the reference luminous flux required for that category of filament lamp.
                           
                        
                              9.1.2.
                           
                           
                              In the case of a lamp equipped with non-replaceable light sources (filament lamps and other), at 6,75 V, 13,5 V or 28,0 V, respectively.
                           
                        
                              9.1.3.
                           
                           
                              In the case of a system that uses an electronic light source control gear being part of the lamp (1) applying at the input terminals of the lamp the voltage declared by the manufacturer or, if not indicated, 6,75 V, 13,5 V or 28,0 V, respectively.
                           
                        
                              9.1.4.
                           
                           
                              In the case of a system that uses an electronic light source control gear not being part of the lamp the voltage declared by the manufacturer shall be applied to the input terminals of the lamp.
                           
                        
            
                  9.2.
               
               
                  The test laboratory shall require from the manufacturer the light source control gear needed to supply the light source and the applicable functions.
               
            
                  9.3.
               
               
                  The voltage to be applied to the lamp shall be noted in the communication form in Annex 2 of this Regulation.
               
            
   Insert new paragraph 9.4 to read:
   
      
                  ‘9.4.
               
               
                  The limits of the apparent surface in the direction of the reference axis of a light-signalling device shall be determined.’
               
            
   Paragraph 11.2, amend to read:
   
      
                  ‘11.2.
               
               
                  The minimum requirements for conformity of production control procedures set forth in Annex 5 to this Regulation shall be complied with.’
               
            
   Paragraph 11.3, amend to read:
   
      
                  ‘11.3.
               
               
                  The minimum requirements for sampling by an inspector set forth in Annex 6 to this Regulation shall be complied with.’
               
            
   
      Amendments to Annexes
   
   Annex 2, item 9, amend to read:
   
      
                  ‘9.
               
               
                  Concise description (3):
                  […]
                  Geometrical conditions of installation and relating variations, if any
                  Application of an electronic light source control gear/variable intensity control:
                  
                              (a)
                           
                           
                              being part of the lamp: yes/no/not applicable (2);
                           
                        
                              (b)
                           
                           
                              being not part of the lamp: yes/no/not applicable (2).
                           
                        Input voltage(s) supplied by an electronic light source control gear/variable intensity control:
                  Electronic light source control gear/variable intensity control manufacturer and identification number (when the light source control gear is part of the lamp but is not included into the lamp body):’
               
            
   Annex 3, the title, amend to read:
   
      ‘EXAMPLES OF ARRANGEMENTS OF APPROVAL MARKS’
   
   Annex 4, paragraph 3.1, amend to read:
   
      ‘3.1.   For non-replaceable light sources (filament lamps and other):
      with the light sources present in the lamp, in accordance with the relevant subparagraph of paragraph 9.1 of this Regulation.’
   
   Annex 5 shall be deleted.
   Annex 6 (former), renumber as Annex 5.
   Annex 5 (new), paragraph 2.5, amend to read:
   
      ‘2.5.   Criteria governing acceptability
      The manufacturer is responsible for..[…]
      The criteria governing the acceptability shall be such that, with a confidence level of 95 per cent, the minimum probability of passing a spot check in accordance with Annex 6 (first sampling) would be 0,95.’
   
   Annex 7 (former), renumber as Annex 6.
   
      (1)  For the purpose of this Regulation "being part of the lamp" means to be physically included in the lamp body or to be external, separated or not, but supplied by the lamp manufacturer as part of the lamp system. The functioning and installation conditions of these additional systems will be defined by special provisions.’