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that Standard shall not be allowed;
4.14.2.5.                    ECE Regulation  16/04, "Safety Belts"  (except that the use of a non-locking retractor as defined in that Regulation shall not be allowed); or
4.14.2.6.                    Any other 'Approved' standard accepted as equivalent.
4.14.3.                          The operation of any 'Emergency Locking Retractor' (including a 'Type 4N Retractor') incorporated in a 'Seatbelt Assembly' shall not be dependent solely upon rate of withdrawal of 'Strap' from the retractor.
4.14.4.                          Not used
4.14.5.                          In the case of a non- 'Suspension Seat' where the  'Seatbelt Assembly' is not mounted on the 'Seat' the 'Buckle Component' which does not include the retracting 'Strap' shall comply with the accessibility requirements of clause 4.4.5.1.
4.15.                                CORROSION CONDITIONING PROCEDURE FOR SEATBELT ASSEMBLIES FITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE 4.14
4.15.1.                          The 'Seatbelt Assembly' shall be conditioned by the procedure specified in the ASTM B117-64 "Standard Method of Salt Spray (Fog) Testing".
4.15.2.                          The period of conditioning shall be not less than 50 hours, and at the end of the conditioning procedure specified in clause 4.15.1 the 'Seatbelt Assembly' may be washed thoroughly with water to remove the salt.  If washed, the webbing shall be fully extended and allowed to dry for at least 24 hours in an atmosphere having a relative humidity of not less than 48% nor more than 67% and a temperature of not less than 21°C nor more than 25°C.  The webbing shall then be withdrawn manually and allowed to retract for 25 cycles.
4.16.                                ADJUSTMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR VEHICLE CATEGORIES MD3, MD4, ME, NB2  AND NC ONLY
4.16.1.                          With the 'Seatbelt Assembly' in the unlatched condition, a point on each separate portion of the seat belt shall be located by a design feature to adopt a position not more than l00 mm below the top edge of the seat cushion measured in the immediate vicinity of such a design feature.
4.16.2.                          Any free end of a 'Strap' shall be restrained by a design feature to adopt a position against another 'Strap'.
4.16.3.                          With the 'Strap' fully extended, there shall be not less than 25 mm of material extending from the adjusting device to provide a grip for adjustment purposes.  The material may either be attached to or form part of the free end of the 'Strap'.
4.17.                                ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS
4.17.1.                          The technical requirements of ECE R 16/04 "Safety Belts"    shall be deemed to be equivalent to the technical requirements of this rule, provided that
4.17.1.1.                    for clauses 4.14 to 4.16 non-locking retractors shall not be employed;
4.17.1.2.                    the sunlight exposure requirement of the Australian Standards referred to in clause 4.2.7 and the dust and preconditioning (before any dynamic testing) requirements of this rule are met; and
4.17.1.3.                    the free end requirements of