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definitively discontinued of a vehicle type pursuant to this Regulation shall be communicated to the Parties to the 1958 Agreement applying this Regulation by means of a communication form conforming to the model in Annex 1 to this Regulation.
4.1.4. There shall be affixed, conspicuously and in a readily accessible place specified on the approval form, to every vehicle conforming to a vehicle type approved under this Regulation an international approval mark consisting of:
4.1.4.1. A circle surrounding the letter "E" followed by the distinguishing number of the country which has granted approval;[2]
4.1.4.2. The number of this Regulation, followed by the letter "R", a dash and the approval number to the right of the circle prescribed in paragraph 4.1.4.1. above.
4.1.5. If the vehicle conforms to a vehicle type approved, under one or more other Regulations annexed to the Agreement, in the country which has granted approval under this Regulation the symbol prescribed in paragraph 4.1.4.1. need not be repeated; in such a case the additional numbers and symbols of all the Regulations under which approval has been granted in the country which has granted approval under this Regulation shall be placed in vertical columns to the right of the symbol prescribed in paragraph 4.1.4.l.
4.1.6. The approval mark shall be clearly legible and be indelible.
4.1.7. The approval mark shall be placed close to or on the vehicle data plate affixed by the manufacturer.
4.1.8. Annex 2 to this Regulation gives examples of arrangements of approval marks.
4.1.9. The Type Approval Authority shall verify the existence of satisfactory arrangements for ensuring effective control of the conformity of production before type approval is granted.
4.2. Approval with regard to luggage racks, ski racks or radio receiving or transmitting aerials considered to be separate technical units
4.2.1. If the type of separate technical unit submitted for approval pursuant to this Regulation meets the requirements of paragraphs 6.16., 6.17. and 6.18. below, approval of that type of separate technical unit shall be granted.
4.2.2. An approval number shall be assigned to each type of separate technical unit approved.  Its first two digits (at present 03 corresponding to the 03 series of amendments which entered into force on 23 June 2005) shall indicate the series of amendments incorporating the most recent major technical amendments made to the Regulation at the time of issue of the approval.  The same Contracting Party may not assign the same number to another type of separate technical unit.
4.2.3. Notice of approval, or of extension or refusal or withdrawal of approval or production definitively discontinued, of a type of separate technical unit pursuant to this Regulation shall be communicated to the Parties to the 1958 Agreement applying