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2013
Corrigendum 1 to Amendment 3 to the Revision 3 (Erratum by the secretariat)
Supplement 18 to the 02 series of amendments – Date of entry into force: 9 February 2017
Supplement 19 to the 02 series of amendments – Date of entry into force: 10 February 2018

       Uniform provisions concerning the approval of pneumatic tyres for motor vehicles and their trailers

Regulation No. 30

        Uniform provisions concerning the approval of pneumatic tyres for motor vehicles and their trailers

Contents
   Page

 1. Scope............................................................ 8

 2. Definitions......................................................... 8

 3. Markings.......................................................... 14

 4. Application for approval................................................ 16

 5. Approval.......................................................... 17

 6. Requirements....................................................... 18

 7. Modifications of the type of pneumatic tyre and extension of approval.................. 22

 8. Conformity of production............................................... 22

 9. Penalties for non-conformity of production.................................... 22

 10. Production definitively discontinued........................................ 23

 11. Transitional provisions................................................. 23

 12. Names and addresses of Technical Services responsible for conducting approval tests and of
  Administrative Departments............................................. 23

    Annexes

        1 Communication..................................................... 25

        2 Example of the arrangement of the approval mark............................... 27

        3 Arrangement of tyre markings............................................ 28

        4 Load-capacity indices.................................................. 30

        5 Tyre size designation and dimensions....................................... 31

        6 Method of measuring pneumatic tyres....................................... 34

        7 Procedure for load/speed performance tests................................... 35

1. Scope

 This Regulation covers new pneumatic tyres[*] designed primarily for vehicles of categories M1, N1, O1 and O2.[1]

 It does not apply to tyres designed primarily for:

1.1. The equipment of vintage cars;

1.2. Competitions.

2. Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation:

2.1. "Type of tyre" means tyres which do not differ in such essential characteristics as:

(a) The manufacturer's name;

(b) Tyre-size designation;

                  (c) Category of use (normal tyre, snow tyre, special use tyre or temporary use tyre);

(d) Structure (diagonal (bias-ply), bias-belted, radial-ply, run flat tyre);

(e) Speed category symbol;

(f) Load-capacity index;

(g) Tyre cross-section.

2.2.  "Manufacturer" means the person or body who is responsible to the Type Approval Authority (TAA) for all aspects of the type-approval and for ensuring the conformity of production.

2.3. "Brand name/trademark" means the identification of the brand or trademark as defined by the tyre manufacturer and marked on the sidewall(s) of the tyre. The brand name/trademark may be the same as that of the manufacturer.

2.4. "Trade description/commercial name" means an identification of a range of tyres as given by the tyre manufacturer. It may coincide with the brand name/trademark

2.5. "Normal tyre" means a tyre intended for normal on-road use.

2.6. "Snow tyre" means a tyre whose tread pattern, tread compound or structure is primarily designed to achieve in snow conditions a performance better than that of a normal tyre with regard to its ability to initiate or maintain vehicle motion.

2.7. "Special use tyre" means a tyre intended for mixed