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requirements for conformity of production control procedures

       Annex 7 - Minimum requirements for sampling by an inspector

Regulation No. 7

UNIFORM PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE APPROVAL OF FRONT AND REAR POSITION (SIDE) LAMPS, STOP-LAMPS AND END-OUTLINE MARKER LAMPS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES (EXCEPT MOTOR CYCLES) AND THEIR TRAILERS

       1. DEFINITIONS

       For the purposes of this Regulation,

       1.1. "Front position (side) lamp" means the lamp used to indicate the presence and the width of the vehicle when viewed from the front;

       1.2. "Rear position (side) lamp" means the lamp used to indicate the presence and the width of the vehicle when viewed from the rear;

       1.3. "Stop-lamp" means the lamp used to indicate to other road-users to the rear of the vehicle that its driver is applying the service brake; the stop-lamps may be activated by the application of a retarder or a similar device;

       1.4. "End-outline marker lamps" means a lamp fitted near to the extreme outer edges and as close as possible to the top of the vehicle and intended to indicate clearly the vehicle's overall width. In the case of certain power-driven vehicles and trailers, this lamp is intended to complement the vehicle's position (side) lamps and draw special attention to its outline;

       1.5. Definitions of terms:

       The definitions given in Regulation No. 48 and its series of amendments in force at the time of application for type approval shall apply to this Regulation.

       1.6. "Front and rear position (side) lamps, stops lamps and end-outline marker lamps" means lamps which differ in each said category in such essential respects as:

       The trade name or mark,

       The characteristics of the optical system (levels of intensity, light distribution angles, type of filament lamp, etc.),

       The system used to reduce illumination at night - in the case of stop-lamps with two levels of intensity.

       2. APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL

       2.1. The application for approval shall be submitted by the holder of the trade name or mark or by his duly accredited representative. It shall specify:

       2.1.1. The purpose or purposes for which the device submitted for approval is intended and whether it may also be used in an assembly of two lamps of the same kind/type;

       2.1.2. In the case of an end-outline marker lamp, whether it is intended to emit white or red light;

       2.1.3. In the case of a front or rear position (side) lamp, whether it is intended to emit white, selective-yellow or red light.

       2.2. For each type of device, the application shall be accompanied by:

       2.2.1. Drawings, in triplicate, in sufficient detail to permit identification of the type of the device and showing in what geometrical position the device is to be mounted on the vehicle; the axis of