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meets the requirements of the Regulation in respect of all the devices specified in the list, approval of that vehicle type shall be granted.

       4.2.  An approval number shall be assigned to each type approved. Its first two digits (at present 01 for the Regulation in its 01 series of amendments) 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 vehicle type or to the same vehicle type submitted with equipment not specified in the list referred to in paragraph 3.2.2. above, subject to the provisions of paragraph 7 of this Regulation.

       4.3.  Notice of approval or of refusal of approval or production definitely discontinued of a vehicle type/part pursuant to this Regulation shall be communicated to the Parties to the Agreement which apply this Regulation, by means of a form conforming to the model in annex 1 to this Regulation.

       4.4.  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:

       4.4.1.  a circle surrounding the letter "E" followed by the distinguishing number of country which has granted approval;[1/]

       4.4.2.  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 4.4.1.

       4.5.  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 4.4.1. need not be repeated; in such a case the Regulation and approval numbers and the additional 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 4.4.1.

       4.6.  The approval mark shall be clearly legible and be indelible.

       4.7.  The approval mark shall be placed close to or on the vehicle data plate affixed by the manufacturer.

       4.8.  Annex 2 to this Regulation gives examples of the arrangement of the approval marks.

       5.  GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

       5.1.  The lighting and light-signalling devices shall be so fitted that in normal conditions of use, and notwithstanding the vibrations to which they may be subjected, they retain the characteristics prescribed by this Regulation and enable the vehicle to comply with the requirements of this Regulation.

        In particular, it shall not be possible for the lamps to be inadvertently maladjusted.

       5.2.  The illuminating lamps