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the applicant for approval to show that the application of paragraph 3.4.1 above is in compliance with the requirements of this Regulation.

4.  Approval
              4.1. If the vehicle type submitted for approval pursuant to this Regulation meets the requirements of paragraph 5. below, approval of that vehicle type shall be granted.

              4.2. An approval number shall be assigned to each type approved in accordance with Schedule 4 of the Agreement (E/ECE/TRANS/505/Rev.3).

              4.3. Notice of approval or of refusal of approval of a vehicle type pursuant to this Regulation shall be communicated by 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. Notice of approval or of extension or of refusal of approval of a vehicle type pursuant to this Regulation shall be communicated by the Parties to the Agreement applying this Regulation by means of a form conforming to the model in Annex 1 to this Regulation and photographs and/or diagrams and drawings supplied by the applicant for approval, in a format not exceeding A4 (210 x 297 mm) or folded to that format and on an appropriate scale.

              4.5. There shall be affixed to every vehicle conforming to a vehicle type approved under this Regulation, conspicuously and in a readily accessible place specified on the approval form, an international approval mark consisting of:

              4.5.1. A circle surrounding the letter "E" followed by the distinguishing number of the country which has granted approval;[3]

              4.5.2. 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 4.5.1. above.

              4.6. 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 4.5.1. above need not be repeated; in this 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 4.5.1. above.

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

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

              4.9. Annex 2 to this Regulation gives examples of approval marks.

5.  Specifications and tests
              5.1. The vehicle shall undergo a test in accordance with Annex 4 to this Regulation.

              5.1.1. The test will be carried out on the driver's side unless asymmetric side structures, if any, are so different as to affect the performance in a