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03 series of amendments.

    Model B
        (see paragraphs 6.5., 15.5., 24.5. of this Regulation)

         The above approval mark affixed to a vehicle shows that the vehicle type concerned has been approved in the Netherlands (E 4) pursuant to UN Regulations Nos. 58 and 31.[11] The approval numbers indicate that, at the dates when the respective approvals were given, UN Regulation No. 58 included the 03 series of amendments and UN Regulation No. 31 was still in its original form.

Annex 5
Test conditions and procedures
1. Test conditions for RUPDs
1.1. At the request of the manufacturer the test may be conducted either:
1.1.1. On a vehicle of the type for which RUPD is intended; in this case the conditions set out in paragraph 2. below shall be observed; or
1.1.2. On a part of the chassis of the vehicle type for which the RUPD is intended; this part shall be representative of the vehicle type(s) in question; or
1.2. In the case of paragraph 1.1.2., the parts used to connect the RUPD to part of the vehicle chassis shall be equivalent to those which are used to secure the RUPD when it is installed on the vehicle. The part of the chassis can be fixed on a test bench as shown in Figure 1, representing the minimum requirements to be fulfilled. The structures used as side rails shall be representative of the chassis of vehicles for which the underrun protection system is intended.
 The distance of the foremost fixing point of the RUPD from the rigid test bench shall not be less than 500 mm. If a diagonal strut is used to support the RUPD, this distance shall be measured between the foremost fixing point of the strut to the side rail structures and the rigid test bench.

    Figure 1

1.3. At the request of the manufacturer and with the consent of the Technical Service the test procedure described in paragraph 3. may be simulated by calculation.
The mathematical model shall be validated in comparison with the actual test conditions. To that effect, a physical test shall be conducted for the purposes of comparing the results obtained when using the mathematical model with the results of a physical test. Comparability of the test results shall be proven. A validation report shall be drafted by the manufacturer or by the technical service and submitted to the Type Approval Authority.
Any change made to the mathematical model or to the software likely to invalidate the validation report shall be brought to the attention of the Type Approval Authority which may require a new validation process to be conducted.
              1.4. In the case of a RUPD where the cross-member does not have