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Character Range: 14606–18451

the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts, all valid text up to:

    Supplement 1 to the original version of the Regulation – Date of entry into force: 10 November 2007
    01 Series of amendments to the Regulation – Date of entry into force: 09 December 2010
    Supplement 1 to the 01 series of amendments – Date of entry into force: 10 October 2017
    Supplement 2 to 01 series of amendments – Date of entry into force: 15 October 2019
  Uniform provisions concerning the approval of:
  I. Vehicles with regard to their lateral protection devices (LPD)
  II. Lateral protection devices (LPD)
  III. Vehicles with regard to the installation of LPD of an approved  type according to Part II of this Regulation

UN Regulation No. 73
         Uniform provisions concerning the approval of:
       I. Vehicles with regard to their lateral protection
        devices (LPD)
       II. Lateral protection devices (LPD)
       III. Vehicles with regard to the installation of LPD of an
        approved type according to part II of this regulation
Contents
   Page

 1. Scope ....................................................... 11
 2. Definitions .................................................... 11
 3. Requirements................................................... 12
 4. Application for approval ........................................... 13
 5. Approval..................................................... 14
 6. Modification and extension of approval of a type of vehicle or lateral
  protection device................................................ 16
 7. Conformity of production .......................................... 17
 8. Penalties for non‑conformity of production......................... 17
 9. Production definitely discontinued..................................... 17
 10.Names and addresses of technical services responsible for conducting
  approval tests, and of administrative departments........................... 17
 11.Transitional provisions ............................................ 17
  Part I. - Approval of vehicles with regard to their lateral protection devices
  (LPD)....................................................... 18
 12.Requirements .................................................. 18
 13.Derogations. ................................................... 21
  Part II. - Approval of lateral protection devices (LPD)........................ 22
 14.Requirements .................................................. 22
  Part III. - Approval of a vehicle with regard to the installation of an LPD of
an approved type according to part II of this regulation....................... 23
 15.Requirements................................................... 23
 16.Derogations ................................................... 25
Annexes
  1 Appendix 1 ‑ Communication (Part I)............................. 26
   Appendix 2 ‑ Communication (Part II)............................ 28
  Appendix 3 ‑ Communication (Part III)........................... 30
 2 Arrangements of approval marks...................................... 32
 3 Test conditions.................................................. 33

1.  Scope
1.1. This Regulation applies to:
1.1.1. Part I: Vehicles of categories N2, N3, O3 and O4[2] equipped with lateral protection devices which have not been separately approved according to Part II of this Regulation or are so designed and/or equipped that their component parts may be regarded as totally or partially fulfilling the function of a device.
1.1.2. Part II: Lateral protection devices which are intended to be fitted to vehicles of categories N2, N3, O3 and O41.
1.1.3. Part III: The installation on vehicles of categories N2, N3, O3 and O41 of lateral protection devices which have been type-approved according to Part II