Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00089:front:0:p7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00089
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Character Range: 20150–22928

to this vehicle.
5.2. An approval number shall be assigned to each type approved. Its first two digits (at present 01 corresponding to the 01 series of amendments) shall indicate the series of amendments incorporating the most recent major technical amendments made to this Regulation at the time of issue of the approval. The same Contracting Party shall not assign the same number to another vehicle type.
5.3. Notice of approval or of extension or of refusal or withdrawal of approval or of production definitively discontinued of a vehicle type pursuant to this Regulation shall be communicated to the Parties to the Agreement applying this Regulation by means of a form conforming to the model in Annex 1 to this Regulation.
5.4. 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:
5.4.1. A circle surrounding the letter "E" followed by the distinguishing number of the country which has granted approval;
5.4.2. 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 5.4.1.
5.5. 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 5.4.1. 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 5.4.1.
5.6. The approval mark shall be clearly legible and indelible.
5.7. The approval mark shall be placed close to or on the vehicle data plate affixed by the manufacturer.
5.8. Annex 2 to this Regulation gives examples of arrangements of the approval mark.
6.  Specifications
6.1. General specifications
For the purpose of this Regulation, the vehicle shall fulfil the following requirements:
6.2. Acoustics characteristics
The sound emitted by the vehicle type submitted for approval shall be measured by the methods described in Annex 3 to this Regulation.
The specifications of this Regulation are applicable for the speed range of greater than 0 km/h up to and inclusive 20 km/h. Operation of an AVAS is permitted at vehicle speeds outside the specification range. AVAS may be operational independent of the operation of an internal combustion engine inside or outside of the specified operation range.
If the vehicle that is not equipped with an AVAS fulfils the overall levels as specified