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77:   Regulation No. 78

Revision 1

Incorporating all valid text up to:

01 series of amendments - Date of entry into force:  22 November 1990

Corrigendum 1 to the 01 series of amendments, subject of Depositary Notification C.N.115.1992.TREATIES-11 dated 1 July 1992

02 series of amendments - Date of entry into force:  8 January 1995

Supplement 1 to the 02 series of amendments - Date of entry into force:  21 March 1995

Supplement 2 to the 02 series of amendments - Date of entry into force:  22 February 1997

Supplement 3 to the 02 series of amendments - Date of entry into force:  7 December 2002

03 series of amendments - Date of entry into force:  18 June 2007

 UNIFORM PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE APPROVAL OF VEHICLES OF CATEGORIES L1, L2, L3, L4 AND L5 WITH REGARD TO BRAKING

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UNITED NATIONS

Regulation No. 78

UNIFORM PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE APPROVAL OF VEHICLES OF CATEGORIES L1, L2, L3, L4 AND L5 WITH REGARD TO BRAKING

CONTENTS
REGULATION

    1. Scope

    2. Definitions

3. Application for approval

4. Approval

5. Specifications

6. Tests

    7. Modifications of vehicle type or braking system
    and extension of approval

8. Conformity of production

9. Transitional provisions

10. Penalties for non-conformity of production

11. Production definitely discontinued

12. Names and addresses of Technical Services
responsible for conducting approval tests
and of Administrative Departments

ANNEXES

        Annex 1   - Communication concerning the approval or extension or refusal or withdrawal of approval or production definitely discontinued of a type of vehicle of category L with regard to braking pursuant to Regulation No. 78

         Annex 1 - Appendix  -  List of vehicle data for the purpose of Regulation No. 90 approvals

        Annex 2   - Arrangements of approval marks

        Annex 3   - Test conditions, procedures and performance requirements

       1. SCOPE

        This Regulation applies to vehicles of categories L1, L2, L3, L4 and L5. [1]/

        These categories do not include:

        (a) Vehicles with a Vmax of < 25 km/h;

        (b) Vehicles equipped for disabled riders.

       2. DEFINITIONS

        For the purposes of this Regulation:

       2.1. "Antilock brake system (ABS)" means a system which senses wheel slip and automatically modulates the pressure producing the braking forces at the wheel(s) to limit the degree of wheel slip.

       2.2. "Approval of a vehicle" means the approval of a vehicle type with regard to braking.

       2.3. "Baseline test" means a stop or a series of stops carried out in order to confirm the performance of the brake prior to subjecting it to a further test such as the heating procedure or wet brake stop.

       2.4. "Brake" means those parts of the brake system where the forces opposing the movement of the vehicle are developed.

       2.5. "Brake system" means the combination