Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00228:reg:1:p9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00228
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 1 (pt 9/40)
Character Range: 362633–365316

to the approval of incandescent filament lamps for headlamps emitting an asymmetrical passing beam or a driving beam or both are incorporated in Regulation No. 37.
[1/] Nothing in this regulation shall prevent a Party to the Agreement applying this Regulation from prohibiting the combination of a headlamp incorporating a lens of plastic material approved under this Regulation with a mechanical headlamp-cleaning device (with wipers).
[2/] In the case of SB units designed to meet the requirements of traffic moving on one side of the road only (either right or left), it is further recommended that the area which can be occulted to prevent discomfort to users in a country where traffic moves on the side of the road opposite to that of the country for which the SB unit was designed should be outlined indelibly on the front lens.  This marking is not necessary, however, where the area is clearly apparent from the design.
[3/] 1 for Germany, 2 for France, 3 for Italy, 4 for the Netherlands, 5 for Sweden, 6 for Belgium, 7 for Hungary, 8 for  the  Czech Republic, 9 for Spain, 10  for  Yugoslavia, 11 for  the  United Kingdom, 12  for  Austria, 13  for Luxembourg, 14 for Switzerland, 15 (vacant), 16 for Norway, 17 for Finland, 18 for Denmark, 19 for Romania, 20 for Poland, 21 for Portugal and 22 for the Russian Federation, 23 for Greece, 24(vacant), 25 for Croatia, 26 for Slovenia, 27 Slovakia, 28 for Belarus, 29 for Estonia, 30 (vacant), 31 for Bosnia and Herzegovina, 32-36 (vacant), 37 for Turkey,  38-39 (vacant) and 40 for The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.  Subsequent numbers will be assigned to other countries in the chronological order in which they ratify or accede to the Agreement   concerning the Adoption of Uniform Technical Prescriptions for Wheeled Vehicles, Equipment and Parts which   can be Fitted and/or be Used on Wheeled Vehicles and the Conditions for Reciprocal Recognition of Wheeled Vehicles and the Conditions for Reciprocal Recognition of Approvals granted on the basis of these Prescriptions, and the numbers thus assigned shall be communicated to the Contracting Parties to the Agreement by the Secretary- General of the United Nations.
[4/] 24-volt units are under consideration.
[5/] In the case of SB units with double filaments, the samples may be submitted for approval for the two functions or for the passing beam only.
[6/] All the photometric measurements shall be carried out at the test voltage given in paragraph 7.
[7/] The test screen must be sufficiently wide to allow examination of the "cut-off" over a range of at least 5 degrees from the line vv.
[8/] If, in the case of a unit designed to meet the requirements