Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00158:front:0:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00158
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 9425–12359

Class IA or IB, Class IIIA and Class IVA.

       2.16. Retro-reflecting devices of Class IB are devices combined with other signal lamps which are not watertight according to annex 8, paragraph 1.1., and which are integrated into the body of a vehicle.

       3. APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL

       3.1. The application for approval shall be submitted by the holder of the trade name or mark, or if necessary by his duly accredited representative, and shall be accompanied by:

       3.1.1. drawings, in triplicate, in sufficient detail to permit identification of the type, showing geometrically the position in which the retro-reflecting device is to be fitted to the vehicle.  The drawings must show the position intended for the approval number and class indicator in relation to the circle of the approval mark;

       3.1.2. a brief description giving the technical specifications of the materials of which the retro- reflecting optical unit is made;

       3.1.3. Samples of the retro-reflecting device of a colour specified by the manufacturer and, if necessary, the means of fixation; the number of samples to be submitted is specified in annex 4.

       3.1.4. if necessary, two samples in other colour(s) for simultaneous or subsequent extension of the approval to devices in other colour(s).

       3.1.5. In the case of devices of Class IV A: samples of the retro-reflecting device and, if necessary, the means of fixation; the number of samples to be submitted is specified in annex 14 to this Regulation.

       4. MARKINGS

       4.1. Every retro-reflecting device submitted for approval must bear:

       4.1.1. the trade name or mark of the applicant;

       4.1.2. the word "TOP" inscribed horizontally on the highest part of the illuminating surface, if such an indication is necessary to determine without ambiguity the angle or angles of rotation prescribed by the manufacturer.

       4.2. A space of sufficient size to accommodate the approval mark shall be provided on every device.  This space shall be shown on the drawings referred to in paragraph 3.1.1. above.

       4.3. The markings must be applied on the illuminating surface, or on one of the illuminating surfaces, of the retro-reflecting device and must be visible from the outside when the retro-reflecting device is fitted on the vehicle.

       4.4. The markings must be clearly legible and be indelible.

       5.  APPROVAL

       5.1. If all the samples submitted meet the requirements of this Regulation, approval shall be granted.

       5.2. If the approval granted in respect of a retro-reflecting device is extended to other such devices differing only in colour, the two samples in any other colour submitted in conformity with paragraph 3.1.4. of this Regulation shall be required to meet only the colorimetric specifications (annex 6), the other tests no longer being required. Paragraph 5.2. is not applicable to devices