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to every vehicle conforming to a vehicle type approved under this Regulation an approval mark consisting of:

              5.3.4.1. A circle surrounding the letter "E" followed by the distinguishing number of the country which has granted approval2;

              5.3.4.2. 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 5.3.4.1.

              5.3.5. 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 5.3.4.1. 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 5.3.4.1.

              5.3.6. The approval mark shall be clearly legible and be indelible.

              5.3.7. The approval mark shall be placed close to or on the vehicle data plate affixed by the manufacturer.

              5.3.8. Annex 2 to this Regulation gives examples of arrangements of approval marks.

6.  Modification and extension of approval of a type of  vehicle or LPD
              6.1. Every modification of the type of vehicle or LPD shall be notified to the administrative department which approved the type. The department may then either:

              6.1.1. Consider that the modifications made are unlikely to have an appreciable adverse effect and that in any case the vehicle or LPD still complies with the requirements; or

              6.1.2. Require a further test report from the technical service responsible for conducting the tests.

              6.2. Confirmation or refusal of approval, specifying the modifications, shall be communicated by the procedure specified in paragraph 5.1.3., 5.2.3. or 5.3.3., as applicable, to the Contracting Parties to the Agreement applying this Regulation.

              6.3. The competent authority issuing the extension of approval shall assign a series number for such an extension and inform thereof the other Contracting Parties to the 1958 Agreement applying this Regulation by means of a communication form conforming to the model in Annex 1 to this Regulation.

7.  Conformity of production
               Procedures for the conformity of production shall conform to the general provisions defined in Article 2 and Schedule 1 to the Agreement (E/ECE/TRANS/505/Rev.3), with the following requirements:

              7.1. Every vehicle or LPD approved under this Regulation shall be so manufactured as to conform to the type approved by meeting the requirements of the respective parts above;

              7.2. The approval authority that has granted type approval may at any time verify the conformity control methods applicable to each production facility.

8.  Penalties for non-conformity of production
              8.1.