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24 August 1993) shall indicate the series of amendments incorporating the most recent major technical amendments made to the Regulation at the time of issue of the approval.  The same Contracting Party shall not assign the same number to the same vehicle type equipped with another type of steering mechanism, or to another vehicle type, as defined in paragraph 2.2. above.

       4.2.3. Notice of approval or of extension or refusal of approval 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 1A to this Regulation.

       4.2.4. There shall be affixed, conspicuously and in a readily accessible place specified on the approval form, to every vehicle conforming to a vehicle type approved under this Regulation an international approval mark consisting of:

       4.2.4.1. a circle surrounding the letter "E" followed by the distinguishing number of the country which has granted approval; [1/]

       4.2.4.2. 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 4.2.4.1.

       4.2.5. 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 4.2.4.1. 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 4.2.4.1.

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

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

       4.3. Steering-control type

       4.3.1.  If the steering control submitted for separate approval pursuant to this Regulation meets the applicable requirements of paragraphs 5. and 6. below and annexes 4, 5 and 6 to this Regulation, approval of that steering control type shall be granted. This is only applicable to steering controls which do not include an airbag.

       4.3.2. An approval number shall be assigned to each type approved.  Its first two digits (at present 03 corresponding to the 03 series of amendments, entered into force on 24 August 1993) shall indicate the series of amendments incorporating the most recent major technical amendments made to the Regulation at the time of issue of the approval.  The same Contracting Party shall not assign the same number to another steering control type as defined in paragraph 2.4. above.

       4.3.3. Notice of approval or of extension