Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00153:front:0:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00153
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 10468–13805

the method to be used in mass production;

3.2.4.2.                                      a reflector to which the lenses can be fitted in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
3.3.                                    The materials making up the lenses and coatings, if any, shall be accompanied by the   test report of the characteristics of these materials and coatings if they have already been tested.
3.4.                                    The competent authority shall verify the existence of satisfactory arrangements for ensuring effective control of the conformity of production before type approval is granted.
4.                                          MARKINGS
4.1.                                    Headlamps submitted for approval shall clearly, legibly and indelibly bear the following inscriptions:
4.1.1.                              the trade name or mark of the applicant;
4.1.2.                              externally and/or on the lens the indication of the exterior marking of the headlamp, visible when the headlamp is installed on the vehicle.
All units meeting the requirements of this Regulation which are so designed that the filament of the passing beam shall not be lit simultaneously with that of any other lighting function with which it may be reciprocally incorporated shall be marked with an oblique stroke (/) placed behind the passing lamp symbol in the approval mark.
4.1.3.                              on the back of the headlamp the indication of the S1 and/or S2 category of the admitted filament lamp;
4.1.4.                              the markings are listed in the following table:
Exterior marking of the headlamps  Indication of the category of filament lamp
MB                                 S
MB                                 S2
MB                                 S1/S2

4.1.5.                              On headlamps incorporating a lens of plastic material, the group of letters "PL" shall be affixed near the symbol prescribed in paragraphs 4.1.2 and 4.1.4 above;
4.2.                                    Moreover, they shall comprise, on the lens and on the main body[3/], spaces of sufficient size for the approval mark and the additional symbols referred to in paragraph 4; these spaces shall be indicated on the drawings referred to in paragraph 3.2.1 above.
5.                                          APPROVAL
5.1.                                    If all the samples of a type of headlamp submitted pursuant to paragraph 3 above satisfy the requirements of this Regulation, approval shall be granted.
5.2.                                    An approval number shall be assigned to each type approved. Its first two digits (at present 01 corresponding to the 01 series of amendments which entered into force on 28 February 1989) 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 type of headlamp except in the case of an extension of the approval to a headlamp differing only in the colour of the light emitted.
5.3.                                    Notice of approval or of extension or refusal of approval of a type of headlamp pursuant to this Regulation shall be communicated