UN R149 Supplement 4 (00 series) · UNECE Regulation No. 149 (ECE R149) — Uniform provisions concerning the approval of road illumination devices (lamps) and systems for power-driven vehicles.
UN R149 — Supplement 4 to the 00 series of amendments
Supplement 3 → 4
- What changed
- New paragraph 3.2.5. applies in case of cornering lamps. When two or more lamps share an assembly of grouped, combined or reciprocally incorporated lamps, each must satisfy this or another Regulation for approval.
- Why
- The text of new paragraph 3.2.5. is in paragraph 4.4. of UN Regulation No. 119, but was omitted during Stage 1 of the simplification process.
- The aim is to insert the missing paragraph on cornering lamps and re-align the text with the frozen UN Regulation No. 119.
Q1What changed2 changes
Cornering lamps in an assembly of grouped, combined or reciprocally incorporated lamps (new para. 3.2.5.)
New paragraph 3.2.5. applies in case of cornering lamps. When two or more lamps share an assembly of grouped, combined or reciprocally incorporated lamps, each must satisfy this or another Regulation for approval. Lamps not satisfying any one of those Regulations must not be part of such an assembly.
Q2Why it changed
- Proposed by
- Expert from the International Automotive Lighting and Light Signalling Expert Group (GTB)
- Working party
- GRE, 84th session (April 2021)
Reasons
The provisions in new paragraph 3.2.5. are contained in paragraph 4.4. of UN Regulation No. 119. They were omitted during Stage 1 of the simplification process.
Source
“The provisions in the new paragraph 3.2.5. are contained in UN Regulation No. 119, paragraph 4.4., but were omitted during Stage 1 of the simplification process.”
For this reason, the proposal says the missing paragraph on cornering lamps is to be inserted into UN Regulation No. 149. The purpose is to re-align the text with the frozen UN Regulation No. 119.
Source
“the missing paragraph on cornering lamps shall be inserted into UN Regulation No. 149 in order to re-align the text with the frozen UN Regulation No. 119.”
Document trail
- 2021-02ProposalECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2021/6Proposal by the expert from GTB to insert missing text
- —Working party adoptsECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/84Session report, para. 31
- 2021-09Sent to WP.29ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2021/95Text that GRE sent to WP.29 and AC.1
- 2021-11WP.29 adoptsECE/TRANS/WP.29/1161Adopted at the 185th session (session report, para. 121)
- 2022-06-22In forceC.N.246.2022.TREATIES-XI.B.16.149UN depositary notification
Q3Who is affected
Vehicle manufacturer
- No direct action for this role.
Component supplier
- For cornering lamps, make sure each lamp in a grouped, combined or reciprocally incorporated assembly meets this or another Regulation.
Technical service / Approval authority
- Check, for cornering lamps in a grouped, combined or reciprocally incorporated assembly, that each lamp meets this or another Regulation.
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