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Regulation No 3 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UN/ECE) — Uniform provisions concerning the approval of retro-reflecting devices for power-driven vehicles and their trailers

Only the original UN/ECE texts have legal effect under international public law. The status and date of entry into force of this Regulation should be checked in the latest version of the UN/ECE status document TRANS/WP.29/343, available at: http://www.unece.org/trans/main/wp29/wp29wgs/wp29gen/wp29fdocstts.html
Regulation No 3 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UN/ECE) — Uniform provisions concerning the approval of retro-reflecting devices for power-driven vehicles and their trailers
Revision 3
1. SCOPE
2. DEFINITIONS(3)
3. APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL
4. MARKINGS
5. APPROVAL
6. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
7. SPECIAL SPECIFICATIONS (TESTS)
8. CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION
9. PENALTIES FOR NON-CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION
10. PRODUCTION DEFINITELY DISCONTINUED
11. NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF TECHNICAL SERVICES RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING APPROVAL TESTS, AND OF ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS
12. TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
ANNEX 1
RETRO-REFLECTING DEVICES
Symbols and units
RETRO-REFLECTORS
Symbols
ANNEX 2
ANNEX 3
EXAMPLES OF APPROVAL MARKS
Figure 1
Marking for single lamps
MODEL A
MODEL B
MODEL C
Figure 2
Simplified marking for grouped, combined or reciprocally incorporated lamps
MODEL D
MODEL E
MODEL F
ANNEX 4
TEST PROCEDURE — CLASS IA AND CLASS IIIA
ANNEX 5
SPECIFICATIONS OF SHAPE AND DIMENSIONS
1. SHAPE AND DIMENSIONS OF RETRO-REFLECTING DEVICES IN CLASS IA OR IB
2. SHAPE AND DIMENSIONS OF RETRO-REFLECTING DEVICES IN CLASSES IIIA AND IIIB (see appendix to this Annex)
3. SHAPE AND DIMENSIONS OF RETRO-REFLECTING DEVICES IN CLASS IVA
Appendix
RETRO-REFLECTORS FOR TRAILERS — CLASSES IIIA AND IIIB
ANNEX 6
COLORIMETRIC SPECIFICATIONS
ANNEX 7
PHOTOMETRIC SPECIFICATIONS
ANNEX 8
RESISTANCE TO EXTERNAL AGENTS
1. RESISTANCE TO WATER AND DIRT PENETRATION
1.1. Water submersion test
1.2. Alternative test procedure for Classes IB and IIIB devices
1.2.1. Moisture test
1.2.1.1. Water spray test equipment
1.2.1.1.1. Cabinet
1.2.1.1.2. Rotating test platform
1.2.1.1.3. Precipitation rate
1.2.1.2. Water spray test procedure
1.2.1.2.1. Device openings
1.2.1.2.2. Rotational speed
1.2.1.2.4. Test duration
1.2.1.2.5. Drain period
1.2.1.2.6. Sample evaluation
1.2.2. Dust exposure test
1.2.2.1. Dust exposure test equipment
1.2.2.1.1. Dust exposure test chamber
1.2.2.1.2. The dust
1.2.2.2. Dust exposure test procedure
1.2.2.2.1. Device openings
1.2.2.2.2. Dust exposure
1.2.2.2.3. Measured sample evaluation
2. RESISTANCE TO CORROSION
3. RESISTANCE TO FUELS
4. RESISTANCE TO LUBRICATING OILS
5. RESISTANCE OF THE ACCESSIBLE REAR FACE OF MIRROR-BACKED RETRO-REFLECTING DEVICES
ANNEX 9
STABILITY IN TIME OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES(1) OF RETRO-REFLECTING DEVICES
ANNEX 10
RESISTANCE TO HEAT
ANNEX 11
COLOUR-FASTNESS(1)
ANNEX 12
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF TESTS
ANNEX 13
RESISTANCE TO IMPACT — CLASS IVA
ANNEX 14
TEST PROCEDURE — CLASS IVA
First group:
Second group:
ANNEX 15
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF TESTS FOR CLASS IVA
ANNEX 16
TEST PROCEDURE FOR CLASSES IB AND IIIB DEVICES
ANNEX 17
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION CONTROL PROCEDURES
1. GENERAL
2. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR VERIFICATION OF CONFORMITY BY THE MANUFACTURER
2.1. Nature of tests
2.2. Methods used in tests
2.3. Nature of sampling
2.4. Measured and recorded photometric characteristics
2.5. Criteria governing acceptability
ANNEX 18
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR SAMPLING BY AN INSPECTOR
1. GENERAL
2. FIRST SAMPLING
2.1. The conformity is not contested
2.2. The conformity is contested
2.3. Approval withdrawn
3. REPEATED SAMPLING
3.1. The conformity is not contested
3.2. The conformity is contested
3.3. Approval withdrawn
4. RESISTANCE TO PENETRATION OF WATER
Figure 1