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Background information on the Japanese proposal to amend R4 for IWVTA (GRE-69-23)

Submitted by the expert from Japan. Informal document GRE-69-23 Rev.1 (69th GRE, 8-11 April 2013, agenda item 16(d)). Background information on the Japanese proposal to amend R4 for IWVTA (GRE-69-23). Outlines. Background

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Background information on the Japanese proposal to amend R4 for IWVTA (GRE-69-23)

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  1. Submitted by the expert from Japan Informal documentGRE-69-23 Rev.1 (69th GRE, 8-11 April 2013, agenda item 16(d)) Background information on the Japanese proposal to amend R4 for IWVTA (GRE-69-23)

  2. Outlines Background Japan has been contributing to establishing the IWVTA, and is ready to take initiatives in reviewing some of the technical regulations. “Informal document GRE 69-23” is one of them. The requirements of R4 is primarily focusing onthe device for European registration plates, whose size and shapeare different from those in many non-European Countries. The performance requirements regarding rear registration plate illumination lamp in Japan is equivalent to R4.

  3. Plate Size (R4/Japan) R4 plates Japan plates Plate for M1 Wide plate 520 x 120 330 x 165 Tall plate Plate for large commercial vehicle 340 x 240 440 x 220

  4. Summary of amendment (1) Registration plates of non-European Contracting Parties to the 1958 Agreement should be newly added to paragraph 1, “Definitions”. (In theproposal, Japan’s middle- and large-sized registration plates are added to the Scope.)

  5. Summary of amendment • Furthermore, in addition to the current designations of the registration plates for European countries, Japan intends to enhance the system to add the new design plates for the other countries. • And they are grouped into categories which are numbered, starting with Category 1, as follows: • Category 1: Current tall plate • Category 2: Current wide plate • Category 3: Current plate for agricultural or forestry tractors • Category 4: middle-sized registration plate for new CPs • Category 5: large-sized registration platefor new CPs

  6. Summary of amendment (3) The registration plate lamps are grouped into classes based on the categories of the plates that are designed to illuminate:  Class A: Registration plate lamps in the current No. 4 (tall plate, wide plate, or plate for agricultural or forestry tractors, or any combination of those plates) Categories 1, 2 and 3. Class B: Registration plate lamps new CPs plates. Categories 4 and 5

  7. Summary of amendment • A footnote is added to paragraph 1, “Definitions”, stating that [The Contracting Parties to the 1958 Agreement may prohibit the presence of registration plate lamps of Class A or B on the basis of national regulations.] We put square brackets because we would like to ask GRE whether the statement is necessary or not. (CPs using right-hand traffic prohibit headlamps designed for only left-hand traffic but there is not such a statement in headlamp Regulations.)

  8. Conclusion • Japan proposes to amend R4 to enhance the system to add some different plates, which are defined in new CPs, making R4 truly international requirement. • This amendment will not affect approval of R4 for European plates. • This amendment will enable to obtain approvals simultaneously for the devices intended to illuminates plates used in CP’s to the 1958 Agreement in Europe as well as outside of Europe. • This amendment will lead to make progress IWVTA for new CPs by keeping the flexibility of registration plate design.

  9. Thank you for your attention.

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