ECE-R6-2001

*/FormertitleoftheAgreement:AgreementConcerningtheAdoptionofUniformConditionsofApprovalandReciprocalRecognitionofApprovalforMotorVehicleEquipmentandParts,doneatGenevaon20March1958.GE.01-E/ECE/324Add.5/Rev.3E/ECE/TRANS/505A10July2001AGREEMENTCONCERNINGTHEADOPTIONOFUNIFORMTECHNICALPRESCRIPTIONSFORWHEELEDVEHICLES,EQUIPMENTANDPARTSWHICHCANBEFITTEDAND/ORBEUSEDONWHEELEDVEHICLESANDTHECONDITIONSFORRECIPROCALRECOGNITIONOFAPPROVALSGRANTEDONTHEBASISOFTHESEPRESCRIPTIONS*/(Revision2,includingtheamendmentsenteredintoforceon16October1995)__________Addendum5:RegulationNo.6Revision3Incorporatingallvalidtextupto:Supplement4tothe01seriesofamendments-Dateofentryintoforce:2December1992Supplement5tothe01seriesofamendments-Dateofentryintoforce:13January1993Corrigendum2tothe01seriesofamendmentssubjectofdepositarynotificationC.N.115.1992.TREATIES-11dated1July1992Supplement6tothe01seriesofamendments-Dateofentryintoforce:11February1996Supplement7tothe01seriesofamendments-Dateofentryintoforce:3September1997Supplement8tothe01seriesofamendments-Dateofentryintoforce:24July2000Supplement9tothe01seriesofamendments-Dateofentryintoforce:26December2000UNIFORMPROVISIONSCONCERNINGTHEAPPROVALOFDIRECTIONINDICATORSFORMOTORVEHICLESANDTHEIRTRAILERS__________UNITEDNATIONSE/ECE/324Add.5/Rev.3E/ECE/TRANS/505ARegulationNo.6page3RegulationNo.6UNIFORMPROVISIONSCONCERNINGTHEAPPROVALOFDIRECTIONINDICATORSFORMOTORVEHICLESANDTHEIRTRAILERSCONTENTSREGULATIONPage1.Definitions.............................52.Applicationforapproval.......................53.Markings...............................64.Approval...............................65.Generalspecifications........................96.Intensityoflightemitted......................97.Testprocedure...........................128.Colouroflightemitted......................139.Modificationsofatypeofdirectionindicatorformotorvehiclesandtheirtrailersandextensionofapproval.......................1310.Conformityofproduction......................1311.Penaltiesfornon-conformityofproduction.............1412.Productiondefinitelydiscontinued.................1413.Namesandaddressesoftechnicalservicesresponsibleforconductingapprovaltests,andofadministrativedepartments.................1414.Transitionalprovisions......................14E/ECE/324Add.5/Rev.3E/ECE/TRANS/505ARegulationNo.6page4ANNEXESAnnex1-Categoriesofdirectionindicators:MinimumanglesrequiredforlightdistributioninspaceofthesecategoriesofdirectionindicatorsAnnex2-CommunicationconcerningtheapprovalorextensionorrefusalorwithdrawalofapprovalorproductiondefinitelydiscontinuedofatypeofdirectionindicatorpursuanttoRegulationNo.6Annex3-ArrangementoftheapprovalmarkAnnex4-PhotometricmeasurementsAnnex5-Colourofamberlights-Trichromaticco-ordinatesAnnex6-MinimumrequirementsforconformityofproductioncontrolproceduresAnnex7-Minimumrequirementsforsamplingbyaninspector***E/ECE/324Add.5/Rev.3E/ECE/TRANS/505ARegulationNo.6page51.DEFINITIONSForthepurposesofthisRegulation:1.1.Directionindicatormeansadevicemountedonamotorvehicleortrailerwhich,whenoperatedbythedriver,signalsthelatter'sintentiontochangethedirectioninwhichthevehicleisproceeding.ThepresentRegulationappliessolelytofixed-positionflashinglightdeviceswhoseflashingisobtainedbytheintermittentsupplyofelectriccurrenttothelamp.1.2.ThedefinitionsgiveninRegulationNo.48anditsseriesofamendmentsinforceatthetimeofapplicationfortypeapprovalshallapplytothisRegulation.1.3.Directionindicatorsofdifferent'types'aredifferentindicatorswhichdifferinsuchessentialrespectsas:Thetradenameormark,Thecharacteristicsoftheopticalsystem(levelsofintensity,lightdistributionangles,etc.),Thecategoryofdirectionindicators,Thecolourofthefilamentlamp.2.APPLICATIONFORAPPROVAL2.1.Theapplicationforapprovalofatypeofdirectionindicatorshallbesubmittedbytheholderofthetradenameormarkorbyhisdulyaccreditedrepresentative.Itshallspecifytowhichcategoryortowhichofthecategories1,1a,1b,2a,2b,3,4,5or6accordingtoannex1,thedirectionindicatorbelongsand,ifitbelongstocategory2,whetherithasonelevelofintensity(category2a)ortwolevelsofintensity(category2b)andwhetherthedirectionindicatormayalsobeusedinanassemblyoftwolampsofthesamecategory.2.2.Foreachtypeofdirectionindicatortheapplicationshallbeaccompaniedbythefollowing:2.2.1.Drawings,intriplicate,sufficientlydetailedtopermitidentificationofthetypeandcategoryandshowinggeometricallyinwhatpositionthedirectionindicatorismountedonthevehicle;theaxisofobservationtobetakenastheaxisofreferenceinthetests(horizontalangleH=O°,verticalangleV=0°);andthepointtobetakenasthecentreofreferenceinthesaidtests.Thedrawingsshallshowthepositionintendedfortheapprovalnumberandtheadditionalsymbolsinrelationtothecircleoftheapprovalmark;2.2.2.Abrieftechnicaldescriptionstatinginparticularthecategoriesoffilamentlampsprescribed,withtheexceptionoflampswithnon-replaceablelightsources;eachfilamentlampcategoryshallbeoneorotherofthosecontainedinRegulationNo.37;E/ECE/324Add.5/Rev.3E/ECE/TRANS/505ARegulationNo.6page62.2.3.Foradirectionindicatorofcategory2b,anarrangementdiagramandaspecifica