UNITED

NATIONS

Distr.	GENERAL

TRANS/WP.29/603	11 December 1997

ENGLISH

Original:	ENGLISH

and FRENCH

INLAND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE

Working Party on the Construction of Vehicles

DRAFT SUPPLEMENT 2 TO THE 03 SERIES OF AMENDMENTS

TO REGULATION No. 36

(Public service vehicles)

Note: The text reproduced below was adopted by the Administrative Committee (AC.1) of the amended 1958 Agreement at its seventh session, following the recommendation by the Working Party at its one-hundred-and-thirteenth session. It is based on document TRANS/WP.29/1997/2, not amended (TRANS/WP.29/599, para. 98).

GE.97-

Paragraph 1, amend to read:

"... and having a capacity in excess of 22 passengers, whether seated or standing, in addition to the driver, ..."

Paragraph 2.1., amend to read:

"2.1.	'Vehicle' means a vehicle designed and equipped for the transport of more than 22 passengers. There are ..."

Paragraph 5.6.1.1., amend the table to read:

"

Number of passengers	Number of service doors
Class I	Class II	Class III
23 - 45	1	1	1
46 - 70	2	1	1
71 - 100	3	2	1
> 100	4	3	1

"

Paragraph 5.6.1.5., amend the table to read:

"

Number of passengers	Minimum total number of exits
23 - 30

31 - 45

46 - 60

61 - 75

76 - 90

> 90	4

5

6

7

8

9

"

Paragraph 5.6.2.2., amend to read:

"... not less than 40 per cent of the overall length of the passenger compartment measured parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle. If one of these two doors forms part of a double door, ..."

____________