UNITED

NATIONS

Distr.

Economic and Social	GENERAL

Council	TRANS/WP.29/760
20 December 2000

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and FRENCH

ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE

INLAND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE

World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29)

DRAFT SUPPLEMENT 1 TO THE 01 SERIES OF AMENDMENTS

TO REGULATION No. 97

(Vehicle alarm systems)

Note: The text reproduced below was adopted by the Administrative Committee (AC.1) of the amended 1958 Agreement at its sixteenth session, following the recommendation by WP.29 at its one-hundred-and-twenty-second session. It is based on document TRANS/WP.29/2000/53, not amended (TRANS/WP.29/743, para. 164).

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Paragraph 5.3., amend to read (including new footnotes 3/ and 4/; former footnotes 3/ and 4/ renumber as footnotes 5/ and 6/):

"....... ETSI Standards 2/, e.g. EN 300 220-1 V1.2.1 (1997-11) and EN 300 220-2 V1.2.1 (1997-11) (including any advisory requirements). The frequency and maximum radiated power of radio transmissions for the setting and unsetting of the alarm must comply with the CEPT/ERC 3/ Recommendation 70-03 (1977) relating to the use of short ranges devices 4/.

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3/	CEPT: Conference of European Posts and Communications

ERC: European Radiocommunications Committee

4/	Contracting Parties may prohibit the frequency and/or the power and may permit the use of other frequency and/or power."

Paragraph 17.3., amend to read (including the references to footnotes 3/ and 4/):

"....... ETSI Standards 2/, e.g. EN 300 220-1 V1.2.1 (1997-11) and EN 300 220-2 V1.2.1 (1997-11) (including any advisory requirements). The frequency and maximum radiated power of radio transmissions for the setting and unsetting of the alarm must comply with the CEPT/ERC 3/ Recommendation 70-03 (1977) relating to the use of short ranges devices 4/."

Paragraph 31.2., amend to read (including the references to footnotes 3/ and 4/):

"....... ETSI Standards 2/, e.g. EN 300 220-1 V1.2.1 (1997-11) and EN 300 220-2 V1.2.1 (1997-11) (including any advisory requirements). The frequency and maximum radiated power of radio transmissions for the setting and unsetting of the immobilizer must comply with the CEPT/ERC 3/ Recommendation 70-03 (1977) relating to the use of short ranges devices 4/."

Paragraph 31.4., amend to read:

"31.4.	It shall not be possible for an immobilizer to enter the set state

when the ignition key is in the engine running mode, except when:

(a)	the vehicle is equipped or intended to be equipped for ambulance, fire brigade or police purposes; or

(b)	the engine is required to:

(i)	drive machinery forming part of, or mounted on, the vehicle for purposes other than driving the vehicle; or

(ii)	maintain the electrical power of the batteries of the vehicle at a level required for driving that machinery or apparatus;

and the vehicle is stationary with the parking brake applied. When this exception is used, this fact shall be stated under item 2 of the addendum to the communication document (annex 2 to this Regulation)."

Paragraph 32.4.2., amend to read:

"32.4.2.	If the immobilizer can enter the set state when the ignition key is in the engine running mode as provided for in paragraph 31.4., the immobilizer may also be set by the opening of the driver's door and/or the authorised user carrying out a deliberate action."

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