UNITED

NATIONS

Distr.

Economic and Social	GENERAL

Council	TRANS/WP.29/676
16 April 1999

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ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE

INLAND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE

Working Party on the Construction of Vehicles

DRAFT SUPPLEMENT 1 TO REGULATION No. 106

(Pneumatic tyres for agricultural vehicles and their trailers)

Note:	The text reproduced below was adopted by the Administrative Committee (AC.1) of the amended 1958 Agreement at its eleventh session, following the recommendation by the Working Party at its one-hundred-and- seventeenth session. It is based on document TRANS/WP.29/1999/6, not amended (TRANS/WP.29/663, para. 125).

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GE.99-

Paragraph 2.15.6., amend to read:

"2.15.6.	optionally, the letters "FRONT" after the nominal rim diameter...".

Paragraph 2.16., the table heading of the second, fourth and sixth column, amend the references to "paras. 4.2.1. and 4.4." to read "paras. 6.2.1.

and 6.4.".

Paragraph 3.1.11., amend to read:

"3.1.11.	the inscription '...bar Max.' (Or '...kPa Max.') inside the pictogram ..."

Annex 3. Part A., amend the table to read:

MINIMUM HEIGHTS OF MARKINGS (mm)

Tyres of Nominal Section Width	TYRES OF RIM DIAMETER CODE
UP TO 12	13 to 19.5	20 AND ABOVE
up to 130	b = 4

c = 4	b = 6

c = 4	b = 9

c = 4
135 to 235	b = 6

c = 4	b = 6

c = 4	b = 9

c = 4
240 and above	b = 9

c = 4	b = 9

c = 4	b = 9

c = 4

Annex 3, Part A, insert a new note (d), to read:

"(d)	the marking of the additional Service Description inside the circle may show either the speed category symbol after or below the load index."

Annex 3, Part B, amend the table to read:

MINIMUM HEIGHTS OF MARKINGS (mm)

Tyres of Nominal Section Width	TYRES OF RIM DIAMETER CODE
UP TO 12	13 to 19.5	20 AND ABOVE
up to 130	b = 4

c = 4	b = 6

c = 4	b = 9

c = 4
135 to 235	b = 6

c = 4	b = 6

c = 4	b = 9

c = 4
240 and above	b = 9

c = 4	b = 9

c = 4	b = 9

c = 4

Annex 3, Part C, amend the table to read:

MINIMUM HEIGHTS OF MARKINGS (mm)

Tyres of Nominal Section Width	TYRES OF RIM DIAMETER CODE
UP TO 12	13 to 19.5	20 AND ABOVE
up to 130	b = 4

c = 4

d = 7	b = 6

c = 4

d = 12	b = 9

c = 4

d = 12
135 to 235	b = 6

c = 4

d = 12	b = 6

c = 4

d = 12	b = 9

c = 4

d = 12
240 and above	b = 9

c = 4

d = 12	b = 9

c = 4

d = 12	b = 9

c = 4

d = 12

Annex 11, delete the table, and insert below the pictogram the following text:

"a = 2 mm min."