WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.47
7March 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-0832)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: UNITED STATES
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (40)
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable):
Motorcycles (HSChapter 8711)
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices andAssociated Equipment (5pages)
6. Description ofcontent: TheAdministration isproposing amendments totheFederal
Motor Vehicle Standard (FMVSS) Standard No.108,onlighting, which would adopt
newphotometric requirements formotorcycle headlamps andwhich would improve the
objectivity ofaiming oftheirupper beam. Thenewphotometric requirements would be
those ofSociety ofAutomotive Engineers Standard (SAE) J584October 1993, added as
anewfigure 31toFMVSS Standard No.108. When being tested forphotometric
compliance withfigure 31,theupper beam ofmotorcycle headlamps would beaimed
photoelectrically rather thanvisually, asatpresent.
7. Objective andrationale: Toenhance motor vehicle safety byimproving visibility forthe
motorcycle operator anddetectability ofhisorhermachine.
8. Relevant documents: 61FR6616, 21February 1996; 49CFR 571. Willappear inthe
Federal Register when adopted.
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: Tobedetermined
10. Final dateforcomments: 22April 1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: