4.4.2.2. The symbol ‘V’ indicating that the component has been approved according to its melting behaviour (Annex 7) and/or the symbol ‘CD’ indicating that the component has been approved as a complete device, such as seats, separation walls, luggage racks, etc.
4.4.2.3. Production materials do not need to be individually marked. However, the packaging with which they are supplied must be clearly marked with the approval mark described above.
4.4.2.4. If separately marked, large components, for example seats, comprising of more than one piece of approved material, may have a single mark indicating the approval number(s) of the material(s) used.
4.4.3. If a type conforms to a type approved, under one or more other Regulations annexed to the Agreement, in the country which has granted approval under this Regulation, the symbol prescribed in paragraph 4.4.1 need not be repeated; in such a case, the Regulation under which approval has been granted in the country which has granted approval under this Regulation shall be placed in vertical columns to the right of the symbol prescribed in paragraph 4.4.1.
4.4.4. The approval mark shall be clearly legible and be indelible.
4.4.5. In the case of a vehicle, the approval mark shall be placed close to or on the vehicle data plate affixed by the manufacturer.
4.4.6. Annex 5 to this Regulation gives examples of arrangements of approval marks.
5. PART I — APPROVAL OF A VEHICLE TYPE WITH REGARD TO THE BURNING BEHAVIOUR OF THE INTERIOR COMPONENTS USED IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT
5.1. Definition
For the purpose of Part I of this Regulation,
5.1.1. ‘Vehicle type’ means vehicles that do not differ in such essential respects as the manufacturer’s type designation.
5.2. Specifications
5.2.1. The interior materials of the passenger compartment used in the vehicle to be type approved shall meet the requirements of Part II of this Regulation.
5.2.2. The materials and/or equipment used in the passenger compartment and/or in devices approved as components shall be so installed as to minimise the risk of flame development and flame propagation.
5.2.3. Such interior materials and/or equipment shall only be installed in accordance with their intended purposes and the test(s) which they have undergone (see paragraphs 6.2.1, 6.2.2 and 6.2.3), especially in relation to their burning and melting behaviour (horizontal/vertical direction).
5.2.4. Any adhesive agent used to affix the interior material to its supporting structure shall not, as far as possible, exacerbate the burning behaviour of the material.
6. PART II — APPROVAL OF A COMPONENT WITH REGARD TO ITS BURNING BEHAVIOUR
6.1. Definitions
For the purpose of Part II of this Regulation,
‘Type of a component’ means components which do not differ in such essential respects as:
6.1.1.1. the manufacturer’s type designation,
6.1.1.2. the intended use (seat upholstery, roof lining, etc.),
6.1.1.3. the base material(s) (e.g. wool, plastic, rubber, blended materials),
6.1.1.4. the number of layers in the case of composite materials, and
6.1.1.5. other characteristics in so far as they have an appreciable effect on the performance prescribed in this Regulation.
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