WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.259
5August 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-3114)
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 andSafety Administration (58)
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
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 may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Motor vehicles
(HSChapter 8703)
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices andAssociated Equipment
(13pages)
6. Description ofcontent: This document proposes toamend Standard No.108, the
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard onLighting, toafford anoption toexisting
headlamp aiming specifications which isintended toimprove theobjectivity and
accuracy ofmotor vehicle headlamp aimwhen headlamps areaimed visually and/or
optically. Theproposal reflects theconsensus oftheNational Highway Traffic Safety
Administration 'sAdvisory Committee onRegulatory Negotiation concerning the
improvement ofheadlamp aiming.
7. Objective andrationale: Safety
8. Relevant documents: 61FR36334, 10July1996; 49CFR Part571. Willappear in
theFederal Register when adopted.
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:Tobedetermined
10. Final dateforcomments: 8October 1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: