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Regulation No 118 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UN/ECE) — Uniform technical prescriptions concerning the burning behaviour of materials used in the interior construction of certain categories of motor vehicles

Regulation No 118 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UN/ECE) — Uniform technical prescriptions concerning the burning behaviour of materials used in the interior construction of certain categories of motor vehicles
1. SCOPE
2. DEFINITIONS: General
3. APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL
4. APPROVAL
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
5.2. Specifications
6. PART II — APPROVAL OF A COMPONENT WITH REGARD TO ITS BURNING BEHAVIOUR
6.1. Definitions
6.2. Specifications
7. MODIFICATION OF THE TYPE AND EXTENSION OF APPROVAL
8. CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION
9. PENALTIES FOR NON-CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION
10. PRODUCTION DEFINITELY DISCONTINUED
11. NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF TECHNICAL SERVICES RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING APPROVAL TESTS AND OF ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS
ANNEX 1
INFORMATION DOCUMENT
(in accordance with paragraph 3.2 of this Regulation relating to the ECE type-approval of a vehicle with regard to the burning behaviour of the interior components used in the passenger compartment)
1. GENERAL
2. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VEHICLE
3. BODYWORK
ANNEX 2
INFORMATION DOCUMENT
(in accordance with paragraph 3.2 of the Regulation relating to the ECE type-approval of a component with regard to its burning behaviour)
1. GENERAL
2. INTERIOR MATERIALS
ANNEX 3
COMMUNICATION
(Maximum format: A4 (210 × 297 mm))
SECTION I
GENERAL
SECTION II
ANNEX 4
COMMUNICATION
(Maximum format: A4 (210 × 297 mm))
SECTION I
GENERAL
SECTION II
ANNEX 5
ARRANGEMENTS OF APPROVAL MARKS
Example 1
(see Part I of this Regulation)
Example 2
(see Part II of this Regulation)
ANNEX 6
Test to determine the horizontal burning rate of materials
1. Sampling and principle
2. Apparatus
Figure 1
Example of combustion chamber with sample holder and drip tray
Figure 2
Example of combustion chamber
(Dimensions in millimetres)
Figure 3
Typical drip pan
(Dimensions in millimetres)
Figure 4
Example of sample holder
(Dimensions in millimetres)
Figure 5
Example of section of lower U-frame design for wire support facility
(Dimensions in millimetres)
2.3. Gas burner
2.4. Test gas
3. Samples
3.1. Shape and dimensions
Figure 6
Sample
(Dimensions in millimetres)
3.2. Conditioning
4. Procedure
5. Calculation
ANNEX 7
Test to determine the melting behaviour of materials
1. Sampling and principle
2. Apparatus
2.2. Calibration
2.2.1. Calibration check
2.2.2. Calibration procedure
3. Samples
4. Procedure
5. Results
Figure 1
(Dimensions in millimetres)
ANNEX 8
Test to determine the vertical burning rate of materials
1. SAMPLING AND PRINCIPLE
2. APPARATUS
3. SAMPLES
4. PROCEDURE
5. RESULTS
Figure 1
Specimen holder
(Dimensions in millimetres)
Figure 2
Burner ignition location
Figure 3
Gas burner
(Dimensions in millimetres)