European Agreement Concerning the Work of Crews
of Vehicles Engaged in International Road Transport (AETR)

done at Geneva on 1 July 1970
Amendment 3*

Article 10
Control device

At the end of paragraph 1, subparagraph (a) of this article add the following sentence:
“A control device which as regards construction, installation, use and testing complies with Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3821/85 of 20 December 1985 shall be deemed to be in compliance with the requirements of this article.”

Article 13
Transitional provisions

Amend to read:
“The provisions of new article 10 – Control device, shall not become mandatory for countries Contracting Parties to this Agreement until 24 April 1995. Before that date the provisions of the old article 12 –Individual control book, and the old article 12 bis – Control device, shall continue to apply.”

Annex – Appendix 2, chapter I
Approval mark and certificate

I. Approval mark
Amend to read:
“1. The approval mark shall be made up of: A rectangle, within which shall be placed the letter ’e’ followed by a distinguishing number for the country which has issued the approval in accordance with the following conventional signs:

Subsequent numbers shall be assigned:

(i) To countries Contracting Parties to the 1958 Agreement Concerning the Adoption of Uniform Conditions of Approval and Reciprocal Recognition of Approval for Motor Vehicle Equipment and Parts the same numbers as assigned to those countries by that Agreement;
(ii) To countries non–Contracting Parties to the 1958 Agreement – in the chronological order in which they ratify or accede to this Agreement
and
An approval number corresponding to the number of the approval certificate drawn up for the prototype of the control device or the record sheet, placed at any point within the immediate proximity of this rectangle.
Note: In order to ensure in the future conformity between conventional signs in the 1958 Agreement and those set up in the AETR Agreement new Contracting Parties should be allocated the same number in both Agreements.
2. The approval mark shall be shown on the descriptive plaque of each set of control device and on each record sheet. It must be indelible and must always remain clearly legible.
3. The dimensions of the approval mark drawn below are expressed in millimetres, these dimensions being minima. The ratios between the dimensions must be maintained.

(1) These figures are shown for guidance only
* Entered into force on 28 February 1995