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In accordance with Article 49 of the General Regulation of Vehicles, approved by Royal Decree 2822/1998 of 23 December 1998, the number plates to be used in motor vehicles and their trailers correspond to previously approved types. Article 5.3 of the same Regulation lays down that the procedure for type-approval shall be fixed by the Ministry of Industry and Energy. Also, Annex XVIII to that Regulation, as amended by the Order of 15 September 2000, regulates registration plates, specifying the colours and inscriptions of the plates, their passwords, number and location of the plates and the dimensions and technical specifications of the plates and their characters.
By Order of 20 September 1985 on the installation and approval of registration plates for motor vehicles and trailers, the Regulation on the approval and testing of registration plates for motor vehicles was adopted. engine and its trailers.
The partial amendment of the Order of 20 September 1985, which is carried out in this order, responds to three types of reasons. Firstly, it is necessary to adapt the conformity of production to the Community legal order. Secondly, it is considered very appropriate to regulate the possibility, if necessary, to withdraw the approval password from the registration plates to avoid the placing on the market of non-compliant plates. Also, in order to avoid irregularities in the handling of registration plates, it is appropriate to clarify the responsibilities of the holder of the approval of the license plate. Finally, experience resulting from the application of the standard since 1985 has shown the need to update the requirements for obtaining the approval of registration plates.
During the elaboration phase of the standard has been submitted to the procedure of information in the field of norms and technical regulations foreseen in the Royal Decree 1337/1999, of July 31, for which the provisions apply of Directive 98 /34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998, as amended by Directive 98 /48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 July 1998.
The final provision of Royal Decree 2822/1998, dated 23 December, empowers the Ministry of Industry and Energy (currently the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade) to amend the annexes of the General Regulation of Vehicles. On the other hand, the Order of 20 September 1985 is an order of the defunct Ministry of Industry and Energy, to which the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade has taken place in this area of responsibility.
Consequently, this Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade is empowered to amend the Order of 20 September 1985 and to replace the Regulation on the approval and testing of license plates for vehicles to be amended. engine and its trailers, as set out in Annex I to that ministerial order.
In its virtue, I have:
First. The purpose of this order is to amend the second, third, fourth and eighth paragraphs of the Order of 20 September 1985 on the installation and approval of registration plates for motor vehicles and trailers.
In addition, the new paragraphs 10 and 11 are added and the Regulation on the approval and testing of the registration plates for motor vehicles and their trailers, as set out in Annex I to that order, is replaced by another of new wording.
Second. Amendment of the second, third, fourth and eighth paragraphs of the Order of 20 September 1985.
One. The second paragraph of the Order of 20 September 1985 reads as follows:
" Second.-National manufacturers of vehicle registration plates, or the official representatives of foreign manufacturers, duly authorized, shall apply for the approval of each of the types which manufacture.
The manufacturers of the registration plates must have the means of production necessary for the manufacture and ensure the traceability of the materials on both the plate and the characters. "
Two. The third paragraph has the following wording:
" Third.-The manufacturer or his/her legal representative who wishes to approve license plates must present in the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce the following documentation:
Application for approval of the registration plate to the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce.
Proof of the applicant's personality by submitting the following documents:
(a) For manufacturers not located in Spain, proof of the condition of the manufacturer of license plates that must have the validity of their registration in the Industrial Registry, as well as of the tax license of the same.
(b) For manufacturers based in the European Economic Area (E.E.E.), evidence of the condition of the manufacturer of license plates in the country of origin, with the capacity to type or obtain approval in the that country.
(c) If the approval is submitted by the manufacturer's legal representative, the copy of the public power document granted by the company in favour of the representative shall be submitted
In addition to the above requirements, the applicant must provide:
Technical sheet of the plate, sealed by the Official Laboratory, in accordance with the official model set out in Annex II.
Test record of the type-approval of the registration plate issued by the Official Laboratory, as provided for in point 6 of Annex I.
A relation of the premises where the conformity of the production set out in the tenth paragraph can be made.
The application and the documentation mentioned in the previous point may be filed in the Register of the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce or any of the procedures indicated in Article 38.4 of Law 30/1992, November 26, Legal Regime of Public Administrations and Common Administrative Procedure.
The Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade shall grant the type-approval, if appropriate, by assigning a password to the data subject.
In the event of a refusal, the management body responsible for industrial safety shall state the reasons for such refusal. "
Three. The fourth paragraph .2 is amended, the text of which becomes as follows:
" 2. As a result of the handling of a product with termination by the manipulator, the holder of the approval of the plate is responsible for the die-cutting, sausage or paint operations carried out by the handler by the manufacturer. with the equipment supplied by the manufacturer of the approval of the plate, duly completed. '
Four. The wording of paragraph octavo.1 is amended as follows:
" Eighth. -1. The manufacturer shall be responsible to the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade for the quality of the registration plate in its state of completion, and even in the alternative to that of the die-cut or sausage. or painted, where appropriate, and other finishing operations carried out by the handler by the authorised person. '
Third. -Inclusion of two new paragraphs in the Order of 20 September 1985 and consequent change of numbering of its paragraphs.
One. Two new paragraphs, numbered as tenth and eleventh, are added to the Order of 20 September 1985, with the following wording:
" Tenth. -Production Conformity:
Any registration plate bearing an approval password must be in conformity with the approved plate. The conformity of production procedure includes the initial assessment of the quality management systems, the conformity of production and the continuous verification arrangements.
1. Initial assessment.
The Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade, as the type-approval authority, shall verify, before granting approval, that the procedures adopted by the manufacturer are satisfactory in order to ensure a control of the conformity of the production with respect to the approved registration plate.
The initial assessment of the product's compliance provisions may be carried out by the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade or by whom it designates. When deciding on the scope of the initial assessment to be carried out, the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade may take into account the available information concerning the initial assessments of the quality system, made at the manufacturer's premises, in accordance with one or more specifications satisfying the requirements of the harmonised standard EN ISO 9002-1994 or EN ISO 9001-2000 with the authorised exclusions.
The Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade will accept the certification of the appropriate manufacturer in compliance with harmonised standard EN ISO 9002-1994 or EN ISO 9001-2000 with the authorised exclusions, the scope of which includes the places of production and the product to be approved. The manufacturer shall provide all necessary information on certification and shall be obliged to inform the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade about any change in validity or scope.
"appropriate" means the certification granted by a certifying body that complies with the harmonised standard EN 45012, either recognised as such by the EC type-approval authority of a Member State or accredited as such by a national accreditation organisation of a Member State and recognised by the EC type-approval authority of that Member State.
2. Conformity of production.
Any number plate approved in accordance with this order shall be manufactured in such a way as to conform to the type approved by meeting the requirements of this order.
Before granting an approval, the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade will verify the existence of appropriate provisions and documented control plans, which will have the agreement of the manufacturer for each approval, to carry out at intervals specified tests and controls necessary to verify compliance with the approved plate.
The holder of the approval shall in particular comply with the following conditions:
Ensure the existence and application of procedures that allow effective control of the conformity of the plates with respect to the approved type.
You shall have access to the test equipment or other equipment necessary to check the conformity of the production of each type approved.
It will ensure that the data from the test results or verification is recorded and that the attached documents are available for a period of time to be determined in accordance with the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade. That period shall not be longer than 10 years.
analyse the results of each type of test or verification to verify and ensure the invariability of the product characteristics, taking into account the tolerances inherent in industrial production.
It shall ensure that any series of samples or parts demonstrating the non-compliance with the type of test considered to result in new sampling and new tests and verifications. The necessary measures shall be taken to restore the conformity of the corresponding production.
3. Continuous verification arrangements.
The Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade will be able to verify at any time the conformity control methods applied at each production plant.
It is normal to verify the permanent effectiveness of the procedures established for the initial assessment and the conformity of production.
The normal frequency of verifications carried out by the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade shall ensure that the relevant checks carried out in accordance with the above two points are reviewed for a period of time. appropriate to the reliability established by that Ministry.
In each review, the test reports, the verifications and the records of the production shall be made available to the inspector; in particular, the records of the documented tests or verifications as required in point 2.
When the nature of the test so permits, the inspector may select samples at random, to be tested in the manufacturer's laboratory, or in the laboratory of the technical service responsible for the approval tests. The minimum number of samples may be determined in accordance with the results of the manufacturer's own verification.
Where the number of checks is not sufficient or where it appears necessary to check the validity of the tests performed above, the inspector shall select samples to be sent to the technical service which he has carried out. The approval tests shall be carried out.
The Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade may carry out any verification or testing provided for in this order.
When unsatisfactory results are obtained in an inspection or in the monitoring review, the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade will ensure that all necessary measures are taken to restore the conformity of the production as soon as possible.
11th. -Incompliances and loss of validity of approvals.
1. Where unsatisfactory results are obtained in an inspection or in the monitoring review, the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade shall ensure that all necessary measures are taken to restore the conformity of production with the as soon as possible.
The non-conformity of production with the approved type shall result in the withdrawal of the market for products which are not in conformity with the approved plate and the replacement on behalf of the manufacturer holder of the approval of the registration not in conformity with the one approved by others complying with the regulatory requirements.
The holder of the approval shall also be required to subsane within a specified time the defects detected and reapply for a new conformity control of the production in which it is established that have been properly corrected.
2. Failure to comply with the provisions of the preceding paragraphs may result in the withdrawal of the approval of the approved plate as provided for in Article 14 of Royal Decree 2140/1985 concerning the type-approval of vehicles vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers, as well as parts and parts of such vehicles.
All without prejudice to the possibility of implementing the sanctioning regimes provided for in the legislation on safety and industrial quality, traffic, motor vehicle traffic and road safety or safety. and defending the rights of consumers and users. "
Two. The previous 10th and 11th paragraphs are numbered as 12th and 13th.
Fourth. Replacement of the Regulation on the approval and testing of registration plates for motor vehicles and their trailers, as set out in Annex I to the Order of 20 September 1985.-The Regulation on the approval and testing of plates Registration for motor vehicles and their trailers, approved by the Order of 20 September 1985, is replaced by the new Regulation which is inserted as an annex to this order.
Single additional disposition. Validity of the approvals in force.
As from the entry into force of this order, the approvals in force granted in accordance with the Order of 20 September 1985 will continue to be valid indefinitely as long as the requirements of the conformity of the production laid down in the tenth paragraph and the traceability of plates and characters in paragraph 5 of the Regulation on the approval and testing of registration plates for motor vehicles and their trailers, in the wording corresponding to the one inserted in this order.
Single end disposition. Entry into force.
This order will take effect within three months of its publication in the "Official State Gazette".
Madrid, 16 May 2006.
MONTILA AGUILERA
ANNEX
Regulation on approval and testing of registration plates for motor vehicles and their trailers
1. General specifications
1.1 Materials.
1.1.1 The number plate assembly shall be formed, at least, by a metal substrate painted or not, resistant to corrosion and a retroreflective sheet applied directly thereon. The plates must not present manufacturing defects that damage their proper use or good preservation.
1.1.2 The substrate shall be aluminium with a thickness of 1,4 mm ± 0.1 mm.
1.1.3 The reflective coating or sheet will be applied to a substrate in the case of the plate that is painted after the sausage and to one or more substrates in the case of the plate that is painted before drawing. The retro-reflective material shall have a smooth and smooth outer surface with an easy separation protective paper prior to application on the plate.
1.1.4 Exteriorly to the retro-reflective surface and in all its contour, the plates shall bear a rim (embroidery) without covering or painting a plane of 5 millimeters in width and with a funnel of 0.8 ± 0.1 mm.
1.1.5 The sausage or die-cut characters will be painted, before or after the sausage, using "forced" drying inks.
1.1.6 Tolerances.
1.1.6.1 For approval: ± 2 mm in the dimensions of the surface of the plate and in the outer dimensions of the characters. For the width of the character stroke the tolerance of ± 0.2 mm shall be applied.
1.1.6.2 For manufacture: ± 2 mm in the dimensions of the surface of the plate and in the outer dimensions of the characters. For the width of the character stroke the tolerance of ± 0.5 mm shall be applied.
1.1.7 Inks and sheets must be of good quality in order to ensure permanent plate function under normal conditions of use.
1.1.8 When the die-cut or cold-drawn characters in the plate require, by their procedure, the paint after the drawing, the manufacturer of the plate shall be obliged to approve the ink to be used in conjunction with the oven drying, taking responsibility for the use of the same by its handlers and license plates. The use of other inks by the handlers may result in the approval of the manufacturer.
1.1.9 Plate painted after the funnel.
It is considered that this variant belongs to the plate that is formed by a 1.4 mm ± 0.1 aluminium substrate and reflective material adhered to its surface and that once it is embedded it is necessary to paint it to highlight the characters.
1.1.10 Plate painted before the funnel.
It is considered that this variant belongs to the plate that is provided with one or more substrates and after the drawing separating the top sheet of the characters after having cut it appear the characters painted in the the same colour as the aluminium substrate of thickness 1.4 ± 0.1 mm previously painted.
In the case where there is an intermediate substrate between the 1.4 ± 0.1 mm aluminium and the reflector, the substrate shall free a minimum of 4 mm from the edge of the entire inner contour of the plate. The reflectant shall be applied to the entire interior of the plate without covering or painting the 5 mm wide flat rim (embroidery) in order to achieve a sealing of the inner contour of the plate.
1.2 Colors.
The colours of the bottom of the plates and of the embossed characters in relief shall be those indicated by the General Regulation of Vehicles, and must conform to the photometric and colorimetric specifications which are point out in heading 2 of this Annex.
1.3 Plate types.
Plates are understood to be of different types when one or more of the following characteristics are different:
1.3.1. The reflective sheet
1.3.2 The color of the reflective background.
1.3.3 The character painted system, according to point 1.1.5.
1.4 Forgeries security marks.
1.4.1 The reflective sheet shall contain, as an integral part, safety marks to prevent counterfeiting. Such marks shall consist of the official shield of Spain, and of an anagram, logo or trademark of the manufacturer of the reflective sheet or the manufacturer of the plate.
1.4.2 The official shield of Spain shall be inscribed in a rectangle of 20 x 17 mm and shall be evenly distributed throughout the surface of the sheet, as specified in Figure 1.
1.4.3 The anagram, logo or brand name, corresponding to each retroreflective sheet manufacturer or the manufacturer of the plate, shall be registered in a square of 6 mm side, distributed between the resulting spaces of the Spain's shield centered on them, as shown in Figure 1, which features the inscription XX.
FIGURE 1
Dimensions in millimeters
2. Photometric and colorimetric specifications
2.1 Definitions.
For the purposes of these specifications, it is understood by:
2.1.1 Reflective material.
A surface and object that reflects and returns a relatively high portion of light in the same direction from which it comes. This feature is maintained in a wide variety of angles formed by the incident light beam and the normal to the reflective surface.
2.1.2 Input angle.
The angle formed between the illumination axis and the reflective axis.
2.1.3 Observation Angle.
The angle formed between the illumination axis and the observation axis.
2.1.4 Reflection Coefficient.
The result obtained from dividing the coefficient of luminous intensity emitted by a reflective flat surface by its area, expressed in cd. lux-1. m-2.
2.1.5 luminance factor.
The number of times the element is brighter than a perfect white surface.
2.2 Symbols and abbreviations.
H = When the lighting of the incident or input light beam is performed horizontally.
V = When the illumination of the incident or input light beam is performed vertically.
CIE = International Lighting Commission.
2.3 photometric specifications.
2.3.1 The minimum reflectance values of new material, expressed in candelas per lux per square meter (cd. lux-1. m-2), they will be those specified in Table II, when it is illuminated with the ICN Standard A Lighting, and measured according to the ICN recommendation with the angles of entry and observation in the same plane (General Recommendations for Fotometry Reflex-Reflection, Procedures of the 14th Session of the ICD-1959-, Brussels, Volume D, pp. 566-571).
2.3.2 The adjustment of the input angle will be made so that the angles of entry and observation are on opposite sides of the line that joins the luminous focus with the center of the sample
TABLE II
Coplanar Geometry
| Color | Observation Angle | Input Angle | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
H = 0º | V = 5th V = 30th cd. lx-1 . m-2 | V = 40º | ||||||
|
White. | 0º 12 ' | - | 70.00 | 30.00 | - | |||
|
|
50.00 | - | - | 25.00 | - | |||
| 1º 30 ' | - |
2.00 | 2.00 | - | ||||
| Red. | Centro_table_body "> 0º 12 ' | - | 10.00 | 4.00 | 14.00 | |||
| 0º 20 ' |
|
2.50 | ||||||
| 1º 30 ' | - |
0.30 |
| |||||
| Green. |
0.20 |
0º 12 ' | - | 9.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | ||
|
0º 20 ' |
|
0.90 | ||||||
|
|
0.60 | 0.15 |
| |||||
| Blue. |
| 3.00 |
3.00 | - | - |
| ||
| 0º 20 ' |
1.50 | 1.50 | - | 1.00 | - | |||
|
30 ' | - | 0.30 | - | - | ||||
| Yellow. | 0º 12 ' | - | 40.00 | 16.00 | 7.00 | |||
| 7.00 | ||||||||
| 28.00 |
11.00 | 5.00 | ||||||
| 1st 30 ' | - | 3.00 |
1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
2.4 Reflectance in the rain.
2.4.1 When subjected to simulated rain, the reflectance of the reflecting material shall not be less than 90 per 100 of the values specified in Table II. The measurement shall be carried out only with an observation angle of 0º 33 ' and an entry angle of 5 °.
2.4.2 To carry out the test, the sample is placed in a vertical position 15 cm below and 10 cm in front of the water-mouth line. A sufficient water pressure must be applied for the spray jet to crash against the high part of the sample and the water to cover the surface completely. The water hydrants and the sample shall be located as shown in Figure 2.
FIGURE 2
2.5 Colorimetric Specifications.
2.5.1 When measured according to the specifications of CIE publication number 15 (1971) and with the illuminated surface with a Standard D65 Lighting, under an angle of 45 ° to normal (geometry 45/ 0), the background color of the surface retroreflective shall be located within the area defined by the chromatic coordinates of Table III and adjust to the luminance factor.
2.5.2 Equivalent colorimetric methods or instruments may be used, but, in case of doubt, the spectrophotometric method will be taken as a reference method.
TABLE III
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | luminance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
. | X | 0.355 |
0.285 | 0.335 | 0.335 | 0.35 | |
| Y | 0.355 | 0.305 | 0.325 |
0.375 | |||
|
Red. |
X | 0.690 | 0.595 | 0.569 |
Y | ||
| 0.310 | 0.655 | 0.655 |
0.315 | 0.341 |
0.345 | ||
| . | X | 0.007 |
0.177 | 0.177 | 0.026 | ||
| Y | 0.703 |
0.362 | 0.399 | 0.399 | |||
| Blue. |
X | 0.078 | 0.150 | 0.210 | 0.137 | > 0.01 | |
|
Y | 0.171 | 0.220 | 0.160 |
| |||
|
| 0.545 |
X |
0.487 | 0.427 | 0.465 | > | |
|
| 0.454 |
0.423 | 0.483 | 0.534 |
3. Tests
3.1 Sausage test.
In the laboratory it is determined whether the retroreflective sheet is funnels up to a minimum height of 0.9 mm + 0.3 and-0.2 mm to form letters and digits in relief, without deterioration of the same.
3.2 Temperature resistance.
A test sample will be submitted to the following serial conditions:
a) For seven consecutive hours at a temperature of 65 ± 2 ° C and relative humidity of 10 ± 5 per 100.
b) For one hour at a temperature of 25 ± 5 ° C and relative humidity of 50 ± 10 per 100.
c) For fifteen consecutive hours at a temperature of-20 ° C ± 2 ° C.
At the end of this test, the retro-reflective material, the letters and the digits shall not show any type of cracking, bubbles, discoloration or peeling of the substrate.
3.3 Accession to the substrate.
3.3.1 Plate of type painted after drawing.
To verify the adhesion to the substrate, a plaque, without drawing, will be conditioned for one hour at-20 ° C ± 1 ° C. Immediately after this conditioning, the retroreflective material of the substrate on the contact surface of the adhesive plate shall not be physically removed in one piece.
3.3.2 Plate of the type painted before the funnel.
3.3.2.1 Accession to the substrate.
To verify the adhesion to the substrate, a plate shall be conditioned without drawing, for one hour at-20 ° C ± 1 ° C. Immediately after this conditioning it will not be possible to physically start the retroreflective material of the substrate in one piece, considering as a substrate to test the one with the most surface of contact with the adhesive part of the reflective material.
3.3.2.2 Take-off test.
A die-cut plate shall be recorded with several numbers 8, as shown in Figure 3, and shall be conditioned for one hour at-20 ° C ± 1 ° C. Then, and placing the plate in the inclined position of 30 °, as shown in Figure 3, a quarter of the part of the reflexive and the substrate covering the sausage character shall be taken off. This reflexive stroke will be applied a weight of 190 grams in a vertical position.
The test is considered to be exceeded, if the take-off resistance is greater than 20 seconds. This test shall be repeated in all the sausage characters which, by virtue of their characteristics, may present difficulties of adhesion.
FIGURE 3
3.4 Plate resistance to stiffness, impact, and geometric specifications.
3.4.1 Resistance to plate stiffness.
The aluminium base of the plate plate of 520 x 110 mm flat, without any flange or substrate on its surfaces, shall be fixed by one of its minor ends. The fixed surface must have dimensions of 110 x 50 mm, leaving the remaining 470 mm in complete overhang.
The center of the lower cantilever side must have a 5 mm diameter hole 10 mm from the edge of the plate. A hook of 100 mm in length at the lower end of which a ballast shall be placed shall be hung in that hole. The weight of the hook and the ballast shall be 0,850 Kg. In these conditions the plate will be maintained for 15 minutes. The procedure for this test is reproduced in Figure 4.
Interpretation of results:
Yes at the time of placing the hook and the laste of
0,850 Kg. the plate flexione more than 200 mm, the plate shall be rejected, and after 15 minutes with the hook and ballast of 0,850 Kg. hook and ballast shall be removed, and if the plastic deformation of the plate exceeds 60 mm the plate will be rejected.
FIGURE 4
3.4.2 Impact.
Place the test sample with the reflecting side up on a solid support formed by a steel plate of about 12.5 mm at an ambient temperature of 20 ° C.
Drop a 25 mm diameter steel ball, from a height of 2 m, over a flat section of the sample.
The retroreflective material shall not show any cracks or separation of the substrate beyond a 5 mm distance from the impacted area.
3.4.3 Geometry.
The geometry of the plate and its measurements, as well as that of the die-cut and chartering of the characters, shall be in accordance with the provisions of the General Regulation of Vehicles.
3.5 Resistance to the bending of the reflective material applied to the aluminum and without drawing the characters.
A undrawn plate shall be bent over a mandrel of 50 mm in diameter, forming an angle of 90 ° with the reflective face of the material outward, and at a temperature of 25 ± 5 ° C. No cracks will appear. In order to facilitate the bending of the sample, any embossed edges of the above and below the test plate shall be cut.
3.5.1 Resistance to the bending of the funnel plate.
A plate finished with the characters 0202ZBF will be drawn to those previously and in the laboratory itself will be separated by the reflective with the substrate or substrates that are part of the silhouette that covers the character, pos-
will then fold over the mandrel cited in the
point 3.5 forming consecutive circles. No lifting of the contour or detachment of the interior of the closed characters will appear. However slight cracking is supported in the reflector of the plate.
3.6 Water resistance.
Immerse the test sample, over a period of twenty-four consecutive hours, in distilled water (deionized) to 25 ± 5 ° C and let it dry after, for forty-eight hours, at normal room temperature. Once this test has been completed, the sample will not present significant symptoms of deterioration that could reduce the effectiveness of its behaviour. The tests defined in paragraphs 2.4, 2.4.1. and 2.4.2. shall be carried out.
3.7 Cleaning.
A test sample, impregnated with a mixture of 98 parts of heavy lubricating oil and two parts of graphite, can be easily cleaned without damaging the reflecting surface by rubbing it with an aliphatic solvent, with the n-heptane, and then wash it with a neutral detergent.
3.8 Fuel resistance.
immerse a part of the test sample, containing letters and numbers on a fully white reflective background, for one minute, in test fuel consisting of 70 per 100 of n-heptane and 30 per 100 toluene (in volume). After removal, the surface of the sample shall be inspected, which shall not show any visible change that could reduce its effective performance.
3.9 Resistance of the community flag and other safety marks to rubbing.
On the community flag, 20 rubbing shall be carried out by means of a cotton cloth cloth impregnated with alcohol of 96º exercising, on the same, in each of the 20 rubbing, a pressure of 0,800 N.
The test is considered to be exceeded if no major alterations are observed after completion.
3.10 Resistance to Saline Fog (corrosion).
Submit a test sample to a saline mist for two cycles of twenty-two hours each, separated by a two-hour interval, at room temperature, during which the sample is left to dry.
Saline mist shall be produced by atomisation projected at a temperature of 35 ± 2 ° C, of a saline solution obtained by dissolving five parts by weight of sodium chloride in 95 parts of distilled water (deionised) containing less than 0,02 per 100 impurities. Once the test has been completed, the sample shall be washed with water and dried with a cloth, for further examination. There shall be no corrosion on the surface, visible at 2 metres away, capable of damaging the efficiency of the plate.
3.11 Tamper-proof test of the retroreflective sheet.
3.11.1 Safety marks must be easily visible under diffuse light conditions (e.g. daylight) or light with a wide angle of incidence at a distance of 1.5 to 2 metres.
Safety marks on the retro-reflective plastic sheet shall not be visible under the light if the surface of the sheet is illuminated in a perpendicular direction or with a minimum angle of light.
Safety marks must resist all chemical or physical attacks to which registration plates are normally exposed, unless these cause irreparable damage to the retroreflective sheet.
Safety marks must not be removed from the retroreflective sheet by chemical or physical means, without causing irreparable damage to the retroreflective system; this is, they must be an integral and inseparable part of the sheet retroreflective. This requirement is considered to be fulfilled if the test in paragraph 3.9 is satisfied.
3.11.2 The reflective properties of the safety marks may not be reproduced inside or on other reflective materials commonly available on the market. These marks may also not be erased by chemical or physical methods, without causing irreparable damage to the reflective sheet.
4. Test samples to be presented at the Laboratory
4.1 Representativity of samples.
4.1.1 The specifications shall be determined by laboratory test on representative samples of finished plates.
4.1.2 Test samples must be representative of normal production, in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations for retroreflective materials.
4.2 Conditioning of the samples.
4.2.1 Test samples shall have a minimum of 100 cm2 of continuous flat surface, without graphic, to facilitate photometric measurements and other tests. Depending on the graphic design, some adjustment may be necessary. All samples shall be conditioned for 24 hours at 25 ± 5 ° C and 50 ± 10 per 100 relative humidity before testing.
4.2.2 Nine test samples of each color will be required to perform the necessary tests in the laboratory.
4.2.3 One of the samples must be a completely finished plate, ready for placement in a vehicle and representative of the normal production in which the legend 0202ZBF appears. It will be used to check the dimensions, shape, letters and numbers, according to the established rules.
4.2.4 A second sample must be a completely finished plate, but without a legend, and it will be used to check the uniformity of the retroreflection.
4.2.5 The other seven samples must be finished plates, representative of the normal production, but only with one letter and two numbers located in the center and leaving the sides free surfaces of at least 100 cm2 for perform different tests.
4.3. Target of the samples.
4.3.1 Sample number 1 shall be used to check whether it complies with the photometric and colorimetric characteristics indicated in Tables II and III under heading 2. The laboratory shall keep this sample for reference. future.
4.3.2 The sample number 2 shall be cut into two parts of equal size, tests according to the headings 3.2 and 3.3, and each test shall be carried out separately on each of the parts.
4.3.3 Sample number 3 will be tested according to the headings 3.4 and 3.5 using for each test a different part of the plate.
4.3.4 Sample number 4 will be tested according to the headings 3.7 and 3.8 and for each test a different part of the plate will be used.
4.3.5 Sample number 5 will be used to verify whether it complies with heading 3.9.
4.3.6 Sample number 6 shall be tested in accordance with heading 3.10.
4.3.7 Sample number 7 will be tested according to section 3.6.
4.3.8 Sample number 8 will be a completely finished board.
4.3.9 The sample number 9 will be a completely finished plate, but without legend, to check the uniformity of the retroreflectance.
5. Plate and character traceability
They must establish the necessary procedures in order to know, in the event of a complaint, the materials that were used in their manufacture. Your application field will be the number plates and their characters. Essentially you will need to control:
Substrate material.
Reflective material.
Painting.
Material of the characters.
For the purposes of the traceability of the registration plates and the characters, the registration plates must bear the following data in a visible place:
Manufacturer's brand.
Date of manufacture.
Number of traceability control and how much data is needed to ensure better traceability.
The manufacturer of the registration plate shall establish a written procedure describing the traceability control in which the records to be completed are included.
The retention period for traceability records shall be at least four years.
All traceability control documentation, as well as any additional information required to verify such control, must be available at the legal address of the official representative of the manufacturer of the plate.
6. Test report
For each type of plaque, a duplicate test report shall be issued, which shall be delivered to the applicant accompanied by one of the complete plates which have been subjected to the test.
