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Only the original UN/ECE texts have legal effect under international public law. The status and date of entry into force of this Regulation
should be checked in the latest version of the UN/ECE status document TRANS/WP.29/343, available at:
http://www.unece.org/trans/main/wp29/wp29wgs/wp29gen/wp29fdocstts.html
Regulation No 62 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UN/ECE) —
Uniform provisions concerning the approval of power-driven vehicles with handlebars with regard
to their protection against unauthorized use
Incorporating all valid text up to:
Supplement 2 to the original version of the Regulation - Date of entry into force: 10 October 2006
CONTENTS
REGULATION
1. Scope
2 Definitions
3. Application for approval
4. Approval
5. General specifications
6. Particular specifications
7. Modifications of vehicle type or of the vehicle's protective device
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 adminis
trative departments
ANNEXES
Annex 1 — Communication concerning the approval (or refusal or withdrawal of approval or production
definitely discontinued) of a type of power-driven vehicle with handlebars with regard to its
protection against unauthorized use, pursuant to Regulation No 62
Annex 2 — Arrangements of approval marks
Annex 3 — Test for wear in type 3 protective devices
1. SCOPE
1.1. This
Regulation
applies
to
vehicles
of
categories
L 1 to L 7 ( 1 ), if fitted with handlebars.
2. DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this Regulation:
( 1 ) As defined in Annex 7 to the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3), (document TRANS/
WP.29/78/Rev.1/Amend.2 as last amended by Amend.4).

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2.1. "Approval of a vehicle" means the approval of a vehicle type with regard to its protection against
unauthorized use;
2.2. "Vehicle type" means a category of power-driven vehicles which do not differ in such essential
respects as:
2.2.1. the manufacturer's indications of the vehicle type,
2.2.2. the arrangement and design of the vehicle component or components on which the protective device
acts,
2.2.3. the type-of protective-device,
2.3. "Protective device" means a system designed to prevent unauthorized use of the vehicle providing a
positive locking action of the steering or of the transmission; this system may be:
2.3.1. type 1: solely and positively operated on the steering alone,
2.3.2. type 2: positively operated on the steering in conjunction with the device which de-activates the
engine of the vehicle,
2.3.3. type 3: pre-loaded, operating on the steering in conjunction with the device which de-activates the
engine of the vehicle;
2.3.4. type 4: positively operated on the transmission
2.4. "Steering" means the steering control (handlebars), the steering head and its accessory cladding, the
steering shaft and all other components which directly affect the effectiveness of the protective
device;
2.5. "Combination" means one of the specifically planned and constructed variations of a locking system
which, when properly activated, permits operation of the locking system;
2.6. "Key" means any device designed and constructed to provide a method of operating a locking system
which is designed and constructed to be operated only by that device.
3. APPLICATION
FOR
APPROVAL
3.1. The application for approval-of a vehicle type with regard to a protective device to prevent its
unauthorized use shall be submitted by the vehicle manufacturer or by his duly accredited repre
sentative.
3.2. It shall be accompanied by the undermentioned documents in triplicate and by the following
particulars:
3.2.1. a detailed description of the vehicle type with regard to the arrangement, and design of the vehicle
component or components on which the protective device acts;
3.2.2. drawings, on an appropriate scale and in sufficient detail of the protective device and of its
mountings on the vehicle;
3.2.3. a technical description of the device.
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3.3.1. a vehicle, representative of the vehicle type to be approved, if requested by the technical service; and
also
3.3.2. at the request of the technical service, such components' of the vehicle as the service deems essential
for the checks prescribed in paragraphs 5 and 6 of this Regulation.
4. APPROVAL
4.1. If
the
vehicle.
submitted
for
approval
pursuant
to
this
Regulation
meets
the
requirements
of
para
graphs 5 and 6 below, approval of that vehicle type shall be granted.
4.2. An
approval
number
shall
be
assigned
to
each
type
approved.
Its
first.
two
digits
(at
present
00
for
the Regulation in its original form) shall indicate the series of. amendments incorporating the most
recent major technical amendments, made to the Regulation at the time of issue of the approval. The
same Contracting Party may not assign the same number either to the same vehicle type equipped
with another type of protective device or whose protective device is mounted differently, or to
another vehicle type.
4.3. Notice of approval or of refusal of approval of a vehicle type pursuant to this Regulation shall be
communicated to the Parties to the Agreement which apply this Regulation, by means of a form
conforming to the model in annex 1 to this Regulation and of drawings of the protective device and
its mounting supplied by the applicant for approval, in a format not exceeding A4 (210 x 297 mm)
or folded to that format and on an appropriate scale ( 1 ).
4.4. There
shall
be
affixed,
conspicuously
and
in
a,
readily
accessible
place
specified
on
the
approval
form,
to every vehicle conforming to a vehicle type approved under this Regulation an international
approval mark consisting of:
4.4.1. a circle surrounding the letter "E" followed by the distinguishing number of the country which has
granted approval;
4.4.2. the number of this Regulation, followed by the letter "R'", a dash and the approval number to the
right of the circle-described in paragraph 4.4.1.
4.5. If the vehicle conforms to a vehicle type approved under one or more other Regulations annexed to
this 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 case the regulation and, approval
numbers and the additional symbols of all the Regulations 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.
4.6. The approval mark shall be clearly legible and be indelible.
4.7. The
approval
mark
shall
be
placed
close
to
or
on
the
vehicle
data
plate
affixed
by
the
manufacturer.
4.8. Annex 2 to this Regulation gives examples of arrangements of approval marks.
5. GENERAL
SPECIFICATIONS
5.1. The
protective
device
shall
be
so
designed
that:
5.1.1. it is necessary to put it out of action in order to enable the vehicle to be steered, or to be driven or
moved forward in a straight line,
5.1.2. in the case of protective devices of type 4, the device shall be so designed that it is necessary to put it
out of action in order to release the transmission. If this device is activated by the control of the
parking device it must act in conjunction with the device which deactivates the engine of the vehicle.
( 1 ) The distinguishing numbers of the Contracting Parties to the 1958 Agreement are reproduced in Annex 3 to the
Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3), document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.2/Amend.1.

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5.1.3. it shall only be possible to extract the key with the bolt in the fully engaged or in the fully
disengaged position. Any intermediate position of the key which risks subsequent engagement of
the bolt, even if the key of the protective device is inserted, shall be excluded
5.2. The requirements of paragraph 5.1 shall be met by the single application of one key.
5.3. The
protective
device
referred
to
in
paragraph
5.1
above,
and
the
vehicle
components
on
which
it
operates, shall be so designed, that it cannot rapidly and without attracting attention, be opened,
rendered ineffective, or destroyed by, for example, the use of low-cost, easily-concealed tools,
equipment or fabrications readily available to the public at large.
5.4. The
protective
device
shall
be
mounted
on
the
vehicle
as
an
item
of
original
equipment
(i.e.
equipment installed by the vehicle manufacturer prior to-first retail sale). The lock shall be
securely assembled in the protective device. (If the lock can be extracted using the key and after
the cover or any other retention device has been removed,. this is not in contradiction with the
requirement).
5.5. The
key
looking
system
shall
provide
at
least
1
000
different
key
combinations
or
a
number
equal
to
the total number of vehicles manufactured annually if less than 1 000. In vehicles of one type the
frequency of occurrence of each combination shall be roughly one per 1 000.
5.6. The
key
and
lock
shall
not
be
visibly
coded.
5.7. The look shall be so designed, constructed and fitted that turning of the lock cylinder, when in the
locked position, with a torque of less than 0,245 mdaN is not possible with anything other than the
mating key, and
5.7.1. for lock cylinders with pin tumblers no more than two identical tumblers operating in the same
direction shall he positioned adjacent to each other, and in a lock there shall not be more than 60
per cent identical tumblers,
5.7.2. for lock cylinders with disc tumblers no more than two identical tumblers operating in the same
direction shall be positioned adjacent to each other, and in a lock there shall not be more than 50
per cent identical tumblers.
5.8. Protective devices shall be such as to exclude any risk, while the vehicle is in motion with engine
running, of accidental blockage likely to compromise safety in particular.
5.9. The protective device, if it is of type 1, type 2 or type 3, shall, in its activated position, be strong
enough to withstand, without damage to the steering mechanism likely to compromise safety, the
application of a torque of 20 mdaN about the axis of the steering shaft in both directions under
static conditions.
5.10. The protective device, if it is of type 1, type 2 or type 3, shall be so designed that the steering can
only be locked at an angle of at least 20° to the left and/or the right of the straight ahead position.
6. PARTICULAR
SPECIFICATIONS
6.1. In addition to the general specifications prescribed in paragraph 5, the protective device shall comply
with the particular conditions prescribed below:
6.1.1. In the case of protective devices of type 1 or type 2, it shall only be possible to engage the lock by
means of a movement of the key, the handlebars being in the position appropriate for the
engagement of the bolt in the corresponding slot.
6.1.2. In the case of protective devices of type 3, it shall only be possible to pre-load the bolt by a separate
action on the part of the user of the vehicle, combined with or in addition to the rotation of the key.
It shall not be possible to remove the key once the bolt has been pre-loaded, except in accordance
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6.2. In the case of protective devices of type 2 and type 3, it shall not be possible for the bolt to engage
so long as the device is set in a position which permits the activation of the engine of the vehicle.
6.3. In the case of protective devices of type 3, when the-device is set to act, it shall not be possible to
prevent the device from functioning.
6.4. In the case of protective devices of type 3, the protective device must remain in good working order
and must, in particular, continue to meet the requirements of paragraphs 5.7, 5.8, 5.9 and 6.3 above
after it has undergone 2 500 locking cycles in each direction of the test specified in annex 3 of this
Regulation.
7.
MODIFICATIONS OF VEHICLE TYPE OR OF THE VEHICLE'S PROTECTIVE DEVICE
7.1. Every
modification
of
the
vehicle
type
or
of
the
vehicle's
protective
device
shall
be
notified
to
the
administrative department which approved the vehicle type. The department may then either:
7.1.1. consider that the modifications made are unlikely to have an appreciable adverse effect, and that in
any case the vehicle still complies with the requirements; or
7.1.2. require a further test report from the technical service responsible for conducting the tests.
7.2. Confirmation
or
refusal
of
approval,
specifying
the
alterations,
shall
be
communicated
by
the
procedure specified in paragraph 4.3 above to the Parties to the Agreement which apply this
Regulation.
8. CONFORMITY
OF
PRODUCTION
8.1. Every
vehicle
bearing
an
approval
mark
as
prescribed
under
this
Regulation
shall
conform,
with
regard to the type of protective device, to the mounting of the latter on the vehicle, and to the
components on which the protective device acts, to the vehicle type approved.
8.2. In order to verify conformity as prescribed in paragraph 8.1 above a sufficient number of random
checks shall be made on serially-manufactured vehicles bearing the approval mark required by this
Regulation.
9. PENALTIES
FOR
NON-CONFORMITY
OF
PRODUCTION
9.1. The approval granted in respect of a vehicle type pursuant to this Regulation may be withdrawn if
the requirements laid down in paragraph 8.1 above are not complied with.
9.2. If a Party to the Agreement which applies this Regulation withdraws an approval it has previously
granted, it shall forthwith so notify the other Contracting Parties applying this Regulation, by means
of a copy of the approval form beaming at the end, in large letters, the signed and dated annotation
"APPROVAL WITHDRAWN".
10. PRODUCTION
DEFINITELY
DISCONTINUED
If the holder of the approval completely ceases to manufacture a type of vehicle approved in
accordance with this Regulation, he shall so inform the authority which granted the approval.
Upon receiving the relevant communication that authority shall inform thereof the other Parties
to the Agreement applying this Regulation by means of a copy of the approval form bearing at the
end, in large letters, the signed and dated annotation: "PRODUCTION DISCONTINUED".
11. NAMES
AND
ADDRESSES
OF
TECHNICAL
SERVICES
RESPONSIBLE
FOR
CONDUCTING
APPROVAL
TESTS,
AND OF ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS
The Parties to the Agreement applying this Regulation shall communicate to the United Nations
Secretarial the names and addresses of the technical services responsible for conducting approval tests
and of the administrative departments which grant approval and to which forms certifying approval
or refusal or withdrawal of approval, issued in other countries, are to be sent.

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ANNEX 1
COMMUNICATION
(Maximum format: A4 (210 × 297 mm))

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ANNEX 2
ARRANGEMENTS OF APPROVAL MARKS
Model A
(See paragraph 4.4 of this Regulation)
The above approval mark affixed to a vehicle shows that the vehicle type concerned has, with regard to the protection
against unauthorized use, been approved in the Netherlands (E 4) pursuant to Regulation No 62 under the approval
number 002439. The approval number indicates that the approval was granted in accordance with the requirements of
Regulation No 62 in its original form.
Model B
(See paragraph 4.5 of this Regulation)
The above approval mark affixed to a vehicle shows that the vehicle type concerned has been approved in the
Netherlands (E 4) pursuant to the Regulations Nos 62 and 10 ( 1 ). The approval numbers indicate that, at the dates
when the respective approvals were given, Regulation No 62 had not been modified, and Regulation No 10 already
included the 01 series of amendments.
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ANNEX 3
TEST FOR WEAR IN TYPE 3 PROTECTIVE DEVICES
1. TEST
EQUIPMENT
1.1. The
test
equipment
shall
consist
of:
1.1.1. a fixture suitable for mounting the sample steering complete with the protective device attached, as defined in
paragraph 2.3 of this Regulation;
1.1.2. a means for activating and de-activating the protective device which shall include the use of the key;
1.1.3. a means for rotating the steering shaft relative to the protective device.
2. TEST
METHOD
2.1. A sample of the steering complete with the protective device is attached to the fixture referred to in paragraph
1.1.1 above.
2.2. One cycle of the test procedure shall consist of the following operations:
2.2.1. Start position
The protective device shall be de-activated and the steering shaft shall be rotated to a position which prevents
engagement of the protective device.
2.2.2. Set to activate
The protective device shall be moved from the de-activated to the activated position, using the key.
2.2.3. Activated
The steering shaft shall be rotated such that the torque on it, at the instant of engagement of the protective device
shall be 5,88 Nm ± 0,25
2.2.4. De-activated
The protective device shall be de-activated by the normal means, the torque being reduced to zero to facilitate
disengagement.
2.2.5. Return
The steering shaft shall be rotated to a position which prevents engagement of the protective device.
2.2.6. Opposite rotation
Repeat procedures described in paragraphs 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.4, and 2.2.5 but in the opposite direction of rotation
of the steering shaft.
2.2.7. The time interval between two successive engagements of the device shall be at least 10 seconds.
2.3. The wear-producing cycle shall be repeated for the number of times specified in paragraph 6.4 of this Regulation.

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