6EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES

6. EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES

6.1. Compliance with the following parts, sections and annexes of Appendix A is not required for the purposes of this standard:

Section 1 Scope, paragraph 1.3, 1.5 (see Note 1. below)

Section 3 Application for approval

Section 4 Markings

Section 5 Approval

Section 6 Specifications, paragraph 6.1.1

Section 7 Tests, paragraph 7.1 (however, 7.1.1 to 7.1.4 must be met)

Section 8 Requirements concerning the installation in the vehicle, paragraphs 8.1.5, 8.1.8 and 8.3.5

Section 9 Conformity of production

Section 10 Penalties for non-conformity of production

Section 11 Modifications and extension of approval of the vehicle type or safety-belt or restraint system type

Section 12 Production definitely discontinued

Section 13 Instructions

Section 14 Names and addresses of technical services responsible for conducting approval tests, and of administrative departments

Section 15 Transitional provisions

Annexes

Annex 1A Communication concerning the approval or extension or refusal or withdrawal of approval or production definitely discontinued of a vehicle type with regard to safety-belt pursuant to Regulation No. 16

Annex 1B Communication concerning the approval or extension or refusal or withdrawal of approval or production definitely discontinued of a type of safety-belt or restraint system for adult occupants of power-driven vehicles pursuant to Regulation No. 16

Annex 2 Arrangements of approval marks

Annex 9 Instructions, paragraphs 3. and 4

Annex 14 Control of conformity of production

Annex 17 Requirements for the installation of safety-belts and restraint systems for adult occupants of power driven vehicles on forward facing seats and for the installation of ISOFIX child restraint systems.

Note 1.: The requirements for ISOFIX child restraint systems are set out in ADR 34/....

6.2. Appendix A paragraphs 8.1.7.1 and 8.1.7.3 are not applicable to this standard.

6.3. Where a seat is a suspension seat and not all the anchorages are mounted on the moving part of the seat, an emergency locking retractor with higher response threshold of type 4N (Appendix A, paragraph 2.14.5) may be fitted instead of an emergency locking retractor of type 4 (Appendix A, paragraph 2.14.4).

6.4. An automatically locking retractor of type 3 (Appendix A, paragraph 2.14.3) may be fitted instead of an emergency locking retractor of type 4 (Appendix A, paragraph 2.14.4) to any front or second row outboard seating position other than the driver’s for LEP, MA, MB MC and NA category vehicles and to any outboard seating position other than the driver’s for MD1 and MD2 category vehicles and forward control MB category vehicles.