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Regulation No 118 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UNECE) — Uniform technical prescriptions concerning the burning behaviour and/or the capability to repel fuel or lubricant of materials used in the construction of certain categories of motor vehicles [2015/622]

Regulation No 118 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UNECE) — Uniform technical prescriptions concerning the burning behaviour and/or the capability to repel fuel or lubricant of materials used in the construction of certain categories of motor vehicles [2015/622]
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 COMPONENTS USED IN THE INTERIOR COMPARTMENT, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ANY SEPARATE HEATING COMPARTMENT AND/OR THE CAPABILITY TO REPEL FUEL OR LUBRICANT OF INSULATION MATERIALS USED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ANY SEPARATE HEATING COMPARTMENT
5.1. Definition
5.2. Specifications
6. PART II: APPROVAL OF A COMPONENT WITH REGARD TO ITS BURNING BEHAVIOUR AND/OR ITS CAPABILITY TO REPEL FUEL OR LUBRICANT
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 DEFINITIVELY DISCONTINUED
11. NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF TECHNICAL SERVICES RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING APPROVAL TESTS AND OF TYPE-APPROVAL AUTHORITIES
12. TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
ANNEX 1
INFORMATION DOCUMENT FOR VEHICLE
1. General
2. General construction characteristics of the vehicle
3. Bodywork
Interior fittings and/or insulation materials
3.1. Seats
3.2. Material(s) used in the interior compartment, stating for each material
3.2.5. For materials not approved
3.3. Materials used for insulation in the engine compartment and/or separate heating compartment, stating for each material
3.3.5. For materials not approved
3.4. Electric cables, stating for each type
3.4.4. For materials not approved
ANNEX 2
INFORMATION DOCUMENT FOR COMPONENT
1. General
2. Interior materials
2.1. Material(s) intended for horizontal/vertical/horizontal and vertical installation(1)
3. Insulation materials
3.1. Material(s) intended for horizontal/vertical/horizontal and vertical installation(1)
4. Electric cables
ANNEX 3
ANNEX 4
Appendix 1
Appendix to type-approval communication form No … concerning the type-approval of a component type pursuant to Regulation No 118
1. Additional information.
1.1. Interior materials
1.2. Insulation materials
1.3. Electric cables
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
(Dimensions in millimetres)
Figure 3
Gas burner
(Dimensions in millimetres)
ANNEX 9
TEST TO DETERMINE THE CAPABILITY OF MATERIALS TO REPEL FUEL OR LUBRICANT
1. SCOPE
2. SAMPLING AND PRINCIPLE
3. APPARATUS (SEE FIGURES 4a AND 4a)
4. PROCEDURE
Figure 4a
Apparatus for testing the capability to repel fuel or lubricant
(Dimensions in millimetres)
Figure 4b
Apparatus for testing the capability to repel fuel or lubricant
(Side View)