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Besedilo sprememb in dopolnitev se v izvirniku v angleškem jeziku in v prevodu v slovenskem jeziku glasi: ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE CUSTOMS CONVENTION ON THE INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT OF GOODS UNDER COVER OF TIR CARNETS (TIR CONVENTION) DONE AT GENEVA ON 14 NOVEMBER 1975 Amendment 20 AMENDMENT PROPOSALS TO THE TIR CONVENTION, 1975 adopted by the Administrative Committee for the TIR Convention, 1975 on 20 October 2000 Annex 2, new Article 4 Insert a new Article 4 to read as follows: “Article 4 Vehicles with sliding sheets 1. Where applicable, the provisions of Articles 1, 2 and 3 of these Regulations shall apply to vehicles with sliding sheets. In addition, these vehicles shall conform to the provisions of this Article. 2. The sliding sheets, floor, doors and all other constituent parts of the load compartment shall fulfill either the requirements in Article 3, paragraphs 6, 8, 9 and 11 of these Regulations or the requirements set out in (i) to (vi) below. (i) The sliding sheets, floor, doors and all other constituent parts of the load compartment shall be assembled in such a way that they cannot be opened or closed without leaving obvious traces. (ii) The sheet shall overlap the solid parts at the top of the vehicle by at least 1/4 of the actual distance between the tensioning straps. The sheet shall overlap the solid parts at the bottom of the vehicle by at least 50 mm. The horizontal opening between the sheet and the solid parts of the load compartment may not exceed 10 mm measured perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle at any place when the load compartment is secured and sealed for Customs purposes. (iii) The sliding sheet guidance and other movable parts shall be assembled in such a way that closed and Customs sealed doors and other movable parts cannot be opened or closed from the outside without leaving obvious traces. The sliding sheet guidance and other movable parts shall be assembled in such a way that it is impossible to gain access to the load compartment without leaving obvious traces. The system is described in sketch No. 9 appended to these Regulations. (iv) The horizontal distance between the rings, used for Customs purposes, on the solid parts of the vehicle shall not exceed 200 mm. The space may, however, be greater but shall not exceed 300 mm between the rings on either side of the upright if the construction of the vehicle and the sheets is such as preventing all access to the load compartment. In any case, the conditions laid down in (ii) above shall be complied with. (v) The distance between the tensioning straps shall not exceed 600 mm. (vi) The fastenings used to secure the sheets to the solid parts of the vehicle shall fulfill the requirements in Article 3, paragraph 9 of these Regulations.” Add the following new sketch to the existing sketches appended to Annex 2: