Like the United States, Europe requires that the glass installed into vehicles sold in their countries meet their particular standards for safety. Europe, being made up of multiple jurisdictions, has developed a uniform standard that is accepted by member countries. The standard agreed upon is shown by a circle E symbol emblazoned on the glass monogram. Some glass parts sold and installed in the United States are marked with both the AS markings and the European.
The European markings have three parts, the circle E and country
number, the regulation and approval number and the type of glass to
which it is affixed to.
If the “type of glass” symbol is missing, then the type of glass is what we commonly call a tempered part, with 70-percent light transmittance or above. The other “type of glass” symbols are:
Symbol |
Glass Type |
US Equivalent |
II/P II II/P III IV V
V-VI VII
|
Toughened-glass windscreenToughened-glass W/S w/Plastic Facing Laminated windscreen Laminated W/S w/Plastic Facing Treated Laminated-Glass Windscreen Glass-Plastics Windscreen Glass Panes with less than 70% light transmittance Double-glazed with less than 70% light transmittance Toughened-glass for off road vehicles |
Tempered – NATempered Anti-lacerative -NA Laminated glass Laminated Anti-lacerative Heat-strengthened Laminated Laminated Anti-lacerative Privacy
Insulated Unit Privacy Tempered parts for un-licensed vehicles |
The number found in the circle represents the country that approved the glass part for use in an automobile.
Country designations are as follows:
|
E1 Germany E2 France E4 Netherlands E6 Belgium E8 Czech Republic E10 Serbia [and Montenegro] E11 United Kingdom E12 Austria E14 Switzerland E17 Finland E19 Romania E21 Portugal E23 Greece
|
E25 Croatia E27 Slovakia E29 Estonia E32 Latvia E36 Lithuania E39 Azerbaijan E42 European Community E45 Australia E47 South Africa E49 Cyprus E51 Republic of Korea E53 Thailand |