Okay - scratch all that extra nonsense I said about seat sizing. I thought that I had seen different numbers on some of those plaques, but it appears they are all the same.
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"E" Mark and "e" Mark (Homologation for vehicles / vehicle components)
In Europe, there are two parallel systems for the certification of motor vehicles and their components:
EU (European Union) directives and
http://ECE (Economic Commission for ...) regulations.
EMC of vehicle sub assemblies - "e" Mark
"E" Mark
The "E" mark is based on ECE regulations issued by the Economic Commission for Europe, which is based in Geneva. It is an organizational part of the UN and the members are EU countries and many others. Therefore, the acceptance of approved components is much broader, especially in the eastern part of Europe. It is necessary to confirm whether a particular country has accepted (signed) the application of an ECE-regulation; as the application it is not mandatory for the countries.
E1 - Germany
E2 - France
E3 - Italy
E4 - Netherlands
E5 - Sweden
E6 - Belgium
E7 - Hungary
E8 - Czech Republic
E9 - Spain
E10 - Yugoslavia
E11 - United Kingdom
E12 - Austria
E13 - Luxembourg
E14 - Switzerland
E16 - Norway
E17 - Finland
E18 - Denmark
E19 - Romania
E20 - Poland
E21 - Portugal
E22 - Russian Federation
E23 - Greece
E24 - Ireland
E25 - Croatia
E26 - Slovenia
E27 - Slovakia
E28 - Belarus
E29 - Estonia
E31 - Bosnia and Herzegovina
E32 - Latvia
E34 - Bulgaria
E37 - Turkey
E40 - The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
E42 - European Community
E43 - Japan
The "e" mark is the proof of compliance with directives (laws) required by the European Union. The Council of European communities in Brussels issues these directives and all members must accept approved products.
e1 - Germany
e2 - France
e3 - Italy
e4 - Netherlands
e5 - Sweden
e6 - Belgium
e9 - Spain
e11 - United Kingdom
e12 - Austria
e13 - Luxembourg
e17 - Finland
e18 - Denmark
e21 - Portugal
e23 - Greece
eIRL - Ireland
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More details
here - though I have not yet found any reference to the specific "I-0083" stamped on the McLaren plate.
And I continue to learn new things every day, just like you are supposed to...
>8^)
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