This report deals with visual task performance based approaches to mesopic
photometry, with a major aim to establish appropriate mesopic spectral sensitivity
functions to serve as the foundation of a system of mesopic photometry. A review of
the most important visual tasks and the range of visual conditions typically
encountered in the context of night-time driving is given.The existing visual performance based systems for mesopic photometry were
reviewed and tested with new independent data sources. The outcome of the
analysis and testing is a recommended system for mesopic photometry based on
visual performance. The report summarises the justifications for the recommended
system and gives general guidelines for its use and application.The publication is written in English, with a short summary in French and German.