Working Party on Passive Safety | Session 72 | 5-9 Dec 2022
Geneva

The 72nd GRSG session is scheduled to be held in Geneva from 5 December (2.30 p.m.) to 9 December (12.30 p.m.) 2022. The deadline for the submission of official documents to the secretariat is 12 September 2022, twelve weeks prior to the session.

Agenda Item 5.
UN Regulation No. 16 (Safety-belts)

GRSP agreed to resume consideration on a proposal (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2021/20) tabled by the expert from Spain updating drawings of fixtures of booster seats.

GRSP also agreed to resume discussion on a proposal tabled by the expert from the European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2021/25) amending the existing support leg volume.

GRSP agreed to resume discussion on a revised proposal tabled by the expert from Japan (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2022/3) provided by a group of interested experts.

GRSP also agreed to resume discussion on a supplement tabled by the expert from the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2022/12, superseding ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2019/15), on the frontal airbag in the rear seats.

GRSP also agreed to resume consideration (on the basis of accident data) of a proposal from the expert of Finland on the possibility of three-point safety-belts in the M2 and the M3 categories of vehicles, if available.

Finally, GRSP agreed to resume consideration of a proposal tabled by the expert from France to assess the connection of the safety-belt reminder system in the case of removable seats (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2022/13).

Documentation
GRSP-72-13 UN R16: Safety-belt reminders - issues raised on Amendment 4 to Revision 8 (KATRI)
GRSP-72-22 UN R16: Proposal for the 09 series of amendments (France)
GRSP-72-23 UN R16: presentation on the proposal for 09 series of amendments (France)
GRSP-72-36 UN R129: Justification for proposals on ECRS support legs (CLEPA)
GRSP-72-39 UN R16: Proposal for Supplement 4 to the 08 series of amendments (CLEPA)
GRSP/2021/20 UN R16: Proposal for Supplement 4 to the 08 series of amendments (Spain)
GRSP/2021/25 UN R16: Proposal for Supplement 4 to the 08 series of amendments (CLEPA)
GRSP/2022/3 UN R16: Proposal for the 09 series of amendments (Japan)
GRSP/2022/12 UN R16: Proposal for Supplement 8 to the 07 series and Supplement 4 to the 08 series of amendments (OICA)
GRSP/2022/13 UN R16: Proposal for Supplement 8 to the 07 series and Supplement 4 to 08 series of amendments (France)