Working Party on Passive Safety | Session 55 | 19-23 May 2014
Geneva
Agenda Item 15.
Regulation No. 44 (Child restraint systems)

24. GRSP considered and adopted GRSP-55-01-Rev.1, GRSP-55-02 and GRSP-55-33, as reproduced in Annex IV to the GRS 55th session report, updating provisions of UN Regulation No. 44. The secretariat was requested to submit the three proposals combined, to WP.29 and AC.1, for consideration and vote at their November 2014 sessions as draft Supplement 9 to the 04 series of amendments to the UN Regulation.

25. The expert from France gave a presentation (GRSP-55-39) to inform GRSP about the outcome of tests made on Child Restraint Systems (CRS), equipped with a shield cushion instead of harnesses to subdue the movement of children during collisions. He added that these tests showed that the shield system did not restrain the children in the geometry of the CRS, thus, compromising their full protection. The expert from Japan informed GRSP that some experimental data were available on the kinds of CRS in his country. The expert from Germany, on behalf of the European Enhanced-safety Vehicle Committee (EEVC), announced the intention of his organization to carry out further tests aimed at proposing amendments to the UN Regulation and reduce the risks by using these CRS. He added that every manufacturer producing CRS with a shield system should take note of the potential risk of ejection under specific circumstances and should investigate the safety level accordingly. Following the request of the expert from France, GRSP agreed to resume consideration of this issue by an exchange of information at its December 2014 session.

Documentation
GRSP-55-01 Proposal for Supplement 8 to the 04 series of amendments to Regulation No. 44 (Spain)
GRSP-55-01/Rev.1 Proposal for Supplement 8 to the 04 series of amendments to Regulation No. 44 (Spain)
GRSP-55-02 Proposal for Supplement 8 to the 04 series of amendments to Regulation No. 44 (Netherlands)
GRSP-55-33 Proposal for Supplement 8 to the 04 series of amendments to Regulation No. 44 (CLEPA)
GRSP-55-39 Child Restraint Systems: A Study on Shield Systems (France)