World Forum for the Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations | Session 165 | 10-13 Mar 2015
Geneva
Agenda Item 4.5.
Development of an electronic database for the exchange of type approval documentation (DETA)

52. The Secretary of the Informal Working Group on DETA reported on the meeting of the informal group held on 9 March 2015. He noted that the financing of DETA should be included in the regular budget of the UNECE. He added that the IWG on DETA would provide guidance on DETA and the use of the Unique Identifier. He informed WP.29 that a drafting group would meet in the beginning of April and WP.29 delegates were invited to participate in this meeting. He informed WP.29 that Mr. Guiting (Netherlands) had agreed to take over the tasks of the Secretary of the IWG as of June 2015.

53. The secretariat informed WP.29 that the financing of DETA was not covered by the draft regular budget 2016/2017 of the UNECE. The secretariat offered to explore options for financing DETA by extrabudgetary resources and to present them to WP.29 at the June 2015 session.

Documentation
WP.29-165-14 UN Regulation No. 0 (IWVTA) third draft
WP.29-165-15/Rev.1 Outline of UN Regulation No. 0 third draft and request for guidance from WP.29
WP.29-165-19 Progress report of the DETA informal working group concerning IWVTA Declaration of Conformance