Working Party on Passive Safety | Session 60 | 13-16 Dec 2016
Geneva
Agenda Item 9.
Regulation No. 16

16. The expert from Australia introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2016/13 aimed at introducing provisions for airbag deactivation devices (where fitted). The expert from France argued that the proposed requirements should provide the right information for airbag deactivation and avoid [erroneous] reactivation of the airbag when e.g. a rearward-facing CRS is installed on the front passenger seat. Finally, he required data rationales to justify the proposal. GRSP agreed to resume discussion on this subject at its May 2017 session and requested experts to provide their comments on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2016/13 to the expert from Australia.

17. The expert from France introduced GRSP-60-11-Rev.1 amending ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2016/21 and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2016/24 as amended by GRSP-60-10. He added that both proposals introduced provisions for Phase 2 of Regulation No. 129 (see para. 13 above). He also explained that ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2016/24 also aligned the 07 series with the 06 series of amendments to the Regulation. The expert from EC introduced GRSP-60-22, improving the provisions concerning contact of the head or of the chest with any rigid part of the vehicle (para. 6.4.1.4.1.2. of the Regulation). GRSP noted that the use of transitional provisions in supplements should be limited as much as possible and only in special cases as indicated by ECE/TRANS/WP.29/1044/Rev.1 (General Guidelines for UN Regulatory Procedures and Transitional Provisions in UN Regulations). Finally, GRSP adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2016/21 and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2016/24, as amended by Annex IV to the session report. The secretariat was requested to submit: (i) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2016/21 as draft Supplement 9 to the 06 series of amendments and (ii) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2016/24 as draft Supplement 1 to the 07 series of amendments to Regulation No. 16, for consideration and vote at the June 2017 sessions of WP.29 and AC.1.

18. The expert from OICA introduced GRSP-60-12, proposing a re-numbering of the transitional provisions and clarifying for extensions of approvals according to the 07 series of amendments to the Regulation. GRSP adopted GRSP-60-12 as reproduced in Annex IV to this report. The secretariat was requested to submit GRSP-60-12 as part of (see para. 17 above) Supplement 1 to the 07 series of amendments to Regulation No. 16, for consideration and vote at the June 2017 sessions of WP.29 and AC.1.

Documentation
GRSP-60-10 Proposal for amendments to the draft Supplement 1 to the 07 series of Amendments to Regulation No. 16 (France)
GRSP-60-11/Rev.1 Proposal to amend the draft Supplement 9 to the 06 series of Amendments to Regulation No. 16 (France)
GRSP-60-11/Rev.1 Proposal to amend the draft Supplement 9 to the 06 series of Amendments to Regulation No. 16 (France)
GRSP-60-11/Rev.1 Proposal to amend the draft Supplement 9 to the 06 series of Amendments to Regulation No. 16 (France)
GRSP-60-12 Proposal for Supplement 1 to the 07 series of amendments to Regulation No. 16 (OICA)
GRSP-60-18 Status report of the Informal Working Group on Child Restraint Systems (UTAC)
GRSP-60-22 Proposal to amend the draft Supplement 1 to the 07 series of Amendments to Regulation No. 16 (EC)
GRSP/2016/13 Proposal for 07 series of amendments to Regulation No. 16 (Australia)
GRSP/2016/21 Proposal for Supplement 9 to the 06 series and Supplement 1 to the 07 series of Amendments to Regulation No. 16 (France)
GRSP/2016/21 Proposal for Supplement 9 to the 06 series and Supplement 1 to the 07 series of Amendments to Regulation No. 16 (France)
GRSP/2016/24 Proposal for Supplement 1 to the 07 series of Amendments to Regulation No. 16 (France)