World Forum for the Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations | Session 171 | 14-17 Mar 2017
Geneva

Session scheduled to coincide with the Geneva Motor Show. Please note that informal documents WP.29-171-35 and WP.29-171-36 have not been made available.

Agenda Item 4.1.
Status of the 1958 Agreement and of the annexed Regulations

53. The secretariat informed the World Forum about the latest update of the status of the 1958 Agreement (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/343/Rev.25) containing the information received by the secretariat up to 20 February 2017. WP.29 noted that Contracting Parties should notify the secretariat about any amendments needed to the status document.

54. The secretariat presented the proposed online database for streamlining the updating of the status document of the 1958 Agreement (to date: ECE/TRANS/WP.29/343/Rev.25), and informed the World Forum that its initial development and preliminary testing is completed. The secretariat requested each head of delegation of the Contracting Parties to the 1958 Agreement to provide the contact data of the focal points of their countries in charge of sending information on technical services to the secretariat, if possible, during the 171st session of WP.29. The secretariat would contact the focal points and provided them with the credentials in order for them to be able to connect and introduce any relevant change into the database. The goal is that national focal points get familiar with the system and that all relevant information is collected through this online platform so that the secretariat can produce the next revision of the status document of the 1958 Agreement until the June 2017 session.

55. The World Forum welcomed the initiative of the secretariat and invited Contracting Parties to e-mail Mr. F. Guichard of the secretariat the contact details (e-mails) of the national focal points.

Documentation
WP.29-171-07 Electronic exchange of information concerning Type Approval Authorities and Technical Services
WP.29-171-12 Report to 171st WP.29 session from the 23rd IWVTA Informal Group meeting
WP.29-171-13 Proposal to amend the Draft General Guidelines for UN regulatory procedures and transitional provisions in UN Regulations (WP.29/2017/53) (EU)
WP.29-171-23 Entry into force of the adopted proposals under the 1958 Agreement from the November 2016 World Forum session
WP.29-171-24 Draft General Guidelines for UN regulatory procedures and transitional provisions in UN Regulations
WP.29-171-25 Explanation of UN Regulation No. 0 on the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval - questions and answers
WP.29-171-27 Proposal with regard to documents WP.29/2017/42, 43 and 44 concerning UN Regulations Nos. 83 and 101 and GTR No. 15 (Russia)
WP.29/2017/53 Draft General Guidelines for UN regulatory procedures and transitional provisions in UN Regulations
WP.29/2017/55 Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement - Questions and answers