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 4.2.2.
Guidance on amendments to Regulations annexed to the 1958 Agreement

58. The representative of Japan, on behalf of the Chair of the Informal Working Group (IWG) on International Whole Vehicle Type Approval (IWVTA), presented the draft General Guidelines for UN regulatory procedures and transitional provisions in UN Regulations (ECE/TRANS/2017/53). He underlined that the aim of the document is to streamline the future work in the subsidiary bodies, to clarify the procedures following Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement and to ensure “good regulatory practice” by providing clarifications to avoid divergence in the understanding of Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement and the application of UN Regulations. He informed the World Forum that the IWG on IWVTA had considered the proposed amendments in WP.29-171-13. He concluded that all amendments agreed by the IWG had been reproduced in WP.29-171-24. He informed WP.29 that the forthcoming meeting of the IWG would be held in Madrid on 16 June 2017. The representative of the Russian Federation raised a study reservation on the revised text. The Chair of WP.29 invited all delegates to send their comments on WP.29-171-24 to the Secretary of the IWG on IWVTA by mid of June 2017 at the latest.

59. WP.29 agreed to resume, at its June 2017 session, consideration of ECE/TRANS/2017/53 as reproduced in WP.29-171-24 and to approve it at the November 2017 session when Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement entered into force.

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