World Forum for the Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations | Session 172 | 20-23 Jun 2017
Geneva
Agenda Item 4.4.
Draft Revision 3 to the 1958 Agreement

58. The secretariat announced that confirmation had been received from the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) that no Contracting Party has opposed the proposal for Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement.

59. The scheduled date of entry into force of Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement is 14 September 2017 (see CN.314.2017).

60. The representative of Japan, on behalf of the Chair of the IWG on IWVTA, introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/55 including the editorial correction as reflected in IWVTA-SG58-23-07. The World Forum noted the addition to the “Question and Answer” document on Revision 3 as Q&A No. 22 on the application of the numbering of UN type approvals as from the entry into force of Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement (WP.29-172-15), and agreed to keep the document on the agenda for its November 2017 session for consideration and adoption when Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement entered into force.

61. The secretariat introduced a recommendation on Article 15.3 of Revision 3 to the 1958 Agreement (WP.29-172-27). WP.29 asked to keep the document on the agenda for its November 2017 session for consideration and adoption.

Documentation
SG58-23-07 Comments on the Q&A documents regarding Revision 3 to the 1958 Agreement (EC)
WP.29-172-13 Report to WP.29 on 24th meeting of the Informal Group on IWVTA
WP.29-172-15 Proposal for amendments to Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement - questions and answers (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/55) (EC)
WP.29-172-27 Recommendation on Article 15.3 of Revision 3 to the 1958 Agreement
WP.29/2017/55 Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement - Questions and answers
WP.29/2017/67 Draft General Guidelines for UN regulatory procedures and transitional provisions in UN Regulations