Working Party on Pollution and Energy | Session 76 | 9-12 Jan 2018
Geneva

The deadline for the submission of official working documents for this session is 9 October 2017.

Agenda Item 4. (a)
Heavy duty vehicles: Regulations Nos. 49 and 132

22. The expert from OICA presented ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2018/9 on a proposal for a draft Supplement to the 05 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 49 in order to introduce a clarification. GRPE adopted this proposal and requested the secretariat to submit it to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their June 2018 sessions as draft Supplement 10 to the 05 series series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 49.

23. The expert from OICA also presented ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2018/10 with requirements on Engine Control Unit torque signal validation, random check and rounding of test results. The expert from EC proposed clarifications (GRPE-76-16). GRPE adopted the proposal as amended and reproduced in Annex VI and requested the secretariat to submit it to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their June 2018 sessions as draft Supplement 6 to the 06 of amendments to UN Regulation No. 49.

24. The expert from Switzerland presented an update (GRPE-76-08)to his presentation at a previous session of GRPE (GRPE-75-08) on manipulations on EURO V and VI trucks by aftermarket suppression of AdBlue injection . GRPE invited the expert from Switzerland to inform GRPE of new developments if any.

25. The expert from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) informed GRPE about a workshop held in Brussels on this matter. He offered to share information on the outcome of this workshop.

26. The expert from EC introduced GRPE-76-13 on a proposal for amendments to UN Regulation No. 132 to align this Regulation with the provisions proposed under agenda item 6 (see para. 32).

27. GRPE requested the secretariat to distribute this proposal with an official symbol at the June session 2018 of GRPE.

Documentation
GRPE-76-08 Manipulation on EURO IV, EURO V and EURO VI Trucks by Suppression of AdBlue Injection - Situation End of December 2017 (Switzerland)
GRPE-76-13 UN R132: Proposal for Supplement 1 to the 01 series of amendments (EC)
GRPE-76-16 UN R49: Proposals for amendments to document GRPE/2018/10 (EC)
GRPE/2018/9 Proposal for a new Supplement to the 05 series of amendments to Regulation No. 49 (OICA)
GRPE/2018/10 Proposals for a new Supplement to the 06 series of amendments to Regulation No. 49 (OICA)