59. The World Forum noted that Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement (ECE/TRANS/505/Rev.3) entered into force on 14 September 2017.
60. The representative of Japan, Chair of the IWG on IWVTA, introduced the “Question and Answer” (Q&A) document on Revision 3 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/131) and WP.29-173-16 that clarifies Q&A No. 20. The World Forum adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/131 as amended below:
Q&A No. 20, amend to read:
| “A20 | As from the entry into force of … |
| In addition to section 2(c) of paragraph 3 of Schedule 4, where this is deemed necessary, a Contracting Party may use in the approval number a sequence of up to six characters after the slash until Schedule 4 or the relevant UN Regulation (i.e. UN Regulation No.117) will be revised accordingly in the future. | |
| In addition …” |
61. The secretariat recalled the consideration by the Administrative Committee WP.29/AC.2 during the November 2016 and June 2017 sessions of the legal processing of new UN Regulations and amendments to existing UN Regulations which were adopted before the entry into force of Revision 3 to the 1958 Agreement (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/1126, para. 63 and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/1131, para. 61). Thus, WP.29 had invited all Contracting Parties to raise their concerns on applying the procedures of Revision 3 for existing UN Regulations.
62. The World Forum considered the issue of implementing Article 15.3 of the amended 1958 Agreement (Revision 3) on the legal processing of new UN Regulations and amendments to existing UN Regulations which were adopted before the entry into force of Revision 3. Following an exchange of views and considering that no Contracting Party had raised concern on this subject, WP.29 recommended that for the legal processing of new UN Regulations and amendments to existing UN Regulations which were adopted before the entry into force of the amended 1958 Agreement, all Contracting Parties shall follow the procedures of Revision 3.