Working Party on Lighting and Light-signalling | Session 69 | 8-11 Apr 2013
Geneva
Agenda Item 16. (d)
Development of an international whole vehicle type approval (IWVTA)

43. The GRE Ambassador on IWVTA activities introduced GRE-69-15 and GRE-69-16 on how GRE shall address the IWVTA related items. GRE noted that some of the component regulations were missing in the list proposed in GRE-69-15. GRE requested its Ambassador to submit an updated presentation for its October 2013 session.

44. The expert from Japan introduced GRE-69-23 proposing amendments to Regulation No. 4 taking into account national specificities of the Japanese registration plate. GRE wondered if it was necessary to add a new specific plate category into Regulation No. 4 or if an amendment of the existing dimensions would solve Japan’s issue. GRE agreed to revisit this item at its October session, based on an updated proposal that the expert from Japan volunteered to prepare.

45. The expert from Japan introduced GRE-69-24 proposing amendments to Regulation No. 48 taking into account specificities of the Japanese climate and Daytime Running Lamps (DRL), Rear Fog Lamps (RFL) and Headlamp cleaners (HLC) mandatory fitment. GRE noted that Regulation No. 48 already contained a provision in Footnote 14 allowing Contracting Parties not applying Regulation No. 87 (DRL) to prohibit the installation of DRL. GRE agreed to reconsider this subject at its October 2013 session on the basis of a revised proposal that the expert from Japan volunteered to prepare.

Documentation
GRE-69-15 Discussion of IWVTA technical requirement priorities relevant to GRE (EC)
GRE-69-15/Rev.1 Discussion of IWVTA technical requirement priorities relevant to GRE: Revised (EC)
GRE-69-16 International Whole Vehicle Type Approval presentation (EC)
GRE-69-23 Proposal for Supplement 17 to the 00 series of amendments to Regulation No. 4 (Japan)
GRE-69-23/Add.1 Background information on the Japanese proposal to amend UN R4 for IWVTA (Japan)
GRE-69-24 Proposal for Supplement X to the 06 series of amendments to Regulation No. 48 (Japan)
GRE-69-24/Add.1 Background information on the Japanese proposal to amend UN R48 for IWVTA (Japan)
GRE/2013/17 Proposal for Collective amendments to Regulations Nos. 4, 6, 7, 23, 38, 50, 77, 87, 91 and 119 (Germany)
GRE/2013/32 Proposal for Supplement 17 to the 00 series of amendments to Regulation No. 87 (Germany)
WP.29-156-21/Rev.1 Proposal for candidate items for technical regulations applicable to IWVTA (revised) (Japan)