Working Party on Automated and Connected Vehicles | Session 2 | 28 Jan-1 Feb 2019
Geneva

The deadline for the submission of official working documents is 2 November 2018

Agenda Item 12. (b)
International Whole Vehicle Type Approval

62. The expert from the Russian Federation introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2019/11 aimed at addressing the issue raised in WP.29-176-19. The expert from CLEPA expressed reservations because customs could be confused by the introduction of differences between the Approval Number and the Approval Code proposed in this document. The expert from Spain mentioned that UN Regulation No. 90 was used in various countries not being Contracting Party to the 1958 Agreement and that therefore the issue raised concerning customs could be valid. The expert from Spain stated that Transitional Provisions could be added to the document. The expert from CLEPA stated the need to first test the markets with this new approach and agreed to undertake a study. The expert from the Russian Federation agreed to submit a revised proposal for consideration at the September 2019 session of GRVA.

63. The expert from Spain, Ambassador to the IWG on International Whole Vehicle Type Approval (IWVTA) reported on the activities of this group. He recalled that WP.29-176-21 was referred by WP.29 to WP.29 subsidiary bodies (“GRs”). GRVA agreed that UN Regulation No. 89 could be added to the list in Annex 4 of UN Regulation No. 0 at the condition that the inclusion of this UN Regulation would not require it to be split and that the IWG would have to first identify that no administrative adverse effect would exist.

Documentation
GRVA/2019/11 UN R90: Proposal for a Supplement to the 02 series of amendments (Russia)
WP.29-176-19 Report to 176th WP.29 session from the 28th IWVTA Informal Group meeting (Phase 2)
WP.29-176-21 Candidate items for technical regulations applicable to IWVTA Phase 2 (2018 – 2022)