Working Party on General Safety | Session 117 | 8-11 Oct 2019
Geneva

The deadline for the submission of official working documents for this session is 12 July 2019.

Agenda Item 8.
UN Regulation No. 55 (Mechanical couplings)

37. The expert from EC introduced GRSG-117-25 amending ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2019/6 to update the provisions on removable mechanical couplings fitted to motor vehicles, particularly on the need to provide clear information to the driver. The expert from Finland introduced GRSG-117-06 with further amendments to UN Regulation No.55 clarifying flexible components of the articulation.

38. GRSG adopted GRSG-117-25 amending ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2019/6 and requested the secretariat to add, based on the related part of GRSG-117-06, an updated Annex 3 on the approval mark and to submit it to WP.29 and AC.1 as draft 02 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 55 for consideration at their March 2020 sessions.

39. GRSG agreed to resume consideration on GRSG-117-06 on basis of new working documents and on GRSG-117-09 at its next session.

Documentation
GRSG-117-06 UN R55: Proposal for amendments (Finland)
GRSG-117-09 UN R55: Proposal for amendment
GRSG-117-25 UN R55: Proposal for the 02 series of amendments (EC)