World Forum for the Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations | Session 179 | 12-14 Nov 2019
Geneva

This session uses a new schedule under which AC.2 will meet from 9:00 on Tuesday, 12 November, followed by the opening of the plenary WP.29 session at 14:30. The session will conclude by 17:30 on Thursday, 14 November with the reading of the report.

Agenda Item 8.2.
Consistency between the provisions of the 1968 Vienna Convention and the technical provisions for vehicles of UN Regulations and UN GTRs adopted in the framework of the 1958 and 1998 Agreements

103. The Secretary of WP.1 informed WP.29 on the progress in harmonizing lighting provisions in the 1968 Vienna convention and the UN Regulations on lighting annexed to the 1958 agreement where still open issues had not been solved.

104. He introduced WP.29-179-05 related to the activities of the WP.1-WP.29 Executive-Task-Force that aimed at enhanced cooperation between the two fora. The United States proposed a joint WP.1–WP.29 event for March 2020 when both fora would have their sessions during the same week. Both secretaries agreed to identify a time for such a meeting.