Working Party on General Safety | Session 122 | 12-15 Oct 2021
Geneva
Agenda Item 11. (b)
UN Regulation No. [161] (Devices against Unauthorized Use)

73. The expert from OICA presented document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2021/24, a proposal for supplement 1 to the original version of UN Regulation No.161 on uniform provisions concerning the protection of motor vehicles against unauthorized use and the approval of the device against unauthorized use (by means of a locking system). She recalled this document as a proposal that was established for the new definition of digital key and said it is the amendment needed to align UN Regulation No. 161 to the changes made in UN Regulation No.116.

74. The expert from OICA also introduced document GRSG-122-13, which is a proposal to jointly amend ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2021/24: Supplement 1 to the original version of UN Regulation No. 161 on uniform provisions concerning the protection of motor vehicles against unauthorized use and the approval of the device against unauthorized use (by mean of a locking system) and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2021/25: Supplement 1 to the original version of UN Regulation No. 162 on uniform technical prescriptions concerning approval of immobilizers and approval of a vehicle with regard to its immobilizer.

75. The expert from Finland supported the proposals but expressed reservations on the need to add blank Annexes in document GRSG-122-13. The experts from Germany, Japan, Italy, and Switzerland supported the proposal. The expert from Switzerland supported the addition of a blank annex because other split proposals already have them.

76. GRSG adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2021/24 as amended by GRSG-122-13 and requested its submission to WP.29 and AC.1 for their March 2022 sessions.

77. The expert from OICA presented document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2021/28, a proposal for amendments to UN Regulation No.161 (Devices against unauthorized use by mean of a locking system). She explained that proposal was a direct reflection of the same amendments done to paragraph 5.2.1.1. of UN Regulation No.116.

78. GRSG adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2021/28 and requested its submission to WP.29 and AC.1 for their March 2022 sessions.

79. OICA introduced document GRSG-122-14, a proposal to amend UN Regulation No. 161 on protection/devices against unauthorized use. The Chair of GRSG invited other delegations and the secretariat of GRSG to review this document and send in their contributions before the deadline on 30 November 2021 to enable its submission for the next GRSG session.

80. GRSG adopted document GRSG-122-14 and requested it be issued as an official document for the 123rd session of GRSG in March 2022.

Documentation
GRSG-122-13 UN R161 and R162: Proposals for a Supplement 1 to the original versions (OICA)
GRSG-122-14 UN R161: Proposal for amendments (OICA)
GRSG/2021/24 UN R161: Proposal for Supplement 1 (OICA)
GRSG/2021/28 UN R161: Proposal for amendments (OICA)