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Document Title Proposal for amendments to Regulation No. 73
Reference Number GRSG-109-17
Date
29 Sep 2015
Summary Proposal to delete the exclusion of "vehicles designed and constructed for special purposes where it is not possible, for practical reasons, to fit lateral protection devices" from the text. The UK submits that paragraphs 13 and 16 provide specific provisions that address this situation whereas the exclusion clause allows for a broader interpretation that unnecessarily limits the use of lateral protection devices.
Source(s) UK
Rulemaking Area(s) UN R73 CV Lateral Protection
Proposal Status Superseded
Meeting(s)
Related Documents
GRSG/2016/2 Proposal for amendments to Regulation No. 73 (superseded)
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GRSG | Session 109 | 29 Sep-2 Oct 2015

30. Recalling the purpose of GRSG-108-32 presented at the previous session of GRSG as well as the discussion of GRSG under agenda item 7 (para. 24 above) on UN Regulation No. 58, the expert from UK introduced GRSG-109-17 proposing to delete paragraph 1.2.2. from the scope of the Regulation to ensure that as many vehicles as possible were fitted with a lateral protection device. The proposal received general support on the principles. However, a number of experts raised concerns on the application of a number of exemptions for special purpose vehicles listed in the Regulation. GRSG noted that such vehicles could be exempted by national/regional legislation.

31. GRSG agreed to resume consideration of this subject at its next session and requested the secretariat to circulate GRSG-109-17 with an official symbol.