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Highlights of the speech by Mr. A. N. Morozov, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
Document WP.29-168-18
8 March 2016
Submitted by Russia
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5. Mr. A. Morozov, Deputy Minister for Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, informed WP.29 that, in spite of a steep decline of the Russian automotive market in 2015, his country continued to pay great attention to vehicle safety and the reduction of polluting emissions. He recalled the Russian Federation’s contributions and support to the revision of the 1958 Agreement and development of the IWVTA system. He added that, as of 1 January 2015, the member States of the Customs Union (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and the Russian Federation) had introduced a uniform Technical Regulation on Safety of Wheeled Vehicles which is based on the direct application of UN Regulations, UN GTRs and Rules – 112 documents in total. He announced that the Accident Emergency Call Systems (AECS) became mandatory under this Regulation and that a decision on the entry into force of Euro-6 emission levels would be taken in the course of 2016. He also recalled the topics which were successfully sponsored by his country and reported on the future contributions to the WP.29 activities related to air pollution from tyre and brake wear as well as the vehicle indoor air quality. Finally, he reaffirmed the commitment of the Russian Federation to the three Agreements under the auspices of WP.29 and appreciated the results achieved by WP.29 (WP.29-168-18).