Document Number WP.29/2016/56
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Document title Proposal for Supplement 3 to the 03 series of amendments to Regulation No. 78
Date 5 Apr 2016 Proposal to include three-wheeled category L vehicles within the scope of ABS testing, to align UN R78 with the provisions for anti-lock braking systems used in other regulations, including specific exemptions for certain off-road vehicles as incorporated in UN Regulation No. 13, and to allow for Emergency Stop Signal (ESS) systems on motorcycles and related vehicles. The proposal also clarifies the limits on the use of any temporary ABS deactivation switch and prohibition against permanent disabling of ABS if fitted on a motorcycle.
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03 series of amendments | Supplement 3
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Related documents
GRRF-81-28/Rev.1 Proposal for amendments to ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRRF/2015/41 (Superseded)
GRRF/2015/21 Proposal for an amendment to Regulation No. 78 (Superseded)
GRRF/2015/42 Proposal of Supplement 3 to the 03 series of amendments to Regulation No. 78 (Superseded)
GRRF/2016/23 Proposal for a supplement to Regulation No. 78 (Superseded)
WP.29-169-03 Proposal for amendments to the draft Supplement 3 to the 03 series of amendments to Regulation No. 78 (Adopted text published)
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WP.29 | Session 169 | 21-24 Jun 2016

59. Agenda item 4.9.8, Regulation No. 78, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/56, amend to read:
Page 3, the proposed insertion of a new paragraph 5.1.16, shall be deleted.
Page 4, the proposed amendment to paragraph 9, shall be deleted.