Proposal for amendments to the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3)
Document GRB-65-03/Rev.1
17 February 2017

Proposal to replace the use of metric “tonnes” with measurements in kilograms in the definitions of vehicle categories and mass.

Submitted by Russia
Status: Superseded
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17. (c) | Other business: Proposal for amendments to the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles

53. The expert from the Russian Federation introduced GRSG-112-11 on a proposal endorsed by the Working Party on Noise (GRB) to adapt in R.E.3 the measuring units for vehicle masses from tonnes to kilograms. GRSG endorsed the proposal in principle. The secretariat suggested to also aligning in R.E.3 some sub-categories of vehicles, such as L1A for powered cycles and L1B for two-wheeled mopeds. The expert from EC volunteered to prepare a comparison document between the categories listed in EU Regulation No. 168/2013 and those in Revision 5 of R.E.3. GRSG noted general support and agreed to circulate GRSG-112-11 with an official symbol for consideration at its next session.

13. | Proposal for amendments to the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles

26. The expert from the Russian Federation proposed to change the measuring units for vehicle masses from tonnes to kilograms in the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.4) (GRB-65-03-Rev.1). GRB supported the proposal and requested the secretariat to circulate it to other WP.29 Working Parties, in particular, to Working Party on General Safety (GRSG) at its April 2017 session.

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GRSG-112-11
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