WP.29/2017/71
Proposal for Supplement 2 to the 03 series of amendments to Regulation No. 51
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Date
7 Apr 2017
Status
Adopted
Subject
Impact
03 series of amendments | Supplement 2
Meeting(s)

Proposal of extensive clarifications to UN R51 by the Informal Group on Additional Sound Emission Provisions (ASEP) in order to provide more consistent and unambiguous specifications for test procedures. Explanations of the proposed changes are provided in document GRB-65-25.

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Excerpts from session reports
GRB | Session 65 | 15-17 Feb 2017

8. The expert from Germany proposed to clarify the wording of paragraph 6.2.2. “Sound level limits” (GRB-65-01). GRB adopted this proposal, as contained in Annex II of the session report, and requested the secretariat to submit it to the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) and the Administrative Committee (AC.1) for consideration and vote at their June 2017 sessions as a draft Supplement 2 to the 03 series of amendments to Regulation No. 51.

12. On behalf of the Informal Working Group (IWG) on Additional Sound Emission Provisions (ASEP), the expert from France introduced proposals for Supplement 2 to the 03 series of amendments to Regulation No. 51 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRB/2017/2, GRB-65-25 and GRB-65-26). GRB adopted these proposals, as laid down in Annex III, and requested the secretariat to submit them to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their June 2017 sessions as a draft Supplement 2 to the 03 series of amendments to Regulation No. 51.

WP.29 | Session 172 | 20-23 Jun 2017
With 36 of the 46 Contracting Parties applying UN R51 present and voting, AC.1 adopted document WP.29/2017/71 by a vote of 36 in favor, 0 opposed, with 0 abstaining.