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Document Title Draft General Guidelines for United Nations regulatory procedures and transitional provisions in UN Regulations
Reference Number WP.29/2017/107
Date
10 Aug 2017
Summary Proposal from the IWVTA informal group to supersede the current guidelines for regulatory procedures and transitional provisions for UN Regulations (document WP.29/1044 and its Revision 1) with updated general guidelines for establishing or amending UN Regulations, including for the definition of scope, administrative and transitional provisions, use of alternative requirements, and cross-referencing with other regulations. This proposal aims to
  1. Streamline future work without superseding provisions of the 1958 Agreement and the existing UN Regulations,
  2. Clarify rulemaking procedures pursuant to Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement, and
  3. Ensure "good regulatory practice" through clarifications to avoid divergence between the interpretation of Revision 3 and the application to UN Regulations.
Rulemaking Area(s) 1958 Agreement
Proposal Status Adopted text published
Meeting(s)
Related Documents
WP.29/2017/67 Draft General Guidelines for UN regulatory procedures and transitional provisions in UN Regulations (superseded)
WP.29/2017/67/Corr.1 Projet de Directives générales concernant l’élaboration des Règlements de l’ONU et les dispositions transitoires qu’ils contiennent - Rectificatif (superseded)
WP.29-172-11 Proposal for amendments to General Guidelines for UN regulatory procedures and transitional provisions in UN Regulations (superseded)
WP.29-172-16 Proposed amendments to WP.29/2017/67 (Draft General Guidelines for regulatory procedures and transitional provisions in UN regulations) (superseded)
WP.29-171-24 Draft General Guidelines for UN regulatory procedures and transitional provisions in UN Regulations (superseded)
GRSG-113-15 Proposal for draft 08 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 107 (as adopted by GRSG at its 112th session) (superseded)
WP.29/2017/107/Add.1 Draft General Guidelines for United Nations regulatory procedures and transitional provisions in UN Regulations (adopted)
WP.29/2017/107/Corr.1 Corrigendum to the draft General Guidelines for United Nations regulatory procedures and transitional provisions in UN Regulations (adopted)
IWVTA-25-05 Proposal for amendments to the Guidelines on Regulatory Procedures
WP.29-173-14 Proposed amendments to "Guideline to Regulatory Procedures" (WP.29/2017/107)
EMC-11-09 Draft General Guidelines for United Nations regulatory procedures and transitional provisions in UN Regulations
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WP.29 | Session 173 | 14-17 Nov 2017

52. The representative of Japan, Chair of the IWG on IWVTA, presented the Draft General Guidelines for United Nation regulatory procedures and transitional provisions in UN Regulations (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/107, Corr.1 and Add.1). These guidelines aim to streamline future work in the subsidiary bodies, to clarify the procedures following Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement and to ensure “good regulatory practice” by providing clarifications to avoid divergence in the understanding of Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement and the application of UN Regulations. The World Forum noted the intention of the IWG on IWVTA to further consider a number of amendments recommended by Contracting Parties and by the Working Parties for consideration at the next sessions of WP.29.

53. WP.29 adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/107, Corr.1 and Add.1, as amended below:

Paragraph 6.1., shall be deleted.
Remove all square brackets in the document, and keep the proposed text.”

53 bis. The representative of the Russian Federation noted that the proposal to delete item 6.1. would require additional elaboration verifying legal consequences, therefore the Russian Federation reserved its position on the issue.

52. The representative of Japan, Chair of the IWG on IWVTA, presented the Draft General Guidelines for United Nation regulatory procedures and transitional provisions in UN Regulations (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/107, Corr.1 and Add.1). These guidelines aim to streamline future work in the subsidiary bodies, to clarify the procedures following Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement and to ensure “good regulatory practice” by providing clarifications to avoid divergence in the understanding of Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement and the application of UN Regulations. The World Forum noted the intention of the IWG on IWVTA to further consider a number of amendments recommended by Contracting Parties and by the Working Parties for consideration at the next sessions of WP.29.

53. WP.29 adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/107, Corr.1 and Add.1, as amended below:

Paragraph 6.1., shall be deleted.
Remove all square brackets in the document, and keep the proposed text.”

53 bis. The representative of the Russian Federation noted that the proposal to delete item 6.1. would require additional elaboration verifying legal consequences, therefore the Russian Federation reserved its position on the issue.

52. The representative of Japan, Chair of the IWG on IWVTA, presented the Draft General Guidelines for United Nation regulatory procedures and transitional provisions in UN Regulations (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/107, Corr.1 and Add.1). These guidelines aim to streamline future work in the subsidiary bodies, to clarify the procedures following Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement and to ensure “good regulatory practice” by providing clarifications to avoid divergence in the understanding of Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement and the application of UN Regulations. The World Forum noted the intention of the IWG on IWVTA to further consider a number of amendments recommended by Contracting Parties and by the Working Parties for consideration at the next sessions of WP.29.

53. WP.29 adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/107, Corr.1 and Add.1, as amended below:

Paragraph 6.1., shall be deleted.
Remove all square brackets in the document, and keep the proposed text.”

53 bis. The representative of the Russian Federation noted that the proposal to delete item 6.1. would require additional elaboration verifying legal consequences, therefore the Russian Federation reserved its position on the issue.

54. The representative of OICA introduced WP.29-173-14 to raise concerns that the new rules for extensions to existing type approvals under paragraph 31(b) of the guideline document were developed after the most recent amendments to UN Regulations, which therefore obviously could not take into account these new Rules. As a result, recently adopted Supplements could unexpectedly have a retroactive impact on some vehicle type approvals when these are extended. He proposed that Supplements to UN Regulations adopted by AC.1 at its March and June 2017 sessions should not be subject to paragraph 31 of the guidelines.

54 bis. WP.29 noted the proposal from OICA but did not support it.