WP.29/2017/92/Rev.1
1997 Agreement: Proposal for amendments

Proposal to introduce new definitions and an annx on conformity of periodical technical inspection processes (addressing testing facilities and equipment, inspector qualification, testing center supervision, etc.).

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WP.29 | Session 173 | 14-17 Nov 2017

86. The representative of the Russian Federation, Co-Chair of the IWG on PTI, informed WP.29 on the progress in submission of the proposed amendments to the 1997 Agreement ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/92 to the United Nations Secretary-General.

WP.29 | Session 172 | 20-23 Jun 2017

98. The representative of the Russian Federation, Co-Chair of the IWG on PTI, presented ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/92 proposing amendments to the 1997 Agreement. He recalled the status of the discussion at the last session and proposed ways forward. WP.29 invited the Russian Federation to present the proposed amendments to the 1997 Agreement to the Secretary General in consistency with the provisions of the Agreement.

WP.29 | Session 175 | 18-22 Jun 2018

101. The representative of the Russian Federation, Co-Chair of the IWG on PTI, informed WP.29 about the progress in submitting the proposed amendments to the 1997 Agreement ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/92 and its Corr.1 to the United Nations Secretary-General, which was expected in the near future when internally cleared.

WP.29 | Session 174 | 12-16 Mar 2018

117. The representative of the Russian Federation, Co-Chair of the IWG on PTI, informed WP.29 about the progress of submitting the proposed amendments to the 1997 Agreement ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/92 to the United Nations Secretary-General. As a clerical error in the preamble of the document had been detected, WP.29 requested the IWG on PTI to prepare a corrigendum to the document.

WP.29 | Session 178 | 24-28 Jun 2019

117. The secretariat informed WP.29 about the notification of the Office of Legal Affairs on the proposal for amendments to the 1997 Agreement that had been submitted by the Russian Federation, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/92/Rev.1 containing the text previously agreed on by WP.29. The notification was received and dated 13 February 2019. The amendments were expected to enter into force nine months after the date of the notification, on 14 November 2019.

WP.29 | Session 177 | 11-15 Mar 2019

121. The secretariat informed WP.29 about the notification of the Office of Legal Affairs on the proposal for amendments to the 1997 Agreement submitted by the Russian Federation based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/92/Rev.1 containing the text previously agreed by WP.29.

WP.29 | Session 176 | 12-16 Nov 2018

127. The representative of the Russian Federation, Co-Chair of the IWG on PTI, updated the World Forum on the work of the group. He reported to the World Forum that the document review had been completed by the Government of the Russian Federation. The document was currently being processed by appropriate services at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The representative of the Russian Federation stated that the official notification on the approval and entry into force of the documents would be provided to the World Forum shortly.