Proposal to align UN R94 with the revised EU General Safety Regulation (expanding the scope to cover vehicles of category M1 with a total permissible mass not exceeding 3500 kg and to vehicles of category N1 with a total permissible mass not exceeding 2500 kg) and to make minor adaptations and clarifications to the existing requirements.
31. GRSP resumed discussion on the proposal that had been tabled by the expert from EC (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2019/29), on behalf of the task force to align the UN Regulation to the revised General Safety Regulation of the European Union (see ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/65, para. 27). The expert from EC explained that the proposal could be considered a supplement since it would mostly imply a change of the scope. The expert from OICA endorsed the statement of the EC expert and said that proposal was in agreement with General Guidelines of ECE/TRANS/WP.29/1044/Rev.2. GRSP adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2019/29, as amended by Annex VI to the session report. The secretariat was requested to submit the proposal as Supplement 2 to the 03 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 94, for consideration and vote at the June 2020 sessions of WP.29 and AC.1.
27. Referring to the presentation of the revised General Safety Regulation of the European Union (see agenda item 28 (a)), the expert from EC introduced GRSP-65-14 aimed at broadening the scope to cover, e.g. heavy vans and Sport Utility Vehicles, and proposing an evacuation of occupants through a front door in a crash instead of displacement systems for the front seats. He also mentioned that the dates proposed of entry into force of the draft supplement to the UN Regulation were needed to trigger those of the General Safety Regulation. The expert from Italy suggested a new series of amendments instead of a supplement. The expert from OICA argued that the proposal was demanding for manufacturers of N1 vehicles and that further discussions on this proposal should start shortly. He added that the provisions for electric vehicles would be amended by the transposition of UN GTR No. 20 into UN Regulation No. 94 in near future so contracting parties should carefully agree on transitional provisions. Therefore, he proposed to establish a TF to cover all crash configurations. The expert from Germany endorsed the proposed TF as the most viable solution.
28. GRSP agreed with establishing a TF, led by EC and handed over GRSP-65-14 as a reference, awaiting an official document delivered by TF before the deadline for submission of official documents of 13 September 2019.
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