GAR | GRE-82-44/Rev.1

30. On behalf of SIG, the expert from OICA introduced a proposal for a new series of amendments which clarifies the definitions of “switching” and “activation” and introduces the mandatory use of Emergency Stop Signal (ESS) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2019/29, GRE-82-06 and GRE-82-11). The experts from EC and OICA suggested modified transitional provisions (GRE-82-23, GRE-82-34 and GRE-82-44-Rev.1). Finally, GRE adopted the proposal, as amended by Annex IV, and requested the secretariat to submit it to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration at their March 2020 sessions as draft 07 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 48.

Document Title: UN R48: Proposal for a new 07 series of amendments
Document Reference Number: WP.29/2020/36
Description: Proposal to clarify the definitions of “switching” and “activation” and to introduce the mandatory use of Emergency Stop Signals (ESS) to align UN R48 with the General Safety Regulation of the European Union.
Meeting Session: 180th WP.29 session (9-12 Mar 2020)
Document date: 30 Dec 19 (Posted 17 Feb 20)
Document status: Adopted text published
This document concerns UN Regulation No. 48 \| Installation of Lighting and Lighting-Signalling Equipment. This submission is related to the following document(s): GRE/2019/29 \| UN R48: Proposal for a new 07 series of amendments Available formats: pdf doc GRE-82-06 \| UN R48: Proposal of amendments to document GRE/2019/29 Available formats: pdf doc GRE-82-11 \| UN R48: Proposal for amendment to document GRE/2019/29 Available formats: pdf doc GRE-82-23 \| UN R48: Proposal for amendments to document GRE/2019/29 Available formats: pdf doc GRE-82-44/Rev.1 \| UN R48: Proposal to amend draft transitional provisions for the 07 series of amendments Available formats: pdf doc
Adoption Vote
This proposal (WP.29/2020/36), as amended by para. 91, was adopted by the World Forum. Thirty-six Contracting Parties out of the 47 applying UN R48 were present for the vote by AC.1. Thirty-six voted in favor with zero against and zero abstaining.