Cybersecurity: Proposal for amendments to the draft UN Regulation
Document GRVA-06-17
3 March 2020

Proposal to clarify provisions regarding

  • skills and procedures required of the Approval Authority and its Technical Service(s),
  • mandatory peer review of the Approval Authority’s skills, procedures and assessment methods and pass/fail criteria,
  • notification of intended type approvals and availability of documentation for inspection,
  • minimizing the risk of expiry of the CSMS Certificate before issuance of a new Certificate, and
  • exemptions for approvals granted before 1 July 2024.

Submitted by EC
Status: Informal GR review
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Previous Documents, Discussions, and Outcomes
4. | Cyber security and (over-the-air) software updates

16. GRVA worked on the basis of GRVA-05-05-Rev.1 prepared by the Secretary at the end of the fifth session of GRVA.

21. The expert from the European Commission introduced GRVA-06-17 and GRVA-06-17-Rev.1, aimed at resolving the Contracting Parties discussion on paras. 5.3.1.-5.3.4. GRVA could not reach consensus on the proposal. GRVA agreed to make further progress until the June 2020 session of WP.29 along the following agreed principles:

  1. Introduction of prescriptions regarding the competencies of the Technical Services involved;
  2. Introduction of provisions on the upload of the type approvals in DETA;
  3. Introduction of a peer review concept that prevents sovereignty issues regarding the issuance of Type Approvals;
  4. Introduction of a reference to Schedule 6 of the 1958 Agreement.

Related and Previous Documents
GRVA-05-05/Rev.1
GRVA-06-17/Rev.1
Relates to UN R155 |