GRE/2021/13
UN R148: Proposal for a 01 series of amendments

Proposal by the Informal Working Group on Simplification of Lighting and Light-Signalling Regulations (IWG SLR) to comprehensively revise and update UN R148 in a new series of amendments.

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GRE | Session 84 | 26-30 Apr 2021

9. The expert from IWG SLR introduced a draft new series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 148 (GRE-84-13 and GRE-84-14). Following a brief discussion, GRE invited all experts to provide comments to IWG SLR and requested IWG SLR to finalize the proposal as a working document for the next GRE session.

GRE | Session 85 | 26-29 Oct 2021

9. The expert from IWG SLR presented a draft new series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 148 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2021/13, GRE-85-03 and GRE-85-13). The expert from IEC proposed updating the references to standard IEC 60809 (GRE-85-09). GRE adopted the proposal, as amended by GRE-85-09 and GRE-85-13, and requested the secretariat to submit it for consideration and vote at the June 2022 sessions of WP.29 and AC.1 as draft 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 148.

10. The expert from EC held the view that contracting parties should not be obliged to indefinitely accept type approvals issued to the preceding series of amendments. To introduce a deadline for such acceptance, he proposed an alternative transitional provision (GRE-85-30). Some GRE experts pointed out that the installation UN Regulations Nos. 48, 53, 74 and 86 would be more appropriate for that purpose, rather than the device UN Regulations Nos. 148, 149 and 150. GRE requested IWG SLR to consider the issue and to report back to GRE at its next session in April 2022.

27. GRE stressed that the adopted amendments to UN Regulations Nos. 48, 53, 74, 86, 148, 149 and 150, as reflected in paragraphs 9, 12, 15, 17, 20, 23-26, 31 and 33, should be submitted as a package to the June 2022 sessions of WP.29 and AC.1. GRE agreed to review these proposals at its next session in April 2022.

GRE | Session 86 | 25-29 Apr 2022

11. The expert of IWG SLR mentioned clarifications and corrections to the draft 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 148 (GRE-86-03). GRE noted that they had already been included in ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2022/92 that will be considered by WP.29 in June 2022.