GRSP/2024/15
UN R17: Proposal for a 12 series of amendments

Proposal from the Informal Working Group on Equitable Occupant Protection (IWG-EqOP) to introduce additional test points for the test procedure evaluating the performance of the head restraint.

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GRSP | Session 75 | 27-31 May 2024

14. The expert from the Kingdom of the Netherlands withdrew ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/115. GRSP agreed to defer discussion on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2024/15 at its December 2024 session. GRSP also agreed to send GRSP-75-30 (introduced by GRSP-75-28), tabled by the expert from CLEPA, to the IWG on equitable protection of occupants (EqOP) IWG.

GRSP | Session 76 | 2-6 Dec 2024

16. The expert from Sweden informed GRSP that the IWG on Equitable Occupant Protection (EqOP) had discussed ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2024/15 and it had decided to withdraw it.

WP.29 | Session 196 | 23-27 Jun 2025

67. The representative of United States of America, on behalf of the Chair of GRSP, presented the proposal for a 12 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 17 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/46 and Corr.1), the proposal for a 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 173 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/47) and the proposal for a 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 174 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/48 and informal document WP.29-196-06). Following a request from EU, WP.29 decided to postpone the decision on the corrections in informal document WP.29-196-06 but recommended the adoption of ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/48.

68. The World Forum considered draft amendments under agenda items 4.6.1 to 4.6.10. (with the exception of the corrections in WP.29-196-06) and recommended their submission to AC.1 for voting.