43. The expert from FIVA presented ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2024/5 that introduced a definition of historic vehicles for R.E.3. He explained that the proposal of amendment would support the develop an international regulatory safeguard in favour of automotive heritage that can be adopted by the contracting parties of the 1958 Agreement. He added that for the sake of building on a definition that was already in consensus among contracting parties, it was proposed to adopt the definition of historic vehicles already in the European Union Directive on roadworthiness testing (2014/45/EU), which had been incorporated into European Union law. The expert from Norway introduced GRSG-127-26, proposing an amendment to the proposal of the expert of FIVA. He did suggest to await finalization of the European Union regulation on end of life to align the definition of historic vehicles. The expert from Sweden stated that R.E.3 dealt with new vehicles and discouraged the use of old vehicles. The expert from Spain said that historical vehicles are not part of transport but are part of historical heritage. He added that historical vehicles should be regulated and considered by the Inland Transport Committee and by the Global Forum for Road Traffic Safety (WP.1). The expert from United Kingdom questioned the proper placement of this request since R.E.3 dealt with new vehicles, making thirty-year-old vehicles outside the periodic technical inspection procedures. He added that GRSG and WP.29 could not control the use of historical vehicles since some owners were replacing parts, for example, internal combustion engines with electric ones, and radial tires. Therefore, he recommended careful consideration of this issue. The expert from Germany proposed to develop ideas and suggested agreeing to the principle of low-speed vehicle application. The expert from FIVA replied that his organization was looking for a legal allocation of the definition since the same one was proposed for the end-of-life regulation of the European Union.

44. Finally, GRSG agreed to resume discussion on this subject at its October 2024 session.

31. The experts from Norway and Sweden introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2024/42, amending the proposal from FIVA (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2024/5). At the same time the expert from FIVA introduced GRSG-128-12 explaining that the joint proposal from Norway and Sweden significantly deviated from the European Directive by introducing a completely new point ©. The expert from United Kingdom reiterated his opinion that the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3) was not suitable for this request since R.E.3 deals with new vehicles. Moreover, he added that from ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2024/42, it may be assumed that the vehicles in question would be forty-year-old vehicles that were outside the periodic technical inspection procedures. The expert from the Netherlands agreed that definition of “Vehicle of historical interest” would be out of the remit of the 1958 Agreement and therefore from R.E.3, and suggested withdrawing this issue from the agenda of the next session of GRSG. The expert from United Kingdom explained that such vehicles were not type approved, therefore regulation should remain at the national level. The experts from Switzerland agreed with the expert from United Kingdom. Finally, GRSG agreed to remove this subject from its agenda, and to remove ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2024/5 and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2024/42.