GRBP/2025/13
UN R117: Proposal for Supplement 3 to the 04 series of amendments
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Date
4 Dec 2024
Status
Superseded
Subject
Meeting(s)

Proposal to

  1. Clarfy the scope to reflect that adhesion performance on wet surfaces (wet adhesion) is required not only for C1 tyres, but also C2 and C3 tyres
  2. Update standard reference to ASTM F2493-244, F3611-24, F3676-24, F3675-24 and ISO 4000-1:2024
  3. Align the definitions of tread groove and principal grooves with proposals for UN R30 and R54
  4. Simplify the wording of the requirements for professional off-road tyres
  5. Correct the transitional provision in paragraph 12.23. to specify approvals “first issued after 31 August 2028”.

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GRBP | Session 81 | 18-21 Feb 2025

12. The expert from ETRTO presented background information on a set of proposals clarifying definitions and making editorial changes in several UN Regulations on tyres (GRBP-81-13-Rev.1). For UN Regulation No. 30, ETRTO tabled draft amendments in ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2025/9. GRBP adopted this proposal, as amended by GRBP-81-05-Rev.1 and subject to correcting the new paragraph number to 2.25.3.4.1. and requested the secretariat to submit it for consideration and vote at the June 2025 sessions of WP.29 and AC.1 as draft Supplement 27 to the 02 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 30.

17. The expert from ETRTO tabled editorial corrections to the 02 and 04 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 117 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2025/12 and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2025/13). GRBP adopted these proposals, as amended GRBP-81-08-Rev.1 and GRBP-81-09-Rev.1., and requested the secretariat to submit them for consideration and vote at the June 2025 sessions of WP.29 and AC.1 as respectively draft Supplement 17 to the 02 series of amendments and draft Supplement 3 to the 04 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 117. For the latter, GRBP agreed to combine it with the amendment proposal to the same series of amendments that was adopted at the previous session (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2024/23 as amended by GRBP-80-11).

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

71. The Chair of GRBP presented draft amendments under agenda item 4.8.1. The World Forum recommended their submission to AC.1 for voting.

72. WP.29 considered draft amendments under agenda items 4.8.2 to 4.8.13 and recommended their submission to AC.1 for voting, subject to the following editorial corrections: ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/68, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/71, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/72, paragraph 6.1.1.1., amend to read: “6.1.1.1. The section width S of a tyre fitted on the measuring rim shall be calculated by the following formula: , and rounded to the nearest millimetre, Where: S1 is the nominal section width in millimetres, as shown on the sidewall of the tyre in the tyre designation as prescribed; …” ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/72, Annex 5, Table 7, first column, rows MU90-15, MV90-15, MU85-16, MV85-15, delete “M/C”. ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/73, paragraph 2.22.1., the first sentence, amend to read: “When the nominal rim diameter (“d” symbol) is expressed by code, the values of the “d” symbol are as follows:…”. ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/76, paragraph 6.8., first sentence, delete “all of”. ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/77, paragraph 5.2.3.2.2., replace “… the Snow Grip Symbol for Studded Tyres1 as described in UN Regulation No.” with “… the Snow Grip Symbol for Studded Tyres1 as described in UN Regulation No. 164)”. Paragraph 5.2.5.2., first line, delete “a”. ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/78, paragraph 12.3, replace “… based on snow performance test described in Annex 7 to this Regulation…” with “… based on snow performance test described in Annex 7 to UN Regulation No. 117…”.