WP.29/2025/142
UN R156: Proposal for a 01 series of amendments

Proposal to update provisions concerning implementation of RxSWIN software identification numbers.

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GRVA | Session 22 | 2-6 Jun 2025

36. During the consultations, the expert from France proposed (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2025/28 as amended by GRVA-22-11) to clarify the software identification number requirements in UN Regulation No. 156 (software updates and software update management systems) and Revision 7 of the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3). The expert from OICA presented an alternative proposal (GRVA-22-22). The experts produced revisions of GRVA-22-11 during the week.

37. GRVA noted GRVA-22-22.

38. GRVA adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2025/28 (as amended by GRVA-22-11/Rev.2) for submission to WP.29 and AC.1 in November 2025, pending further review at GRVA in September 2025.

WP.29 | Session 197 | 10-14 Nov 2025

78. The World Forum considered draft amendments under agenda items 4.10.1 and 4.10.9 recommended their submission to AC.1 for voting, with the following amendments:

  1. In ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/139, title, for “Supplement 13” read Supplement 12”,
  2. In ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/140, title, for “Supplement 12” read Supplement 13”,
  3. In ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/142, Appendix 1 to Annex 1, line before “Manufacturer Name”, introduce an item to read: “UN Regulation No. 156 series of amendments number:” and in Annex 4, for “provisions of Regulation No. [this Regulation]” read “provisions of the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No. 156.”

With 43 of the 0 Contracting Parties applying UN R156 present and voting, AC.1 adopted document WP.29/2025/142, as amended by para. 78 (c) per the session report, by a vote of 42 in favor, 0 opposed, with 0 abstaining.