Fitness of UN GTRs and UN Regulations for ADS
22. The representatives of France, Co-Chair of the Task Force on the Fitness of UN Regulations and UN Global Technical Regulations for ADS (TF on FADS), presented the status report of the task force (GRVA-23-35). He introduced the formal amendment proposals to UN Regulations Nos. 13, 13-H and 79, as well as amendments to UN Regulations Nos. 89, 90, 130, 131, 139, 140 and 152, combined in one document (GRVA-23-17) to save costs.
23. GRVA adopted the three official documents as amended and requested the secretariat to distribute the following documents for consideration and vote at the June 2026 sessions of WP.29 and AC.1:
- ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2025/39 as amended by document GRVA-23-14, as Supplement 3 to the 15 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 13 (Heavy vehicle braking),
- ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2025/40 as amended by document GRVA-23-15, as Supplement 2 to 02 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 13-H (Braking of vehicles of Categories M1 and N1), and
- ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2025/41 as amended by document GRVA-23-16, as new 05 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 79 (Steering equipment).
24. GRVA requested the secretariat to distribute GRVA-23-17 with an official symbol at the next GRVA session.
25. GRVA endorsed the status report of the Task Force and encouraged the experts to also review, as appropriate, UN GTR No. 8 as well as UN Regulations Nos. 175 and 178.