WP.29-197-09
UN R73: Proposal to amend document WP.29/2025/104
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70. WP.29 considered draft amendment under agenda item 4.7.2. (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/104) and recommended their submission to AC.1 for voting, subject to the following amendment:
| Paragraph 11.11., amend to read: | |
| “11.11. | The requirement for the height … until 1 September 2044. These exemptions shall remain applicable in the case of extensions of approvals first granted before 1 September 2044.” |
| Paragraph 11.12., amend to read: | |
| “11.12. | Notwithstanding … preceding series of amendments to this Regulation. If such a Contracting Party chooses not to accept approvals which were granted in accordance with paragraph 11.11. of the 02 series of amendments to this Regulation, it shall notify the Secretariat accordingly.” |
Paragraph 13.3., amend to read: | |
| “13.3. | Vehicles where… |
| 13.3.1. | For vehicles of category N2G, N3G and their vehicle bodywork1, where any LPD is incompatible with their off-road use, the Type Approval Authority may decide that the lower edge of LPD shall at no point be more than 550 mm above the ground. |
| Paragraph 16.2., amend to read: | |
| ”16.2. | Vehicles … Authority. |
| 16.2.1. | For vehicles of category N2G, N3G and their vehicle bodywork1, where any LPD is incompatible with their off-road use, the Type Approval Authority may decide that the lower edge of LPD shall at no point be more than 550mm above the ground. |
| —————————1. Bodywork, chassis parts or other components, such that, by virtue of their shape and characteristics, these elements can be regarded as totally or partially fulfilling the function of the LPD." | |
71. The representative of Switzerland pointed out that the proposed amendment under item 4.7.2 regarding the lowering of LPD could affect intermodal transport as certain vehicle configurations would no longer be compatible with train wagons. In Switzerland alone, over one thousand train wagons would be affected. Hence, Switzerland thought that further technical assessments were necessary to fully understand the impacts on intermodal transport. For the above reasons, the representative of Switzerland informed WP.29 about her intention to abstain from vote in AC.1 on this proposal. The representative of OICA shared the concern expressed by the representative of Switzerland.