GRSP/2025/32
UN R129: Proposal for a 05 series of amendments

Proposal to improve the shoulder height requirements to properly take the dimensions of premature newborns into account.

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GRSP | Session 77 | 5-9 May 2025

28. The expert from the Kingdom of the Netherlands presented informal document GRSP-77-34 dealing with removal of inserts and informal document GRSP-77-35 dealing with shoulder height requirements and announced his intention to come back to the next session with working documents.

GRSP | Session 78 | 1-4 Dec 2025

34. The expert from the Netherlands introduced informal document GRSP-78-47-Rev.1 amending ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2025/32 to improve the shoulder height requirements to properly take into account the dimensions of premature newborns. On a question from the expert from CI about practical implementation details, the expert from the Kingdom of the Netherlands replied that this matter was expected to be discussed by the same group of experts which would be discussing child restraint systems using electronic components (see paragraph above). GRSP adopted informal document GRSP-78-47-Rev.1, as amended, (as reproduced in annex VI) and requested the secretariat to submit it as a proposal for the 05 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 129 to the June 2026 sessions of WP.29 and AC.1.

37. The expert from Spain presented informal document GRSP-78-03-Rev.1 with the status report of the IWG on Safer Transport of Children in Buses and Coaches (IWG-STCBC). The group had achieved its objectives and concluded its work with the submission this session of a proposal (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2025/10) for phase 2 of UN Regulation No. 170 which would allow the use of Child Restraint Systems approved according to UN Regulations Nos. 129 or 44 in bus seats with 2-point belts. She proposed that a task force would continue work on a number of issues identified by IWG-STCBC and develop amendments to UN Regulations Nos. 16, 107 and 173. GRSP agreed with this approach.

38. The expert from Spain then presented the proposal in working document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2025/10. The expert from Italy suggested to modify a date in the transitional provisions and the expert from the Kingdom of the Netherlands suggested to specify a fixed revision of standard ISO 6487. The expert from Spain submitted a revised proposal (informal document GRSP-78-46) taking into account the feedback received and also aligning with the revised proposal to amend UN Regulation No. 129 regarding small shoulder heights (see paragraph 34 and informal document GRSP-78-47-Rev.1). GRSP thanked IWG-STCBC for successfully concluding the work they had been assigned and adopted informal document GRSP-78-46, as amended (as reproduced in annex VIII) and requested the secretariat to submit it as a proposal for a 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 170 to the June 2026 sessions of WP.29 and AC.1.

GRSP | Session 79 | 1-5 Jun

24. The expert from CLEPA presented ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2026/2 to remove rebound head contact from the head acceleration requirement in UN Regulation No. 129 for all Child Restraint Systems (CRS). He recalled that the proposal had already been discussed in previous sessions, based on an informal document. He also corrected a mistake in the supplement number contained in the title of the proposal. GRSP adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2026/2 and requested the secretariat to submit it as proposals for supplement 6 to the 04 series of amendments and supplement 1 to the 05 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 129 to the November 2026 sessions of WP.29 and AC.1.