WP.29/2026/2
1958 Agreement: Proposal to amend Schedule 2
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Date
5 Jan 2026 (Posted: 31 Dec 2025)
Status
Adopted
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Meeting(s)

Proposal to require technical services performing audits and certification of management systems under UN Regulations to comply with ISO/IEC 17021:2015.

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WP.29 | Session 198 | 9-13 Mar

52. The representative of Germany, Chair of GRVA, introduced document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2026/2, proposing an amendment to Schedule 2 to the 1958 Agreement, reflecting that the UN Regulations increasingly contain process-audit-related provisions and therefore making sure that the technical services accommodate this evolution. The World Forum considered this draft amendment and recommended its submission to AC.1 for voting, with the following update: paragraphs 1.2. and 2.2., for ISO 17020:2025 read ISO 17020:2026.

With 35 of the 62 Contracting Parties applying 1958 Agreement present and voting, AC.1 adopted document WP.29/2026/2 by a vote of 35 in favor, 0 opposed, with 0 abstaining.