GRE-92-18
UN R150: Proposal for a Supplement 3 to the 01 series of amendments
Source(s)
Date
14 Apr 2025
Status
Approved by GR
Subject
Impact
01 series of amendments | Supplement 3
Meeting(s)

Proposal to delete provisions concerning the Unique Identifier pursuant to the WP.29 decisions to changes its application from “by default” to if specified by the regulation.

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Excerpts from session reports
GRE | Session 92 | 22-25 Apr 2025

11. The expert from the Netherlands (Kingdom of) recalled the recent amendments to Schedule 5 of the 1958 Agreement on the Unique Identifier (UI) and presented a package of amendment proposals to UN Regulations Nos. 148, 149 and 150 (GRE-92-13, GRE-92-14, GRE-92-15, GRE-92-16, GRE-92-17, GRE-92-18). Some experts requested more time to study these proposals. GRE noted that the proposals were not urgent and could be combined with other amendments to the same UN Regulations in the future. Finally, GRE decided to revert to these proposals at the next session. In the interim, GRE invited experts to send their comments to the expert from the Netherlands (Kingdom of).

GRE | Session 93 | 21-23 Oct 2025

9. GRE recalled the package of amendment proposals to UN Regulations Nos. 148, 149 and 150 that had been submitted by the expert from Netherlands (Kingdom of the) with the aim to take onboard the recent amendments to Schedule 5 of the 1958 Agreement on the Unique Identifier (UI) (GRE-92-13, GRE-92-14, GRE-92-15, GRE-92-16, GRE-92-17, GRE-92-18). GRE adopted these proposals and decided to merge them with other possible amendment proposals to the same series of amendments before submitting to WP.29.

GRE | Session 94 | 27-30 Apr

31. The expert from GTB proposed aligning the marking location requirements with those of UN Regulation No. 148 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2026/14 as amended by GRE-94-11).

32. The expert of IWG SLR proposed correcting errors and omissions in UN Regulation No. 150 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2026/3 as amended by GRE-94-02-Rev.1). Some experts raised questions on how type approval authorities could verify compliance with the provisions of a new Part 7 of Annex 6 on colour fastness. The expert from the Republic of Korea introduced further corrections (GRE-94-24).

33. GRE agreed that all draft amendments in paras. 31 and 32 above, as well as the pending ones in GRE-92-18 on UI, should be consolidated in a single formal document as draft Supplement 3 to the 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 150, for revisiting at the October 2026 session of GRE and subsequent submitting to the March 2027 sessions of WP.29 and AC.1. GTB volunteered to prepare a consolidated document.