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WP.29/2026/101

UN R18: Proposal for a Supplement 5 to the 03 series of amendments

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GRSG

Date

10 Apr 2026

Status

Adopted by WP.29

Subject

Impact

03 series of amendments | Supplement 5

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WP.29 | Session 199 | 22-26 Jun

Agenda item 4.10.1. Proposal for Supplement 5 to the 03 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 18 (Protection Against Unauthorized Use)

Proposal to insert new paragraphs 0. and 0.1. to 0.1.2., and amend footnotes 1 and 2 in UN R18. Supplement 5 to the 03 series of amendments is introduced to take into account vehicles of categories X and Y, as well as vehicles with a manual mode operating at speeds above 6 km/h which are equipped with an Automated Driving System. The amendment extends application to vehicles without driver and without manual driving controls. In case of vehicles equipped with an ADS, in any driving mode no special provisions or exemptions apply. Footnotes are amended to reference the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3).

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WP.29 | Session 199 | 22-26 Jun

64. The World Forum considered draft amendments under agenda items 4.6.1 to 4.6.26. and recommended their submission to AC.1 for voting, with the following amendments:

For ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2026/54: In the title, replace “Supplement 4” by “Supplement 5”.
For ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2026/63: Modify the amendments to paragraphs 5.8.6.1. to 5.8.6.3. to read as follows: Paragraph 5.8.6.1., replace “owner’s manual” by “user’s manual”. Paragraph 5.8.6.1.2., at the end, before the comma, add “(if applicable)”. Paragraph 5.8.6.1.3., in the second sentence, after “driver”, add “and/or ADS”.
For ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2026/65: Modify the amendment to Annex 3, paragraph 1.4.3.11.1. to read as follows: Annex 3, paragraph 1.4.3.11.1., transfer the second sentence to a new paragraph and at the end of this new paragraph, add a new sentence to read: “For vehicles of category X, the “H” point of the most forward outboard passenger’s place shall be taken instead of the H-point of the driver’s place.”.
For ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2026/71: Delete the amendment to Annex 9, paragraph 3.
Where applicable, include the modifications as laid down in WP.29-199-10 and reproduced in Annex VI.

65. The World Forum considered draft amendments under agenda items 4.7.1 to 4.7.20 and recommended their submission to AC.1 for voting with the amendments laid down in informal document WP.29-199-10 and reproduced in Annex VI, where applicable.

66. The World Forum considered draft amendments under agenda items 4.8.1 to 4.8.15 and recommended their submission to AC.1 for voting, with the amendments laid down in informal document WP.29-199-10 and reproduced in Annex VI, where applicable.

68. The World Forum considered the draft amendments under agenda items 4.10.1 to 4.10.36, as modified, where applicable, by document WP.29-199-10 and reproduced in Annex VI. It recommended their submission to AC.1 for voting.

69. The World Forum considered draft amendments under agenda items 4.11.1 and 4.11.14 and recommended their submission to AC.1 for voting with the amendments laid down in informal document WP.29-199-10 and reproduced in Annex VI, where applicable.