GRSP-79-04
UN R173: Proposal for a Supplement 2

Proposal to amend para. 2.27. to redefine “ISOFIX position” as a position satisfying UN R145 requirements to allow installation of ISOFIX child restraint systems as defined in UN R44 and UN R129, amend para. 2.36. to redefine “i-Size seating position” as a position satisfying UN R145 requirements to allow installation of i-Size child restraint systems as defined in UN R129, insert new para. 2.48. defining “Minimum effective seat belt length” as a portion of seat belt webbing usable to restrain an occupant, insert new para. 5.1.11. specifying minimum effective seat belt lengths of at least 2040 mm for 3-point seat belts and 1200 mm for 2-point seat belts in vehicles of categories M2 and M3, amend para. 5.2.1. to establish seating position requirements for various child restraint system types by vehicle category, amend para. 5.2.2. to delete reference to manufacturer recommendations, amend para. 5.3.5. to limit information requirements to category M1 vehicles, insert new para. 11.3. establishing transitional provisions with entry into force of the 02 series of amendments on the official date and mandatory non-acceptance of earlier series approvals issued after 1 September 2030, delete para. 1.2. of Annex 6 Appendix 2, and insert new Annex 8 specifying measurement procedure for minimum effective seat belt length.

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GRSP | Session 79 | 1-5 Jun

29. The expert from Spain recalled the objectives of the task force on Safer Transport of Children in Buses and Coaches (TF-STCBC), which had been set in the previous GRSP session (see also informal document GRSP-78-03-Rev.1). She presented first drafts of proposals for amendments to UN Regulations Nos. 145 and 173 (informal documents GRSP-79-03 and GRSP-79-04, respectively), for feedback from GRSP.

30. On the amendments to UN Regulation No. 145, answering a question from the expert of Korea, she explained that in their view there was no need to exclude N2 and N3 vehicles from the scope, even if the use of child restraint systems in these types of vehicles was not common. The expert from the Kingdom of the Netherlands suggested removing the airbag from the pictogram.

31. On the amendments to UN Regulation No. 173, GRSP discussed the convenience of using a gabarit (child restraint fixture) to determine the minimum effective seat-belt length instead of the proposed new procedure.

32. The expert from Spain requested all experts to send her written feedback so that the TF would be in a position to submit working documents for adoption to the next session of GRSP.