GRSP/2026/13
UN R129: Proposal for a 06 series of amendments
Source(s)
Date
22 Sep 2026
Status
Formal GR review
Subject
Impact
06 series of amendments
Meeting(s)

Proposal to:

  • Replace ‘seat belt’ with ‘safety-belt’ throughout the regulation,
  • Insert new definitions for adult safety-belt, battery, pre-loading device, primary means of restraint, small infant support, supplemental restraint system, and user inflatable elements,
  • Amend marking and labelling requirements for enhanced child restraint systems and inserts,
  • Add provisions for supplemental restraint systems including deployment conditions and fail-safe procedures,
  • Establish requirements for batteries including removability and low battery voltage reminders,
  • Add provisions for loss of vehicle battery connection warnings,
  • Clarify insert and small infant support requirements and marking arrangements,
  • Update dynamic testing procedures for supplemental restraint systems,
  • Establish transitional provisions with entry into force on 1 September 2029 and 1 September 2030.

UNECE server
Excerpts from session reports
GRSP | Session 79 | 1-5 Jun

25. The expert from the Kingdom of the Netherlands presented informal document GRSP-79-24 with a first draft of amendments to UN Regulation No. 129 prepared by the special interest group on electronics and inserts. The proposal introduces provisions on electronic components and clarifies the provisions on inserts. He explained that there was no need to introduce requirements for electromagnetic compatibility. The expert from Italy suggested to use 2029 for the date in the new transitional provision 16.18.2. The expert from the Russian Federation asked for more clarity on the interpretation of the expression “within reach of children” in the new paragraph 6.9.