Proposal to align the 06 series of amendments to UN R83 with the full EU requirements for “social needs” vehicles. In the 06 series of amendments, emission compliance for social needs vehicles is based on M limits only, while in the EU, these vehicles can comply with N1 class 3 limits.
26. The expert from OICA introduced GRPE-66-16, containing a proposal to amend the 06 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 83 in order to align the emission requirements for social needs vehicles (currently based on M vehicles) with those enforced in the European Union (also contemplating N1, class 3 limits).
27. GRPE requested the secretariat to distribute GRPE-66-16 as an official document for consideration at the GRPE session of January 2014.