Proposal for a new Regulation on Tyre Installation
Document GRRF/2014/13
9 December 2013

Proposal for a new regulation for the approval to tires installed on a vehicle. This regulations is proposed for use within the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system in order to ensure proper tire fitment on a vehicle under IWVTA evaluation. This document supersedes GRRF-75-20.

Submitted by ETRTO and OICA
Status: Superseded
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Previous Documents, Discussions, and Outcomes
10. (b) | Regulation on tyre installation

59. In absence of new proposals tabled by the expert from OICA, the Chair recalled the purpose of ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRRF/2014/13 amended by GRRF-79-08 proposing a draft Regulation on tyre installation and that the expert from OICA agreed to table a revised proposal addressing the comments received. The expert from Japan tabled GRRF-80-26 addressing concerns expressed at the seventy-ninth session of GRRF. The expert from EC kindly informed GRRF that the lack of harmonization between the draft UN Regulation and the existing EC Regulation 458/2011 might prevent the EU from applying this regulation. The expert from OICA submitted GRRF-80-36 at the end of the session for review and comments by the experts of GRRF in view of the submission of an official document for the February 2016 session of GRRF.

10. (b) | Regulation on tyre installation

44. The expert from OICA presented GRRF-79-08, superseding ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRRF/2014/13 on the tyre installation for M1 vehicles. The proposal received some editorial comments. GRRF agreed to revisit this item at its September 2015 session on the basis of a revised proposal by OICA.

10. (b) | Regulation on tyre installation

47. The expert from OICA presented GRRF-78-28 amending ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRRF/2014/13 on the tyre installation for M1 vehicles. The proposal received some comments. GRRF agreed to revisit this item at its next session on the basis of a revised proposal by OICA.

10. (a) | Regulation on tyre installation

35. The expert from OICA introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRRF/2014/13, as amended by GRRF-76-39, proposing the wording of a draft regulation on the Tyre installation for M1 vehicles. The proposal received some comments and GRRF agreed to revisit this item on the basis of a revised proposal that the expert from OICA volunteered to prepare.

10. (a) | Regulation on tyre installation

41. The expert from OICA introduced GRRF-75-20 proposing a first draft for a new UN Regulation on tyre installation and requested guidance. The expert from EC proposed to extend the scope of the proposal to vehicle categories M, N and O to harmonize the proposal with the corresponding Commission Regulation No. 458/2011. He announced that the EC would consider applying this Regulation and replacing the corresponding Commission Regulation. The expert from the Russian Federation proposed to refer explicitly to UN Regulations Nos. 30, 54 and 117 in the draft. GRRF invited the experts to send comments to the OICA expert not later than 29 November 2013. GRRF agreed to resume consideration of this proposal at its next session on the basis of a revised document that the expert from OICA volunteered to prepare.

Related and Previous Documents
GRRF-75-20
GRRF-76-39
GRRF-78-28
GRRF-79-08
GRRF-80-26
GRRF-80-36
Relates to UN R142 |