GRSP-54-09/Rev.1
Draft Supplement 1 to Regulation No. 127 in its original version

With informal document GRSP-54-07, the European Commission presented modifications to GTR No. 9 considering the discussion on the headform test procedures in the GTR and also including amendments proposed by other parties. The details as well as the proposed wording were discussed in the GRSP sessions between the 48th session in December 2010 and the 53rd session in May 2013.

This document presents the subsequent changes to UN Regulation 127.

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GRSP | Session 50 | 6-9 Dec 2011

36. With reference to the discussion under agenda item 4(b) (see paras. 8-10), GRSP agreed to defer discussion on this agenda item to its May 2012 session, awaiting the adoption of ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2011/148.

GRSP | Session 52 | 11-14 Dec 2012

44. With reference to the discussion under agenda item 4(b) (see paras. 8 and 9), GRSP agreed to defer discussion on this agenda item to its May 2013 session.

WP.29 | Session 163 | 24-27 Jun 2014

No objections to the proposals which are passed for consideration to adopt during the AC.1 session.

54. Agenda item 4.6.4, Regulation No. 127, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2014/37, insert amendments to Annex 5, paragraph 3.2.1., to read:

“3.2.1.The velocity of the headform impactor shall be measured at some point during the free flight before impact, in accordance with the method specified in ISO 3784:1976. The measured velocity …… calculated or measured.”

GRSP | Session 55 | 19-23 May 2014

27. GRSP resumed consideration on the remaining issues of the proposed 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 127 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2014/38), such as the tolerances of the flexible pedestrian legform impactor (FlexPLI). GRSP finally adopted GRSP-55-14-Rev.3 (incorporating GRSP-55-24), as reproduced in Annex V to this report. GRSP requested the secretariat to send the proposal (WP.29-163-06) to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their June 2014 sessions as a draft amendment to ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2014/38. GRSP also adopted GRSP-55-44, as reproduced in Annex V to this report, to introduce a parallel correction to Supplement 1 of the original version of the UN Regulation (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2014/37). GRSP requested the secretariat to send the proposal (WP.29-163-07) to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their June 2014 sessions as a draft amendment to ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2014/37.

28. GRSP agreed to resume consideration at its December 2014 session of this agenda item based on a possible proposal of an Addendum to the M.R.1 to incorporate the FlexPLI.

GRSP | Session 54 | 17-20 Dec 2013

28. With reference to the amendment to UN GTR No. 9 proposed under agenda item 3(b) (see para. 9), the expert from OICA introduced a draft parallel amendment to UN Regulation No. 127 (GRSP-54-09-Rev.1) incorporating GRSP-54-38 and superseding ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2011/18 and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2011/19. GRSP adopted GRSP-54-09-Rev.1 as reproduced in Annex V of the session report. The secretariat was requested to submit the proposal to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their June 2014 sessions as draft Supplement 1 to the UN Regulation.

GRSP | Session 53 | 13-17 May 2013

40. With reference to the discussion under agenda item 3(b) (see para. 9), GRSP agreed to defer discussion on this agenda item to its December 2013 session.