According to the European Community’s participation in the revised 1958 Agreement, the UNECE Regulations have become alternatives to the technical annexes of the corresponding EU Directives. This proposed amendment is aimed at reinforcing consistency between the UNECE Regulations and the EU Directives.
36. GRSP considered ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2007/12 (tabled by Italy and France). The EC expert did not support the proposal and requested to insert a time limit for the exemption for vehicles having an integrated saloon up to 10 seats (M3 of class III or B) with side-facing seats grouped in the rear, as in the EU Directive. Taking into account the comments received, GRSP adopted GRSP-43-30 as reproduced in Annex VI to this report. The secretariat was requested to submit the proposal to WP.29 and AC.1, for consideration at their November 2008 sessions, as draft 08 series of amendments to Regulation No. 17.