Proposal for the 02 series of amendments to Regulation No. 59
Document GRB/2014/6
20 June 2014

Consolidated version of UN Regulation No. 59 incorporating the revisions recommended by the Informal Working Group on UN Regulations Nos. 51 and 59 in order to align the UN R59 with the latest EU decisions.

Status: Superseded
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4.6.3. | Proposal for the 02 series of amendments to Regulation No. 59
5. | Regulation No. 59 (Replacement silencing systems)

12. GRB considered additional proposals for the 02 series of amendments to Regulation No. 59 prepared by IWG on Regulations Nos. 51 and 59 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRB/2015/4). GRB adopted these proposals, as amended by Annex IV to this report, and mandated the secretariat to submit them to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their June 2015 sessions as a draft Supplement 1 to the 02 series of amendments to Regulation No. 59.

4. | Review of proposals for amendments to GRB/2014/6 (Series 02 amendments to UN Regulation R59), if available.
5. | Preparation of a draft working document for amendment to GRB/2014/6 for GRB-61, if necessary.
5. | Regulation No. 59 (Replacement silencing systems)

9. On behalf of the IWG on UN Regulations Nos. 51 and 59, the expert from OICA presented a revised proposal for the 02 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 59 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRB/2014/6 and GRB-60-01). He pointed out that this proposal was also aligned with EU Regulation No. 540/2014 on the sound level of motor vehicles and of replacement silencing systems. GRB adopted this proposal, as amended by Annex IV to the present report, and mandated the secretariat to submit it to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their March 2015 sessions.

2. | Review the working documents for the September GRB on ECE R59.02
Related and Previous Documents
IWG-R51/R59-04-17
IWG-R51/R59-05-03
IWG-R51/R59-05-05
GRB/2015/4
WP.29/2015/4
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