GRPE/2009/8
Proposal for draft amendments to Regulation No. 83
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GRPE | Session 60 | 7-11 Jun 2010

18. The expert from the United Kingdom presented a proposal to clarify, correct and update elements of the provisions of Annex 4a to Regulation No. 83 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2010/8). GRPE adopted the document, not amended, and requested the secretariat to submit it to WP.29 and AC.1, for consideration at their November 2010 sessions, as Corrigendum to Supplement 7 to the 05 series of amendments to Regulation No. 83.

19. The expert from EC underlined that the same corrections reproduced in ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2010/8 would apply to the 06 series of amendments to Regulation No. 83, which had recently been adopted by WP.29 at its March 2010 session on the basis of documents ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2009/57 and Corr.1, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2009/134 and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2010/56. GRPE invited the secretariat to also prepare the above corrections as Corrigendum 1 to the 06 series of amendments to Regulation No. 83, for consideration by WP.29 and AC.1 at their November 2010 sessions.

34. The expert from OICA recalled the purpose of ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2009/8 proposing to clarify and update Regulation No. 83 with regard to the specifications for the Flame Ionisation Detector (FID) hydrocarbon analyser. He presented GRPE-60-06 justifying the proposed equivalent measurement method. GRPE noted a number of study reservations. Following the discussion, the Chairman recommended having a final review of ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2009/8 at the next session of GRPE in January 2011.

35. The expert from OICA introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2010/11 proposing to insert into Regulation No. 83 new specifications for the proportional speed fan which might be used during the testing of vehicles on the chassis dynamometer. GRPE noted some concerns about the air cooling velocity. GRPE adopted the proposal ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2010/11, not amended. The secretariat was requested to submit the adopted proposal to WP.29 and AC.1, as Supplement 1 to the 06 series of amendments as well as Supplement 10 to the 05 series of amendments to Regulation No. 83, for consideration by WP.29 and AC.1 at their November 2010 sessions.

36. The GRPE Chairman invited the experts from the Netherlands, Poland, the United Kingdom, EC and OICA to jointly prepare a proposal regarding the air cooling velocity for consideration at the next GRPE session.

37. Recalling the discussion at the previous GRPE session, GRPE considered and adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2010/12 tabled by the expert from the Russian Federation. The secretariat was requested to submit the adopted proposal to WP.29 and AC.1, for consideration at their November 2010 sessions as part (see para. 35 above) of Supplement 10 to the 05 series of amendments to Regulation No. 83.

GRPE | Session 61 | 10-14 Jan 2011

33. The expert from OICA recalled the purpose of ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2009/8 proposing to clarify and update Regulation No. 83 on the specifications for the Flame Ionisation Detector (FID) hydrocarbon analyser. The experts from the Netherlands and Poland reconfirmed their concerns. The Chair recommended removing ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2009/8 from the agenda of GRPE. He invited the expert from OICA to prepare jointly with the experts from EC, the Netherlands and Poland a revised proposal and to submit it to the informal group on WLTP for a detailed consideration.

34. The expert from the Netherlands proposed inserting into Regulation No. 83, new specifications for the proportional speed fan which might be used during the testing of vehicles on the chassis dynamometer. For this purpose, he introduced GRPE-61-19 clarifying ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2011/6 and complementing it with transitional provisions. He withdrew ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2011/5. GRPE adopted the proposal ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2011/6, as reproduced in Annex IV to this report. The secretariat was requested to submit the adopted proposal to WP.29 and AC.1, for consideration at their June 2011 sessions, as Supplement 2 to the 06 series of amendments to Regulation No. 83.