This presentation outlines European Commission plans for a new regulatory structure for motorcycles, mopeds, quadricycles, and similar vehicles (Category L vehicles), scheduled for introduction on 1 January 2014.

This documents presents a flow chart for the process of aligning the EU’s “Regulation on environmental and propulsion performance
requirements” (REPPR) for L-category vehicles with related global regulations.

The proposed amendments redefine the class of bi-fuel vehicles to permit the simultaneous use of gas and petrol in gas mode.

The purpose of this proposal is to add transitional provisions to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No. 101, to solve a discrepancy between the 06 series of amendments to Regulation No. 83 and the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No. 101.

This proposal was prepared by the experts from the informal Heavy-Duty Dual Fuel (HDDF) Task Force within the GFV informal working group in order to enable the type approval of new EURO VI heavy duty dual-fuel engines and vehicles.

Presentation to the Working Party on Pollution and Energy (GRPE), covering the work on emissions testing standards for heavy-duty hybrid (HDH) vehicles, including status of research programs, roadmap, report on 7th and 8th HDH meetings, open items, and plans for next meetings. (See also document GRPE-63-18 for written status report.)

Written overview of the status of work on heavy-duty hybrid vehicle emissions standards (complements presentation by the group to the Working Party on Pollution and Energy. See document GRPE-63-19.)

This proposal would correct editorial errors detected in GTR 4 during the transposition of the GTR provisions into UN Regulation 49 (6 series of amendments).

Germany has provided this proposal to revise their earlier submission (document GRPE/2012/2) pursuant to discussions held with the experts from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and the European Commission.

The US, EU, and Japan have co-sponsored a proposal to develop harmonized safety and environmental standards for electric vehicles. This document proposes objectives for a working group to pursue the environmental aspects under the auspices of the Working Party on Pollution and Energy (GRPE).

This proposal seeks to align UN R96 with EU Directive 2011/87/EU, delaying by three years the introduction of Stage IIIB and IV engines for certain Category T farm tractors. These tractors are specialised machines intended to operate in vineyards and orchards in southern Europe.

Excel spreadsheet showing the WLTP roadmap, including the current and proposed WLTP organization, as well as tentative meeting schedule.

Overview of proposals for amending the plans for establishing the Worldwide harmonized Light vehicle emissions Test Procedure (WLTP) in light of progress to date.

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Status report of the informal group developing a Mobile Air-Conditioning emissions Test Procedure.

Progress report of the informal group working on heavy-duty dual-fuel vehicle provisions in UN Regulations 49, 85, and 115.

This is a revised version of the proposal by the Gaseous Fueled Vehicles (GFV) informal group to redefine the class of bi-fuel vehicles under UN R83 in order to permit the simultaneous use of gas and petrol while in gas mode.

This is a revised version of the proposal by the Gaseous Fueled Vehicles (GFV) informal group to redefine the class of bi-fuel vehicles under UN R115 in order to permit the simultaneous use of gas and petrol while in gas mode.

The European Commission has proposed amending GTR No. 5 concerning on-board diagnostic systems. Japan has expressed concerns regarding OBD disablement conditions under section 5.2.2. This document from the former chair of the OBD GTR working group proposes revisions to that section.

This proposal was prepared by the experts from the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA) in order to incorporate the content of Regulation (EU) 566/2011 into UN Regulation No. 83.06.

Presentation by the Sustainable Energy Division of the UN Economic Commission for Europe on UNECE activities in support of the UN’s 2012 “International Year for Sustainable Energy for All”.

Presentation to the Working Group on Pollution and Energy (GRPE) on the status of work on a new regulation concerning Retrofit Emissions Control (REC) devices.

Status report on efforts towards the “development and implementation of a monitoring and assessment tool for CO2 emissions in inland transport to facilitate climate change mitigation” under the UNDA’s “For Future Inland Transport Systems” (forFITS) project.

This is the summary of the 8th session of the WLTP subgroup on development of the test procedures presented to the Working Party on Pollution and Energy. (This document is identical to the DTP meeting wrap-up document WLTP-DTP-08-05. Only the reference number has been changed.)

Report from the 63rd session of the Working Party on Pollution and Energy (January 2012).

This document proposes to add the use of poly-alpha-olefin filters and to correct an error in the particle number measurement diagram in UN Regulation 49.

Submission from the European Commission and OICA to amend the provisions of UN GTR No. 5 to clarify concerns identified during the preparation of legislation implementing the Euro VI emission levels (i.e. Regulation (EC) 595/2009), including a revision of the disablement conditions proposed in 2011.

Revised submission from the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers proposing to incorporate the content of Regulation (EU) 566/2011 into the 06 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 83, succeeding informal document GRPE-63-16 and replacing GRPE/2012/11.

Draft agenda for the June 2012 session of the Working Party on Pollution and Energy.

This document proposes amending GTR No. 5 to clarify a number of concerns identified by the EC during the preparation of legislation implementing the Euro VI emission levels (i.e. Regulation (EC) 595/2009) and includes a revision of the disablement conditions proposed in 2011 for OBD systems.

Submission from the European Commission and Italy to add transitional provisions in Regulation No. 96 to take into consideration the technical impossibility to install engines compliant with Stages IIIB and IV into some category T vehicles.

Corrections to paragraph cross-references within GTR No.4 which were identified during transposition of the GTR into UN Regulation 49.

Revised submission by the Chair of the informal group on Gaseous Fuelled Vehicles (GFV) to redefine the class of bi-fuel vehicles to permit the simultaneous use of gas and petrol in gas mode in UN Regulation No. 115. This document succeeds Informal document GRPE-63-06-Rev.1 and replaces GRPE/2012/7.

Revised submission by the Chair of the informal group on Gaseous Fuelled Vehicles–Heavy Duty Dual Fuel Task Force to introduce complementary specifications to the 06 series of amendments of UN R49. The appendixes 3, 4, 5 and 6 are not yet finalized. This document replaces GRPE/2012/13.

Revised submission (succeeding informal document GRPE-63-08 and replacing GRPE/2012/8) from OICA to add transitional provisions to the 01 series of amendments to UN R101, to solve a discrepancy between the 06 series of amendments to UN R83 and the 01 series of amendments to UN R101.

Revised submission by the Chair of the informal group on Gaseous Fuelled Vehicles (GFV) to redefine the class of bi-fuel vehicles to permit the simultaneous use of gas and petrol in gas mode in UN Regulation No. 83. This document replaces GRPE/2012/6.

Schedule of informal group meetings to be held in Geneva at the time of the June GRPE sessions.

Revised schedule of informal group meetings to be held at the time of the Working Party on Pollution and Energy June 2012 session.

Invitation and draft agenda stakeholder consultation workshop – study on the revisions and amendments of international L-category vehicle requirements in the area of environmental and propulsion performance

Proposal to align UN R96 with European Directive 97/68/EC as amended in 2012 and to align table of 8 mode cycle with 2010/26/EU.

Second revised version of the schedule for the various informal group meetings to be held during the week of the June 2012 GRPE session.

Letter from the Retrofit Emissions Control Devices (REC) informal group to solicit input regarding the proposed two-stage implementation of stringency levels in the new REC regulation under development.

Submission prepared by the Chair of the informal group on Gaseous Fuelled Vehicles (GFV) to correct a measurement error contained in documents GRPE/2012/6 (concerning UN R83) and GRPE/2012/7 (concerning UN R115) when weighing method and G25 reference fuel are used.

Corrections to align the unit of each factor in the equations 8-2, 8-4, 8-6, and 8-10 in paragraph 8 and to Annex 13, paragraph 1, Figure A13-1 where, in the upper figure for “gear use during acceleration phases”, the acceleration gear 1 incorrectly starts from zero.

Summary report (identical to document HDH-10-03) on the assessment of the hardware-in-the-loop simulation (HILS) methodology for heavy-duty hybrid emissions proposed by Japan.

Introduction to the research program developed to support the European Commission’s “Revision and Amendments of International L-category Vehicle Approval in the Area of Environmental Performance and Propulsion Requirements” (IEPPR) initiative.

Draft proposal for the terms of reference (aims, organization, and procedures) of a WP.29 informal working group for the revision and amendment of international L-Category vehicle requirements in the area of environmental and propulsion performance.

Presentation prepared for the stakeholder consultation workshop scheduled for 8 June 2012 reviewing the aims of the EC’s International environmental and propulsion performance requirements (IEPPR) of L-category vehicles initiative.

Introduction to the EC intentions regarding L-category vehicles (powered cycles, mopeds, motorcycles, tricycles and quadricycles) in preparation for the stakeholder workshop scheduled for June 8, 2012.

IWVTA informal group presentation on the status of their work to establish a global vehicle type-approval system and explanation of the proposed approach towards confirming the various regulations to be included in this whole vehicle approval system.

Submission prepared by the Chair of the informal group on Gaseous Fuelled Vehicles (GFV) to correct measurement errors contained in documents GRPE/2012/6 (concerning UN R83) and GRPE/2012/7 (concerning UN R115) when weighing method and G20/G25 reference fuels are used.

This document is a revised version of informal document GRPE-62-17 intended to introduce provisions for heavy-duty dual-fuel vehicles into UN Regulation No. 85 in accordance with those proposed in the GFV proposal to amend Regulation R49.

Consolidated proposal for an amendment to Regulation No. 49 towards the type-approval of heavy-duty dual-fuel vehicles, incorporating:
- Working document GRPE/2012/13/Rev.1.
- Informal document GRPE-64-18 completing the working document
- Informal document GRPE-64-17 correcting the working document

Document GRPE/2012/13/Rev.1 proposes to introduce complementary specifications to the 06 series of amendments of UN R49 towards the type-approval of heavy-duty dual-fuel vehicles.

Corrections to the document GRPE/2012/13/Rev.1 that proposes to introduce complementary specifications to the 06 series of amendments of UN R49 towards type-approving heavy-duty dual-fuel vehicles.

Gaseous-fueled vehicles informal group review of the proposals developed by the Heavy-Duty Dual-Fuel Task Force to introduce related provisions into UN Regulations Nos. 49 and 85.

Supplements 1 and 2 to the 06 series of amendments (Revision 4) to UN Regulation No. 83 include provisions to amend Annex 4; however Annex 4 does not exist, having been superseded by Annex 4a. The UNECE Secretariat proposes to delete the references to Annex 4 in the two supplements.

Presentation on the status of GFV activities, including for heavy-duty dual-fuel vehicles, bi-fuel gas vehicles, liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicles, and support to the European Commission concerning THC/CH4 (methane).

Progress report of the MACTP informal group on the efforts to establish uniform international and European test procedures for mobile air-conditioning efficiency.

Presentation on the status of work on the introduction of provisions for heavy-duty hybrid vehicle emissions and power consumption testing into GTR No. 4

Progress report on the effort to introduce heavy-duty hybrid emissions and related performance requirements into GTR No. 4.

Draft project schedule and roadmap for the European Commission plan to revise and amend its international L-category vehicle approval system with regard to environmental and propulsion performance requirements.

Roadmap projecting submission of the draft global technical regulation to WP.29 in March 2014.

United Kingdom recommendations for the draft terms of reference for the proposed informal working group on revision and amendments to international L-category vehicle requirements in the area of environmental and propulsion performance.

Brief presentation on enhancements to the European Union non-road mobile machinery emissions regulation and a proposal to upgrade UN Regulation No. 96 accordingly.

Draft summary of the 10th session of the informal subgroup on the Development of Test Procedures (DTP) of the informal group on the Worldwide Light Vehicle Emissions and Fuel-Efficiency Test Procedures (WLTP).

The lastest one-page promotional notice concerning the fifth international conference on environmentally friendly vehicles, to be held during 10-12 September 2012 in Baltimore (USA).

Progress report on the effort to establish uniform test procedures for light vehicle emissions and fuel consumption.

The text adopted by GRPE at its sixty-fourth session (see para. 35 of the session report) to amend UN Regulation No. 49 in order to extend Euro VI pollutant emission requirements to dual-fuel heavy duty engines and vehicles.

Corrections to align the unit of each factor in the equations 8-2, 8-4, 8-6, and 8-10 in paragraph 8 and to Annex 13, paragraph 1, Figure A13-1 where, in the upper figure for “gear use during acceleration phases”, the acceleration gear 1 incorrectly starts from zero.

Proposal by the European Commission to align the provisions of UN Regulation No. 96 with the 8-mode cycle of European Directive 2010/26/EU and the 2012 amendment of European Directive 97/68/EC.

Schedule of informal group side sessions during the GRPE 65th session.

Suggested changes to the proposal to amend Annex 4 (market fuel quality) of the Consolidated Resolution RE3

Proposal for a new Regulation on recyclability of motor vehicles based upon the original submission from OICA plus amendments proposed by the European Commission.

Proposal to amend the current draft of the proposed regulation on the recyclability of motor vehicles.

Modifications to UN Regulation No. 103 resulting from the transposition of the Euro 6 legislation into UN Regulation No. 83. Proposal to be revised and transformed into a formal submission for the June 2013 GRPE session.

Modifications to UN Regulation No. 101 resulting from the transposition of the Euro 6 legislation into UN Regulation No. 83. Proposal to be revised and transformed into a formal submission for the June 2013 GRPE session.

Working draft for a series of amendments that would align UN R83 with the Euro 6 approval requirements based on the amending Regulation (EC) No 459/2012 and Regulation (EC) No 630/2012. Proposal to be revised and transformed into a formal submission for the June 2013 GRPE session.

On the first of August 2012, an amendment to Sweden’s national type-approval legislation introducing the possibility for approval of retrofit emission control systems entered into force in Sweden.

UNECE “Background note” compiling information from its Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution working groups, Inland Transport Committee (especially WP.29), and the European Environment Agency (EEA).