Text from Japan proposing to extend the overturning test to a broader range of child restraint systems.

Proposal from Sweden to clarify that the requirements and test methods in the 03 series of amendments are limited to category N3 vehicles and category N2 vehicles with a gross vehicle mass exceeding 7.5 tons.

Text from Sweden to clarify the risk of installing a rearward-facing child restraint in a seating position that is equipped with a frontal airbag and to align the labeling requirements with new requirements of UN Regulation No. 94 on frontal impacts.

Text from the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA) proposing to exempt vehicles with one seating position per row from ISOFIX provisions since compliance would require fitment to the driver’s seat.

Text of the proposed new regulation on pole side impact prepared by Australia on behalf of the GRSP expert group on Pole Side Impact (PSI). Text in brackets remains to be added and/or developed further by the PSI expert group under GRSP guidance.

Text from the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA) proposing to introduce exemptions for vehicles not intended for transporting children during normal use.

Text prepared by Germany proposing to introduce new provisions for folding seats.
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Draft text for a global technical regulation on pole side-impact protection, including markup of revisions from the earlier text.

Text prepared by France to introduce all the modifications suggested by the experts of the informal working group on child restraint
systems.

Text from the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA) proposing provisions for the coupling systems for charging the Rechargeable Energy Storage System (REESS).

Text from the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA) proposing to remove unnecessary constraints to electric vehicle systems having a working voltage of 48 V and to adapt the safety provisions to this technology.

Proposal to further clarify the risk of installing a rearward-facing child restraint in a seating position that is equipped with a frontal airbag. The text is based on a document GRSP-52-06 as discussed during the 52nd GRSP session (document GRSP-52, para. 23).

Discussion paper on the proposal to revise the scope of UN R29 to cover N3 vehicles and N2 vehicles with a gross vehicle mass exceeding 7.5t with a separate driver’s cab and to N1 vehicles and N2 vehicles with a gross vehicle mass not exceeding 7.5t with regard to the protection of the occupants of the cab.

With reference to Sweden’s proposal to revise the scope of UN R29 (document GRSP/2013/9), Russia recommends examples of N Category vehicles presently outside the Swedish proposal for inclusion within the scope of the regulation.

Certain anti-theft systems fully lock every door and window in a vehicle and also deactivate interior unlock controls. This can lead to a situation where an occupant can be locked inside a vehicle with no means of exit save to break a window. This proposal would require countermeasures to prevent such a situation.

The current text of UN R14 requires the installation of two ISOFIX anchorages in a vehicle. Vehicles with only one seat row are exempted from this requirement. This document proposes to introduce provisions for at least one set of ISOFIX anchorages in vehicles having only one seat row or having several seat rows with only one seat per row.

Proposal to correct and refine the draft global technical regulation on pole side-impact protection (document GRSP/2013/7) by the chair of the PSI informal working group.

Presentation urging development of global standards to enhance the safety of transport vehicles intended to carry small children.

Japanese policy group recommendations for safety enhancements to transport vehicles (such as school buses and vans) intended to carry small children.

Presentation in support of the proposal for increased head restraint height.

Proposal to specify a head restraint height between 720 mm and 830 mm pursuant to the work on phase 2 of GTR No. 7 which includes a new method for measuring the effective height of head restraints.

Proposed changes to the draft global technical regulation on pole side-impact protection.

Working draft with markups of the next phase in the development of the enhanced child restraint systems regulation.

Japanese data, especially concerning elderly occupants, relating to the discussions on the use of a full width rigid barrier (FWRB) test compared with the offset deformable barrier (ODB) test in the UN regulation on frontal collision protection.

Proposal to include a paragraph presenting French cost-benefit data for improved side impact protection in light vehicles. France does not believe PSI is beneficial to commercial vehicles.

Review of open issues concerning ISOFIX child restraint systems.

Draft GTR presented for consideration to the Working Party on Passive Safety.

Current draft of amendments under development by the informal working group on Frontal Impact

Update on the development of a proposal to amend the pedestrian safety GTR by introducing the flexible pedestrian legform impactor (FlexPLI) as the single harmonized test tool.

Proposals from the GRSP chair for Supplement 5 to the 01 series of amendments and for Supplement 5 to the 02 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 94. The supplements add that in cases where a vehicle has no sun visor or roof, the airbag warning label shall be positioned where it is clearly visible at all times.

Draft text of provisions for insertion into the global technical regulation on pedestrian safety protection to enable use of the flexible pedestrian lower legform impactor (FlexPLI), prepared by the chairman of the informal working group on the global technical regulation No. 9 (Pedestrian safety)-Phase 2.

Proposal by the experts from the informal working group on Global Technical Regulation No. 9-Phase 2 to amend the UN Regulation on pedestrian protection of motor vehicles.

In response to a GRSP request (ECE/TRANS/WP29/GRSP/53, para. 45) concerning the configuration of Child Restraint Systems (CRS) combining a base attached to the vehicle by ISOFIX anchorages with a shell installed on the base. This shell could also be used without the base and secured by an adult safety belt. This proposal aims at allowing the type approval of this configuration according to UN Regulation No. 129 in its first phase.

Correction of an error in the earlier Corrigendum 1 to Supplement 5 to the 03 series of UN Regulation No. 44.

Proposal to clarify the scope of UN Regulation No. 29 and the tests to be performed on the various types of category N vehicles.

Correction of an editorial error in Supplement 4 to the 07 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 14.

Proposal to specify a head restraint height between 720 mm and 830 mm pursuant to the work on phase 2 of GTR No. 7 which includes a new method for measuring the effective height of head restraints.

Certain anti-theft systems fully lock every door and window in a vehicle and also deactivate interior unlock controls. This can lead to a situation where an occupant can be locked inside a vehicle with no means of exit save to break a window. This proposal would require countermeasures to prevent such a situation.

The current text of UN R14 requires the installation of two ISOFIX anchorages in a vehicle. Vehicles with only one seat row are exempted from this requirement. This proposal introduces provisions for at least one set of ISOFIX anchorages in vehicles having only one seat row or having several seat rows with only one seat per row.

Text prepared by the informal expert group on the Phase 2 development of the GTR on pedestrian safety to introduce the new FlexPLI lower legform test tool into the test procedures.

Draft text that would adapt the GTR on hydrogen vehicle safety to the type-approval system via a new UN Regulation.

Background presentation explaining issues encountered in transposing the GTR on HFCV into a UN (type-approval) Regulation.

Proposal for the text of the UN Regulation transposing the Global Technical Regulation on hydrogen and fuel-cell vehicles into the 1958 Agreement. This version highlights changes from the GTR text.

Proposal based on document GRSP/2012/25 (proposal drafted by the secretariat to consolidate the transitional provisions of UN R16 as a basis for a discussion on simplifying and correcting the text) to consolidate the transitional provisions of UN R16.

Proposal to improve the reproducibility of the luggage impact test described in annex 9 of UN Regulation No. 17.

Text to introduce all the modifications needed in UN Regulation No. 129 (enhanced child restraint systems (ECRS)) suggested by the experts of the informal working group on child restraint systems (IWG CRS) to extend the scope of this regulation to non-integral Child Restraint Systems (“Universal Booster” or “Specific to vehicle Booster”) (Phase 2 of the UN Regulation).

Specifications for the Construction, Preparation and Certification of the 50th percentile male Biofidelic Rear Impact Dummy, (BioRID-II) anthropometric test device for inclusion in the Mutual Resolution No. 1 on test devices used in UN Regulations and GTR.

Proposal for amendments to the bumper test area and headform test procedure.

Text prepared by the European Commission and Germany to align the test requirements of UN GTR No. 9 Phase 2 with those of Amendment 2 to the UN GTR concerning the determination of the headform test points.

Proposed amendments to clarify the GTR text in alignment with the proposed text for its UN Regulation homologue.

Proposal for amendments to document GRSP/2013/22.

Text prepared for information only by the Chairman of the informal group on Rechargeable Energy Storage Systems (REESS) to present requirements for electric motorcycles within a consolidated version of UN Regulation No. 100 without prejudicing whether the requirements will be established as an amendment of an existing regulation or as new regulation.

Consolidated version of UN R127 on pedestrian safety incorporating its Corrigendum 1, Supplement 1, and draft 01 series of amendments that would align the test requirements of UN R127 with GTR No. 9’s Phase 2 (Flex-PLI) and Amendment 2 to (determination of the headform test points).

Proposal to refine the proposal concerning ISOFIX anchorages in “one seat per row” seating arrangements. OICA believes this should be an amendment rather than a supplement and proposes to refine the scope to focus on seating where a child seat can be used and in vehicles that could carry a child.

The expert group on the 2nd phase development of GTR No. 7 has proposed a new method for measuring head-restraint height and, using this method, proposed to specify heights between 720-830 mm. OICA accepts the new measurement method, but argues for keeping the current 800 mm specification on the grounds that 800 mm under the new method would be 830 mm under the old.

Proposal to limit the overlap of this head restraint regulation with UN R17 which also addresses head restraints within the context of seat integrity. The amendment would exempt any vehicle head restraints approved under UN R17 from the requirements of UN R25. Presently, only M1 passenger cars qualify for this derogation.

OICA counterproposal to the draft German text that would prohibit systems whereby an occupant could be unintentionally locked inside a vehicle, such as might occur with alarm or emergency locking systems.

Japan argues to limit the scope (as in the GTR) to passenger vehicles with a GVM of 4,536 kg or less; defer liquefied hydrogen storage system (LHSS) provisions; specify frontal impact and rear impact tests (or allow national tests until phase 2 of GTR 13 is complete),and add batch and production test requirements. Japan also notes editorial corrections.

Japan proposes changes to the draft text (document GRSP/2013/22) intended to transpose GTR No. 13 on hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle safety into the UN Regulation type approval system.

In document GRSP-54-04, CLEPA proposed changes to improve the reproducibility of the luggage impact test described in annex 9 of UN R17. Japan proposes to specify only the minimum moment of inertia in the test (where CLEPA proposed a minimum-maximum range.

The expert group on the 2nd phase development of GTR No. 7 has proposed a new method for measuring head-restraint height and, using this method, proposed to specify heights between 720-830 mm. OICA accepts the new measurement method, but argues for keeping the current 800 mm specification on the grounds that 800 mm under the new method would be 830 mm under the old.

EC proposals to revise GTR No. 13 based upon items identified during the process of transposing the GTR into the form of a UN Regulation force use in type-approval systems.

Draft amendment to UN R94 as prepared by the WP.29 expert group on frontal impact to introduce provisions for offset deformable and full width rigid barrier tests. This draft is presented only for informational purposes pending submission of a final version for consideration at the May 2014 GRSP session.

Japanese statement proposing to remove vehicle categories L5-L7 (three-wheelers and quadricycles) from the proposals to regulate “rechargeable energy storage systems” (REESS) in mopeds, motorcycles, and similar vehicles as a condition for its acceptance either of a new regulation or as an amendment to UN R100 on electric-powered vehicles.

Presentation on Japanese research into
dummy responses and chest injury measures for different seat-belt paths under the full-width rigid barrier and sled tests. Since the seat-belt path influences chest deflection results, Japan proposes that UN R94 include seat-belt path definition.

Corrections and clarifications to the proposed amendment to the enhanced child restraint systems regulation.

The United States will not support the proposed amendment in its current form. The amendment would increase headrest heights for front outboard seating positions from 800 mm to at least 830 mm while allowing a decrease in minimum heights to 720 mm from 750mm. In addition, the amendment would allow decreased rear heights. The US believes the amendment lacks adequate evidence-based justifications for the proposed changes.

The draft amendment to introduce the Flex PLI test tool as updated in the informal working group meeting of 16 – 17 December 2013.

Statement of US concerns with the draft amendment to introduce the Flex PLI test tool into GTR No. 9 (document GRSP/2013/25) in particular with regard to the use of the injury assessment reference values (IARVs). US definition of the IARV will be dependent upon the outcome of a US cost-benefit analysis based upon the characteristics of the American vehicle population. The US cannot accept injury curves that do not fall within what is justifiable according to US traffic conditions.

Presentation of US concerns regarding proposed definitions for locating the point of measurement (i.e. measuring point, target point, and first contact point definitions) within the test zone, changes to the test zone boundaries to clarify the adult and child Head Injury Criterion (HIC) zones, and to amend the leg form test procedure to align the leg form center plane with its measuring point.

[Note: the reference to document GRSP/2011/12 does not appear to correspond with the content of the US statement. Rather, the remarks align more closely with document GRSP-54-07/Rev.1 proposing changes to the draft amendment as presented in document GRSP/2013/25).]

Presentation on the UK helmet safety scheme.

Revised proposal to refine the proposal concerning ISOFIX anchorages in “one seat per row” seating arrangements and to rework the proposal as an amendment to UN R14 rather than as a supplement.

Proposal to amend the transitional provisions presented in document GRSP/2013/26 (01 series of amendments to Regulation No. 127).

Presentation raising concerns over the transposition of GTR No. 13 on hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles into a corresponding UN Regulation.

Proposal to clarify a measurement procedure between test points in the supplement.

Draft report in support of the proposed amendment to the pedestrian safety GTR that would introduce the Flexible Pedestrian Legform Impactor (Flex-PLI) test tool.

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.

Updated draft amendment as revised during the 16-17 December 2013 session of the Informal Group on GTR 9-Phase 2. The amendment would introduce the Flex PLI lower legform impactor and related test procedures into the GTR on pedestrian safety protection.

Revised proposal to refine the proposal concerning ISOFIX anchorages in “one seat per row” seating arrangements and to rework the proposal as an amendment to UN R14 rather than as a supplement, originally presented by Germany in document GRSP/2013/15.

Updated draft amendment as revised during the 16-17 December 2013 session of the Informal Group on GTR 9-Phase 2. The amendment would introduce the Flex PLI lower legform impactor and related test procedures into the GTR on pedestrian safety protection.

Consolidated version of the UN Regulation No. 127 including Corr. 1 to the original version, draft Supplement 1 to the original version and the draft 01 series of amendments to the UN Regulation.

Proposal of amendments to address various concerns and reflect the outcomes of discussions with the experts from EC, Japan, the Netherlands, the Republic of Korea, United States of America and OICA.

Report of the expert group developing revised test procedures under UN Regulation No. 94, including work on offset deformable and full-width rigid barrier testing and procedures for lower-leg and foot protection.

Draft report of the GTR 9 expert group in support of the proposed amendment to the pedestrian safety GTR that would introduce the Flexible Pedestrian Legform Impactor (Flex-PLI) test tool.