Proposal to delete the term “Supplier of the tread used for retreading process”, to delete “material manufacturer” in favor of “material supplier”, to simplify the list of tyres classified as a tyre for use in severe snow conditions and/or as traction tyre, to introduce a paragraph clarifying that the supplier of tread material dedicated to the retreading of tyres categorized as special use tyres shall provide to the retreader the “void to fill ratio” pertinent to such tread material, to correct a reference to “Appendix 2” to refer to “Schedule 1” of the 1958 Agreement, to delete the field for “Extension No.” in the Communication form since the extension is already in the Approval number, and to align wording with UN R54.

Proposal to:

1. Correct the description of a tyre to exclude aspects outside the scope of UN R109


2. Clarify the definition of nominal rim diameter


3. Clarify the definition of principal grooves in line with the proposal for UN R54


4. Amend para. 6.4.4.2. to clarify that the UN R117 certificate may be used for obtaining the type approval under UN R172 of retreaded tyres classified as traction tyre


5. Simplify the wording of the requirements for professional off-road tyres


6. Replace “XXX” with the UN Regulation No. 172 in the references to the approval of retreaded tyres with regard to their snow performance and/or classification as traction tyre.