Proposal for provisions concerning a “Declaration of Conformance” for vehicles approved under the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval regulation.

Proposed text for a new UN Regulation that would comprise all the tyre-pressure monitoring system (TPMS) provisions presently contained in UN Regulation No. 64. This separation is proposed to facilitate the use of UN R64 in the international whole vehicle type approval system under development.

Proposal to separate provisions for tire-pressure monitoring systems from UN R64.

Proposal to insert language into the definition of a vehicle type clarifying the application (or non-application) of regulations included in the IWVTA across variants of a single type-approved vehicle in order to avoid scenarios where a single vehicle type could have more than one type approval or an approval under a non-applicable regulation (say, electrified vehicle requirements for a non-electrified variant of a vehicle type) could be demanded for a vehicle variant.

Background presentation on the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval regulation.

Background presentation on the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval regulation.

Proposal for a permanent working group to manage the administration and further development of the international whole vehicle type approval system.

Proposal for a permanent working group to manage the administration and future development of the international whole vehicle type approval system.

Request to move UN R44 on child restraint systems to the “B list” of regulations (eventual consideration for inclusion in the whole vehicle type approval) from the “A list” of regulations identified for use in the first phase implementation of the IWVTA system.

OICA request to omit the proposed declaration of conformity provisions from the first phase implementation of the IWVTA, essentially arguing that the additional declaration is not justified in the context of type approval.

Annex 4 (“List of requirements for the purpose of IWVTA: List of regulatory acts”) contains the list of UN Regulations that would comprise the whole vehicle type approvals.

Draft presentation for review by the SGR0 subgroup on the second draft of UN Regulation No. 0 second as
submitted to WP.29 for consideration during its 164th (November 2014) session.

Proposal to exclude M1 vehicles from the close-proximity field of vision requirements pursuant to the establishment of the international whole vehicle type approval system.

Draft UN R0 with introduction and revised paragraphs 12 and 13.

OICA proposal for the “Information document for the purpose of IWVTA” that retains in the document only those entries that are essential for the identification of a vehicle type and its variants or describe important properties of the whole vehicle. This proposal also deletes entries not relevant for category M1 vehicles.

The document proposes revised wording for the introduction of a Declaration of Conformance (DoC) for the vehicles approved according to the draft UN Regulation No. 0 concerning whole vehicle type approvals.

Draft text for Revision 2 to the “General Guidelines for UN regulatory procedures and transitional provisions in UN regulations” (Document WP.29/1044).

Proposed changes to the article concerning the procedure for amendments to UN Regulations.

Proposals to modify UN Regulations 10 and 14 to address requirements under Australian law.

OICA strongly supports the German proposal and seeks clarification of certain points.

Responses to the IWVTA group questionnaire sent to Contracting Parties to the 1958 Agreement in order to determine readiness to apply the international whole vehicle type approval system (UN Regulation No. 0) and to raise any issues that might impede its development and use.

Proposal for revised guidelines and procedures for UN Regulations pursuant to the development of the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system, including a procedure for exemptions of new technologies from current UN Regulation requirements and the procedure for updating the IWVTA regulation (proposed UN R0).

Version including a revised paragraph 12 transmitted by the Russian Federation and OICA.

Summary of items from the 11th meeting of the working group on revising the 1958 Agreement, especially with regard to the introduction of the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval System, use of the Data Exchange for Type-Approval information, and changes aimed at improving accessibility to the agreement worldwide.

Updated status of deliberations on aligning certain UN Regulations with the requirements of the proposed international whole vehicle type approval system.

Proposed questionnaire for 1958 Agreement contracting parties to solicit input towards resolving open issues related to the IWVTA and revision 3 to the agreement.

Set of explanations and requests for WP.29 approval of a questionnaire to solicit contracting party input on regulations to include in the whole vehicle type approval and handling of replacement parts under certain conditions, amendment of the 1958 Agreement status report to communicate whether contracting parties accept only ‘universal’ or accept ‘limited’ whole vehicle type approvals, to set English as the documentation language, and for comments on the proposed Revision 3 to the 1958 Agreement.

Questionnaire for 1958 Agreement contracting parties to solicit input on the UN Regulations to include in the whole vehicle type approval. In addition, the questionnaire solicits input concerning replacement parts. Under IWVTA, a contracting party could apply UN Regulation 0 and accept type-approved vehicles while not necessarily applying all the regulations included in the whole vehicle approval. This raises the prospect of a situation where a contracting party accepts a type-approved vehicle but not all the type-approvals of replacement parts used for its maintenance.

Report prepared by the informal group for presentation to WP.29.

Annotated update of the first draft of the proposed UN R0 on whole vehicle type approvals.

IWVTA ambassadors review of the status of work on preparing various regulations for eventual inclusion in the international whole vehicle type approval system.

Revisions to the proposed paragraphs 11, 12, and 13 concerning, respectively, Technical Services, procedures for amending the draft regulation on international whole vehicle type approvals, and provisions for Contracting Party acceptance of approvals. The document also addresses Annex 2 on approval markings and Annex 4 on limited whole vehicle approvals (L-IWVTA).

The proposed text is submitted for insertion into the draft Regulation (SGR0-11-03) in response to the action items noted in document SGR0-11-01.

Memorandum from the secretariat reporting on WP.29 subsidiary working party responses to the proposal for a common date of entry-into-force for new series of amendments to existing regulations. The Working Parties on Lighting and Light-signalling Equipment, General Safety, Passive Safety, and Pollution and Energy had no objections to setting a uniform annual date of September 1.

Status report to the Working Party on Pollution and Energy (GRPE).

Presentation by the secretariat to open discussion of issues related to the introduction of provisions for electrified vehicles and systems within the context of the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval (which allows Contracting Parties to grant approvals under earlier series of amendments).

WP.29 secretariat recommendation to delete paragraph 12 proposing introductory and transitional provisions for the draft UN Regulation No. 0 on whole vehicle approvals. Since the application of new regulations is voluntary and government authorities may decide if and when to apply them, the use of transitional provisions would be redundant.

Presentation of Australian concerns over incompatibilities between its local requirements for top-tether anchorages in child restraint systems and the provisions of UN R14. Since it wishes to participate fully in the IWVTA system, Australia proposes that UN R14 be transferred from the IWVTA List A (single global requirement) to List B (multiple requirements to account for regional differences). Australia also can thus accept UN R16 (occupant restraint systems) on List A. Australia needs more time to reach a position on UN R10 (electromagnetic compatibility).

Final proposed text to revise and update the 1958 Agreement pursuant to the project to establish an international whole vehicle type approval system.

Working draft of the proposed IWVTA Regulation pursuant to the 10th SGR0 session.

The International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system under development would allow for a limited recognition approval to earlier versions of UN Regulations. Since this limited IWVTA requires Contracting Parties to declare to which version of each regulation they adhere, this proposal would amend the “Status of the 1958 Agreement” (document WP.29/343) to include this information as part of the regular process of reporting on the status of UN Regulations.

OICA-proposed revisions to the draft Q&A document intended to help explain the international whole vehicle type approval system and the proposed “UN Regulation No. 0” (document SGR0-08-06).

The International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system under development would allow for a limited recognition approval to earlier versions of UN Regulations. Since this limited IWVTA requires Contracting Parties to declare to which version of each regulation they adhere, this proposal would amend the “Status of the 1958 Agreement” (document WP.29/343) to include this information as part of the regular process of reporting on the status of UN Regulations.

The “document of fulfilment” would be issued by the vehicle manufacturer to certify that a vehicle complies with UN Regulations specified within the whole vehicle type approval regulation.

Revisions to the draft regulation on international whole vehicle type approvals.

Proposal to define procedures for resolving differences in cases where a Contracting Party determines that a product approved by another Contracting Party does not conform with the requirements of the regulation under which it was approved.

Response from the UN Office of Legal Affairs transmitted through the WP.29 secretariat concerning the use of different languages in type-approval documents (clarification of Paragraph 3.3 in the proposed UN Regulation No. 0 on whole vehicle type approval). As currently envisioned, the exchange of type-approval information would be made through a secured database (Data Exchange for Type Approval (DETA)) in English. The question was whether this requirement would violate any UN perquisites. The OLA responds that the exclusive use of a given language is up to the parties to the agreement and therefore, the use of English does not present any legal concerns.

Explanations from Japan and Australia concerning specific vehicle marking requirements relevant to the development of the UN regulation to govern international whole vehicle type approvals.

Update by the chair of the subgroup on the development of UN R0 of the IWVTA informal group.

Working draft of the proposed UN regulation on whole vehicle type approvals transmitted by the chair of the subgroup on development of UN Regulation 0.

Update by the chair of the subgroup on the development of UN R0 of the IWVTA informal group.

Explanation of three options developed for handling the approval of electronic stability controls (ESC) and brake-assist systems (BAS) under regulaitons separate from UN R13-H (light vehicle braking) while fulfilling the requirements of complex electronic systems (CEL).

India noted an erroneous reference to “ESC” in the original document where “BAS” was clearly intended.

Proposed corrections and clarifications to the draft text of the new regulation to separate ESC provisions from Regulation No. 13-H (document GRRF/2014/12).

Actions and decisions taken during the 9th session of the expert group amending the 1958 Agreement in order to accommodate the proposed international whole vehicle type approval system.

Proposal to amend the draft text for the proposed new regulation on BAS which would extract the BAS provisions from the current UN R13-H on light vehicle braking systems. The intention is to clarify the meaning of the text in places where it is ambiguous when taken out of the context of UN R13-H.

Latest version (superceding WP.29/2014/26) of the revision of the 1958 Agreement to enable the deployment of the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system and to facilitate the global application of the Agreement and its system for the mutual recognition of type approvals. This version proposes solutions to all the remaining open issues except the question of two-thirds voting raised as a measure to address concerns of non-EU governments over the current simple majority procedure.

Transmitted by the experts of the subgroup on UN R0 pursuant to their 9th session held during 21-22 January 2014 (Document SGR0-08-13-rev.1).

Proposal to specify that safety aspects of brake assist systems can be assessed under this new regulation or under UN R13-H. The objective of the proposed wording is to avoid redundant certification of the complex electronic control systems (CEL) aspects of ESC according to both the proposed BAS regulation and UN Regulation No. 13-H (keeping unchanged the level of safety). The proposal would permit the applicant to show evidence that CEL compliance has already been achieved according to Annex 8 of UN Regulation No. 13-H as an alternative to demonstrating compliance with the CEL annex of the BAS regulation.

Proposed amendments to UN R13-H to confirm that the complex electronic control system (CEL) requirements may be satisfied through an approval conducted under another regulation (e.g., the pending new ESC and BAS regulations) and to delete the marking requirement concerning ESC systems which will no longer be within the scope of UN R13-H.

Proposal to specify that safety aspects of ESC systems can be assessed under this new regulation or under UN R13-H. The objective of the proposed wording is to avoid redundant certification of the complex electronic control systems (CEL) aspects of ESC according to both the proposed ESC regulation and UN Regulation No. 13-H (keeping unchanged the level of safety). The proposal would permit the applicant to show evidence that CEL compliance has already been achieved according to Annex 8 of UN Regulation No. 13-H as an alternative to demonstrating compliance with the CEL annex of the ESC regulation.

Updated revised draft proposal to amend Schedule 7 for the procedure to allow for the exemption of new technologies from relevant existing regulatory requirements in cases where those existing requirements present incompatible, inapplicable, and/or unwarranted burdens.

Agenda for the ninth session of the expert group preparing revisions to the 1958 Agreement as part of the program to establish an international whole vehicle type approval system.

Comments from Australia and the UK on the draft “Proposal for Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement”.

Australia and the UK propose:

• New text for Article 4 (rights and obligations in cases of a non-conforming approval to a UN regulation), particularly to clarify the terminology used (threat to road safety or to the environment….) and to strengthen the provisions;
• New text in Schedule 7, Section 5 to allow the granting of individual “exemption approvals” without committing Contracting Parties to accept such approvals within their own market;
• Changes to Article 3 to clarify that the acceptance of a UN regulation that has been applied is also subject to it meeting any discretionary options allowed for within the regulation;
• Changes to Article 8 so that approvals issued by a CP automatically cease to be valid after a defined period should the CP withdraw from the Agreement; and
• UK acceptance of text proposed by Australia to address CP’s that do not have approval authorities.

Proposal from the Netherlands for editorial improvements and clarifications to the draft text of Schedule 7 concerning exemptions from UN Regulation provisions where warranted for new technologies.

Presentation on the proposed procedures for updating UN R0. This regulation would govern the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval process and as such, would need to be updated (annually under the proposal) in line with changes to the various component or system level UN Regulations that are included within the scope of the whole vehicle type approval.

Comments on the draft text of UN Regulation No. 0 to clarify the conditions under which whole vehicle type approvals (including the limited approvals under partial sets or earlier versions of UN Regulations) would be recognized and to refine the text of certain provisions.

Comments and recommendations from Russia for clarifications and improvements to the latest draft versions of the proposed UN Regulation No. 0 on whole vehicle type approvals (documents SGR0-08-13 and SGR0-09-01.

Proposal to clarify the marking provisions under the whole vehicle type approval system.

Revised draft proposal to amend Schedule 7 for the procedure to allow for the exemption of new technologies from relevant existing regulatory requirements in cases where those existing requirements present incompatible, inapplicable, and/or unwarranted burdens.

Proposal for wording to ensure that countries notify the UN secretariat of decisions to accept approvals based upon earlier versions of UN Regulations under the proposed International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system.

OICA-proposed revisions to the draft Q&A document intended to help explain the international whole vehicle type approval system and the proposed “UN Regulation No. 0” (document SGR0-08-06).