Working draft prepared pursuant to discussion through the 18th SG58 subgroup session. Basis for discussions at the 19th subgroup session.

Current draft text including changes made during the 18th subgroup session and prepared as the basis for discussions during the 19th subgroup session.

Australian proposal to adapt UN R14 to current Australian child restraint system anchorage requirements within the context of enabling the use of UN R14 within the international whole vehicle type approval system.

This document provides information on the expected operation of the IWVTA system and includes a new question on the impact of changes to a UN Regulation included within the IWVTA on whole vehicle approvals issued prior to the modification of the individual regulation.

Proposed agenda for the September 9, 2015 session of the task force coordinating the testing of the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system.

Second proposal from the UN R0 Pre-testing Task Force for validating the international whole vehicle type approval regulation.

Draft form for pre-testing participants to use in reporting errors, concerns, or other issues during the validation phase of the international whole vehicle type approval regulation.

Response of the UN Office of Legal Affairs concerning the application of the proposed new revision of the Agreement to type approvals issued under the previous revision. The OLA offers an unofficial response categorically stating that the Contracting Parties determine the application of the Agreement and that unless otherwise stated, the new revision applies to approvals issued after the date that the new revision enters into force.

Proposal of the IWVTA informal group for an explanatory document covering the international whole vehicle type approval.

Proposal to extend the mandate of the informal working group on the development of the 1958 Agreement and an international whole vehicle type approval system (IWVTA informal group).

Proposal to address a possible situation where a whole vehicle type approval is issued based upon an earlier version of a regulation where the latest version of that regulation has been narrowed or requirements of the earlier version have been made optional in the later version.

Proposal to clarify the wording of the type approval communication form.

Status of work on certain regulations, including braking, lighting, fuel tanks, rear vision, and tyres, towards their inclusion within the international whole vehicle type approval program.

Proposed text to explain procedures for the withdrawal or revocation of a whole vehicle type approval, including differences between a universal (U-IWVTA) approval and a limited (L-IWVTA) approval.

Proposals to amend the guidelines concerning the establishment of UN Regulations and transitional provisions (WP.29/1044). Earlier proposals were developed in document SG58-17-04/Rev.1.

Reminder of the necessary preparations for implementing IWVTA Step 1.

In the framework of the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval (IWVTA) discussion, it was agreed to split Regulation No. 13-H into three distinct Regulations: on Braking, on Brake Assist Systems (BAS) and on Electronic Stability Control (ESC). In order to complete this task and to ease the implementation work of Contracting Parties relying on the existing text of the Regulation to mandate BAS or ESC, new transitional provisions are proposed.

Draft text reflecting the outcomes of the 16th subgroup session.

Proposal to clarify that type approval under the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval System does not invalidate the obligation to meet additional regional or national requirements that may apply.

Proposal to address situations where the requirements or scope of a regulation change between versions in order to ensure that each whole vehicle type approval meets the requirements of the later version.

Dutch discussion paper arguing that the DETA system unique identifier should not be mandatory under IWVTA.

Proposal to clarify that IWVTA-aproved vehicles remain subject to any additional national or regional requirements that may apply within a given market.

Draft proposal for the regulation to establish an international whole vehicle type approval. This proposal includes tentative text in brackets that is still awaiting final agreement among the Contracting Parties to the 1958 Agreement.

Final version of the informal group working draft subject to resolution of open issues (in square brackets) where guidance from the World Forum/WP.29 has been requested.

Proposal to set up a trial/pilot program involving type approval authorities, technical services and manufacturers to test the operation of the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system.

Proposal for a working group on the “Administration of the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval System and the Exchange of Type Approval Data” to oversee the implementation and administration of the IWVTA and DETA systems.

This document proposes to replace an item in the information document for IWVTA. The reason is that the previous entry “maximum hourly output” is not defined anywhere in the UN Regulations whereas the newly proposed item “maximum 30 min. power” is defined in UN R85.

Status of work on adapting current UN Regulations for use in the whole vehicle type approval system. “List B” covers UN Regulations that should be included in the approval system but which require some adjustments before they can be transferred to the “List A” of regulations confirmed for inclusion in the whole vehicle approval.

New proposal to delete provisions for electronic stability and brake-assist systems from UN R13-H as part of their transposition into new stand-alone regulations. This proposal supersedes document GRRF/2014/10.

The International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system under development proposes to allow for the acceptance by Contracting Parties of approvals issued according to versions of a regulation earlier than the latest version in force as well as of approvals issued under some, but not all, regulations that comprise the IWVTA. This document proposes an approach to manage the various configurations of the Limited IWVTA.

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

Proposal to amend the paragraph concerning the modification of a vehicle type and extension or modification of approval.

Proposal to amend the paragraph concerning the modification of a vehicle type and extension or modification of approval.

European Commission presentation reviewing the issues involved with transposing GTR 15 into EU emissions and fuel consumption regulations and into UN R83 and UN R101. The EC proposes that WP.29 should transpose GTR 15 into a new “WLTP UN Regulation” that would supersede UN R83 and UN R101.

UNECE secretariat response to the question on preparation (upon the request of a CP) of “former versions of UN Regulation”

OICA input concerning the proposed concept for “versions” of UN Regulations for use within the global system for the mutual recognition of type approvals. A version involves the possibility for issuance of new approvals to previous forms of a given regulation (as opposed to the current system where parties can only issue new approvals to the latest version in force of a regulation).