Listing of UN Regulations, including the series level, for inclusion with the scope of the proposed whole vehicle type approval regulation. The entry into force of UN R0 is anticipated for June 2018 with a subsequent update from November 2018.

Draft text prepared by the informal working group on International Whole Vehicle Type Approvals (IWVTA)

Draft text prepared by the informal working group on International Whole Vehicle Type Approvals (IWVTA).

Q&A informational document on the new version of the 1958 Agreement, prepared by the informal working group on IWVTA.

Reports of the subgroup liaisons with the GR working parties on discussions towards enabling the application of additional UN Regulations to the whole vehicle approval process of UN R0.

Base document for consideration during the 22nd IWVTA SG58 subgroup session.

Draft proposal prepared by the DETA secretary for transmission to the IWVTA subgroup on the 1958 Agreement.

Proposal from the DETA secretary to the IWVTA subgroup on UN R0.

At the entry into force of Regulation No. 0, the secure Internet database for the “data exchange of type approvals” (DETA) under Schedule 5 of Revision 3 to the 1958 Agreement may not be fully operational. This proposal from the DETA informal group introduces footnotes to clarify that requirements in paragraphs 4.4., 5.2. and Annex 6 do not apply until the DETA system is complete.

In relation to action items 1 and 3 under the “Major Results and Action Items of the 21st SG58 meeting” (document SG58-22_01), OICA offers its views for consideration.

Base document for consideration during the 22nd IWVTA SG58 subgroup session.

Updated text prepared for review during the 22nd SGR0 IWVTA subgroup meeting.

Draft regulation prepared for consideration during the 21st IWVTA SGR0 session and incorporating proposed revisions concerning “IWVTA class/vehicle type” from the European Commission.

Proposal to clarify that a vehicle type under the IWVTA regulation can only exist if there is at least one IWVTA whole vehicle approval associated with it.

Proposal to clarify that a vehicle type under the IWVTA regulation can only exist if there is at least one IWVTA whole vehicle approval associated with it.

Proposal for a new schedule to govern the granting and use of “Attestations” which have been proposed to address whole vehicle approval situations where certain equipment (e.g. Daytime Running Lamps) are mandatory on vehicles in one jurisdiction but only regulated on an if-fitted or optional basis in others.

Concept for addressing vehicle approvals incorporating regulated equipment that is mandatory under some jurisdictions while optional under others.

Proposal to clarify that the component approvals underpinning a vehicle type approval do not have to have been issued to the same manufacturer, but that the responsibilities of the manufacturer applying for vehicle type approval to the type approval authority nonetheless remain intact.

Summary of results from checking into “Attestation” from the legal point of view by Japan.

WP.29 adoption of the new IWVTA regulation (UN Regulation No. 0) is anticipated for March 2017 with an entry-into-force the following October. This initial regulation (00 series of amendments) will include UN Regulations as they stand prior to September 2, 2017. However, a number of these regulations contain transitional provisions such that new versions will enter into force during the 12 months following this cut-off date. Therefore, this document (updated from the earlier version) proposes a list of such regulations that would be included in the 01 series of amendments to UN R0 to be submitted for adoption by WP.29 in November 2017. In concept, UN R0 would be updated with these “upgraded” versions of the UN Regulations.

WP.29 adoption of the new IWVTA regulation (UN Regulation No. 0) is anticipated for March 2017 with an entry-into-force the following October. This initial regulation (00 series of amendments) will include UN Regulations as they stand prior to September 2, 2017. However, a number of these regulations contain transitional provisions such that new versions will enter into force during the 12 months following this cut-off date. Therefore, this document (updated from the earlier version) proposes a list of such regulations that would be included in the 01 series of amendments to UN R0 to be submitted for adoption by WP.29 in November 2017. In concept, UN R0 would be updated with these “upgraded” versions of the UN Regulations.

Report on the consideration of additional UN Regulations for incorporation into the proposed international whole vehicle type approval regulation.

Table of reports received on issues or concerns uncovered during the initial validation of the proposed regulation on whole vehicle type approvals.

Proposal for the UN R0 Pretest Task Force in response to issues and concerns raised during the first validation round by Contracting Parties and other stakeholders.

Explanation that discontinuation of production does not invalidate a type approval. Approvals may be withdrawn for non-conformity, but otherwise, approvals remain valid indefinitely.

Under the proposed international whole vehicle type approval, Annex 4 to the regulation would provide the list of component regulations. Annex 4 will be updated over time to incorporate new or updated regulations that comprise a whole vehicle approval. These changes in requirements will impact whether a vehicle has a universal or limited approval and will require communication between the holder of the approval and the issuing type approval authority; however, the obligations and procedures for maintaining this coordination are not spelled out in the UN R0 text. Japan proposes a manufacturer obligation to notify of the authority of its intentions when an amendment to Annex 4 would impact an existing approval in its possession.

Proposal to clarify the procedure and information to be provided by the manufacturer in the event of a change to a whole vehicle approval type.

When a series of amendments to any UN Regulation included in a whole vehicle approval is changed, it needs to be considered as an extension of approval to UN R0 even if the series of amendments to R0 remains unchanged. Therefore, the text of Revision 3 to the 1958 Agreement (Paragraph 7) should be changed to include the extension/revision criteria for UN R0.

Request for clarification on procedures in paragraphs 7.4 and 7.5 of the Revision 3 to the 1958 Agreement.

Updated report from Japan’s MLIT consideration of the IWVTA procedures, identifying concern over the definition and verification of information contained in type approvals. Attachment 1 to this report lists the various items from type-approval certificates that MLIT found difficult to verify independently.

Updated MLIT report raising concerns over the way approval numbers reflect the supplements covered. The draft Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement requires that each approval number include the applicable supplement number; however, the application for a change of the supplement number does not constitute application for an extension of the approval. As a result, the approval number will not be changed even if a different supplement comes into force, resulting in a product having a supplement number that is different from the actual number of the supplement in force.

Illustration of the UN Regulation approvals information sheet as proposed in the related document SGR0-19-13, superseding the previous attachment SGR0-19-13/att.1.

Report highlights that regulations under IWVTA may not apply equally to two vehicles of the same type; for example, application of high voltage protection provisions only to electrified vehicles, but not their ICE homologue.

Proposal to clarify that the component approvals underpinning a vehicle type approval do not have to have been issued to the same manufacturer, but that the responsibilities of the manufacturer applying for vehicle type approval to the type approval authority nonetheless remain intact.

Proposal from the informal working group on the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval to restructure UN R116 into two separate regulations. The regulation addresses anti-theft, alarm, and immobilizer aspects of theft prevention. Since these aspects may be mandatory or optional depending upon the country or market, the application of UN R116 to whole vehicle type approval becomes problematic. This proposal would extract the immobilizer provisions into a separate new regulation.

Presentation of a proposal for type approval authority “attestations” to address cases where a UN Regulation contains provisions not required in all markets. For example, UN R48 contains provisions for daytime running lamps presently required in the EU but not in Japan. An attestation would declare a vehicle compliant with all aspects of UN R48 except that the vehicle is not fitted with DRL.

Proposal for a new UN Regulation based upon brake-assist system provisions extracted from UN R13-H in order to facilitate work on the international whole vehicle type approval system.

Proposal for a new UN Regulation comprised of provisions concerning electronic stability control systems extracted from UN R13-H in order to facilitate work on the international whole vehicle type approval system.

Proposal for a new UN Regulation on tire installation for use within the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system.

Revised question no. 13 pursuant to the subgroup discussions.

Working draft prepared for consideration during the 20th subgroup session.

Document GRE/2016/10 proposed to refine the transitional provisions of UN R48 pursuant to possibilities for the application of the regulation within the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system. Since IWVTA allows for approvals to earlier versions of current regulations, the possibility exists where optional installation of advanced equipment could entail mandatory compliance with the latest version of UN R48. However, UN R48 imposes broad requirements such that efforts to add certain safety equipment are hindered by concerns over compliance with a broad range of requirements under the latest version of UN R48 that raises the consumer price to prohibitive levels. Therefore, OICA supports the solution proposed by GTB (document GRE/2016/10).

Input from the WP.29 secretariat for the text explaining the meaning of a “revision” to a UN Regulation and of a “version” of a UN Regulation.

Proposal to add item 2, Masses and Dimensions, to the information document in Annex 5 because “the technically permissible maximum laden mass” is a criterion for determining the version.

Proposal to delete references to emission and fuel consumption because these attributes are not currently within the scope of IWVTA.

Proposal to add information provided concerning the vehicle type.

Proposal to delete the Supplement number from the approval since supplements are not extensions and do not require renumbering under 1958 Agreement procedures.

Proposal to delete exhaust and fuel consumption provisions since these attributes are regulated by contracting parties and national authorities.

Description of two approaches for the development of the international whole vehicle approval system either by beginning with a limited regulatory scope (with Contracting Parties specifying additional national requirements) or by beginning with an absolute universal IWVTA covering all applicable regulations with Contracting Parties using limited IWVTA for approvals that are narrower in coverage of underlying component regulations.

Proposal from the Netherlands on behalf of the Database for the Exchange of Type Approval information (DETA) informal group. Similar to the decision to delete Commercial Name from the Document of Conformance (DoC), the DETA group proposes to remove the “Make” (i.e., trade name) and “Location of VIN”.

Presentation concerning how an IWVTA could relate to the structure of individual national or regional whole vehicle approval systems. In some cases, there may be a one-to-one relationship between the international and local whole vehicle approvals. In others, a single IWVTA may correspond to more than one local approval while in others, multiple IWVTA may be required to correspond to a broader local definition of a whole vehicle approval.

Tyre rolling resistance falls outside the scope of UN R0 because this attribute is used in the calculation of C02 emissions and IWVTA does not include UN R83 or UN R101.

The Communication requirement of UN R0 follows that of the EC-WVTA and refers to the attachment of an information package. Germany proposes that this reference be replaced with an index of attachments referring to the relevant information document and test report(s).

Proposal to exclude exhaust emission level and fuel consumption from the definition of a version until the exhaust emission requirements and the fuel consumption requirements are added to Annex 4. The concern is that limits vary across Contracting Parties and changes to a CP limit would require issuance of an new version based upon a new application for IWVTA approval.

Report raising concerns over the verification of compliance with lighting installation requirements under whole vehicle approval.

Proposal to remove the requirements to provide approval certificates for bulbs used in lamp units because approval procedures for lamp units involve the testing of the units with bulbs that comply with the requirements. Therefore, the UN R0 requirement to provide approval certificates for both lamp units and the bulbs used in those units appears redundant.

Report from Japan’s MLIT consideration of the IWVTA procedures, identifying concern over the definition and verification of information contained in type approvals. Attachment 1 to this report lists the various items from type-approval certificates that MLIT found difficult to verify independently.

Under the draft IN R0, Annex 5, Part III requires applicants to furnish the list of type approvals, including approval number, upon which the whole vehicle approval will be based. UN R0 would allow for limited whole vehicle (L-IWVTA) approvals based upon compliance with some, but not all of the UN Regulations incorporated within UN R0. MLIT believes that the information requested under Annex 5, Part III is insufficient to understand whether an application for an L-IWVTA or a universal approval (U-IWVTA) is complete with regard to the equipment installed on the vehicle to be approved or whether applicant has simply failed to provide complete information. MLIT proposes adding a column for the applicant to briefly note a reason for omitting a regulation.

Illustration of the UN Regulation approvals information sheet as proposed in the related document SGR0-19-13.

WP.29 adoption of the new IWVTA regulation (UN Regulation No. 0) is anticipated for March 2017 with an entry-into-force the following October. This initial regulation (00 series of amendments) will include UN Regulations as they stand prior to September 2, 2017. However, a number of these regulations contain transitional provisions such that new versions will enter into force during the 12 months following this cut-off date. Therefore, this document (updated from the earlier version) proposes a list of such regulations that would be included in the 01 series of amendments to UN R0 to be submitted for adoption by WP.29 in November 2017. In concept, UN R0 would be updated with these “upgraded” versions of the UN Regulations.

MLIT report raising concerns over the way approval numbers reflect the supplements covered. The draft Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement requires that each approval number include the applicable supplement number; however, the application for a change of the supplement number does not constitute application for an extension of the approval. As a result, the approval number will not be changed even if a different supplement comes into force, resulting in a product having a supplement number that is different from the actual number of the supplement in force.

OICA proposal, updated by the SGR0 Pre-test task force coordinator, for the organization and rules of procedure for validating the proposed whole vehicle type approval regulation.

WP.29 adoption of the new IWVTA regulation (UN Regulation No. 0) is anticipated for March 2017 with an entry-into-force the following October. This initial regulation (00 series of amendments) will include UN Regulations as they stand prior to September 2, 2017. However, a number of these regulations contain transitional provisions such that new versions will enter into force during the 12 months following this cut-off date. Therefore, this document proposes a list of such regulations that would be included in the 01 series of amendments to UN R0 to be submitted for adoption by WP.29 in November 2017. In concept, UN R0 would be updated with these “upgraded” versions of the UN Regulations.

Review of work towards adapting and/or approving certain UN Regulations for use within the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval regulation.

A complete and comprehensive review of the UN R0 base document for the 19th SGR0 meeting performed by experts from OICA.

Proposal to further refine the transitional provisions of UN R48. In 2014, the transitional provisions of UN R48 were changed in order to avoid having more than one series of amendments in force at the same time (via Supplement 3 to the 06 series of amendments). This change allows earlier series of amendments to be “frozen” and used under the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system (IWVTA) as “versions” of UN R48. However, the possibility for the partial application of a series of amendments resulting from the installation of new equipment on a vehicle approved to an earlier series has been raised within the IWVTA. This proposal refines the transitional provisions in order to enable partial application of a series through an extension of the existing approval rather by requiring a new approval. At the same time, the proposal aims to ensure that the safety objectives of UN R48 are met.

This document is the draft revision to the existing guidelines document WP29/1044/Rev.1 which includes the changes discussed at the 18th SG58 meeting and will be used as a base document for discussion at the 19th SG58 meeting.

It also includes:
1. OICA responses/comments to the proposals and comments made by the EC (see SG58-18-08)
2. OICA proposal to revise §43, as requested at the November 2015 meeting (see SG58-19-01, Action item 6)
3. Revision to the transitional provisions in chapters B (equipment and parts), C (installation of equipment and parts), D (replacement parts for vehicles in use), jointly developed with CLEPA
4. Some further proposals by CLEPA, that can be supported by OICA

Consolidated version of the working draft amendment to WP29/1044/Rev.1, incorporating changes agreed during the 18th subgroup session and the following:

1. OICA responses/comments to the proposals and comments made by the EC (see SG58-18-08)
2. OICA proposal to revise §43, as requested at the November 2015 meeting (see SG58-19-01, Action item 6)
3. Revision to the transitional provisions in chapters B (equipment and parts), C (installation of equipment and parts), D (replacement parts for vehicles in use), jointly developed with CLEPA
4. Some further proposals by CLEPA, that can be supported by OICA