Editorial correction to the proposal to adapt the on-board diagnostics (OBD) requirements of UN R83 in line with technical progress.

Editorial corrections to the proposal to update the on-board diagnostics (OBD) requirements of Regulation No. 83 in line with technological progress.

The aim of the amendment is to clarify the wording of transitional provisions and align them with the General Guidelines for UN Regulatory Procedures and Transitional Provisions in UN Regulations (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/1044/Rev.1). In addition, the proposed wording above would allow Contracting Parties to refuse UN type-approvals if the requirements specified in the 07 series of amendments are not met.

OICA proposal to adapt the on-board diagnostics (OBD) requirements of UN R83 in line with technical progress.

Proposal to update the reference fuels in the 06 series of amendments to align the series with the reference fuel changes introduced in the 07 series of amendments to UN R83.

Proposal to delete the definition of “vehicles designed to fulfil specific social needs” because such vehicles no longer exist in the 07 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 83. This proposal is in line with the Euro 6 stages of European Union Regulation (EC) No. 715/2007 and implementation Regulation (EC) No. 692/2008.

OICA proposal to update the on-board diagnostics (OBD) requirements of Regulation No. 83 in line with technological progress.

Proposal to delete the definition of “vehicles designed to fulfil specific social needs” because these vehicles no longer exist under the 07 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 83. This proposal is in line with the Euro 6 stages of European Union Regulation (EC) No. 715/2007 and implementation Regulation (EC) No. 692/2008.

Revisions to the proposal from OICA to update the on-board diagnostics (OBD) requirements in line with technological progress. This document includes amendments to the 06 and 07 series of amendments, (superseding documents GRPE/2014/8 and GRPE/2014/9 from the January 2014 GRPE session).

Amendment prepared by the secretariat to correct an omission in the proposal as submitted in document WP.29/2014/41 (consolidated 250+ page version of the regulation) and based upon GRPE/2014/2.

Proposal as adopted by the GRPE at its 68th session based upon an original proposal (subsequently amended) by the European Commission to align the requirements of Regulation No. 83 with those of European Union Regulation (EC) Nos. 715/2007, 692/2008, 566/2011, 459/2012 and 630/2012.

Proposal to align the regulation with the full requirements for vehicles that meet “special social needs” under the regulatory framework of the European Union. In response to the extension of the scope of Euro VI legislation down to 2380 kg vehicles, this proposal would also add an exemption to take into account overlap between UN R83 and UN R101 with regard to light-duty vehicle CO₂ emissions and fuel/energy consumption. This proposal was adopted by the Working Party on Pollution and Energy (GRPE) at its 68th session based on document GRPE/2014/3, as amended by para. 25. of the session report and document GRPE/2014/7, not amended.

Text prepared by the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA) in order to update the on-board diagnostics (OBD) requirements in line with technological progress. This document includes amendments to the 06 and 07 series of amendments, superseding documents GRPE/2014/8 and GRPE/2014/9 from the January 2014 GRPE session.