Proposal from the IWVTA SG58 Subgroup chair.

Proposals of standard language for use in specifying transitional provisions in UN Regulations.

Japan comments on the guidelines for using the approval marking method developed under the type-approval data exchange (DETA) program.

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

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.

Draft of the Q&A document to accompany the publication of Revision 3 to the 1958 Agreement.

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.

Draft of the Q&A document to accompany the publication of Revision 3 to the 1958 Agreement.

Q&A on Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement.

Draft text for guidelines on transitional provisions.

Marked up version of the proposed guidelines for transitional provisions.

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 Approvals may be withdrawn for non-conformity, but otherwise, approvals remain valid indefinitely.

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

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 delete provisions concerning Technical Services (Schedule 2). Germany cannot support the introduction of these provisions because they would conflict with the European Commission proposal of 27 January 2016 to replace Directive 2007/46/EC and tighten EU legislation on the type approval of vehicles, especially with regard to the role of the Technical Services and the related requirements to assess the quality of Technical Services. Germany proposes modifications to the draft text that still envision the introduction of a new Schedule 2 at a later stage while noting that document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/1059 would continue to govern Technical Services as a separate document until that time.

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

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

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.

Proposals to amend the guidelines concerning the establishment of UN Regulations and transitional provisions (WP.29/1044).

Working draft prepared as the basis for discussions during the 18th 1958 Agreement subgroup session.

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.

Schedule 4 of the draft revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement concerns the type approval numbering system for UN approvals. The numbering example reads: E11*83R03/00J*2439*01. In its second section it contains the letter J for indicating implementing stage J of UN Regulation 83. According to Schedule 4, point 2, under ©, that letter J should be preceded by a slash; however that slash is missing in the given example. It is suggested to correct this typing error by replacing the relevant example by the following example: E11*83R03/00/J*2439*01.

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.

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).

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.

Draft proposals prepared by the WP.29 Secretariat to address concerns raised over certain amendments to regulations. Given the plans to revise the 1958 Agreement pursuant to the international whole vehicle type approval project, these proposals are presented for consideration as part of the revision of the Agreement.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Draft proposal for a 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 to replace the term “climate of trust” with a “risk assessment methodology” in addressing conformity of production assessments.

Document prepared by the WP.29 Secretariat reviewing 1958 Agreement procedures as they would be revised under the proposals being considered by the IWVTA 1958 Agreement subgroup.

Discussion paper concerning the approval markings that might be used under the international whole vehicle type approval system in association with approval codes, numbers, or markings required by individual UN Regulations.

UN Office of Legal Affairs responses to questions raised by the expert group preparing revisions to the 1958 Agreement concerning conditions for the delegation of voting authority to another Contracting Party and on amendment of the title of the agreement.

Russian explanation that its laws require documentation to be in the Russian-language. Russia does not accept type-approval documents directly, but first transposes the documents into an acceptable Russian form. Therefore, Russia proposes to delete the direct acceptance of “documentation”. Russia also raises a concern over possible contradictory clauses with regard to “if-fitted” equipment such as TPMS.

The European Commission position on the Japanese proposal (document SG58-07-04) for amendments to the 1958 Agreement (within the context of the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system).

Updated draft version of the amended 1958 Agreement pursuant to the establishment of an International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system.

OICA presentation of views on the proposed amendments to the convention government UN Regulations and mutual recognition of type approvals.

The proposed introduction of an international whole vehicle type approval system has raised a number of technical questions regarding the scope and obligations inscribed within the 1958 Agreement. UN Office of Legal Affairs counsel was requested to provide answers these questions.

Japan comments on the proposal for a procedure by which a new technology could be exempted from certain requirements of a UN Regulation with which it is incompatible.

Proposal for Article 12.2 of the revised 1958 Agreement.

Presentation from the WP.29 secretariat.

Australian proposal to allow for a “not to apply at this time” notification rather than the current term expressing “disagreement”. Australia notes that a Contracting Party can perfectly agree with a regulation, but be unable to implement it until a date later than the UN date of “entry into force”.

Japan comments on the proposal for a procedure by which a new technology could be exempted from certain requirements of a UN Regulation with which it is incompatible.

Comments on the consolidated draft proposal for revision of the 1958 Agreement pursuant to the development of the IWVTA system.

Comments concerning certain revisions and editorial changes to the 1958 Agreement proposed by Japan.

Comments on the consolidated draft proposal for revision of the 1958 Agreement pursuant to the development of the IWVTA system.

Responses from the UN Office of Legal Affairs to questions posed by the International Whole Vehice Type Approval (IWVTA) informal group concerning the ramifications of possible amendments under discussion within the group.

Proposal for a procedure through which a manufacturer could receive an exemption from WP.29/AC.2 for a new technology which is incompatible with one or more requirements of a UN Regulation from those requirements.

The Netherlands has proposed to introduce a harmonized numbering system for the approvals granted according the UN regulations without the need for any changing of the type approval markings on the approved vehicles, systems, components and parts.

Clarification to affirm CLEPA’s understanding that the proposed new numbering system applies only to the numbering of type approval certificates and not to the approval mark to be put on each approved components.

Clarification by Russia to affirm its understanding that when new requirements are introduced by a later series of amendments to a UN Regulation, type approval can only be granted if a vehicle type complies with the new requirements.

Responses from the UN Office of Legal Affairs to questions posed by the International Whole Vehice Type Approval (IWVTA) informal group concerning the ramifications of possible amendments under discussion within the group.

Revision by the SG58 subgroup chair of paragraph 6 in the preamble proposed in document S58-02-02/Rev.1.

Complete working draft of the revised 1958 Agreement pursuant to the proposed International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system prior to the start of the 5th session of the IWVTA subgroup on revisions to the 1958 Agreement.

Comments on the consolidated working draft of the revised 1958 Agreement in view of the proposed implementation of an International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system.

Outcomes of the 4th session of the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval subgroup on revision of the 1958 Agreement.

Proposed amendments to the proposed revisions to the 1958 Agreement pursuant to the international whole vehicle type approval project.

Complete working draft of the proposed revisions to the 1958 Agreement in view of the implementation of an International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system pursuant to the 4th session of the IWVTA subgroup on revisions to the 1958 Agreement.

Complete marked-up working draft of the revised 1958 Agreement pursuant to the proposed International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system following the 3rd session of the IWVTA subgroup on revision of the 1958 Agreement.

Complete version without markups of the revised 1958 Agreement pursuant to the work on an International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system and following the 3rd session of the subgroup on revision of the 1958 Agreement.

Summary of results from the third session of the informal group working on changes to the 1958 Agreement to enable the proposed International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system.

Consolidated Drafting Proposals for the Revised 1958 Agreement transmitted by the Chairman of the IWVTA drafting subgroup for the review of the 1958 Agreement.

Preliminary consolidated drafting proposals prepared by OICA for the revised 1958 Agreement pursuant to the proposed International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system.

Survey of selected Contracting Parties to the 1958 Agreement (responses in blue) concerning IWVTA and related proposed revisions to the agreement.

Remarks from the Netherlands on document IWVTA-SG58-03-02, “Consolidated Drafting Proposals for the Revised 1958 Agreement” transmitted by the Chairman of the IWVTA drafting subgroup for the review of the 1958 Agreement (SG58).

Principal outcomes and action items resulting from the second meeting of the subgroup drafting revisions to the 1958 Agreement pursuant to the development of the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval (IWVTA) System.

Provisional agenda for the second meeting of the subgroup drafting revisions to the 1958 Agreement pursuant to development of the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system.

Clarification of the principles concerning the application of earlier versions of a Regulation under the revised 1958 Agreement transmitted by the Chairman of the correspondence group drafting proposals for the revision of the 1958 Agreement.

Preliminary proposals for the revision of Article 1 (paragraphs 4, 7 and 8), Article 3, Article 11 and Article 12 of the 1958 Agreement transmitted by the Chairman of the correspondence group drafting proposals for the revision of the 1958 Agreement.

Preliminary proposals for revision of Article 2 and Appendix 2 transmitted by the Chairman of the correspondence group drafting proposals for the revision of the 1958 Agreement.

The proposed work schedule for the revision of the 1958 Agreement and establishment of UN R0 (e.g., the international whole vehicle type approval regulation) transmitted by Technical Secretary.

Initial proposal for restructuring the chapters, articles, and headings of the 1958 Agreement transmitted by the Chairman of the correspondence group drafting proposals for the revision of the 1958 Agreement.

Responses from Vietnam to questions provided by Japan during the 15th ASEAN Consultative Committee on Standards and Quality-Automotive Products Working Group (ACCSQ-APWG) in Cambodia concerning the 1958 Agreement and IWVTA. (ASEAN and Vietnam are working towards accession to the Agreement.)

Responses from Singapore to questions provided by Japan during the 15th ASEAN Consultative Committee on Standards and Quality-Automotive Products Working Group (ACCSQ-APWG) in Cambodia concerning the 1958 Agreement and IWVTA. (ASEAN and Singapore are working towards accession to the Agreement.)

The 1958 Agreement subgroup was established to assist the IWVTA Informal Group in preparing a draft text for the revision of the 1958 Agreement pursuant to the development of the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system.