Request for a mandate to amend UN GTR No. 2 and to develop new UN GTRs and UN Regulations in the area of Environmental and Propulsion Performance Requirements (EPPR) for light vehicles

UNECE report in response to World Health Organization concerns over vehicle emissions, in particular diesel particulates.

Table prepared for recording the votes on the new UN GTR on Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles and the new Tyre GTR, and on amendments to GTR No. 12 on motorcycle controls and GTR No. 2 on motorcycle emissions.

GRE proposal originating with a request by the GRB to amend paragraph 5.28.4 to clarify how the height of the lamp is measured under the revised requirements for geometric visibility adopted during the March 2013 WP.29 session (document WP.29/2013/22).

Proposal to develop amendments to global technical regulation No. 3 on motorcycle brake systems in order to make editorial changes and clarify the possible confusion caused by the terms “inoperative” and “disconnected”. This document also enhances the definition of combined braking systems (CBS) to cover the recent developments in structures of the braking systems.

Presentation on the ESV conference held during 27-30 May 2013 in Seoul, Korea.

Overview of the proposed plans to amend the 1958 Agreement as part of the development of an international whole vehicle type approval system.

Agenda for the fourth meeting (including an initial “session 0” to organize the group) of the Enforcement Working Group.

Status Report on the United States of America’s Consideration of Global Technical Regulations for Incorporation into Its Domestic Standards

German proposals for revision of the Vienna Convention to address the rise of automated driver assistance systems which currently would conflict with ‘driver always in control of the vehicle’ provisions.

WP.1 document, prepared by Belgium, France, Italy, Sweden, and the United States transmitted to WP.29 by Germany, proposing revisions to the Vienna Convention in order to address the rise in automated driver assistance systems.

Presentation on the draft regulation for international whole vehicle type approval.

Review of the development of driver distraction guidelines in the US and expectations for further phases in regulatory development.

Presentation on Russian expectations for its proposed new UN Regulation to govern the approval of in-vehicle emergency call devices.

Changes proposed by the WP.29 secretariat pursuant to discussions in GRSP to enable the adoption of the GTR in November while finalization of the test dummy specification to be added to Mutual Resolution No. 1 and resolution of the use of ISO standards remain pending.

Changes proposed by the WP.29 secretariat pursuant to discussions in GRSP to enable the adoption of the PSI GTR in November while finalization of the test dummy specification to be added to Mutual Resolution No. 1 and resolution of the use of ISO standards remain pending.

Presentation of Korea’s proposal to develop global procedures for the regulation of emissions of harmful chemical compounds within vehicle interiors.

Background paper in support of the Russian proposal to consider further sources of harmful emissions, especially particulates, such as from tires and brake pads.

Update (as of 27 August 2013) on the status of the proposals adopted by the World Forum at its June 2013 session

Corrections to the proposal as approved by the GRSP to amend the regulation pursuant to the recommendations resulting from a review of the text by the informal working group on child restraint systems.

Corrections to the proposed new UN Regulation on the type approval of REC devices (document WP.29/2013/119) submitted by the REC informal group.

Revised consolidated proposal to extend the scope of UN R10 to all kinds of power train systems above a certain working voltage, including type approval for separate electrical components (electrical/electronic sub-assemblies or ESA). This document supersedes document WP/29/2013/73.

Corrections adopted by GRSG (at its 105th session) to the draft supplement pending before the World Forum for its November 2013 session. The supplement introduces provisions for motor vehicles using liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Revisions to the GRE proposal (document WP.29/2013/69) to insert provisions for the use of incandescent light sources in the case of light source modules and lamps with non-replaceable light sources and to update the Conformity of Production requirements (CoP). This proposal also applies to documents:
WP.29/2013/71,
WP.29/2013/72,
WP.29/2013/76,
WP.29/2013/79,
WP.29/2013/83,
WP.29/2013/87,
WP.29/2013/88,
WP.29/2013/89 and
WP.29/2013/94.

Proposal of two amendments needed to enable the United States to vote in favor of the draft GTR. First, the document allows contracting parties the option of an alternate procedure for adjusting the seat and positioning the dummy based on that used by the United States during its WorldSID research. Second, the document allows contracting parties to modify the injury criteria in the GTR based on cost/benefit analysis for their own country, but using the same injury risk curves used to develop the injury criteria in the GTR.

WP.29 secretariat update on the status of amendments to existing GTR and projects to establish new GTR.

This document is an abstract of WP.29 activities from document ECE/TRANS/2012/4, introduced at the March 2012 session of the Inland Transport Committee, in which UNECE presents its Action Plan for the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety (2011–2020).

In a letter to Mssrs. Gauvin and Ramos, the European Commission, pursuant to concerns raised in its Technical Committee Motor Vehicles, raises issues with two paragraphs that are reproduced in a number of GRE proposals set for consideration at the November WP.29. The EU, therefore, cannot vote to adopt the proposals until these concerns have been addressed (i.e., for the March 2014 session).

Proposal to develop a new global technical regulation concerning the protection of occupants from harmful substances,such as Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) or aldehydes, emitted by interior materials used in the construction of vehicles.

Presentation in support of Korea’s request document WP.29-161-12) to establish an informal expert group to develop a new global technical regulation to protect occupants from harmful emissions originating with materials used in vehicle interiors.

Request to continue development, through a second phase following adoption of the current draft GTR, of the light vehicle emissions and fuel consumption test cycle in order to improve certain technical aspects in the current cycle.

This informal document builds on informal document WP.29-159-19 (submitted by the Chair of IWVTA to WP.29 in March 2013), and complements working document WP.29/2013/134 submitted for consideration at the WP.29 November 2013 session.

It provides an update of the progress achieved within the IWVTA informal group since the submission of document WP.29/2013/134. As a result of this progress, the majority of outstanding issues have been resolved, leaving only a few issues which need further fine-tuning by the IWVTA sub-group on the review of the 1958 Agreement.

Progress report on the revision to the 1958 Agreement to enable the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system.

Progress report from the expert group working on the IWVTA regulation providing on overview of the proposed whole vehicle regulation, issues for attention of the World Forum, and consideration of future development.

Presentation on US research into driver interaction with various levels of vehicular automation towards determining regulatory safety requirements.

Example texts of a letter and e-mails concerning the notification procedures for GTR under the 1998 Agreement (sent by the UNECE to Contracting Parties and their Foreign Missions to the UN in Geneva).

Discussion paper on non-tailpipe vehicle emissions, especially related to air quality and suspended particulates along roadways. This subject includes particulates from tire and brake wear.

List of the proposals for UN Regulations (new and existing) adopted at the November WP.29 session and the status of their entry into force as of 3 December 2013.

Third update (as of 27 August 2013) on the status of the proposals adopted by the World Forum at its March 2013 session

Mutual Resolution Concerning the description and performance of test tools and devices necessary for the assessment of compliance of wheeled
vehicles, equipment and parts according to the technical prescriptions specified in Regulations and global technical regulations.