Proposal to introduce an optional (on the choice of the manufacturer) test procedure for frontal airbags in combination with rearward facing child restraint systems in the rear seat to demonstrate that no deactivation of the airbag is needed.

Proposal to amend the definition of integrated, detachable and separate head restraint.

Proposal to clarify that the warning signal to alert a driver of an M₂ or M₃ vehicle with more than 22 seating positions if the vehicle is in active-driving-possible mode when the driver leaves the seat shall be activated upon leaving the seat, not the vehicle.

Proposal to ensure pedestrian protection across the vehicle height variations that may be produced by an active suspension system.

Proposal to introduce limit values for the chest vertical acceleration (Az) of Q dummies during dynamic testing of Enhanced Child Restraint Systems (ECRS) until such time as upper neck tension Force (Fz) and upper neck flexion moment (My) criteria can be established.

Proposal to amend the static options of the proposal of amendment 1 of UN Global Technical Regulation No. 7 submitted by the Informal Working Group on the Phase 2 of UN GTR No. 7 (document GRSP/2019/5, amended by GRSP-65-24).

First progress report and terms of reference of the informal working group on safer transport of children on buses and coaches

Proposal to prohibit new type approvals under UN R44 from [1 September 2020] via the introduction of new transitional provisions. The purpose is to ensure that further child restraint system approvals are made under the UN R129.

Proposal from the GRSP secretariat to align the 08 series with previous series of amendments with regard to approval authority notification of modifications that affect technical performance and/or documentation. (This change was apparently overlooked in the handling of GRSP/2019/6).

Consolidated update of UN R22 from the informal working group on protective helmets, including:

• Reference headforms (shape, dimensions)
• Oblique impact test method of measuring rotational acceleration
• Product of the spectral distribution of radiation of the signal light and standard illuminant D65
• High speed particle test for visors, and
• Test for photochromic, liquid crystal visors.

Updated proposal (based on document GRSP/2019/5) to specify a head restraint height between 720 mm and 830 mm including a new method for measuring the effective height of head restraints, use of the Biofidelic Rear Impact Device (BioRID II) test dummy, and to improve the overall text. This proposal also eliminates the backset measurement test procedure using the HRMD method.

Proposal on behalf of the Drafting Task Force to transpose UN Global Technical Regulation No. 7, Phase 2 (GTR7-PH2) into UN Regulation No. 17.

Proposal to further clarify the text to explicitly prohibit non-integral belt guides and other seating devices offered separately from the child restraint system.

Proposal to align UN R94 with the revised EU General Safety Regulation (expanding the scope to cover vehicles of category M₁ with a total permissible mass not exceeding 3500 kg and to vehicles of category N₁ with a total permissible mass not exceeding 2500 kg) and to make minor adaptations and clarifications to the existing requirements.

Proposal to remove restrictions on the scope of the Regulation to M₁ and N₁ vehicles, to provide appropriate transitional provisions and to make minor adaptations and clarifications to the existing requirements.

Proposal to exempt “sensors, cameras, radar devices, etc.” components of approved driver assist systems from the Annex 3 prohibition against damage provided the basic braking and steering performance remains intact.

Proposal to update a reference with the new European Committee for Standardization (CEN) published EN 71-3:2019 on 10 April 2019 and to delete a cut-and-paste error in Annex 6, Appendix 2 taken from UN R44 referring to ECRS as in the “restricted” category which does not exist in UN R129.

Proposal to update a reference with the new European Committee for Standardization (CEN) published EN 71-3:2019 on 10 April 2019, to delete a cut-and-paste error in Annex 6, Appendix 2 taken from UN R44 referring to ECRS as in the “restricted” category which does not exist in UN R129, and to reconcile and consolidate various references to tolerances for the internal geometry assessment.

Proposal to clarify the requirements for the type approval category of booster seats over 135 cm, to update a reference with the new European Committee for Standardization (CEN) published EN 71-3:2019 on 10 April 2019, to delete a cut-and-paste error in Annex 6, Appendix 2 taken from UN R44 referring to ECRS as in the “restricted” category which does not exist in UN R129, and to reconcile and consolidate various references to tolerances for the internal geometry assessment.

Proposal

• to clarify the requirements for the type approval of booster seats in the over 135 cm category,
• to update a reference with the new European Committee for Standardization (CEN) published EN 71-3:2019 on 10 April 2019,
• to delete a cut-and-paste error in Annex 6, Appendix 2 taken from UN R44 referring to ECRS as in the “restricted” category which does not exist in UN R129,
• to reconcile and consolidate various references to tolerances for the internal geometry assessment, and
• to exclude the head acceleration criterion in certain cases of contact when testing booster cushions with the larger Q-dummies, in particular the Q10, due to dummy rebound over the back of the test bench during a frontal test.

Proposal to specify the Q6 dummy in lieu of the Q3 with regard to integral ECRS testing and to add the Q3 to the already existing Q6 under the 02 series of amendments.

Proposal from a drafting task force to:

• Align UN Regulations with the provisions of the revised General Safety Regulation of the European Union, thus, expand the scope of the UN Regulation No. 137,
• Provide appropriate transitional provisions, and
• Make minor adaptations and clarifications to the existing requirements.

Proposal for a new UN Regulation for the type approval of M₁ vehicles with a total permissible mass not exceeding 3,500 kg and of N₁ with regard to fuel integrity and safety of high voltage systems in case of a rear-end collision. This proposal aligns rear impact (UN R34) and electric vehicle safety (UN R100) requirements with the new EU General Safety Regulation and with GTR 20 on electric vehicle safety.

Proposal to:

• Remove a residual reference in Annex 22 to ‘temporary’ requirements for belt-attached infant carrier modules;
• Extend and adapt the minimum breaking load requirements to cover the webbing straps of all categories of integral enhanced child restraint systems (not only i-Size); and
• Clarify that Integral Belted enhanced child restraint categories are required to undergo rear or lateral dynamic impact testing.

Updated proposal with comments.

Proposal to establish labeling requirements for hydrogen-fueled buses consistent with that existing for LPG-, CNG-, and LNG-fueled buses.

Finnish Safety Investigation Authority has given a recommendation to introduce a change UN Regulation No 80 regarding the structure of the back part of seats for the purpose of making them safer, by adding padding and removing hard protrusions located right in the front of passengers.

Finnish Safety Investigation Authority has given recommendation to equip the seats of category M₂ and M_{3</ vehicles with lap and shoulder belt type seat belts, i.e. three-point seat belts.}

Proposal to align UN R129 with the descriptions used in of UN R44 and UN R94 which refer to resultant head and chest accelerations.

Proposal to provide information on the essential measurement information that needs to be recorded in the Type Approval test report

Proposal to improve the repeatability and reproducibility of the assessment of the external dimensions of the ECRS. It does not change any current dimensional requirements relating to the sizes of the body of the ECRS, the support leg or the support leg foot.

Proposal to clarify the test procedures and the different ECRS to be tested for the assessment of the system.

Internal annotations to the agenda

Proposes to transfer the provisions on minimum number of anchorage points and location of lower anchorages from Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3)

Proposal that for the unfastened belts indicator to only detect unfastened belt in the rear without actually identifying the exact location of the seat and the addition of a new paragraph to clarify that an exemption in the transition provisions remains applicable and acceptable,.

IWG presentation promoting DETA and the use of it

Proposal to discuss Supplement 18 to 04 series of amendments to UN R44 in lieu of a specific child restraint system that would fall outside the scope of the regulation

Proposal for an approach to address the need for crash safety of car-like passenger quadricycles (L7) through UN Regulation No. 137. The proposal is to first to separate the passenger and goods L7 quadricycles and then harmonising the definition in Consolidated Resolution RE3.

IWG 22 Proposal to introduce some corrigendum to the approved document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2019/25

IWG 22 report and background on the proposal for amendments in ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2019/11

Status report of the IWG DPPS

Proposal for editorial corrections to ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2019/27

The proposal from the drafting group, based on GRSP-65-13, is to align UN Regulations to the provisions of the revised General Safety Regulation of the European Union to modify the scope of the UN Regulation, to provide appropriate transitional provisions and to make minor adaptations and clarifications to the existing requirements.

Proposal to to delete paragraph 13.3.4. of ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2019/27 as difficulty may arise to judge whether an approval according to the preceding series of amendments is still valid.

The proposal is to amend the ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2019/27 and updates ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2019/9.

Proposal based on document GRSP/2019/19 to define the introduction of limit values for chest vertical acceleration of Q-dummies during dynamic testing of Enhanced Child Restraint Systems (ECRS).

Japan’s position on the alignment of UN R137 with GTR 20 on electric vehicle safety.

Proposal to amend the requirements concerning post-crash electrical safety in the event of frontal collision. The proposal aligns post-crash electrical safety requirements with GTR 20 and aligns administrative provisions with Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement. The amendments would not affect approvals for vehicles without high-voltage electric power trains.

Proposal to amend the requirements concerning post-crash electrical safety in the event of lateral collision. The proposal aligns post-crash electrical safety requirements with GTR 20 and aligns administrative provisions with Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement. The amendments would not affect approvals for vehicles without high-voltage electric power trains.

Proposal to transpose the electrical safety requirements of GTR 20 into UN R100 and align administrative provisions with Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement. The proposal provides for a 2-3 year transitional period. The proposal also integrates the amendments to UN R100 provided in document GRSP/2019/17.

Consolidated revision of UN R100 incorporating the proposal to transpose the electrical safety requirements of GTR 20 into UN R100 and align administrative provisions with Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement. The proposal provides for a 2-3 year transitional period. The proposal also integrates the amendments to UN R100 provided in document GRSP/2019/17.

Proposal to amend the requirements concerning post-crash electrical safety in the event of frontal collision. The proposal aligns post-crash electrical safety requirements with GTR 20 and aligns administrative provisions with Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement. The amendments would not affect approvals for vehicles without high-voltage electric power trains.

Proposal to cease new approvals of booster-cushion CRS under UN R44 from 1 September 2021 and to amend the transitional provisions accordingly.

Proposal to align UN R134 with UN R67 and UN R110 with regard to labelling requirements and to assist emergency services in determining appropriate responses in case of fire.

Proposal for a new UN Regulation concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to fuel system integrity and safety of electric power train in the event of a rear-end collision.