57. WP.29 welcomed the accession of Uzbekistan to the 1958 Agreement in October 2025 and noted that the Agreement would enter into force for the country in December 2025. WP.29 also noted that Uzbekistan already joined the 1998 Agreement several years ago, showing a good example of acceding to both Agreements.

58. The secretariat informed the World Forum about the latest updates of the status of the 1958 Agreement, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/343/Rev.33/Add.2/Rev.2, available at https://unece.org/status-1958-agreement-and-annexed-regulations and via the online tool (/343App) on the website. The secretariat encouraged contracting parties to notify the secretariat via the online tool any amendments needed to Add.1 to the status document as well as about acceptance of type approvals pursuant to earlier versions of the IWVTA.