Proposal to insert provisions on software identification and software updates into UN R13, UN R13-H, UN R79, UN R89, UN R130, UN R131, UN R152, UN R155, UN R156, UN R157, UN R171, UN R175, and UN R178 by adding definitions referencing Consolidated Resolution R.E.3 Annex 7, requiring manufacturers to provide Technical Services with information on hardware and software influencing performance, permitting vehicle manufacturers to apply for new approvals differentiating software versions for registered versus new vehicles, clarifying that production discontinuation does not apply when manufacturers seek approval extensions for software updates of registered vehicles, and amending communication forms to include software identification numbers and related information.

Proposal to amend para. 5.3. to require that the effectiveness of ELKS shall not be adversely affected by magnetic or electrical fields, demonstrated by fulfilling the technical requirements and respecting the transitional provisions of the 06 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 10.

Amends para. 5.3. to insert requirements that ELKS effectiveness shall not be adversely affected by magnetic or electrical fields, demonstrated through UN Regulation No. 10 (06 or later) series; para. 6.2.2.1. to require vehicle operating instructions include situations where ELKS is automatically deactivated; para. 6.5.2., 7.2.1., and 8.2.1. to reference UN Regulation No. 130 in its 01 series of amendments; para. 7.2.2.3. to insert “(the latest occurring warning)”; para. 8.3.3.1. to reference para. 6.6.2.1.; and inserts para. 14. establishing transitional provisions applicable from entry into force until 1 September 2030.