Proposal to amend para. 2.7. and Figure 1a to clarify the definition of external original surface, insert new para. 2.10. to define protruding support, insert new para. 2.11. to define opaque obscuration, amend para. 6.1.1.6. to reference the external original surface and Figure 1a, amend para. 6.1.1.9. to specify mounting height requirements for mirrors, insert new para. 6.1.1.10. to establish requirements for protruding supports when the device is in folded position, amend para. 6.2.2.1.4. regarding hardness exemptions for camera and monitor parts, amend para. 6.2.2.1.5. to add exemptions for interior components and clarify CMS requirements, insert new para. 6.2.2.1.6. to clarify CMS mounting height requirements, amend para. 6.3.2. to specify exterior devices not requiring impact testing, amend para. 6.3.2.1.1. and Figure 1c regarding pendulum test rig specifications, amend para. 6.3.2.2.5. to address displacement of impact point, amend para. 12.6. to define ocular reference point, insert new para. 12.10. with a table listing devices not required for overall width determination, amend para. 15.1.4. regarding fields of vision establishment, amend para. 15.2.2.6. regarding projection limits for devices less than 2 m high, amend para. 15.2.4.4.2. and Figure 7 regarding wide-angle view device specifications, amend para. 15.2.4.9.1. to clarify obstruction calculations for Class I devices, amend para. 15.2.4.9.2. to address obstruction limits for Classes II through VII, amend para. 16.1.1.3. to establish overlay requirements, amend para. 16.1.1.3.1. to define safety-related rearward indirect vision information, amend Annex 5 approval mark examples to reflect the 08 series, reorganize transitional provisions in para. 22, delete former para. 22.24., 22.25., 22.31., 22.32., 22.33.6., and 22.33.7., renumber existing transitional provision paragraphs, and insert new para. 22.347. with transitional provisions for the 08 series specifying that as from 1 September 2030, Contracting Parties shall not be obliged to accept type approvals to preceding series first issued after that date, and as from 1 September 2032, shall not be obliged to accept type approvals to any preceding series.

Proposal to amend para. 22.33.5. to expand the list of series of amendments under which type approvals remain valid to include the 02 and 03 series, provided the transitional provisions of the respective preceding series permit it.

Proposal to amend paragraph 5.10 of the Russian version to clarify provisions on the protection of the tank according to collision references for tank integrity, aligning the Russian version with the English and French versions.

Analysis of door opening warning systems (DOWS) fitted in 150 independently rated Euro NCAP models from 2023–2026. DOWS is offered in 87% of models (67% as standard, 19% as option), with 13% unavailable. Systems vary widely in capability, from information-only functions to door retention, with some not enabled by default. Harmonised minimum requirements aligned with the Euro NCAP dooring test would build on systems already on the market.