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

Short list of the changes made to the “Status of the 1958 Agreement” referenced in the informal update of the document as of 9 April 2013.

Updated version of the “Status of the 1958 Agreement” as of 9 April 2013, including changes to UN Regulations and in approval authorities and testing services.

Corrections to align the GTR amendment with the provisions of UN Regulation No. 60, prepared for consideration at the June 2013 WP.29 pending the outcome of their consideration at the May 2013 GRSP session.

Corrections to the draft Amendment 1 as adopted by the Working Party on General Safety Provisions (GRSG) at its 104th session. The document corrects certain unintentional omissions and deletions from the originally adopted GTR 12 text and ensures alignment with the agreed text of UN R60.

Text as endorsed by the Working Party on Passive Safety (GRSP) at its 52nd session to introduce a new global technical regulation on hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles. Presented to the Forum for consideration and vote to adopt.

Text reproduced as recommended by the Working Party on Passive Safety (GRSP) at its 52nd session to introduce a new global technical regulation on hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles.

Text as adopted by the Working Party on Passive Safety (GRSP) at its 52nd session in order to reduce unintentional retractor locking when fastening safety belts by increasing the strap acceleration threshold to 3 g.

Text as adopted by the Working Party on Passive Safety (GRSP) at its 52nd session to permit additional arrangements of the test dummy and upper-legs rotation around the vertical and transverse axis

Text as adopted by the Working Party on Passive Safety (GRSP) at its 52nd session in order to permit additional arrangements of the test dummy to enable upper-leg rotation around the vertical and transverse axis.

Text as adopted by the Working Party on Passive Safety (GRSP) at its 52nd session to improve lap-strap placement procedures and to introduce improved overturning test procedures to reduce the risk of child ejection.

Text as adopted by the Working Party on Passive Safety (GRSP) at its 52nd session proposing requirements for vehicles with automatically activated door locking systems to allow for automatically unlocking systems to enable exit post-crash.

Based upon a proposal (GRSP/2012/17) from OICA to include requirements for automatic door locking systems that would allow for “mixed configurations” of locked and unlocked doors in the test procedures, this text was adopted by the Working Party on Passive Safety (GRSP) at its 52nd session. The proposals allows for automatically unlocking systems to enable exit post-crash.

Text adopted by the Working Party on Passive Safety at its 52nd session to align the French version of UN R16 with its English and Russian counterparts.

Based upon a proposal from OICA (WP.29/2012/116), this text was adopted by the Working Party on Pollution and Energy (GRPE) at its 65th session in order to transpose into international legislation Directive 2005/64/EC and Directive 2009/1/EC concerning the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to their reusability, recyclability and recoverability.

Text as adopted by the Working Party on Pollution and Energy (GRPE) at its 65th session, based upon a proposal by the European Commission, to align the provisions of UN Regulation No. 96 with the 8-mode cycle of European Directive 2010/26/EU and the 2012 amendment of European Directive 97/68/EC.

Text as adopted by the Working Party on Pollution and Energy (GRPE) at its 65th session to add a reference to and revise the title of Annex 4 (fuel quality parameters) in the main body of the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3).

Text based upon a proposal from Japan as adopted by the Working Party on Pollution and Energy (GRPE) at its 65th session to introduce corrections to align the unit of each factor in the equations 8-2, 8-4, 8-6, and 8-10 in paragraph 8 and to Annex 13, paragraph 1, Figure A13-1 where, in the upper figure for “gear use during acceleration phases”, the acceleration gear 1 incorrectly starts from zero.

Justification for the amendment to correct editorial and reproduction errors in the text.

Based upon a proposal from the ETRTO and the UK, this text was adopted by the Working Party on Noise (GRB) at its 57th session to update noise test-track requirements from ISO 19844:1994 to ISO 10844:2011 and incorporate transitional provisions to allow repaving of existing, non-compliant test tracks with the ISO 10844:2011 standards.

Text as adopted by the Working Party on Brakes and Running Gear (GRRF) at its 74th session to clarify the requirements in Annex 21 of UN R13 on the use of EVSC simulation, to correct a “copy and paste” mistake concerning a signature requirement made when copying text from Annex 11 into Annex 12, Appendix 4, and to harmonize UN R13 with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard FMVSS 135 on electric vehicle requirements with regard to the regenerative braking system (RBS).

Text based upon a proposal from CLEPA and OICA as adopted by the Working Party on Brakes and Running Gear (GRRF) at its 74th session to harmonize UN R13-H with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 135 on electric vehicle requirements with regard to the regenerative braking system (RBS).

Based upon a CLEPA proposal, the text as adopted by the Working Party on Brakes and Running Gear (GRRF) at its 74th session to align M1 vehicle braking performance requirements with UN R13-H provisions and clarify those for N1 vehicles in Annex 3 of UN R79 regarding the ‘energy failure’ condition test procedure.

Text as adopted by the Working Party on Brakes and Running Gear (GRRF) at its 74th session based upon a European Tyre and Rim Technical Organisation (ETRTO) proposal to amend the snow test method for C3 tyres in order to prescribe the wider of the possible speed ranges (document GRRF/2012/19). Please note that this proposal was adopted at the November 2013 (161st) WP.29 session as Supplement 5, having originally been proposed as Supplement 4 during the June session.

Text as adopted by the Working Party on Brakes and Running Gear (GRRF) at its 74th session to amend the AEBS regulation, including provisions for M2 and N2 ≤ 8 tonnes vehicles.

Text as adopted by the Working Party on Brakes and Running Gear (GRRF) at 74th session to correct the Russian-version text.

Text as adopted by the Working Party on Brakes and Running Gear (GRRF) at its 74th session to add the paragraph:

“Contracting Parties applying this Regulation shall continue to grant approvals to those types of vehicles which comply with the requirements of this Regulation as amended by Supplement 6 to the original version of this Regulation.”

Text of the new GTR on light vehicle radial tires as adopted by the Working Party on Brakes and Running Gear (GRRF) at its 74th session.

Text prepared by the Russian Federation and the International Motor Vehicle Inspection Committee (CITA) to align the provisions of Rule No. 1 with Rule No. 2, the latest UN Regulations, and with EU Directives. The draft amendments concern: (i) harmonization of the structure of the Rule No. 1 with Rule No. 2 (Roadworthiness), (ii) introduction of vehicle categories M1 and N1 and trailer categories O2, O3 and O4, and (iii) introduction of inspection methods, defect assessment and current state of practices.

Interim report and proposal for a road map on the development of an electronic database for the exchange of type approval documentation

Proposal from the Forum secretariat to correct a reference to an IWVTA document in the interim report and proposal for the road map on the development of an electronic database for the exchange of type approval documentation.

Text as adopted by the Working Party on Brakes and Running Gear (GRRF) at its 75th session based upon a proposal by the European Commission, France and ETRTO to introduce wet grip provisions and testing procedures for tyres of categories C2 and C3.

Tentative schedule of World Forum meetings, including the working parties (GR), for 2014.

GRE proposal for amendment to informal document WP.29-157-06 (Design principles for control systems of ADAS)

Status of the 1998 Agreement of the global registry and of the compendium of candidates: Situation on priorities and proposals to develop gtrs as of 06 June 2013

The objective of the self-evaluation is to assess the Vehicle Regulations and Transport Innovations Section (VRTIS) in its process of servicing the sessions of the World Forum WP.29 and its six subsidiary Working Parties, including the follow-up actions.

First draft report on the self-evaluation of the activities of the Vehicle Regulations and Technical Innovations Section (UNECE Transport Division) servicing the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29)

Clarification submitted by the GRB chair of the transition provisions in the proposal to update noise test-track requirements from ISO 19844:1994 to ISO 10844:2011 and incorporate transitional provisions to allow repaving of existing, non-compliant test tracks with the ISO 10844:2011 standards.