Corrections to the proposal as approved by the GRSP to amend the regulation pursuant to the recommendations resulting from a review of the text by the informal working group on child restraint systems.

Corrections to the proposed new UN Regulation on the type approval of REC devices (document WP.29/2013/119) submitted by the REC informal group.

Revised consolidated proposal to extend the scope of UN R10 to all kinds of power train systems above a certain working voltage, including type approval for separate electrical components (electrical/electronic sub-assemblies or ESA). This document supersedes document WP/29/2013/73.

Corrections adopted by GRSG (at its 105th session) to the draft supplement pending before the World Forum for its November 2013 session. The supplement introduces provisions for motor vehicles using liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Revisions to the GRE proposal (document WP.29/2013/69) to insert provisions for the use of incandescent light sources in the case of light source modules and lamps with non-replaceable light sources and to update the Conformity of Production requirements (CoP). This proposal also applies to documents:
WP.29/2013/71,
WP.29/2013/72,
WP.29/2013/76,
WP.29/2013/79,
WP.29/2013/83,
WP.29/2013/87,
WP.29/2013/88,
WP.29/2013/89 and
WP.29/2013/94.

Proposal of two amendments needed to enable the United States to vote in favor of the draft GTR. First, the document allows contracting parties the option of an alternate procedure for adjusting the seat and positioning the dummy based on that used by the United States during its WorldSID research. Second, the document allows contracting parties to modify the injury criteria in the GTR based on cost/benefit analysis for their own country, but using the same injury risk curves used to develop the injury criteria in the GTR.

WP.29 secretariat update on the status of amendments to existing GTR and projects to establish new GTR.

This document is an abstract of WP.29 activities from document ECE/TRANS/2012/4, introduced at the March 2012 session of the Inland Transport Committee, in which UNECE presents its Action Plan for the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety (2011–2020).

In a letter to Mssrs. Gauvin and Ramos, the European Commission, pursuant to concerns raised in its Technical Committee Motor Vehicles, raises issues with two paragraphs that are reproduced in a number of GRE proposals set for consideration at the November WP.29. The EU, therefore, cannot vote to adopt the proposals until these concerns have been addressed (i.e., for the March 2014 session).

Proposal to develop a new global technical regulation concerning the protection of occupants from harmful substances,such as Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) or aldehydes, emitted by interior materials used in the construction of vehicles.

Presentation in support of Korea’s request document WP.29-161-12) to establish an informal expert group to develop a new global technical regulation to protect occupants from harmful emissions originating with materials used in vehicle interiors.

Request to continue development, through a second phase following adoption of the current draft GTR, of the light vehicle emissions and fuel consumption test cycle in order to improve certain technical aspects in the current cycle.

This informal document builds on informal document WP.29-159-19 (submitted by the Chair of IWVTA to WP.29 in March 2013), and complements working document WP.29/2013/134 submitted for consideration at the WP.29 November 2013 session.

It provides an update of the progress achieved within the IWVTA informal group since the submission of document WP.29/2013/134. As a result of this progress, the majority of outstanding issues have been resolved, leaving only a few issues which need further fine-tuning by the IWVTA sub-group on the review of the 1958 Agreement.

Progress report on the revision to the 1958 Agreement to enable the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system.

Progress report from the expert group working on the IWVTA regulation providing on overview of the proposed whole vehicle regulation, issues for attention of the World Forum, and consideration of future development.

Presentation on US research into driver interaction with various levels of vehicular automation towards determining regulatory safety requirements.

Example texts of a letter and e-mails concerning the notification procedures for GTR under the 1998 Agreement (sent by the UNECE to Contracting Parties and their Foreign Missions to the UN in Geneva).

Discussion paper on non-tailpipe vehicle emissions, especially related to air quality and suspended particulates along roadways. This subject includes particulates from tire and brake wear.