Correction to the transitional provisions.

Proposal to harmonize the provisions of UN Rule No. 1 with those of the latest UN Regulations annexed to the 1958 Agreement and the EU Directives.

Proposal to harmonize the provisions of UN Rule No. 2 with those of the latest UN Regulations annexed to the 1958 Agreement and the EU Directives.

Revised text originally submitted to WP.29 for its November 2013 session, but returned by the Forum due to concerns over the Conformity of Production (CoP) provisions. This revised version deletes the CoP provisions and is submitted pending also a review by GRE at its October 2014 session. This supplement completes the deletion of distributed lighting systems (DLS), or rather light generators, from the regulation.

Proposal to amend the provisions concerning the heat test requirements for Conformity of Production (CoP) and to complete the deletion of distributed lighting systems (DLS) (light generators) from the regulations.

Proposal to amend the provisions concerning the heat test requirements for Conformity of Production.

Proposal to correct provisions on bend lighting for motorcycles recently adopted by WP.29 as Supplement 2 (document WP.29/2012/83).

Completes transition of ESC symbol to UN R121 and clarifies the transitional provisions.

Proposal to clarify and update transitional provisions, including provisions for extensions of type approvals granted according to the antecedent requirements of the original approval. These amendments also relate to the transfer of brake-related telltale provisions to UN R121.

Proposal to insert a new marking provision and, under “categories of use”, a definition for construction application (Industrial tractor) tyres into UN R106.

Proposal to introduce provisions for registration plates that differ in size from the standard EU plates. Please note that the designation as Supplement 18 is an error. This proposal will be adopted as Supplement 17.

Paragraph 6.2.2 of UN R6 specifies modes for triggering a failure tell-tale. This proposal would remove a specific reference to filament lamps so that the failure modes apply equally to both filament lamps and LED light sources.

Proposal to insert the IEC cap sheet numbers assigned for the new light categories WT21W, WTY21W, WT21/7W and WTY21/7W.

Proposal to clarify the definitions and requirements associated with the installation of “single lamps”, “lamps marked D” and “Interdependent lamps” and to ensure that the introduction of the new class F marking materials does not conflict with the mandatory requirements for existing class C materials. This proposal also would extend modifications that introduced provisions for interdependent direction indicator lamps in the 06 series of amendments to UN R48 to the 04 and 05 series in order to avoid an unjustified design restriction for approvals under the earlier versions of the regulation.

Proposal to clarify the definitions and requirements associated with the installation of “single lamps”, “lamps marked D” and “Interdependent lamps”, to ensure that the introduction of the new class F marking materials does not conflict with the mandatory requirements for existing class C materials, and to extend the modifications that introduced provisions for interdependent direction indicator lamps in the 06 series of amendments to UN R48 to the 05 series in order to avoid an unjustified design restriction for approvals under the earlier version of the regulation.

Proposal to clarify the definitions and requirements associated with the installation of “single lamps”, “lamps marked D” and “Interdependent lamps”, to ensure that the introduction of the new class F marking materials does not conflict with the mandatory requirements for existing class C materials, and to enable the type-approval of direction indicators with variable apparent surfaces.

Proposal to allow for the use of different brake lamp activation methods for Powered Two Wheelers (PTWs). This amendment also introduces the concept of a high-mounted stop lamp to PTWs to improve the conspicuity of the vehicles during stopping.

Proposal to introduce new class 5 devices made solely of retro-reflective plates with chevron type pattern to be applied to special utility vehicles or trailers not regularly covered by standard rear marking plates. The amendment also seeks to harmonize the text to cover various national requirements.

Proposal to introduce new class F marking materials designed with chevron type pattern to be applied to special utility vehicles or trailers not ordinarily covered by standard contour marking materials. The proposal also attempts to harmonize a number of national requirements.

Proposal to correct typographical errors introduced during previous amendment to the regulation (see document WP.29/2012/83). The initial changes were already in Revision 2 of UN Regulation No. 113.

Proposal to insert the IEC cap sheet number for the new light category LW2 into the regulation.

Proposal to amend the requirements for fire prevention under certain conditions in the event of a rear collision. In particular, the amendment changes the impact speed range in the collision test and enables the inclusion of this regulation in the proposed international whole vehicle type approval system.

Proposal to clarify the testing method for resistance to high temperature in order to address issues raised with testing at high altitudes and to clarify the requirements of Annex 21 (provisions on the installation of safety glazing on vehicles) based on recommendations from the Informal Group on Plastic Glazing (IGPG).

Proposal to define “small glazing” and to exempt such small glazing from headform testing.

Proposal to align the text of UN R105 with that adopted by the Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP.15) on the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR), edition 2015, including updated references to ISO and IEC standards.

Proposal to introduce requirements a) to prevent accidents when the flap covering the engine compartment is open; b) to clarify that “low-floor vehicles” concern only those vehicles that provide a single step from the ground into the low floor area and that any equipment that would counteract the intention of such single-step low-floor vehicles to facilitate access by passengers with reduced mobility is prohibited; c) to delete the prohibition on the use of laminated glass or plastic material in window panes and to delete the provision that emergency windows shall be capable of being operated from outside; d) to clarify the transitional provisions.

Proposal to a) introduce requirements to prevent accidents when the flap covering the engine compartment is open; b) clarify that “low-floor vehicles” concern only those vehicles that provide a single step from the ground onto the low floor area; c) prohibit any equipment that would counteract the intention of such single-step low-floor vehicles to facilitate access by passengers with reduced mobility; d) clarify the text of the amendments updating provisions for service doors, windows and emergency exits; e) delete the prohibition on the use of laminated glass or plastic material in window panes; f) delete the provision that emergency windows be operable from outside the vehicle; g) clarify that an “overnight locking system” is not intended to be operated from inside the vehicle; and h) align the Annex 12 safety prescriptions for trolley buses with current electrical standards.

Proposal to require the installation of occupant-activated acoustic warning systems in vehicles equipped with full-locking systems in order to prevent harm in the event of an occupant being locked inside such a vehicle.

Proposal to clarify that head restraints approved under UN R17 are exempt from the requirements of UN R25 and that UN R25 does not apply to coach and bus seats approved under UN R80.

Proposal to clarify UN R44 and align the text with that of UN R129 on enhanced child restraint systems.

Proposal to (i) harmonize the provisions of UN R49 for On-board Diagnostics (OBD) Threshold Limits (OTLs) with those of the EU, (ii) delete the urea consumption motoring obligation and improve definitions, (iii) modify the operating sequence definition for stop-start and hybrid vehicles and (iv) introduce an alternative service mode for LNG dual-fuel vehicles.

Proposal to enable Contracting Parties to continue to issue type approvals for agricultural tractor and non-road mobile machinery engines according to earlier versions of the Regulation provided such engines are destined for sale in countries that apply the earlier versions. In other words, a manufacturer would be able to obtain approvals in its home country based upon previous sets of requirements that may not be those applied within the home country (but are used in other markets).

Proposal to introduce the automatic activation of the hazard warning lights upon detection of excess temperatures in the engine and/or heater compartment.

Proposal to introduce the automatic activation of hazard warning lights upon detection of excess temperatures in the engine and/or heater compartment. A parallel proposal covering indicators and the hazard warning is being prepared by GRE. The package of GRSG and GRE proposals are expected for the March 2015 WP.29 session.

Transposition of the HFCV GTR into a UN Regulation with the exception of the deletion of references to liquefied hydrogen.

Proposed text transposing GTR No. 14 on pole side impact protection into a UN Regulation under the 1958 Agreement. (A separate proposal for the 01 series of amendments (document WP.29/2014/80) has also been submitted to enable Contracting Parties applying this Regulation to require a vehicle-to-pole impact speed of 32 ±1 km/h regardless of the “vehicle width”.)

Proposal for a 01 series of amendments to the proposed new UN Regulation on the approval of vehicles with regard to their pole side impact performance to enable Contracting Parties applying this new regulation to require a vehicle-to-pole impact speed of 32 ±1 km/h regardless of the “vehicle width”.

The document prepared by the Electic Vehicles-Environment informal group to serve as a comprehensive guide to the worldwide landscape of environmentally-related requirements specific to electrified vehicles as of September 2013.

Addition of an article to the agreement stating its preparation in English, French, and Russian with all three languages carrying the same legal power.

Amendments to the draft GTR on light vehicle tires as agreed during the special 77th session of the Working Party on Brakes and Running Gear.

Draft Amendment 3 to Global Technical Regulation (GTR) No. 4 concerning heavy-duty hybrids as approved by the Working Party on Pollution and Energy.

This document is a progress report to the Executive Committee of the 1998 Agreement (AC.3) on the development of the draft gtr for electric vehicle safety (EVS), as recommended by the Working Party on Passive Safety (GRSP) at its May 2014 session. An extension of the mandate for the informal working group (IWG) is requested.

Outline proposal for an Addendum 2 to M.R.1. to include specifications of the 50th percentile WorldSID side impact dummy.