This proposal seeks to align UN R96 with EU Directive 2011/87/EU, delaying by three years the introduction of Stage IIIB and IV engines for certain Category T farm tractors. These tractors are specialised machines intended to operate in vineyards and orchards in southern Europe.

Submission from the European Commission and Italy to add transitional provisions in Regulation No. 96 to take into consideration the technical impossibility to install engines compliant with Stages IIIB and IV into some category T vehicles.

Proposal to develop amendments to UN GTR No. 12 on motorcycle controls, tell-tales and indicators in order to make editorial changes and introduce a gear shift pattern that had been discussed but had been overlooked in the introduction of GTR 12.

This document contains a proposal to develop amendments to GTR No. 12 on motorcycle controls, tell-tales and indicators in order to make editorial changes and introduce a gear shift pattern that had been discussed but was overlooked in the introduction of the GTR.

Proposal to permit manufacturers to restrict the ability of the driver to permanently turn off manually the main beams and their automatic controls. This proposal would permit the use of time-delay systems that would reactivate the automatic system, tentatively suggesting a 10-second delay.

Proposed modifications to the German proposal (GRE/2012/20) to ensure that non-replaceable and unapproved filament light sources used in sealed devices and in (filament) light-source modules have a sufficient lifetime and fulfill color endurance verification.