Contracting Party
India

India is a Contracting Party to the 1998 Agreement.

Although not a signatory to the 1958 Agreement, India does use the type approval system for the certification of motor vehicles and automotive components. The 2007 presentation “Rulemaking in India” provides a good overview of India’s automotive regulatory system. More recently, India provided an “Overview of Automotive Regulations” in 2011.

UN(ECE) Regulations

India is not a party to the 1958 Agreement.

Recent WP.29 Contributions from India

25 Oct 2019

Global RDE: M1/M2/N1 low-powered vehicles input (RDE-07-10)

["Worldwide harmonized Real Driving Emissions test procedure During its January 2018 session, GRPE considered presentations by Japan (GRPE-76-18) and OICA (GRPE-76-19) concerning the development and use of \"real driving emissions\" tests using portable emissions measurement systems. The prospect of proliferating RDE requirements prompted GRPE to add RDE harmonization to its agenda. Global RDE Global Real Driving Emissions Test Procedure WP.29 Regulatory Project Global Real Driving Emissions Test Procedure"]

15 Oct 2019

India comments on L-OBD Phase 2 Japan proposal (OBD2CG-14-02)

["Project to establish a Global Technical Regulation and its homologous UN Regulation for motorcycle and moped on-board diagnostic systems. L-OBD Motorcycle On-Board Diagnostic Systems GTR No. 18 GTR No. 18"]

14 Oct 2019

Consolidated proposals for amendments to UN Regulations Nos. 53 and 74 (GRE-82-15)

["Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Category L3 Vehicles with regard to the Installation of Lighting and Light-signalling Devices Motorcycle Lighting Installation of Motorcycle Lighting UN Regulation No. 53 UN R53", "Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Category L1 Vehicles with regard to the Installation of Lighting and Light-signalling Devices Moped Lighting Moped Lighting UN Regulation No. 74 UN R74"]

News & Developments

One hundred and fifteen news articles related to India are in the GAR database.

Regulation:	UN Regulation No. 117 \| Tire Rolling Sound Emissions, Adhesion on Wet Surfaces, and Rolling Resistance
Document:	Revision 4 \| Amendment 2
Corresponds to:	02 series of amendments \| Supplement 10 (Entered into force on 11 Jan 2020)
Based on:	Document WP.29/2019/54 Proposal to correct a type in Annex 7- Appendix 2, Part 2, Paragraph 5 where the snow group index should read “1.00”, not “100” as appeared erroneously in the adopted text correct the text where the word “tyres” was inadvertently omitted from Paragraph 2.1. align the provisions of UN R117 regarding approval numbers and markings with the provisions of Schedule 4 to the revised 1958 Agreement.

Regulation:	UN Regulation No. 129 \| Enhanced Child Restraint Systems
Document:	Revision 4 \| Amendment 2
Corresponds to:	03 series of amendments \| Supplement 2 (Entered into force on 11 Jan 2020)
Based on:	Document WP.29/2019/40 Proposal to introduce new and modified labeling and to clarify packaging information to distinguish between forward-facing-only, rear-facing-only, and convertible CRS in order to reduce the risk of users misusing these enhanced CRS clarify that assessment of the DE plane only applies to rearward-facing Child Restraint Systems (CRS) in UN Regulation No. 44 and therefore does not apply to forward-facing child restraints that maintain structure of the child restraint behind the head of the dummy specify the dimensions of the approval number update i-Size universal ISOFIX, Specific Vehicle ISOFIX, i-Size Booster seat and Specific Vehicle Booster seat numbering (omitted in WP29-2018-045) rearrange the dimensions mark for arrangements of the approval mark where used in combination with the module mark change the 145 cm stature of the Specific Vehicle Booster seat to 150 cm stature as this is the correct upper limit, and clarify that Conformity of Production assessments shall be conducted under the same requirements as those of the original approval or, if applicable, the extension of the approval.

Regulation:	UN Regulation No. 129 \| Enhanced Child Restraint Systems
Document:	Revision 3 \| Amendment 4
Corresponds to:	02 series of amendments \| Supplement 5 (Entered into force on 11 Jan 2020)
Based on:	Document WP.29/2019/39 Proposal to introduce new and modified labeling and to clarify packaging information to distinguish between forward-facing-only, rear-facing-only, and convertible CRS in order to reduce the risk of users misusing these enhanced CRS clarify that assessment of the DE plane only applies to rearward-facing Child Restraint Systems (CRS) in UN Regulation No. 44 and therefore does not apply to forward-facing child restraints that maintain structure of the child restraint behind the head of the dummy specify the dimensions of the approval number correct the term “Regulation No. 129-02” to “UN Regulation No. 129/02” change the 145 cm stature of the Specific Vehicle Booster seat to the 150 cm stature as this is the upper limit, and modify the approval markings for consistency between technical services and approval authorities and between the labels of products approved under the 02 and 03 series.

Regulation:	UN Regulation No. 129 \| Enhanced Child Restraint Systems
Document:	Revision 1 \| Amendment 7
Corresponds to:	01 series of amendments \| Supplement 6 (Entered into force on 11 Jan 2020)
Based on:	Document WP.29/2019/38 Proposal to introduce new and modified labeling and to clarify packaging information to distinguish between forward-facing-only, rear-facing-only, and convertible CRS in order to reduce the risk of users misusing these enhanced CRS, and clarify that assessment of the DE plane only applies to rearward-facing Child Restraint Systems (CRS) in UN Regulation No. 44 and therefore does not apply to forward-facing child restraints that maintain structure of the child restraint behind the head of the dummy.

Contracting Party India

UN(ECE) Regulations

Recent WP.29 Contributions from India

News & Developments

Contracting Party
India