Notifications concerning the establishment of UN Global Technical Regulations and the status of their application among the Contracting Parties to the 1998 Global Agreement.

Notification that the Government of Japan is considering the details of the test procedures of the Worldwide Harmonized Heavy-duty Vehicle Emissions Certification Procedures (GTR No. 4) in order to decide whether to transpose the provisions into its national regulations.

Notification that the Government of Japan began applying the Global Technical Regulation on Pedestrian Safety (GTR No. 9) through the application of Amendment 1 to the GTR on 1 June 2011.

Notification that the Government of Japan has been considering threshold values for the Global Technical Regulation on On-Board Diagnostic Systems (GTR No. 5) necessary to its adoption into its national regulations.

Japan transposed the Non-Road Transient Cycle (NRTC) of the GTR on Non-Road Mobile Machinery Emissions (GTR No. 11) into its regulations as a new emissions test mode for specialty diesel vehicles on 18 March 2010, but decided not to introduce provisions for crankcase emissions on 28 October 2010.

Japan’s fourth update of the Worldwide Light Vehicle Test Cycle (WLTC) and gear shift tables.

Japan presentation on its analysis of WLTC gear shift points.

Japan submitted this proposal to clarify the
requirements of the Regulation on rear underrun protection devices. This proposal is based on informal document GRSG-101-10-Rev.1.

This proposal from Japan is a modified version of GRSG/2011/31, which was submitted for the purpose of preventing road accidents due to the inability of drivers of vehicles with an extremely high eye point to view small vehicles (e.g. motorcycles) in front.

Proposal from Japan to clarify the transitional provisions of the 04 series of amendments to Regulation No. 10.

Japan plans to issue a regulation on 1 April 2012 along with fiscal incentives to promote the use of advanced emergency braking systems on heavy-duty vehicles. Mandatory installation will be phased in starting from 1 November 2014.

Presentation by the IWVTA group chairs on enhancing the 1958, and in particular concerning efforts to make the Agreement more accessible to new Contracting Parties such as through permitting the application of earlier versions of current UN Regulations.

Presentation on the plans for the task force assigned to review certification corridors for the Flex-PLI (Flex-GTR version) test tool envisioned for Phase 2 development of the GTR on pedestrian safety.

Agenda for the 20th session of the Intelligent Transport Systems informal working group, including design prinicples for advanced driver assist systems (ADAS).

Draft report from the Intelligent Transport Systems informal group session of March 2011.

Presentation on the status of work on the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval regulation.

Proposal to correct text for electric vehicles in UN Regulation Nos. 12, 94, 95 and 100. The protection from direct contact with live parts concerns occupants and not the powertrain. The proposal replaces the word “power train” with “occupants” in the referenced rules.

Proposal that would delete references to ‘retro-reflecting devices’ purusant to a decision of the Working Party on Lighting and clarify that testing of capabilities to detect and react to retro-reflecting devices is not required.

Proposal from Japan, based upon the request from OICA and superceding document GRE/2012/14, to clarify the “fixed position of a movable component”.

Update of the references to UN R10 in UN R97 (to align the regulation with UN R10 series 04 amendments which have entered into force).

Correction to the proposal from Japan to update references to UN R10 in UN R116.

Revised proposal for corrections to UN R97 to account for provisions of UN R10 (electromagnetic safety) currently in force.

Japanese response to OICA’s comments and recommendations regarding Germany’s proposed amendments to UN R58.

Proposal for establishing two informal working groups addressing the safety and environmental requirements for electric vehicles to enhance regulatory cooperation including developing global technical regulations in the framework of the 1998 Agreement.

Document GRSP/2012/5 proposes amendments to UN R44 to prevent the unintentional disengagement of ISOFIX child restraint systems. This submission from Japan proposes additional provisions for CRS configurations where the main seat body can be disengaged from the ISOFIX chassis.

Proposed language to amend the draft new regulation on child restraint systems per the recommendations resulting from Japanese tests using acceleration-type sled procedures.

Proposed scope, objectives, rules and procedures for the Task Force for the Review and Update of the Certification Corridors (TF-RUCC) developed for the new Flex-GTR lower legform test tool to be introducted through phase 2 amendments to GTR 9 on Pedestrian Safety.

Agenda for the first regular session of the RUCC Task Force (following the kickoff session held in November 2011).

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.

Review of Japanese research into procedures for assessing the impact of air-conditioning systems on vehicle fuel efficiency.

Status report of the development of a harmonized drive cycle for the proposed GTR on light vehicle emissions.

Proposals for the further development of the light-duty vehicle test cycle.

Introductory proposals to further discussions on the use of weighting factors for various categories of light-duty vehicles.

Review of best and worst case scenarios for testing vehicles according to weight, tire selection, and aerodynamic component configurations.

Based on informal documents GRB-54-03 and GRB-55-01, Japan proposes noise limit values with some modification of the threshold of sub-categories as a possible basis for reaching a common position.

Table offering the Japanese position on new limit values for 03 series of amendments to Regulation No.51. The limit values are based on the TNO assessment study and German proposal with sub-categories proposed by Japan based upon a database of noise levels of Japanese vehicles.

Proposal based on Informal document GRB-54-03 submitted by the expert from Germany and on Informal document GRB-55-01 submitted by the expert from Japan, including limit values with some modification of threshold of subcategories, which could be the basis of a common position.

Revised presentation on the anticipated benefits from use of the Flex-PLI test tool in GTR 9. This improves upon the earlier submission (document GTR9-1-07-Rev1).

Detailed presentation on Japan’s testing of FlexPLI performance.

Document proposing regulations for inclusion in the pending regulation on International Whole Vehicle Type Approvals and providing guidance to the Working Parties in their respective reviews of this work.

Proposal from Japan, pursuant to GRE deliberations, to delete mandatory installation of sensors for the adaptive main beam and Adaptive Front-lighting System (AFS) to detect and react to retro-reflecting devices.

Proposal to use a static reference to UN R10 on electromagnetic compatibility in UN R13 and R13-H.

Presentation to support Japan’s view that new regulations should be developed to establish technical requirements for Lane-Keeping Assistance Systems (LKAS) and Parking Assistance Systems (PAS) together with possible amendment of UN R79 which defines Advanced Driver Assistance Steering Systems.

Japan proposes revisions to certain collision conditions in the UN R34 provisions for fire prevention in the event of a rear collision to conform to conditions that have been made mandatory in Japan. Once amended, Japan would adopt UN R34 pursuant to the whole vehicle type approval (IWVTA) effort.

Proposed language to amend the lateral impact test of the draft new regulation on child restraint systems per the recommendations resulting from Japanese tests using acceleration-type sled procedures.

Text of the proposed regulation on safety-related performance requirements for hydrogen-fueled vehicles as prepared by the GRSP working group on Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Vehicles – Subgroup safety (HFCV-SGS). This draft supersedes document GRSP/2012/12.

Proposal to add field-of-vision provisions to enhance the safety of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users in narrow alleys and by-streets and other improvements to Regulation No. 46, including to further the development of the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval (IWVTA) program.

Presentation on Japan’s concerns and proposals regarding the rear vision of large vehicles on narrow streets and alleyways and pedestrian safety. Japan wishes to resolve this issue in order to make progress towards the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system.

Responses from Vietnam to questions provided by Japan during the 15th ASEAN Consultative Committee on Standards and Quality-Automotive Products Working Group (ACCSQ-APWG) in Cambodia concerning the 1958 Agreement and IWVTA. (ASEAN and Vietnam are working towards accession to the Agreement.)

Responses from Singapore to questions provided by Japan during the 15th ASEAN Consultative Committee on Standards and Quality-Automotive Products Working Group (ACCSQ-APWG) in Cambodia concerning the 1958 Agreement and IWVTA. (ASEAN and Singapore are working towards accession to the Agreement.)

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.

Final proposal prepared by the informal working group on the scope, objectives, and timetable for consideration of the environmental impact of electric vehicles and possible regulatory needs. This group expects to supplement the existing efforts of the WLTP, HDH, EFV, VPSD, and EVS informal groups.

Japanese experts have identified some items of concern in GTR No.2 on WMTC.

Test Procedure for Fuel Consumption Rate and Exhaust Emissions of Heavy-Duty Hybrid Electric Vehicles using Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulator System (Kokujikan No. 281 of March 16, 2007).

Japanese perspectives on selected regulations (NU R4, 34, 46, and 79) within the context of adoption of the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system/regulation.

Japanese Proposal for Narrow Vehicles (Kei Cars, Etc.) (Impact Velocity)

PowerPoint presentation of concepts for permitting flexibility within the international whole vehicle type approval system.

PowerPoint presentation for a flexible scheme to permit different levels of requirements among Contracting Parties to the international whole vehicle type approval system.

Survey of selected Contracting Parties to the 1958 Agreement (responses in blue) concerning IWVTA and related proposed revisions to the agreement.

Text prepared by Japan to clarify requirements on electromagnetic compatibility in Regulations Nos. 13 and 13-H via reference to Regulation No. 10.

Proposal to establish an expert group with a mandate to prepare new harmonized regulations for lane-keeping and parking-assist systems.