Proposal to clarify the testing method for resistance to high temperature in order to address issues raised with testing at high altitudes. CLEPA proposes to amend the wording of paragraph 5.1. to clarify how to proceed with a test in boiling water, which is permitted for safety glazing with both external surfaces of inorganic material. The tolerance of +0 °C / -2 °C is taken from ISO 3917, high temperature test. The temperature of boiling water can be determined with the required accuracy easily.

CLEPA comments on the OICA proposal for Supplement 3 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No. 43 (document GRSG/2014/14) that seeks to avoid imposing administrative burdens on small glazing that is not required for the driver’s forward or rearward field of vision.

This proposal corrects an editorial mistake in the tolerances of Annex 6. In Annex 10, paragraph 3.2.2.2. and in Annex 12, paragraph 3.2.2., the correct tolerance should read: 1.5m +0/-5mm. (The same tolerances also appear in UN GTR No. 6, paragraphs 5.4.3. and 6.5.4.2.)

OICA and CLEPA comments on the Korean proposal to amend GTR No. 6 and UN Regulation No. 43 in response to issues identified in its defect investigation concerning panoramic sunroofs.

Proposal for an amendment to UN Regulation No. 43 to define a “reduced vision zone I” for vehicles of categories M and N other than M1. The goal is to extend the concept that already exists for M1 vehicles in order to enable the installation of sensors and cameras that improve driving safety.

Proposal to define a reduced vision zone I for vehicles of categories M and N other than M₁.

Comparison of the 227g ball impact test across UN R43, Japan “Safety Regulations for Road Vehicles, Article 29”, US FMVSS 205-ANSI/SAE Z26.1-1996, and GTR No. 6.

Reproduction of the proposal submitted to GRSG in order to clarify the intended scope of the regulation and to align the drop ball test language with that of UN Regulation No. 43 and ISO ISO 3537.

Proposal to replace the current Figure 2a with a more accurate drawing reflecting the meaning of paragraph 2.4.2.2 of the regulation. The new drawing addresses the lateral limits of any opaque obscuration of the window area.

Proposal to amend Figure 2a of Annex 21 to better reflect the meaning of paragraph 2.4.2.2. of Annex 21, mainly to clarify the lateral limits of any opaque obscuration in this area.

Proposal to correct the wording in UN R43 (Safety Glazing). The expert from the European Association of Automotive Suppliers proposes amending paragraph 8.2.1.1. to modify a table listing tests for windscreens and glass panes of various types, including toughened glass, ordinary laminated glass, treated laminated glass, and glass-plastics. The amendment corrects the title of the optical distortion test listed in the table.