Small group (France, Netherlands, ETRTO, BIPAVER) proposal to restructure retreaded tyre requirements and regulations.

Proposal to replace document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2024/06

Proposal to replace document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2024/09

Proposal to replace document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2024/07

ETRTO recommends to create a GRBP GOIE (Group of Interested Experts) involving CP’s
and NGO’s and with the goal to present an Informal Document by GRBP February 2025
session to validate the concept to be followed and implemented in a Working Document
by September 2025

Addresses a real-life situation that is not considered by current ice grip test conditions: the wet ice (or black ice) conditions.

Proposal for new provisions for the track characterization with additional new text and re-introduces deleted text

Proposal to amend Annex 5, part (B) of UN R117. Changes include replacing “Average Deceleration (AD)” with “braking force coefficient (BFC)” terminology throughout paragraphs 2.2.2.1., 2.2.2.7.1., 2.2.2.7.2., and 2.2.2.7.3. Paragraph 2.2.2.3. is amended to clarify terminology regarding vertical static test load and load capacity. Paragraph 2.2.2.7.4. is deleted. Paragraphs 2.2.2.7.5. through 2.2.2.8.4. are renumbered and amended to align the wet grip test method for C2 and C3 tyres with changes made to the passenger car test method and ISO 15222:2025.

ETRTO measurement uncertainties reduction efforts for UN R117 rolling sound emission test methods are progressing through outdoor and indoor Round Robin tests. Eight of thirteen outdoor test centres have completed tests for C₁ and C₂ tyres; remaining centres anticipate completion by mid-year. Indoors, two of six ETRTO test centres completed tests with others expected finished by mid-year. An intermediate report with available data will be presented in September 2026, full results postponed to February 2027, and the Working Document with test method evolution now expected in September 2027 instead of February 2027.

Proposal to amend paragraph 2.18. to update Standard Reference Test Tyre definitions to ASTM International standards: E1136-19 for SRTT14, F2493-24 for SRTT16, F2872-25 for SRTT16C, F2871-25 for SRTT19.5, F2870-23 for SRTT22.5, F3678-25 for SRTT19.5 siped, and F3677-23 for SRTT22.5 siped. Also amend paragraph 12.21. to accept existing type approvals and grant extensions to class C₃ tyres using either SRTT19.5 or SRTT22.5 before 1 September 2028, and use SRTT19.5 siped or SRTT22.

Proposal to supersede GRBP/2025/28, consolidating amendment proposals from GRBP/2025/28, GRBP-82-27, GRBP/2026/6, and GRBP-83-20-Rev.2. Changes include moving tyre abrasion provisions to a separate UN Regulation, deleting paragraphs 5.7 to 5.10 and Annex 10, updating ASTM standard references to F2872-25, F2871-25, and F3678-25, amending Annex 5 part (b) paragraph 1.1.1., and deleting paragraph 2.21. defining abrasion performance terms.

Proposal for an amendment to complement the content of working document GRVA/2018/5. The proposal includes amendments to:

1. The Standard Reference Test Tyre (SRTT) denominations
2. Remove the discrimination between the two Class C3 tyres
3. Clarify that there are no C3 tyres in the scope of this UN Regulation “not marked with speed symbol”
4. Align Annex 6 with the most recent amendments made to standard ISO 28580
5. Define “standard deviation” as appropriate in the text
6. Clarify that, in the cases of C2 and C3 tyres, the “Reference (test) pressure” and the value “Pr” correspond to the indication of the inflation pressure which is always marked on the sidewall
7. Use “repeatability” in lieu of inaccurate “reproducibility”
8. Update test report forms
9. Include the date on which the new proposed supplement of UN Regulation No. 117 will apply
10. Improve the description of the evaluation of the rolling sound emission test
Correct the figure in Annex 2, Appendix 2, and
11. Update cross references pursuant to paragraph renumbering.

Proposal to introduce provisions for ice grip tyres, clarify Conformity of Production, sample submissions, and testing methods, and to make editorial corrections and improvements.

Proposal to introduce a new definition of traction elements to characterize traction tyres.

Proposal to introduce provisions to allow type approval of special use tyres that fulfil the requirements for snow performance as laid out in Annex 7. The respective marking related to the “Alpine” symbol has been considered for tyres complying with these requirements.

Proposal to introduce provisions to allow the type approval of special use tyres that fulfil the requirements for snow performance as laid out in Annex 7. The respective marking related to the “Alpine” symbol has been considered for those tyres complying with these requirements.

Proposal to correct editorial mistakes in document GRBP/2021/17 that were not corrected by informal document GRBP74-31-Rev.1.

Proposal to delete obsolete footnotes concerning worn tyre wet grip and approvals under UN R117 coincident with approvals under UN R54. The 04 series of amendments to UN R117 introduces the requirements on adhesion of tyres in worn state on wet surfaces for tyres within the scope of UN R54.

Proposal to reduce noise measurement variability, completing the amendment proposal adopted at the seventy-eighth session of the Working Party on Noise and Tyres (informal document GRBP-78-05 replacing ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2023/19).

Proposal to introduce a new temperature correction formula for the rolling sound emissions of tyres of classes C1 and C2, to remove the content of the now obsolete Annex 4 as well as all its references, to update references to standards, and to make editorial improvements for clarity and consistency across tyre regulations.

Proposal to complete the amendment proposal adopted at the 78th GRBP session (informal document GRBP-78-05 replacing ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2023/19).

Proposal to improve the reproducibility of the snow grip test method by replacing the current reference tyres C3 SRTTs 19.5 and 22.5 with the new reference tyres C3 SRTTs 19.5 and 22.5 siped.

Proposal to improve the reproducibility of the snow grip test method by replacing the current reference tyres C3 SRTTs 19.5 and 22.5 with the new reference tyres C3 SRTTs 19.5 and 22.5 siped.

Proposal for editorial improvements and updates to ISO and ASTM standards references and to align with Supplement 2 to the 04 series of amendments, including a new temperature correction formula for the rolling sound emissions of tyres of classes C1 and C2 and to remove the content of the now obsolete Annex 4 as well as all its references.

Proposal to clarify that wet adhesion provisions apply to C1, C2, and C3 tyres, correct ISO and internal references, clarify symbols “ARC” and “ARR” relationships to indoor drum test method, and clarify application to M+S marked tyres.

Proposal to

1. Update standard reference to ASTM F2493-24 and ISO 4000-1:2024
2. Align the definitions of tread groove and principal grooves with proposals for UN R30 and R54
3. Simplify the wording of the requirements for professional off-road tyres
4. Correct the transitional provision in paragraph 12.23. to specify approvals “first issued after 31 August 2028”.

Proposal to

1. Clarfy the scope to reflect that adhesion performance on wet surfaces (wet adhesion) is required not only for C1 tyres, but also C2 and C3 tyres
2. Update standard reference to ASTM F2493-244, F3611-24, F3676-24, F3675-24 and ISO 4000-1:2024
3. Align the definitions of tread groove and principal grooves with proposals for UN R30 and R54
4. Simplify the wording of the requirements for professional off-road tyres
5. Correct the transitional provision in paragraph 12.23. to specify approvals “first issued after 31 August 2028”.

Proposal to update references the latest international standard specifications ASTM
F2872-25, F2871-25 and F3678-25.

Proposal to amend para. 2.18. to update the year reference in standard F2493 from 24 to 26, amend paras. 6.6. and 6.7. to change “classified” to “categorized”, revise tread depth and void to fill ratio requirements for class C1 special use tyres, restructure requirements for professional off-road tyres with subsections for each class, amend Annex 3 para. 4.2.2. to correct the measurement unit of coefficient K1 to dB(A), amend Annex 3 Appendix 1 Part 2 item 3.1. to update the ISO 10844 year reference from 2014 to 2021, and amend Annex 7 Appendix 3 Item 5 to enable SRTT weighted average to be reported for each candidate in the test results table.

Proposal to amend para. 2.18. to change the reference year from 24 to 26 for standard F2493, add new para. 2.21. defining “road legal race tyre,” add new para. 4.2.8. requiring the inscription “RLR” for road legal race tyres, insert new footnote 12 on marking height, renumber current footnote 12 to footnote 13 and amend its text, amend para. 5.4.1. to reference footnote 13, add new para. 6.9. establishing requirements for road legal race tyre classification, add new item 4.3. to Annex 1, amend para. 6.7. to change “classified” to “categorized,” amend Annex 3 para. 4.2.2. tables to change K1 unit from C to dB(A), amend Annex 3 Appendix 1 Part 2 item 3.1. to update ISO10844 reference from 2014 to 2021, and amend Annex 7 Appendix 3 Item 5 table to enable reporting of SRTT weighted average for each candidate.