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Recent WP.29 Contributions from US EPA

20 Jan

EPA Update on the Cleaner Trucks Initiative (GRPE-80-33)

["Uniform provisions concerning the measures to be taken against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from compression-ignition engines and positive ignition engines for use in vehicles Diesel/CNG/LNG Engine Emissions Diesel and CNG/LNG Engine Emissions UN Regulation No. 49 UN R49", "Global Technical Regulation No. 4: Test Procedure for Compression-ignition (C.I.) Engines and Positive-ignition (P.I.) Engines Fuelled with Natural Gas (NG) or Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) with regard to the Emission of Pollutants The Informal Group on Heavy-Duty Hybrids expects to deliver its final draft amendment to GTR No.4 at the January 2014 session of GRPE. This amendment would extend GTR No. 4 to include test procedures to evaluate hybrid heavy-duty vehicles. WHDC Worldwide Heavy-Duty Vehicle Emissions Certification Procedure GTR No. 4 GTR No. 4"]

05 Nov 2019

RDE Analysis and Open Source Tool Development (RDE-07-14)

["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"]

05 Nov 2019

RDE GTR Development (RDE-07-15)

News & Developments

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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.

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Recent WP.29 Contributions from US EPA

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