Informal working group on Environmental and Propulsion Performance Requirements (EPPR) for L-category vehicles: background information, terms of
reference and rules of procedure.

Presentation on the alignment of UN regulations with Euro 6 emissions requirements.

Text prepared by the European Commission, France and Germany to provide a specific area in buses of Class I, allowing a child to remain seated in his/her pram or pushchair.

Notice of the European Union’s intention to accede to UN Regulation No. 41 and the possible accession to Regulations 9, 63, and 92. The EC requests GRB input before deciding whether to pursue a separate legislative process to establish new provisions for these related noise rules.

Proposal to open discussions on a new test procedure and possibly noise-labeling requirements for electric-mode vehicles to ensure that approaching vehicle audible systems designed to enhance the safety of pedestrians, including the blind, do not negate the benefits of noise reduction.

Presentation on objectives of the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval initiative and review of UN Regulations under the purview of GRB that could figure into the IWVTA system.

Editorial corrections to the proposal prepared by the European Commission (EC), France and European Tyre and Rim Technical Organisation (ETRTO) to introduce wet grip provisions and testing procedures for tyres of categories C2 and C3.

European Commission contributions to the working draft provided by Germany (document GRPE-65-12).

Working draft for the vehicle propulsion systems definitions to promote the use uniform terminology across UN Regulations and Global Technical Regulations following the first VPSD informal group session.

Text prepared by the Euro VI Expert Working Group of the European Commission to revise the 06 series of amendments to UN R49 in order to address situations that were not covered by the latest series of amendments and to clarify the text.

Text from the European Commission to align UN R83 with EU Regulation (EC) Nos. 715/2007, 692/2008, 566/2011, 459/2012 and 630/2012, proposed as a consolidated series of amendments.

Text from the European Commission to align the requirements of UN R103 with those of EU Regulation (EC) Nos. 459/2012 and 630/2012.

Text from the European Commission to align the requirements of UN R101 with those of EU Regulation (EC) Nos. 459/2012 and 630/2012.

Overview for GRE on the objective, status, and scope of IWVTA including
component regulations under consideration for integration into the whole vehicle approval system.

EC proposal to overhaul the system of 41 lighting regulations to minimize design-specific criteria (and thus the constant flow of rule revisions and overlap among rules) by focusing on performance requirements.

Table of lighting-related regulations for integration into the international whole vehicle type approval system.

Overview of the European Commission’s program for an overarching regulatory framework for motorcycle, moped, and similar vehicle emissions, fuel consumption, and electric performance policies.

Draft of a request, for submission to the World Forum, to confirm the mandate for an expert group to develop regulations on environmental and propulsion performance requirements for motorcycles and other L-category vehicles, including through amendments to the GTR on motorcycle emissions.

Proposal to amend document GRPE/2013/11 by expanding upon the tire selection process to focus on rolling resistance.

Proposal for the mandate and objectives of the Informal Working Group on Environmental and Propulsion Performance Requirements for L-category vehicles (EPPR) submitted for GRPE approval.

Request for a mandate to amend UN GTR No. 2 and to develop new UN GTRs and UN Regulations in the area of Environmental and Propulsion Performance Requirements (EPPR) for light vehicles

Text prepared by the Euro VI Expert Working Group of the European Commission to revise the 06 series of amendments to UN R49 in order to address situations that were not covered by the latest series of amendments and to clarify the text.

Document GRPE/2013/11 presents the EC proposal to integrate Euro 6 provisions into UN R83. This presentation covers the work that went into this proposal and its implications for UN R101 and R103.

2013 update on enforcement policies and developments in the EU type-approval legislation for automotive products

Final draft version of the WLTP global technical regulation for review and eventual approval at the Working Party on Pollution and Energy special session set for 14 November 2013.

Draft text that would adapt the GTR on hydrogen vehicle safety to the type-approval system via a new UN Regulation.

Proposal for the text of the UN Regulation transposing the Global Technical Regulation on hydrogen and fuel-cell vehicles into the 1958 Agreement. This version highlights changes from the GTR text.

Background presentation explaining issues encountered in transposing the GTR on HFCV into a UN (type-approval) Regulation.

The European Commission, pursuant to concerns raised in its Technical Committee Motor Vehicles, raises issues with two paragraphs that are reproduced in a number of GRE proposals set for consideration at the November WP.29. The EU, therefore, cannot vote to adopt the proposals until these concerns have been addressed (i.e., for the March 2014 session).

The European Commission position on the Japanese proposal (document SG58-07-04) for amendments to the 1958 Agreement (within the context of the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system).

Text prepared by the European Commission to align the requirements of Regulation No. 83 with those of European Union Regulation (EC) Nos. 715/2007, 692/2008, 566/2011, 459/2012 and 630/2012. It updates the text of document GRPE/2013/11, including additional definitions on: vehicle power, engine and vehicle characteristics, information concerning the conduct of tests (namely for power and torque), the specifications of new reference fuels (E10 and B7), the type approval communication of test results for bi fuel vehicles, and clarifications on OBD threshold limits.

Text prepared by the European Commission to align the requirements of UN Regulation No. 101 with the latest changes in the regulatory framework of the European Union in relation to the specifications of new reference fuels E10 and B7.

European Commission draft regulatory language for its Regulation on Vehicle Construction Requirements (RVCR) and UN R100 for L-category electric vehicles.

“COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) No …/.. of XXX supplementing Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Part A of its Annex V with regard to the environmental and propulsion performance requirements for two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles”

In a letter to Mssrs. Gauvin and Ramos, the European Commission, pursuant to concerns raised in its Technical Committee Motor Vehicles, raises issues with two paragraphs that are reproduced in a number of GRE proposals set for consideration at the November WP.29. The EU, therefore, cannot vote to adopt the proposals until these concerns have been addressed (i.e., for the March 2014 session).

Request to continue development, through a second phase following adoption of the current draft GTR, of the light vehicle emissions and fuel consumption test cycle in order to improve certain technical aspects in the current cycle.

“Requirements for two- and three-wheeled light motor vehicles with regard to tailpipe emissions after cold start, tailpipe emissions at idle and free acceleration, [durability of pollution control devices] and energy efficiency.”

Proposal for amendments to document GRSP/2013/22.

Proposed amendments to clarify the GTR text in alignment with the proposed text for its UN Regulation homologue.

Text prepared by the European Commission and Germany to align the test requirements of UN GTR No. 9 Phase 2 with those of Amendment 2 to the UN GTR concerning the determination of the headform test points.

Corrigendum to the text prepared by the European Commission to align the requirements of Regulation No. 83 with those of European Union Regulation (EC) Nos. 715/2007, 692/2008, 566/2011, 459/2012 and 630/2012.

Consolidated working draft of the proposed motorcycle on-board diagnostics GTR including the phase 2 OBD amendments.

EC proposals to revise GTR No. 13 based upon items identified during the process of transposing the GTR into the form of a UN Regulation force use in type-approval systems.

Draft text prepared by the European Commission for a new GTR on a “Measurement Procedure for Two- or Three-wheeled Light Motor Vehicles Equipped with a Combustion Engine with regard to the Crankcase and Evaporative Emissions”.

Proposal of amendments to address various concerns and reflect the outcomes of discussions with the experts from EC, Japan, the Netherlands, the Republic of Korea, United States of America and OICA.

Document from the Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP.15) concerning the use of LNG fuels under discussion within the WP.29 GFV informal working group.