EC comments (in green) on the working draft regulation text.

Proposal to update for technical progress and extend the principles for functional safety for the environmental requirements to categories L6 and L7 quadricycle.

Proposal to update SR1 with regard to Cateogry 3 vehicles (motorcycles and related) in line with technological progress.

Proposal to extend the EPPR informal working group mandate into 2020 in order to permit the group to cover the full range of identified emissions and fuel consumption issues related to the full range of motorcycle and related light vehicles (Category 3/Category L).

Working draft of the proposed GTR on L-category vehicle crankcase and evaporative emissions pursuant to the decisions taken during the 10th EPPR informal working group session.

Updated version of the draft GTR on motorcycle emissions OBD prepared for the EPPR informal group by the European Commission.

European Commission presentation reviewing the issues involved with transposing GTR 15 into EU emissions and fuel consumption regulations and into UN R83 and UN R101. The EC proposes that WP.29 should transpose GTR 15 into a new “WLTP UN Regulation” that would supersede UN R83 and UN R101.

Outline the next steps of WLTP informal working group for the development of electrified vehicle regulations, as supported by the European Commission, and suggestion of possible areas for collaboration with the informal working group on Electric Vehicles and the Environment (EVE).

Announcement and link to an EC survey seeking views on the impact of Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 with regard to benefits, costs and technical feasibility of the Euro 5 Environmental Step.

Proposal to align the tyre-selection criteria in the CO2 emissions/fuel consumption tests under UN R101 with those for pollutant emissions (UN R83).

Proposal to correct the unit of the road load coefficient b used in the formula for the calculation of the resistance to progress force.

Proposal to correct the calculation of the resistance to progress force. This proposal was amended during GRPE discussions to cover the 06 and 07 series of amendments to UN R83.

Proposal to correct the documentation requirements for off-cycle emissions.

Proposal to include three-wheeled category l vehicles within the scope of ABS testing under UN R78. This would align the scope with EU Directive 93/14/EEC.

Presently, it is not fully clear whether an anti-lock braking system (ABS) switch-off or altering mode is permitted on L-category vehicles, whereas it is clearly not allowed on other vehicle categories. This proposal is aimed at ensuring a consistent approach for all motor-vehicles equipped with anti-lock braking systems, including specific exemptions for certain off-road vehicles as incorporated in UN Regulation No. 13.

Presently, it is not fully clear whether an anti-lock braking system (ABS) switch-off or altering mode is permitted on L-category vehicles, whereas it is clearly not allowed on other vehicle categories. This proposal is aimed at ensuring a consistent approach for all motor-vehicles equipped with anti-lock braking systems, including specific exemptions for certain off-road vehicles as incorporated in UN Regulation No. 13.

EC responses to IMMA comments (document GRRF-80-13) on the proposa to align the text with the provisions for anti-lock braking systems (ABS) used in other regulations (document GRRF/2015/41).

EC responses to IMMA comments (document GRRF-80-13) on the proposal to align the text with the provisions for anti-lock braking systems (ABS) used in other regulations (document GRRF/2015/40).

Proposal to ensure that coupling balls do not block rear lighting and/or registration plates. In line with the EU General Safety Rule, Annex IV specification for application of UN R55, couplings that might block lighting or plates must be removable, repositionable, and unlockable in order to make it easier for users to remove them or reposition them when not in use (e.g., towing a trailer.) Coupling balls that are so designed as to be unable to block lighting or plates may still incorporate locks and/or require tools to remove or reposition.

Proposal to align the text with the provisions for anti-lock braking systems used in other regulations. The proposal clarifies the limits on the use of any temporary ABS deactivation switch and prohibition against permanent disabling of ABS if fitted on a motorcycle.

Proposal to align the text with the provisions for anti-lock braking systems used in other regulations, including specific exemptions for certain off-road vehicles as incorporated in UN Regulation No. 13. The proposal clarifies the limits on the use of any temporary ABS deactivation switch and prohibition against permanent disabling of ABS if fitted on a motorcycle.

Proposal to include three-wheeled category l vehicles within the scope of ABS testing under UN R78. This would align the scope with EU Directive 93/14/EEC.

Proposal to update requirements for numeric/digital displays.

Notice from the European Commission of Directive (EU) 2015/719 concerning permissible vehicle masses and dimensions that will result in mandatory revisions to the EU type approval legislation during 2016.

Notice on the publication of an EC-sponsored study on the benefits and feasibility of a range of new technologies and unregulated measures in the field of motor vehicles and on future plans of the Commission in this regard.

Proposal to allow for the approval of speedometers and odometers that display figures either in km/h or mph (but not both simultaneously) provided that the driver is enabled to select between the metric or imperial measurement display modes.

Proposal to clarify what is and what is not permitted on airbag labels in order to address deviations encountered in current labeling.

Further refinements from the European Commission to the proposal to amend the bumper test area procedures under the pedestrian safety GTR.