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4.4. Draft Revision 3 to the 1958 Agreement

58. The secretariat announced that confirmation had been received from the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) that no Contracting Party has opposed the proposal for Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement.

59. The scheduled date of entry into force of Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement is 14 September 2017 (see CN.314.2017).

60. The representative of Japan, on behalf of the Chair of the IWG on IWVTA, introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/55 including the editorial correction as reflected in IWVTA-SG58-23-07. The World Forum noted the addition to the “Question and Answer” document on Revision 3 as Q&A No. 22 on the application of the numbering of UN type approvals as from the entry into force of Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement (WP.29-172-15), and agreed to keep the document on the agenda for its November 2017 session for consideration and adoption when Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement entered into force.

WP.29-172-15 | Proposal for amendments to Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement - questions and answers (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/55)
WP.29/2017/55 | Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement - Questions and answers
SG58-23-07 | Comments on the Q&A documents regarding Revision 3 to the 1958 Agreement

61. The secretariat introduced a recommendation on Article 15.3 of Revision 3 to the 1958 Agreement (WP.29-172-27). WP.29 asked to keep the document on the agenda for its November 2017 session for consideration and adoption.

WP.29-172-27 | Recommendation on Article 15.3 of Revision 3 to the 1958 Agreement