Proposal to allow multiple exhaust and/or silencing system configurations to be explicitly listed under the same motorcycle type approval in order to reduce redundancy and number of separate approvals and documentation.

4. The expert from IMMA proposed amendments with the aim to minimize proliferation of approval numbers from models with differences in vehicle exhaust and silencing systems (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2019/25). The experts from Germany, Japan, Russian Federation and Spain commented on the proposal. The Chair invited IMMA to prepare a revised document for the next session.

Proposal to minimize proliferation of approval numbers from models with differences in vehicle exhaust and silencing systems.

4. The expert from IMMA proposed amendments with the aim to minimize proliferation of approval numbers from models with differences in vehicle exhaust and silencing systems (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2019/25). The experts from Germany, Japan, Russian Federation and Spain commented on the proposal. The Chair invited IMMA to prepare a revised document for the next session.

3. The expert from IMMA presented a revised proposal which aims to minimize a proliferation of approval numbers (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2019/25/Rev.1 and GRBP-71-18-Rev.2). Following an in-depth discussion, GRBP adopted the proposal, as laid down in Annex II. GRBP requested the secretariat to submit it to WP.29 and the Administrative Committee (AC.1) for consideration and vote at their June 2020 sessions as a draft Supplement 8 to the 04 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 41, together with ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2019/24 adopted at the previous session.

Proposal is to correct an omission regarding the compensating resevoir fill time thereby aligning UN R41 with the other noise UN Regulations Nos. 9, 51 and 63.

5. The expert from IMMA proposed correcting an omission (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2019/24). GRBP adopted the document, but agreed to postpone its submission to WP.29 and AC.1, awaiting other amendment proposals.

3. The expert from IMMA presented a revised proposal which aims to minimize a proliferation of approval numbers (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2019/25/Rev.1 and GRBP-71-18-Rev.2). Following an in-depth discussion, GRBP adopted the proposal, as laid down in Annex II. GRBP requested the secretariat to submit it to WP.29 and the Administrative Committee (AC.1) for consideration and vote at their June 2020 sessions as a draft Supplement 8 to the 04 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 41, together with ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2019/24 adopted at the previous session.