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Revision of UN R90

Reference Number: GRVA-11-35

Submitted by: Italy

Document date: 28 Sep 21

Relevant to

UN Regulation No. 90 | Replacement Brake Linings, Discs, and Drums

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UN R90: Proposal for Supplement 7 to the 02 series of amendments
Reference Number: WP.29/2021/139
Proposal from GRVA to replace the specification of the type and size of brake caliper and brake disc for brake lining CoP assessment with specifications for a pad area and thickness of the original approval. The original specification corresponds to obsolete caliper and rotor configurations no longer in widespread use.
Document date: 08 Sep 21
Document status: Adopted by WP.29
Relevant to UN Regulation No. 90 \| Replacement Brake Linings, Discs, and Drums
Adoption Vote
This proposal (WP.29/2021/139) was adopted by the World Forum. Thirty-three Contracting Parties out of the 46 applying UN R90 were present for the vote by AC.1. Thirty-two voted in favor with zero against and one abstaining.
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UN R90: Proposal for amendments

Reference Number: GRVA/2021/28

Proposal allows discs with a different geometry to be included in the same group as long as the disc itself is subject to lower thermal and mechanical stresses than the reference disc. Aims at simplifying the definition of disk groups, reducing their number, while providing the same guarantees from a technical point of view.

Submitted by: Italy

Document date: 14 Jul 21

Document status: Superseded

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UN Regulation No. 90 | Replacement Brake Linings, Discs, and Drums

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UN R90: Proposal for amendments

Reference Number: GRVA/2021/29

Clarifies the regulation and its scope, by specifying the grouping criteria of the brake lining assemblies. It provides clear instructions about grouping criteria for brake shoes to allow brake shoes manufacturers to proceed with the homologation

Submitted by: Italy

Document date: 14 Jul 21

Document status: Superseded

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UN Regulation No. 90 | Replacement Brake Linings, Discs, and Drums

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List of decisions adopted during the 10th (May 2021) GRVA session

Reference Number: GRVA-10 decisions

Document date: 11 Jun 21

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UN Regulation No. 13 | Heavy-Duty Vehicle Braking, UN Regulation No. 78 | Motorcycle and Moped Braking, UN Regulation No. 79 | Steering Equipment, UN Regulation No. 90 | Replacement Brake Linings, Discs, and Drums, UN Regulation No. 131 | Advanced Emergency Braking Systems, UN Regulation No. 157 | Automated Lane-Keeping Systems (ALKS), GTR No. 8 | Electronic Stability Control Systems, UN Regulation No. 171 | Driver-Control Assistance Systems (DCAS), WP.29 Regulatory Project | Data Storage Systems for Automated Driving, WP.29 Discussion Topic | Guidelines of Software Update Technical Requirements, WP.29 Discussion Topic | Artificial Intelligence, WP.29 Regulatory Project | Automated Driving Systems, and WP.29 Discussion Topic | Common Data Elements for Event Data Recorders

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Conformity of Production provisions under UN R90

Reference Number: GRVA-10-29

Submitted by: CLEPA

Document date: 27 May 21

Relevant to

UN Regulation No. 90 | Replacement Brake Linings, Discs, and Drums

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UN R90: Proposal for amendments to document GRVA/2021/15

Reference Number: GRVA-10-28

ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2021/15 was prepared by the expert from the European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA) to resolve the problem of fulfilling increasingly difficult Conformity of Production (CoP) routine obligations caused by unavailability of the specifically prescribed hardware.

Submitted by: CLEPA

Document date: 24 May 21

Document status: Superseded

Relevant to

UN Regulation No. 90 | Replacement Brake Linings, Discs, and Drums

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GRVA-10: Running order of the agenda

Reference Number: GRVA-10-01

Document date: 07 May 21

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UN Regulation No. 13 | Heavy-Duty Vehicle Braking, UN Regulation No. 13-H | Light-Duty Vehicle Braking, UN Regulation No. 78 | Motorcycle and Moped Braking, UN Regulation No. 79 | Steering Equipment, UN Regulation No. 90 | Replacement Brake Linings, Discs, and Drums, UN Regulation No. 131 | Advanced Emergency Braking Systems, UN Regulation No. 152 | Automatic Emergency Braking for M1/N1 vehicles, UN Regulation No. 155 | Cyber Security and Cyber Security Management, UN Regulation No. 156 | Software Update Processes and Management Systems, UN Regulation No. 157 | Automated Lane-Keeping Systems (ALKS), UN Regulation No. 160 | Event Data Recorders, GTR No. 3 | Motorcycle Brake Systems, GTR No. 8 | Electronic Stability Control Systems, UN Regulation No. 171 | Driver-Control Assistance Systems (DCAS), WP.29 Discussion Topic | Guidelines on Cyber Security Technical Requirements, WP.29 Regulatory Project | Data Storage Systems for Automated Driving, WP.29 Discussion Topic | Guidelines of Software Update Technical Requirements, WP.29 Discussion Topic | Artificial Intelligence, WP.29 Regulatory Project | Automated Driving Systems, and UN Regulation No. 169 | Event Data Recorders (EDR) for heavy vehicles

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Agenda for the 10th GRVA session

Reference Number: GRVA/2021/18

Document date: 16 Mar 21

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UN Regulation No. 13 | Heavy-Duty Vehicle Braking, UN Regulation No. 13-H | Light-Duty Vehicle Braking, UN Regulation No. 79 | Steering Equipment, UN Regulation No. 90 | Replacement Brake Linings, Discs, and Drums, UN Regulation No. 131 | Advanced Emergency Braking Systems, UN Regulation No. 139 | Brake Assist Systems, UN Regulation No. 140 | Electronic Stability Control Systems, UN Regulation No. 152 | Automatic Emergency Braking for M1/N1 vehicles, UN Regulation No. 155 | Cyber Security and Cyber Security Management, UN Regulation No. 156 | Software Update Processes and Management Systems, UN Regulation No. 160 | Event Data Recorders, GTR No. 8 | Electronic Stability Control Systems, UN Regulation No. 171 | Driver-Control Assistance Systems (DCAS), WP.29 Regulatory Project | Automated Driving Systems, WP.29 Discussion Topic | Guidelines on Cyber Security Technical Requirements, WP.29 Regulatory Project | Data Storage Systems for Automated Driving, WP.29 Discussion Topic | Guidelines of Software Update Technical Requirements, WP.29 Discussion Topic | Artificial Intelligence, and WP.29 Discussion Topic | PTI-Automated Vehicles

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UN R90: Proposal to amend document GRVA/2021/15

Reference Number: GRVA-09-41

Proposal to address difficulty in Conformity of Production (CoP) routine obligations caused by unavailability of specifically prescribed hardware.

Submitted by: CLEPA

Document date: 05 Feb 21

Document status: Superseded

Relevant to

UN Regulation No. 90 | Replacement Brake Linings, Discs, and Drums

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28 Sep 2021	Revision of UN R90 (Italy)	GRVA-11-35	2021-09-28
8 Sep 2021	UN R90: Proposal for Supplement 7 to the 02 series of amendments	WP.29/2021/139	2021-09-08
14 Jul 2021	UN R90: Proposal for amendments (Italy)	GRVA/2021/28	2021-07-14
14 Jul 2021	UN R90: Proposal for amendments (Italy)	GRVA/2021/29	2021-07-14
11 Jun 2021	List of decisions adopted during the 10th (May 2021) GRVA session	GRVA-10 decisions	2021-06-11
27 May 2021	Conformity of Production provisions under UN R90 (CLEPA)	GRVA-10-29	2021-05-27
25 May 2021	UN R90: Proposal for amendments to document GRVA/2021/15 (CLEPA)	GRVA-10-28	2021-05-25
13 May 2021	GRVA-10: Running order of the agenda	GRVA-10-01	2021-05-13
3 May 2021	Agenda for the 10th GRVA session	GRVA/2021/18	2021-05-03
4 Feb 2021	UN R90: Proposal to amend document GRVA/2021/15 (CLEPA)	GRVA-09-41	2021-02-04