Proposal to insert definitions for Child Restraint System, ISOFIX position, and i-Size seating position, add requirements for installation of child restraint systems in vehicles of categories M₂ and M₃ including pictogram markings for ISOFIX positions, i-Size seating positions, and rearward-facing passenger seats, and establish transitional provisions. Contracting Parties applying this Regulation shall not be obliged to accept type approvals to preceding series first issued after 1 September 2030.

Proposal to insert new definitions for Child Restraint System, ISOFIX position, and i-Size seating position, insert new paragraph 7.7.8.7 establishing requirements for Child Restraint Systems including pictogram specifications for ISOFIX-seating positions, i-Size-seating positions, and rearward-facing passenger seats, insert new paragraphs 10.42 to 10.42.7 establishing transitional provisions effective from the official date of entry into force and 1 September 2030, and add new figures 33, 34, and 35 to Annex 4 specifying pictogram requirements.

The 9th STCBC Task Force session convenes on 17 June 2026 from 14:30h to 16:30h CET via TEAMS meeting. The agenda includes welcome and meeting arrangements, adoption of the agenda, feedback from GRSP, and amendments to UN R107, UN R173, and UN R145. The next meeting will be scheduled.

Proposal to insert new definitions for Child Restraint System, ISOFIX position, and i-Size seating position, insert new para. 7.7.8.7 requiring pictograms for ISOFIX-seating positions, i-Size-seating positions, and rearward-facing passenger seats, insert new paras. 10.42 to 10.42.7 establishing transitional provisions with entry into force from the official date, mandatory application from 1 September 2030, and acceptance of prior series until 1 September 2032, and add new figures 33, 34, and 35 to Annex 4 specifying pictogram requirements.

Proposal to amend UN R18, UN R39, UN R46, UN R55, UN R58, UN R67, UN R73, UN R93, UN R97, UN R102, UN R105, UN R107, UN R110, UN R116, UN R121, UN R122, UN R125, UN R144, UN R147, UN R151, UN R158, UN R159, UN R160, UN R161, UN R162, UN R163, UN R166, UN R169, UN R176, UN R181, UN R182 and UN R183:

• Add new paragraphs defining Software Identification Number by reference to Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3) Annex 7, para. 2,
• amend paragraphs concerning production discontinuation to clarify that production is not considered definitively discontinued if vehicle manufacturers intend to obtain subsequent extensions of approval for software updates of vehicles already registered in the market,
• add new paragraphs requiring manufacturers to provide Technical Services with information on all hardware and software having an influence on performance,
• add new paragraphs allowing vehicle manufacturers to apply for new vehicle approvals to differentiate software versions for vehicles already registered in the market from those for new vehicles,
• add new paragraphs to approval forms requesting additional information regarding software identification and software updates, including whether Software Identification Number is held on the vehicle and relevant parameters for identification of vehicles that can be updated with the represented software.

Proposed pictograms for CRS installation under UN R107 specify the following dimensions: ISOFIX pictograms with diameter 65 mm, i-Size pictograms with lateral size 65 mm, and RWF CRS in RWF adult seats pictograms with diameter 65 mm.

Initial working draft text to amend UN R107 by inserting a new definition 2.49 for Child Restraint System and adding paragraph 7.7.8.7 to Annex 3 establishing requirements for Child Restraint Systems in vehicles of category M₂ and M₃. Requirements include fitting pictograms to ISOFIX-seating positions meeting UN R145 and UN R173, fitting pictograms to i-Size-seating positions meeting those same regulations, and prohibiting rearward-facing CRS in rearward-facing passenger seats with appropriate pictograms. Three new pictograms are added to Annex 4.

The agenda includes installation of belted child restraint systems, including seat belt minimum length feedback and definition of minimum effective belt length, installation of ISOFIX child restraint systems, amendments to UN R107, ISO pictogram wording revision and dimensions, clarification of the table for M₁ vehicles, introduction of seat belt length requirements for belted child restraint systems on M₂ and M₃ vehicles, amendments to UN R145, ISOFIX force reduction, and proposals to improve ISOFIX definitions across UN Regulations.

Proposal to introduce new paragraphs addressing vehicles of category X and vehicles with manual mode operating above 6 km/h equipped with Automated Driving System Feature of Type 2 (ADSF-2). The proposal modifies definitions including “mass in running order,” “passenger,” “member of the crew,” and “automatically-operated service-door.” It inserts new definitions for ADSF-1 and ADSF-2, adds requirements for vehicles equipped with ADSF-2, and amends multiple provisions in Annex 1, Annex 3, Annex 4, Annex 8, Annex 11, and Annex 12 regarding driver’s compartment specifications, door operations, emergency systems, and accessibility features.

Proposal to clarify the obligations of the manufacturer in relation to the provision of information regarding the location and safe use of emergency exits and fire extinguishers

Proposal to clarify the obligations of the manufacturer in relation to the provision of information regarding the location and safe use of emergency exits and fire extinguishers.