UN Regulation No. 0
International Whole Vehicle Type Approval System (IWVTA)

UN Regulation No. 0 on uniform provisions concerning the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval

UN Regulation No. 0 establishes a system for mutual recognition of whole vehicle type approvals within the framework of the 1958 Agreement. This regulation is unique in that it governs how a manufacturer may obtain a single vehicle-level approval representing compliance across multiple UN Regulations. In other words, UN R0 does not prescribe technical provisions for the evaluation of performance as much as it describes how approvals under UN Regulations may be consolidated into a single approval.

WP.29 adopted the initial regulation (international approval superseding some but not all national/regional requirements) during its November 2017 session. A second phase of work is underway to expand the scope of the regulation.

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19 Mar 2018	19 Mar 2018 \| Brexit: ACEA call for urgent action to solve sector-specific issues	ACEA and EU European Automobile Manufacturers' Association and European Union	Agreement Concerning the Adoption of Uniform Technical Prescriptions for Wheeled Vehicles, Equipment and Parts which can be Fitted and/or be Used on Wheeled Vehicles and the Conditions for Reciprocal Recognition of Approvals Granted on the Basis of these Prescriptions The 1958 Agreement regulates the functioning of the international system for the recognition of type approvals under UN Regulations. The Agreement specifies how regulations are to be established and how the system operates whereby an approval under a given regulation accorded by one country can be accepted by all other countries applying that regulation. The program to establish an international system for whole vehicles (as opposed to the current focus on individual vehicle components and systems) includes an important restructuring of the 1958 Agreement. Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement enters into force on 14 September 2017. 1958 Agreement 1958 Agreement United Nations Agreement 1958 Agreement and UN Regulation No. 0 on uniform provisions concerning the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval UN Regulation No. 0 establishes a system for mutual recognition of whole vehicle type approvals within the framework of the 1958 Agreement. This regulation is unique in that it governs how a manufacturer may obtain a single vehicle-level approval representing compliance across multiple UN Regulations. In other words, UN R0 does not prescribe technical provisions for the evaluation of performance as much as it describes how approvals under UN Regulations may be consolidated into a single approval. WP.29 adopted the initial regulation (international approval superseding some but not all national/regional requirements) during its November 2017 session. A second phase of work is underway to expand the scope of the regulation. International Whole Vehicle Type Approval International Whole Vehicle Type Approval System (IWVTA) UN Regulation No. 0 UN R0
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8 Apr 2020

Minutes of the 32nd IWVTA informal group session | IWVTA-33-01

9 Mar 2020

Report to the 180th WP.29 from the 32nd IWVTA meeting | WP.29-180-11

9 Mar 2020

IWVTA informal group draft report to WP.29 | IWVTA-32-09/Rev.1

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Working Party on Lighting and Light-signalling \| Session 83 \| 21-24 Apr 2020
Working Party on Pollution and Energy \| Session 81 \| 9-12 Jun 2020
Informal Group on the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval System \| Session 33 \| 19 Jun 2020
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Latest Meeting Discussions
Working Party on Lighting and Light-signalling \| Session 83 \| 21-24 Apr 2020
Working Party on Pollution and Energy \| Session 81 \| 9-12 Jun 2020
Informal Group on the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval System \| Session 33 \| 19 Jun 2020
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Document:	Revision 1 \| Amendment 7
Corresponds to:	01 series of amendments \| Supplement 6 (Entered into force on 11 Jan 2020)
Based on:	Document WP.29/2019/38 Proposal to introduce new and modified labeling and to clarify packaging information to distinguish between forward-facing-only, rear-facing-only, and convertible CRS in order to reduce the risk of users misusing these enhanced CRS, and clarify that assessment of the DE plane only applies to rearward-facing Child Restraint Systems (CRS) in UN Regulation No. 44 and therefore does not apply to forward-facing child restraints that maintain structure of the child restraint behind the head of the dummy.

UN Regulation No. 0 International Whole Vehicle Type Approval System (IWVTA)