Proposal to amend General Guidelines for United Nations regulatory procedures and transitional provisions in UN Regulations based on WP.29/2024/76, adding permanent transitional provisions applicable to all series of amendments allowing Contracting Parties to grant type approvals according to any preceding series of amendments and continue granting extensions of existing approvals, reorganizing series-specific transitional provisions with provisions for the XX Series and subsequent series, and deleting former para. V.9 and V.9bis provisions that shall be repositioned as permanent provisions.

Proposal to amend the General Guidelines for United Nations regulatory procedures and transitional provisions in UN Regulations based on WP.29/2024/76, to move transitional provisions applicable to all series of amendments to the beginning of transitional provisions sections, retitle successive series provisions as “Transitional provisions for the XX Series” and “Transitional provisions for the XX+1 Series”, add footnote reference 6 to para. V.3, and correct terminology from “previous” to “preceding” in footnotes 4–6 for consistency.

The Working Party on Passive Safety discussed a proposal to delete transitional provisions 15.1.2. and 15.1.3. from UN R22 on the basis that they contradicted article 12.4. of revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement. GRSP concluded that in case of contradiction between the provisions of Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement and those of UN R22, the provisions of the 1958 Agreement should prevail. This interpretation matter is being brought to the attention of WP.29 because it may affect other UN Regulations with similar provisions under the purview of other subsidiary working parties. GRSP requested guidance on the correct interpretation of transitional provisions 15.1.2. and 15.1.3.

IWVTA is an internationally recognised whole vehicle type approval scheme within the revised 1958 Agreement framework. It establishes mutual recognition of vehicle type approvals at the whole vehicle level across Contracting Parties, eliminating requirements for further testing, documentation, or certification for safety, environment, energy, and anti-theft. IWVTA comprises two approaches: U-IWVTA applies the highest stringency of latest UN Regulations, while L-IWVTA permits omissions or lower stringency versions. The scope is limited to passenger cars. Merits include simplified type approval systems, reduced testing and administrative costs, and shortened processing times.

The document requests guidance on the legal basis for provisions within UN Regulations extending beyond the End-of-Production date and which authority such provisions address. Examples include UN R171 requirements for manufacturers to demonstrate safety management systems to the Type Approval Authority every three years and report annually on Driven Coded Auxiliary System operation until production is discontinued, and UN R155 requirements for Cyber Security Management Systems to apply to the post-production phase when vehicles remain operational but are no longer produced. The document poses an additional question regarding vehicle safety when manufacturers cease operations and cannot fulfill post-deployment safety provisions.

Proposal to require technical services performing audits and certification of management systems under UN Regulations to comply with ISO/IEC 17021:2015.

Proposal to require technical services performing audits and certification of management systems under UN Regulations to comply with ISO/IEC 17021:2015.

Proposal to require technical services performing audits and certification of management systems under UN Regulations to comply with ISO/IEC 17021:2015.

Proposal to add ISO/IEC 17021:2017 for the audit and certification
of management systems to Part 2 of Schedule 2 on “Standards which the technical services, referred to in Part one of this Schedule, shall comply with”.

Proposal to change the UI concept from a ‘by default’ application to a permission for application to UN Regulations as determined to be beneficial.

The DETA informal group identified concerns with the application of the Unique Identifier concept across UN Regulations. Therefore, the UI
concept is changed from a ‘by default’ application to a permission to enable UI application to UN Regulations as warranted.

Proposal from IWVTA informal group to clarify the current guidelines as to the transitional provisions, in view of discussions at GRSP regarding the interpretation of the term “series” as singular or plural in the phrase “the preceding series of amendments” in English.

The UI feature is being developed. The IWG on DETA is consulting the subsidiary bodies of
WP.29 concerning the proposed “summary documents” aimed at storing information associated with a Unique Identifier.

These general guidelines, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/1044/Rev.2, as amended by WP.29-182-11, provide guidance to subsidiary bodies of the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations on procedures for making and amending UN Regulations and drafting their scope, administrative provisions, alternative requirements and cross-references. The guidelines emphasize mutual recognition of UN type approvals and clarify that UN Regulations are optional for Contracting Parties. They address procedures for new UN Regulations, series of amendments, supplements, and corrigenda, with transitional provisions specifying dates when Contracting Parties must accept or may refuse approvals. Special procedures apply to UN Regulation No. 0 on International Whole Vehicle Type Approval, amended no more than once per year with Date (b) by default set at 1 September of the year following adoption.

Proposal from the informal working group on the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval (IWVTA) system.

Consideration of terms such as “lifetime” and “lifecycle” in UN Regulations under the 1958 Agreement.

Note from the Secretariat on the evaluation of the 1958 Agreement of whether lifecycle and lifetime provisions could be included in the Agreement

Proposal to amend the requirements concerning post-crash electrical safety in the event of frontal collision. The proposal aligns post-crash electrical safety requirements with GTR 20 and aligns administrative provisions with Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement. The amendments would not affect approvals for vehicles without high-voltage electric power trains.

Proposal to amend the requirements concerning post-crash electrical safety in the event of lateral collision. The proposal aligns post-crash electrical safety requirements with GTR 20 and aligns administrative provisions with Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement. The amendments would not affect approvals for vehicles without high-voltage electric power trains.

Proposal to transpose the electrical safety requirements of GTR 20 into UN R100 and align administrative provisions with Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement. The proposal provides for a 2-3 year transitional period. The proposal also integrates the amendments to UN R100 provided in document GRSP/2019/17.

Consolidated revision of UN R100 incorporating the proposal to transpose the electrical safety requirements of GTR 20 into UN R100 and align administrative provisions with Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement. The proposal provides for a 2-3 year transitional period. The proposal also integrates the amendments to UN R100 provided in document GRSP/2019/17.

Proposal to amend the requirements concerning post-crash electrical safety in the event of frontal collision. The proposal aligns post-crash electrical safety requirements with GTR 20 and aligns administrative provisions with Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement. The amendments would not affect approvals for vehicles without high-voltage electric power trains.

Proposals adopted during the June 2019 WP.29 session and situation as of 31 October 2019.

Third version of the issues list for the group secretary.

Proposal to clarify the text to affirm that responsibility for implementing the provisions of the 1958 Agreement remains with the approval authority no matter which organization may be assigned to carry out specific duties.

Provisional edition of the adopted text for new vehicle safety requirements in the European Union.

Overview of work priorities of the European Commission for EU regulatory requirements as input towards defining priorities for work under WP.29. (The EU directly applies UN Regulations under its legislation.)

French-language presentation on vehicle approvals in Morocco.

Israel remarks within the framework of the EU-funded EuroMed project.

Statement from Jordan within the framework of the EU-funded EuroMed project.

French-language statement from Algeria within the framework of the EU-funded EuroMed Project.

Presentation on the current status and challenges for vehicle regulation in Tunisia.

Statement on behalf of the representative of the State of Palestine made within the context of the EU-funded EuroMed Project.

This presentation was accompanied by a crash test video.

Presentation of a study to introduce and demonstrate methodologies that are available and used by governments and other vehicle sector stakeholders to project the economic utility of applying UN Vehicle Regulations that have been identified in a series of strategic documents, such as the Global Plan for the UN Decade of Action on Road Safety, as key for the improvement of national road safety performance.

OICA proposal to clarify that the numbering of type approvals for UN Regulations does not apply to UN Regulation No. 0 on international whole vehicle type approval. Numbering under UN R0 is explained in that Regulation.

Q21 How to fill in the communication form in the case new approval number in accordance with Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement if in the Communication form of the UN Regulations the “Approval number” and “Extension number” is still separated?

Comments on document GRE-79-12/Rev.1 (Explanation of the “Change Index”) presented to the Working Party on Lighting on behalf of the SLR informal group.

Proposal to update the scope of the PTI informal group activities to cover new subjects, including diesel emissions system tampering and automated vehicle in-use performance.

Proposal to align the Communication forms with regard to the separation of approval numbers and extension numbers with the provisions of Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement (E/ECE/TRANS/505/Rev.3) Schedule 4.

Partial OICA research regarding supplements developed prior to Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement where application of Revision 3 with regard to extensions of approvals (para. 31(b)) would present problems for manufacturers.

In response to discussions over the application of Revision 3 to the 1958 Agreement concerning extensions of approvals granted prior to Revision 3, IMMA presents an example from UN R50 where application of Revision 3 presents concerns.

OICA and IMMA comments on the new procedures of Revision 3 to the 1958 Agreement concerning the retroactive application of Supplements to extensions of type approvals.

Document WP.29/343 is the “Status of the 1958 Agreement” which provides the current listing of UN Regulations, Contracting Parties applying each regulation, technical services authorized to conduct testing under each regulation, and so on. Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement and UN R0 on International Whole Vehicle Type Approvals change the status document because Contracting Parties may accept earlier versions of UN Regulations and IWVTA approvals may be partial or universal based upon acceptance of specific regulations and/or versions. This submission from the WP.29 Secretariat provides guidance on how these changes will be reflected under the status document.

Proposal to allow for special type approval numbering schemes under individual UN Regulations as warranted, to allow up to six-digit sequential numbering in national approvals (from the current four), and to delete leading zeros in the numbering since Contracting Parties may use as leading digits, for example, the last two digits of a calendar year when a type approval was issued.

Proposal to clarify the scope requirements for a UN Regulation, to specify that national authorities may apply additional requirements provided they are not covered by one or more applicable UN Regulations, and to delete the clause allowing Contracting Parties to refuse to accept type approvals granted under a preceding series of amendments after the entry into force of the latest series of amendments to a UN Regulation.

Consolidated guidelines including the original proposal in document WP.29/2017/107 plus corrections and addendum pursuant to WP.29 decisions taken at the time of adoption in November 2017.

Presentation by the Russian Federal Agency on Technical Regulation and Metrology on Order No. 453 of 7 March 2017 towards the implementation of Revision 3 to the 1958 Agreement, including on the designation of technical services.

French-language presentation on the vehicle homologation and inspection systems of Morocco.

Proposal concerning extensions of type approvals granted under Revision 2 of the 1958 Agreement following the entry into force of Revision 3. The proposal would specify terms as of the adoption by AC.1 (in lieu of the current proposal to specify terms for Supplements as of their entry into force).

Proposal to address type-approval numbering issues specific to tyres under the new version of the 1958 Agreement.

Proposal to address Supplements to UN Regulations that were recently adopted under Revision 2 to the 1958 Agreement, but that will enter into force under Revision 3 to the Agreement. At issue is a difference between the two Revisions with regard to extensions of type approvals. Under Revision 2, Supplements adopted after the date of a first type approval do not apply to extensions of the approval unless specifically required by the Supplement. Under Revision 3, all Supplements apply to extensions of approvals unless the Supplement specifically exempts such extensions from its requirements. Now that Revision 3 has entered into force, OICA seeks to clarify that recent Supplements adopted under Revision 2 will be subject to Revision 2 even though they will enter into force in the coming months.

OICA perspectives for addressing cases of technologies voluntarily installed on vehicles by manufacturers that subsequently become subject to mandatory installation. In particular, the presentation addresses cases where a UN Regulation addresses technologies that are optional in some markets, but mandatory in others. For example, UN R116 includes both vehicle alarms and vehicle immobilizers. Alarms are presently optional across parties to the 1958 Agreement, but some parties require immobilizers. This divergence creates confusion over the validity of UN R116 approvals across all parties to the Agreement.

In accordance with the decision of the UNECE Inland Transport Committee to review its programme of work every two years, the next review being 2018, the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) is requested to review and adopt its programme of work for 2018–2019 as well as the relevant parameters allowing for its biennial evaluation.

Proposal to add a tyre example regarding approval numbering in order to account for requirements under certain tyre regulations where the number of digits of some sections in the approval number may be amended.

Proposal, pursuant to discussions among the Contracting Parties to the various WP.29 agreements, to facilitate contributions to Forum activities from participants, such as observers, that do not have ECOSOC consultative status. The proposal would permit direct application to the Forum (WP.29/AC.2) for authorization to participate in a consultative capacity.

OICA proposal to clarify that the numbering of type approvals for “conventional” UN Regulations does not apply to the proposed UN Regulation No. 0 on international whole vehicle type approval. A separate paragraph would deal with the interpolation of IWVTA approval codes into type approval codes.

The Cybersecurity Task Force has been developing recommendations on cybersecurity threat mitigation. This presentation opens a discussion on how such recommendations might be codified under the 1958 Agreement and Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (RE3).

Proposal from the IWVTA informal group to supersede the current guidelines for regulatory procedures and transitional provisions for UN Regulations (document WP.29/1044 and its Revision 1) with updated general guidelines for establishing or amending UN Regulations, including for the definition of scope, administrative and transitional provisions, use of alternative requirements, and cross-referencing with other regulations. This proposal aims to

1. Streamline future work without superseding provisions of the 1958 Agreement and the existing UN Regulations,
2. Clarify rulemaking procedures pursuant to Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement, and
3. Ensure “good regulatory practice” through clarifications to avoid divergence between the interpretation of Revision 3 and the application to UN Regulations.

Document prepared by the Forum Secretariat to resume consideration of the Informal Working Group (IWG) on the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval (IWVTA) on an interpretation of Article 15.3., as explained in document SG58-22-05. The document addresses whether or not the administrative procedures of Revision 3 should also be followed for the type approvals already granted under former Revisions to the 1958 Agreement.

Proposal from the IWVTA informal group to amend WP.29/2017/67.

Proposal to add a new question, “How to apply a UN type approval number as from the entry into force of Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement?”, to the question and answer document on the international whole vehicle type approval system.

Proposal of amendments from the UNECE Secretariat.

Status of deliberations from the UNECE Secretariat. Article 15.3 stipulates that all UN Regulations established under Revision 2 of the 1958 Agreement shall be treated by Contracting Parties as if they had been adopted under the new Revision 3 of the Agreement: “Art.15.3. If all Contracting Parties to the Agreement agree, any UN Regulation adopted under the terms of the previous version of the Agreement may be treated as though it were a UN Regulation adopted under the terms of the above provisions.”

OICA proposal to amend Document WP.29/2017/67, Annex 1, paragraph V.5 concerning the application of a UN Regulation by individual Contracting Parties after the first date of entry into force of the Regulation.

Proposal to supersede the current guidelines for regulatory procedures and transitional provisions for UN Regulations (document WP.29/1044 and its Revision 1) with updated general guidelines for establishing or amending UN Regulations, including for the definition of scope, administrative and transitional provisions, use of alternative requirements, and cross-referencing with other regulations. This proposal aims to

1. Streamline future work without superseding provisions of the 1958 Agreement and the existing UN Regulations,
2. Clarify rulemaking procedures pursuant to Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement, and
3. Ensure “good regulatory practice” through clarifications to avoid divergence between the interpretation of Revision 3 and the application to UN Regulations.

Correction to align the French text with the English and Russian versions.