UN Regulation No. 133
Light Vehicle Recyclability

Uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to their reusability, recyclability and recoverability

Beginning in the 1990’s, a number of nations began introducing legislation to regulate the treatment of end-of-life vehicles. These efforts have resulted in regulations and proposals stipulating that vehicles must be “re-usable, recyclable, and/or recoverable” to high degrees. In order to promote uniform regulations related to such vehicle design issues, the World Forum accepted a proposal by the International Association of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA) to establish a new UN Regulation concerning the recyclability of M1 and N1 vehicles. UN Regulation No. 133 was adopted by the World Forum in June 2013 and entered into force a year later.

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24 Sep 2016	24 Sep 2016 \| 'End of life' vehicle norms on the anvil: ARAI	India India	Uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to their reusability, recyclability and recoverability Beginning in the 1990's, a number of nations began introducing legislation to regulate the treatment of end-of-life vehicles. These efforts have resulted in regulations and proposals stipulating that vehicles must be "re-usable, recyclable, and/or recoverable" to high degrees. In order to promote uniform regulations related to such vehicle design issues, the World Forum accepted a proposal by the International Association of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA) to establish a new UN Regulation concerning the recyclability of M1 and N1 vehicles. UN Regulation No. 133 was adopted by the World Forum in June 2013 and entered into force a year later. Vehicle Recyclability Light Vehicle Recyclability UN Regulation No. 133 UN R133
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9 Feb 2018

Cybersecurity: Draft proposal for a UN Regulation | TFCS-ahRCSRA-02/Rev.1

31 Jan 2018

UN R133: Vehicle reusability, recyclability and recoverability | TFCS-ahRCSRA-03

21 Aug 2013

Proposal for a new Regulation on recyclability of motor vehicles | WP.29/2013/125

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Regulation:	UN Regulation No. 117 \| Tire Rolling Sound Emissions, Adhesion on Wet Surfaces, and Rolling Resistance
Document:	Revision 4 \| Amendment 2
Corresponds to:	02 series of amendments \| Supplement 10 (Entered into force on 11 Jan 2020)
Based on:	Document WP.29/2019/54 Proposal to correct a type in Annex 7- Appendix 2, Part 2, Paragraph 5 where the snow group index should read “1.00”, not “100” as appeared erroneously in the adopted text correct the text where the word “tyres” was inadvertently omitted from Paragraph 2.1. align the provisions of UN R117 regarding approval numbers and markings with the provisions of Schedule 4 to the revised 1958 Agreement.

Regulation:	UN Regulation No. 129 \| Enhanced Child Restraint Systems
Document:	Revision 4 \| Amendment 2
Corresponds to:	03 series of amendments \| Supplement 2 (Entered into force on 11 Jan 2020)
Based on:	Document WP.29/2019/40 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 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 specify the dimensions of the approval number update i-Size universal ISOFIX, Specific Vehicle ISOFIX, i-Size Booster seat and Specific Vehicle Booster seat numbering (omitted in WP29-2018-045) rearrange the dimensions mark for arrangements of the approval mark where used in combination with the module mark change the 145 cm stature of the Specific Vehicle Booster seat to 150 cm stature as this is the correct upper limit, and clarify that Conformity of Production assessments shall be conducted under the same requirements as those of the original approval or, if applicable, the extension of the approval.

Regulation:	UN Regulation No. 129 \| Enhanced Child Restraint Systems
Document:	Revision 3 \| Amendment 4
Corresponds to:	02 series of amendments \| Supplement 5 (Entered into force on 11 Jan 2020)
Based on:	Document WP.29/2019/39 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 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 specify the dimensions of the approval number correct the term “Regulation No. 129-02” to “UN Regulation No. 129/02” change the 145 cm stature of the Specific Vehicle Booster seat to the 150 cm stature as this is the upper limit, and modify the approval markings for consistency between technical services and approval authorities and between the labels of products approved under the 02 and 03 series.

Regulation:	UN Regulation No. 129 \| Enhanced Child Restraint Systems
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. 133 Light Vehicle Recyclability