Proposal to harmonize the provisions of UN Rule No. 2 with UN Regulations and EU Directives. This document supersedes WP.29/2016/88.

Latest refinements from the PTI informal group to the proposal to harmonize the provisions of UN Rule No. 2 with those of the latest UN Regulations annexed to the 1958 Agreement and the EU Directives.

Proposal of editorial improvements to WP.29/2016/88 and to strike the sentence “Deficiencies not listed in this annex shall be assessed in terms of the risks that they pose to road safety.” from Chapter 3.

Draft text as agreed within the PTI informal group.

Proposal to align the entry into force of the draft Revision 2 to Rule No. 1 and Revision 1 to Rule No. 2 with the application date of the corresponding requirements set in the roadworthiness directives of the European Union to facilitate application by Contracting Parties to the 1997 Agreement that are also member-states of the European Union.

Proposal to add the following paragraph to the draft amendment presented in document WP.29/2016/87:

9. Entry into force

The provisions set in Revision 2 to Rule No. 1 on uniform provisions for Periodical Technical Inspections of wheeled vehicles with regard to the protection of the environment shall enter into force on 1 June 2018.