Japan’s position on the alignment of UN R137 with GTR 20 on electric vehicle safety.

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 for an approach to address the need for crash safety of car-like passenger quadricycles (L7) through UN Regulation No. 137. The proposal is to first to separate the passenger and goods L7 quadricycles and then harmonising the definition in Consolidated Resolution RE3.

Proposed list of UN Regulations applicable to IWVTA Phase 2 (2018 – 2022).

Proposed changes to align UN R137 with GTR 20.

Proposal from a drafting task force to:

• Align UN Regulations with the provisions of the revised General Safety Regulation of the European Union, thus, expand the scope of the UN Regulation No. 137,
• Provide appropriate transitional provisions, and
• Make minor adaptations and clarifications to the existing requirements.

Proposal to expand the scope of the Regulation (to vehicles of category M₁ with a maximum permissible mass not exceeding 3500 kg and to vehicles of category N₁, to provide appropriate transitional provisions and to make minor adaptations and clarifications to the existing requirements.

Draft proposal to align the regulation with GTR 20.