Proposal to

• amend the tyre dimensional requirements,
• amend the requirements for the load/speed performance test,
• align definitions and content with the other tyre regulations (UN Regulations Nos. 117, 54, 75 etc.),
• include a definition of “manufacturer” extracted from the resolution R.E.3,
• adopt a common definition and use of the terms “Manufacturer’s name”, “Brand name”, “Trademark”, “Trade description” and “Commercial name” and their links, and
• add information in the certificate to enable approval authorities to more easily understand the products the certificate addresses.

Proposal to correct paragraph number references due to the recent renumbering of definitions.

Proposal to allow for the case of a tyre designed for a special application that also fulfills the requirements for a snow tyre such that the tyre, at the manufacturers initiative, shall be marked with the inscription M+S or M.S or M&S while remaining in the category of use “special use tyre”. The proposal further adds “test laboratories” in the headline of paragraph 12. as quoted in subparagraph 12.1. in document WP.29/2016/51 as adopted during the June WP.29 session with the aim of harmonizing the tyre regulations.

Updated proposal to correct paragraph number references due to the recent renumbering of definitions based on document GRRF/2016/33.