Draft agenda for the fourth meeting of the Informal Group on Plastic Glazing.

Supporting document for discussions on the introduction of plastic glazing provisions into UN R43.

Table of equivalence developed by the Plastic Glazing informal group pursuant to round robin testing of glass and plastic glazing under Taber, sand drop, and Amtec-Kistler methods. Also refers to spray test.

Presentation reviewing test methods for plastic windscreens as part of deliberations on the introduction of plastic glazing provisions into UN R43.

Update on the effort to develop provisions for plastic glazing for introduction into UN R43.

Proposal to replace the term “double glazing” with “multiple glazing” and “double-glazed unit” with “multiple-glazed unit” and to amend provisions to permit approval of such components that involve assemblies of more than two window panes.

Revised minutes from the third session of the informal working group developing provisions for plastic glazing within UN R43.

Draft report of the 4th meeting of the GRSG informal group on the introduction of plastic glazing for windscreens and laminated plastic panes other than windscreens in UN Regulation N°43.

Proposal from Germany to allow type-approval of multiple-glazed (for example, double insulation) units as an assembly of more than two panes, such as used in caravans and motor homes.

Progress report from the informal group of experts working to introduce provisions for plastic windscreens, window panes, and other plastic glazing into UN R43.

Proposal to amend UN R43 to cover various types of plastic glazing under consideration by automotive industry for installation in vehicles in order to reduce vehicle weight and thereby fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.

WP.29 voted to align UN Regulation procedures with the EU Whole Vehicle Approval Directive 2007/46/EC. This document proposes revisions to regulations under the purview of GRSG per the revised UN Regulatory Procedures and Transitional Provisions (document WP.29/1044/Rev.1).

VDA proposal for the laboratory tests work plan.

Product brochure for the BYK abrasion scrub tester.

Working draft as of 3 August 2012 of the proposal for amendments to Regulation No. 43 in order to introduce provisions for plastic glazing.

Working draft as of 27 August 2012 of the proposal for amendments to Regulation No. 43 in order to introduce provisions for plastic glazing.

Results from the ISO Taber Round Robin Test.

Results and analysis of the Taber round robin testing conducted by Renault, PSA, and UTAC.

Presentation to define the terms “haze” and “clarity” with regard to light behaviors (scattering) and measurement techniques.

Proposal to enable type approvals for multiple-glazed units as an assembly of more than two panes. Adopted with a correction to Annex 12, paragraph 2.2: “the a-nominal width” changed to read “the nominal width”.