Text prepared by the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA) to introduce the concept of “revision of approvals” in the UN Regulations under the responsibility of the Working Party on General Safety Provisions (GRSG).

This document was prepared by the informal group on the introduction of plastic glazing for windscreens and laminated plastic panes other than windscreens in Regulation No. 43 (IGPG). It supersedes the informal document GRSG-103-20.

Text prepared by Germany to reintroduce 1) special type-approval tests and 2) special requirements regarding conformity of production to rigid plastic planes and rigid plastic double glazed units. Two further corrections are proposed in deleting 3) a false approval mark and 4) references to tests in the table of tests to be applied to safety glazing.

Draft minutes of the sixth session of the informal group on plastic glazing.

Presentation on status of the work on development of wiper tests for plastic glazing.

Presentation on status of work towards small sample wiper testing of the task force under the Informal Group on Plastic Glazing.

Proposal from the expert from France to improve and re-arrange the wording of the text of the regulation in accordance with the informal group proposal for amendments to UN R43 (document GRSG-104-43).

Corrections to the text concerning testing of resistance to chemicals in Annex 20 and to references in Annex 21.

Request to extend the mandate of the informal group working on type approval test procedures for plastic glazed windows.

Proposal to extend the mandate of the informal group from April 2013 to October 2014.

Project schedule for completion of amendments to introduce the type approval of plastic glazing into UN R43.

Update on the activities of Subgroup 1 of the Informal Group of Plastic Glazing.

Update on the activities of Subgroup 2 of the Informal Group on Plastic Glazing.

Update from the expert group developing provisions for plastic glazing under UN Regulation No. 43

Proposal to clarify the “resistance to high temperature” test procedure to account for the effect of higher altitudes (barometric pressure) on temperature calibrations (e.g., the boiling point of water).

Working document for the introduction of plastic glazing approval requirements under UN R43.

Working draft proposal for amendments to UN R43 to introduce provisions for the approval of laminated rigid plastic windscreens.

Proposal for a UN R43 amendment concerning the definition and installation provisions for forward-facing safety glazing.

Proposal from the expert from France to improve and re-arrange the wording of the text of the regulation in accordance with the informal group proposal for amendments to UN R43 (document GRSG-104-43)

Presentation of proposals for the on-road testing of plastic windscreens and other glazing.

Draft proposal prepared for submission to the Working Party on General Safety to introduce plastic glazing for windscreens and laminated plastic panes other than windscreens into Regulation No. 43.