Proposal to insert new paragraphs 0., 0.1. to 0.1.3. to introduce Supplement 4 to the 03 series of amendments to account for vehicles of categories X and Y and vehicles with manual mode operating at speeds above 6 km/h equipped with an Automated Driving System, amend footnote 1 to paragraph 1. to reference the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev. 8, amend footnote 2 to paragraphs 6.4.1., 15.4.1., and 24.4.1. to reference Annex 3 to the same document, and amend paragraph 16.7. to specify label placement for adjustable Rear Underrun Protective Devices at the driver’s place or rear area next to the device.

Proposal from the GRSG task force on Automated Vehicles Regulation Screening to adapt UN R58 for application to ADS vehicles.

Proposal from GRSG to align UN R58 with EU Regulation 1230/2012 with regard to access ramps.

Proposal to align UN R58 with EU Regulation 1230/2012 with regard to access ramps.

Proposal to align UN R58 with EU Regulation 1230/2012 with regard to access ramps.

Draft report including the post-session follow-up conference on 24 June.

Proposal to introduce a definition for “Aerodynamic devices” and ensure that such devices shall not compromise the functionality of rear underrun protection devices.

Proposal to add a missing footnote and to clarify the application of Annex 4 for heat pumps.

Proposal to clarify category G (off-road vehicles) ground clearance requirements, clarify the table of Annex 7 (requirements for different vehicle categories) with regard to requirements for M₁G, N₁G,M₂G, N₂G, M₃G and N₃G, and to clarify provisions on the installation of RUPD.

Proposal to introduce a definition for “Aerodynamic devices” and ensure that such devices shall not compromise the functionality of rear underrun protection devices.

Proposal to introduce provisions for aerodynamic devices at the rear end of the vehicle that do not compromise the functionality of rear underrun protection devices.

Proposal to clarify the use of the “departure angle up to 8° according to ISO 612:1978” to limit the maximum ground clearance to 550 mm.

Proposal to clarify category G (off-road vehicles) ground clearance requirements, clarify the table of Annex 7 (requirements for different vehicle categories) with regard to requirements for M₁G, N₁G,M₂G, N₂G, M₃G and N₃G, and to clarify provisions on the installation of RUPD.

Proposal to strike “sur un montage rigide” from paragraph 6 (Essai effectué sur un montage rigide/sur un véhicule/sur des parties représentatives du châssis d’un véhicule2) in order to align the French version with the English and Russian versions of the text and to introduce a clarification of the correspondence between UN 58 and the 03 series of amendments to UN R31.

Proposal from the GRSG secretariat to correct the “model B” figure illustrating marking provisions with a reference to the 03 series of amendments to UN R31.

Proposal to strike “sur un montage rigide” from paragraph 6 (Essai effectué sur un montage rigide/sur un véhicule/sur des parties représentatives du châssis d’un véhicule²) in order to align the French version with the English and Russian versions of the text.

WP.29 adoption of the new IWVTA regulation (UN Regulation No. 0) is anticipated for March 2017 with an entry-into-force the following October. This initial regulation (00 series of amendments) will include UN Regulations as they stand prior to September 2, 2017. However, a number of these regulations contain transitional provisions such that new versions will enter into force during the 12 months following this cut-off date. Therefore, this document (updated from the earlier version) proposes a list of such regulations that would be included in the 01 series of amendments to UN R0 to be submitted for adoption by WP.29 in November 2017. In concept, UN R0 would be updated with these “upgraded” versions of the UN Regulations.

WP.29 adoption of the new IWVTA regulation (UN Regulation No. 0) is anticipated for March 2017 with an entry-into-force the following October. This initial regulation (00 series of amendments) will include UN Regulations as they stand prior to September 2, 2017. However, a number of these regulations contain transitional provisions such that new versions will enter into force during the 12 months following this cut-off date. Therefore, this document proposes a list of such regulations that would be included in the 01 series of amendments to UN R0 to be submitted for adoption by WP.29 in November 2017. In concept, UN R0 would be updated with these “upgraded” versions of the UN Regulations.

Proposal as approved by the GRSG during its 108th session to introduce more stringent requirements for rear underrun protection devices..

Proposal as approved by the GRSG during its 108th session to introduce more stringent requirements for rear underrun protection devices..

Revised proposal to introduce more stringent requirements for rear underrun protection devices, taking into account the comments received during the 108th GRSG session.

Revised proposal to introduce more stringent requirements for rear underrun protection devices, taking into account the comments received during the 108th GRSG session.

Proposal for corrections to the text.

UN Regulations Nos. 58 and 73 contain exemptions which can be applied by an approval authority and we are concerned that a vehicle which is correctly approved using such an exemption cannot then be required to have an RUPD or sideguards. The UK seeks the views of GRSG on how the wording of the exemptions may be improved to ensure that as many vehicles as possible are fitted with RUPD and sideguards.

Proposal to amend document GRSG/2015/17 which would introduce higher stringency levels for rear underrun protection devices.

Proposal to correct certain omissions in the text and to simplify the transitional provisions proposed in document GRSG/2015/17 which would increase the stringency of the rear underrun protection device requirements.

Proposal to clarify and refine the draft amendments proposed in document GRSG/2015/17 “Proposal for the 03 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 58”.

Proposal by the International Road Transport Union (IRU) to amend the proposal by Germany that increases the stringency of the UN R58 rear underrun performance requirements. This proposal would delete the labeling provision (para. 16.7) in the German proposal (document GRSG/2015/17).

Proposal to introduce more stringent requirements for rear underrun protection devices.

Revised proposal to introduce more stringent requirements for rear underrun protection devices, amending and superseding document GRSG/2014/18.

Proposal to amend the draft 03 series of amendments to UN R58 (document GRSG/2014/18).

Query concerning the intent of the proposed changes to the test procedures for rear underrun protection devices (RUPD). Sweden believes that the wording of the amendments proposed in document GRSG/2014/18 would change the nature of RUPD from being generic devices for installation across ranges of vehicle types to being vehicle-specific devices requiring repetitive testing for approval to be installed on a range of vehicles. Therefore, Sweden raises the question of whether this is the intent of the German proposal.

Comparison of the OICA and German proposals to set new requirements for rear under-run protection devices.

Editorial changes to the proposal to introduce more stringent requirements for rear underrun protection devices (document GRSG/2014/18).

Proposal to clarify restrictions on the application of an RUPS according to specific vehicle chassis characteristics (e.g., stiffness, profile dimensions) under Annex 1 (item 9) the test set-up Annex 1 item 9 and to adapt the test procedure of Annex 5 (paragraph 1.1.3.) accordingly by the use of representative side rails. The proposal would also specify that the device used to distribute the test force over the stated flat surface be connected to the force actuator through a swivel joint since a wholly rigid set up can result in very different and unintended outcomes.

Proposal to introduce more stringent requirements for rear underrun protection devices.

Alternative from OICA to the proposal offered by Germany (document GRSG/2013/27 which is expected to be updated and presented as GRSG/2014/18) to introduce more stringent requirements for rear underrun protection devices.

CLCCR recommendation to establish an expert group to further consider the German proposal to raise rear underrun protection device (RUPD) requirements. CLCCR raises concerns over the cost-benefit and in particular, over the relative effectiveness of higher requirements across the range of vehicle categories that would be affected.

Justification for raising the stringency of rear underrun protection device requirements as proposed in document GRSG/2013/27.

OICA counter-proposal to the German proposal (document GRSG/2013/27) to introduce more stringent requirements for rear underrun protection devices.

IRU observations and conclusions regarding the German proposal (document GRSG/2013/27) to introduce more stringent requirements for rear under-run protection devices.

Proposal to introduce more stringent requirements for rear underrun protection devices.

At the 100th GRSG session, Germany presented the document GRSG/2011/19 to propose more demanding requirements for rear underrun protection devices on heavy goods vehicles. The target is to ensure a higher level of safety for passenger car occupants, who have a high risk to get severely or fatally injured in case of hitting the rear of a truck or trailer. This document provides a cost-benefit analysis in support of the proposal.

Position paper arguing for improvements in rear underrun protection.

Presentation in support of revisions to the current underrun protection vehicle specifications.

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).

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).

Proposal as adopted by the Working Party on General Safety Provisions (GRSG) at its 102nd session to clarify certain requirements on rear underrun protection devices.

Note from the GRSG secretariat to confirm the adopted proposal to introduce more stringent requirements for underrun protection within UN R58, following the discussions of the original German proposal and comments from OICA and Japan.

Japanese response to OICA’s comments and recommendations regarding Germany’s proposed amendments to UN R58.

Revised submission from OICA as a preliminary comment to the proposal from Germany to amend the Regulation No.58 (document GRSG-102-26).

Submission from OICA as a preliminary comment to the proposal from Germany to amend the Regulation No.58 (document GRSG-102-26).

Proposal from Germany, superceding document GRSG/2011/19, to introduce more stringent
requirements for rear under run protection devices.

Japan submitted this proposal to clarify the
requirements of the Regulation on rear underrun protection devices. This proposal is based on informal document GRSG-101-10-Rev.1.

Integrated into the regulation as Amendment 1 to Revision 2.

Text prepared by the expert from Germany to introduce more stringent requirements for rear under run protection devices.