Response of the UN Office of Legal Affairs concerning the application of the proposed new revision of the Agreement to type approvals issued under the previous revision. The OLA offers an unofficial response categorically stating that the Contracting Parties determine the application of the Agreement and that unless otherwise stated, the new revision applies to approvals issued after the date that the new revision enters into force.

This document provides information on the expected operation of the IWVTA system and includes a new question on the impact of changes to a UN Regulation included within the IWVTA on whole vehicle approvals issued prior to the modification of the individual regulation.

Proposed agenda for the September 9, 2015 session of the task force coordinating the testing of the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system.

Second proposal from the UN R0 Pre-testing Task Force for validating the international whole vehicle type approval regulation.

Draft form for pre-testing participants to use in reporting errors, concerns, or other issues during the validation phase of the international whole vehicle type approval regulation.

Current draft text including changes made during the 18th subgroup session and prepared as the basis for discussions during the 19th subgroup session.

Australian proposal to adapt UN R14 to current Australian child restraint system anchorage requirements within the context of enabling the use of UN R14 within the international whole vehicle type approval system.

Updated working draft prepared by Italy based upon discussions during the previous SLR informal group sessions.

Discussion paper on the possibility to group lighting regulations under one of three new regulations as follows:

1. Light Signaling Devices incorporating Regulations 4, 6, 7, 23, 38, 50, 77, 87, and 91
2. Forward Lighting Devices incorporating Regulations 19, 98, 112, 123, and 119
3. Retro-Reflective Devices incorporating Regulations 3, 27, 69, 70, and 104

Regulation mock-up to show how a set of related UN lighting regulations currently in use could be consolidated within a single regulation as part of the overall simplification of lighting regulations.

Update on the current status of the lighting simplification project, including decisions on the approaches to be used.

Working draft prepared pursuant to discussion through the 18th SG58 subgroup session. Basis for discussions at the 19th subgroup session.

Package of proposals and submissions for the amendment of the light source regulations (UN R37, 99, and 128) as part of the restructuring of lighting regulations.

Comments and proposal concerning an approach for restructuring the lighting equipment regulations within the context of the proposal to consolidate the current regulations around three poles: Common provisions for forward lighting, light-signalling and retro-reflecting devices.

Final texts prepared by the SLR informal group for revisions to the light source regulations (filament lamp, gas discharge, and LED) under the restructuring to simplify lighting regulations.