Progress report from the expert group working on the IWVTA regulation providing on overview of the proposed whole vehicle regulation, issues for attention of the World Forum, and consideration of future development.

Progress report on the revision to the 1958 Agreement to enable the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system.

This informal document builds on informal document WP.29-159-19 (submitted by the Chair of IWVTA to WP.29 in March 2013), and complements working document WP.29/2013/134 submitted for consideration at the WP.29 November 2013 session.

It provides an update of the progress achieved within the IWVTA informal group since the submission of document WP.29/2013/134. As a result of this progress, the majority of outstanding issues have been resolved, leaving only a few issues which need further fine-tuning by the IWVTA sub-group on the review of the 1958 Agreement.

Comments on the working draft proposal for Supplement 6 to the 00 series of amendments to Regulation No. 86 (proposal to update the regulation on agricultural vehicle lighting: document AVLI-01-03/Rev.1) updated to 5 November 2013.

Proposal to update the agricultural vehicle lighting regulation pursuant to the 5 November 2013 informal group session (AVLI-2).

The intention of this document is to explain important concepts and to provide guidance for Contracting Parties in order to enable effective and consistent application of the IWVTA process. This revision incorporates discussions from the 8th SGR0 group meeting.

This proposal concerns documents SGR0-02-04-Rev.4 and IWVTA-SGR0-08-08, paragraph 13.4. Both documents contain provisions whereby Contracting Parties accepting approvals to earlier versions of individual regulations or accepting the absence of such approvals shall notify the UN secretariat. This proposal clarifies that this obligation applies both to parties using the Limited IWVTA (i.e., approvals to lower stringency levels) and the Universal IWVTA (i.e., approvals to the latest versions of each regulation).

Proposal for the answer to question 7 of the draft Q&A: How can a Contracting Party use the international whole vehicle type approval scheme?

Proposed changes to documents SGR0-05-03-Rev.2 (“IWVTA Explanatory Note") and SGR0-06-06-Rev.2 (“Request for guidance from WP.29 on upgrade of UN Regulation No. 0”).

Further refined comments on the working draft proposal for Supplement 6 to the 00 series of amendments to Regulation No. 86 (proposal to update the regulation on agricultural vehicle lighting: document AVLI-01-03/Rev.2) updated to 3 December 2013.

Resulting from the decisions taken during the second session of AVLI Bonn, 2/3 December 2013.

Proposal to delete the shape requirements for retro-reflecting devices, except for triangles.

Proposal to enable approval of Class B front fog lamps for replacement purposes only in the 04 series of amendments to UN R19 (as is currently the case for approvals under the 02 and 03 series).

Proposal to extend the scope of UN R10 to include all kinds of power train systems (e.g., as separate electrical components) above a certain working voltage level, when they are in charging mode and including type approval of separate electrical components for the “REESS charging mode coupled to power grid” configuration.

Proposal to enable the optional use of hazard warning lamps on L1 category vehicles to alert other vehicles in case of breakdown or other situations that could lead to danger on the road. This proposal brings L1 category warning signal options in line with those for other 2-wheeled vehicles.

Proposal to update the photometric test requirements for type approval of the AFS driving beam and to correct the text by replacing the erroneous use of the term “principal passing beam” with the correct term “class C (basic) passing beam”.