Set of explanations and requests for WP.29 approval of a questionnaire to solicit contracting party input on regulations to include in the whole vehicle type approval and handling of replacement parts under certain conditions, amendment of the 1958 Agreement status report to communicate whether contracting parties accept only ‘universal’ or accept ‘limited’ whole vehicle type approvals, to set English as the documentation language, and for comments on the proposed Revision 3 to the 1958 Agreement.

Questionnaire for 1958 Agreement contracting parties to solicit input on the UN Regulations to include in the whole vehicle type approval. In addition, the questionnaire solicits input concerning replacement parts. Under IWVTA, a contracting party could apply UN Regulation 0 and accept type-approved vehicles while not necessarily applying all the regulations included in the whole vehicle approval. This raises the prospect of a situation where a contracting party accepts a type-approved vehicle but not all the type-approvals of replacement parts used for its maintenance.

Proposed questionnaire for 1958 Agreement contracting parties to solicit input towards resolving open issues related to the IWVTA and revision 3 to the agreement.

Updated status of deliberations on aligning certain UN Regulations with the requirements of the proposed international whole vehicle type approval system.

Summary of items from the 11th meeting of the working group on revising the 1958 Agreement, especially with regard to the introduction of the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval System, use of the Data Exchange for Type-Approval information, and changes aimed at improving accessibility to the agreement worldwide.

Final version (under the “Phase 1” program of revisions) of the text prepared by the Informal Group on “Agricultural Vehicles Lighting Installation” (AVLI) for submission to the GRE in order to update and revise Regulation No. 86.

Revised proposal (superseding document GRE/2014/7) to introduce the possibility of interdependent lamps for dedicated motorcycle lamps. The proposal reflects recent amendments to Regulations Nos. 6 and 7 and meets the visibility angle requirements of Regulations Nos. 50 and 53. The concern is that the rear trunk lid commonly used for four-wheeled vehicles may be adapted for future scooter type motorcycles to secure the storage space for helmet, etc. Current lamp requirements impose design constraints that may hamper the proper development of such storage features.

Revised proposal (superseding document GRE/2014/8) to allow for the installation of interdependent lamps for L3 category vehicles. The amendment also reflects recent amendments to Regulation No. 48, Supplement 2 to its 06 series of amendments and further includes some editorial corrections of current Regulation No. 53 texts. The concern is that the rear trunk lid commonly used for four-wheeled vehicles may be adapted for future scooter type motorcycles to secure the storage space for helmet, etc. Current lamp requirements impose design constraints that may hamper the proper development of such storage features.

Consolidated proposal prepared by AVLI informal working group to update and revise Regulation No. 86.

Proposal to replace the current variety of test mixtures used to simulate dirt during the testing of lamps with a single uniform mixture. In addition, the proposal would replace the term “beech wood” with the phrase “produced from beech wood” to improve clarity.

Proposal to introduce a new category: D8R.

Proposal to simplify measuring the objective luminous flux of light emitting diode (LED) module(s) and to replace the current variety of test mixtures used to simulate dirt during the testing of lamps with a single uniform mixture. In addition, the proposal would replace the term “beech wood” with the phrase “produced from beech wood” to improve clarity.

Front fog lamps may be reciprocally incorporated with the main beam and in some cases, it is required to switch off the front fog lamp when the main beam is operated to avoid overheating of the device. In this case, Regulation No. 19 requires a “/” in the approval marking. However, the current text in paragraph 6.3.7 of Regulation No. 48 requires that “it shall be possible to switch the front fog lamps ON and OFF independently of the main-beam headlamps”. This proposal is intended to remove the conflict between the texts of the two regulations.

Proposal to amend UN R3 in order to address the recent introduction of devices with a reduced light distribution to be mounted no higher than 750 mm. 1. The proposal would also require colorimetric and photometric testing to type approve each variation in color of an approved device.