Proposal to clarify that the component approvals underpinning a vehicle type approval do not have to have been issued to the same manufacturer, but that the responsibilities of the manufacturer applying for vehicle type approval to the type approval authority nonetheless remain intact.

Explanation that discontinuation of production does not invalidate a type approval. Approvals may be withdrawn for non-conformity, but otherwise, approvals remain valid indefinitely.

Under the proposed international whole vehicle type approval, Annex 4 to the regulation would provide the list of component regulations. Annex 4 will be updated over time to incorporate new or updated regulations that comprise a whole vehicle approval. These changes in requirements will impact whether a vehicle has a universal or limited approval and will require communication between the holder of the approval and the issuing type approval authority; however, the obligations and procedures for maintaining this coordination are not spelled out in the UN R0 text. Japan proposes a manufacturer obligation to notify of the authority of its intentions when an amendment to Annex 4 would impact an existing approval in its possession.

Proposal to clarify the procedure and information to be provided by the manufacturer in the event of a change to a whole vehicle approval type.

When a series of amendments to any UN Regulation included in a whole vehicle approval is changed, it needs to be considered as an extension of approval to UN R0 even if the series of amendments to R0 remains unchanged. Therefore, the text of Revision 3 to the 1958 Agreement (Paragraph 7) should be changed to include the extension/revision criteria for UN R0.

Request for clarification on procedures in paragraphs 7.4 and 7.5 of the Revision 3 to the 1958 Agreement.

The document discussed during the 10th SLR session is not available. Please see the updated version of the presentation.

Report on the consideration of additional UN Regulations for incorporation into the proposed international whole vehicle type approval regulation.

Table of reports received on issues or concerns uncovered during the initial validation of the proposed regulation on whole vehicle type approvals.

Proposal for the UN R0 Pretest Task Force in response to issues and concerns raised during the first validation round by Contracting Parties and other stakeholders.

EVS Task Force 3 working draft as of 16 June 2016 presented to the EVS informal group.