Helmets equipped with unapproved integrated sunscreens that modify luminous transmittance and replacement helmet visors that do not meet the luminous transmittance criteria of UN R22 have appeared on the market. France intends to submit a proposal to define sunscreens and permit tinted visors.

Proposal from Russia to delete the phrase “with separate driver’s cab” from the scope of UN R29 in order to affirm that the regulation applies to all N1 and N2 category vehicles.

Document GRSP/2012/7 proposes adapt the test procedures of UN R94 to take into account vehicles equipped with automatically activated door locking systems. This OICA proposal, revised pursuant to GRSP-51 input, would allow for ‘mixed configuration’ of both locked and unlocked doors during testing.

Progress report to the Working Party on Passive Safety on the development of amendments to enhance UN R94 on frontal impact protection.

Submission from France to introduce provisions that would prevent unintentional disengagement of ISOFIX child restraint systems from their anchor points.

Pursuant to the Forum project to clarify definitions and avoid conflicting use of acronyms, France has submitted this list of acronyms and abbreviations used in UN R44 on child restraint systems.

JASIC presentation, including embedded video clip, on the results of the comparison of CRS side-impact tests using an acceleration-type sled and a deceleration-type sled. (Non-video version available at: http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/doc/2012/wp29grsp/GRSP-51-38e.pdf.)

Updated revised EC submission (from document GRSP-51-10) intended to raise awareness of certain concerns over clarity and implications of proposed amendments related to the measuring points of the headform and lower legform test procedures and to ensure full support among Contracting Parties.

Updated proposal from the Netherlands to prevent different interpretations of the phrase “positively guide the lap strap” during the dynamic test.

Proposal from France to prevent users or other vehicle occupants from unintentionally disengaging ISOFIX child restraint systems from their anchor points.

Japanese proposal to add an additional corridor and specifications for the aceleration-type sled procedure used in Japan per the testing using acceleration and deceleration-type sleds.

Proposed language to amend the draft new regulation on child restraint systems per the recommendations resulting from Japanese tests using acceleration-type sled procedures.

Draft for a special resolution concerning test tools and devices necessary for the assessment of compliance under UN Regulations and GTR. This resolution would be the repository for current information on the specifications of dummies and other tools referred to in the regulations.

Downloadable Powerpoint presentation on the status of the new draft regulation.

Updated submission by the secretary of the informal group on the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle Safety to correct editorial errors in and improve the clarity of the draft GTR

Adopted minutes from the first technical session of the task force evaluating the certification corridors for the Flex-GTR test tool developed for the GTR on pedestrian safety.

Agenda of the organizing session of the group charged with validating certification corridors developed for the new Flex-GTR lower legform test tool to be introduced in Phase 2 amendments to GTR 9.