At the 7th IWVTA group meeting, Germany suggested the creation of a permanent group to guide the IWVTA process after the adoption of UN R0. The group would manage the procedure, ensure a certain level of quality of IWVTA approvals and be an open platform for exchange of information.

First revision to the overview of open items in the development of the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval regulation organized by article and annex of the draft regulation.

First revision to the project plan for a regulation to establish an International Whole Vehicle Type Approval.

Second revision to the project plan for development of the proposed regulation to establish an International Whole Vehicle Type Approval.

Proposal adopted by the GRRF to harmonize definitions and marking requirements of UN R30 with the new 02 series of amendments to Regulation No. 117 and clarifying the requirements for the load/speed performance test and to cover regulatory regulatory markings for “temporary uses spare tyres”.

Proposal adopted by the GRRF to harmonize the definitions used in UN R54 with the amendments (ECE/TRANS/WP29/2010/63) to UN R117 approved by the World Forum at its June 2010 session.

Tire industry associations’ response to OICA submission (document TYREGTR-12-03) proposing changes to the font for tire identification.

Text adopted by the Working Party on Brakes and Running Gear (GRRF) at its seventy-second session to align the French text with the English and Russian versions of the regulation.

Text adopted by the Working Party on Brakes and Running Gear (GRRF) at its seventy-second session inserting a reference to Regulation No. 54 into Regulation No. 64 and adapting the speed limit of type 4 spare units.

Text adopted by the Working Party on Brakes and Running Gear (GRRF) at its seventy-second session identifying tyres for use in specialized applications in the field (e.g. cyclic field operations and cyclic harvesting operations).

Proposal adopted by the Working Party on Brakes and Running Gear (GRRF) at its seventy-second session recommending changes in the definition of the measuring rim for C1, C2 and C3 tyres.

Proposal adopted and submitted by the Working Party on Brakes and Running Gear (GRRF) at its seventy-second session in order to add specific performance requirements for C2 snow Tyres.

Overview of the IWVTA program, particularly towards facilitating coordination between the IWVTA informal working group and the GRSP experts.

Lastest version of the draft provisions concerning tire markings, addressing in particular both human and “Optical Character Recognition” legibility.

IWVTA informal group presentation on the status of their work to establish a global vehicle type-approval system and explanation of the proposed approach towards confirming the various regulations to be included in this whole vehicle approval system.

Proposal from the DETA informal group to make the use of the Database for the Exchange of Type Approval (DETA) information system mandatory for the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval (IWVTA) system, also known as UN Regulation 0, also under development.

Times and places for meetings of the DETA informal working group, EU Member States coordinating session, tyre industry, and informal working group on a GTR for tyres.

Proposal to allow test tracks to be constructed per the 02 series of amendments to UN R117 or according to the new ISO standard 10844:2011.

Proposal from the European Tyre and Rim Technical Organisation (ETRTO) to align the text of Annex 6 of UN R117 to the ISO Standard 28580.

Proposal from the European Tyre and Rim Technical Organisation (ETRTO) to amend the snow test method for C3 Tyres.

Presentation on the significance of WP.29 within the EU’s Competitive Automotive Regulatory System for the 21st Century program and strategic vision for 2020.

Progress report from the group working to establish an International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system.