UNECE secretariat response to the question on preparation (upon the request of a CP) of “former versions of UN Regulation”

OICA input concerning the proposed concept for “versions” of UN Regulations for use within the global system for the mutual recognition of type approvals. A version involves the possibility for issuance of new approvals to previous forms of a given regulation (as opposed to the current system where parties can only issue new approvals to the latest version in force of a regulation).

Proposal to amend the paragraph concerning the modification of a vehicle type and extension or modification of approval.

European Commission presentation reviewing the issues involved with transposing GTR 15 into EU emissions and fuel consumption regulations and into UN R83 and UN R101. The EC proposes that WP.29 should transpose GTR 15 into a new “WLTP UN Regulation” that would supersede UN R83 and UN R101.

Proposal to amend the paragraph concerning the modification of a vehicle type and extension or modification of approval.

Proposal for a permanent working group to manage the administration and further development of the international whole vehicle type approval system.

The International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system under development proposes to allow for the acceptance by Contracting Parties of approvals issued according to versions of a regulation earlier than the latest version in force as well as of approvals issued under some, but not all, regulations that comprise the IWVTA. This document proposes an approach to manage the various configurations of the Limited IWVTA.

Presentation of the benefits envisioned by the Netherlands from the use of AAA tyres.

Proposal from Japan, pursuant to the discussion of document GRB/2014/8 during the previous GRB session, to correct perceived inconsistencies in time measurement accuracy in annex 6.

Pursuant to the introduction of the deceleration method for measuring tire rolling resistance using the dω/dt approach (“Deceleration Calculator”) proposed by NAMI and accepted by GRB, UTAC (France) provides information on the results of tests conducted to confirm repeatability and reproducibility of the new method using different machines.

Proposal to update the test-track references to the recently published ISO 10844:2014.

Proposal to remove tire-pressure monitoring provisions from UN R64 to enable the use of UN R64 within the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system.

Revised text proposing a stand-alone TPMS regulation based upon the provisions currently in UN R64.

A new regulation on tire installation has been prepared for use within the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system. Pursuant to discussions among stakeholders, this proposal amends the scope of the draft regulation (especially in order to avoid redundant approval requirements across regulations) and clarifies the run-flat tyre requirements.

New proposal to delete provisions for electronic stability and brake-assist systems from UN R13-H as part of their transposition into new stand-alone regulations. This proposal supersedes document GRRF/2014/10.

Proposal for an alternative to the proposal (document GRRF/2015/9) to restore transitional provisions incorrectly deleted by Supplement 6 to the 02 series of amendments.

This document represents the result of analysis of the existing (document GRRF/2015/12) and newly introduced (GRRF-79-09) transitional provisions concerning the separation of tire-pressure monitoring systems from UN R64.

Proposal to include material characteristics of the tire tread in the technical requirements since the definition of “snow tyre for use in severe snow conditions” refers both to tread compound and tread pattern.

This proposal aims to align the UN Regulation 106 with international standards (ETRTO, T&RA and ISO 4351-2 table 2). This proposal will also avoid any possible misunderstanding for the application of the EC Regulation 167/2013 that refers to UN R106.

European countries are considering new requirements to require the fitment of snow tyres for use in severe snow conditions on specific axles of heavy duty vehicles. New tyres are approved under UN R117; however, a large percentage of heavy duty vehicles are fitted with retreaded tyres which are outside the scope of UN R117. This proposal would transpose the relevant requirements for new snow tyres into UN R109 in order of avoid the exclusion of retreaded tyres from such applications/markets.

This proposal is an alternative to that represented in document GRRF/2015/9 and GRRF-79-19.

The overall aim of the study is to propose policy options concerning the use of tyres for improvement of traffic safety. Centrally to this, is the idea that end users need to make the correct assessment in relation to the tyre condition in order to achieve a level of safety as high as possible. Within this context, the tyre condition is considered in relation to technical elements (tyre inflation pressure, tyre tread depth, tyre damage, tyre age, and meteorological influences) and one information element (driver awareness). The study addresses the topics of tyre usage and the impact on road safety (which are the potential safety improvements related to tyre usage from a technical perspective) and how can road users be supported to use tyres that have a better safety performance by policy options.

Table of test procedures including plans for phase 2 development of the global regulation on tires.

Status of work on adapting current UN Regulations for use in the whole vehicle type approval system. “List B” covers UN Regulations that should be included in the approval system but which require some adjustments before they can be transferred to the “List A” of regulations confirmed for inclusion in the whole vehicle approval.

This document proposes to replace an item in the information document for IWVTA. The reason is that the previous entry “maximum hourly output” is not defined anywhere in the UN Regulations whereas the newly proposed item “maximum 30 min. power” is defined in UN R85.

Proposal to set up a trial/pilot program involving type approval authorities, technical services and manufacturers to test the operation of the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system.

Proposal for a working group on the “Administration of the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval System and the Exchange of Type Approval Data” to oversee the implementation and administration of the IWVTA and DETA systems.

Reference prepared by the WP.29 secretariat

Final version of the informal group working draft subject to resolution of open issues (in square brackets) where guidance from the World Forum/WP.29 has been requested.

Proposal to permit the “LT” marking as a prefix or suffix to align the requirements with the current practice for C2 tyres with metric size designation. The proposed text for a prefix is in line with the latest draft of the gtr on tyres. The proposed text for a suffix is necessary for tyres designed to Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association (JATMA) standards. The proposal would add new tyres for light commercial vehicles (high flotation tyres) in Annex 5 of UN Regulation No. 54.

Proposal to transpose requirements for new snow tyres (under UN R117) into UN R109 in order of avoid the exclusion of retreaded tyres from such applications/markets.

Proposal for a new time measurement accuracy for instrumentation involved in the rolling resistance method (Annex 6 of the UN Regulation) and to restore transitional provisions incorrectly deleted by Supplement 6 to the 02 series of amendments. The proposal also updates the test-track references to the recently published ISO 10844:2014.

Draft proposal for the regulation to establish an international whole vehicle type approval. This proposal includes tentative text in brackets that is still awaiting final agreement among the Contracting Parties to the 1958 Agreement.

Proposal to prepare an amendment to UN Global Technical Regulation (GTR) No. 16 on tyres in order to introduce provisions concerning wet grip performance, rolling resistance, and qualification of tyres for use under severe snow conditions in accordance with the same provisions introduced recently into UN Regulation No. 117.

Dutch discussion paper arguing that the DETA system unique identifier should not be mandatory under IWVTA.

Proposal to clarify that IWVTA-aproved vehicles remain subject to any additional national or regional requirements that may apply within a given market.

Proposal to address situations where the requirements or scope of a regulation change between versions in order to ensure that each whole vehicle type approval meets the requirements of the later version.

Proposal to clarify that type approval under the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval System does not invalidate the obligation to meet additional regional or national requirements that may apply.

Draft text reflecting the outcomes of the 16th subgroup session.

Proposal to amend the tyre dimensional requirements of UN Regulation No. 30.

Proposal to amend the requirements for the load/speed performance test of UN Regulation No. 30.

Proposal to:
a) Align definitions and content with the other tyre regulations (UN Regulations Nos. 117, 54, 75 etc.);
b) Include a definition of “manufacturer” extracted from the resolution “R.E.3”;
c) Adopt a common definition and use of the terms “Manufacturer’s name”, “Brand name”, “Trademark”, “Trade description” and “Commercial name” and their links; and
d) Add information in the certificate to enable approval authorities to more easily understand the products the certificate addresses.

Proposal to correct the code 19 rim diameter. The value of the rim diameter is calculated by multiplying the rim diameter code by 25.4 and rounding to the nearest integer. For the code 19 rim, the value should be 483 (482.6 rounded).

Proposal to modify the marking requirements to replace PSI with kilopascals (“kPa”). The intent is to harmonize the pressure indication and avoid confusion between UN Regulation No. 54 and US FMVSS 119 or FMVSS 139.

Proposal to change the measurement units for drum speed from min^-1 to km.h^-1 in alignment with the requirements with other tyre regulations. The proposed text also aligns wording in Annex 7, Appendix 1 with the text of the Regulation.

Proposal to amend the tyre dimension requirements. The current rules for calculating the dimensional limits are not consistent among the UN Regulations for tyres and within the Regulations themselves. Hence they lead to uncertainty in the correct calculation. The current proposal aims at unifying the calculation rules to those used in ISO 4000-1 and all major tyre standards, e.g. ETRTO, Tyre & Rim Association (T&RA), Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association (JATMA).

Proposal to:
a) Align definitions and content with the other tyre regulations (UN Regulations Nos. 30, 117, 75 etc.);
b) Include a definition of “manufacturer” extracted from the resolution “R.E.3”;
c) Adopt a common definition and use of the terms “Manufacturer’s name”, “Brand name”, “Trademark”, “Trade description” and “Commercial name” and their links; and
d) Add information in the certificate to enable approval authorities to more easily understand the products the certificate addresses.

Proposal to amend the tyre dimension requirements. The current rules for calculating the dimensional limits are not consistent among the UN Regulations for tyres and within the Regulations themselves. Hence they lead to uncertainty in the correct calculation. The current proposal aims at unifying the calculation rules to those used in ISO 4000-1 and all major tyre standards, e.g. ETRTO, Tyre & Rim Association (T&RA), Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association (JATMA).

Proposal to align UN R106 with international standards (ETRTO, T&RA and ISO 4351-2 table 2) with regard to Improved Flexion (IF) tyres and Very high Flexion (VF) tyres. This proposal also clarifies the application of EC Regulation 167/2013 which refers to UN R106.

Proposal to change the measurement units for drum speed from min^-1 to km.h^-1 in alignment with the requirements with other tyre regulations. The proposed text also aligns wording in Annex 7, Appendix 1 with the text of the Regulation. The proposal also corrects a reference to para. 3.2.13. of the Regulation and an incorrect boundary value of load index.

Proposal to:
a) Align definitions and content with the other tyre regulations (UN Regulations Nos. 30, 54, 75 etc.);
b) Include a definition of “manufacturer” extracted from the resolution “R.E.3”;
c) Adopt a common definition and use of the terms “Manufacturer’s name”, “Brand name”, “Trademark”, “Trade description” and “Commercial name” and their links; and
d) Add information in the certificate to enable approval authorities to more easily understand the products the certificate addresses.

In the framework of the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval (IWVTA) discussion, it was agreed to split Regulation No. 13-H into three distinct Regulations: on Braking, on Brake Assist Systems (BAS) and on Electronic Stability Control (ESC). In order to complete this task and to ease the implementation work of Contracting Parties relying on the existing text of the Regulation to mandate BAS or ESC, new transitional provisions are proposed.

Table of potential areas for future GRB work prepared during an informal meeting held in Paris during 2-3 July 2015.

At the GRB meeting in January 2015 the Netherlands introduced a justification and proposal for future tyre noise limits (document GRB-61-03). During the discussion, it was suggested to investigate whether difference in performance existed between Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) tyres and replacement tyres, noting that the transitional provisions in EC/661/2009 take into account the earlier introduction of noise limits of OEM tyres mounted on new vehicle types. Therefore, the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment asked M+P to investigate the statistics of tyre noise label values in OEM tyres in more detail.

Proposal to increase the stringency of tyre noise limits from 1 November 2020.

Presentation in support of the proposal to increase the stringency of tyre noise limits from 1 November 2020.

ETRTO comments raising concerns over the validity of the Dutch dataset used to support the proposal for higher tyre-noise stringency.

Presentation on Japanese vehicle noise activities, including alignment with UN Regulations and subsequent abolition of certain current Japanese regulatory requirements (e.g. cruising noise, etc.).

Presentation of Japan’s plans for phasing in UN R41, UN R51 (Phase 2, but not Phase 3 limits), and UN R117 requirements.

Presentation on low-noise pavements and the PERSUADE (PoroElastic Road
SUrface for Avoiding Damage to the Environment) project.

Status of the draft text to introduce provisions for tyre rolling resistance and snow performance testing into the global technical regulation on tyres.

Pursuant to the addition of a new speed symbol for forestry tyres, this proposal would add a bonus loads column for A6-rated tyres to Annex 7-Part D. The proposal also corrects the tables concerning “Agricultural implement tyres – Normal section sizes”.

Reminder of the necessary preparations for implementing IWVTA Step 1.

Presentation supporting documents GRRF/2015/25, /29, and /32 proposing to:
a) Align definitions and content of UN tyre regulations;
b) Include a definition of “manufacturer” extracted from the resolution “R.E.3”;
c) Adopt a common definition and use of the terms “Manufacturer’s name”, “Brand name”, “Trademark”, “Trade description” and “Commercial name” and their links; and
d) Add information in the certificate to enable approval authorities to more easily understand the products the certificate addresses.

Proposal to change the draft amendments to the 02 series of amendments to Regulation No. 30 regarding tyre dimension requirements.

Document GRRF/2015/27 proposes to modify the marking requirements to replace PSI with kilopascals (“kPa”). The intent is to harmonize the pressure indication and avoid confusion between UN Regulation No. 54 and US FMVSS 119 or FMVSS 139. This proposal would allow for the use of kPa markings in place of PSI prior to the 1 January 2018 transition date.

Paper describing the development and application of a method for determining benefits of tyre noise reduction efforts in terms of the number of people impacted.

Presentation on the Dutch-developed methodology for assessing the impact of changes to tyre and vehicle noise standards.

Document GRRF/2015/38 proposes to change the measurement units for drum speed from min-1 to km.h-1 in alignment with the requirements with other tyre regulations. This proposal would clarify a footnote reference by replacing “speed categories N or P” with “speed category symbols N or P”.

The current text of UN R54 does not encompass the case where a tyre designed for a “special” application can also fulfil the definition of a “snow” tyre. This proposal would allow for such tyres to be marked with the inscription M+S, M.S, or M&S while remaining in the category of use “special”.

Document GRRF/2015/39 proposes to change measurement units for drum speed from min-1 to km.h-1 to align the
requirements with other tyre regulations. This amendment proposal would clarify wording:
1. “speed category symbol” to “speed symbol”,
2. “load capacity index” to “load index”,
3. correct reference to para. 3.2.13. of the Regulation in Annex 7, Appendix 1, and
4. correct the boundary value of the load index in Annex 7, Appendix 1.

Proposed additions to the Statement of technical rationale and justification in GTR 16 (tyres), especially to clarify application and future development of the regulation.

Proposal to remove provisions related to temporary/spare units, TPMS and to exceptional cases that would require type approval under UN R75 or R106.

This document supersedes the official document GRRF/2014/13. It includes all the proposals introduced per document GRRF-79-08 and some of the proposal introduced per document GRRF-80-26.

Proposal for a separate TPMS regulation, removing the Tyre Pressure Monitoring System provisions out of UN R64, in order to facilitate the establishment of the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system. It is based on document GRRF/2015/13 taking into account the comments received at GRRF-78.

Draft proposal for a revised UN R64, removing the type-pressure monitoring systems provisions, in order to facilitate its use in the International Whole Vehicle System.

Proposals to amend the guidelines concerning the establishment of UN Regulations and transitional provisions (WP.29/1044). Earlier proposals were developed in document SG58-17-04/Rev.1.

Proposed text to explain procedures for the withdrawal or revocation of a whole vehicle type approval, including differences between a universal (U-IWVTA) approval and a limited (L-IWVTA) approval.

Status of work on certain regulations, including braking, lighting, fuel tanks, rear vision, and tyres, towards their inclusion within the international whole vehicle type approval program.

Proposal to clarify the wording of the type approval communication form.

Proposal to address a possible situation where a whole vehicle type approval is issued based upon an earlier version of a regulation where the latest version of that regulation has been narrowed or requirements of the earlier version have been made optional in the later version.

Proposal of the IWVTA informal group for an explanatory document covering the international whole vehicle type approval.

Proposal to extend the mandate of the informal working group on the development of the 1958 Agreement and an international whole vehicle type approval system (IWVTA informal group).

Proposal for a revised UN R64 that removes the provisions for tyre-pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) (to be reproduced in a new separate regulation) in order to facilitate the application of UN R64 within the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system.

Proposed text for a new regulation on tire installation for use within the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system.

Proposal is to align GTR 16 with technical progress, incorporating new provisions for wet grip performance, rolling resistance and qualification for use at severe snow conditions both for passenger car (PC) and light truck / commercial (LT/C) tyres (as were recently adopted within UN Regulation No. 117). The proposal also includes updates from relevant FMVSS and UN Regulations Nos. 30 and 54.

Explanatory report on the development and contents of the amendment concerning wet grip, rolling resistance, and other updated provisions for GTR 16 on tyres.