Comments on document WP.29/2013/101 (draft Supplement 1 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No. 110) raising concerns over safety issues regarding LNG systems.

(Originally submitted as GRSG-105-31 and reproduced here as LNG-12-04.)

Italian-language document concerning tow bars.

Proposal for less stringent ground clearance requirements for LNG fuel tanks (relative to those for CNG tanks).

Working document for the introduction of plastic glazing approval requirements under UN R43.

Working draft proposal for amendments to UN R43 to introduce provisions for the approval of laminated rigid plastic windscreens.

Proposal for a UN R43 amendment concerning the definition and installation provisions for forward-facing safety glazing.

Description of the mandate, goals, and objectives and rules of procedure for the expert group developing regulatory provisions for in-vehicle emergency call systems.

Paper submitted to the UN Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods to open discussions on the use of gaseous fuels in ADR vehicles.

Proposal to introduce type-approval provisions for “valve control at stop-start” into the regulation on LPG equipment. The proposal would allow tank valves stay open in a commanded stop-start phase as is the case for the idling phase of non-stop-start vehicles. These provisions are similar to those for UN R110 on CNG vehicles.

Text prepared by the informal group of experts on Regulation No. 55 to introduce amendments on requirements for movable couplings, increased range of application of remote controls to couplings similar to C50-X and G50-X, possible increase of characteristic values of standard couplings and to include of further requirements on the mounting of couplings.

Proposal of the ad hoc expert group on transitional provisions to clarify and update these terms within the light braking regulation, including provisions for extensions of type approvals granted according to the antecedent requirements of the original approval. These amendments also relate to the transfer of brake-related telltale provisions to UN R121.

Proposal to limit the overlap of this head restraint regulation with UN R17 which also addresses head restraints within the context of seat integrity. The amendment would exempt any vehicle head restraints approved under UN R17 from the requirements of UN R25. Presently, only M1 passenger cars qualify for this derogation.

Proposal to clarify the provisions on the extended field of vision on heavy goods vehicles across different mirror classes. The text would require assessment of normal and extended fields of vision using a single mirror adjustment and to allow for the loss of up to 10% of the close-proximity field of vision in such configurations. The proposal would also clarify the transitional provisions and provisions for aftermarket devices.

Working draft of the proposed regulation on "Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of I. Emergency Call Devices (AECD); II. Vehicles with regard to the Installation of an AECD of an Approved Type; III. Vehicles with regard to their AECS.