1. UNR116 splitting Informal document GRSG-113-41
(113th GRSG, October 2017,
agenda item 9.)
UNR116 splitting

2. Background WP29-169 adopted Revision3 of the 58A
This permits the application of IWVTA
Priciples of mutual recognition lead to the need to split regulations having multiple optional items
R116 has requirements for
Antitheft systems
Immobilizers
Alarm systems
WP29 adopted the Revision 3 of the 58 Agreement at its 169th session in June 2016
This revision entered into force last September (14th?)
The revision 3 of the 58 Agreement contains the necessary mechanism to implement the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval scheme
In a nutshell, the IWVTA permits to have one certification for the whole vehicle
However the key principle of the 58 Agreement mutual recognition was confirmed with the revision 3,
The principle of mutual recognition make it impossible for a contracting party to mandate a certain item which s optional in a regulation,
Also, Rev3 makes it impossible for a contracting party to apply a late version of a regulation, without making applying also the regulation for the items previously present in the regulation.
This hence leads to the need to have only one item (technology/function) per regulation

3. GRSG-110 decision
Decision of GRSG-110 to split UNR116 in three separate regulations:
Report of GRSG-110 (April 2016):
51. Following the discussion, GRSG agreed to follow the idea of having in future three separate UN Regulations on (i) anti-theft devices, (ii) alarm systems and (iii) immobilizers. GRSG agreed to resume consideration of this subject at its next session in October 2016 on the basis of concrete proposals and requested the secretariat to keep GRSG on the agenda as a reference document.
GRSG decided at its 110th meeting to split UN R116 in three separate regulations.
See here an excerpt of the report ECE-TRANS-WP29-GRSG-89e

4. Three documents Document GRSG/2017/23 Document GRSG/2017/24
UNR116 applicable to anti-theft systems
Provisions for immobilizers and alarm systems extracted
Document GRSG/2017/24
New draft regulation on immobilizers
Document GRSG/2017/25
New draft regulation on alarm systems
We produced 3 documents

5. Space for improvement Submitted to GRSG-113 for comments
Some sections and provisions need further improvements
Example per para. 8 (immobilizers)
Text of current UN R116:
8.4. OPERATION PARAMETERS AND TEST CONDITIONS
Operation parameters
All components of the immobilizer shall comply with prescriptions given in paragraph 6.4. of this Regulation.
The documents are tabled today for comments until the next session
The splitting was not performed without injuries to the text
Let’s take the example of the paragraph 8 of the current text of UN R116
As a reminder, in R116,
Paragraph 5 applies to the antitheft systems
Paragraph 6 applies to Alarm systems
Paragraph 7 applies to the vehicles with regard to their AS
Paragraph 8 applies to the immobilizers
There is a reference in paragraph 8 to provisions present in paragraph 6
Para. 6 applies to alarm systems

6. Possible solutions Possible solutions:
Cross references between the regulations?
Copy the relevant provisions in each regulation?
What are the “relevant” provisions?
Compliance of the VAS with the following specifications shall be checked:
Alarm duration according to paragraphs and ;
Frequency and on/off ratio according to paragraphs  and or respectively;
Number of alarm cycles according to paragraph  , if applicable;
Alarm system setting lock check according to paragraph 6.3.5.
Simple splitting would lead to cross-references between the new regulations, since they currently exist within UN R116.
These references would in addition exist between 3 regulations, because each regulation would refer to the 2 others.
copy/paste of the “relevant” provisions would lead to the existence of provisions not applicable to the function, or to a decision based on the technique.
This may lead to an exercise beyond the pure “splitting” of the regulation.
The task-force may then later request guidance, or simply some endorsement, by GRSG of a technical decision for the splitting.
How to apply these provisions to immobilizers?

7. Recommendation Conclusion Need for further work
114 (!) items were already identified
Documents GRSG/2017/23 – 24 – 25 not mature for adoption at GRSG-113
TASK-FORCE will present revisions at the next session.

8. Thank you !