1. UN/ECE/WP29 Sessions Overall Status of Recent UN/ECE/WP29 Sessions MOCT / KOTSA(KATRI) 2007. 7

2. 2 1.Summary of UN/ECE/WP29 Plenary Meetings 2.Reports of the 140 th Plenary Meeting 3.Reports of the 141 st Plenary Meeting Contents

3. 3 1. Summary of UN/ECE/WP29 Plenary Meetings  Since the 28 th APEC Meeting,  Two WP29 plenary meetings (140 th and 141 th ) were held in November 2006 and March 2007, respectively.  140 th Plenary Meeting - 52 draft amendments to existing ECE regulations were adopted - 3 GTRs were adopted  141st Plenary Meeting - 18 draft amendments to existing ECE regulations were adopted - Two new draft regulations were adopted

4. 4 2. Reports of the 140 th Plenary Meeting (1)  Held 140 th session from 14 to 17 November 2006  35 countries, including Australia; Canada; Japan; People’s Republic of China; Korea; Malaysia; US and other countries from APEC region and European Community (EC)  and 10+ Non-governmental organizations, including OICA and IMMA, took part in the WP29 plenary meetings. ATTENDANCE

5. 5  Consideration of draft amendments to existing regulations  Total 57 draft amendments were submitted to AC.1 for vote  Total 52 draft amendments were adopted. - 20/21 for GRE, 12/12 for GRSP, 3/3 for GRRF, 6/6 for GRPE, 1/1 for GRB, and 10/14 for GRSG) 1958 Agreement  Consideration of new draft Regulations : 2 docs. were deferred  Draft Regulation on Forward Field of Vision  Draft Regulation on Partitioning Systems  Deferred Items to the November 2006 session : 5 documents  GRE : R48 (Mandatory installation and automatic activation of DRL)  GRSG : R36, R46, R52 and R107 2. Reports of the 140 th Plenary Meeting (2)

6. 6 Expert Groups Adoption DocumentsNew draft Documents GRE Amendment Regulations : 6, 7, 19, 37, 38, 45, 48, 69, 70, 87, 88, 98, 104,123 GRSP Amendment Regulations : 11, 14, 16, 17, 29, 32, 33, 42, 44, 80, 94  Partitioning system to Protect passengers → Deferred GRRFAmendment Regulations : 13, 13-H, 78 GRPE Amendment Regulations : 40, 47, 49, 101, 110 - GRSG Amendment Regulations 26, 34, 36, 46, 52, 66, 81, 97, 105, 107, 121  Forward field of vision of the drivers → Deferred GRB Amendment Regulations : 51 -  Documents of GRs 2. Reports of the 140 th Plenary Meeting (3)

7. 7  Consideration of draft global technical regulations :  The following 3 proposed draft GTRs were adopted  Motorcycle brakes (GTR No.3)  World-wide heavy-duty certification procedure (WHDC, GTR No.4)  Heavy-duty on board diagnostics (OBD, GTR No.5)  Exchange of Views  Progress of developing Side impact dummy by US  ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems)  World-wide light-duty test procedures (WLTP)  Rulemaking procedure of ESC (Electronic Stability System) in US 1998 Agreement 2. Reports of the 140 th Plenary Meeting (4)

8. 8 Expert AreaGTR (Informal Group)Chair / Sponsor GRE (Lamps)Installation of LampsCanada / Canada GRRF (Brakes / Driving) Passenger Brakes Tires Electronic Stability Control (ESC) UK, US / Japan, UK UK / France / USA GRSP (Collision Safety) Pedestrian Safety Head Restraints Japan, EC / EC USA / USA GRSG (General Safety) Safety Glazings Controls and Displays Germany / Germany / Canada GRPE (Environment / Energy) Heavy-Duty Certification Procedure(WHDC) 1) Heavy-Duty OBD 2) Motorcycle Emission Test Cycle (WMTC) Off-cycle Emissions (OCE) NRMM Particulate Matters / EC Japan / US Germany / Germany USA/ USA EC/ EC WP29/AC3Hydrogen and fuel cells vehicles (HFCV) Germany / Germany, Japan, US Footnote 1) : adopted as GTR No.4 Footnote 2) : adopted as GTR No.5 2. Reports of the 140 th Plenary Meeting (5)  Progress in the development of GTR

9. 9 3. Reports of the 141 st Plenary Meeting (1)  Held 141 th session from 13 to 16 March 2007  33 countries, including Australia; Japan; People’s Republic of China; Korea; Malaysia; US and other countries from APEC region and European Community (EC)  and 10+ Non-governmental organizations, including OICA and IMMA, took part in the WP29 plenary meetings. ATTENDANCE General Statements  Stressed the importance of the reduction of CO 2 emissions from the transport sector to fight against the global warming

10. 10  Consideration of draft amendments to existing regulations  Total 19 draft amendments were submitted to AC.1 for vote  Total 18 amendments were adopted. - 0/1 for GRE, 1/1 for GRSP, 7/7 for GRRF, and 10/10 for GRSG) 1958 Agreement 3. Reports of the 141 st Plenary Meeting (2)  Status of the Agreement  Accession of Montenegro to the 1958 Agreement  Now 47 contracting parties to the 1958 Agreement.

11. 11  Consideration of new draft Regulations : 2 docs. were adopted  Draft Regulation on Forward Field of Vision  Draft Regulation on Partitioning Systems - To protect passengers against displaced luggage, supplied as non- original vehicle equipment  Deferred Items to the November 2007 session : 1 documents  GRE : R48 (DRL installation) - The internal procedures of formal adoption for mandatory installation and automatic activation of DRL were still in progress 3. Reports of the 141 st Plenary Meeting (3)

12. 12 Expert Groups Adoption DocumentsNew draft Documents GRE Amendment Regulations : 48(Lightning) - deferred GRSP Amendment Regulations : 44  Partitioning system to Protect passengers → Adopted GRRF Amendment Regulations : 13, 13-H, 30, 90, 106, 109, 117 GRSG Amendment Regulations 18, 36, 43, 46, 52, 66, 73, 107, 121  Forward field of vision of the drivers → Adopted  Documents of GRs 3. Reports of the 141 st Plenary Meeting (4)

13. 13  Consideration of draft global technical regulations :  Proposal to develop a GTR on the location and identification of motorcycle controls, tell-tales and indicators  No proposals were submitted for voting at the 141 st Plenary meeting 1998 Agreement 3. Reports of the 141 st Plenary Meeting (5)  Status of the Agreement  Accession of Moldova to the 1998 Agreement  Now 29 contracting parties to the 1998 Agreement.  Exchange of Views  Progress of developing Side impact dummy by US  Vehicle crash compatibility  ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems)  World-wide light-duty test procedures (WLTP)  Noise emissions

14. 14 Expert AreaGTR (Informal Group)Chair / Sponsor GRE (Lamps)Installation of LampsCanada / Canada GRRF (Brakes / Driving) Passenger Brakes Tires Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Motorcycle brake systems UK, US / Japan, UK UK / France / USA / Canada GRSP (Collision Safety) Pedestrian Safety Head Restraints Door locks and retention components (GTR No.1) Japan, EC / EC USA / USA GRSG (General Safety) Safety Glazings Controls and Displays Germany / Germany / Canada GRPE (Environment / Energy) Heavy-Duty Certification Procedure (WHDC, GTR No.4) Heavy-Duty OBD (GTR No.5) Motorcycle Emission Test Cycle (WMTC, GTR No.2) Off-cycle Emissions (OCE) NRMM Particulate Matters / EC Japan / US Germany / Germany USA/ USA EC/ EC WP29/AC3Hydrogen and fuel cells vehicles (HFCV) Germany / Germany, Japan, US  Progress in the development of GTR 3. Reports of the 141 st Plenary Meeting (6)

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