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Activities for IWVTA
in the WP29 Meeting and
It’s Informal Group Meeting
(Agenda Item 5.2)
July 2nd & 3rd, 2013
Takashi HIRAI
Chief Representative, JASIC Jakarta Office
JAPAN
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UN/ECE/WP.29
IWVTA Informal Group
Task: Development of roadmap (approved by WP.29 in November 2011)
[Chairman] Mr. Gauvin (WP.29 Vice-chairman)
[Co-vice-chairmen]
(1) Mr. Renders (EU) ⇒ Revision of the 1958 Agreement
(Quality of rulemaking, type-approval procedure and mutual recognition, conformity of
production, qualification of technical services, quorum for adoption of new Regulations
and amendments, etc.)
(2) Mr. Onoda (MLIT-JAPAN) ⇒ Preparation of IWVTA (UN R0)
(Technical requirements, types, categories, weights, definition of dimensions,
specifications of application procedures, etc. necessary for IWVTA)
[Technical Secretary] Mr. Oshita (JASIC)
[Time of meeting] Friday of the week prior to WP.29 (mostly)
[Venue] Paris (mostly)
[Members] Any organization that attends WP.29
(Currently about 30 members from government and industry)
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Organization of subgroup
IWVTA informal Group
Sub-group on the amendment of the 1958 Agreement
Chairman: Mr. Renders (EU) Secretary: Mr. Oshita (JASIC)
Object: This group is to assist the IWVTA informal group in prepare
a draft text for the revision of the 1958 Agreement.
Sub-group on the new regulation No.0
Chairman: Mr. Onoda and Mr. Matsuo (JAPAN/MLIT)
Secretary: Mr. Oshita (JASIC)
Object: This group is to assist the IWVTA informal group in preparing a
draft text for UN R0
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Roadmap of the revising the 1958 Agreement and establishing IWVTA
The Roadmap of the revising 1958 agreement and establishing IWVTA was approved
by 155 session of WP29 in November 2011.
 Final proposal of UN Regulation No.0 on IWVTA as part of the package of amended and new UN
Regulations developed by GRs will be submitted to WP.29 for consideration in June 2015.
 The target completion date for the work of the IWVTA Informal Group shall be March 2016.
2011
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2012
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2013
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2014
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2015
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2016
1. IWVTA
Candidates for items for IWVTA
IWVTA-IG is to prepare candidates
for items for IWVTA.
Amend existing regulations and/or make
new regulations
Based on the item list, each GR examines UN Regulations (to be created or
amended as necessary).
IWVTA concept (including UN R0 at
WP.29)
Making draft UN R0
Discuss the draft UN R0 at WP.29
Amend IWVTA-related agreements (if
necessary)
Amend agreements?
2. Amend the 1958 Agreement
Application, grant, modification,
withdrawal of approval; new
technologies, COP, safeguard, etc.
Discuss and agree on the
inventory
Report to
WP.29
Draft proposal
Report
to WP.29
To be continue to Discuss at WP.29
Submit
Final draft
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Thirty Eight APEC Transportation Working
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The 13rd IWVTA Informal Group
The 13rd IWVTA Informal Group held its session on June 21 in Paris.
During this session, Informal Group endorsed the propositions made by the two Sub-groups.
Agenda of 58 agreement
• Consolidated drafting proposals for the revised 1958 Agreement
• Review of outstanding issues with regard to the drafting proposals for the Articles of the
1958 Agreement and Appendices
• Action items + Preparation of reporting to the 13th IWVTA Informal Group meeting
Agenda of UN R0
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•
•
•
Consideration of flexible IWVTA scheme
Clarification regarding transitional process for IWVTA
Drafting Proposals for the development of UN R0 for the use of DETA
Status of supplements within the 1958 Agreement, type approval numbering and
markings
• Action items + Preparations of reporting to the 13th IWVTA Informal Group meeting
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Review of the 1958 Agreement
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Transmitted by IWVTA Informal Group: Informal Document No.WP.29-160-27
Review of the 1958 Agreement
Overall Objectives:
fostering participation of more countries and regional
economic integration organizations in the activities of
the World Forum (WP.29)
increase the number of Contracting Parties to the
Agreement (make it more attractive)
Agreement to remain the key international framework
for the harmonization of technical regulations in the
automobile sector
(ensure its functioning and reliability, and the quality of
type-approvals)
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Transmitted by IWVTA Informal Group: Informal Document No.WP.29-160-27
Proposals to review the 1958 Agreement (WP.29-155-27)
WP.29 in November 2011:
1. confirmed the objectives to review the 1958 Agreement:
“The future direction for the 1958 Agreement should aim, among
others, at fostering the participation of more countries and
regional economic integration organizations in the activities of
the World Forum and to increase the number of Contracting
Parties to the Agreement, by improving its functioning and
reliability, and thus ensuring that it remains the key international
framework for the harmonization of technical regulations in the
automobile sector.”
2. agreed on the inventory of proposed actions, including
those aimed at addressing the confirmed objective to make
the 1958 Agreement more attractive so that more countries
can join.
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Transmitted by IWVTA Informal Group: Informal Document No.WP.29-160-27
Proposed actions to make 1958 Agreement more attractive:
What will be maintained?
 Countries which are using self-certification in their national
legislation, are not prevented from becoming Contracting
Party to the 1958 Agreement and to apply its UN Regulations
 Application of UN Regulations nationally is not related to the
existence of a type approval system domestically.
 The rights of new Contracting Parties to the 1958 Agreement
to declare that they will not apply certain Regulations or any
of them.
 Right to start applying a Regulation at a later stage
 Right to cease application of a Regulation
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Transmitted by IWVTA Informal Group: Informal Document No.WP.29-160-27
Proposed actions to make 1958 Agreement more attractive:
What will be new?
 Address the need for accommodating different levels of
stringency in the application of UN Regulations by creating the
possibility for Contracting Parties to issue and accept typeapprovals according to earlier versions of UN Regulations
 Flexible voting procedure: a Contracting Party can delegate in
writing its presence for the purpose of the determination of
the quorum and the right to vote on its behalf to another CP
or regional economic integration organization to which the CP
belongs
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Transmitted by IWVTA Informal Group: Informal Document No.WP.29-160-27
Proposed actions to make 1958 Agreement more attractive:
What will be confirmed/clarified?
 the principle of mutual recognition of type-approvals:
CPs applying a Regulation cannot be obliged to accept type
approvals issued pursuant to earlier versions of UN Regulations
+
CPs issuing and accepting type approvals pursuant to earlier
versions of UN Regulations cannot refuse type approvals issued
pursuant to the latest version of these UN Regulations
 special character of Regulation R0 on IWVTA (depending on
the approach to be selected for the flexibility scheme)
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Proposed actions to improve the functioning and reliability
of 1958 Agreement
Text of the 1958 Agreement (amended)
Appendices
Appendix 1 Composition and Rules of Procedure of the
Administrative Committee (amended)
Appendix 2 Conformity of Production Procedure (amended)
Placeholder
Procedure for Type Approval
〔(R.E.3) Annex 7 (amended)〕
The possibility of merging the
new placeholder in the existing
Appendix 2 or otherwise is
currently considered
Relevant elements of WP29/1044 or later revision
Relevant elements of WP29/1059 or later revision
ANNEX (Regulations) - Addendum to 1958 Agreement
No.0 IWVTA : Vehicle approval requirements (New UN Regulation)
No.1 ……..
.…
No.126 ……..
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Proposed actions to improve the functioning and reliability
of 1958 Agreement

Article 1:
clarification of what UN Regulations shall cover
(performance oriented requirements)

Article 2:
clearer and enhanced conditions to issue type-approvals
+ more detailed provisions on Conformity of Production
(Placeholder)
+ inclusion of criteria for technical services in Placeholder

Article 3:
clarification of the principle of mutual recognition of
type-approval certificates

Article 4:
extended safeguard provisions, in particular with regard to approved
vehicles which nevertheless may not comply with the requirements.
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Proposed actions to improve the functioning and reliability
of 1958 Agreement

Article 10: how to solve diverging interpretation issues between CPs
concerning the application of UN Regulations
(details in Placeholder)

Article 11: consider appropriateness of maintaining the exclusion clause

Article 12: clarification of transitional provisions, in particular in view of
the possibility to issue type-approvals pursuant to earlier
versions of UN Regulations
+ special procedure for new technologies

Article 13: flexible amendment procedure for the Placeholder
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Transmitted by IWVTA Informal Group: Informal Document No.WP.29-160-27
Proposed actions to improve the functioning and reliability
of 1958 Agreement

Appendix 1: possibility for CPs to vote by delegation
+ flexible amendment procedure for Placeholder

Placeholder: more detailed provisions on Conformity of Production
+ inclusion of criteria for technical services
+ how to apply for and how to conduct type-approval,
as well as how to amend type-approvals
+ procedures for resolving interpretation issues
+ special amendment procedures for new technologies
+ general conditions for virtual testing
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Transmitted by IWVTA Informal Group: Informal Document No.WP.29-160-27
Roadmap for the review of the 1958 Agreement
Discuss and agree
on the inventory
Report to
WP.29
Draft amending
proposals
Submit
Report to
toWP.29
WP.29
Amend agreement
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Overview and issues of UN R0 discussion
Sub-group “UN R0” of IWVTA Informal Group
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Transmitted by the Chairman of IWVTA Sub-group “UN R0”: Informal Document No.WP.29-160-33
Introduction
 At present, various vehicle certification systems exist for different countries in the world. We
aim to establish a truly global type approval system and realize mutual recognition of approval
among many different nations.
 Specifically, we aim to upgrade the current approval system under the 1958 Agreement, which
covers “mutual recognition of approval of vehicle systems and parts”, to the “whole vehicle”
level.
Current System
Mutual recognition of approval
of vehicle systems and parts
System in Our Goal
Mutual recognition of approval at
the whole vehicle level
Introduction
Vehicle type approval required to
be obtained from each country
Vehicle type approval not required
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Objective of this presentation
 IWVTA Informal Group and Sub-Group R0 are developing UN Regulation
No. 0 (UN R0) which seeks to establish an International Whole Vehicle
Type Approval (IWVTA) scheme within the framework of the revised 1958
Agreement.
 The IWVTA scheme will be established in March 2016 and the first draft of
UNR0 will be submitted to WP29 in November 2013.
 This presentation will introduce overview of the charactristics of UNR0
and three important issues being discussed in the Sub-Group R0.
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Thirty Eight APEC Transportation Working
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Transmitted by the Chairman of IWVTA Sub-group “UN R0”: Informal Document No.WP.29-160-33
Characteristics of UNR0
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Under the revised 1958 agreement, UNR0 stipulates administrative procedure and technical requirements
in it, by referring to existing UN Regulations. (Those UN Regulations are listed in an Annex of UN R0.)

Concept of having two processes in UNR0 is under consideration; Manufacturers obtain individual type
approvals on systems and parts at process 1, and then type approvals on whole vehicles are granted at
process 2.
Process 1
Process 2
IWVTA
R10
R11
R10
R11
R12
R13H
R12
R13H
...
...
Manufacturers obtain type
approvals on systems and parts.
IWVTA is granted with type
approvals on systems and parts.
UNR0 also deals with this unique process.
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Transmitted by the Chairman of IWVTA Sub-group “UN R0”: Informal Document No.WP.29-160-33
Issue1: Obligation of Contracting Parties applying UNR0
 Under the revised 1958 agreement, Contracting Parties (CPs) applying
UN R0 have obligation to accept IWVTA.
 Due to this characteristics of UNR0, the issue of what obligation the CPs
applying UNR0 should have regarding the respective UN Regulations
listed in the Annex UNR0.
 Sub-Group R0 has discussed two possible options about the obligation of
CPs applying UNR0.
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Transmitted by the Chairman of IWVTA Sub-group “UN R0”: Informal Document No.WP.29-160-33
Issue1: Obligation of Contracting Parties applying UNR0
Option1:
 CPs applying UNR0 have to apply all UN Regulations listed in the Annex of UN
R0.
This option is a secured approach, but the number of CPs applying UNR0 might
be reduced because it sets strict conditions for CPs to apply UNR0.
Option2:
 CPs applying UNR0 have to accept Universal IWVTA even if they are not
applying all UN Regulations listed in the Annex of UN R0.
 CPs applying UNR0 have to accept, for the purpose of issuing IWVTA, type
approvals issued by other Contracting parties according to the UN Regulations
listed in the Annex of UN R0 even if they are not applying these UN
Regulations.
This option might increase the number of CPs applying UNR0, but it is unclear
whether this option is legally feasible or not .
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Issue2: Right of Contracting Parties applying UNR0
 The revised 1958 Agreement has the provision that a CP applying a UN
Regulation has right to issue type approvals, if it has technical competence to
verify compliance with UN Regulations .
 Sub-Group R0 has discussed whether a CP applying UNR0 also has right to issue
IWVTA, if it has the technical competence. And the group has concluded to wait
until the above mentioned issue of whether CPs applying UNR0 have to apply all
UN Regulations listed in the Annex of UN R0 is solved at its next session in
September.
 Nevertheless, Sub-Group R0 agreed that the definition, for the discussion of the
right of CPs applying UNR0, of sufficient technical competence is as follows.
“Sufficient technical competence” means that a CP has the capability to verify the
compliance of a whole vehicle type with UNR0, and the ability to confirm that,
where appropriate, the systems and components are installed pursuant to the
individual UN Regulations listed in the Annex of UN R0.
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Issue3: Treatment of UN Regulations annexed to UNR0
 Each GR owes the task to review the necessity of UN Regulations for the purpose
of whole vehicle type approval, and therefore the Sub-Group R0 is currently
waiting to see the review results on UN Regulations applicable to IWVTA by each
GR, which progress will be reported shortly.
 On the other hand, some countries may face difficulties to apply UN R0 because it
would include UN Regulations with “optional requirements” some of which are
necessary for only some CPs (Example: ESC in R13H). Sub-Group R0 generally
agreed that the splitting such optional requirements from the UN Regulation is
necessary.
 Sub-Group R0 will consider whether or not and how to include such optional
requirements within the scope of IWVTA.
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Timeline
 In the next Sub-Group R0 meeting in this September, the Sub-Group R0 will try to
make decisions as the Sub-Group to the three important issues noted earlier.
 Taking those decisions into consideration, the first draft of UNR0 will be submitted
to WP29 at its November session.
 Since the decisions to be made in the September Sub-Group R0 meeting could
have huge consequences on each CPs from legal point of views, contributions to
and participation in the next Sub-Group R0 meeting would be most welcomed.
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The 160th WP29 Meeting (June 25 – 28 in Geneva)
 The IWVTA Informal Group meeting will be held in September 11th to 13th in Paris.
 The Informal Group intends to finalize the Draft Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement and a
first proposal on UN Regulation 0 for consideration by WP29 at the November 2013
session.
Main Topics for the 1958 Agreement
• Level of ambition with respect to the “substantial and editorial” amendments to the
Agreement
• The legal status of the so-called placeholder specifying the administrative and
procedural provisions applicable to all UN Regulations annexed to the 1958 Agreement.
Main Topics for the UN R0
• Principles of mutual recognition of IWVTAs granted by CPs applying the future UN
Regulation No.0
1. Main items for discussion regarding principles of mutual recognition of IWVTAs granted by CPs applying the future
UN Regulation No.0 include obligations and rights of CPs.
2. Regarding obligations of CPs, SG will discuss whether a CP applying UNR0 has to apply all the UN Regulations listed
in UNR0 (meaning all the UN Regulations necessary for IWVTA).
3. Regarding rights of CPs, SG will discuss whether CPs have right to issue IWVTA if such CPs are not applying all UN
Regulations listed in UNR0.
• Deliberation on “optional requirements” and the level of the need for a “flexible scheme
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Thank you
for your attention.
Web for WP29 meeting: http://www.unece.org/trans/main/welcwp29.html
Contact address : jasic@jasic.org
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