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UNITED NATIONS. World Forum For Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29). Historical Facts. WP.29 established June, 1952, within framework of UN/Economic Commission for Europe Mission: implement provisions of 1949 European Convention on Road Traffic

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  1. UNITED NATIONS World Forum For Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29)

  2. Historical Facts • WP.29 established June, 1952, within framework of UN/Economic Commission for Europe • Mission: implement provisions of 1949 European Convention on Road Traffic • Provisions identified diverse vehicle characteristics as major cause of road traffic crashes, deaths and injuries

  3. Function of WP.29 • 1953 - Develop a program of work for accident prevention • 1956 - Administer Rome Agreement to develop uniform and harmonized requirements for headlamps • 1958 – Administer Geneva Agreement to facilitate the adoption of uniform conditions of approval and reciprocal recognition of approval for motor vehicle equipment and parts

  4. Function of WP.29 • 1995 - Administer expanded 1958 Agreement to include environment, energy and anti theft prescriptions • 1997 - Administer Vienna Agreement concerning Periodical Technical Inspections of Vehicles • 1998 - Administer Global Agreement that established process to permit all regions of the world to jointly develop global technical regulations without mutual recognition of approvals or designated compliance and enforcement

  5. UNITED NATIONS (UN) 1958 (REVISED) AGREEMENT 1998 (GLOBAL) AGREEMENT WP.29

  6. 1998 GLOBAL AGREEMENT The Agreement promotes global harmonization of technical regulations while explicitly recognizing: • the importance of continuously improving and seeking high levels of safety, health and environmental protection, • the right of governments to adopt and maintain technical regulations that are best suited for their needs or more stringently protective of health, safety and the environment

  7. Participation and Operation • Members of the United Nations and Economic Integration Organizations formed by countries that are members of the UN, are eligible to become Contracting Parties to the 1998 Agreement. • The Executive Committee of the 1998 Agreement is composed of all Parties to the Agreement. • The Executive Committee overseas the process of recommending, developing, amending and adopting global technical regulations.

  8. CONTRACTING PARTIES TO THE 1998 GLOBAL AGREEMENT(As of 10 June 2003)

  9. GLOBAL TECHNICAL REGULATIONS The Agreement provides two different paths to the establishment of global technical regulations: • first is the harmonization of existing regulations governing performance standards. • second is the establishment of a new global technical regulation where there are no existing regulations or performance standards

  10. FUNCTIONAL DIAGRAM OF WP-29 GROUPS OF EXPERTS UN/ECE/ITC INTERNET WEB SITE PROPOSED HARMONIZE REGULATION UN/ECE SECRETARY 1958 AGREEMENT WP.29 WP.29 STEERING COMMITTEE AC-2 PROPOSED NEW REGULATION 1998 AGREEMENT WP.29 COUNTRY PARTICIPANTS GROUPS OF EXPERTS

  11. Groups of Experts(Groupes des Rapporteurs ) • Vehicle Pollution and Energy (GRPE) • General Safety Provisions (GRSG) • Vehicle Brakes and Running Gear (GRRF) • Vehicle Lighting and Light-Signaling (GRE) • Vehicle Noise (GRB) • Passive Safety (GRSP) • Informal Subgroups for Special Technical Issues

  12. 1998 Global AgreementOperating Principals The Agreement requires that development of global technical regulations be open and transparent, and provide opportunity for views and arguments to be represented at: • meetings of WP.29 and Working Parties by organizations granted consultative status, • meetings of WP.29 Working Parties and the Executive Committee.

  13. CANDIDATE GLOBAL REGULATIONS • A Contracting Party may propose any existing regulation within its jurisdiction as a candidate for global harmonization. • The regulation is listed in the Compendium of Candidate Global Regulations by a vote of one-third of the Contracting Parties, including either Japan, the European Community or the United States. • The Compendium will expand and contract in direct proportion to the existence of candidate regulations awaiting global harmonization.

  14. GLOBAL TECHNICAL REGULATIONS The development of a new global technical regulation requires a proposal from a Contracting Party that includes: • an explanation of the objective of the proposed new global technical regulation; • a narrative description or, if available, the draft text of the proposed new regulation ; • any available documentation that may facilitate the analysis of the safety, health or environmental issues to be addressed .

  15. GLOBAL TECHNICAL REGULATIONS The development of a new global technical regulation includes: • assessment of best available technology and economic feasibility; • a comparative evaluation of the potential benefits and cost effectiveness of alternative regulatory requirements; • development of the test method(s) by which compliance is to be demonstrated.

  16. GLOBAL TECHNICAL REGULATIONS • To adopt a new global technical regulation, there must be a consensus vote. If any Contracting Party votes against a recommended global technical regulation, it will not be adopted. • Once adopted, a harmonized or new global technical regulations will be established in a Global Registry under the United Nations. The Registry serves as a repository of global technical regulations that can be adopted by countries from around the world.

  17. GLOBAL TECHNICAL REGULATIONS • The Agreement allows for global technical regulations to contain a globallevel of stringency for most parties and • Alternativelevels of stringency for developing countries. • In this way, all countries, including the least developed, can participate in the development and adoption of global technical regulations.

  18. Contracting Party Obligations • The establishment of a global technical regulation under the UN does not obligate any Contracting Party to adopt that regulation into its own laws. • The Agreement requires a Party that voted to establish the global regulation, to initiate their normal procedures to adopt such technical regulations into national law. • A Party that does not adopt the ”global’’ regulation into law must report the basis for such action to the UN Secretary-General.

  19. 1998 AgreementProgram of Work • World-wide Heavy-Duty Emission Test • World-wide Heavy-Duty On-Board Diagnostics • Heavy-Duty Off-Cycle Emission Test • Non-road Mobile Machinery PM Emission Test

  20. 1998 AgreementProgram of Work • Regulation on Head Restraints • Regulation on Tires • Regulation on Safety Glazing • Regulation on Installation of Lighting & Light Signaling Devices • Regulation on Door Latches & Retention Components

  21. WP.29 web site: http://www.unece.org/trans/main/welcwp29.htm

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