UN R11 — Supplement 2 to the 04 series of amendments

Q1What changed1 change

Q2Why it changed

Proposed by

Expert from the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA)

Working party

GRSP, 63rd session (May 2018)

Reasons

• When the 04 series of amendments was developed, it had always been understood that the new requirements would only become applicable for new approvals. For this reason, no date was specified from which Contracting Parties could refuse previously granted approvals.

  Sources (2)

  “it had always been understood that the new requirements would only become applicable for new approvals and would not affect previously granted approvals.”

  “Consequently, no date was specified from which Contracting Parties applying UN Regulation No. 11 could refuse previously granted approvals.”

• WP.29 adopted new regulatory procedures at its November 2017 session. Under them, without "Date (c)" and any other specification in the transitional provisions, "Date (c)" would automatically be considered as identical to "Date (b)". As a result, there is now the risk that previously granted approvals could be rejected.

  Sources (3)

  “The new regulatory procedures adopted by WP.29 at its November 2017 session, however foresee that,”

  “in the absence of "Date (c)", i.e. the so-called New Registrations date, and in the absence of any other specification in the transitional provisions, this "Date (c)" would automatically be considered as identical to "Date (b)",”

  “As a result, there is now the risk that previously granted approvals could be rejected.”

• OICA is not aware of any particular issue at this stage. OICA nevertheless believes that the transitional provisions need to reflect the situation valid at the time of adopting the 04 series of amendments. That situation is that existing approvals should remain acceptable.

  Sources (3)

  “OICA is not aware of any particular issue at this stage, but nevertheless believes that the transitional provisions in UN R11 need to reflect the situation valid at the time of adopting the 04 series of amendments,”

  “namely that existing approvals should remain acceptable.”

  “to confirm that existing type approvals, granted on the basis of the preceding series of amendments, should remain accepted,”

Document trail

1. —ProposalGRSP-62-32Informal draft by the expert from OICA, distributed during the 62nd GRSP session
2. 2018-02ProposalECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2018/11Proposal by the expert from OICA for the 63rd GRSP session
3. —Working party adoptsECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/63Session report, para. 13: adopted not amended
4. 2018-08Sent to WP.29ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2018/127Text that GRSP sent to WP.29 and AC.1
5. 2018-11WP.29 adoptsECE/TRANS/WP.29/1142Adopted at the 176th session (session report, para. 172)
6. 2019-05-28In forceC.N.243.2019.TREATIES-XI.B.16.11UN depositary notification

Q3Who is affected