UN R16 Supplement 5 (07 series) · UNECE Regulation No. 16 (ECE R16) — Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of: Safety-Belts and Restraint Systems, for Occupants of Power-Driven Vehicles.
UN R16 — Supplement 5 to the 07 series of amendments
Supplement 4 → 5
- What changed
- Paragraph 11.1. now requires notification only of modifications that affect technical performance and/or documentation as required in this Regulation.
- Annex 1A, point 3.3. now says "Safety-belt reminders" instead of "Driver's safety-belt reminder".
- Why
- The notification change was proposed to reduce the administrative burden to all stakeholders.
- The 07 series extended the requirements for safety-belt reminders, so it was proposed to bring the information sheet in line with the legal text again.
Q1What changed2 changes
Notification of modifications to the Type Approval Authority (para. 11.1.)
Paragraph 11.1. now requires notification of every modification of the vehicle type or the belt or restraint system or both "which affects its technical performance and/or documentation as required in this Regulation". Before, every modification of the vehicle type or the belt or restraint system or both had to be notified. The next sentence now says "The Authority" instead of "The Type Approval Authority".
Safety-belt reminders (Annex 1A, point 3.3.)
Point 3.3. of Annex 1A now asks to indicate yes or no for "Safety-belt reminders". Before, it asked for the "Driver's safety-belt reminder".
Q2Why it changed
- Proposed by
- Expert from the European Association of Automotive Suppliers (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2019/6); expert from the Netherlands (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2018/25)
- Working party
- GRSP, 65th session (May 2019)
Reasons
The paragraph 11.1. amendment makes clear that modifications must only be notified when they influence the performance and/or the documentation required by the UN Regulation. Modifications without any influence on a function affecting the fulfilment of the technical requirements of UN Regulation No. 16 do not need to be notified. The aim is to reduce the administrative burden to all stakeholders.
Sources (2)
“This amendment makes clear that modifications shall only be notified when they have an influence on the performance and/or the documentation required by the UN Regulation.”
“To reduce the administrative burden to all stakeholders, modifications without any influence on a function affecting the fulfilment of the technical requirements of UN Regulation No. 16 do not need to be notified to the Type Approval Authority.”
For Annex 1A, point 3.3.: with the start of the 07 series of amendments, the requirements for safety-belt reminders have been extended. In the past, paragraph 3.3. of the Information sheet (Certificate) only referred to the driver's seating place, where the reminder was really required. Taking account of the new legal text, it was proposed to bring the Information sheet in line with the legal text again.
Sources (3)
“With the start of the 07 Series of amendments the requirements for safety-belt reminders have been extended;”
“From the past the Information sheet (Certificate) in its paragraph 3.3. only made reference to the seating place where the seat-belt reminder was really required, so the seating place of the driver;”
“Taking account of the new legal text, it is proposed to bring again in line the Information sheet with the legal text.”
Document trail
- 2018-09ProposalECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2018/25Proposal by the expert from the Netherlands for a corrigendum 1 to the 07 series
- 2019-02ProposalECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2019/6Proposal by the expert from CLEPA for supplements to the 06, 07 and 08 series
- —Working party adoptsECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/65GRSP session report, para. 18: GRSP agreed with both proposals, neither amended
- 2019-08Sent to WP.29ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2019/105Text that GRSP sent to WP.29 and AC.1
- 2019-11WP.29 adoptsECE/TRANS/WP.29/1149Adopted at the 179th session (session report, para. 116)
- 2020-05-29In forceC.N.209.2020.TREATIES-XI.B.16.16UN depositary notification
Q3Who is affected
Vehicle manufacturer
- No direct action for this role.
Component supplier
- No direct action for this role.
Technical service / Approval authority
- No direct action for this role.
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