UN R161 Supplement 3 (00 series) · UNECE Regulation No. 161 (ECE R161) — Uniform provisions concerning the protection of motor vehicles against unauthorized use and the approval of the device against unauthorized use (by mean of a locking system).
UN R161 — Supplement 3 to the 00 series of amendments
Supplement 2 → 3
- What changed
- Under paragraph 5.3., electromechanical and electronic devices to prevent unauthorized use must now also comply with the requirements of paragraphs 5.1. and 5.2.
- Components that are not embedded in the vehicle, for example keys, need not comply with the requirements described in Annex 6 (para. 5.3.).
- Every modification of a vehicle or component type with regard to this Regulation must be notified to the administrative department which approved the type.
- Why
- The proposal was made to complement the text with the missing Supplement 7 to the original version of UN Regulation No. 116.
- In paragraph 5.3., the words “mutatis mutandi” are added to avoid non-applicable test conditions.
- The new wording of paragraphs 6.1. to 6.3. is copied from the wording adopted for paragraph 7 in UN Regulation No. 160. It is aligned with Schedule 3 of the 58 Agreement.
Q1What changed20 changes
Electromechanical and electronic devices (para. 5.3.)
Electromechanical and electronic devices to prevent unauthorized use must comply with paragraphs 5.1. and 5.2. and be submitted to the Annex 6 tests, mutatis mutandi. Before, these devices had to be submitted to the tests described in Annex 6. Components that are not embedded in the vehicle, for example keys used for activation/deactivation, need not comply with the requirements described in Annex 6. When the device technology makes Paragraph 5. and Annex 6 not applicable, it must be checked that care was taken to preserve vehicle safety. The functioning process of these devices must incorporate secure means to prevent any risk of blocking or accidental malfunctioning which could compromise vehicle safety.
Components not embedded in the vehicle, such as keys (Annex 6, para. 1.)
Annex 6, paragraph 1. lists components to which the requirements below do not apply. New item (c) adds components that are not embedded in the vehicle, for example keys.
Modification of a vehicle or component type (paras 6.1., 6.1.1. and 6.1.2.)
Every modification of a vehicle or component type with regard to this Regulation must be notified to the administrative department which approved the type. Before, modifications had to be notified to the Type Approval Authority which approved the vehicle or component type. Paragraph 6.1.1. lets the department consider that the modifications are unlikely to have an appreciable adverse effect and that the component or vehicle still complies. Or, under paragraph 6.1.2., it may require a further report from the technical service responsible for conducting the tests. The earlier paragraphs 6.1.1. on a “revision” and 6.1.2. on an “extension” are deleted.
Communication of an extension (para. 6.3.)
Paragraph 6.3. now says the Type Approval Authority must inform the other Contracting Parties of the extension with the communication form in Annex 1. It must assign a serial number to each extension, to be known as the extension number. Before, the Authority issuing the extension of approval had to assign a serial number to each communication form drawn up for such an extension.
Q2Why it changed
- Proposed by
- Expert from the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA)
- Working party
- GRSG, 123rd session (March–April 2022)
Reasons
The proposal was made to complement the text with the missing Supplement 7 to the original version of UN Regulation No. 116.
Sources (2)
“to complement the text with the missing Supplement 7 to the original version of UN Regulation no. 116”
“to complement the text with the missing Supplement 7 to the original version of UN Regulation No. 116”
For paragraph 5.3., the proposal aligns the text of UN Regulation No. 161 to the content of UN Regulation No. 116 including Supplement 7. It adds “mutatis mutandi” to avoid non-applicable test conditions. It adds the last subparagraph for the case where requirements are not applicable to this specific technology.
Sources (3)
“The proposal aligns the text of UN Regulation No. 161 to the content of UN Regulation No. 116 including Supplement 7 by:”
“adding "mutatis mutandi" to avoid non-applicable test conditions”
“adding the last subparagraph, if requirements are not applicable to this specific technology”
For paragraphs 6.1. to 6.3., the alignment of paragraph 9 was lost during the split of UN Regulation No. 116. A new text was created. The new wording is copied from the wording adopted for paragraph 7 in UN Regulation No. 160. It is aligned with Schedule 3 of the 58 Agreement.
Sources (2)
“During the split of UN Regulation No. 116, the alignment of paragraph 9 was lost, and a new text was created.”
“The new wording is copied from the wording adopted for paragraph 7 in UN Regulation No. 160 (MOIS – document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2020/122) and is aligned with Schedule 3 of the 58 Agreement.”
For Annex 6, paragraph 1., the proposal says that Supplement 7 of UN Regulation No. 116 also amends the original paragraph 8.4.1. That paragraph is similar to the provisions laid down in Annex 6 of the new UN Regulation on devices against unauthorized use.
Source
“Supplement 7 of UN Regulation No. 116 also amends the original paragraph 8.4.1., which is similar to the provisions laid down in Annex 6 of the new UN Regulation on devices against unauthorized use.”
Document trail
- —ProposalGRSG-122-14OICA proposal distributed at the 122nd session of GRSG
- 2022-01ProposalECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2022/14Proposal by the expert from OICA, based on GRSG-122-14
- —Working party adoptsECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/102GRSG session report, para. 43: adopted without the amendment to paragraph 1.
- 2022-09Sent to WP.29ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2022/146Text that GRSG sent to WP.29 and AC.1
- 2022-11WP.29 adoptsECE/TRANS/WP.29/1168Adopted at the 188th session (session report, para. 138)
- 2023-06-05In forceC.N.185.2023.TREATIES-XI.B.16.161UN depositary notification
Q3Who is affected
Vehicle manufacturer
- Under paragraph 5.3., check that electromechanical and electronic devices to prevent unauthorized use comply with paragraphs 5.1. and 5.2.
Component supplier
- No direct action for this role.
Technical service / Approval authority
- If you conducted the tests, be ready to give a further report when the approving department requires one (para. 6.1.2.).
- Note that components not embedded in the vehicle, for example keys, need not comply with Annex 6 requirements (para. 5.3.).
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