UN R161 Supplement 5 (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 5 to the 00 series of amendments
Supplement 4 → 5
- What changed
- In Annex 9, paragraph 5., the effectiveness of the security measures must now be demonstrated by fulfilling the technical requirements of UN Regulation No. 155.
- Before this supplement, the text said “demonstrated by compliance with UN Regulation No. 155”.
- Why
- The proposal aims to bring UN Regulation No. 161 in line with wording that WP.29 voted for at its 191st session.
Q1What changed1 change
Security measures and UN Regulation No. 155 (Annex 9, para. 5.)
Annex 9, paragraph 5. says that the effectiveness of the system must not be adversely affected by cyber-attacks, cyber threats and vulnerabilities. The effectiveness of the security measures must now be demonstrated by fulfilling the technical requirements of UN Regulation No. 155. Before this supplement, the text said “demonstrated by compliance with UN Regulation No. 155”.
Q2Why it changed
- Proposed by
- Expert from Germany, on behalf of the Workshop on UN Regulations Nos. 155 and 156
- Working party
- GRSG, 128th session
Reasons
The proposal aims to bring the text of UN Regulation No. 161 in line with wording that WP.29 voted for at its 191st session. That wording requires fulfilling the technical requirements of UN Regulation No. 10 in UN Regulation No. 157 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/131).
Sources (2)
“aims to bring the current text of UN Regulation No. 161 in line with the wording that WP.29 voted for at its 191st session”
“to require fulfilling the technical requirements of UN Regulation No. 10 in UN Regulation No. 157 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/131).”
Document trail
- 2024-01ProposalECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2024/9Proposal by the expert from Germany
- —Working party adoptsECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/107Session report, para. 22: GRSG adopted the proposal, not amended
- 2024-12Sent to WP.29ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/21Text that GRSG sent to WP.29 and AC.1
- 2025-03WP.29 adoptsECE/TRANS/WP.29/1184Adopted at the 195th session (session report, para. 109)
- 2025-09-26In forceC.N.535.2025.TREATIES-XI.B.16.161UN 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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