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UN R162 Supplement 6 (00 series) · UNECE Regulation No. 162 (ECE R162) — Uniform technical prescriptions concerning approval of immobilizers and approval of a vehicle with regard to its immobilizer.

UN R162 — Supplement 6 to the 00 series of amendments

Supplement 5 → 6

Adopted at the WP.29 195th sessionEntry into force 2025-09-26
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 proposed text was prepared to bring UN Regulation No. 162 in line with the 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”.

The effectiveness of the system shall not be adversely affected by cyber-attacks, cyber threats and vulnerabilities. The effectiveness of the security measures shall be demonstrated by compliance with fulfilling the technical requirements of UN Regulation No. 155.
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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 proposed text was prepared to bring UN Regulation No. 162 in line with the 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)
    “prepared by the expert from Germany on behalf of the Workshop on UN Regulations Nos. 155 and 156 to bring the current text of UN Regulation No. 162 in line with the wording”
    “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

  1. 2024-01ProposalECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2024/10Proposal by the expert from Germany
  2. —Working party adoptsECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/107Session report, para. 23: GRSG adopted the proposal, not amended
  3. 2024-12Sent to WP.29ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/22Text that GRSG sent to WP.29 and AC.1
  4. 2025-03WP.29 adoptsECE/TRANS/WP.29/1184Adopted at the 195th session (session report, para. 109)
  5. 2025-09-26In forceC.N.536.2025.TREATIES-XI.B.16.162UN 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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