UN R163 Supplement 3 (00 series) · UNECE Regulation No. 163 (ECE R163) — Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicle alarm system and approval of a vehicle with regard to its vehicle alarm system.
UN R163 — Supplement 3 to the 00 series of amendments
Supplement 2 → 3
- 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. 163 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”.
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. 163 in line with the wording that WP.29 voted for at its 191st session. That wording requires compliance with 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. 163 in line with the wording”
“in line with the wording that WP.29 voted for at its 191st session, to require compliance with 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/2024/11Proposal by the expert from Germany
- —Working party adoptsECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/107Session report, para. 24: GRSG adopted the proposal, not amended
- 2024-12Sent to WP.29ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/23Text 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.537.2025.TREATIES-XI.B.16.163UN 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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