UN R55 Supplement 8 (01 series) · UNECE Regulation No. 55 (ECE R55) — Uniform provisions concerning the approval of mechanical coupling components of combinations of vehicles.
UN R55 — Supplement 8 to the 01 series of amendments
Supplement 7 → 8
Adopted at the WP.29 179th sessionEntry into force 2020-05-29
- What changed
- Item 2. of Annex 1 now reads “Type of device or component:” instead of “Manufacturer's name for the type of device or component:”.
- Why
- The old wording of item 2 in Annex 1 was redundant with item 3 and not aligned with UN Regulations No. 58 or No. 73.
- The key point of item 2 is to identify the type of device or component approved.
Q1What changed1 change
Type of device or component (Annex 1, item 2.)
Item 2. of Annex 1 now reads “Type of device or component:”. Before this supplement, it read “Manufacturer's name for the type of device or component:”.
Manufacturer's name for the type Type of device or component:
Q2Why it changed
- Proposed by
- Expert from France
- Working party
- GRSG, 116th session (April 2019)
Reasons
The old wording of item 2 in Annex 1 was redundant with item 3. It was also not aligned with other similar UN Regulations No. 58 or No. 73.
Source
“The current wording of item 2 in Annex 1 is redundant with item 3 and not aligned with other similar UN Regulations No. 58 or No. 73.”
The key point of item 2 is to identify the type of device or component approved.
Source
“The key point of item 2 is to identify the type of device or component approved.”
Document trail
- 2019-01ProposalECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2019/12Proposal by France to update the format of the communication document for a device or component approval
- —Working party adoptsECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/95GRSG session report, para. 36
- 2019-08Sent to WP.29ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2019/96Text that GRSG sent to WP.29 and AC.1 for their November 2019 sessions
- 2019-11WP.29 adoptsECE/TRANS/WP.29/1149Adopted at the 179th session (session report, para. 116)
- 2020-05-29In forceC.N.242.2020.TREATIES-XI.B.16.55UN 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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