WP.29 177th session: amendments to UN Regulations
12–15 March 2019
Amendments to UN Regulations that the WP.29 documents submitted for the vote at the 177th session. Each change report shows what changes, why, and who is affected.
This list has the 29 amendments with a RegVault change report, in 27 regulations. It is not the full agenda of the session.
UN R0 — International Whole Vehicle Type Approval (IWVTA)
- 01 series — Base text
Annex 4, Part A, Section I now also lists UN Regulation No. 14 (08 series) and UN Regulation No. 34 (03 series) for U-IWVTA.
UN R3 — Retro-reflecting devices
- 03 series — Base text
Contracting Parties applying this Regulation must cease to grant approvals to this Regulation. This applies as from 24 months after the official date of entry into force of UN Regulation No. [RRD].
UN R4 — Illumination of rear registration plates
- 01 series — Base text
Contracting Parties applying this Regulation must cease to grant approvals to this Regulation. This applies as from 24 months after the official date of entry into force of UN Regulation No. [LSD].
UN R6 — Direction indicators
- 02 series — Base text
Contracting Parties applying this Regulation must cease to grant approvals to this Regulation. This applies as from 24 months after the official date of entry into force of UN Regulation No. [LSD].
UN R7 — Position, stop and end-outline lamps
- 03 series — Base text
Contracting Parties applying this Regulation must cease to grant approvals to this Regulation. This applies as from 24 months after the official date of entry into force of UN Regulation No. [LSD].
UN R9 — Noise of three-wheeled vehicles
- 08 series — Base text
The vehicle type to be approved must meet the requirements of new Annex 6 on additional sound emission provisions (ASEP). Annex 6 applies to vehicles of category L4 and L5 with PMR >50.
UN R10 — Electromagnetic compatibility
- 06 series — Base text
For Annex 5 measurements at 10.0 ± 0.2 m, vehicle limits are now 28 dB microvolts/m (30–230 MHz) and 35 dB microvolts/m (230–1,000 MHz).
UN R19 — Front fog lamps
- 05 series — Base text
From 24 months after the official date of entry into force of UN Regulation No. [RID], Contracting Parties must stop granting approvals to this Regulation.
UN R23 — Reversing lamps
- 01 series — Base text
Contracting Parties applying this Regulation must cease to grant approvals to this Regulation. This applies as from 24 months after the official date of entry into force of UN Regulation No. [LSD].
UN R27 — Advance warning triangles
- 05 series — Base text
From 24 months after the official date of entry into force of UN Regulation No. [RRD], Contracting Parties must stop granting approvals to this Regulation.
UN R38 — Rear fog lamps
- 01 series — Base text
Contracting Parties applying this Regulation must cease to grant approvals to this Regulation. This applies as from 24 months after the official date of entry into force of UN Regulation No. [LSD].
UN R41 — Noise emissions of motorcycles
- 04 series — Supplement 7
In Annex 7, the Type Approval Authority as well as the technical service must now request tests, instead of “may” request them. Testing is restricted to the reference points and two additional operating conditions inside the ASEP control range, instead of “up to two”.
UN R48 — Installation of lighting and light-signalling devices
- 06 series — Supplement 12
Paragraph 2. now groups the definitions under headings from “General” (2.1.) to “Colour” (2.11.), and adds definitions such as “Lens” and “Coating”.
UN R50 — Position, stop, direction indicator lamps for mopeds and motorcycles
- 01 series — Base text
Contracting Parties applying this Regulation must cease to grant approvals to this Regulation. This applies as from 24 months after the official date of entry into force of UN Regulation No. [LSD].
UN R51 — Noise of M and N categories of vehicles
- 03 series — Supplement 5
In Table 1 of the Appendix to Annex 3, note **** now says “Applicable to vehicles of categories M1, N1 and M2 ≤ 3,500 kg”. Before, it said “Applicable only to Pure Electric Vehicle (PEV)” as defined in the 07 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 83. The measure “Partial load driving ****” now reads “Defined partial load driving ****”.
UN R53 — Installation of lighting and light-signalling devices for L3 vehicles
- 02 series — Supplement 2
Definitions now come from the latest UN Regulation No. 48 series of amendments in force at the type-approval application, unless this Regulation specifies otherwise.
UN R67 — LPG vehicles
- 02 series — Supplement 1
The Annex 2B communication form has new items “Type:” (item 1.1.) and “Class / WP (WP only for Class 0 components):” (item 1.2.).
- 01 series — Supplement 16
The Annex 2B communication form has new items “Type:” (item 1.1.) and “Class / WP (WP only for Class 0 components):” (item 1.2.).
UN R69 — Rear-marking plates for slow moving vehicles
- 02 series — Base text
Contracting Parties applying this Regulation must cease to grant approvals to this Regulation. This applies as from 24 months after the official date of entry into force of UN Regulation No. [RRD].
UN R70 — Rear-marking plates for heavy and long vehicles
- 02 series — Base text
Contracting Parties applying this Regulation must cease to grant approvals to this Regulation. This applies as from 24 months after the official date of entry into force of UN Regulation No. [RRD].
UN R73 — Lateral protection devices
- 01 series — Supplement 2
New paragraph 15.2.1.4. gives the position of the forward edge of the LPD on a central axle trailer.
UN R74 — Installation of lighting and light-signalling devices (mopeds)
- 01 series — Supplement 11
Now “the definitions given in the latest series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 48 in force at the time of application for type approval shall apply”, unless this Regulation specifies otherwise. Many definitions are deleted from this Regulation, for example “transverse plane” and “Stop lamp”.
UN R77 — Parking lamps
- 01 series — Base text
Contracting Parties applying this Regulation must cease to grant approvals to this Regulation. This applies as from 24 months after the official date of entry into force of UN Regulation No. [LSD].
UN R86 — Installation of lighting and light-signalling devices for agricultural vehicles
- 01 series — Supplement 1
Paragraph 2. now says that the definitions of UN Regulation No. 48 apply, unless otherwise specified in this Regulation. Many definitions are deleted from this Regulation, for example “Transverse plane” and “Device”.
- 00 series — Supplement 7
Many paragraphs now also name the new UN Regulations [LSD], [RID] or [RRD], for example “Front fog lamps (UN Regulation No. 19 or [RID])” in paragraph 6.3.
UN R87 — Daytime running lamps
- 01 series — Base text
Contracting Parties applying this Regulation must cease to grant approvals to this Regulation. This applies as from 24 months after the official date of entry into force of UN Regulation No. 148.
UN R91 — Side-marker lamps
- 01 series — Base text
Contracting Parties applying this Regulation must cease to grant approvals to this Regulation. This applies as from 24 months after the official date of entry into force of UN Regulation No. [LSD].
UN R92 — Replacement exhaust silencing systems for motorcycles
- 02 series — Base text
Under new paragraph 6.3.4.2., a NORESS with “different modes or variable geometries” must perform ASEP tests even where ASEP was not part of the vehicles' type approval.
UN R98 — Headlamps with gas-discharge light sources
- 02 series — Base text
From 24 months after the official date of entry into force of UN Regulation No. [RID], Contracting Parties must stop granting approvals to this Regulation.