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AGREEMENT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GLOBAL TECHNICAL REGULATIONS FOR WHEELED VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT AND PARTS WHICH MAY BE INSTALLED AND/OR USED ON WHEELED VEHICLES (Geneva, 25 June 1998) Preamble Contracting Parties, Having decided to adopt an Agreement to initiate a process to stimulate the development of global technical regulations ensuring high levels of performance of wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts that can be installed and/or used on wheeled vehicles in the areas of safety, environmental protection, energy efficiency and anti-theft protection; Having decided that such a process should also facilitate the harmonization of existing technical regulations, recognizing the right of supranational, national and regional authorities to adopt and update technical regulations in the areas of health, safety, environment, energy efficiency and anti-theft that are more stringent in nature than the rules imposed at the global level; authorized to enter into such an Agreement in accordance with paragraph 1(a) of the UNECE Terms of Reference and Rule 50 contained in Chapter XIII of the UNECE Rules of Procedure; Recognizing that this Agreement is without prejudice to the rights and obligations of a Contracting Party under existing international agreements in the field of health, safety and the environment; Recognizing that this Agreement is without prejudice to the rights and obligations of a Contracting Party under agreements under the World Trade Organization (WTO), including the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), and seeking to establish global technical rules under this Agreement as a basis its technical rules so that they are consistent with these agreements; Considering it desirable that the Contracting Parties to this Agreement use the global technical regulations established pursuant to this Agreement as the basis for their technical regulations; Recognizing the importance of continuous improvement efforts and commitment to ensuring high levels of performance of wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts that can be installed and/or used on wheeled vehicles in the areas of safety, environmental protection, energy efficiency and protection from hijacking to public health, safety and welfare and the potential implications of the increasing convergence of existing and future technical regulations and associated standards for international trade, consumer choice and product availability; Recognizing that Governments have the right to seek and implement improved levels of health, environmental and safety protection, and to determine whether global technical regulations established under this Agreement are appropriate to their needs; Recognizing the important harmonization work already undertaken under the 1958 Agreement; Recognizing the interest and experience that exists in various geographic regions in relation to security, environmental, energy and anti-theft issues and how to address these issues, and the relevance of this interest and experience for the development of global technical regulations to help achieve the objectives of such improvement, and minimizing discrepancies; Desiring to promote the adoption of established global technical regulations in developing countries, taking into account the special problems and conditions in those countries, in particular the least developed ones; Desiring that the technical regulations applied by Contracting Parties are subject to due consideration, through transparent procedures, in the development of global technical regulations and that the results of comparative analyzes of benefits and cost-effectiveness are taken into account; Recognizing that the introduction of global technical rules that provide high levels of protection will encourage individual countries to understand that these rules will provide the necessary protection and performance within their jurisdiction; Recognizing the impact of the quality of automotive fuels on the effectiveness of vehicle environmental control, human health and fuel efficiency; and recognizing that the use of transparent procedures is of particular importance for the development of global technical regulations under this Agreement and that this development process should be consistent with the rule development processes of the Contracting Parties to this Agreement; have agreed on the following: Article 1 Purpose 1.1. The purpose of this Agreement is to: 1.1.1. ensuring the global process, in

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AGREEMENT dated 06/25/98 ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GLOBAL TECHNICAL RULES FOR WHEEL VEHICLES ITEMS OF EQUIPMENT AND... Relevant in 2018

Article 6. Register of global technical regulations

6.1. A register of global technical regulations developed and introduced on the basis of this article is created and updated. This register is called the Global Register.

6.2. Introduction of global technical rules into the Global Registry through harmonization of existing rules.

6.2.1. the offer specified in clause 6.2 must contain:

6.2.1.1. clarification of the purpose of the proposed global technical regulations;

6.2.1.2. a description or draft text of the proposed global technical regulation, if available;

6.2.1.3. available documentation that may assist in the analysis of the issues addressed in the report required by paragraph 6.2.4.2.1 of this article;

6.2.1.4. a list of all technical regulations contained in the Compendium of Candidate Regulations and any UNECE Regulations that address the same performance or design elements to be addressed in the proposed global technical regulation; And

6.2.1.5. an indication of any known applicable international standards that are applied voluntarily.

6.2.2. Each offer specified in paragraph

6.2.1 of this article is submitted to the Executive Committee.

6.2.3. The Executive Committee shall not forward to any of the working groups any proposals that are determined not to satisfy the requirements of Article 4 and paragraph 6.2.1. of this article. He may refer all other proposals to the appropriate working group.

6.2.4. When considering a proposal submitted to a working group for the development of global technical regulations based on harmonization, the working group will use transparent procedures to:

6.2.4.1.1. taking into account the purpose of the proposed global technical regulation and the need to establish alternative levels of mandatory requirements or performance characteristics,

6.2.4.1.2. studying all technical regulations included in the Compendium of Candidate Regulations and any UNECE Regulations related to the same performance elements,

6.2.4.1.3. studying any documentation attached to the rules specified in paragraph 6.2.4.1.2 of this article,

6.2.4.1.4. examining any available assessments of functional equivalence relevant to the review of the proposed global technical regulation, including assessments of relevant standards,

6.2.4.1.5. verifying that global technical regulations being developed meet the stated purpose of the regulations and the criteria set out in Article 4, and

6.2.4.1.6. taking due account of the possibility of introducing technical rules in accordance with the 1958 Agreement;

6.2.4.2. submits to the Executive Committee:

6.2.4.2.1. a written report containing its recommendation for a global technical regulation, including all technical data and information that were considered in developing its recommendation, reflecting its consideration of the information specified in paragraph 6.2.4.1 of this article, and justifying the need for its recommendations, including an explanation of the reasons rejection of any alternative regulatory requirements and approaches considered, and

6.2.5. The Executive Committee, through the use of transparent procedures:

6.2.5.1. determines whether the recommendations regarding global technical regulations and the report are based on sufficiently effective and thorough implementation of the activities specified in paragraph 6.2.4.1 of this article. If the Executive Committee determines that the recommendations, report and/or the text of the recommended global technical regulations, if any, are not adequate, it shall return the regulations and report to the working group for revision or revision;

6.2.5.2. is considering the establishment of recommended global technical rules in accordance with the procedures set out in Annex B, Article 7, paragraph 7.2. Rules are entered into the Global Registry based on a decision of the Executive Committee adopted by consensus by an affirmative vote.

6.2.6. Global Technical Regulations shall be deemed to have been entered into the Global Registry on the day the decision is made by consensus of the Executive Committee by an affirmative vote.

6.2.7. Following the establishment of global technical regulations by the Executive Committee, the secretariat shall annex to those regulations copies of all relevant documentation, including the proposal submitted in accordance with paragraph 6.2.1 of this Article, as well as the recommendations and report required under the provisions of paragraph 6.2.4.2.1 of this Article.

6.3. Introduction of new global technical rules to the Global Registry

Any Contracting Party may submit a proposal for the development of new global technical regulations covering performance or design performance elements not covered by technical regulations included in the Compendium of Candidate Regulations or UNECE Regulations.

6.3.1. the offer specified in clause 6.3 must contain.

6.3.1.1. an explanation of the purpose of the proposed new global technical regulation, based, as far as possible, on objective evidence,

6.3.1.2. description or draft text of the proposed new global technical regulation, if available,

6.3.1.3. any available documentation that may assist in the analysis of the issues addressed in the report required by paragraph 6.3.4.2.1 of this article; And

6.3.1.4. identification of any known current relevant international standards applied voluntarily

6.3.2. Each proposal referred to in paragraph 631 of this article shall be submitted to the Executive Committee.

6.3.3 The Executive Committee shall not transmit to any of the working groups any proposals that are determined not to satisfy the requirements of Article 4 and paragraph 631 of this Article. He may refer all other proposals to the appropriate working group.

6.3.4. When considering a proposal submitted to a working group to develop new global technical regulations, the working group uses transparent procedures to:

6.3.4.1.1. taking into account the purpose of proposed new global technical regulations and the need to establish alternative levels of mandatory requirements or performance characteristics,

6.3.4.1.2. taking into account technical feasibility,

6.3.4.1.3. taking into account the economic justification,

6.3.4.1.4. exploring the benefits, including the benefits of any alternative regulatory requirements and approaches considered,

6.3.4.1.5. comparing the potential of the recommended rules in terms of cost-effectiveness in comparison with the alternative regulatory requirements and approaches considered,

6.3.4.1.6. verifying that new global technical regulations being developed meet the stated purpose of the regulations and the criteria given in Article 4, and

6.3.4.1.7. taking due account of the possibility of introducing technical rules in accordance with the 1958 Agreement;

6.3.4.2. submits to the Executive Committee:

6.3.4.2.1. a written report containing its recommendation for a new global technical regulation, including all technical data and information that were considered in developing its recommendation, reflecting its progress in considering the information specified in paragraph 6.3.4.1 of this article, and justifying the need for its recommendations, including an explanation of the reasons rejection of any alternative regulatory requirements and approaches considered, and

6.3.5. The Executive Committee, through the use of transparent procedures:

6.3.5.1. determines whether the recommendations regarding new global technical regulations and the report are based on sufficiently effective and thorough implementation of the activities specified in paragraph 6.3.4.1 of this article. If the Executive Committee determines that the recommendations, report and/or text of a recommended new global technical regulation, if any, is not adequate, it shall return the regulations and report to the working group for revision or revision;

6.3.5.2. considers the adoption of recommended new global technical regulations in accordance with the procedures set out in paragraph 7.2 of Article 7 of Annex B. The rules are entered into the Global Registry based on a decision of the Executive Committee adopted by consensus by an affirmative vote.

6.3.6. Global Technical Regulations shall be deemed to have been entered into the Global Registry on the day the decision is made by consensus of the Executive Committee by an affirmative vote.

6.3.7. Following the introduction by the Executive Committee of a new global technical regulation, the Secretariat shall annex to those regulations copies of all relevant documentation, including the proposal submitted in accordance with paragraph 6.3.1 of this Article, and the recommendations and report required in accordance with paragraph 6.3.4.2.1 of this Article .

6.4. Amendments to Global Technical Rules The procedures for amending any Global Technical Rules introduced into the Global Registry pursuant to this Article are set forth in paragraph 6.3 of this Article in connection with the introduction of new Global Technical Rules into the Global Registry.

6.5. Access to documents

All documents reviewed or collected by the working group in the process of making recommendations on global technical regulations pursuant to this article shall be publicly available.

In all economically developed countries of the world, national technical regulation in the field of vehicle safety has long been carried out. But with the growth of the world automobile fleet and the formation of regional and global automobile markets, the need arose to harmonize technical requirements not only on a national or regional, but also on a global scale. Which is quite difficult, since each country has its own approaches to assessing the safety of vehicle designs.

For example, in the United States, mandatory vehicle safety regulations and procedures for verifying compliance with these requirements are set forth in federal standards, included in the Code of Federal Regulations, and have the status of federal laws. The development of standards and monitoring of their implementation are the responsibility of the federal government's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). As a result, any motor vehicle or piece of equipment cannot be manufactured, imported, or sold in the United States unless it meets all applicable safety standards.

The procedures for confirming the compliance of vehicles with mechanical safety standards are somewhat different from the procedure for assessing their environmental properties.

Thus, in the case of certification of a vehicle or its engine according to environmental requirements, the manufacturer or importer must conduct tests prescribed by law and submit their results to the EPA confirming the product’s compliance with mandatory environmental standards. EPA may accept them or, if necessary, verify the information provided by testing at its testing facility. In both cases, if the product is found to fully comply with the established requirements for its environmental characteristics, the manufacturer or importer receives an EPA certificate valid for one model year.

To confirm that the product meets the active and passive safety requirements, the manufacturer itself carries out the declaration of conformity procedure (the so-called self-certification), i.e. NHTSA is not involved in this. Its role is reduced to monitoring the compliance of manufactured vehicles with federal safety standards on the market: if a non-compliance is detected, it has the right, including through the court, to demand the recall of all cars of this model from service and the elimination of the identified defect free of charge for the buyer.

In Japan, there is a law called the Road Vehicles Act, which contains a list of design characteristics of motor vehicles for which regulatory requirements must be established by regulations. He also instructs the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, by its regulations, to determine the equipment of wheeled vehicles and the procedure for checking their safety. One of these regulations is the “System for classifying motor vehicles”. In accordance with it, the declared samples of vehicles are checked for compliance with safety rules. In addition, the documents are used to check the uniformity of quality and performance characteristics.

Vehicles that have passed the inspection receive an “Inspection Certificate”, on the basis of which all vehicles classified as this type are exempt from inspections at the regional transport inspections, which every new vehicle is subject to.

The European countries united in the EU also have their own specific regulation, which is characterized by a high level of harmonization of technical requirements. This is due to their long-term participation in the Geneva Agreement of 1958 “On the adoption of uniform technical requirements for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts that can be installed and/or used on wheeled vehicles, and on the conditions for the mutual recognition of approvals, issued on the basis of these instructions." Currently, 122 such regulations are already in force - the UNECE Rules, developed at the World Forum for the Harmonization of Vehicle Requirements (WP29).

In addition, in EU countries, technical requirements for automotive products are established by EU Directives that are binding on member states, the provisions of which are included in national legislation either directly or through the adoption of national laws. These Directives define safety standards, methods of their control, as well as the list and content of possible procedures for assessing the conformity of products with established requirements. According to them, the vehicle type must be “approved” or “approved” by the competent public authority in relation to each of the current Directives, based on the results of certification tests carried out by an accredited technical service (testing laboratory) and an assessment of the manufacturer’s production conditions. (The purpose of the latter is to confirm that the manufacturer has all the necessary conditions in production to ensure the production of mass or serial products in strict accordance with the sample that was tested during certification.) A vehicle that has received “Type Approval” under Directive 92/53, which provides for the “ Complete Vehicle Type Approval (WVTA) is considered to comply with the national legislation of all EU Member States.

The successful activities of European countries in the practical implementation of the Geneva Agreement of 1958 did not go unnoticed by the world community. An increasing number of non-European countries have become interested in the activities of UNECE WP29. In addition to the United States and Canada, which have participated in WP29 since its inception, representatives from Australia and Japan have always attended its sessions over the past 20 years, and for several years, South Africa and the Republic of Korea. Argentina, Brazil, China and Thailand participate in its work, although less actively. But it should be noted that due to the peculiarities of national legislation and approaches to assessing security, not all countries, including the United States and Canada, are ready or able to take responsibility for accepting and fulfilling obligations under the Geneva Agreement of 1958, including obligations under mutual recognition of design type approvals. Therefore, within the framework of WP29, consultations began in 1995 on the adoption of a new, “global” agreement. They were led most intensively and with interest by representatives of the EU, Russia, the USA and Japan. As a result, in 1998, the “Agreement on the Introduction of Global Technical Regulations for Wheeled Vehicles, Equipment and Parts That May Be Mounted and/or Used on Wheeled Vehicles” was concluded, which came into force on August 25, 2000.

This document specifies technical rules regarding performance characteristics that affect the safety of vehicles and their protection against theft, as well as the state of the environment and energy efficiency.

The EU, Great Britain, Germany, Canada, Russia, USA, France and Japan immediately became participants and founders of the adopted “Agreement”. Somewhat later, Azerbaijan, Hungary, Spain, Italy, the Republic of Korea, China, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Romania, Slovakia, Turkey, Finland and Sweden joined it. All participating countries have committed to improving global safety, reducing pollution and energy consumption, and improving the performance of vehicles and their components by introducing globally uniform technical regulations based on existing national technical standards as well as UNECE Regulations. And thus - to reduce technical barriers to international trade.

Each of the new global technical rules is introduced through consensus voting. That is, if any party votes against the draft global technical rules, such rules are not introduced. WP29 activities have 10 priority topics. This is the location of lighting devices on the telephone exchange; braking systems; tires; glazing; attachment points and safety elements of child safety seats and head restraints; door stiffeners; test cycles for various vehicle categories regarding emissions; on-board diagnostic systems for heavy vehicles; hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles.

This list includes decisions that have already been agreed upon. However, there are still issues on which there is no consensus yet. Among them: visibility, side impact, compatibility of vehicle designs in case of accidents and intelligent transport systems. Nevertheless, it must be said that the participants in the “Agreement” managed to adopt the first global technical rules. They concern door locks and vehicle door fastening elements.

These rules make it possible to reduce to a minimum the likelihood of the driver or passengers of the vehicle being thrown beyond its boundaries as a result of an impact. Therefore, the detailing is not accidental: they apply to door locks and fastening elements of vehicle doors or rear doors that provide direct access to a compartment containing one or more (up to eight) seats or intended for the installation of special equipment. That is, the global rules replace UNECE Regulation No. 11, several EU directives and national standards, which stipulate these requirements.

All of the above indicates that there are no contradictions between the developed global technical rules and other international rules or standards. In other words, global rules on door locks and fastening elements for vehicle doors are the result of a generalization of national rules. But not only that: they include certain provisions that represent the sum of all regulations in force in different countries and regions. However, since the door retention designs covered by these provisions generally vary little, the additional requirements of the global technical regulations will not result in costly changes to existing door retention system designs. (It should be noted that the new rules do not protect drivers and passengers of vehicles if they are not wearing seat belts. And this is quite understandable. For example, according to US statistics, cases of a driver or passengers being thrown out of a vehicle through the doors during an accident are less than 1% of the total number of people who have been seriously or fatally injured in vehicle collisions and rollovers, but 94% of these were those who were not wearing seat belts.) Therefore, the requirements of the global technical regulations apply to all side and rear doors and their components, except with the exception of folding doors; lifting from slats; retractable on the drum; removable; intended for emergency evacuation.

Thus, in the fully locked position, each door latch system must withstand a load of 11 kN (1121 kgf) applied in a direction perpendicular to the face of the latch (so that the latch and latch mount do not press against each other), as well as a load of 9 kN ( 917 kgf), applied in the direction of unlocking the ratchet and parallel to the front surface of the latch. Additionally, in the fully locked position, each door latch system on the rear doors must withstand the same 9 kN applied perpendicular to the two directions listed above. Finally, the door latch system must comply with the requirements for resistance to a dynamic inertial load of 30 g applied to it in directions parallel to the longitudinal and transverse axes of the vehicle, and in the case of a rear door, also in a direction parallel to the vertical axis of the vehicle.

As for door hinge systems, they must support the door, withstand a longitudinal load of 11 kN (1121 kgf), a transverse load of 9 kN (917 kgf) and a vertical load of 9 kN (rear doors only).

The 1998 "Agreement" provides that a party that votes to introduce global technical rules must incorporate them into its legislation, seek "prompt and final determination" thereof, and notify in writing the depositary of the "Agreement", the UN Secretary-General, of the date , with which it will begin to apply these rules in its country. Moreover, if the rules contain more than one level of mandatory requirements or performance characteristics, then the selected levels are indicated in the notification.

Thus, although the 1998 Agreement provides the opportunity to delay the introduction of global technical regulations into national legislation to allow domestic industry to modernize the design of motor vehicles and their parts, these rules must ultimately be incorporated into national technical regulation legislation.

As noted above, the adopted global technical rules for door locks and fastening elements are in many ways similar to UNECE Rules No. 11, which have been followed by domestic vehicle manufacturers for many years. But not in everything. This means that now the Russian Federation is obliged to be guided not by UNECE Regulation No. 11, but by the adopted rules. And Russian car factories must be prepared for this event. This includes car factories that produce trucks of categories 2 and 3.

The inclusion of global technical rules regarding door locks and their fastening elements in our legislation will happen as follows.

In accordance with the law “On Technical Regulation”, as is known, mandatory requirements for the adoption and execution of objects of technical regulation can be established only by technical regulations. The program of work on them was approved by the government in 2004 and for 2004-2006. provides for the development of special technical regulations "On the requirements for the structural safety of motor vehicles." It will establish a provision on the mandatory application of these technical rules on the territory of Russia.

The adoption of the first global technical regulation is the beginning of the practical implementation of the policy of unifying technical requirements for vehicle safety. Such a process will undoubtedly contribute to the development of the Russian automotive industry and stimulate the production of products that meet the modern level of requirements regarding its safety.

ECE/TRANS/180/Add.1/Appendix 1

GLOBAL REGISTER

AGREEMENTS TO IMPLEMENT GLOBAL TECHNICAL RULES

FOR WHEELED VEHICLES, ITEMS OF EQUIPMENT

AND PARTS THAT MAY BE INSTALLED AND/OR USED ON WHEELED VEHICLES

(ECE/TRANS/132 and Corr.1)

Addition

Global Technical Regulations No. 1

DOOR LOCKS AND DOOR FASTENING ELEMENTS

Appendix

Proposal and report in accordance with paragraph 6.3.7 of Article 6 of the Agreement

Proposal for the development of global technical regulations for door locks and door fasteners (TRANS/ W.P..29/ A.C..3/5)

Report on the development of global technical regulations for door locks and door retention components (TRANS/ W.P..29/2004/70), adopted by AC.3 at its twelfth session (paragraph 88 of documentTRANS/ W.P..29/1037)

UNITED NATIONS

GE.05-20954 (R) 200605 290605

PROPOSAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF GLOBAL TECHNICAL RULES CONCERNING DOOR LOCKS AND DOOR FASTENING ELEMENTS

Purpose of the offer

In the United States of America (USA), between 1994 and 1999, approximately 9,864 people were killed and 9,767 seriously injured as a result of vehicle ejections and ejections each year. Door ejections accounted for 1,668 deaths (19%) and 1,976 serious injuries (22%). Falls due to opening side hinge doors accounted for approximately 90% of all door fatalities and 93% of all serious injuries due to this cause. This situation appears to be a problem in other countries as well.

The purpose of this proposal is to develop global technical regulations for door locks and door fasteners to reduce the failure rate of door locking systems. Taking into account the 1998 Global Agreement, we are now in a position to develop improved and harmonized regulations on door locks and door retention components. In addition, the work on global rules allows them to take into account, if not all, then most of the security issues of concern to the international community, as well as the latest technological innovations.

The United States is currently studying the possibility of improving national regulations regarding door locks and door fasteners to create more stringent requirements. The current regulations were intended to cover vehicle door opening tests that were produced in the 60s. Widespread changes in vehicle latch design in the 60s and 70s resulted in the current regulations being generally obsolete. As for the EEC rules, they are now more than 30 years old. Neither changed significantly after they were adopted. Therefore, existing regulations have become less effective and do not currently appear to enforce many safety measures.

In light of ongoing rule updating activity in the United States, we believe this provides an excellent opportunity for the international community to develop a global technical regulation (gtr) at the same time as the United States. Harmonizing the rules regarding door locks and door fasteners and improving them using new technologies can benefit everyone. The benefits for governments will include improved door locks and door retention components, adoption of practices that provide the greatest security, efficient use of resources, and harmonization of requirements. The benefits for manufacturers will include reduced costs associated with the development, testing and production of new models. Finally, the benefit to consumers will be that they will have a better choice of vehicles manufactured to higher, globally recognized standards, providing greater safety at a lower cost.

Description of the proposed rules

These requirements only test individual latch elements without considering how these elements interact with each other, other door components, or the direction of force flow in actual collisions. Door opening often occurs as a result of the combined impact of longitudinal and lateral forces during collision, which can subject the latch system to compressive longitudinal and tensile lateral forces. These forces often lead to structural failures of the latch system, as well as non-latch systems such as hinge supports, door frames, and door sheet metal. Therefore, it would be appropriate to consider developing requirements for the entire system. In addition, the current requirements do not provide any procedure for testing and assessing the safety of sliding doors. It would be useful to consider such requirements.

The global technical regulation (gtr) will apply to passenger vehicles, multi-purpose vehicles and trucks. The stringency of performance and control requirements for door latches, latches and hinges will depend on the need to provide reasonable security measures on a cost-effective basis. The gtr will be developed based in part on existing national regulations, directives from Contracting Parties, and the international standards and regulations listed below. The US has prepared a table to facilitate comparison of current US and ECE regulations, which are now widely used by many Contracting Parties. This table is provided in the annex to this proposal.

The results of additional research and testing conducted by all Contracting Parties after the adoption of the current regulations will also be taken into account in the requirements contained in the draft gtr and may lead to new requirements.

Elements of the gtr that raise problems that cannot be resolved within the Working Party will be identified and addressed in accordance with the protocol adopted by AC.3 and WP.29. The proposed gtr will be developed in the format adopted by WP.29 (TRANS/WP.29/882).

Current rules and directives

Although the Compendium of Candidate Regulations does not currently contain any regulations, the following requirements and standards will be taken into account when developing new global technical regulations for door locks and door retention components.

UNECE Regulation No. 11 - Uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to door locks and fastening devices

United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) - Title 49: Transportation; part 571.206: door locks and door fastening elements

EU Directive 70/387/EEC concerning doors of motor vehicles and their trailers

Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Regulation No. 206 - Door Locks and Door Fasteners

Article 25 of Japan Road Vehicle Safety Regulations - Doors

Australian Design Regulation 2/00 - Side Door Latches and Hinges

International standards complied with on a voluntary basis

OIAT J839, September 1998 - Passenger car side door locking systems

OIAT J934, September 1998 - Door hinge systems for passenger vehicles.

Application

COMPARISON OF FMVSS No. 206 WITH ECE RULES No. 11

final closing position: 11,000 N

intermediate closing: 4,450 N

Load distribution: perpendicular to the outer surface of the latch (in accordance with the longitudinal control load for side doors).

DOOR STRUCTURE ELEMENT	USA -FMVSS 206	In contrast ofR11.02 EEC	Comments
A. Application
1. Vehicles
A. Passenger cars		- Side doors, latches and hinges on passenger cars M1 and N1 ( 9 places and...
A. Passenger cars	- Rear doors, door locks, latches and hinges on passenger vehicles manufactured after September 1, 1997, with a gross laden weight of 4,536 kg. (10,000 pounds).	Not indicated.
b. MTS	- Side doors, door locks, latches and hinges.	- Side doors, latches and hinges on MTS M1 and N1 ( 9 seats and 3.5 tons (~7000 lbs)).
	Rear doors, door locks, latches and hinges on MTS manufactured after September 1, 1997, the gross laden weight of which is 4,536 kg (10,000 lb).	Not indicated.
With. Trucks	- Side doors, door locks, latches and hinges.	- Side doors, latches and hinges on M1 and N1 trucks ( 9 places and...
	Rear doors, door latches and hinges on trucks manufactured after September 1, 1997, with a gross laden weight of 4,536 kg (10,000 lb).	Not indicated.
2. Exceptions	Folding, lifting and removable doors and door components on doors modified for use with a wheelchair lift system.	See above.
B. Requirements
1.Hinged side doors (except cargo doors)
A. Door system	Not indicated.	Not indicated.	Research shows that at the moment of a collision, the elements of the door structure interact with each other, which leads to the opening of the doors. Therefore, these faults can be detected by testing the entire door system.
b. Locking system (latch and cylinder)	Side hinged door latches are expected to have a final closure position and a secondary/intermediate closure position.	Same.
b. Locking system (latch and cylinder)	Side hinged door latches are expected to withstand a longitudinal load of 11,000 N 4,450 N	Side hinged door latches are expected to withstand a longitudinal load of up to 11 110 N 4 440 N in the intermediate closing position.	The difference in loadings is minor and may be due to the different conversion methods contained in FMVSS 206 of the original English units of measurement to the metric system.
	The side hinged door latches are designed to withstand a lateral load of 8,900 N in the final closed position and 4,450 N in the intermediate closed position.	Side hinged door latches are expected to withstand a lateral load of 8,890 N in the final closing position and 4 440 N in the intermediate closing position.
	It is intended that the door latch assembly should not move out of its final closed position under a longitudinal or lateral load on the door latch system of 30g (including the latch and its actuator, when the latch mechanism is disengaged). Verified by calculation (OIAT J839) or within the framework of an organizationally approved test procedure.	It is intended that the door latch should not move from the fully closed position under a load exerted by an acceleration of 30 g in both directions - longitudinally and transversely - on the latch, including its actuator, when the locking mechanism is disengaged. Checked by calculation (OIAT J839) or .	Only ECE Regulation No. 11 contains provisions regarding the inertial dynamic testing procedure. However, it is not known whether testing using this procedure has ever been carried out by European manufacturers and testing services.
With. Loops	11,000 N and a lateral load of 8,900 N.	Each side door hinge system is expected to support the door and separately support a longitudinal load of 11 110 N and lateral load in 8,890 N .	Minor differences in test loads are due to conversion from one measurement system to another.
	Not indicated.	It is intended that hinged hinged side doors, unless they are folding doors, be installed at the leading edge in the direction of travel.	ECE Regulation No. 11 requires that hinged side doors, unless they are cargo doors, have the hinges located on the outside of the door.
Door locks	Each door is expected to be equipped with a locking mechanism, the controls for which must be located inside the vehicle.	Not indicated.
	Front side door locks are intended to disable the outside door handle or other external locking mechanism controls when closed.	Not indicated.
	Rear side door locks are intended to block both the exterior and interior door handles or other locking mechanism controls when closed.	Not indicated.
2. Hinged cargo side doors
A. Door system	Not indicated.	Not indicated.	More effective testing is needed to determine the number and placement of cargo door latches and to better simulate the actual loading conditions that cause the doors to open.
	Each hinged cargo compartment side door latches are intended to have a primary lock position only.	1. It is intended that the latches of each cargo compartment side door be latched in a primary lock position only. and the position of the secondary/ intermediate closure .	FMVSS 206 does not contain load carrying requirements or provisions for the intermediate closure position.
	The hinged side door latches are designed to withstand a longitudinal load of 11,000 N in the fully closed position.	Hinged side door latches are expected to withstand a longitudinal load of up to 11 110 N in the fully closed position and 4 440 N in the intermediate closing position.	Differences in test loads are due to conversion from one measurement system to another; ECE Regulation No. 11 contains provisions for loads in relation to the intermediate closure position.
	The hinged side door latches are designed to withstand a lateral load of 8,900 N in the fully closed position.	Hinged side door latches are expected to withstand a lateral load of 8 890 N in the fully closed position and 4 440 N in the intermediate closing position.
b. Locking systems (latch and cylinder) (continuation)	Not indicated.	It is intended that the door latch should not move from the fully closed position under a load exerted by an acceleration of 30 g in both longitudinal and transverse directions on the latch, including its actuator, when the locking mechanism is disengaged. Checked by calculation (OIAT J 839) or dynamic inertial testing .	ECE Regulation No. 11 contains provisions regarding inertial resistance of sliding door latches, but FMVSS 206 does not.
Loops		Each side door hinge system is expected to support the door and separately support a longitudinal load of 11 110 N and lateral load in 8 890 N .	The difference in test loads is due to conversion from one measurement system to another.
	Not indicated.	Hinged side doors, unless they are sliding doors, are expected to be installed at the front edge in the direction of travel. In the case of double-leaf doors, this requirement must be observed in relation to the half of the door that opens first; the other half should be closed with a latch.	Regulation No. 11 of the EEC strictly defines the locations of loops.
Door locks	It is assumed that each door must be equipped with a locking mechanism, and the controls must be located inside the vehicle.	Not indicated.	There are no requirements for locks in ECE Regulation No. 11.
	When the front side doors are locked, it is intended that the outside door handles or other means of opening the latch be locked.	Not indicated.
	It is assumed that closing the rear side door locks will lock both the outer and inner door handles or other means of opening the door latches.	Not indicated.
3. Rear hinged doors
A. Door system	Not indicated.	Not indicated.	Due to the number and location of rear door latches, testing the door system will better simulate the actual loading conditions that cause the doors to open.
b. Locking systems (latch and cylinder)	Each rear door must be equipped with at least one main unit having a latch and a cylinder, which can be brought into the final and intermediate closing position.	Not indicated.	There are no requirements for rear doors, locks, latches or hinges in ECE Regulation No. 11.
	Rear door main latches are expected to meet category 1, 2, 3 test load requirements and inertial resistance requirements.	Not indicated.
	Additional rear door latches, if provided, are expected to meet Category 1 and 2 load control and inertia resistance requirements.	Not indicated.
	Not indicated.

Ratify the Agreement establishing global technical regulations for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which may be fitted and/or used on wheeled vehicles, done in Geneva on 25 June 1998.

The president
Republic of Kazakhstan N. Nazarbayev

AGREEMENT
ON THE INTRODUCTION OF GLOBAL TECHNICAL RULES FOR WHEEL VEHICLES
VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT AND PARTS THAT
CAN BE INSTALLED AND/OR USED ON WHEELED VEHICLES
VEHICLES

PREAMBLE

CONTRACTING PARTIES,
HAVING DECIDED to adopt an Agreement to initiate a process to encourage the development of global technical regulations that ensure high levels of safety, environmental and efficiency performance of wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts that can be installed and/or used on wheeled vehicles energy and anti-theft protection;
HAVING RESOLVED that such a process should also promote the harmonization of existing technical regulations, recognizing the right of supranational, national and regional authorities to adopt and update technical regulations in the areas of health, safety, environment, energy efficiency and anti-theft that are more stringent in nature than the rules imposed at the global level;
AUTHORIZED to enter into such Agreement in accordance with paragraph 1 (a) of the UNECE Terms of Reference and Rule 50 contained in Chapter XIII of the UNECE Rules of Procedure;
RECOGNIZING that this Agreement is without prejudice to the rights and obligations of a Contracting Party under existing international agreements in the field of health, safety and the environment;
RECOGNIZING that this Agreement is without prejudice to the rights and obligations of a Contracting Party under agreements under the World Trade Organization (WTO), including the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Agreement, and seeking to establish global technical rules under this Agreement as a basis its technical rules so that they are consistent with these agreements;
CONSIDERING IT DESIRED that the Contracting Parties to this Agreement use the global technical regulations established pursuant to this Agreement as the basis for their technical regulations;
RECOGNIZING the importance of continuous improvement efforts and the pursuit of high levels of performance of wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts that can be installed and/or used on wheeled vehicles in the areas of safety, environmental protection, energy efficiency and protection from hijacking to public health, safety and welfare and the potential implications of the increasing convergence of existing and future technical regulations and associated standards for international trade, consumer choice and product availability;
RECOGNIZING that Governments have the right to seek and enforce improved levels of health, environmental and safety protection, and to determine whether global technical regulations established under this Agreement are appropriate to their needs;
RECOGNIZING the important harmonization work already undertaken under the 1958 Agreement;
RECOGNIZING the interest and experience that exists in various geographic regions in relation to security, environmental, energy and anti-theft issues and how to address these issues, and the relevance of this interest and experience for the development of global technical regulations to help achieve the objectives of such improvement, and minimizing discrepancies;
WISHING to promote the adoption of established global technical regulations in developing countries, taking into account the special problems and conditions in those countries, in particular the least developed ones;
DESIRING that the technical regulations applied by Contracting Parties be subject to due consideration through transparent procedures in the development of global technical regulations and that the results of comparative analyzes of benefits and cost-effectiveness be taken into account;
RECOGNIZING that the introduction of global technical rules providing high levels of protection will encourage individual countries to understand that these rules will provide the necessary protection and performance within their jurisdiction;
RECOGNIZING the impact of the quality of automotive fuels on the effectiveness of vehicle environmental control, human health and fuel efficiency; And
RECOGNIZING that the use of transparent procedures is of particular importance for the development of global technical regulations under this Agreement and that this development process should be consistent with the rule development processes of the Contracting Parties to this Agreement;
HAVE AGREED as follows:

ARTICLE 1

TARGET

1.1. The purpose of this Agreement is to:
1.1.1. providing a global process in which Contracting Parties from all regions of the world could jointly develop global technical regulations concerning the safety performance of wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts that may be installed and/or used on wheeled vehicles, environmental protection, energy efficiency and anti-theft protection;
1.1.2. ensuring that when developing global technical regulations, due and objective consideration is given to existing technical regulations applied by Contracting Parties, as well as UNECE Regulations;
1.1.3. ensuring, as appropriate, that assessments of best available technology, comparative advantage and cost-effectiveness are objectively taken into account in the development of global technical regulations;
1.1.4. ensuring transparency of the procedures used in the development of global technical regulations;
1.1.5. achieving high levels of performance in the areas of safety, environmental protection, energy efficiency and anti-theft protection within the global community and ensuring that measures taken pursuant to this Agreement do not encourage or cause a reduction in these levels within jurisdiction of the Contracting Parties, including at the supranational level;
1.1.6. reducing technical barriers to international trade through the harmonization of existing technical regulations applied by Contracting Parties and UNECE Regulations and the development of new global technical regulations governing the performance characteristics of wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts that can be installed and/or used on wheeled vehicles means in the field of safety, environmental protection, efficient use of energy and protection against theft and meeting the goals of achieving high levels of safety and environmental protection, as well as other goals listed above; And
1.1.7. ensuring that, where alternative levels of mandatory requirements are needed to facilitate the regulatory activities of some countries, such needs are taken into account in the development and implementation of global technical regulations.
1.2. This Agreement shall operate in parallel with the 1958 Agreement without prejudice to the institutional autonomy of either of them.

ARTICLE 2
CONTRACTING PARTIES AND CONSULTATIVE STATUS

2.1. Contracting parties to this Agreement may be countries that are members of the Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), regional economic integration organizations established by EEC member countries, and countries admitted to participate in the work of the EEC with consultative status in accordance with paragraph 8 of the Regulations on the Circle management of the EEC.
2.2. Countries that are members of the United Nations and participate in certain types of EEC activities in accordance with paragraph 11 of the Regulations on the Terms of Reference of the EEC, and regional economic integration organizations established by such countries may become contracting parties to this Agreement.
2.3. Any specialized agency and any organization, including intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations, to which the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations has granted consultative status, may participate in that capacity in the meetings of any working group when considering any matter of special interest to that agency or organization.

ARTICLE 3
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

3.1. The Executive Committee of this Agreement shall be composed of representatives of the Contracting Parties, who shall meet in this capacity at least once a year.
3.2. The rules of procedure of the Executive Committee are set forth in this Agreement.
3.3. Executive committee:
3.3.1. is responsible for the implementation of this Agreement, including determining priority areas of activity in accordance with this Agreement;
3.3.2. considers all recommendations and reports of working groups concerning the implementation of global technical regulations in accordance with this Agreement; And
3.3.3. performs any other functions that may be necessary under this Agreement.
3.4. The Executive Committee has the authority to make the final decision on the inclusion of rules in the Compendium of Potential Global Technical Rules and to establish global technical rules in accordance with this Agreement.
3.5. The Executive Committee, in carrying out its functions, shall, when it considers it necessary, use information from all relevant sources.

ARTICLE 4

CRITERIA FOR TECHNICAL RULES

4.1. Technical rules included in accordance with Article 5 or introduced on the basis of , must meet the following criteria:
4.1.1. contain a clear description of wheeled vehicles, items of equipment and/or parts that may be installed and/or used on wheeled vehicles to which these rules apply;
4.1.2. contain requirements that:
4.1.2.1. provide a high level of performance in the areas of safety, environmental protection, energy efficiency or anti-theft; And
4.1.2.2. where appropriate, stated in terms of performance characteristics rather than descriptive characteristics;
4.1.3. include:
4.1.3.1. the test method by which compliance with the rules is to be determined;
4.1.3.2. where applicable, for regulations inserted pursuant to Article 5, a clear description of the approval or certification markings and/or marks required for type approval and conformity of production or manufacturer self-certification requirements; And,
4.1.3.3. where applicable, a recommended minimum lead-in period, subject to considerations of reasonableness and practicability, that a Contracting Party should establish before the compliance requirement becomes effective.
4.2. Global technical regulations may specify alternative non-global levels of mandatory requirements or performance characteristics and associated test procedures when necessary to facilitate the regulatory activities of certain countries, in particular developing countries.

ARTICLE 5

COMPENDIUM OF POTENTIAL GLOBAL TECHNICAL RULES

5.1. A compendium of technical regulations of Contracting Parties other than UNECE Regulations that may be considered for harmonization or adoption as global technical regulations (hereinafter referred to as the Compendium of Potential Regulations) is established and updated.
5.2. Inclusion of technical rules in the Compendium of Potential Rules

Any Contracting Party may submit to the Executive Committee a request for inclusion in the Compendium of Candidate Regulations of any technical regulations that that Contracting Party has introduced, is applying or has adopted for future application.
5.2.1. the request specified in clause 5.2 must contain:
5.2.1.1. a copy of such rules;
5.2.1.2. any available technical documentation on such rules, including documentation regarding best available technology, comparative advantages and cost-effectiveness; And
5.2.1.3. An indication of any known existing or expected relevant international standards applied on a voluntary basis.
5.2.2. The Executive Committee considers all requests that meet the requirements of paragraph 5.2.1 of this article. Technical rules are included in the Compendium of Candidate Rules subject to an affirmative vote in accordance with Article 7 of Appendix B. Incorporated technical rules are accompanied by the documentation submitted with the request for inclusion of the rules.
5.2.3. The rules specified in the request are considered to be included by the Secretary General in the Compendium on the day the decision is made by voting “for” in accordance with paragraph 5.2.2 of this article.
5.3. Exclusion of technical rules from the Compendium of Potential Rules

The included technical rules are excluded from the Compendium of Potential Rules:
5.3.1. or following the entry into the Global Registry of global technical rules containing product requirements related to the same performance or design elements as those included in the Compendium of technical rules;
5.3.2. or upon the expiration of a five-year period following the inclusion of rules pursuant to this Article and at the end of each subsequent five-year period, unless the Executive Secretary confirms by an affirmative vote in accordance with Article 7 of Annex B the inclusion of the technical rules in the Compendium of Candidate Rules; or
5.3.3. in response to a written request from the Contracting Party at whose request the technical rules were originally included. This request serves as the basis for excluding rules.
5.4. Availability of documents

All documents reviewed by the Executive Committee pursuant to this article shall be publicly available.

ARTICLE 6

REGISTER OF GLOBAL TECHNICAL RULES

6.1. A register of global technical regulations developed and introduced on the basis of this article is created and updated. This register is called the Global Register.
6.2. Introduction of global technical rules into the Global Registry through harmonization of existing rules

Any Contracting Party may submit a proposal for the development of harmonized global technical regulations concerning performance elements or design characteristics affected by either technical regulations listed in the Compendium of Candidate Regulations, any UNECE Regulation, or both.
6.2.1. the offer specified in clause 6.2 must contain:
6.2.1.1. clarification of the purpose of the proposed global technical regulations;
6.2.1.2. a description or draft text of the proposed global technical regulation, if available;
6.2.1.3. available documentation that may assist in the analysis of the issues addressed in the report required by paragraph 6.2.4.2.1 of this article;
6.2.1.4. a list of all technical regulations contained in the Compendium of Candidate Regulations and any UNECE Regulations that address the same performance or design elements to be addressed in the proposed global technical regulation; And
6.2.1.5. an indication of any known applicable international standards that are applied voluntarily.
6.2.2. Each proposal specified in paragraph 6.2.1 of this article is presented to the Executive Committee.
6.2.3. The Executive Committee does not forward to any of the working groups any proposals that are found to not satisfy the requirements and paragraph 6.2.1 of this article. He may refer all other proposals to the appropriate working group.
6.2.4. When considering a proposal submitted to a working group for the development of global technical regulations based on harmonization, the working group will use transparent procedures to:
6.2.4.1. developing recommendations regarding global technical regulations through:
6.2.4.1.1. taking into account the purpose of the proposed global technical regulation and the need to establish alternative levels of mandatory requirements or performance characteristics,
6.2.4.1.2. studying all technical regulations included in the Compendium of Candidate Regulations and any UNECE Regulations related to the same performance elements,
6.2.4.1.3. studying any documentation attached to the rules specified in paragraph 6.2.4.1.2 of this article,
6.2.4.1.4. examining any available assessments of functional equivalence relevant to the review of the proposed global technical regulation, including assessments of relevant standards,
6.2.4.1.5. verifying that global technical regulations being developed meet the stated purpose of the regulations and the criteria set out in , and
6.2.4.1.6 giving due consideration to the possibility of introducing technical regulations in accordance with the 1958 Agreement;
6.2.4.2. submits to the Executive Committee:
6.2.4.2.1. a written report containing its recommendation for a global technical regulation, including all technical data and information that were considered in developing its recommendation, reflecting its consideration of the information specified in paragraph 6.2.4.1 of this article, and justifying the need for its recommendations, including an explanation of the reasons rejection of any alternative regulatory requirements and approaches considered, and
6.2.4.2.2. text of any recommended global technical regulations.
6.2.5. The Executive Committee, through the use of transparent procedures:
6.2.5.1. determines whether the recommendations regarding global technical regulations and the report are based on sufficiently effective and thorough implementation of the activities specified in paragraph 6.2.4.1 of this article. If the Executive Committee determines that the recommendations, report and/or the text of the recommended global technical regulations, if any, are not adequate, it shall return the regulations and report to the working group for revision or revision;
6.2.5.2. is considering the establishment of recommended global technical rules in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 7 of Annex B. Rules are entered into the Global Registry based on a decision of the Executive Committee adopted by consensus through an affirmative vote.
6.2.6. Global Technical Regulations shall be deemed to have been entered into the Global Registry on the day the decision is made by consensus of the Executive Committee by an affirmative vote.
6.2.7. Following the establishment of global technical regulations by the Executive Committee, the secretariat shall annex to those regulations copies of all relevant documentation, including the proposal submitted in accordance with . of this article, as well as the recommendations and report required under the provisions of paragraph 6.2.4.2.1 of this article.
6.3. Introduction of new global technical rules to the Global Registry

Any Contracting Party may submit a proposal for the development of new global technical regulations covering performance or design characteristics not covered by technical regulations included in the Compendium of Candidate Regulations or UNECE Regulations.
6.3.1. the offer specified in clause 6.3 must contain:
6.3.1.1. clarification of the purpose of the proposed new global technical regulation, based, to the extent possible, on objective evidence;
6.3.1.2. a description or draft text of the proposed new global technical regulation, if available;
6.3.1.3. any available documentation that may assist in the analysis of the issues addressed in the report required by paragraph of this article; And
6.3.1.4. an indication of any known applicable international standards that are applied voluntarily.
6.3.2. Each proposal specified in paragraph 6.3.1 of this article is presented to the Executive Committee.
6.3.3. The Executive Committee does not forward to any of the working groups any proposals that are found not to satisfy the requirements and paragraph 6.3.1 of this article. He may refer all other proposals to the appropriate working group.
6.3.4. When considering a proposal submitted to a working group to develop new global technical regulations, the working group uses transparent procedures to:
6.3.4.1. developing recommendations regarding new global technical regulations by:
6.3.4.1.1. taking into account the purpose of proposed new global technical regulations and the need to establish alternative levels of mandatory requirements or performance characteristics,
6.3.4.1.2. taking into account technical feasibility,
6.3.4.1.3. taking into account the economic justification,
6.3.4.1.4. exploring the benefits, including the benefits of any alternative regulatory requirements and approaches considered,
6.3.4.1.5. comparing the potential of the recommended rules in terms of cost-effectiveness in comparison with the alternative regulatory requirements and approaches considered,
6.3.4.1.6. verifying that new global technical regulations being developed meet the stated purpose of the regulations and the criteria given in , and
6.3.4.1.7. taking due account of the possibility of introducing technical rules in accordance with the 1958 Agreement;
6.3.4.2. submits to the Executive Committee:
6.3.4.2.1. a written report containing its recommendation for a new global technical regulation, including all technical data and information that were considered in developing its recommendation, reflecting its progress in considering the information specified in paragraph 6.3.4.1 of this article, and justifying the need for its recommendations, including an explanation of the reasons rejection of any alternative regulatory requirements and approaches considered, and
6.3.4.2.2. text of any recommended new global technical regulations.
6.3.5. The Executive Committee, through the use of transparent procedures:
6.3.5.1. determines whether the recommendations regarding new global technical regulations and the report are based on sufficiently effective and thorough implementation of the activities specified in paragraph 6.3.4.1 of this article. If the Executive Committee determines that the recommendations, report and/or text of a recommended new global technical regulation, if any, is not adequate, it shall return the regulations and report to the working group for revision or revision;
6.3.5.2. considers the adoption of recommended new global technical regulations in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 7 of Annex B. Rules are entered into the Global Registry based on a decision of the Executive Committee adopted by consensus by an affirmative vote.
6.3.6 Global Technical Regulations are deemed to be entered into the Global Registry on the day the decision is made by consensus of the Executive Committee by voting in favour.
6.3.7. Following the promulgation of new global technical regulations by the Executive Committee, the Secretariat shall annex to those regulations copies of all relevant documentation, including the proposal submitted pursuant to this Article and the recommendations and report required pursuant to paragraph of this Article.
6.4. Amendments to global technical regulations

The procedures for amending any global technical rules introduced into the Global Registry pursuant to this Article are set forth in this Article in connection with the introduction of new global technical rules into the Global Registry.
6.5. Access to documents

All documents reviewed or collected by the working group in the process of making recommendations on global technical regulations pursuant to this article shall be publicly available.

ARTICLE 7

ACCEPTANCE AND NOTIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF THE INTRODUCED
GLOBAL TECHNICAL RULES

7.1. Any Contracting Party voting to introduce global technical rules under this Agreement shall submit the technical rules through the procedure used by that Contracting Party to incorporate such technical rules into its legislation or regulations and shall seek prompt adoption of a final decision.
7.2. Any Contracting Party which incorporates established global technical regulations into its legislation or regulations shall notify the Secretary-General in writing of the date on which it will begin to apply those regulations. This notice shall be given within 60 days of its decision to incorporate these rules. If an established global technical regulation contains more than one level of mandatory requirements or performance characteristics, the notification shall indicate which of those levels of mandatory requirements or performance characteristics have been selected by that Contracting Party.
7.3. A Contracting Party referred to in paragraph 7.1 of this article that decides not to incorporate established global technical regulations into its legislation or regulations shall notify the Secretary-General in writing of its decision and the reasons for its adoption. This notice shall be given within sixty (60) days of the decision.
7.4. Any Contracting Party referred to in paragraph 7.1 of this Article that, by the end of the one-year period following the date of implementation of the rules in the Global Registry, has either not adopted those technical rules or has decided not to incorporate the rules into its legislation or regulations shall submit a report on the status of those rules in its internal procedures. A status report is submitted for each subsequent annual period if no such action has been taken by the end of that period. Each report required pursuant to this paragraph:
7.4.1. includes a description of the steps taken during the past year to submit the rules, contains the final decision and indicates the expected date for such decision; And
7.4.2. submitted to the Secretary General no later than 60 days after the end of the annual period for which the report is submitted.
7.5. Any Contracting Party which accepts products that comply with the requirements of established global technical regulations without incorporating those regulations into its legislation or regulations shall notify the Secretary-General in writing of the date on which it began to accept such products for use. That Contracting Party shall provide notification within sixty (60) days of the commencement of their authorization for use. If an established global technical regulation contains more than one level of mandatory requirements or performance characteristics, the notification shall indicate which of those levels of mandatory requirements or performance characteristics are selected by that Contracting Party.
7.6. Any Contracting Party that has incorporated global technical regulations into its legislation or regulations may decide to repeal or amend the adopted regulations. Before taking such a decision, that Contracting Party must notify the Secretary General in writing of its intention and the reason for taking such action. This notification provision also applies to a Contracting Party that has authorized products for use in accordance with paragraph 7.5 but intends to discontinue the authorization of such products for use. A Contracting Party shall notify the Secretary-General of its decision to adopt any such regulations within 60 days of such decision. Where appropriate, that Contracting Party shall promptly provide to the other Contracting Parties, upon their request, copies of the amended or new regulations.

ARTICLE 8

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

8.1. Questions concerning the provisions of the established global technical regulations are referred to the Executive Committee for resolution.
8.2. Disputes between two or more Contracting Parties concerning the interpretation or application of this Agreement shall be resolved whenever possible through consultations or negotiations between them. If disputes cannot be resolved in this manner, the Contracting Parties concerned may decide to request the Executive Committee to resolve the dispute in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 7 of Annex B.

ARTICLE 9

ACQUISITION OF CTATUCA OF THE CONTRACTING PARTY

9.1. Countries and regional economic integration organizations specified in may become Contracting Parties to this Agreement by:
9.1.1. signature without reservation as to ratification, acceptance or approval;
9.1.2. signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval after ratification, acceptance or approval;
9.1.3. acceptance; or
9.1.4. accession.
9.2. The instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be deposited with the Secretary General.
9.3. Upon acquiring Contracting Party status:
9.3.1. After the entry into force of this Agreement, each country or regional economic integration organization shall provide notification in accordance with which of the global technical rules established under the Agreement, if it intends to adopt them, and of any decision to adopt use of a product that complies with any of these global technical regulations without incorporating those regulations into your own laws or regulations. If an established global technical regulation contains more than one level of mandatory requirements or performance characteristics, the notification shall indicate which of these levels of mandatory requirements or performance characteristics is accepted or approved by the Contracting Party;
9.3.2. Each regional economic integration organization declares, in matters of its competence, that its member States have delegated powers in the areas covered by this Agreement, including the power to take decisions binding on its member States.
9.4. Regional economic integration organizations that are Contracting Parties shall lose their status as a Contracting Party upon the withdrawal of powers declared in accordance with paragraph 9.3.2 of this Article and shall inform the Secretary-General accordingly.

ARTICLE 10

SIGNING

10.1. This Agreement has been open for signature since June 25, 1998.
10.2. This Agreement remains open for signature until it enters into force.

ARTICLE 11

ENTRY INTO FORCE

11.1. This Agreement and its annexes, which are integral parts of the Agreement, shall enter into force on the thirtieth (30) day after the date on which at least five (5) countries and/or regional economic integration organizations become Contracting Parties in accordance with. This minimum number of five (5) Contracting Parties shall include the European Community, the United States of America and Japan.
11.2. However, if the provisions of paragraph 11.1 of this article are not implemented within fifteen (15) months after the date specified in paragraph 10.1, then this Agreement and its annexes, which are integral parts of the Agreement, shall enter into force on the thirtieth (30) day after that date when a minimum of eight (8) countries and/or regional economic integration organizations become Contracting Parties in accordance with . This must not occur earlier than sixteen (16) months after the date specified in clause 10.1. At least one (1) of these eight (8) Contracting Parties must be either the European Community, the United States of America, or Japan.
11.3. For any country or regional economic integration organization which becomes a Contracting Party to the Agreement after its entry into force, this Agreement shall enter into force sixty (60) days after the date on which such country or regional economic integration organization deposits its instrument of ratification, document of acceptance, approval or accession.

ARTICLE 12

WITHDRAWAL FROM THE AGREEMENT

12.1. Any Contracting Party may withdraw from this Agreement by written notification to the Secretary General.
12.2. A decision on the withdrawal of any Contracting Party from this Agreement shall enter into force one year after the date of receipt by the Secretary General of the notification in accordance with paragraph 12.1 of this article.

ARTICLE 13

AMENDMENTS TO THE AGREEMENT

13.1. Any Contracting Party may propose amendments to this Agreement and the annexes to this Agreement. Proposed amendments are sent to the Secretary General, who communicates them to all Contracting Parties.
13.2. A proposed amendment transmitted in accordance with paragraph 13.1 of this Article shall be considered by the Executive Committee at its next scheduled meeting.
13.3. If the Contracting Parties present and voting decide by consensus to introduce an amendment, it shall be forwarded by the Executive Committee to the Secretary General, who shall then circulate the amendment to all Contracting Parties.
13.4. An amendment circulated in accordance with paragraph 13.3 of this Article shall be deemed to have been accepted by all Contracting Parties if no Contracting Party objects to it within six (6) months after the date of its circulation. If no such objection is expressed, the amendment shall enter into force for all Contracting Parties three (3) months after the expiration of the six (6) month period referred to in this paragraph.
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15.1. This Agreement shall apply to the territory or territories of any Contracting Party for whose external relations such Contracting Party is responsible, unless the Contracting Party declares otherwise prior to the entry into force of the Agreement for that Contracting Party.
15.2. Any Contracting Party may denounce this Agreement separately for any such territory or territories in accordance with.

ARTICLE 16

SECRETARIAT

Appendix A

Definitions

admit
include

8. Term "
9. Term "
10. Term "
11. Term "
12. Term " Secretary General
13. Term " transparent procedures

14. Term " type approval
15. Term " UNECE Regulations
16. Term " working group
17. Term " 1958 agreement

Appendix B

Article 1

Article 2

Article 3

Article 4

Article 5

Article 6

Article 7

Article 8

Article 9

Head of Department
International Legal Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Republic of Kazakhstan B. Piskorsky

ARTICLE 16

SECRETARIAT

The Secretariat of this Agreement is the Executive Secretary of the UNECE. The Executive Secretary performs the following secretariat functions:
16.1. prepares meetings of the Executive Committee and working groups;
16.2. transmit to the Contracting Parties reports and other information received in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement; And
16.3. performs functions determined by the Executive Committee.

Appendix A

Definitions

For the purposes of this Agreement, the following definitions apply:
1. With respect to global technical regulations developed in accordance with this Agreement, the term " admit" means a decision by a Contracting Party to allow products that comply with the requirements of global technical regulations into its market without incorporating these global technical regulations into its legislation and regulations.
2. With respect to global technical regulations developed in accordance with this Agreement, the term " include" means the introduction of global technical rules into the legislation and regulations of a Contracting Party.
3. With respect to global technical regulations developed in accordance with this Agreement, the term " apply " means items of equipment or parts whose characteristics are relevant to performance, safety, environmental protection, energy efficiency or anti-theft. Such equipment and parts include exhaust systems, tires, engines, acoustic protection devices, but are not limited to anti-theft alarm devices, warning alarm devices and child restraint systems.
8. Term " introduced global technical regulations" means the global technical regulations recorded in the Global Registry in accordance with this Agreement.
9. Term " included technical rules" means national or regional technical regulations that have been listed in the Compendium of Candidate Regulations in accordance with this Agreement.
10. Term " manufacturer self-certification" means the legal requirement under the legislation of a Contracting Party that the manufacturer of wheeled vehicles, equipment and/or parts that can be fitted and/or used on wheeled vehicles must certify that each vehicle, equipment or part , which this manufacturer puts on sale, meets specific technical requirements.
11. Term " regional economic integration organization" means an organization constituted by and composed of sovereign countries which has competence with respect to the matters covered by this Agreement, including the power to make decisions binding on all its member countries with respect to such matters.
12. Term " Secretary General" means the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
13. Term " transparent procedures" means the procedures designed to facilitate the public's knowledge of and participation in the rulemaking process under this Agreement. They include;
1) notifications about meetings of working groups and the Executive Committee; And
2) working and final documents.
They also include the opportunity to express your views and arguments on:
1) meetings of working groups through organizations granted consultative status; And
2) meetings of working groups and the Executive Committee through preliminary consultations before the meetings with representatives of the Contracting Parties.
14. Term " type approval" means a written confirmation by a Contracting Party (or a competent authority designated by a Contracting Party) that the vehicle and/or any item of equipment and/or part that may be installed and/or used on the vehicle meets the specified technical requirements and is used in as a precondition for the release of a given vehicle, piece of equipment or part for sale.
15. Term " UNECE Regulations" means the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Regulations adopted under the 1958 Agreement.
16. Term " working group" means the specialized technical subsidiary body of the ECE whose function is to develop recommendations concerning the introduction of harmonized or new global technical regulations for inclusion in the global registry, and to consider amendments to global technical regulations entered into the global registry.
17. Term " 1958 agreement" means the Agreement concerning the adoption of uniform technical requirements for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts that can be fitted and/or used on wheeled vehicles, and on the conditions for the mutual recognition of approvals issued on the basis of these requirements.

Appendix B

COMPOSITION AND RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Article 1

Only Contracting Parties can be members of the Executive Committee.

Article 2

All Contracting Parties are members of the Executive Committee.

Article 3

3.1. Except as provided in paragraph 3.2 of this article, each Contracting Party has one vote.
3.2. If the Contracting Parties to this Agreement are one regional economic integration organization and one or more of its member States, then the regional economic integration organization, in matters within its competence, shall exercise its voting rights with a number of votes equal to the number of its member States that are The contracting parties to this Agreement. Such an organization shall not exercise its voting rights if any of its member states exercises its right, and vice versa.

Article 4

To participate in voting, any Contracting Party must be represented. The contracting party voted for by its regional economic integration organization need not be represented in the vote.

Article 5

5.1. For voting to take place, a quorum of at least half of all Contracting Parties must be ensured.
5.2. For the purposes of determining a quorum in accordance with this Article and determining the number of Contracting Parties necessary to constitute one third of the Contracting Parties present and voting, in accordance with paragraph 7.1 of Article 7 of this Annex, the regional economic integration organization shall be considered one Contracting Party.

Article 6

6.1. The Executive Committee, at its first session each calendar year, elects a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman from among its members. The Chairman and Vice-Chairman are elected by a two-thirds vote in favor of all Contracting Parties present and voting.
6.2. Both the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman must not be representatives of the same Contracting Party for more than two consecutive years. In any year, both the Chair and the Vice-Chair shall not represent the same Contracting Party.

Article 7

7.1. National or regional regulations are included in the Compendium of Candidate Regulations either by a vote in favor of at least one third of all Contracting Parties present and voting (as defined in Article 5.2 of this Annex) or by one third of the total votes, depending on which of these indicators contributes more to the “yes” vote. In any case, the one-third vote shall include that of either the European Community, the United States of America or Japan, if any of them is a Contracting Party.
7.2. The entry of global technical rules into the Global Registry, amendments to established global technical rules, and amendments to this Agreement shall be effected by voting by consensus of the Contracting Parties present and voting. Any Contracting Party present and voting that objects to a question on which a vote by consensus is required shall provide a written explanation of the reason for its objection to the Secretary General within sixty (60) days of the date of the vote. If such Contracting Party does not provide such clarification within this period, it shall be deemed to have voted in favor on the matter on which the vote was taken. If all Contracting Parties expressing an objection on the matter do not provide such written explanations, then all persons present and voting shall be deemed to have voted in favor on the matter by consensus. In this case, the voting date is considered the first day after the expiration of this 60-day period.
7.3. All other matters requiring resolution may, at the discretion of the Executive Committee, be resolved through the voting procedure set forth in paragraph 7.2 of this article.

Article 8

Contracting parties that abstain from voting are considered as not voting.

Article 9

The Executive Secretary shall convene the Executive Committee whenever a vote is required under , or this Agreement, or whenever any action is required to be taken pursuant to this Agreement.

I hereby certify that this text is a certified copy of the Agreement establishing global technical regulations for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which may be fitted and/or used on wheeled vehicles, adopted at Geneva on 25 June 1998.

Proposal for the development of global technical regulations for motorcycle braking systems. Global Registry Withdrawal from Agreement

Article 6. Register of global technical regulations

AGREEMENT ON THE INTRODUCTION OF GLOBAL TECHNICAL RULES FOR WHEEL VEHICLES VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT AND PARTS THAT CAN BE INSTALLED AND/OR USED ON WHEELED VEHICLES VEHICLES

PREAMBLE

ARTICLE 1

TARGET

ARTICLE 2 CONTRACTING PARTIES AND CONSULTATIVE STATUS

ARTICLE 3 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

ARTICLE 4

CRITERIA FOR TECHNICAL RULES

ARTICLE 5

COMPENDIUM OF POTENTIAL GLOBAL TECHNICAL RULES

ARTICLE 6

REGISTER OF GLOBAL TECHNICAL RULES

ARTICLE 7

ACCEPTANCE AND NOTIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF THE INTRODUCED GLOBAL TECHNICAL RULES

ARTICLE 8

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

ARTICLE 9

ACQUISITION OF CTATUCA OF THE CONTRACTING PARTY

ARTICLE 10

SIGNING

ARTICLE 11

ENTRY INTO FORCE

ARTICLE 12

WITHDRAWAL FROM THE AGREEMENT

ARTICLE 13

AMENDMENTS TO THE AGREEMENT

ARTICLE 16

SECRETARIAT

Appendix A

Definitions

Appendix B

Article 1

Article 2

Article 3

Article 4

Article 5

Article 6

Article 7

Article 8

Article 9

ARTICLE 16

SECRETARIAT

Appendix A

Definitions

Appendix B

COMPOSITION AND RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Article 1

Article 2

Article 3

Article 4

Article 5

Article 6

Article 7

Article 8

Article 9

AGREEMENT
ON THE INTRODUCTION OF GLOBAL TECHNICAL RULES FOR WHEEL VEHICLES
VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT AND PARTS THAT
CAN BE INSTALLED AND/OR USED ON WHEELED VEHICLES
VEHICLES

ARTICLE 2
CONTRACTING PARTIES AND CONSULTATIVE STATUS

ARTICLE 3
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

ACCEPTANCE AND NOTIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF THE INTRODUCED
GLOBAL TECHNICAL RULES