World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) : how it works, how to join it.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

United Nations. Economic Commission for Europe.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United Nations. Economic Commission for Europe. World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations.

United Nations.

United Nations. Economic Commission for Europe.

Vehicles--Safety regulations.

Vehicles.

Physical Description:

122 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : United Nations, Economic Commission for Europe, 2002.

Summary:

This book describes the basis for and operation of the Working Party on the Construction of Vehicles (WP.29), a subsidiary body of the United Nations, Economic Commission for Europe, Inland Transport Committee. It presents a comprehensive view of WP.29, beginning with a brief history from its inception as a regional forum through its recent transformation into a world forum. Coverage includes organizational structure and operational process of WP.29 and its subsidiary bodies, and their relationship to specific multinational agreements under the United Nations. The book is distributed by ISBS. There is no subject index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Contents:

Chapter I The Global Role of WP.29 5

Chapter II Participation in WP.29 7

Chapter III Organization of WP.29 and its Subsidiary Bodies 10

Chapter IV Agreements Administered by WP.29 13

Chapter V WP.29 Regulation Development Process 23

Chapter VI Special Considerations and Actions Attendant to Agreements Administered by WP.29 26

Annex I Terms of Referece and Rules of Procedure of the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations 31

Annex II Agreement Concerning the Adoption of Uniform Technical Prescriptions for Wheeled Vehicles, Equipment and Parts which can be Fitted and/or be Used on Wheeled Vehicles and the Conditions for Reciprocal Recognition of Approvals Granted on the Basis of these Prescriptions (Revision 2 of the Agreement, which had been done at Geneva on 20 March 1958) 41

Annex III Agreement Concerning the Establishing of Global Technical Regulations for Wheeled Vehicles, Equipment and Parts which can be Fitted and/or be Used on Wheeled Vehicles, done at Geneva on 25 June 1998 53

Annex IV Agreement Concerning the Adoption of Uniform Conditions for Periodical Technical Inspections of Wheeled Vehicles and the Reciprocal Recognition of Such Inspections, done at Vienna on 13 November 1997 73

Annex V List of Non-Governmental Organizations Currently Participating on a Regular Basis in the Activities of WP.29 87

Annex VI National and Regional Regulatory Development and Enforcement Processes 89

Section 1 European Community 90

Section 2 Japan 94

Section 3 Russian Federation 99

Section 4 United States of America 102

Section 5 Canada 121

Charts

Chart 1 Organization of WP.29 12

Chart 2 Contracting Parties to the 1958 Agreement 15

Chart 3 Contracting Parties to the 1998 Global Agreement 19

Chart 4 Contracting Parties to the 1997 Agreement 22

Chart 5 Establishing Global Technical Regulations 29

Chart 6 UNECE World Forum WP.29 Consideration and Establishment of Regulations 30

Section 1 European Community

Appendix 1 Co-decision procedure 92

Appendix 2 Operation of EC type-approval (based on Directive 70/156/EEC) 93

Section 2 Japan

Safety and Environmental Standards for Vehicles 97

Procedure Flow from Vehicle Examination to Registration: Type Approval System 98

Section 4 United States of America

Rulemaking Process - United States of America 120.

Notes:

"United Nations publication, Sales no. E.02-II-E.9."

"The information in this document reflects the situation as at the end of January 2002."-- P. 2.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9211168066

OCLC:

49789222