Council Decision (EU) 2023/496 of 2 March 2023 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on proposals for modifications to UN regulations Nos 13-H, 30, 48, 51, 53, 67, 78, 105, 110, 116, 117, 121, 125, 131, 138, 140, 148, 149, 150, 152, 157 and 164, and on a proposal for an amendment to the consolidated resolution R.E.5

Decision (EU) 2023/496 · Decision · 3 articles

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Article 1

The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the 189th session of the UNECE World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations to be held from 7 to 9 March 2023 shall be to vote in favour of the proposals listed in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Supplementary provisions

ANNEXSupplementary provisions

ANNEX Regulation No Agenda item title Document reference ( 1 ) 13-H Proposal for a Supplement 17 to the original version of UN Regulation No 13-H (Braking of Passenger Cars) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/14 para. 100, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2022/25, amended by GRVA-14-55/Rev.1) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/9 30 Proposal for Supplement 25 to the 02 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 30 (Tyres for passenger cars and their trailers) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/74, para. 14, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2022/21) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/4 48 Proposal for Supplement 9 to the 03 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 48 (Installation of lighting and light-signalling devices) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/87, para. 20, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2022/20) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/25 48 Proposal for Supplement 22 to the 04 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 48 (Installation of lighting and light-signalling devices) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/87, para. 20, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2022/20) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/26 48 Proposal for Supplement 17 to the 05 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 48 (Installation of lighting and light-signalling devices) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/87, para. 20, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2022/20) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/27 48 Proposal for Supplement 18 to the 06 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 48 (Installation of lighting and light-signalling devices) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/87, paras. 17, 18, 20 and 24, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2022/17 ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2022/18 ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2022/20 and informal document GRE-87-18) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/28 48 Proposal for Supplement 5 to the 07 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 48 (Installation of lighting and light-signalling devices) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/87, paras. 17, 18, 20 and 24, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2022/17 ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2022/18 ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2022/20 ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2022/24 and informal document GRE-87-18) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/29 48 Proposal for Supplement 3 to the 08 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 48 (Installation of lighting and light-signalling devices) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/87, paras. 17, 18, 20 and 24, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2022/17 ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2022/18 ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2022/20 ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2022/24 and informal document GRE-87-18) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/30 51 Proposal for Supplement 8 to the 03 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 51 (Noise of M and N categories of vehicles) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/74, paras. 3 and 6, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2022/16 as amended by informal document GRBP-76-09 and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2022/13) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/2 53 Proposal for Supplement 24 to the 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 53 (Installation of lighting and light-signalling devices for L3 vehicles) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/87, para. 30, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2022/23) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/31 53 Proposal for Supplement 7 to the 02 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 53 (Installation of lighting and light-signalling devices for L3 vehicles) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/87, para. 30, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2022/23) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/32 53 Proposal for Supplement 4 to the 03 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 53 (Installation of lighting and light-signalling devices for L3 vehicles) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/87, para. 30, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2022/23) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/33 67 Proposal for Supplement 3 to the 03 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 67 (LPG vehicles) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/103, paras. 18 and 19, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2022/21, not amended and on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2022/22 as amended by para. 19 of the report) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/18 67 Proposal for Supplement 2 to the 04 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 67 (LPG vehicles) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/103, paras. 18 and 19, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2022/21, not amended and on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2022/22 as amended by para. 19 of the report) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/19 78 Proposal for a Supplement 2 to the 05 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 78 (Motorcycle braking) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/14, para. 109, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2022/26) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/10 105 Proposal for Supplement 2 to the 06 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 105 (Vehicles for the carriage of dangerous goods) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/103, para. 26, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2022/29 as amended by annex III of the report) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/20 110 Proposal of 06 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 110 (CNG and LNG vehicles) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/103, para. 20, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2022/23, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2022/24 and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2022/25 as amended by annex II of the report) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/24 116 Proposal for Supplement 1 to the 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 116 (Antitheft and alarm systems) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/103, para. 44, based on GRSG-124-23 as reproduced by annex VI of the report) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/23 117 Proposal for Supplement 15 to the 02 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 117 (Tyre rolling resistance, rolling noise and wet grip) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/74, paras. 18, 25 and 27, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2022/14 as amended by GRBP-76-35, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2022/19, as amended by GRBP-76-21, and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2022/20, as amended by GRBP-76-22) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/5 117 Proposal for Supplement 1 to the 03 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 117 (Tyre rolling resistance, rolling noise and wet grip) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/74, paras. 21 and 26, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2022/22, as amended by GRBP-76-05 and GRBP-76-34, and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2022/18) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/6 117 Proposal for the 04 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 117 (Tyre rolling resistance, rolling noise and wet grip) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/74, paras. 16, 22, 23 and 26, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2022/12, as amended by GRBP-76-23 and GRBP-76-32, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2022/23, as amended by GRBP-76-02, GRBP-76-33-Rev.1 and GRBP-76-24-Rev.1, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2022/17, as amended by GRBP-76-31, and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2022/18) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/8 121 Proposal for Supplement 6 to the 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 121 (Identification of controls, tell-tales and indicators) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/103, para. 27, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2022/26 as amended by annex IV of the report) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/21 125 Proposal for Supplement 2 to the 02 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 125 (Forward field of vision of drivers) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/103, para. 28, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2022/27 as amended by annex V of the report) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/22 131 Proposal for a Supplement 3 to the 01 series of UN Regulation No 131 (Advanced Emergency Braking System) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/14, para. 84, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2022/23, as amended by GRVA-14-57) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/11 131 Proposal for a Supplement 1 to the 02 series of UN Regulation No 131 (Advanced Emergency Braking System) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/14, para. 83, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2022/22, as amended by GRVA-14-47) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/12 138 Proposal for Supplement 3 to the 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 138 (Quiet road transport vehicles) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/74, para. 11, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2022/15) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/3 140 Proposal for a Supplement 5 of the amendments to UN Regulation No 140 (Electronic Stability Control Systems) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/14, para. 99, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2022/25) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/13 148 Proposal for Supplement 5 to the 00 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 148 (Light-signalling devices) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/87, para. 10, based on informal document GRE-87-24-Rev.1) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/35 148 Proposal for Supplement 1 to the 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 148 (Light-signalling devices) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/87, based on informal document GRE-87-24-Rev.1) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/36 149 Proposal for Supplement 7 to the 00 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 149 (Road illumination devices) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/87, based on informal document GRE-87-24-Rev.1, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2022/22) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/37 149 Proposal for Supplement 1 to the 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 149 (Road illumination devices) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/87, based on informal document GRE-87-24-Rev.1) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/38 150 Proposal for Supplement 5 to the 00 series of amendments UN Regulation No 150 (Retroreflective devices) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/87, para. 10, based on informal document GRE-87-24-Rev.1) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/39 150 Proposal for Supplement 1 to the 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 150 (Retroreflective devices) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/87, para. 10, based on informal document GRE-87-24-Rev.1) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/40 152 Proposal for a Supplement 6 to the original text of UN Regulation No 152 (Advanced Emergency Braking System for M1 and N1 vehicles) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/14, para. 79, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2022/19, as amended by GRVA-14-48) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/14 152 Proposal for a Supplement 5 to the 01 series of UN Regulation No 152 (Advanced Emergency Braking System for M1 and N1 vehicles) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/14, para. 80, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2022/20, as amended by GRVA-14-49) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/15 152 Proposal for a Supplement 3 to the 02 series of UN Regulation No 152 (Advanced Emergency Braking System for M1 and N1 vehicles) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/14, para. 81, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2022/21, as amended by GRVA-14-50) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/16 157 Proposal for a Supplement 1 to the 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 157 (Automated Lane Keeping System) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/14, para. 36, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2022/16, as amended by GRVA-14-43) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/17 164 Proposal for Supplement 1 to UN Regulation No 164 (Studded tyres) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/74, para. 31, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2022/11) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/7 Miscellaneous Agenda item title Document reference Consolidated resolution Proposal for Amendment 9 to the Consolidated Resolution on the common specification of light source categories (R.E.5) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/87, para. 14, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2022/26) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/41 Inventory Inventory of best ADS storage practices (Review of the existing national/regional activities and a proposed way forward for DSSAD) ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/42 Framework document Proposal for an updated Table 1 in the Framework document on automated/autonomous vehicles ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/43 ( 1 ) All documents referred to in the table are available at: (WP.29) World Forum for the Harmonization of regulations (189th session) | UNECE

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