The UNECE Transport Division has been providing secretariat services to the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) for more than 50 years. The World Forum has incorporated into its regulatory framework the technological innovations of vehicles to make them safer and more environmentally sound.
In addition to acting as secretariat to the World Forum, the Vehicle Regulations and Transport Innovations section serves as the secretariat of the Administrative Committee for the coordination of work, and of the Administrative/Executives Committees of the three Agreements on vehicles administered by the World Forum.
Meetings, News and Events
Meetings
News and Events
Egypt accedes to the Agreement concerning the Adoption of Uniform Technical Prescriptions for Wheeled Vehicles, of 1958.
UNECE’s World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulation (WP.29) adopted, on 14 November 2012, three new UN Regulations that will significantly increase passenger safety, on the following subjects: Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS), Child Restraint Systems (CRS), Advanced Emergency Braking System (AEBS). See UNECE press release, UE press release and more details.
The 5th International Environmentally Friendly Vehicle Conference under the auspices of WP.29 has been hosted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy and Environment Canada in Baltimore, Maryland, September 10-12, 2012. The conference brought together world leaders from governments, industry and NGOs to explore the opportunities for innovation and investment in clean transport. The agenda and conference information are available here.
Vehicle Regulation by Agreements
1958 Agreement
UN Regulations 1- 20 | 21 - 40 | 41 - 60 | 61 - 80 | 81 - 100 | 101 - 120 | 121 - 140
Status of the 1958 Agreement
1997 Agreement
UN Rules - Status of the 1997 Agreement
1998 Agreement
UN Global Technical Regulations (UN GTRs)
Status of the 1998 Agreement
Dummy Specifications
See all dummy specifications
Resolutions
Consolidated Resolution R.E.3
Mutual Resolution
Special Resolutions
Latest Regulations / Rules updates
Latest Documents
ECE-TRANS-WP29-2013-034a1c1f
17/06/2013, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2013/34/Amend.1/Corr.1 - (GRSG) Proposal for corrections to the proposal for Amendment 1 to global technical regulation No. 12 (Controls, tell-tales and indicators for two-wheeled vehicles) (fre)
ECE-TRANS-WP29-2013-062f
17/06/2013, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2013/62 - (GRRF) Proposal for Corrigendum 3 to Revision 2 of amendments to Regulation No. 13 H (Brakes of M1 and N1 vehicles) (fre)
ECE-TRANS-WP29-2013-063r
17/06/2013, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2013/63 - (GRRF) Proposal for a global technical regulation on tyres (rus)
ECE-TRANS-WP29-2013-065f
17/06/2013, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2013/65 - (Informal group DETA) Interim report and proposal for a roadmap on the development of an electronic database for the exchange of type approval documentation (fre)
